The Unprompted Podcast
by Kimani Calliste
Sup. I'm Kimani Calliste and I'm an NYC-based Photographer/Filmmaker. This is a daily-ish audio journal where I record my thoughts for 15-ish minutes. Some days it'll be snarky and goofy. Some days it'll be thoughtful and introspective. But always, it'll be raw, unfiltered, and Unprompted.
Episodes
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538. Milkshake
November 11th, 2026. I talk about conflicting feelings around freedom from responsibility, updates on my moving plans, and some other general life updates.
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537. Wealthy Whites
August 8th, 2026. I talk about some Apple TV series', rich people dynamics, watches, MindBinder progress, worldbuilding for companies, and bedrotting while sick.
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536. Unmedicated Brain
July 29th, 2026. I talk about trading creativity for productivity when taking ADHD meds, struggling to get through the day, figuring out a B2B consulting strategy for Mindbinder, and other uneventful life updates.
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535. Worlds
June 25th, 2026. I talk about a dream.
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534. Home Again
December 20th, 2025. I talk about being back in Grenada, experiencing it through green eyes, and being inspired by my mom.
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533. The 27th Year
November 5th, 2025. I talk about Zohran Mamdani's mayoral win, current events paralleled in my passion projects, ideating a new series, the wealth gap, and my plans for next year to pay off debt, save up for France, and begin a consulting career. Also, notably, this is the first year in over a...
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532. End Of Summer
September 20th, 2025. I talk about the perfect summery day I had, a strange feeling that some major thing is about to end, my thoughts on the Charlie Kirk assassination, and a recent first date.
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531. Silly Little Meds
September 3rd, 2025. I talk about my official first day on generic Vyvanse, how much time it takes to indulge hobbies, and using voice recordings to develop my passion projects.
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530. ChatGPTherapy
August 26th, 2025. I talk about using ChatGPT to analyze these audio journal entries, a college student's request for me to mentor them, positive reflections about my ex, and grappling with my difficulty in expressing desire.
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529. To Be Witnessed
August 21st, 2025. I talk about wanting to read a friend's journal, my desire to be studied/held/known, not having my own sense of privacy, complex struggles with human connection, and rethinking the ways I seek to be witnessed by others.
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528. Mid-Adderall
August 17th, 2025. I talk about my first month of testing dosages of adderall and Vyvanse, the boost it's had on my productivity and general ability to act on things, working on the card game during my current job hiatus, and taking my baby brother for a check-up.
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527. Pre-Adderall
July 14th, 2025. I talk about getting prescribed Adderall, excitement to try it, my phone plan data usage, and a bunch of other random things I don't remember.
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526. Blackkk Hot Takes
July 8th, 2025. I talk about the film BlacKkKlansman, my inexperience with Spike Lee, thoughts on racial pride, discomfort with collectivism, sociopolitical violence, and effective baby steps for activism.
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525. 28 Minutes Later
July 5th, 2025. I rant about the film 28 Weeks Later, talk about a missed opportunity from not carrying my physical ID around, anticipation for my ADHD intake test, and a business venture idea for e-scooter storage lockers near subway stations.
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524. DreamGarage
June 26th, 2025. I talk about another business venture idea that found me, a bunch of cars and car culture stuff, performing better on dating apps, and letting myself be discovered.
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522. Graduation
May 18th, 2025. I recount the events of my sister's college graduation party, or what feels like the bittersweet end of an era and the beginning of the rest of our lives.
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521. Deliveries
May 14th, 2025. I talk about receiving the official first run of FIGHT NIGHT, my Affirm account getting hacked, 1StopBedrooms' impeccable customer service, deciding not to go to London, and using Replit to build out my AI project.
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520. Humankind
May 2nd, 2025. I talk about the advancement of society, the impact of automation on the efficacy of strikes and protests, how humans were evolved for kindness and collaboration, my impression of my family's realationship with race, reading more, and taking on a wide range of different pursuits.
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519. Mortalities
April 26th, 2025. I talk about a bunch of movies, answering Hinge prompts, a death in the family, and my bedridden grandma.
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518. Lunch Break
April 24th, 2025. I sit by the water and talk about lower Manhattan's former beaches, my other hobbies blocking my 150 movie goal, and designing a 10 Car Garage poster for my room.
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517. Kimani's Economics
April 7th, 2025. I talk about going on a stellar second date, the rhetoric around whether or not billionaires should exist, the practical uses of private jets, and the practicality of taxing wealth.
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516. Anchovies
April 5th, 2025. I talk about dating multiple women at once, hangouts with male friends, a windfall with importing the card game, and rehousing my pc after it caught fire.
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515. Unmatched
March 15th, 2025. I talk about a sup-par first date, replacing my PC's PSU, overspending, attending some friends' parties, and a feeling of jealousy over a flirty person.
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514. Stories
March 14th, 2025. I talk about playing Horizon: Forbidden West, watching the season 3 finale of Invincible, reading Utopia For Realists by Rutger Bregman, updates on my work/life, the cost of importing the card game, and a myriad of other things.
