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I got sick, got antibiotics from a tip-jar doctor, and came back to life right as the World Cup kicked off here in Mexico City. The city went dead quiet, then erupted. I Watched Mexico win from a cantina with free tequila and a torrential downpour. Oh, and I'm moving.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, and then take antibiotics.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

Celebrating one year of the podcast from Mexico City, where strangers wish you a good meal and toilets overflow without warning. Illness, isolation, ten M&M's in a bag, the kindness of a movie theater employee, and why I couldn't sell hair loss products for a living.Thank you so much to everyone who has listened to this podcast over the past year. I truly appreciate you, and your ears.You can see my film and video work here, if you're into that sort of thing: onefjef.comPlease show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, and then take a short break.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

The inevitable loneliness of starting a new life. Also I got strapped into a bungee harness with four women and zero Spanish comprehension, learned that The Simpsons is apparently funnier in Spanish, named my kefir Bicho, and rode through the insane streets of CDMX at night with a friend for the first time. Also I have thoughts about masculine and feminine nouns and they are not entirely diplomatic.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, pero en la noche.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

SEASON TWO PREMIERE! Chris Casey is back. I find out he actually was an expat — Abu Dhabi, year and a half, government-financed apartment, walked around like he owned the place. We talk about when I learned Arabic at a mosque in South Korea, the call to prayer being piped through an entire city from one voice, me hanging out with Chris' parents in Mexico City without him, his girlfriend's menstrual cycle app, and the million dollars. Still waiting on the million dollars.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but while womenstruating.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

This is the final episode of season one of onefjef: a compilation of clips, conversations, connection, confessions, and moments that somehow led me from Columbus, Ohio to Mexico City. I still can’t believe I made 49 of these.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, 49 times.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

An earthquake alarm went off, Mexico City is slowly disappearing into the earth, and I'm still impressed I haven't fallen on the sidewalk yet. Episode 48 — the penultimate episode of onefjef season one — short, a little chaotic, what you'd expect, hopefully what you'll like.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but not during an earthquake.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

It’s a new era. The podcast has a focus now — expat life in Mexico City — and there’s a new contest to go with it. I talk about CDMX’s no-driving-test license system, why Beetle taxis used to rule the city, the many ways Spanish says “I love you” (and the one way English does), and a tortilla situation I probably should’ve kept to myself. Ponte el cinturón, mis amigos.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but put make sure your seatbelt is on.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

Filmmaker Jon Sherman has been my friend for years and I finally got him in front of a microphone before I left Ohio. We talk about growing up in Manhattan, making movies nobody would buy, Harvey Weinstein passing on his film, directing a hundred people when you have no idea what you're doing, teaching at Kenyon for 17 years, and the tattoo that may not say what he thinks it says.You can, and should, follow Jon on Instagram @theythemusfilmPlease show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, and then make a film about it.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

I probably shouldn't release this episode but I'm clearly doing it anyway. I talk about Mexican milk cartons, eating raw white bread, and the NEW CONTEST!Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, or don't.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

Bernardo Pacheco grew up in a low neighborhood on the south side of Mexico City, the youngest of three, black sheep by temperament. We talked about the stories we keep telling ourselves about our upbringings, the difference between a word like mande and what it actually carries, how the Catholic Church is not Christianity, the two kinds of gringos, why most ideologies are a distraction from the inner work, and whether the world is headed toward a cataclysmic reset or just another scramble. Also: investing ethics, the movie Roma, Edward Bernays, and the question I ask everyone at the end.Follow Bernardo on Instagram @rebel.bernie.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but on an old CD player.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

My friend Tim Waters came over two weeks before I moved to Mexico City, we sat in my living room with the lav mics I got for Christmas, and this is what happened.We get into growing up super religious and what happens when that falls apart, Duolingo streak psychology, unintentional black guitars, and how music—like discovering Green Day as a kid—can completely reroute your life.We also played some music, most of which you (fortunately) won't get to hear. A bit, though.Follow Tim on Instagram @radiocityrecords, listen to some of his old music on Soundcloud at someoneliketim, and watch the music video for his band Nothing Less' song "Record Store" on YouTube.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but make it a struggle.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

