P.O.P. PRESENTS

Episode 21: Podcast Prose and Poetry: The Evening Star and a Crescent A Birthday Blessing ​"You are listening to P.O.P. Presents. And I’m P.O.P., also known as Walter IV. This is a special birthday edition—6/21, the first day of summer." ​In this episode, recorded deep within the transition from night shift to the dawn sky, P.O.P. reflects on the gift of another year. Moving from the Western horiz...

Episode 20: The Cosmic Silence ​"It’s such a cosmic silence that I love in the middle of the night." ​In this milestone 20th episode, Walter IV (P.O.P.) records under the glow of a full moon and a clear, starry void to explore the profound connection between stillness and the creative spirit. After a draining week of "unnecessary meetings" and the grind of the day job, Walter shares how a rare, de...

In this episode, recorded under the light of a clear April moon, Walter reflects on the transition into the second quarter of 2026 and the creative momentum building in his "sanctuary." He dives into the symbiotic relationship between his artistic vision and AI—his "left-brain" collaborator—which has freed him to reach new levels of productivity with projects like The Silicon and The Soul Sessions...

Meditative March Moon: The Rooftop Sessions ​Step onto the rooftop for an immersive, one-take journey through the transition of the seasons. Recorded under the glow of the March moon, this session explores the space between a harsh winter and the burgeoning momentum of spring. ​In this episode, we dive into the "Moonlight Mastermind" workflow, the resilience required to stay prolific, and the evol...

Episode 17 is a recorded walk journal where I figure out in real time how to get a better outdoor recording with my new mic Rhode Wireless Me. I realized two major things I learned. Project my voice and walk on smoother surfaces. Once my breath and my footsteps found a harmony with my Outdoor Canvas the poetry flowed organically. This was the first Monday of Spring Forward and there was a cool cri...

This episode I go through the multiple create brands underneath the umbrella of P.O.P. PRESENTS. My focus has been loving and investing in my craft. P.o.p.

I decided to do a podcast doing a mic check on my Rode Wireless ME while I was in bed, under the covers looking at a projected full moon while the real full was outside but it was too cold to go out there. I was pleased with the quality of the sound and I liked my spontaneous streams of thought. Leave a comment and tell me what you think.

You are listening to P.o.p. Presents. And I'm P.O.P. Also known as Walter IV. Happy New Year! Happy 2026! We're here, and we made it. We have crossed the other side y'all and I'm so. Grateful thankful! And. I just praise God for being able to be here. Have breath and have a heartbeat. I'm I'm excited. I'm energized. I'm ready. You know, even though I'm gonna take it easy today and just relax and r...

What is a Sonic Painting? A Sonic Painting is when I realized that my voice is an instrument. An instrument like a guitar, a saxophone. Or even a paintbrush. The Sonic painting is my podcast. My podcast is the sound of a writer. I used to rap, recite spoken word and even sing and play guitar. Now I'm in the season of mindful monologues with music. This is an organic progression of where life and a...

This episode is the beginning of my Moonlight Mastermind series. I've done other recordings but they're unreleased. The week or a full moon is a frequency that I can't even explain but there's something about going on to my outside in the middle of the night and my rooftop is saturated in the lunar glow. Instead of high noon it's my midnight high. It's become my monthly flow state because every ti...

What's good, everyone? This is P.o.p. Presents. And I'm P.O.P. Also known as Walter IV. And this is a special episode. Am recording live. On a full moon night on my rooftop. And this is the first time that I'm recording. On my lavalier mic. That I have attached to my shirt. And while I'm recording. Looking at that beautiful full moon? I'm on my. I'm walking on my Walkpad. And if you don't know wha...

This episode I share with my listeners my first recorded walk journal in August 2025. This has been an idea I've had since I've been writing my monthly walk journals. When I write my audio diaries of my morning movement I have to retain all of the ideas and thoughts until I get home. Sometimes I get distracted and lose all of my ideas when I get home. I wrote many and I also lost many. The Path of...

