What we can learn from the world of talent agencies, and why invisible order can power our infinite loop. Listen now: Anchor | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | PocketCasts | Breaker | Overcast
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The Tension: Time / Energy
On this episode of The Tension: Untangling two of our most valuable resources. Listen now: Anchor | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | PocketCasts | Breaker | Overcast
Why the future of learning is in the middle
Become a workshop creator and magical things can happen The view was spectacular and the light poured in. In a top-floor conference room located in one of Manhattan’s most noteworthy skyscrapers, it was time to close the door, ignore the rest of the world, lean up against the window, and…
The Tension: No One Cares
On this episode of The Tension: A birthday lunch, some home truths, and the feeling of freedom from knowing that no one cares. Listen now: Anchor | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | PocketCasts | Breaker | Overcast
The Tension: Natural / Rounded
Lessons from a New York institution: Astor Place Hairstylists. Listen now: Anchor | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | PocketCasts | Breaker | Overcast Thanks to Karen Gehres for kindly providing permission to use audio from her film ‘Astor Barber All-Stars‘ in this episode.
The Tension: Microscope / Telescope
We all need to be able to deftly utilize the microscope and the telescope. One probably won’t be enough. Listen now: Anchor | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | PocketCasts | Breaker | Overcast Footnote: The introduction for this week’s episode comes from ‘Through Galileo’s Telescope’ (1933)…
Overwhelm, Skateboards, and a new podcast
When we see a top performer in action they can seem to be floating on air. They’re able to effortlessly riff, duck, and weave. The waves they ride just keep on waving. We wonder: how do they manage this to keep this going seamlessly for 30 minutes, an hour, a…
The Secret
Tony Gilroy is one of the world’s most revered screenwriters. He’s written movies as successful, and as diverse, as Armageddon, The Bourne Identity, and Michael Clayton. When describing the process he applies to his work, Gilroy often talks about The Secret. He’ll take a walk around New York City until…
Stories around the fire
There’s a flame, a fire, in the corner of our eye. It comes in and out of view. We want to look. We want to fuel it. We yearn for its primal energy – for what it can do for us, and what we can do with it. If we…