About a month in, I'm starting to admit that this is actually my life. Also: my sister and nephew visited, we went to a cooking class, watched a mariachi band play an inappropriate song, argued about whether Spanish 6 is a real class, and I had a breakthrough in my second Spanish lesson. There's also a story about two Ukrainian sailors, a Bob Dylan cassette, and a shirt I still own but have never worn.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but make sure you have a plunger.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

My friend Nathan Fitch went from making skate videos to documenting Micronesian soldiers fighting in U.S. wars—and somehow that’s just part of the story. We talk about how he ended up in the Peace Corps, what he saw filming in Afghanistan, and how Island Soldier keeps finding new life years later. Along the way, we get into creativity, survival, and what it actually means to “make it” as a filmmaker.You can learn more about Nathan and watch some of his work at nathan-fitch.com, and you can see some of his photography on his Instagram @nathanfitchAnd you can learn more about the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective at brooklyn.filmPlease show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but while skateboarding.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

Two weeks into Mexico City and I'm getting by — mostly. A woman at the market walked me across the entire building to find a spatula I didn't need, I took my first all-Spanish yoga class and spent most of it thinking about bolster hygiene, I upgraded the shower head, I still haven't taken my garbage out, I had one real wave of expat loneliness, and I ended up at a Walmart Express surrounded by Americans asking each other if they should get the feta. Also, my ceiling lights are nautical-themed for no reason.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, and then replace your shower head.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

I’ve lived in Mexico City for a couple weeks now, and I’m in that weird in-between place where some things feel easy and others still make no sense at all. But the weather is perfect, the garbage truck rings a bell. and there's a guy on a bike with a whistle who will sharpen your knives. And I'm going to stop reading the news, because knowledge isn't power and none of it makes sense anyway.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, and then subscribe to my Patreon page.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

Jack Hopkins (aka Jack Hoppy) is a bartender, filmmaker, and musician from Columbus, Ohio. We talk about growing up small and non-athletic in the suburbs, learning about life from movies, getting love-bombed by a Christian youth group, successfully avoiding sex for most of high school, a mushroom trip that spiraled into months of nihilism and two suicide attempts, and the offhand comment from a stranger at 3 a.m. in a New York City pizza shop that pulled him out of it. Also: ketamine and a box of childhood action figures, why Columbus isn’t real, and why humping the Empire State Building is not okay.Content warning: This episode includes extensive talk about sex and drugs, and quite a bit of swearing, so probably don't listen with your kids.You can and should watch Jack's films, listen to his music, and look at some of his art here: https://linktr.ee/JackhoppyPlease show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but don't scare the kids.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

Two months from buying a plane ticket to moving into an apartment in Roma Sur. This episode is the arrival — the last frantic packing at my mom's house, the delayed flight out of Cleveland, the Uber from the airport wondering what my apartment would be like, and then the first three days of actually living here. It ends on night three, at a gathering with expats and locals, when Mexico City finally gave me a big warm hug and I stopped wondering if this decision was the right one.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, and be happy.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

My time in Columbus finally comes to an end, and this is what it sounds like. I threw away a living thing. I hid poker chips around my old house. I sold a mattress for $26. And the podcast finally got it's first voicemail. Episode 40 will come from Mexico City, which is about two-thirds of the way down. Now I need to pack.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, and then come visit me in Mexico City.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

This is what it sounds like to dismantle a life. Packing tape. Gravel alleys. A crazy landlord stomping next-door. A going-away party with live music and rocks as door prizes. I’m leaving Columbus in two days, and I'm not exactly sure what I'm taking with me.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but while standing in a toilet.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

Selling garbage cans, packing chaos, Yannick Bertrand, and reflections on leaving a place that suddenly starts telling you how much you matter.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but don't get hit in the nuts.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

