Episodes
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Episode 0051 - Oppie
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Am I the guest? Is Oppie the guest? Is Pi the guest? Are all of us simultaneously both the guest and the host? These questions may never be answered, but in this episode I chat with Pi Ai about Christopher Nolan's 2023 summer blockbuster film, Oppenheimer. In case you are unaware, Oppenheimer is a film about the scientist who lead the team that developed the atomic bombs used at the end of World War II. It's a biopic, cautionary tale, and fine piece of filmmaking all wrapped up in one. To be clear, this is not a review, and I don't move through the film step by step. Maybe I should have, but I felt like that would be a waste of time. Am I wrong about that? Let me know your thoughts and feelings on the matter if you get a chance. I’m telling you this because the episode probably won’t make sense if you haven't watched the film. So, if you haven't already, watch the film, and then listen to this. If you boldly listen without watching the film, I must note that there are spoilers, though I seriously doubt anything said in the episode will ruin your enjoyment of the film. In fact, it may enrich it, much like the plutonium and uranium used in the bombs.
Topics include:
Toxic masculinity
The cost of being exceptionally brilliant
What motivates you?
Revenge is probably a waste of time.
The government has its own agenda, and it's not likely that the advancement of science for the sake of science is high on its list.
Stuff like that!
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate
Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Episode 0050 - AI AI AI
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Despite long breaks and periods of doubt and despair, I finally made it to episode 50.This is a weird one. The guest, or guests are two different AI bots. The first is one I’ve named Max, and the second is the chat bot provided by Bing. We talk about a few articles about satisfaction in workplace, and I receive some decent feedback from a computer who has never actually had a job before, and I’m pretty sure it gets reset after each use. It’s pretty fun, except for all my human grumpitude.
Topics include:
Work satisfaction
What is happiness?
Helpful suggestions
Luxury decisions
Am I projecting, or missing the point, or attaching my own meaning and interpretation to everything that I read?
How much can one old white guy whine?
So much more!
The articles discussed are:
https://hbr.org/2019/07/why-you-should-stop-trying-to-be-happy-at-work
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/unraveling-work-self-worth
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate
Also check out buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!
Thanks for listening.
Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com.
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Episode 0049 - Eric Miller
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Episode 49 of Feel Free to Deviate features musician and educator Eric Miller. Eric and I were in a band together when we were in high school and were later roommates during my early years in Boston. Since then, Eric has been a serially self-employed music creator, educator, and proprietor of Miller Music in Farmington, CT. He is a pillar of the community and an over all great guy who can shred with the best of them.
Topics include:
Teaching music
Being in bands
Homeschooling
Evolving with the times
Shredding for the Lord / Faith music
Quail eggs
Beatles enthusiasts
So much more!
Some Eric related links:
https://www.millermusiclessons.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/72RfGsy0V8oDUZwviOhdUX?si=peLXyvhVQ1uERKyXxuqTIA
https://www.youtube.com/user/MillerMusicllc
https://millermusic.co/masterclass/
https://linktr.ee/millermusicllc
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate
Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!
Thanks for listening.
Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Monday May 22, 2023
Episode 0048 - No Guest
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Episode 0048 of Feel Free to Deviate features nobody…
It’s a quick explanation of why Jim has recently strayed from the release schedule, and an outline of what you might expect in the future.
Topics include:
Excuses are like…
Dead grass is not awesome
Job search
An awkward job interview
Bathroom renovations
So much more! - really, not much more. A little more, but whatever.
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate
Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!
Thanks for listening.
Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Episode 0047 - Tom
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Episode 47 of Feel Free to Deviate features singing, songwriting, guitar playing creative person, Tom Sturm. Our paths originally crossed in the late 90s when he moved into a house with a bunch of my friends. He’s a musician, but as many parents of musicians have noted over the years, making money as a musician can be… challenging. Because of that, he currently works as a content creator at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, MA, but he always seems to have some sort of project for himself and anyone who will listen. He’s been making stuff since he was a kid, and as far as I can tell he doesn’t plan to stop. Tom is all in.
