I Feel Like I Should

Kath Parker co-runs The Veiled Mirror, an antique store where she curates pieces that are dark, unusual, and often unexpectedly beautiful, with objects dating from the 1600s through the 1940s. In this episode of I Feel Like I Should, Kath starts with her love of Foreigner, then goes back to growing up around MTV, alternative music, pink hair, a mohawk, and a school environment where she did not fe...

Mark Manausa is a commercial airline pilot with a deep love for music and creative expression. Music has been a steady part of his life, both as a listener and a player, and is one of the main ways he stays grounded. In this episode of *I Feel Like I Should*, Mark starts with a Taylor Swift song a friend once woke him up with at 3 a.m., then goes back to middle school, when he was trying to figure...

Peay is a professor of Black Studies and a native of Southeast Texas with seven years of experience working in secondary education across the Houston area. In this episode of I Feel Like I Should , Peay starts with Olivia Dean, country music, New Kids on the Block, MTV, BET, grunge, R&B, hip-hop, and the later wave of boy bands that never really connected for him. Growing up in Southeast Texas...

Shep is a queer relationship and sexuality coach and therapist in training whose work focuses on non-conventional relationship structures and kink. After nearly a decade working in sustainability, they returned to school to help people better understand themselves, their relationships, and the expectations they've inherited. Shep reflects on growing up with a deep need to fit in, navigating g...

Chris Schumacher is a visual artist, photographer, and occasional musician living on a small mountainside farm in Appalachia. Raised in the Deep South, he spent years trying to live up to expectations that never quite felt like his own. Chris reflects on growing up with religious and cultural pressure, trying to fit in, marrying young, and questioning ideas about success, masculinity, and career....

Daniel Whitaker is a graduate student in mental health counseling, a bonsai instructor, an event host, and a self-described professional goofball living in New York City. We begin with a conversation about music, belonging, and the challenge of fitting in before you know who you are. Daniel reflects on growing up in the Midwest, coming out later in life, and finding community while building a life...

Shane Alcock is a filmmaker, father, and self-described interested human being who hopes the caring and compassionate side of humanity can continue to blossom and flourish. We begin with music and the sounds that shaped his childhood in South Africa, then move into family expectations, fatherhood, creativity, and the challenge of finding your own path. Shane reflects on growing up in a fishing fam...

Lola Villa is a Bogotá-born composer, musicologist, DJ, and sound designer whose work explores the intersection of electronic music, deep listening, and environmental consciousness. She is the co-founder of Future Sound of Nature, a record label featured in MoMA Magazine; a board member of DJs for Climate Action; a co-founder of EchoSystem School of Sound; and the sound designer behind I Feel Like...

Kim Fox is a podcast producer, educator, and researcher whose work has helped shape audio storytelling in Egypt, across Africa, and beyond. A Professor of Practice at the American University in Cairo, she specializes in radio, audio, and podcasting, with a focus on Global Majority creators. She is the founder of PodFest Cairo, the first podcasting conference in Egypt and Africa, and the executive...

Emily Johnson is a freelance journalist whose reporting has taken her around the world, from Ukraine to Argentina to East Africa and parts of Asia. She is also an associate professor in the journalism department at Baruch College and is currently working on her first novel. In the first episode of I Feel Like I Should , Emily starts with a song she once felt like she should love. From there, the c...

I Feel Like I Should is a podcast built around a simple idea: most of us have loved things because we thought we were supposed to. Each episode begins with a song or artist a guest felt like they should have loved but didn’t. Sometimes it comes from friends. Sometimes from family, culture, or a moment when fitting in matters more than being honest with yourself. There’s usually a pause when I ask...