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Post-Nomad

by Russell Max Simon

Meaning, legacy, and finding home in an age of infinite choice. www.russellmaxsimon.com

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Episodes

  1. Podcast - Episode 10: Gena Gorlin on self-actualization & meaning in the time of coronavirus

    On this episode I talk with Gena Gorlin. Gena is an assistant professor of psychology at Yeshiva University in the Bronx, but she came to my attention via an excellent blog post on meaning and self-actualization during coronavirus (link below). We discuss Maslow’s hierarchy, self-deception…

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  2. Podcast - Episode 9: Devon Reehl on life choices, being a professional musician, Christian Science summer camp, and moving his family to Costa Rica

    On this episode I talk with Devon Reehl, and old friend from when we worked together at a Christian Science Summer camp in Maine. Devon and I talk a little about that shared, unique experience, but we also go deep on Devon’s fairly extraordinary life since then, in which he made his living as a...

  3. Podcast - Episode 8: Wake up calls

    Hi folks - This episode serves as a sort of companion piece to an episode I recorded in December, incidentally just before coronavirus burst into the public consciousness. It’s not absolutely necessary, but if you haven’t listened to that one (Episode #6 - Go North), I encourage you to do so,...

  4. Podcast - Episode 7: Lynne Bundesen on feminism, politics, and spirituality (with anecdotes from a storied life)

    On this episode I talk with Lynne Bundesen. She is the author of several books on women and spirituality, including the memoir So the Woman Went Her Way and most recently The Feminine Spirit at the Heart of the Bible. Across her storied, extraordinary life, she, among other things: unknowingly...

  5. Podcast - Episode 6: Go North

    On this solo episode I talk about two great challenges facing society right now: the first is climate change, and the second is the disintegration of tight-knit communities and the support we’ve historically received from having close relationships. Put these two challenges together, and there’s...

  6. Podcast - Episode 5: Paul Millerd on work, meaning, and navigating life without a map

    On this episode I talk with Paul Millerd. Paul went to grad school at MIT before embarking on a traditional high prestige, high earning career path. He worked for global management consulting firms like BCG and McKinsey - and then it all changed. I’ll let him tell the story, but the short of it…

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  7. Podcast - Episode 4: Nate Murphy

    On this episode I talk with the great Nate Murphy. Nate is a rock climber, adventurer, entrepreneur, and van life aficionado with nearly 160,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. From the moment I started this podcast, I knew I wanted to get Nate on as a guest because he is particularly...

  8. Podcast - Episode 3: Frederique Irwin

    For this episode, I talked with Frederique Irwin about her family’s recent year of working and living in New Zealand. We talk about parenting, travel, the challenges and rewards of living abroad, the cultural differences between raising kids in the U.S. vs. New Zealand, and her family’s re-entry…

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  9. Podcast - Episode 2: Rob Raffety

    I had the distinct pleasure of recording a conversation with my friend and creative collaborator Rob Raffety. Almost for as long as I’ve been making movies, I’ve been running ideas by Rob, so I was excited to talk with him about why we do creative work, where we get validation, and how we keep...

  10. Podcast - Episode 1: Kitesurfing, the DR, & Reassessing My Relationship to Place

    Hi all - In this episode of What Really Matters, I talk about my recent trip to Cabarete in the Dominican Republic, how it’s changed since the first time I went seven years ago, how I have changed, and how all of that led me to reassess my relationship to a place that had felt like home.…

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  11. The What Really Matters Podcast - Intro

    Hi everyone - Today, I’m introducing the podcast version of What Really Matters. Click above to listen to the introduction (it will launch Substack’s web-based podcast player). I’ve also recorded a first episode about my trip to Cabarete in the Dominican Republic. That’s coming soon. - Russell…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Meaning, legacy, and finding home in an age of infinite choice.

www.russellmaxsimon.com

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Russell Max Simon

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