The MultiPod

Puttystar Jef joins us today on The MultiPod, joining host Ted for an engaging conversation on the value of community and the support it brings, as we navigate major life changes. Jef completed his Masters degree in engineering this past year, an experience that left him feeling that classic multipod mix of excitement about opportunities and adventures, while apprehension towards making the right...

1: A jellyfish named Jerry, who figures out they're a multipotentialite. 2: You might be a little wary of listening to this one if you're afraid of heights, or you can come along for the face-smashing thrill! 3: Do you prefer jello or pudding? It's a smackdown! (with sound effects). These are the first three entries in Puttycomps #6, the Audio Extravaganza, coming to you today in Part 1! Puttycomp...

The MultiPod is back with regular episodes, kicking off with a great conversation between hosts Vanessa and Ted, and special guest Kaytu. We begin by recounting K's journey through a summer of discovery, adventure, challenges, injury, opportunity and a classic multipod awakening moment, leading to a passionately complete and unexpected career change. Kaytu emphasizes however that The Puttyverse pl...

"Organize your dreams around your truth, and watch them come true." Joan Maze joins us today on The MultiPod, sharing her story of growing up as an Air Force kid, moving around the country, continuing her education and always being in pursuit of her ideal life. Joan's journey combines academia and multipotentiality, which led her to discovering a sweet spot of working in student affairs, giving he...

Today we are delighted to present Kati, live from Melbourne, Australia, and one of the most active and engaged Puttypeeps.   Kati's journey began in Milan, Italy, but love brought her to Australia. Through tragedy and challenges, she has persevered and forged a self-designed career that is perfect for a multipotentialite.   Kati and Ted chat about languages, community, food and family. We also pon...

Smart Generalists help small companies and start-ups navigate the challenges and changes in business, allowing these businesses to grow and reach their potential, and yet still hire one person instead of perhaps four. Marcela Killin's company, Complexly Simple, is a collaborative agency that helps people figure out complex and disparate ideas and make them as simple as possible, by making the most...

En este episodio, nos reunimos Marcelo (Argentina), Sónia (Portugal) y Vianney (México) para poner a prueba nuestra multipotencialidad mientras aprendemos a grabar y editar un podcast. Contaremos nuestras historias sobre quiénes somos, cómo descubrimos los términos “Multipod” o “multipotentialite” y lo que esto significa para nosotros. También hablaremos de la importancia de comunicarnos en otros...

The MultiPod turns to photography, and engages in a delightful, insightful and motivational conversation with Diana Sherblom, puttypeep and photgrapher extraordinaire.   Diana and host Ted chat about what brought her to photography, how it's another great career choice for multipods and, in particular, her documentary-style approach to taking photos and doing photoshoots.    Diana's goal is to cap...

Allison is a multipotentialite coach from Alaska, who focuses on the beginning stages of one's journey to figuring out the life you are meant to lead.   She helps multipods unpack their identity and understand who they really are, thus enabling them to find work that is meaningful, satisfying and a match for their goals and lifestyle.   Her own story is one of being pushed into entrepreneurship by...

The MultiPod continues to build on its language exploration, with now the second episode in our series on "Multipotentiality in languages and cultures beyond the English world," following on from the German-themed episode, #67.   Today we welcome Vianney y Marcelo, from México y Argentina respectively, to share their stories on discovering the world of multipotentiality, and the Puttyverse in part...

In this tremendously affirming interview, Flo talks to Angela Cotelessa, who wrote the first PhD on polymaths. Angela shares her research and data, but also her deep insight into the life and reality of polymaths, or, in our language, Puttypeep. Her study looked at common pain points, successes and struggles, emphasizing modern day, relatable people, not the classic historical figures from one hun...

Paul Sockett is with us on The MultiPod today: actor, performer, improviser, hugger, traveller and storyteller. Citizen of the world and multipotentialte, navigating the exceptional changes of the past 12 months with grace and perspective.   Paul reflects on his journey to this point, and the lessons he continues to learn about identity, control, safety and how we interact with each other. How we...