Topics include:
Cooley Dickinson
Content creation
The curse of the artist
musical development
The art of the pop song
Vagus Nerve Reset
Being an experienced elder, and what that means to a 20 year old
So much more!!!
A bunch of juicy Tom Sturm links:
Search for “Vagus Nerve Reset”
Bandcamp : https://vagusnervereset.bandcamp.com/album/vagus-nerve-reset
Apple Music/iTunes : http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1674327276
Amazon Music : https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0BWTZQYW4?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_E4kAT363o48p8nYQtDvQqwbA0
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5nn14resUvLwHI8wCY2E3C
A nice Snackbeard showcase! https://valleyadvocate.com/2019/11/01/snackbeard-on-the-valley-advocate-sessions-stage/
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/tom-sturm
SsasS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb199OJ88lo https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgvXqNdwiz0gpsMGac6WHMw
Big Ugly Wrench / Darth Mordor : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IDwpaM9HT0
There’s more. Maybe I’ll add more later. Maybe you can search yourself.
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate
Also check out https://www.buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Episode 0046 - Valentina and Giulio
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Episode 46 of Feel Free to Deviate features architectural power couple Valentina Fantini and Giulio Margheri. Both of them work for notable Dutch architecture firms and have their own career trajectories. They share their experiences of how they ended up working for their current firms, and how their relationship evolved with their careers over the years. The conversation provides insight into the world of architecture and what it's like to work for well-known firms like MVRDV and OMA without sacrificing personal relationships. Also, we have a fun little chat about architects and buildings near the end, so make sure you listen to the whole thing!!!
Topics include:
OMA
MVRDV
Architecture
Architects
Rotterdam
Pasta
compromise - sacrifice - cooperation
“It’s a man’s world”
Women in male dominated workspaces
Networking at the biennale!
working for large firms
So much more!!!
Look these up / Voor de liefhebber…
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Frank Gehry
Le Corbusier
Renzo Piano
Frank Lloyd Wright
Alvar Aalto
Louis Kahn
Tadao Ando
Zaha Hadid
Philip Johnson
Antoni Gaudi
Robert Venturi
I.M. Pei
Rem Koolhaas
https://www.mvrdv.nl/
https://www.oma.com/
That should keep you busy for awhile…
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate
Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Episode 0045 - Evonne
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Episode 45 of Feel Free to Deviate features Evonne Wetzner, Senior Global Marketing Communications Strategist at Oracle, the gigantic software company. Sounds kinda nerdy, but she’s worked in a variety of industries, and she even founded one of the greatest video stores of all time: The Video Underground!
This episode is brimming with pivots and real business experience, and it’s super fun. Perhaps most importantly, it’s an example of how one person was able to harness the power of their skills to thrive in a variety of industries.
Topics include:
Tech industry
VHS cassettes and the setting sun of the video rental business
Wine and spirits
Cat nanny cams
Oracle, databases, Triumph of the Nerds
Optimizing your job interview tactics
So much more!!!
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate
Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Episode 0044 - Joost
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
The guest on episode 44 is Joost van der Spek. Joost is a storyteller who mostly writes “stories that translate factual knowledge into an experience that museum visitors will remember.” Basically, he writes the scripts and stories that accompany those elaborate exhibitions you see in museums, and sometimes other places. We talk about how he approaches doing that as well as how he got into the field in the first place.
Topics include:
The museum world
Creating experiences
“The End of History” and other bullshit
Financial security
Suit guys
So much more!
You can see examples of Joost’s work at his brand new website,
https://www.story-matters.nl/
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate
Also check out https://feelfreetodeviate.com if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Episode 0043 - Eric
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Episode 43 of Feel Free to Deviate features Eric Mead. He’s qualified to do many things, but he is currently teaching young people the ins and outs of rigging for 3d animation. As cool as that is, it’s not the only reason I asked him to be on the show. Eric is the pivot master. Whether learning a new language or piloting helicopters, he ONLY does things that he enjoys or finds interesting. I believe that’s a good policy if you can swing it, and he can. We talk about some of his pursuits and the combination of qualities and circumstances that make his full life possible. I deeply admire his attitude about self-enrichment, and regardless of whether you can relate to him or not, we could all take a page from his book, even if only on a micro-level.
