Here is part one of my fantastic conversation with TIME Magazine columnist Joel Stein! Topics discussed:
Some quotes from this episode:
“I’m embarrassed not to have herpes.”
“When I’m a dick, I think it’s likable?”
“I exceeded my dreams in my 20’s and coasted ever since.”
(On striving for immortality through your work): “See a therapist…that’s ego narcissism; that’s craziness. If you’re the President of the United States, odds are in 30 years no one will be able to name you.
“Parenting is so reactive. I thought it would be so proactive, but it’s basically just triage all the time.”
“[Having a kid] didn’t ruin my life like people told me it would.”
"I just know men are horrible."
Joel will be back next week with part 2 of our conversation, where things get only more intense, and more sexual.
You can find Joel on Twitter at https://twitter.com/thejoelstein
A link to buy his book: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Made-Which-Dad-Learns/dp/0446573116
Link to my college newspaper article interviewing Joel: http://dailynexus.com/2010-05-10/igor-solid-advice-uncertain-future/
You can find me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/igorpix/
Feel free to write me at howareyouthinkingabout@gmail.com
Theme song:
Vocals: MACK - https://www.instagram.com/mackandgold/
Mix: Dan Gerbang - https://www.instagram.com/dangerbang/
Writer: Igor Hiller
Cover art by George Hilton III: http://georgiecreates.tumblr.com/
Cover design by Eve Survilo: http://www.evesurvilo.com/
Thank you for listening. It makes me feel good to know my voice is in your head.
On the podcast this week is digital ad man/writer/podcast producer/editor/improviser Stephen Perlstein. It's a very interesting conversation in that we dig deep into four topics that keep feeding into and relating with each other:
- Long distance running
- Going for it/Just starting
- Being opinionated
- Kindness
Some quotes from this episode:
"I didn't ask a lot of people how to start a website. I just started a fucking website."
"You have to keep doing the stuff that you believe is good or worth doing."
"We're mostly lucky."
"I'm very willing to have people not be friends with me." (on being opinionated)
Where to find Stephen:
http://www.stephenperlstein.com
http://www.boardwalkaudio.com (his podcast network)
Where to find me:
https://www.instagram.com/igorpix
Say hello at howareyouthinkingabout@gmail.com
Podcast Theme song:
Vocals: MACK - https://www.instagram.com/mackandgold/
Mix: Dan Gerbang - https://www.instagram.com/dangerbang/
Writer: Igor Hiller
Cover art by George Hilton III: http://georgiecreates.tumblr.com/
Cover design by Eve Survilo: http://www.evesurvilo.com/
If this podcast made you feel feels feelings, please rate and review it on iTunes. It’s a quick, free way to help me grow. I am not so tall.
Thank you for listening! I always wanted a podcast, and now I have one. I should have started this earlier.
Gay Icon/Writer/Actress/Internet Celebrity Gaby Dunn (Just Between Us, Buzzfeed, Thought Catalog, Fusion, Cosmopolitan) is on the show! Some quotes from the episode:
7:00 “Allison and I have half a million dollars riding on our friendship.”
9:05 “I was kind of a dirt bag before I met Allison.”
27:58 "On being interested in Marc Maron: “His name is Marc, my father’s name is Marc. It’s spelled the same way. He’s a recovering addict. My Dad’s a recovering addict.”
29:50 "You should have sex with famous people. Just don't get emotionally involved."
33:00 “If a famous man turns out to be bad he raped 30 people, if a famous woman turns out to be bad she was rude to you on twitter one time.”
40:40 “It’s never gonna to be perfect. So just do it.”
42:45 “You need to have stuff to show for yourself. You need to be like, this is what I’m doing. This is my thing.”
59:20 "If you look like me, you’re not fat."
1:02:40 "There are a lot of YouTubers that don’t take a stance on anything and I find that very boring. Black Lives Matter shit is going on and they’re tweeting about their cinnamon challenge video. I understand that that’s your brand and your thing is not to be controversial at all, but fuck you."
1:32:25 On non-monogamy: "People don’t extend other people the same complexity they extend themselves. So they’re like, I could love my girlfriend and sleep with someone else, but there’s no way she could do that."
1:48:35 "OK I’ll never work at Buzzfeed again. OK whatever, there are 400 other sites."
2:05:40 On Allison: "She’s a puppet master. She has more control over all of us than we will ever know."
Thank you to Gaby for a great conversation. Our socials:
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/user/justbetweenusshow
https://www.instagram.com/gabyroad/
https://www.instagram.com/igorpix/
https://twitter.com/igorhiller
My email: howareyouthinkingabout@gmail.com
Theme song:
Vocals: MACK - https://www.instagram.com/mackandgold/
Mix: Dan Gerbang - https://www.instagram.com/dangerbang/
Writer: Igor Hiller
Cover art by George Hilton III: http://georgiecreates.tumblr.com/
Cover design by Eve Survilo: http://www.evesurvilo.com/
If this podcast made you feel feels feelings, please rate and review it on iTunes. It’s a quick, free way to help me grow. I am not so tall.
Thank you for listening! I always wanted a podcast, and now I have one. I should have started this earlier.
Writer Hunter Cope joins Igor in a wide-ranging conversation that gets deeper and deeper as it goes. Topics included:
- Naturopathic medicine
- Affirmations
- Work ethic
- Writing on one's own vs. with a partner
- Advice from big-time comedy manager Peter Principato
- Blind ambition
- Feeling worthy
- Working with friends
- Vocalizing your career strategy
- Addiction, Alcohol
Hunter wrote on the emmy-nominated Nickelodeon show "Sanjay and Craig" and was one of 5 admitted out of hundreds of applicants to the Disney Channel Storytellers Program. See many short films from him here: https://vimeo.com/huntercope
You can find me on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/igorpix/
Write to me at howareyouthinkingabout@gmail.com
As always, thank you so much for listening. I love to do this.