Neverending Becoming

Reflecting upon the employment status of wrestlers (recently brought to prominence by Andrew Yang), James and Matt show that when it comes to the Squared Circle, they are far from being "greener than goose shit".Vince McMahon's carny qualities are laid out on the matt by Matt, and I share a photo from the 90s where I am accidentally hit in the face by Rowdy Roddy Piper and Diamond Dallas Page.

Drawing from experiences as strobe light boxers, James and Joe have the realization that "Integrity" is simply the optional rulebook chapter that Democrats wrote and Republicans didn't read. Don't you think that art teachers should be able to purchase Cowboy boots as a business expense? Do you have to encourage enthusiasm for Joe Biden, even though you plan to vote for him? How many intelligence a...

Join James and Rob on this sunny September day where they discuss social experiments on Mars, whether a rowboat counts as a "boat", and how some neighbors in Chicago are doing.

Join Matt and I for the last podcast of The Neverending Becoming's first summer on the air. Shot entirely in fresh, presumably safe garden air, this conversation checks in on a firm, unwavering mutual respect for Jack Black. Continued Covid considerations and testing ability desires are mentioned, along with UAPs (Unidentified Arial Phenomenon). Matt- sorry for using UFO in the title, but no one k...

James and Matt discuss the typography of the Joe Biden campaign, in addition to its need for both positive & negative memes. Campaign predictions are drummed up from our recent drives across America (James North to Wisconsin and Matt East to New York). Are Trump supporters more likely to post signage than Biden supporters? Matt also saw A LOT of religious billboards. Respect is given to Andrew...

Put on your blue corduroy hat and join James and Joe as they discuss art, authenticity, and anachronisms. Recorded at dusk in late August, this journey will take you from Christmas morning all the way to your favorite hot dog stand. The dawn of skinny jeans in a Subway always leads to the Chicago cutoff conclusion. Joe has a YouTube Channel named Art With Anderson where he shares varying GRAPHIC t...

What's more important- the last log on the fire, or the first one that got it going? What's better, Arnold Schwarzenegger's first ever workout, or the one that made him The World's Strongest Man? Prepare your retinal selves for Austin's PNG demands, coming in the form of Cloudlifter mic preamps, Fort Wayne, IN, some random quote I said 17min in, 2 oscilloscope GIFs, and a Pan's Labyrinth tribute f...

Join Arpit and I as we go over some of our creativity goals in the covid era. Included are sports, games, and a panel show about MONEY. Activities could include an ETF Holding Guessing Game, or a Subscription Switching/Cancellation Game. Investments into the concept of Cardboard, and of course, Tesla, are discussed. If high school CPS student-athletes are only allowed to play Tennis during Covid,...

The shortest podcast in overall runtime, let me present to you the 30th installment of The Neverending Becoming. James, Austin, and Matt (left to right) begin but never quite end this champagne and rain shower celebration. Featuring guest appearances from Zoe, Shivana, and Zeus, this special anniversary podcast takes the podcast on the road for the first time (literally).

Craig bought a Subaru Forrester just so he could drive all the way from Denver to Chicago to shoot the breeze with me on this bird and bug FILLED summer podcast (s/o to the perfectly timed bird helping at 0:20). We discuss his new job at Salesforce, living in Denver for the first time, our Corona-era eating styles, my goal/system of an 80+ year podcast, and starting a writing process. I delve deep...

Filmed as the sun was setting around the summer solstice of 2020, this episode begins in the light and ends when it's dark. Matt and I delight in the everpresent sight of lightning bugs (See 31:35)!At one point, I said that Podcasting is the audio-visual cigarette of the next generation. I'm not sure how much sense that makes outside of the discussion's context, but I wanted to write it for some r...

Matt and James finally start to feel fully comfortable shooting outside. The flowers are bountiful, the conversation aplenty, and the ideas are neverending. At one point there is a prediction about Paul Ryan watching this podcast in the year 2032, and later, we theorize why you are able to retweet your own tweet. Shot and edited in Chicago, IL during June 2020. Filming the podcast in 4k video and...

RIP George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, and everyone else who have had their lives cut short by state-sponsored violence. BLACK LIVES MATTER and we cannot live with injustices against any of our citizenry, especially when people of color have been subjected to (old/new) Jim Crow racial discrimination laws, redlining, and the unpredictable whims o...

Arpit and James have been best friends since they were 5 YEARS OLD. They ended up going to the same K-8th Grade (Chicago combines 9 grade levels in same building), High School, and College. Join Arpit and James as they share a wonderful memorial day outdoors. As usual, the birds are chirping, the planes from O'Hare can be used as an economic indicator, and the weather is beautiful. MOVING FORWARD-...

Chicago outdoor podcast recorded on May 22nd, 2020. Matt and I discuss some updates in our continued Corona-era lifestyles as we analyze what it is like to live in a neighborhood that you are originally from (James currently resides in Chicago and Matt is in Park Ridge).Matt reveals that he may be the youngest dad in the suburbs, and his effervescent cool-ness manifests itself in the form of a hea...

Jam Journal #9, Groovy Garden Crossover Special, was shot right before this podcast! If you would like to watch grooving before gabbing, click here: https://youtu.be/i78if1IwqtkJoin Austin, James, and Rob as they bask in the afterglow of their first jam together in over 2 months. The podcast remains outdoors as we continue to follow Coronavirus social distancing recommendations in Chicago, IL.Aust...

Another socially-distanced Cornona-era podcast shot in a Chicago backyard. I'm pretty proud about a joke I made in this where I said that Elon Musk wrote the Frank Grimes epsiode of the Simpsons. Hey Matt, if you read these feel free to hit me up with a favorite joke of your own and I can add it. ((Edit: Matt texted me pretty promptly and had me add his movie title idea where a billionaire buys a...

Americans are trying to understand and determine their mask culture. Cousins Matt (left) and James (right) discuss their socially distant lives and count overhead airplanes in Chicago, IL on May 2nd, 2020. Feel free to use the term "Bubble Math" to describe the pathogen-exposure analysis you perform on your loved ones. There's this insanely timed moment at 2:35 where Matt describes driving at the...

James and Matt reunite in the neverending garden and maintain a safe distance outside to discuss their experiences so far during the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic. Recorded in Chicago, IL on April 18th 2020.