Topics include:
Being a jack of all trades
Liking homework and school in general
Being unaware of the haters
3d rigging
Languages
Working in the prison system
Glass blowing
Financial independence
Supportive parents
So much more!
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate
Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Episode 0042 - Rachel
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
The guest on episode 42 of Feel Free to Deviate is Rachel Carey. She’s an artist. I’ll let her fill you in on what that means, but it’s fairly important to note that she has a “regular” job doing financial stuff, because the bills aren’t going to pay themselves. It’s a fun and lively episode, and it is my observation that her combined experiences have brought her a pleasing and tasteful level of self-awareness, and I’m glad she shared it here and also in her art. We could all benefit from having a deeper understanding of why we do some of the things we do. I know I could.
Topics include:
Personal identity and becoming what you do for a living.
Who you think you are vs. who the job market thinks you are.
The cycle of borrowing money for school so you can get a good job to pay off the money that you borrowed for school.
Maintaining the proper balance of art and traditional employment.
Master’s degrees, the MFA in particular.
“What kind of art do you do?”
Film
Economics
Art in general
So much more!
For more Rachel, visit https://rachelcarey.hotglue.me/ and https://vimeo.com/charlesrenard.
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Episode 0041 - 26 Days part two
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Episode 41 of Feel Free to Deviate is the follow up, or sequel to episode 40, which was a re-visitation of a month long blog I wrote during the final 26 days of my twenties, back in 2005. That’s why it’s called 26 Days. Clever, right? If you haven’t listened to episode 40 yet, you should do that first. If you don’t, this episode won’t make much sense. It’s all about context. Frequent Feel Free to Deviate collaborator Ed Mubarek joins me, and we discuss the blog posts and how points of view may or may not change over time. There are also a few deviations along the way. It was fun, and I hope you agree.
Topics include:
The never ending quest for recognition
Money concerns
Personal development
Bono and pomposity
The most American pie: pumpkin vs. apple
Starting over
Artistic endeavors and motivations
Dirty Three
So much more!
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate
Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Episode 0040 - 26 Days
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Today is my birthday, and I recently rediscovered a blog I wrote in December 2005 about the last days of my 20s. Episode 40 of Feel Free to Deviate is a recitation of that snippet of my life. It’s a fun (for me, at least…) look into the mindset of myself at 30. I think I’ll follow up with thoughts and feelings about this at a later date. I guess I’ll do a part 2 in a few weeks. Right now I’m going to bed. I hope you are still feeling merry. Have a great day. The actual blog can be found here - https://twentysixdays.blogspot.com/Topics include:
Vacation frustration
Parking related fear and loathing
Job title frustration
Feeling small
So much more!
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate
https://instagram.com/feelfreetodeviate
Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Episode 0039 - School Daze
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
High school begins at 12 years old in the Netherlands, and the first year is what they call a bridge year. My daughter and her classmates are in the midst of choosing which high school they will attend next year. She and her classmates are rushing off to different schools for open days, information evenings, and trial classes hoping to figure out which Rotterdam school will cater to their needs after 8 formative years together. Most of these young minds will break away and go off to make new friends and forge new paths on their own, and there is a lot of stress and expectation that goes along with that. I’m not positive, but I think most of the stress is coming from the parents, but I didn’t talk to any of them. I did, however, talk to my own kid about how she feels about it, and that is what this episode is. We had a chat this afternoon before visiting a(nother!) school. I’m not sure if this is interesting or insightful for you, or if it’s just self-indulgent nonsense, but hey, isn’t that what podcasts are? It’s a quick one. Give it a shot
Topics include:
Nice buildings
High school
Cupcakes
Puppies
Things kids like
So much more!
