Ink Speak with Maverick Malone
by Maverick L. Malone
62. “Beautiful Pursuit” - On moving with the seasons, re-enchanting…
About this podcast
Ink Speak: A Podcast for Storytellers, Dreamers & Seekers
Have you ever felt like there’s more to life than what you’re living? I did too, until I set fire to the life I thought I was supposed to have and chose myself instead. Once choice led to another and I crash landed here, to tell the story of the magic that happened along the way.
I’m Maverick Malone (@mavmalone)—author, poet, and spoken word artist—and this podcast is a space for everyone. Most podcasts teach, interview, or perform, but this one just lives. It's a podcast you step into.
Ink Speak is where personal storytelling meets poetry, magic, and the raw human experience. Each episode feels like sitting down together in real time. Sometimes I’m in my backyard, sometimes I’m traveling, sometimes I’m in the middle of something I don’t fully understand yet. But wherever I am, you’re right there with me.
Every episode begins with a poem or spoken word piece that sets the tone, then unfolds into raw, unfiltered storytelling—about love, loss, transformation, spirituality, and the in-between moments most people don’t share. This is a space for thinking differently, seeing your life from a new angle, and feeling a little less alone while you do.
Whether it's navigating change, learning to trust the unknown, finding magic in the mundane or actively creating it, Ink Speak reminds us what it means to be human: messy, poetic, and infinitely powerful.
If you’ve ever wanted something that feels more like connection than content—welcome. Come sit for a while.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 63 episodes
- 62. “Beautiful Pursuit” - On moving with the seasons, re-enchanting your life, and what cleaning house meant for my own magic (& what it could mean for yours) · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 62If you’ve been feeling trapped in the repetitive loop of adulting, screen fatigue, or a dry spell in your creative life, consider this your official invitation to step off…
- 61. “Before the Book Release” - On shadow work, the gifts of darkness, and what happened in August before I could reach Aquarius · 44 min · Season 3 Episode 61On the day of my third book launch, I expected to feel AMAZE (no, that's not a typo). Instead, I was hit with anxiety-overload, quaking self-doubt, and an old, familiar belief…
- 60. “Leo's Song” - Animal Familiars and Telepathic Communication, Grief as a Creative Force, & the Birth of Exquisite Spells · 23 min · Season 3 Episode 60All endings are new beginnings. In this episode of the podcast, I share the story of my beloved dog, Leo, whose passing coincided with the clearing energy of the March lunar…
- 59. “Andrea Gibson says…” - On Unlearning Survival, Conscious Relationships & the Science & Evolution of Love · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 59In this episode, we’re tearing down the myth that love inevitably loses its luster or that you have to choose between safe, comfortable stability and wild, passionate fire. This…
- 58. “How Could It Be Meaningless?” - The Science of Belief, the Wonder of Spirituality, and What Real Magic Is · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 58If you’ve ever been told that “your thoughts create your reality,” you’ve probably also felt the toxic underbelly of that phrase. Does an intrusive thought mean you're…
- 57. "You are not cringe for being passionate" - The Radical Spiritual Practice of Consuming Your Own Art & Becoming Your Own Audience · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 57Have you ever re-read your old writing or listened to your own audio and felt a big wave of cringe? In a digital culture optimized for fast validation, we are conditioned to…
- 56. "Pep Talk From An Angel" - Listen When…You Feel Disconnected, Unworthy, or Hopeless · 15 min · Season 3 Episode 56Today's episode is a Listen When minisode in a series of sound bytes, of (what I hope will be) inspirational and motivational poetic mini-speeches or spoken word pieces set to…
- 55. "Way I See It" - Failure is Success, Part II: How Failure in Publishing Birthed a Growth Mindset and My Top 5 Methods to Help You Build Yours · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 55In this expansion of Episode 54 Failure is Success Part I, I take you with me as I Goldilocks my way through my various publishing experiences, trying and "failing" as I searched…
- 54. "Master Potter" - Failure is Success, Part I: How to turn losses into wins & the magic of contrast · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 543What if nothing was ever truly a failure? In this episode, I explore the idea that failure is not something fixed but something we ourselves define. And if we’re the ones…
- 53. “Inevitable Magic” - SEASON 3 PREMIERE! // Why I Disappeared & the New Beginning We're In · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 53I ghosted social media for months, but I couldn't stay away forever. In this season 3 premiere, I’m sitting in my backyard with an iced coffee, talking to you the way I would…
- 52. Intermission: “The Art of Standing Still” – on the Attention Economy & Social Media Burnout · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 52I’m still on hiatus but this felt necessary. This intermission episode explores how social media and the attention economy have subtly trained us to equate metrics with meaning…
- 51. SEASON 2 FINALE // "Rocket Boosters" - Manifesting Dreams, Being Delulu, and Beating the Final Boss of Anxiety · 1 h 25 min · Season 2 Episode 51Before I take a hiatus from the podcast, I'm closing out Season 2 with my most immersive episode yet, recorded lakeside, like you’re right there having coffee with me. 🌊☕ I’m…
- 50. “Top Down, Bottoms Up” - The Universe Knows Best: Dropping out of Colossal’s national contest, America’s Favorite Couple · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 50For this milestone 50th episode (!!), I’m sharing why Jake and I chose to step away from the America’s Favorite Couple contest, even after making it to the quarterfinals. What…
- 49. "High Tide" - The Magic of the Marsh House: Solo in Vilano Beach & the Wonder of Slowing Down · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 49This episode is a love letter to solitude. While I'm away at sea (literally), I’m taking you back to another coastline, Vilano Beach, Florida, where I recently escaped for a solo…
- 48. “My Honest Poem, After Rudy Francisco” - Slam Poetry on the Stories We Carry · 7 min · Season 2 Episode 48Inspired by Rudy Francisco’s viral piece, "My Honest Poem," this spoken word episode is Maverick Malone's own version of truth-telling. Vulnerable, narrative-driven, and deeply…
- 46. "Notes to More than Self" - Spoken word from my 2nd book, Hope and Other Beautiful Things · 9 min · Season 2 Episode 46This is for anyone who needs a reminder that they're not alone. This spoken word piece is from my second poetry collection, Hope and Other Beautiful Things, a book about wonder…
- 47. “In Defense of Bears” - Why Women Are Exhausted & My Response to Viral Misogyny · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 47In this episode, I unpack a viral dumpster fire of a post dripping with misogyny, projection, and unhealed wounds masquerading as “truth” (it's an absolute ridiculous word salad…
- 45. "Airborne" - Spoken Word on Love · 3 min · Season 2 Episode 45No podcast today, just a love poem and a reminder for the challenging days. No matter how dark the clouds, love persists.
- 44. "The Write Time is the Sentinel of Always" - Doing the Scary Thing Was How I Time-Traveled Home · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 44In this introspective episode, I, Maverick Malone, discuss the nature of time—how it changes us, teaches us, and brings healing when we’re open to what it offers. From open mic…
- 43. "There is Beauty in the Wicked" - Why Your Voice Matters More Than Your Following · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 43What if your words are the spark someone else needs? In this powerful episode of Ink Speak, I share some of the origin story of Tempest Press, the new women-owned publishing…







