G-A Podcast

TRY, TRY, TRY & TRY SOME MORE A POEM. AN OPEN MIND TO WHAT HASN’T BEEN EXPLORED. THE ATTEMPTS, THE REATTEMPTS, THE FAILURES, AND EVERYTHING LEARNED IN BETWEEN. EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT IDEAS, INTERESTS, SOUNDS, AND ATMOSPHERES. STEPPING BEYOND WHAT’S FAMILIAR WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THE EXPERIENCE WILL BRING. ONE THOUGHT UNFOLDING INTO ANOTHER, EXPLORING THE MANY DIRECTIONS TRYING CAN TAKE YOU.

STILL SCARED, STILL GET__ANXIETY FROM WHAT PEOPLE SEE TO WHAT THEY NEVER KNOW. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN APPEARING CONFIDENT AND FEELING COMFORTABLE. BETWEEN GETTING SOMETHING DONE AND WANTING TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. FEAR CAN RETURN EVEN AFTER THE LAST MOMENT ENDED WELL. ANXIETY CAN CHANGE HOW YOU APPROACH THINGS YOU GENUINELY WANT. THE QUESTIONS THAT KEEP RETURNING. THE FEELINGS THAT NEVER RECEIVE...

I•M•P•E•R•F•E•C•T PERFECT IN ONE SENSE. IMPERFECT IN ANOTHER. A PERSONAL DEFINITION, A STANDARD PLACED ON A PEDESTAL, OR AN EXCUSE FOR WHAT COULD’VE BEEN DONE BETTER. FROM THE DETAILS WE QUESTION TO THE EXPECTATIONS WE CREATE, PERFECTION CAN CHANGE MEANING WITHOUT EVER CHANGING THE WORD ITSELF. A FIGHT YOU’LL ALWAYS LOSE. A MIRROR THAT ALWAYS CRACKS. AND AFTER ALL OF THAT, WHAT’S PERFECT?

CAN’T FIX——PPL* THERE'S ONLY SO FAR YOU CAN GO WITH GOOD INTENTIONS. FROM LEARNING TO UNLEARNING, SHARING WHAT YOU KNOW, AND EXTENDING OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND YOURSELF. WHAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER CAN OPEN DOORS, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN SOMEONE WANTS TO WALK THROUGH THEM. THE HEART CAN BE BIG ENOUGH TO KEEP GIVING, BUT THERE'S A POINT WHERE EXTENDING YOURSELF BECOMES PLAYING YOURSELF. NOT EVERYTHING OFFERED...

SHIFT, LINE UP FROM A SHIFT TO IT ALL LINING UP. FROM EMPTY HANDS TO OPTIONS. REVERSE THE CIRCUMSTANCES, AND SUDDENLY IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT USED TO BE. THE TIMING, THE PEOPLE, THE PLACES, AND THE OPPORTUNITIES. THINGS CAN CHANGE IN A MATTER OF MONTHS, SOMETIMES WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF WHAT'S COMING NEXT. WHAT WAS ONCE OUT OF REACH BECOMES SOMETHING YOU CAN ACTUALLY PURSUE. PLANS TAKE AN U...

GROWTH IS LIKE SEASON 10, EPISODE 11 OF G-A PODCAST EXPLORES THE DIFFERENT SIDES OF PERSONAL GROWTH AND WHAT COMES WITH EXPERIENCING CHANGE. FROM MOVING FORWARD TO FINDING YOURSELF GOING BACKWARD, THIS EPISODE TOUCHES ON EXPECTATIONS, DISAPPOINTMENT, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND THE THINGS YOU DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND UNTIL YOU EXPERIENCE THEM YOURSELF. NOT EVERY CHANGE FEELS SIGNIFICANT, AND NOT EVERY ACCO...