I welcome back the "Old Backup Plan," Chris Casey, for a wide-ranging, unedited February 2026 update. We cover everything from malfunctioning electric toothbrushes and the flakiness of Facebook Marketplace to the joy of Bad Bunny, the meaning of our "stuff," and the collapse of global systems.You can (and should) follow Chris' Substack here: Thank You For ExistingPlease show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but TiRA MáS FOToS.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

While I’m busy preparing to move, Feffrey kindly stepped in to host. His therapist did not approve.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but while eating a cheese sandwich.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

David Brown grew up moving between thirteen houses in Louisiana, taught to believe heaven was exclusive and his queerness was wrong. He survived Katrina, broke from his family, and somehow turned all that pain into the Harmony Project—a five-hundred-voice choir where everyone belongs. In this conversation, we talk about what happens when people who would never meet start singing together, why music is the conduit but not the point, and how crisis can crack you open to find your purpose.Learn more about the Harmony Project at http://www.harmonyproject.com and follow the Harmony Project on Instagram @harmonycolumbusPlease show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but while harmonizing with a stranger.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

I’m selling everything, leaving Ohio, and moving to Mexico City in six weeks. This episode is a raw montage about fear, nostalgia, politics, anger, and why staying comfortable finally felt worse than leaving.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, and then sell all your stuff.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

I talk with Essie Baird about anxiety, creativity, filmmaking, and the experience of realizing—years later—that a relationship with a teacher was abuse, what happened when she finally told her story, and the complicated aftermath of coming forward.Follow Essie on Instagram at @essielikethestar, and watch her films Red & Orange on her YouTube Channel @flood_me_upIf you or someone you know has been affected by sexual abuse, help is available anytime through the National Sexual Assault hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE or at RAINN.org.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but with your spider spirit animal.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

Jesse Cale is a musician, poet, and the founder of hOm Sound Baths, whose work explores sound as a doorway into presence, healing, and altered states of awareness. In this conversation, we talk about his upbringing in evangelical Christianity, leaving the church, mental health, music as ritual, the rise of sound baths, money and meaning, community, and what happens when you build something from the deepest parts of yourself.Follow Jesse on Instagram @JesseCale, and learn more about hOm and find a sound bath near you at https://www.homsoundmeditation.com or on Instagram @homsoundbaths.The music for this episode was all composed by Jesse, and you can listen to more of his music on Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but with tig ol' bitties.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

A short bonus episode to ease my guilt about not releasing something every week, share my plans for 2026, and reflect on the universal admiration people have for my puffer coat.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening – please do it again, but on a fire horse.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

A random Christmas episode about flawed Santa myths, childhood memories, unhinged holiday parties, and the pressure to find joy in a season that carries so much weight.And me singing!It's like Christmas morning, but in the form of a podcast episode.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but on Christmas morning.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

This episode is a cult-classic Christmas radio show I recorded while in film school in 2006. It’s performed in character and marks the first appearance of Feffrey, then called Nigel. Weird, unhinged, and very much a departure from my usual episodes. Listener discretion advised.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but while eating candy canes.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

This week’s episode is a conversation I recorded with Chris Ryan for his podcast, Tangentially Speaking. He let me share the full audio here. We sat outside his place in Crestone, Colorado and talked about desire, death, politics, art, Korea, hitchhiking, cancel culture, the weirdness of the moment we’re living in, and why connection feels so hard and so necessarySubscribe to Tangentally Speaking here: https://chrisryan.substack.com/podcast and buy his book Sex at Dawn at fine bookstores everywhere.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but while having sex.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

I turned 52 in Mexico City and recorded the whole strange week: biking through Condesa, wandering the Tianguis de Comonfort, drinking giant micheladas, eating the world’s least subtle tongue taco, and chasing the legendary camote man’s whistle across Parque México. Patricia joins me, of course, and tries to make me a braver eater. Airports, mariachi chaos, numerology, and one very pink gringo — it’s all in here.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodSubstack: https://substack.com/@onefjefFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but while eating tongue tacos.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

A short Thanksgiving episode about gratitude, perspective, and pausing to pay attention.Thank you to everyone who participated in this episode – I'm sorry I couldn't use everything.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefWebsite: https://onefjefpod.comInstagram: @onefjefpodSubstack: @onefjefFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but with cranberry sauce.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor. I also make the music.

