My Five Minutes - Short Thoughts on Creativity and Culture

Artists treat gigs like dogs treat a bone; they think it's the last one they will ever have, so when another one comes around, they sometimes jump at it and say yes before they are even done with the first one. As I type this, I wish I had included this in the actual episode. In this episode of My Five Minutes, I (that is Dan Vado) talk about the uneasy math of creative work: when to say yes, when...

In this episode, I, Dan Vado, sit with my cohorts, Kevin Ryan and Chris (Meat) Edwards, to go over viewer mail, such as it is, and discuss the burning questions of the day, including what that thing is on the tip of my nose and whether I have gained weight. Yes, these are actual questions I get. Later in the episode, I talk about why I am podcasting, how I find it a powerful medium, and how I want...

This episode clocks in at just shy of 14 minutes, which may make me a liar about the title of this podcast. Not really. My Five Minutes has always been about having something to say and taking the time to say it. In “The Grind,” I am joined by Chris Edwards, otherwise known as Meat , to talk about the daily labor, routine, pressure, and chaos of the restaurant industry. Meat was the chef at Art Bo...

This episode I recount a story from Comic-Con which was an impactful moment that has stayed with me to this day. Yes, this episode of My Five Minutes is ten minutes long. I imagine that had I called it My Ten Minutes the would be much shorter, or longer, or whatever. The story is the story and it takes however long it takes. I am going to admit that, from a production standpoint, this one was anot...

The takeaway from this episode is that I set out to do one thing, realized it wasn't great, and pivoted to another, which was also not great but better than the first. This illustrates the dangers of not recording several episodes ahead of releasing the first one. I could have just trashed the whole thing and come back a week from now, but I didn't want to give the appearance of having spun off th...

In the first episode of My Five Minutes , SLG Publishing publisher and founder Dan Vado looks at the arrogance required to create anything at all, at least anything worth remembering. Before there is a book, a comic, a song, a podcast, a company, or a stage, there is usually one unreasonable belief: that the idea in your head is worth bringing into the world. As SLG Publishing celebrates its 40th...

A brief promotional reel of my upcoming My Five Minutes podcast. Truth be told, this is extracted audio from a video reel. Still, it give you an idea of the subject and flavor of the show. 6rTjoygvV84XDHqdKGk4