Most Universal

ON THIS EPISODE: This week on Most Universal, artist, filmmaker, and multidisciplinary Rashid Zakat joins me to talk about friendship councils, constructive dissatisfaction, and how DJs rest at the intersection of art and design. We also talk, at length, about Blade. In our Most Personal segment, Rashid responds to the prompt, "What are you currently obsessing over?" ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Wednesday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: This week's guest is Debora Charmelus, an experience designer and consultant who primarily works with Black & Brown non-profits and organizations in the Philly area. Her production studio, Kontan, is focused on realizing the ambitions of creative communities by way of special events and experiences. In our Most Personal segment, Deb responds to the prompt, "What is the best or worst advice you've ever received?" ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Wednesday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: This week's guest is Kara Lindstrom, consultant, advisor, public speaker, and podcaster. Kara has even worked behind the scenes on making this show, Most Universal, what it is today. We talk about "untangling work", filtering the signal from the noise, Leadership Tarot, and different forms of leadership. In our Most Personal segment, Kara responds to the prompt, "it has been many years since you have done ____, but you can still pick it up and enjoy it.' ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Wednesday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: This week on the show, I'm sitting with rock goddess Radio Sara, who you can hear live on-air when you tune into 93.3 WMMR in Philadelphia. We talk about the surprising shared experience of regional radio stations, hyping yourself up to meet your heroes, her new creative agency Breakdown Media, and how "authenticity" sometimes means saving a little of yourself for only yourself. In our Most Personal segment, Sara answers the question, "have you ever felt impostor syndrome?' ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: I'm joined by long-time Indy Hall member and even-longer-time friend, Lansie Sylvia. Over the past few years, Lansie has been practicing herbalism — growing, harvesting, and enjoying native herbs in her everyday life. Throughout that time, she's formed a deeper appreciation for her sense of self, our planet's history and ecosystem, and her relationship to all of it. In our Most Personal segment, Lansie answers the question, "who was your favorite teacher?' ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: Anna Goldfarb is the author of Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valued Connections, and she also happens to be *my* friend. Together we discuss how it's possible to feel like you have tons of friends and none at all, and Anna helps define what friendship means in our current, complex social landscape. In our Most Personal segment, Anna answers the question, "what's the best compliment you've ever received?' ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: Andy Stutzman is the Executive Director for Next Century Cities, a national non-profit organization dedicated to broadband access and adoption, digital inclusion, digital equity, and more. Andy answers the question, "when was the last time you surprised yourself?" ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: Mo Manklang, Policy Director at U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives, is a person of faith — faith in love, faith in God, and faith in other people. We discuss time travel triggered by sense memories, bee movies, tattoos, and trust-building. On the Most Personal segment, Mo answers the question, "do you have a favorite quote?" ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: On today's episode, I'm joined by one of my closest friends and collaborators, Octavius A. Newman. Octavius and I have teamed up on lots of stuff through the years, but today we're talking about his new project, Sole Stories. Sole Stories is a episodic series in which local legends in fashion and design get personal about a pair of sneakers that are more than just a pair of kicks. It's all just part of Octavius' "magic trick" to get people to reveal something about themselves. ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: Meg Niman joins the show to talk about the Persona Project, her facilitation workshop in which participants devise a deliberate identity, distinct from how they show up in daily life. We discuss alter-egos, the conscious act of noticing, the difference between consistency and constancy, and so much more. ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: Elayna Mae Darcy is a poet, a publisher, and a Swiftie. Their big, new undertaking is a poetry collective called Elixir Verse Press, and on this episode of the show, we talk about how self-published poets have been with us since time immemorial. We also discuss magical numbers, whether or not Taylor Swift is a genius, Substack, and Natasha Bedingfield. ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: Sonia "Sunny" Blount joins Adam in a conversation about convening people. Sonia is an experience architect and founder of Kabila Events, which creates "memorable experiences for inclusive audiences and clients looking to differentiate their brands and diversify their reach". We discuss the personality traits required to be a connector, and what event production teaches us about ourselves and the people we surround ourselves with. ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: This week on Most Universal, I reconnect with my longtime friend, Edith Surreal. Edith is the "The Ephemeral Queen", an award-winning and title-holding pro-wrestler who has risen to fame over the past ~8 years. She opens up about the inner-workings of the art form, sharing a surprising amount of detail about how professional wrestlers design, communicate, and execute a show. And together, we discover that "everybody has a little pro-wrestler inside of them". ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: Hot off the heels from an appearance on our first ever mini episode of Most Personal, Victoria Adams is back for a full installment of the show. We discuss social athletic groups, the intersection of intellect, emotion, and sport, and Victoria introduces me to The Secret to Superhuman Strength by writer, cartoonist, and kinesthetic enthusiast, Alison Bechdel. ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS MINI EPISODE: We play Most Personal with long-time Indy Hall member, Ben Levin! Ben answers the question"What is a song with a strong sense-memory?" ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: On this episode of Most Universal, I'm joined by Scarlet Estelle Hernandez, music industry maven and host of Sugar, We're Going In, a podcast that explores the intersection of Fallout Boy and hip hop. Scarlet shares one of her biggest fears, how she won a car on The Price is Right, and what she plans to do now that she's realized one of her wildest dreams. ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS MINI EPISODE: We play Most Personal with guest Victoria Adams, and both of us answer the question: "What was the last thing that made you fist-pump?" ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: Rachel "Win" Winchester is a web dev, art historian, and public speaker on a mission: to rid the world of Microsoft's ubiquitous slide deck presentations. With her designer prowess and her understanding of art and communication, Win argues that presentation software is past due to be updated because "content is not static", and people share and receive information differently than we once did. So strap in, buckle up, and embrace the scroll! ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: Emma Morrissey is the Director of Curriculum and Training for the Petey Greene Program, "the largest provider of tutoring and college readiness programs for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people in the US." On this episode of Most Universal, Emma and I talk about how she became an advocate for prison reform, what incarcerated students can teach us about the value of education access, and some of the ways you can be involved in PGP's mission. ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: On today's episode, I sit down with Free Range Professor Alan Bush, a strategy consultant and storyteller who works with companies in pursuit of environmentally sustainable practices. While today's episode strays from our "normal" show formula, our conversation never loses its way. We wind, tangle, and turn from topic to topic, discovering themes of kindness, awareness, and sensitivity throughout. ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: Joel Wolfram is a reporter whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, WHYY, and beyond. Outside of his journalism career, he has cultivated a reputation around his enthusiasm for gongfu tea brewing. I went into this episode with the theory that those aspects of his life worked in a kind of complimentary tension, that the stress of his reporting meant he liked to wind down with a focused, meditative appreciation for tea making. Joel suggested, maybe that's not the relationship at all. Perhaps it works in a different direction. ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: In my conversation with writer, photographer, video maker, and project manager, Chris Urie, we unearth the relationships between each of his many roles. Chris is a jack of all trades with an aptitude for curiosity, and he likens his ability to “say ‘yes’ to everything’ to his rock-climbing ethos: stretch toward footholds just out of reach with the confidence of a strong support system to catch you if you fall. ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: “A lot of people respond to issues in the world with anger, which is fine, you can harness that in a lot of useful ways. But I think that approach doesn’t work for me.” Lou Huang’s career exists between software development and urban planning, both fields about designing for human behavior. For as serious as his work is, he can’t help but notice how funny it is that some things work the way they do. That’s why he recently started channelling his observations of everyday absurdities into sketch comedy, an outlet to talk about some of the mundane-but-ridiculous things professional people deal with on a daily basis. ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: Some people use LinkedIn to chart their career moves. Opeola Bukola uses Spotify. She’s the founder of Lillo, a consulting firm that specializes in organizational development, and she's Executive Director of the 10k Independents Project, which seeks to support the independent workforce in Philly and beyond. When she's not helping people thrive, she's helping people vibe. With heavy influence from comedian Chris Esperance’s "Vibes: Playlist of your Life", together we discuss Opeola’s career moves, one track at a time.  🎧 Listen to Opeola's "Werkin Lady" playlist on Spotify. ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: Almost everyone has a piece of media that helped inform who they are today. Books, movies, tv shows, poems, paintings — all of these have the power to leave an indelible mark on a person. For Kevin Seidman, that formative work is a Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) released on the Playstation in 1997. The game's influence on Kevin can be charted throughout his life and career, from early novels to screenplays to digital artwork and stories about hope, loss, and finding one's own identity. Tune into this week's episode, and learn how this Final Fantasy was only the beginning. ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: “Every hoagie is a beautiful hoagie.” Dr. Sarah McAnulty’s approach to science isn’t so far from her perspective on Philly’s favorite sandwiches: you gotta appreciate the complexity. In our conversation, we discuss her non-profit Skype a Scientist, the advantages and disadvantages of science communication in social media, the physics of movie monsters, and how to enjoy navigating the nuance.  ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠⁠indyhall.org⁠⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: Dr. Neil Bardhan is many things: a science communicator, a turophile, a Phishhead, and a storyteller. As the Director of Applied Storytelling for First Person Arts, Neil understands what makes for a great story, and we talk about his story, specifically as it relates to enjoying and joining First Person Arts. First Person Arts’ very popular Story Slam them “Ex-Files” returns for it’s 14th year this Wednesday, on Valentine’s Day. ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠indyhall.org⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: How do adults learn to practice using empathy? Dain Saint and Daniel Park think tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons are key to creating circumstances for people to learn how to participate in a community and negotiate feelings in a safe, fun, low-stakes environment. Daniel created a TTRPG called Space Opera, and Dain operates as a facilitator or “game master” of the experience. Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, “what is most personal, is most universal”. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at indyhall.org. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