In this milestone episode, Chris Casey guest-hosts and interviews me about my life — my childhood in Ohio, discovering theatre, living in London & Korea, going to film school at SCAD, making Coverage and After You Left, getting into Sundance, editing in NYC, working for The Lincoln Project and then creating onefjef. A deep look at my creative path and how this podcast began.Here are links to the films & videos we discussed in the episode:"Suite" – https://onefjef.com/portfolio/suite"COVERAGE" – https://onefjef.com/portfolio/coverage"After You Left" (Sundance) – https://onefjef.com/portfolio/after-you-leftEarly sketches for "Adults" – https://vimeo.com/112348533/7e7b8c6b20?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci"Adults" – https://onefjef.com/portfolio/adults"REGENERON" (The Lincoln Project) – https://onefjef.com/portfolio/regeneronIn lieu of silver, you can show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but with a sense of perspective.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

I sit down with with my 14-year-old cousin Mia — a high-school freshman, wrestler, and alto sax player — to talk about what it’s like to grow up in 2025. We talk social media, family, school, friendship and Phantom of the Opera, and why adults don’t always get what it’s like to be a teen today.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but while chewing quietly.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

In which I ramble about Icelandic grocery stores, job search fatigue, generational swearing, Hurricane Sandy, social media burnout, and the origin of my crayon costume collection.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but while eating puffin meat.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

I talk to Gary Clarke, who is currently in Huaraz, Peru—cold mountains, thin air, and 7,500 kilometers left before he reaches Tierra del Fuego. We talk about bad Spanish classes, hot air balloons, oil rig sunrises, why most people don’t chase the life they want, and why the best way to see the world is on the seat of a bicycle. You can follow Gary's travels on Instagram @gary_clarkePlease show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but while eating guinea pig.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

I sit down (virtually) with my old friend — actor, musician, writer, and unapologetic decaf drinker — Nicholas Webber. Nicholas and I have made a lot of things together over the years, and this time the thing we made is a conversation about fatherhood, faith, AI, and why technology might be the new religion. We get into logic and mystery, and the strange comfort of the small rituals that hold a life together.Follow Nicholas on Instagram @wuckaldListen to NICKCASEY's newest album – Life in My Head – on Spotify or Apple Music, watch the the video we made for Bandages, and learn more about the band at nickcaseymusic.com.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but while drinking decaf.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

In which I ramble about overwhelming media, disappointing plants, mind-bending mushrooms, Trader Joe's, and which hand Vishnu would hold a microphone with.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but in a different reality.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

A solo episode from a quick trip to Colorado: Garden of the Gods, a hot tub under the stars, a guy at a bar who says he was kidnapped by the cartel, and an unsuccessful hunt for Crestone’s outdoor funeral pyre. Mostly me sorting through middle age, altitude, and a string of strange detours.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but with a helmet.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

In this semi-milestone episode, I enter the onefjef multiverse and sit down with… Jef Taylor. We talk about the odd intimacy of sharing an identity, the pretension & justification behind dropping the superfluous f, and what happens when you realize another version of you is out there working at a zoo, documenting Hot Wheels jousting, and looking for little pockets of joy wherever he can find them. Follow Jef (the other Jef) on Instagram @urbpan, on YouTube at youtube.com/@Swamp_Hobbit, and if you're in the Boston area you can join one of his nature walks at facebook.com/groups/UrbanNatureWalk/Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but with a different name.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

This week I talk with writer and former Capitol Hill staffer — and my old co-worker — Evelyn Quartz about the strange afterlife of political work: how two people who once believed in “hope and change” ended up disillusioned with the system they helped run. We trade stories about burnout, ideology, and how a job that’s supposed to “change the world” can quietly drain your sense of meaning. Evelyn traces her path from congressional communications director to Substack essayist, and we get into money in politics, media grift, the post-2024 hangover, Tucker Carlson’s odd influence, and what it means to live an honest life after leaving Washington.Follow Evelyn's Substack here: https://quartzevelyn.substack.com/Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but with more heterodoxy.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