INTERLUDE: BUSY—DOING YOU WHEN YOU’RE BUSY DOING YOU, THERE’S LESS TIME FOR DRAMA, EXCESS NOISE, AND EVERYTHING THAT BRINGS CHAOS. YOUR GOALS HAVE YOUR FOCUS. YOUR WORK HAS YOUR ATTENTION. THERE’S SOMETHING OF YOUR OWN TO FINISH AND SOMETHING ELSE YOU’RE READY TO START. THIS INTERLUDE IS ABOUT BEING SO INVOLVED IN WHAT MATTERS TO YOU THAT EVERYTHING ELSE DOESN’T NEED A RESPONSE. OTHER PEOPLE’S OPI...

BREATHE IN & HOLD IT THE SCENE IS STAGNANT. THE BREATH IS FLUID—UNTIL IT’S NOT. SEASON 10, EPISODE 9 SETTLES INTO QUIET TIME, WHERE OUTSIDE DEMANDS EASE AND UNFINISHED THOUGHTS FINALLY HAVE ROOM TO SURFACE. SOMETHING THAT WAS BRUSHED ASIDE GETS ACKNOWLEDGED WITHOUT AN EXCUSE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING IT. FEELING CALM ENOUGH TO CONTINUE DOESN’T MEAN EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SETTLED. A GOOD MOMENT CAN BE FOL...

GET AWAY & COME BACK SOMETIMES GETTING AWAY MEANS FINALLY EXPERIENCING WHAT’S ONLY BEEN TALKED ABOUT. IN SEASON 10, EPISODE 8, THE FOCUS IS ON STEPPING BEYOND WHAT’S FAMILIAR AND TAKING IN SO MUCH AT ONCE THAT IT FEELS OVERWHELMING—IN A GOOD WAY. FROM THE ANTICIPATION OF GOING SOMEWHERE TO WHAT ACTUALLY HOLDS ATTENTION ONCE THERE, THIS EPISODE EXPLORES HOW TIME AWAY ADDS TO WHAT’S ALREADY KNOWN. N...

DEVELOP TIL THE END THE YEARS KEEP ADDING UP. SOME ANSWERS CHANGE WITHOUT A CLEAR MOMENT TO POINT BACK TO. WHAT ONCE FELT PERMANENT BECOMES HARDER TO DESCRIBE THE SAME WAY. SEASON 10, EPISODE 7 EXPLORES THE DEVELOPMENT THAT CONTINUES THROUGHOUT A HUMAN LIFE—BEYOND AGE, BEYOND WHAT WAS PLANNED, AND BEYOND WHO SOMEONE THOUGHT THEY WOULD ALWAYS BE.

REALITY DOESN’T TAKE SIDES IN THIS EPISODE, THE CONVERSATION FOLLOWS THE WORK, THE TIME GIVEN, AND THE SECURITY ALL OF IT IS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE. PROGRESS CAN EASE PRESSURE AND PUT MORE WITHIN REACH. IT CAN’T GUARANTEE THAT WHAT MATTERS WILL REMAIN UNTOUCHED. DISASTER CAN REACH SOMEBODY STILL TRYING TO GET THERE OR SOMEBODY ALREADY WINNING. THEIR RESOURCES MAY CHANGE HOW IT’S HANDLED, BUT NEITHER...

NEVER-READY IN THIS EPISODE, FINDING YOUR OWN DIRECTION HAS TO HAPPEN WHILE THERE’S STILL SOMETHING ELSE TO HANDLE. WAITING FOR CALM KEEPS PUSHING THE PERSONAL ANSWER BACK. GETTING MORE INFORMATION DOESN’T GUARANTEE COMFORT, AND EXPLAINING A CHOICE PERFECTLY WON’T STOP SOMEBODY FROM DISAGREEING. THE CONVERSATION GETS INTO WHAT’S ACTUALLY WANTED, WHAT THERE REALLY IS TO LOSE, AND HOW KEEPING AN ARR...

DECIPHER REAL & FAKE A GOOD FEELING CAN EARN ATTENTION WITHOUT EARNING IMMEDIATE TRUST. AN UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING CAN DESERVE ATTENTION WITHOUT BECOMING AN ACCUSATION. SEASON 10, EPISODE 4 EXPLORES FIRST IMPRESSIONS, GUT FEELINGS, AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RECEIVING SOMEONE’S ENERGY AND ACTUALLY KNOWING THEM. WHEN CLOSENESS COMES QUICKLY AND “ALREADY FAMILY” ARRIVES EARLY, THERE’S STILL MORE TO LE...