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate
https://instagram.com/feelfreetodeviate
Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Episode 0038 - Joris
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
The guest on episode 0038 of Feel Free to Deviate is techno artist/producer/musician/and DJ extraordinaire, Joris Voorn. He made a name for himself in the early 2000s, and he’s been going strong since. His job and lifestyle have always been interesting to me, partially because I once harbored a desire to be an indie-rockstar. Of course, I didn’t have the talent, drive, focus, or diligence to make that happen, but clearly Joris does. His story illustrates the difference between childish dreams and hobbies and an actual career in music. It’s a job, and he puts the work in. We talk about his musical roots and foundations and move through his education and the blossoming of his career. I’m not sure the key to DJ superstardom is revealed in this episode, but it’s a good place to start if that is something you are interested in learning about.
Topics include:
Classic rock
Indie rock
Techno and many of its genres
Getting a gig in Rotterdam
Architecture firms
Getting into the scene via perseverance
Imposter syndrome
Work satisfaction
The stew of success
Photography
Focus
Obsession
So much more!
Joris’s website is https://JorisVoorn.com or you can search for him in most music streaming apps. Google works too!
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate
https://instagram.com/feelfreetodeviate
Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Episode 0037 - Holly
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
The Guest on episode 37 of Feel Free to Deviate is Holly Adams. She’s a performer, voice actor, educator, and several adjacent things. She’s even a clown, but she doesn’t clown around. She is completely embedded and focused on being a legit working actor, and she’s been doing that for her entire adult life. It’s remarkable, and she’ll tell you all about it. Fun fact: I was in a play called Godspell my sophomore year of high school. I played Judas, and she was the director! How crazy is that? I decided to look her up, and this is the result. Doing Godspell was a good experience, as was our chat, and I hope that you agree.
Topics include:
Godspell
Theater
Voice over
Audio books
Red Nose! Clown stuff.
Being a lifelong working actor
Creating jobs for yourself and having a diversified base
So much more!
You can find Holly on the internet. Her website is https://shearwaterproductions.comYou can also go to Audible and search “Holly Adams” to find examples of her work. I just did it, and there are TONS of titles. Here’s a link - https://tinyurl.com/yeym7exjYou can also check her out on Instagram @hol.adams
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate https://instagram.com/feelfreetodeviate Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Episode 0036 - Sarah
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
***Apologies - If you were among the first downloaders you will notice a technical problem around 25 minutes in. I have fixed it. Please download the file again. You're gonna love it. The guest on episode 36 of Feel Free to Deviate is photographer, educator, and photography book author Sarah Malakoff. She is a professor at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and also a bonafide fine art photographer. What does that mean? Why don't you take a few moments to familiarize yourself with her work before listening. Her website is https://sarahmalakoff.com, but make sure you come back!
Are you back? Pretty good stuff, right? If you have ever wondered about the experiences of university level art teachers, this is your chance to hear all about it. Even if you never wondered about that particular segment, it’s a great episode. I think both of us had a good time, and I hope some of that rubs off on you, dear listener.
Topics include:
Hard pants
Fine art photography
Higher education
Camera dorkery
Photography books
The mental state of students during covid
The adjunct professor farm system
Using spite as a tool to achieve your goals
Master of Fine Arts degrees
So much more!
As I mentioned before, you can check out Sarah’s work on her website https://sarahmalakoff.com. There’s a page on the site that showcases her book “Second Nature.” https://sarahmalakoff.com/books
Also, she’s represented by the Howard Yezerski gallery in Boston. Drop in there and buy a photograph, or go to the site and look around. The link for that is https://www.howardyezerski.com/sarah-malakoff
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate https://instagram.com/feelfreetodeviate
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQLJzv4nxrpfn7FNedgwI2A
https://www.tiktok.com/@feelfreetodeviate
Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Episode 0035 - Outtakes and Mostly Unrelated
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Episode 35 of Feel Free to Deviate is an outtake episode that has almost nothing to do with careers. Is that weird? Now that I’m writing this, I think it is. Anyway, first up is an extension of episode 34, featuring Justin Baum. We talked a bit about music and bikes and audio equipment. After the Justin segment is a clip from my conversation with esteemed educator, film lover, and comic book guy, Michael Switek from episode 21. We talk about our feelings for Marvel films, and it's fun! If you’ve ever used physical media, it’s sort of like bonus material on a DVD or BluRay. You’re gonna love it.