The MultiPod takes you on an adventure to northern Sweden, to the city of Skellefteå, overlooking the Gulf of Bothnia. The city lies at 64° latitude, similar to Iceland, Baffin Island and the northern reaches of Canada. It thus has very short days in the winter, and very long ones in the summer. Co-host Flo had the opportunity to visit this extraordinary place at the end of December, 2020, a chanc...

In the 2nd of our tandem episodes this week, building on the homsteading/intentional living theme of Episode 72 with Sonia, we introduce you to CatP and explore the wonder and freedom of life in a tiny home. In Cat's case that is primarily in the Dominican Republic, but in fact she and her partner typically travel amongst three tiny homes throughout the year! Cat left the relationships of her 'old...

Sonia lives with her family in rural Portugal, having embraced a major lifestyle change a few years ago. She and her husband closed down their veterinary service in the city, bought a farm, lots of animals therein, and packed up their three kids for a life of homesteading, home-schooling and sustainability. Not only that, but to help sustain themselves and pay the bills, Sonia also took up remote...

What is it like to grow up in different countries, different languages and different cultures, all around the world? It sounds pretty exciting and exotic, and for the most part, it is! But where does that leave your sense of home, and belonging? Third Culture Kids share this identity, punctuated by a key part of the definition: growing up, in their formative years, in a culture different from that...

Well, we've made it to the end of 2020, and boy was it something. Amongst so many changes and unknowns, it was often a challenge to stay positive this year and make sense of it all. But any good year-end-show will do its best to be constructive and inspiring, and that's what we're here for on this, the last episode of 2020. Flo, Vanessa and Ted get together to chat about the year and their experie...

The past couple or so months have seen a flurry of changes in Puttyland, as the community has taken on a new name and identity. This has also coincided with the recent ten year anniversary of the launch of  Puttylike , the blog. Meanwhile our little community  podcast  is coming up on its 3rd anniversary at the beginning of January. Time flies indeed! It all makes for some momentous milestones: be...

Here at The MultiPod, we take the time every once in a while to incorporate an outside voice, someone from beyond the community, to gain their perspective on multipotentiality and what makes us tick. Today that guest is Rinat Ben Avraham, who happens to host the That's the Ticket! podcast with our own co-host Vanessa, and who also happens to be a multipotentialite. Rinat is not however part of The...

Today's episode takes us into the German-speaking world, and the broader question of "how does language, culture and society impact our multipotentialite identity?" We default to English primarily in the Puttyverse, including in this podcast, which means not only do we not speak in other languages but we forget about the cultural and societal implications that we're missing. Flo and special guest...

Queerness and multipotentiality...Do they have anything to do with each other? This question was brought up by a Puttyverse member, Niyoosha, and it piqued our interest here at The MultiPod. Co-host Vanessa speaks with Niyoosha and Hannah - all 3 members of the LGBTQ+ community, and all multipotentialites. Part 1 of this two part series covers labels, identity crises, the parallels between multipo...

Queerness and multipotentiality...Do they have anything to do with each other? This question was brought up by a Puttyverse member, Niyoosha, and this piqued our interest here at The MultiPod. Co-host Vanessa speaks with Niyoosha and Hannah - all 3 members of the LGBTQ+ community, and all multipotentialites. Labels can be important to help figure out your identity, but they’re just a tool that hel...

Thomas Beutel is a determined creator, of all things tactile: both for the hands and for the brain.  Thomas paints, draws, builds, programs, wires, carves, moulds, assembles and imagines, resulting in all kinds of models, tools, sculptures and artwork, as well as animations and creative coding. With all this, you would think that the creative process must come easy, even effortlessly, to someone s...

Welcome back to The MultiPod!   It’s been a while, and for starters, thank you to everyone who’s listening, who has still discovered our show and even gone through some of the back catalogue over the past few weeks.   It’s been two and a half years, a good chunk of time for any multipotentialite, and enough time to really measure our commitment to producing this thing. We set out to publish an epi...

It's a big moment for The MultiPod, after 2 1/2 years of recording this show, we have for the first time sat down together as co-hosts to record a MultiPod episode, live and in person. Vanessa and her husband Taylor were visiting family in Ottawa, where Ted lives, so naturally he invited them over to both A), meet in person, at last!, and B), blow the dust off the ol' portable recorder, plug in th...