That Old Trope with Nathaniel Kressen

Nathaniel shares the story behind last week's mystery episode and how it led him to rethink the nature of achievement in this season of big changes. He calls out some fellow theater artists who have inspired him as they embark on new explorations, and discusses his most surreal challenge yet: pausing to take a victory lap after some milestones came to pass.

Over roughly three years, Nathaniel ran the personal and professional gauntlet, from fire to divorce to collaboration and celebration. These experiences became the album Yonder Lies, timed out to coincide with the first 43 minutes of the cult movie Empire Records and featuring the talents of Mert Spalty, Zoe Pete Ford, Nicholas DiMichele, and Teenatown. Presented here uninterrupted. Mentioned in t...

Nathaniel navigates the season of having built toward a big life change and put that change into action, only to remember the outcomes take time to manifest.

There's an allure to the unfinished symphony: one can spend the entire day flirting with infinite outcomes, each one wearing a nicer dress than the last. And yet, there comes a time when the possibilities have narrowed into one unassailable course of action, when enough of the incremental steps are done that there's little room for excuse, when a conclusion is, at last, in sight. One can continue...

Nathaniel is building upward, outward, and inward whilst striving to not lose his nuts amidst the gravel. Mentioned in this episode: Jackanoid Paralope Learn more about our podcasts at jackanoidparalope.com

Nathaniel wraps up reading Joseph Conrad's The Secret Sharer .

Examining the dual myths of "perfect" and "good enough," finding the magic in what is, and freeing ourselves from the prison of becoming. .::..::..::..::..::.. That Old Trope is hosted by Jackanoid Paralope's Founder-CEO Nathaniel Kressen – an author, actor, musician, fine artist, and public speaker. This weekly show blends radically honest personal storytelling with practical insights on artist-e...

A stormy day brings a new friend ._.~._.~._. That Old Trope is the living, breathing voice of a mission-driven media company in the making: the wins, the blind spots, the ego checks, and the quiet persistence it takes to keep going. Hosted by Jackanoid Paralope's Founder-CEO Nathaniel Kressen – an author, actor, musician, fine artist, and public speaker – this weekly show blends radically honest p...

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"When we share our works and our ideas, they are replenished. If we block the flow by holding them all inside, the river cannot run and new ideas are slow to appear." – Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being _'_'_ That Old Trope is the living, breathing voice of a mission-driven media company in the making: the wins, the blind spots, the ego checks, and the quiet persistence it takes to keep...

'Twither will we go? asked the Moon. Swimming, she said. 'Midst cliffs and waterfalls and wonder. ~`~`~ That Old Trope is the living, breathing voice of a mission-driven media company in the making: the wins, the blind spots, the ego checks, and the quiet persistence it takes to keep going. Hosted by Jackanoid Paralope's Founder-CEO Nathaniel Kressen – an author, actor, musician, fine artist, and...

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It rocks. I repeat, it rocks. *** That Old Trope is the living, breathing voice of a mission-driven media company in the making: the wins, the blind spots, the ego checks, and the quiet persistence it takes to keep going. Hosted by Jackanoid Paralope's Founder-CEO Nathaniel Kressen – an author, actor, musician, fine artist, and public speaker – this weekly show blends radically honest personal sto...

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'Tis no poetry to be found In a shot fired at the sky But the shooter lacks a target When it's me, myself, and I ]][[\ That Old Trope is the living, breathing voice of a mission-driven media company in the making: the wins, the blind spots, the ego checks, and the quiet persistence it takes to keep going. Hosted by Jackanoid Paralope's Founder-CEO Nathaniel Kressen – an author, actor, musician, fi...

A hatter's only mad if he quits the riddle to explain his ribbon. .|. Creative shoutouts this episode: Human Head Records. Perennials. Corrugated plexi. [{*}] That Old Trope is the living, breathing voice of a mission-driven media company in the making: the wins, the blind spots, the ego checks, and the quiet persistence it takes to keep going. Hosted by Jackanoid Paralope's Founder-CEO Nathaniel...

... or so the man thought, rounding a corner as the sun burned ever lower in the sky. Not nought but a naught knot, sea? ,., \|/ Creative shout-outs this episode: Renée-Michele Brunet's episode of I Have Mono. Alana Jerins, actress. Marina Otchuda Say, performer, writer, multidisciplinary artist. Motion Picture House by Radiohead. The Brick Theater Williamsburg. Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh In...

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