About this podcast
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.
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YouTube: Untangled Knots
Twitter: @ipluseverything
Instagram: @untangled_knots
Episodes
- I Was Doing Art Wrong · 7 minFor 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…
- Healing Society & Broken Trust (w/ @drrune) · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 7Part 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…
- A Life Built on Lies, Building Trust & Conquering Self-Delusion (w/ Dr Rune) · 1 h 2 min · Season 2 Episode 3In 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…
- Artists grind, Trust, Not fitting in society · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 1Trying 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…
- YouTube vs. Podcasting & The Social Media Grind - w/ Mark James Hill · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 1This 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…
- How to beat your Nigerian child - Cultural differences raising kids · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 12This 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…
- Shadow Work & the Power of Storytelling · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 11Javier 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…
- Stereotypes, Living Overseas, and Curiosity as a Superpower · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 10In 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…
- The Struggles of “Struggling Artists” w/ Vincent Nijman · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 9Vincent 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…
- Balancing Money & Freedom in Asia, Africa, and America w/ Chingyi and Josediccus · 28 min · Season 1This 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…
- A spiritual Connection with animals and places - w/ Javier (@Drrune) · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 8Talking 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…
- Staying sane in a crazy world (w/ Ching Yi) · 41 minWe 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…
- Polygamy and Customs in Nigeria 🇳🇬 (w/ Karina) · 47 min · Season 1What’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…
- Two artistic fuck-ups talk about failure - w/ Vincent Nijman · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 5Vincent 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…
- Everything is Culture - Diversity in Indonesia - w/ Cemy (@macchiata) · 53 min · Season 1 Episode 4Cemy 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…
- Work and Play in Nigeria as a crypto freelancer - w/ Josediccus · 60 min · Season 1 Episode 1In 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…
- Urban Shamanism - Connecting with the City - w/ Javier (@drrune) · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 2Talking 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…
- When AI makes me irrelevant… · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 1AI 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…
- The test run to destroy all test runs · 2 min · Season 1After 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…
