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Remote Pep Talks with Ryan Millar
by Ryan Millar
Host Ryan Millar takes input from an audience member and gives some heartfelt and hopefully helpful advice and a bit of a pep talk. From a rowboat on a lake to a busy Roman street, each episode takes place somewhere different.
Episodes
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Gardening & DIY
Gardening and Repair Sometimes you don't realise something needs attention until you finally have time to look at it. In this episode of Remote Pep Talks, Ryan talks about gardening, home repairs, a car that was mysteriously filling with water, and the slightly overwhelming realisation that life…
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Eight Buffalo
This is something different. I told a story at Mezrab and it was recorded. As part of my work on developing a new hip-hop storytelling show I talked about a very distant brush with possible fame, on the theme of Bittersweet. So, no pep talk, per se, but still, a pretty nice story, recorded live....
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Space Race Quest
Ryan broadcasts from a spaceship to talk about a risky experiment with EU food safety negotiators—and why the world needs more A+ attempts instead of guaranteed C+ outcomes. Episode Summary: Ryan takes you to space (sort of) to talk about a trip to Brussels, where he ran communication sessions…
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Setting Sail
Remote Pep Talks with Ryan Millar Episode: Setting Sail on New Ventures Episode Summary Ryan once dismissed sailing as an elitist pastime. But after stepping aboard tall ships at SAIL Amsterdam, he discovered something else entirely: sailing is rebellion, discipline, and freedom all at once. In...
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Imposter Syndrome (Reissue)
We're going back into the vault and reissuing some old episodes. Enjoy this one in which Ryan dives into the topic of imposter syndrome, which let's be honest, is probably something you've wrestled with in the past. Hopefully successfully, though it's likely an ongoing battle.
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Turtles!
This is not just about turtles, it's about memorization, persistence and meaning making. Also, here's the poem Turtle, by Kay Ryan Who would be a turtle who could help it? A barely mobile hard roll, a four-oared helmet, she can ill afford the chances she must take in rowing toward the grasses…
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Three Things
Sometimes events can bum us out, big things out of our control. In that case, let's focus on what we can manage. In this episode, which happens to take place on the sidelines of a community football match, Ryan lays out three things that you can focus on to help you power through.
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Finish that thing (Iets bijzonder)
Ryan talks the importance of finishing work, and to prove the point he shares a rap song he made a few years ago, that actually turned out to be pretty good. Finish your things. Not all of them, of course.
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Taking footsteps
Ryan takes a walk in the woods and discusses the importance of taking steps, both physical and figurative. Topics covered include podcasting, push-ups, housework and parenting.
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Dusting off the Rust (PPP with Jillian Vorce)
A delightful, wide-ranging and in-depth chat with the fascinating and delightful Jillian Vorce of the Jillian Group. In addition to being an exceptionally good hang, Jillian is a B-Corp consultant, podcaster, and speaker with a heart for sustainability. In this episode we look back at how she...
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Podfade
In this episode Ryan sits around the campfire and discusses sticking with projects even during the time when they start to get tricky, and the initial enthusiasm wanes. It's short and sweet with lots of useful reinforcing ideas about the value of sticktoitiveness, which is incidentally a great word.
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Words, Wonderful Words
Let's head to the library and talk about words. Ryan loves words, and he loves using them and talking about them. He's also celebrating the publication of a new book "Daft Poems & Twisted Tongues: An Assortment of Wonderful Words", hence today's topic. The discussion covers Speak and Spell…
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Bob's Your Oyster (PPP with Mike Brown)
On this episode Ryan sits with Mike Brown of New York's Pineapple Improv (https://www.pineappleimprov.com/). This discussion falls under the heading of a "Project Pitch Polish" episode, as Ryan and Mike dive into the mechanics and specifics of how Mike talks about his improv baby, and also they...
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Take it easy (Yoga edition)
Ryan's back from yoga, and it's put him into a new perspective, which is: the importance of taking it easy. So don't forget to relax, and enjoy that.
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Artistic Evolution
How can we continue to develop as people and as practitioners of whatever it is that we're working on? Ryan visits the Straat Museum in Amsterdam Noord and reflects on the importance of artistic evolution to keep us stimulated and engaged. From bucking your own system to keeping your identity...
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Season 3: Kick-off & Intro
In this ultra-short episode, I start warming up the feed for Season Three, after a long hiatus. A quick check-in, just to get us back to square zero. More episodes coming soon.
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Speaking with Confidence (Season Finale)
This episode discusses the difference between speaking confidently and speaking loudly. It also breaks down the bookwriting process and Ryan's own history helping people learn to speak with confidence. As this episode is related to Ryan's upcoming book release, he runs through the different...
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The Big Project Blues
Ryan's writing a book, and that project is BIIIIIG. And then he just stopped. For like, a month. Now, as he gets back to it, he reflects on the project, the stop, and how seasons and rhythms affect our work. This RPT takes place in a lush quiet winter forest. Enjoy!
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Aiming for fame
There's a quote from Albert Einstein in this episode. And that guy was very smart!
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Kids can be so frustrating!!