THE RIGHT RELATIONS SOMETHING IN COMMON CAN START A FRIENDSHIP. BUT WHEN INTERESTS CHANGE AND DISTANCE GROWS, HISTORY ALONE CAN KEEP A CONNECTION GOING LONG AFTER THE WILLINGNESS HAS CHANGED. CARE IS STILL THERE—SO IS THE NEED FOR AN HONEST ANSWER. THE RIGHT RELATIONS LEAVES ROOM FOR PEOPLE WHO INSPIRE MORE, CHALLENGE WHAT’S FAMILIAR, AND MAKE BIGGER DREAMS WORTH CONSIDERING. DIFFERENT INTERESTS C...

PERFECT CANDIDATE FEELING UNQUALIFIED CAN MAKE IT HARD TO ACCEPT A RESPONSIBILITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN SOMEONE ELSE SEEMS MORE PREPARED. THIS EPISODE EXPLORES THE EXPECTATIONS THAT MAKE US COUNT OURSELVES OUT AND THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING FORWARD WHILE THERE’S STILL SOMETHING TO WORK THROUGH. FROM LOW SELF-ESTEEM AND COMPARISON TO GRADUALLY RECOGNIZING WHERE OUR ABILITIES FIT, PERFECT CANDIDATE FOLLOW...

SELF-CODE SEASON 10 OPENS WITH THE STANDARD CARRIED INTO WHAT GETS GIVEN. HELPING SOMEONE COMES WITH RESPONSIBILITY—TO HANDLE WHAT’S ACCEPTED WITH CARE, CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING GENUINE, AND REMAIN HONEST ABOUT WHAT CAN ACTUALLY BE OFFERED. THAT HONESTY HAS TO REACH SELF, TOO. AN EFFORT CAN MATTER WHILE THE ATMOSPHERE FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE. SOMEONE ELSE CAN NEED HELP WHILE THE PERSON HELPING NEEDS TIME...

GHOUL ISSUE #10 REASSURANCE MANTRA REASSURANCE CAN CHANGE HOW SOMETHING DIFFICULT IS APPROACHED. A FEW WORDS FROM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE STRUGGLE CAN BRING CONFIDENCE INTO A MOMENT THAT HAS BEEN TAKING UP TOO MUCH SPACE. ACCEPTING THAT SUPPORT TAKES TRUST, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SAME CONCERN KEEPS RETURNING. THERE’S VALUE IN REMEMBERING WHAT OTHERS SEE AND ALLOWING THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT TO MATTER BEYOND...

GHOUL ISSUE #9 ENERGY THAT’S NEEDED EVERYWHERE SOME PRESENCE IS WANTED WITHOUT ANYTHING BEING ASKED OF IT. A FEELING THAT’S HARD TO NAME, EASY TO RECOGNIZE, AND MISSED WHEN IT’S GONE. THIS MESSAGE SITS WITH THE VALUE OF THAT CONNECTION—THE DESIRE TO HOLD ON TO IT, THE ENERGY SHARED ACROSS DIFFERENT LIVES, AND THE CARE THAT DESERVES TO COME BACK. EVEN THE PRESENCE NEEDED EVERYWHERE NEEDS TIME TO RE...

GHOUL ISSUE #8 BACK TO BASICS A CONNECTION TO WHAT’S BEEN CREATED CAN FEEL CERTAIN—UNTIL THE WORK REMAINS, BUT THE RHYTHM BECOMES DIFFICULT TO REACH. THE EFFORT IS THERE. THE FAMILIARITY IS THERE. SOMETHING STILL FEELS OUT OF PLACE. THIS MESSAGE MOVES THROUGH THAT DISCONNECT TO A BREAKING POINT. AFTER THE SILENCE, AN INWARD VOICE BEGINS PIECING THINGS TOGETHER, RECOGNIZING WHAT GOT LOST ALONG THE...