This week I sit down with my first teenage guest, Millie Matyjasik. We talk about driving lessons, ballet, cold plunges in the Pacific, social media brainrot, situationships, and what teenagers wish adults would understand.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but with Italian brainrot.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

In this bonus episode of onefjef, I welcome back my dear friend Chris Casey—the very first listener to email the show, thereby winning the infamous email contest. Chris shares a heartfelt “acceptance speech,” a story about proving his mother wrong, and a perspective on seizing one's destiny (with AirPods and a $6 coffee in hand). We play his original voice memo, talk about prizes, party-crashing in Columbus, film festivals, self-driving cars, and why social media makes everything worse.Also: a new contest is announced—just email a photo to [email protected] and you, too, might win a prize. Everyone’s eligible… except Chris, who’s already cashed in.As promised, here's a link to my first film – Suite – made in 2007 for zero dollars: onefjef.com/portfolio/suitePlease show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but on several devices at once.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

In my first post-road trip interview, I talk to Anastasia Katsina, who grew up in post-Soviet Lithuania, immigrated to Columbus, Ohio as a teen, and eventually found her path as a yoga teacher and somatic therapist. We talk about resilience, Lithuania's spiritual traditions, living in Switzerland and Norway, and how the pandemic unexpectedly brought her back to Columbus. And also how it's hard to see the label when you're sitting inside your own jar.Learn more about Anastasia's practice and sign up for one of her classes at: www.sijasomatics.com and follow her on Instagram @anastasija_katcyna.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but in Columbus, Ohio.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

In the seventh and final episode of my road trip, or at least this road trip, I visit the Great Sand Dunes National Park in the rain, experience the weirdness of Branson, get pulled over in Santa Fe, and get the hell out of Dodge City.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but in Uranus, Missouri.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

In this, the penultimate episode of my road trip saga, I experience the horrors of California's Central Valley, the solitary magic of Joshua Tree, and the disturbing thing called Las Vegas. Here's a link to my film COVERAGE, which I mention in the episode: https://vimeo.com/13490966Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but in the middle of nowhere.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

I took a break from my road trip last week so I'm releasing an interview with my friend, filmmaker Alex Mallis, whose feature film The Travel Companion is now in theaters. We talk about the highs and lows of getting a first feature into a major festival, what happens after Tribeca, politics in New York, the joy of creating something for its own sake, and (yes) selling fart sounds as NFTs during COVID lockdown.Learn more about The Travel Companion and sign up for the newsletter at thetravelcompanionfilm.comLearn more about Alex and watch some of his work at alexmallis.comRead the NY Post article about Alex selling fart NFTs here: nypost.com/2021/03/18/nyc-man-sells-fart-for-85-cashing-in-on-nft-craze/Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but while farting.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

In the fifth part of my road trip I fly to Bogotá, Colombia where I chew coca leaves, discuss Ohio tourism with a Mexican woman, wander around an underground salt cathedral, and spend 8-10 hours in traffic.Here's the website for the salt cathedral: https://www.catedraldesal.gov.co/en/Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but in a salt cathedral.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

In the fourth (and ironically static) episode of my road trip across the USA and beyond, I watch the fog roll into Muir Woods, contemplate the nature of friendship and forgetting, describe the San Jose experience, and dip my feet into the Pacific Ocean. Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but in a tiny house. Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by me, Jef Taylor.

In this, the third episode of my road trip across the USA and beyond, I head into The Sierra Nevada and off the grid where I record from a kayak, talk to some young humans, and sink into the feeling of being separated from society just before having to return to it.Check out Adela's Substack "silly-string and other musings" here: https://tamyrin.substack.comAnd check out Savvy and Adela's music here: https://soundcloud.com/correct-technicallyPlease show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: [email protected] can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at 1-669-241-5882 and I will probably play it on the air.Thank you for listening, please do it again, but on cell phone hill.Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by me, Jef Taylor.