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Untangled Knots

by Untangled Knots

An exploration of how our inner worlds reflects the outer worlds, through art, creativity, exploration, culture, dreams and passion. Friends from different lifestyles around the world discuss topics like: travel, society, culture differences, culture shock, backpacking, spirituality, self development, shamanism, occult, tradition, alternative lifestyles, off-grid, art, Europe, Africa, Asia, Americas, passion, love, etc.Zack’s music, fiction, merch and tip jar:https://linktr.ee/selfhelp4trollsYouTube: Untangled KnotsTwitter: @ipluseverythingInstagram: @untangled_knots

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Episodes

  1. I Was Doing Art Wrong

    For too many years I had a strong ideas about the kinds of songs I wanted to create and such high standards that I ended up blocking myself off from the flow. My creativity just barely trickled.… a new song every year or two and musical evolution at a snail’s pace, goals piling up without any…

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  2. Healing Society & Broken Trust (w/ @drrune)

    Part 2 of this amazing conversation with Dr Rune about how to fix our current state of affairs from an individual level that can reverberate out towards community and politics and affect every aspect of society. In Part 1 we talk about how our trust has been violated and how we’ve built our lives...

  3. A Life Built on Lies, Building Trust & Conquering Self-Delusion (w/ Dr Rune)

    In this important conversation with Javier (@drrune), we go deep into what trust actually is and why it always seems to be broken, how we may be looking at it the wrong way, and how learning to build trust could potentially fix many problems both in our personal lives and in the structure of...

  4. Artists grind, Trust, Not fitting in society

    Trying to survive in the world as an independent artist and thinker. Thoughts on exploration and freedom of ideas Support at patreon: Www.patron.com/ipluseverything Novels/music/merch https://linktr.ee/selfhelp4trolls

  5. YouTube vs. Podcasting & The Social Media Grind - w/ Mark James Hill

    This is the conversation that convinced me to put up these conversations on audio only podcast platforms like Spotify Apple and Fountain. Prior to this I had been uploading to YouTube. We discuss the struggle artists have trying to share their work on social media and the benefits of different...

  6. How to beat your Nigerian child - Cultural differences raising kids

    This may be the most controversial podcast we’ve recorded so far. This time we discuss our opinions and experience being disciplined as kids. Obviously our upbringings are very different, from being diagnosed ADHD to the strict Asian upbringing to being hit by teachers. We come from Hong Kong…

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  7. Shadow Work & the Power of Storytelling

    Javier and I go into our different experiences with shadow work and how it’s helped us grow. We also go into storytelling and some of the mystical symbolism in famous works of fiction from Intersteller to Harry Potter to Westworld

  8. Stereotypes, Living Overseas, and Curiosity as a Superpower

    In this episode Cemy and I discuss how curiosity has led us both to live more fulfilling lives, living and traveling abroad, stereotypes and individuality and more about Bali and Indonesia. You can find Cemy’s photography at: www.unsplash.com/cemy My other work (music, fiction, merch, patreon):...

  9. The Struggles of “Struggling Artists” w/ Vincent Nijman

    Vincent and I talk about how we find inspiration to create art (music, fiction, movies) and what motivates our creativity. Both of us have been struggling to find a balance between monetizing our work and keeping it honest and raw. It took us some time but we are finally finding our artistic flow...

  10. Balancing Money & Freedom in Asia, Africa, and America w/ Chingyi and Josediccus

    This was a test-run episode from 2021. 3 of us from 3 places share our struggles with money and working, freelance, our attitude towards investments, and how we are navigating this evolving world landscape. Interest in cryptocurrency and Bitcoin as potential mechanisms for social evolution is...

  11. A spiritual Connection with animals and places - w/ Javier (@Drrune)

    Talking with Javier about connecting with the city in a spiritual way, facing the shadow, and life as a mirror. Javier is from Venezula and is someone I often find insight from and share ideas with. He is a rune reader, artist, and perhaps even an urban shaman. Our conversation flows from the...

  12. Staying sane in a crazy world (w/ Ching Yi)

    We recorded this after 2 years of the pandemic. Friends around the world were stuck at home, numb and depressed and not sure what to do with themselves. A tiny handful of people I knew were staying positive, myself and Ching Yi included and so we tried to share a little bit of those good vibes…

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  13. Polygamy and Customs in Nigeria 🇳🇬 (w/ Karina)

    What’s considered normal varies from place to place. In some countries, it’s normal to have 1 kid, in others, it’s normal to have 33. In this episode I talk to Karina about polygamy in Nigeria and what it’s like having such a huge family. We also go into traditional medicine practices, many of...

  14. Two artistic fuck-ups talk about failure - w/ Vincent Nijman

    Vincent Nijman is a “failed filmmaker” and the mind behind Hypersensitivosaurus, a series of illustrated kids stories for adults. He and I go deep into our creative process and where our inspiration come from, how we interpret what others consider failures and how we keep growing and evolving as...

  15. Everything is Culture - Diversity in Indonesia - w/ Cemy (@macchiata)

    Cemy and I talk about the subtle diffetences between local cultures, exploring out own cities and how our curiosity has given us much more fun and interesting lives. She talks a bit about her home country, Indonesia,and her unique family life and experiences. We were so excited to talk about all...

  16. Work and Play in Nigeria as a crypto freelancer - w/ Josediccus

    In our first "official episode of Untangled Knots, @josediccus and I talk about freelance work, how to earn cryptocurrency creating content, food, dating in Nigeria, and compare life in Asia, North America and Africa. Josediccus’s blog My work: Check out Zack’s work: ⁠Confessions of the Damaged…

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  17. Urban Shamanism - Connecting with the City - w/ Javier (@drrune)

    Talking with Javier about connecting with the city in a spiritual way, facing the shadow, and life as a mirror. Javier is from Venezula and is someone I often find insight from and share ideas with. He is a rune reader, artist, and perhaps even an urban shaman. Our conversation flows from the...

  18. When AI makes me irrelevant…

    AI and automation are the hot topic right now and while some people are excited, others are worried about losing their jobs and the potential dangers of this new technology. I find myself worried about what I’m going to do if this technology makes it near-impossible to find a job and what kind of...

  19. The test run to destroy all test runs

    After a long debate with a friend as to whether or not my YouTube based podcast could really be considered a podcast, I decided to try out audio only podcasting and see how it goes. Please find my on twitter (@ipluseverything) or instagram (@untangledknots) and tell me why I should keep going…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

An exploration of how our inner worlds reflects the outer worlds, through art, creativity, exploration, culture, dreams and passion. Friends from different lifestyles around the world discuss topics like: travel, society, culture differences, culture shock, backpacking, spirituality, self development, shamanism, occult, tradition, alternative lifestyles, off-grid, art, Europe, Africa, Asia, Americas, passion, love, etc.Zack’s music, fiction, merch and tip jar:https://linktr.ee/selfhelp4trollsYouTube: Untangled KnotsTwitter: @ipluseverythingInstagram: @untangled_knots

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