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513. Rusty
February 24th, 2025. I talk about my unpolished speaking skills lately, the positive effects of having a normal job, and missing Boost Mobile payments.
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512. Fist Bump
February 8th, 2024. I talk about my start at this new job, a really awkward goodbye, feeling at peace, relapsing on a vice, and a bunch of other little things.
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511. American Fiction
January 21st, 2024. I talk about my new projector, being disappointed by the ending of an otherwise really good movie, and Trump's inauguration.
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510. 2025
January 17th, 2025. I talk about climixing solo vs during sex, a lowball salary offer, my financial plans for the year, being bullish on my friendships, learning to take up more space, and refreshing my room in grandma's house.
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509. Midjourney
December 31st, 2024. I talk about The Creator, my growing apathy to social media, creating characters from my passion project with AI, and looking forward to my career next year.
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508. Another Train Rant
December 9th, 2024. I talk about the United Healthcare murder, sharing creative control, career paths for next year, the airline industry, and high speed rail.
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507. November Wrapped
December 5th, 2024. I talk about the events of the last month, my Spotify Wrapped this year, Thanksgiving shenanigans, the use of ai and robotics in my passion projects, getting hacked on FB, and bunch of other little updates.
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506. Suboptimal
November 15th, 2024. I talk about dealing with Optimum customer service, trying to build an MVP for my AI startup idea, wanting to indulge in more hobbies next year, and hoping for a salaried job so I can optimize my life.
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505. MindBinder.ai
October 25th, 2024. I talk about an idea for a SaaS startup, the healing power of the book club I'm in, attending the 10 year anniversary of the company I work at, and starting a social media series sharing ways to build ideas and optimistic visions.
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504. Uncomfortable
October 21st, 2024. I talk about a situation I caused with a girl at work, fully misreading "signals" and missing "hints", not knowing how to navigate romantic interest, my fear of creating discomfort, and the fawn response to conflict.
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503. Outlets
October 18th, 2024. I talk about doing a lot of work on my passion project, creating really dark and heavy storylines, the relative ease of my life, and whether my platonic relationships are shallow.
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502. Zen?
September 27th, 2024. I talk about being the quiet version of myself in social settings, the onset of seasonal depression, and book club conversations of my dating struggles.
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501. Ginkgo Biloba
September 20th, 2024. I talk about taking a nootropic, my brother drawing comics, and feeling like my life recently is too even.
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500. Space & Time
September 4th, 2024. I talk about watching Interstellar and Passengers, creating optimistic futures for humanity, an idea that could change how story-driven video games are released, and some other life updates. Also, thanks for being here for 500 entries to this weird...
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499. Fully Funded
August 31st, 2024. I talk about hitting Fight Night's Kickstarter goal, a range of projects I've been ideating, a new girl at work, and a bunch of other random updates.
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498. Hurricane
July 1st, 2024. I talk about feeling bummed by a relationship change, my family stuck in Grenada through Hurricane Beryl, some character work for my passion project, and a plan to study french in Nice.
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497. World History
June 6th, 2024. I talk about the past month or so, the evolutions of my main passion project throughout the years, and some characters I've been thinking about for a while.
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496. Big Ass TV
April 25th, 2024. I talk about how much my mom's living room has changed in the past 20 years, my dilemma about going to Grenada with family this summer, and updates on the card game.
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495. Commonwealth
April 12th, 2024. I talk about my quick visit to Virginia, feeling compelled to help build a small town's future, and my impressions of both Drake & Josh.
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494. Defective
March 17th, 2024. I talk about being tired, not putting in effort with my family, and feeling generally useless.
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493. Little Green Aliens
March 11th, 2024. I talk about being sick, unexpected romantic interest, overthinking early dating, and age-gap relationships.
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492. Laundry Money
February 28th, 2024. I talk about different ways to help uplift local communities at different levels of perpsnal wealth, starting with helping the laundromat across the street from me, then extending up to transforming a section of Bay Ridge.
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491. Short-Term Things
February 16th, 2024. I talk about hating Valentine's Day and an epiphany I had about casual romantic relationships.
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490. Famous In India
February 9th, 2024. I talk about my interest in public speaking, meeting the most interesting man in the world, and being perceived as a flirty dude.
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489. Tonight's Conversation
January 28th, 2024. I talk about laying awake at 4AM feeling lonely, my impatience over finding affection, and not knowing how to show effort in early dating.
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488. Excitements
January 9th, 2024. I talk about being excited for an upcoming Asus laptop, finding a way to pitch journalists on major publications, and accepting a couple freelance projects.
About this show
Sup. I'm Kimani Calliste and I'm an NYC-based Photographer/Filmmaker. This is a daily-ish audio journal where I record my thoughts for 15-ish minutes. Some days it'll be snarky and goofy. Some days it'll be thoughtful and introspective. But always, it'll be raw, unfiltered, and Unprompted.
Hosted by
Kimani Calliste