The MultiPod

Today’s conversation is a study in creativity and multipotentiality, with a focus on filmmaking - a new topic for The MultiPod? Perhaps, but good timing as it turns out! Elin Gunnarsdotter Sandvik has a short film in the works, Moonlight Ode , which in fact you can help bring to reality with the crowdfunding campaign. The film  follows a female character «I» on her rough ride from inner constricti...

It's a classic multipotentialite struggle : how to create and build a business that incorporates all of your varied interests, skills and experiences, then package that into a clear identity, and develop products and services that will sustain your interest and motivation. There's no easy answer, and anyway we're not here today to give you a nice, clear direction. That would be too simple and bori...

As we get older, when the need arises, how do we find people to live with? It seemed so easy when we were younger, in student days, or fresh out of college, when you could find a few friends and split on a place. Maybe sleeping on a mattress on the floor, sharing one bathroom, people coming and going at different hours of the day depending on their work and social life. Over time, people gravitate...

Heather Martel is off on an odyssey. End date: unknown Number of countries: to be confirmed Schengen Shuffle: sorted The sky's the limit. And she's here today to talk about it, how she ended up in Italy, what allowed her to embark on this journey and most of all, why she's doing it. It's in part about the digital nomad life, slow travel and adventure. But it's also an experience that delves into d...

Could there be anything more enticing and invigorating to a multipotentialite than taking a sabbatical?  During which, of course, you'll pursue all kinds of different projects: ideas, discoveries, side-hustles, travel, home maintenance, reading, writing, relaxing, and the simple enjoyment of having lots of the greatest thing of all: time . Puttyverse stalwart Julianne Benford is here to share her...

How do we tackle in 2026 this intersection of artificial intelligence and creativity, technology and genuine connection, and what role can a vibrant community like the Puttyverse play in understanding this? Ted is joined by friends of the podcast Emilie Wapnick and Thomas Beutel for an introspective discussion on understanding AI: what role can/should it play in creativity, and how do we use it wi...

The MultiPod is also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here . --- Cuba is one of the many places in the world facing tremendous upheaval in 2026, and as we publish this episode, who knows how things may change even in just the next few weeks.  We thus present an interesting snapshot in time for this week's episode, a replay of a conversation in late March of 2019 between Ted and h...

The MultiPod is also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here . --- This week we reconnect with an old friend, Kati Tempesta, joining us live from near Melbourne, Australia, and making a return appearance to The MultiPod!  Our first conversation on the podcast took place in July of 2021, where we learned about Kati's back story, languages, community, food and family. It was a wonder...

The MultiPod is also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here . --- Paul (Paulie) Petrosky makes his long-awaited debut on The MultiPod to shine a light on his journey navigating multipotentiality, and avoiding, for as long as he can remember, having to fit into that one path or identity. Especially when there are just so many things to do! Most recently, this navigation took him fr...

The MultiPod is also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here . --- Annie Slade & Thomas Beutel are here to talk about their new podcast, " Wandering Weirdly ," which debuted at the end of January, 2026. Wandering Weirdly is a podcast for curious adventurers, joyful rebels, and multi-passionate creatives who see life as one big, weird adventure. Join longtime explorers and frien...

The MultiPod is also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here . --- "I was stuffed in the box, but the box couldn't contain me." Dawn Wilson has always known she's a multipotentialite, pretty much from day one: "I'm not a pick-a-lane kind of person." She has navigated a career as an ESL teacher, something that is a great option for multipods, with all the variety and opportunity the...

Céol is an international writer, currently working on two projects: a dystopian novel and a utopian novel, worlds where autistic and neurodivergent people feel welcome. Do these two novels intersect and play off of each other?  That's just one of the areas we explore in our conversation today.  Céol and I chat about the nature and mindset of writing, is it a struggle, is it a joy, could it be both...

The MultiPod is also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here . --- If you love to reminisce about your travels, or if you're like me and kind of hesitant to do so - a little wary of living too much in the past - my guest this week will unlock that permission and take you right back to your memories. Melissa Rodway is the author of The People You Meet: Luxury, Leeches, Love, and Lao...

The MultiPod is also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here . --- You may have been seeing Tabitha Zeigler pop up a lot lately, and there's a good reason for that: Tabitha is a remarkably driven, engaging advocate who, unsurprisingly, is also a classic multipotentialite. Today we trace her journey and life story, from pursuing education, learning French, and considering the milita...

The MultiPod is also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here . --- Ellerie Fuller joins me today, a multipotentialite who loves variety and curiosity, and yet was able to spend 20 years in the US Air Force as an airplane mechanic! Fortunately, it was a job/career with enough twists and turns to keep her engaged, on her toes and ever-learning.  Ellerie shares her experiences in the...

The MultiPod is now also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here . --- Friend of the show and someone well-known to many of our listeners and viewers, John McKenzie drops by today to share some travel stories from a remarkable year of travel, even by his standards. In the past 12 months he's flown over Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria Falls), toured post-Assad Syria, done a Scandinavian cir...

The MultiPod is now also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here . --- How do we explain that feeling that pulls us towards doing a certain thing, or that in turn steers us away from doing other things? What makes us actually want to do something, that creates that desire, or pull? Dr. Matt Jarman is here to discuss that very question, the intriguing concept of 'pulls' - that draw...

The MultiPod is now also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here . --- My guest today is Dr. Sarabeth Berk Bickerton, the author of, and you're gonna love this name: More Than My Title: The Power of Hybrid Professionals in a Workforce of Experts and Generalists . Doesn't that just speak directly to multipotentialites?  Of course you're more than your title, that's the nature of who...

The MultiPod is now also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here . --- Charlie Biluck is someone who was never quite sure what he wanted to do for a career. Of course, he had lots of different interests coming out of high school and into college, tried some different things, and has been in his current job for the past 9 years. Ultimately though, while he doesn't mind his current j...

The MultiPod is now also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here . --- In the search for stability, yet the need for variety, multipotentialites often hit a crossroads. How to maintain a life open to discovery and curiosity, while providing for yourself and often, a family.  And have you ever just gotten "tired of not knowing what was next"? My guest today hit that obstacle a few y...

The MultiPod is now also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here . --- Steve Pope and Patty Calbay are new to the concept of multipotentiality, but like so many of our guests, once they learn about it, it really hits home. So we thought we'd have some fun in this episode, in the first part of our conversation, and go over multipotentiality to see how they react to the idea. It's li...

The MultiPod is now also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here . --- Apryl Schlueter joins me this week to chat about her journey as a multipotentialite, her fascination with productivity and accomplishment, and her new podcast! It's called The Accomplishment Project, and the promo trailer is out now. If you are catching up on this episode at a later date, you'll likely see a few...

The MultiPod is now also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here. --- "I haven't lived a less-full life because I don't complete every single thing I start." Last month I was fortunate to be able to attend Camp Indie, for the fourth time!, to meet lots of new folks, to meet people in person for the first time, and of course to see old friends again as well. One of those is Becca Ca...

The MultiPod is now also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here. --- Our guest today shares her experience of being 18 years in a cult, and finally getting out of it, which has led her to helping others escape and recover as well. Gerette Buglion is the founder of "Living Cult-Free," a non-profit organization that helps survivors and those close to them emerge from the experience...

The MultiPod is now also on video! You can watch today's episode on YouTube here. --- Martie McNabb is my guest today, someone whom i think a lot of our viewers and listeners know, and not just virtually but in person! Martie is great at getting out to some of the big events over the years that bring people together, including Camp Indie and the Everything Conference of 2024. I was fortunate to se...