Kids can be soooooo frustrating! Obviously, this topic will be a familiar one for anyone who's a parent or who has been a kid. It's all about dealing with frustrations, but especially about dealing with the frustrations of having kids. And needing to get those kids to school. Spurred on by a...
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Going deep
Exploring depth means to dive beneath the surface. Too often, we can skirt the surface of things, without giving their full space our full attention. There are a few different ways we can reckon more completely with things in their depth, including ourselves. Some of the concepts, ideas and media...
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Networking
In this summertime easy listening episode, Ryan visits a foosball-filled house party to discuss the value of networking, the mindset shift that can support it, and some tactics for improving our networking experiences.
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Positivity Power
In this episode, Ryan discusses shitty first drafts, the Losada line, sustaining our craft, bringing your best self to the office and a myriad of other ways that positivity can and does have an effect on our work and happiness.
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The importance of perspective
How important is perspective? Well, it's kinda the only thing. This episode starts with Hamlet before opening up into a world of thoughts on what thoughts can do, and how important it is to get up again, once you've been knocked down.
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Action vs Inaction (season two!)
Ryan's back after taking a long-ass (and well-deserved?) break. Time to discuss the value of taking action. Topics discussed include Greg McKeown's book Essentialism, James Clear's Atomic Habits and being the busiest person, all while by a quaint Dutch harbor town in the early morning.
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Taking it easy (season one finale)
This is it, your chance to enjoy a relaxing rowboat ride while being reminded of the importance in doing things like... taking a relaxing rowboat ride with a friend, or otherwise just unplugging and taking a break. Ryan also discusses his book TAKE IT EASY, and the value in approaching your work...
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Finding the Joy
Some of the things discussed in this episode include Ferris Bueller's life philosophy, mining your life for meaning using storyteller Matthew Dicks' Homework for Life model, Father's Day, and the value of being tired at the end of the day.
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Opening Up
From making tentative post-COVID social and activity plans to strategies for creating space for deeper connections in your relationships, Ryan opens up on opening up. Subjects that come up along the way include: what was the deal with dinosaurs, and how the Dunbar number can frame your need for...
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Career Transitions
Well well well, someone has several questions about career path and direction, and Ryan is quite ready to talk about this, and in fact, has recently been doing a whole bunch of thinking on this very subject. As you'll hear, the idea of career transitions is very relevant to what's going on in...
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Tackling disinformation
Misinformation and disinformation are all around us. How do we deal with it, and its effects on friends and family, asks Guil. Ryan heads off to a library in Gothenburg, Sweden to address, or at least attempt to address the rampant online misinformation and how it can warp friends and family.…
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Leading by example
Ryan heads out to bask in some early morning bird calls to discuss standing firm in your convictions, the value of marginal gains, and a little reflection on the power of DFBs (Deep Fucking Breaths). This episode is soundtracked by the International Dawn Chorus. "The dawn chorus occurs when birds...
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Death be not proud
Death comes for us all, and the question for this episode is about that hard stop at the end of life. Luckily, Ryan is able to use this as an opportunity to say thanks to his high school drama teacher for the mentorship and fostering his love of the performing arts. And, thanks to a quote from...
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Craftsmanship
Ryan is bad at making things, from a broken clock radio as a kid to a model he tried to make recently. But how does that square with his self-perception as a 'creative'? In this episode Ryan explore the ideas of skill, flexibility, resourcefulness and making ideas into realities.
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Second kid?
This is a playground-based discussions about kids, only children, siblings, growing older with a sibling, parenting one, two or many kids and the imagined future Sicilian holiday that led Ryan to really get behind the idea of having a second child. If you're a parent and thinking about having a...
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Getting advice
This episode takes place on a beach in Hawaii, which is a pretty great place to be. The topic is "Where do I start with making life choices and changes? And what advice can I trust? (not just you, but generally). It seems to me everybody has an agenda and advice to match to suit THEIR needs (even...
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Cooking on a sailboat
While in a gentle breeze on a sailboat, Ryan examines a question from Julie, about getting a heating and cooking system for her sailboat. Topics covered include: how awesome sailing is, decision fatigue, the Pareto Principle, weighing the pros, and a couple of sailing terms. Useful content for...
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Rome or home?
From revisiting life as a tour guide in Rome and Vatican City, to looking at where we've ended up in our life and how to shake out of our routines and take steps toward realizing our potential or finding our life's purpose, this episode covers, in brief, a number of big topics. To underscore the...
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Creative Collaboration
Out at a cafe, enjoying a warm beverage and good company, just reflecting on what it takes to keep making work you care about, when it seems like nobody is that bothered about it. Or, for that matter, to start making creative work. Do it for yourself.
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Work Work Work
Do we like work? Not generally. Do we need to work. Yes, normally. How do we manage that tension. Well, that's the topic of this episode.
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Imposter Syndrome
Imposter Syndrome, that bastard.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Host Ryan Millar takes input from an audience member and gives some heartfelt and hopefully helpful advice and a bit of a pep talk. From a rowboat on a lake to a busy Roman street, each episode takes place somewhere different.
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Host Ryan Millar takes input from an audience member and gives some heartfelt and hopefully helpful advice and a bit of a pep talk. From a rowboat on a lake to a busy Roman street, each episode takes place somewhere different.
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