This episode chronicles three days of my life that was just supposed to be recorded on my birthday but I started a day early on my birthday eve 6-20-25. Then proceeded with an audio journal on birthday 6-21-25 and then created one more the day after on 6-22- 25. Every night I went out into the dark stillness of my rooftop under a crescent moon and recorded an introspective and reflective monologue...

Rhythm of the Rain is a Spoken Word song that was written and recorded in 2006 and was a poem that birthed my love and connection to the rain. I tell three stories about teenage love, heartbreak, and an intimate music listening date that all had nature's poetic precipitation as the backdrop. The rain turned my saddest and most lonely moments into introspection, reflection and euphoria. My narratio...

This is a short bonus episode about my thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's Superbowl Halftime show. It's an event that will be talked about in music history for many years. It was one of those where were you moments. In my life it was when I saw Micheal perform Billie Jean at Motown 25, The first time I heard Nirvana and now Kendrick Lamar performing at the 2025 Superbowl Halftime show. It was masterful...

My first podcast of 2025. An introspective look at what I learned in 2024 and how I will apply in in this new. It's a mixture of poetry, motivational speaking, monologue, journal with a movie score soundtrack. I have My Eyes On The Horizon and I'm going to Ride Into The Future. You're either moving forward or getting left behind. P.o.p.

I recorded this November 1, 2024 and it was nice to do a journal/ rooftop recording. I allowed my spontaneous thoughts to be as free flowing as the wind that was tossing around the leaves and swaying the trees. It was just a quick catch up with to see where I'm at in this moment of time. I hope you enjoy. Walter P.o.p. Matthews IV

In episode 6, I return in real-time on 10-25-24. It was a clear, crisp Autumn night, and when I go out on my rooftop in the middle of the night, it's always the recipe for inspiration. The big dipper, the crescent moon, and the constellations were my audiences for my 21-minute monologue. My most extended recorded one take to date. I felt fully immersed in this ocean of planets, solar system, and g...

A poem about overcoming my self consciousness about my speaking voice. This is the poem without music A Voice Evolved A voice of self-consciousness A voice of doubt A child trapped in a dark room Wanting to go forth In the remote wilderness but No one can hear my scream They don’t hear the real me I often wasn’t seen They see what they want to see They listen to what they want to hear I begin to h...

I randomly recorded a mindful message and I stopped for a moment to realize how far I've come in being confident with my speaking voice. It's been a journey and I'm proud of myself. I captured the thought and I added a poem of my journey. Walter P.o.p. Matthews IV

In episode five, I go back four years to December 2020, when I reunited with a long-time friend and collaborator, Mike Payne, host of The Ethically Immoral Podcast. This is part 3 of 4 of the P.O.P. PRESENTS interview series. We met right at the birth of social media as we know it. Yes, it was the dawn of it because Facebook was born in 2004, and we met on a website called Hi 5 in 2005. This websi...

Episode 4 occurred in the summer of 2020 when I appeared on my first Instagram live interview with Ashley Collins. I've been hiding behind my written work and music production for so long, and this was the first time social media had heard and seen me. My speaking has improved in the last four years since this aired. I feel confident. My prologue/intro was recorded in 2024. I wanted to publish...

This was one of four interviews I did from 2020 to 2021. I began coming out of the shadows and exiting my comfortable shell. I inspired the podcast Heal with Shay, and I didn't even realize it would be the seed that would lead me to the P.O.P. PRESENTS podcast. Shay and I would have creative brainstorming sessions where we shared many ideas, and they would bear much good fruit. I produced a ne...

This episode explores when I leaped into the audio/video world to record my first vocal /video experience. On December 18, 2021, after a cold morning walk, I decided to emerge from the shadows of a written writer/producer and reveal myself to the world. I had been self-conscious of my voice for most of my life, but after I recorded this never-released 19-minute monologue, there was no turning back...

This episode was an introspective reflection I recorded in the early morning stillness on my birthday. The ambiance and moonlight were perfection as I welcomed another year of life. Walter P.o.p. Matthews IV