Topics include:
VW GTI
Bicylces
Experimental techno
Music and stereo equipment
Spotify playlists
Marvel movies
The kitchen sink
That pretty much sums it up…
Check out "Feel Free to Listen," an ever-growing playlist of all the music mentioned on Feel Free to Deviate. You'll probably hate some of it, so put it on shuffle and skip the ones you don't like!
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram @feelfreetodeviate
Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Episode 0034 - Justin
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
The guest on episode 34 of Feel Free to Deviate is Justin Baum. He is the VP of Product at a software company called LeaseUp. He’s also a designer and a user experience guru. He probably won’t like that I called him a guru, but that’s too bad… He’s a very knowledgeable guy who digs deep into the philosophy surrounding the tech industry. I have always admired his technical skills, but also his uncanny ability to find an actual career path at an early age. He’s a sort of a wunderkind, who rocketed to early success, experienced some bumps along the way, and then reinvented himself on a different coast. We talk about the tech industry, image generation, and a bunch of other stuff. I’m hoping he’ll come back sometime so we can follow up on some of the many topics we started talking about.
Topics include:
The pleasures and pains of a rapid rise in the tech industry
the tech industry in general
Startup culture
Web 2.0!
Flat brim New Era
The perils of constant growth/the effects of constant growth on innovation
Toxic work environments
Sociopathic tech bros
What is “Product”
AI generated art
SO MUCH MORE!
Check out Justin’s company, LeaseUp if you have commercial real estate needs, or if you are curious - https://www.leaseup.co/
Some other related things you might want to check out:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stable_Diffusion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DALL-E
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_McLuhan
C-level - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_title#List_of_chief_officer_(CO)_titles
https://hbr.org/2019/01/the-era-of-move-fast-and-break-things-is-over
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_startup
That should keep you busy for a little while...
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram @feelfreetodeviate https://instagram.com/feelfreetodeviateAlso check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Episode 0033 - Florian
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Normally I say that Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success, but Episode 33 of Feel Free to Deviate is a sort of rambling and lightly focused discussion of a film that many people consider inspirational for career, success, life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness…In this episode I speak with my friend Florian Schroiff about the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness - that’s happyness misspelled with a Y. The film stars Will and Jaden Smith and is directed by Gabriele Muccino.
This isn’t a full scale film review or an in depth discussion of the pros and cons of late-stage capitalism. I’m not equipped for that discussion. It’s more like a conversation starter. I think…After a few searches I found scores of lists of inspirational success movies online, and The Pursuit of Happyness is on most of those lists, and it is #1 on many of them. Florian and I talk about the movie and its message, and how it could be viewed as a dystopian nightmare instead of a motivational masterwork.
Topics include:
The Pursuit of Happyness
You can do anything if you try.
Unrealistic goals
Filmmaking
Bone densitometers
Time machines
Knock knock jokes
Stock brokers
Will Smith
Charisma
So much more!
If you want to know more about Florian’s thoughts and feelings about the films he watches, he’s Flo, that’s F-L-O on Letterboxd. https://letterboxd.com/flo/
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram @feelfreetodeviate
https://instagram.com/feelfreetodeviate
Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Episode 0032 - Adam
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Episode 32 of Feel Free to Deviate features musician and sonic consultant Adam Brilla. Adam and his wife Jennifer run a company called Stompbox Sonic. What’s a sonic consultant? You should listen and find out. Spoiler alert: It’s super cool. He also works in the IT department of a Boston area college, and has had a string of jobby jobs along the way. This is a low-key episode sprinkled with bits of wisdom and whimsy. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Topics include:
Being a musician with a jobby job
Guitar effects
Public perceptions of artists and creative people
Positive artistic role models
Staying in touch with your passions
The arts and adaptability in the workplace
UVM and missed connections
The vibe mic
Meeting one’s sonic idols
Meeting one’s childhood goals
Exceeding one’s childhood goals
Reassessing one’s childhood goals
Ice cream! FFtD loves ice cream and cookies.
Doing stuff that your young self would think is cool
So much more!
You should totally go to https://stompboxsonic.com to check out Adam’s wares.
Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram @feelfreetodeviate
https://instagram.com/feelfreetodeviateFeel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com
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