The Dependent Independent Podcast

MiniSode 101.5 - In this first MiniSode of 2019, Nick G. talks about feedback and the necessity of hearing it when you don't want to and the responsibility to do something with it when you do. He's at a time now where everything is new and different, both personally and professionally, and he surely needs support more than ever. What should he do? You'll have to listen to find out.  SHARE and RATE...

Eps. 101 - In this episode, Nick G. connects with a long time college friend, Jenna Missanelli (@livinggraceyoga) to share stories of judgment. The judgment we put on ourselves and the assumptions of the judgment of others, with the choices she's made through college, her adult life, and her relationship with her soulmate, she has defined her honest view of herself. Jenna fills the gaps that Nick...

Eps. 100 - Finally arriving at the midpoint of this 200 episode podcast journey of connections and self-discovery, Nick G. closes out the first 100 plus podcast episodes with a retrospect on what he learned about himself and how talking on a microphone once a week has changed him for the better.  SHARE and RATE our show!    This podcast can be downloaded and streamed on almost every podcast player...

MiniSode 99.5 - From the underbelly of a Quality Inn somewhere in Vermont, Nick G. does what any other podcast would do. Record a MiniSode. Out of his natural studio habitat, Nick shares one of those life-changing events in life that can take you in a direction of sadness and regret, or simply bring you closer to your family on the ski slopes of the Northeast.  For our local listeners (and those o...

MiniSode 99.25 - After a stellar performance as Santa in last weekend's dance recital, Nick G. tells a little story about how a "would have been"100-year-old Grandmother gave him the courage to never fear to put yourself out there for the world to see. Everyone has a chance to make their mark on the world, they just need to choose the "when".  Come join us at the 100th Episode "One Pub-Pub Crawl"...

Nick G. is back on the couch. Again. Joined by THE Michael Drane from the Unpopular Culture Podcast, a Professor & Licensed Therapist, to talk about the purpose, fun, and baggage of toys. Is it just innocent play or does it mean something that only a therapist can pull from the deepest, darkest realms of the adult mind? Maybe. Where are my G.I. Joes? FOLLOW Michael Drane & the UP Community @  http...

MiniSode 98.75 - Creeping ever so delicately to Eps. 100, in this MiniSode Nick G. shares a recent Sunday afternoon where he and his son hit the paintball fields to shoot random people with 280 feet per second paintballs. A son's independence and a Dad's willingness to find the positives in letting go. Bitter sweet, I guess.  SHARE and RATE our show!    This podcast can be downloaded and streamed...

MiniSode 98.5 - Time can be the thing you wish you had more of in good times and would rather run out fast during the bad. In this MiniSode, Nick G. ponders on the positives and negatives of the time we are given with the time that is taken away. We realize that time may feel out of our control but having the choice to hold on to time is whole other thing entirely.  SHARE and RATE our show!    Thi...

Eps. 98 - Well, Nick G. is back, after taking a hiatus to cool the intrinsic jets, with a new podcast episode. In this one, he and his cohost Jon Bradley, YouTube vlogger, and videographer, take a tour of Jon's workshop, to share his evolution of creating with his hands. From breaking things to pieces to building things up from nothing, are the tools that we yield the root of creation or the hands...

Eps. 97 - Nick G. has not been himself. He may even be someone very different. He's committed to be his honest, true self on this show and in this one he can't afford not too. Thanks for listening and know he can't do this without you.  SHARE and RATE our show!    This podcast can be downloaded and streamed on almost every podcast player out there, on both Android and iOs. TO MAKE IT EASY TO FIND...

MiniSode 96.5 - When you watch a scary movie, we all yell at the characters to run when the bad guy lurks around the corner. Freezing in fear will most certainly lead to their immediate demise. Life can be that same scary movie and sometimes you have to yell at yourself before it's too late. In this MiniSode, Nick G. dealing with his own fears, passes on some recent learnings on what must be done...

Eps. 96 - Have you ever taken a long trip to somewhere else and feel like someone different when you return? In this episode, Nick G. connects with Lew Hastings, host of the Red Road Radio Show podcast, from the west edge of the continent to discuss that very topic. The changes we go through are not always planned and happen unexpectedly. Nick and Lew walk you through times when setting foot on fa...