ON THIS EPISODE: Media preservation comes in a lot of forms: new presses of vinyl records, 4K updates to classic movies, and randomizing 90s era video games! For Chris Cauley, the best way to relive nostalgia is to disassemble the components of a classic game, rearrange them up, and relive them for the first time. Chris and I talk about the community that’s formed around remaking, demaking, remixing, and randomizing Super Metroid, a 30 year old game on Super Nintendo.  ABOUT MOST UNIVERSAL: Most Universal is a podcast about the interconnectedness of idiosyncrasies.  Every week, I sit down with friends and members of the Indy Hall community, and we discuss our unexpected interests, surprising career paths, and quirky qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern. New episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, ⁠“what is most personal, is most universal”⁠. Find out more about Indy Hall, and join our community at ⁠indyhall.org⁠. [Original music for Most Universal by Steady State]

MOST UNIVERSAL is a podcast about discovering people and finding the through lines that bind us.  Every week, I sit down with members of the Indy Hall community and friends outside our walls, and we discuss unexpected interests, surprising career paths, quirky characteristics, and those personal, idiosyncratic qualities that make us who we are. Make new friends with fascinating people, or learn a little more about the folks you thought you knew!  Indy Hall members and friends can join LIVE recordings every Thursday at 12pm eastern, and edited episodes are released every Monday, where ever you enjoy podcasts.  And remember, “what is most personal, is most universal”.