GHOUL ISSUE #7 BECOMING, BECOMING, BECOMING A MOMENT IN SILENCE OPENS A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHO WE’RE BECOMING—WHAT CAN BE RECOGNIZED, WHAT REMAINS UNKNOWN, AND WHAT FEELS DIFFICULT TO ADMIT. THE ANSWER CAN BECOME UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN WHAT’S TAKING SHAPE DOESN’T MATCH WHAT WAS INTENDED. REASONS AND REASSURANCE CAN SOFTEN THAT DIFFERENCE, KEEPING A FAMILIAR PICTURE INTACT WHILE LEAVING SOMETHING IMPOR...

GHOUL ISSUE #6 BACKUP ACTIONS BEFORE WORDS. WORDS CAN MAKE SOMETHING FEEL SETTLED BEFORE ANYTHING HAS BEEN DONE. ONE PERSON LEAVES THE CONVERSATION WITH SOMETHING TO DO; THE OTHER LEAVES EXPECTING IT. AS TIME PASSES, DELAYS AND EXPLANATIONS BEGIN TO CHANGE WHAT THOSE WORDS MEAN. EVENTUALLY, SAYING IT AGAIN DOESN’T REACH THE SAME PLACE. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE CONVERSATION MATTERS MORE THAN HOW CERT...

GHOUL ISSUE #5 IMPOSTER OR NOT? YOU CAN BE THERE FOR EVERY STEP AND STILL LOOK BACK AT WHAT CAME FROM IT AS THOUGH SOMEONE ELSE WAS INVOLVED. GHOUL ISSUE #5 FOLLOWS THAT DISCONNECT THROUGH YOUR ACTIONS, THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY OPENED, AND THE CONSISTENCY THAT BROUGHT YOU HERE. THE FEELING CAN COME AND GO, MAKING YOUR OWN LIFE FEEL UNFAMILIAR FOR A MOMENT. THIS ISSUE SITS WITH THE SPACE BETWEEN LIVI...

GHOUL ISSUE #4 GUIDED, WITHOUT GUIDANCE DIRECTIONS FROM SOMEONE ELSE CAN BECOME SO FAMILIAR THEY START TO FEEL LIKE YOUR OWN THOUGHTS. BUT WHEN WHAT’S IN FRONT OF YOU NO LONGER MATCHES WHAT THEY DESCRIBED, THEIR EXPERIENCE CAN ONLY TAKE YOU SO FAR. THIS EPISODE LOOKS AT MISSED SHORTCUTS, THE LIMITS OF A TRUSTED GUIDE’S KNOWLEDGE, AND THE PARTS OF THE MAP THAT BEGIN TO FILL IN THROUGH FIRSTHAND EXP...

GHOUL ISSUE #3 VICTORY FOR YOU OR THEM? INSIDE THIS COPY— A MESSAGE ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LETTING SOMEONE HEAR YOUR VICTORY AND LETTING THEIR RESPONSE CONTROL IT. GOOD NEWS CAN BECOME HARD TO ENJOY ONCE YOU START REPLAYING SOMEBODY ELSE’S TONE INSTEAD OF REMEMBERING WHAT IT TOOK TO GET THERE. THIS COPY BRINGS THE FOCUS BACK TO THE PERSON WHO CARRIED THE WORK—AND QUESTIONS WHO SHOULD RECEIVE...

GHOUL ISSUE #2 NEUTRAL GOOD NEWS CAN COME IN. BAD NEWS CAN COME IN. A CONVERSATION CAN END, A RESULT CAN ARRIVE, OR SOMETHING CAN CHANGE — AND THE FIRST REACTION STILL MIGHT BE HARD TO PLACE. THIS EPISODE SITS WITH THAT MOMENT WHEN THE INFORMATION IS CLEAR, BUT THE FEELING HASN’T FULLY CAUGHT UP YET. WHEN PEOPLE MAY EXPECT A SMILE, A DROP, A CHANGE IN TONE, OR SOME KIND OF RESPONSE — BUT THE FACE...