(Originally Published 5/2/17) Allison Gallagher ( weareladypreneur.com ) joins Nick G. in the studio to  share the secret of creating their New Years resolutions but first they need to figure out why they even matter at all. Nick G. shares more than he has had in a while, what holds him back, and Allison swoops in to catch him and dust him off. A great co-host to launch the first show of what will...

Eps. 95 - It's been some time since Nick had some in the studio and the routine had to change. Joined by local community blogger Jon Bradley, who's routine is to create one digestible community-related video every day. Jon recently completed his 100th video on his Jon Bradley YouTube channel.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLAftaDTeY7RtMUy5LM6PNQ  The club of local media creators is official. I...

(Originally Published 2/9/16) Nick G. pushes the concept of a MiniSode and connects with the TDI Subscribers with a story of a friendship that started long ago and the love of family that lasts through the highs and lows of this journey called living. One can't choose what happens in life, only to choose what to learn from it.   SHARE and RATE our show!    The TDI Podcast can be downloaded and str...

Nick G. is back this time, sans co-host, coming off an exhilarating third  time attending the Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference  https://podcastmidatlantic.com  and after speaking a second time in the past three years, he's come back to share the path to confidence. Enjoy! SHARE and RATE our show!    The TDI Podcast can be downloaded and streamed on almost every podcast player out there, on both And...

In this last minute MiniSode, Nick G. continues to pull from the week-long Alaskan vacation with a lesson that came to him on a balcony of a cruise ship. Be selective on who you spend energy defending because there is only so many "f**ks" to go around. Spend them on the good ones.  SUPPORT THE SHOW by becoming a supporter on PATREON. Get access to early releases of the podcast, behind the scenes v...

Eps. 93 - Nick G. is back on the mic after a long vacation and August break, shot out of a "paradigm shift" cannon. In this episode, he gets all his listeners caught up on what they missed during HIS vacation to the Alaskan wilderness via a luxurious cruise ship. Getting disconnected from the world to realize deep down, what you think and view of the world in a moment is not always what it may see...

(Originally Published 5/22/17) From spectators at a live podcast to THE most hospitable hosts on the planet, Todd & Steph Bannan from the Union Pork Company join Nick G. to talk about those pivots we couples make in the roaring rapids called marriage. In this super big super show, they enjoy tasty treats over some hot mics and warm bacon.  Find the Union Pork Company on Facebook  https://www.faceb...

(Originally Published 5/2/17) In Episode 57, Nick G. fires up the mic in the new studio to hang with Corey Stewart and Michael Drain from the Unpopular Culture Podcast. Starting as fans of the show, they both have been great supporters of the podcast and there was no questions to bring them on as some of the most talented co-hosts to date. Nick G. takes to the leather coach for some good 'old fash...

In this episode, Nick G. decided to mix everything up and dust off the original video studio and answer some questions asked by our Facebook community. After a dozen questions or so to choose from and he decided to answer six of the best of them, with topics ranging from making friends as an adult to whether or not your pee really does change the color of water in the pool.  We want to thank all o...

In this episode Nick G. is joined by Niel Guilarte, a podcaster, producer and documentarian to discuss the choices he made in telling a story in his documentary The Messengers: A Podcast Documentary . As creators and artists, we get to choose what we put on the proverbial canvas. Our choices are gospel until we quickly realize that the world does not revolve around us as we'd like it to.  Niel Gui...

Fear of Missing Out has been a regular part of Nick G.'s life based on circumstance. But now has it become a choice? In this quick episode, he shares some experiences when missing out on good times was a normal occurrence as a kid and he had to make parties of his own to when missing out an opportunity to bump elbows with fellow creative podcaster just isn't in the cards this week. And he's OK wit...

ORIGINALLY POSTED on PATREON 7/7/18 - In this MiniSode I decided to get out of the studio today and go on a little field trip while the wife and kids are out of town. With an entire day to myself with absolutely no responsibilities, I felt it was time for a MiniSode just for my Patrons. In this one, I talk about being alone, what that word meant a long time ago and what it means today. Enjoy and t...

When Nick G. was a kid, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was hit gateway to true video gaming and it became the first official "device" of his generation. In this episode, Nintendo Power expert and podcaster Tom Tate (Nintendo Power Time Podcast) joins the show to share when the NES entered both of their lives and why it is still part of their adult lives today.  Find Tom Tate and his podca...