Paint. Write. Breathe. A Conversation with Kat Collins

Passing a Jogger in High Heels is a Turning Point

Episode 177 featuring Abby Stason, whose job titles and occupations are as varied as the stars, but we do talk about what she's up to now, how she arrived there and what it's like having a moment of self-reflection after running past a jogger in heels to catch the ferry. Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode AgentPalmer.com [http://agentpalmer.com/] AbigailStason.com [https://abigailstason.com/] Abigail Stason on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/abigailstason/] Abigail Stason on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/abigailstason] Abigail Stason on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/abigail.stason] Other Links Sixty years later, 'Stranger in a Strange Land' might be essential anthropology reading [https://agentpalmer.com/24261/media/the-written-word/sixty-years-later-stranger-in-a-strange-land-might-be-essential-anthropology-reading/] Manga Date Night: Reawakening the Otaku in Me [https://agentpalmer.com/24211/media/manga-date-night-reawakening-the-otaku-in-me/] An Avid Reader's Guide to a Methodical Book Purge [https://agentpalmer.com/24087/miscellany/rants/an-avid-readers-guide-to-a-methodical-book-purge/] Music created and provided by Henno Heitur [https://twitter.com/idahenno] of Monkey Tongue Productions [https://soundcloud.com/monkey-tongue-productions]. --End Show Notes Transmission--

Paint. Write. Breathe. A Conversation with Kat Collins

Episode 176 with Kat Collins, an artist who is here to enlighten us by talking about what it is like being an artist as a profession, the change from passion to profession, without losing the passion. Plus being a writer, teacher, burn-out, balance, and much much more. Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode AgentPalmer.com [http://agentpalmer.com/] KatCollinsStudio.com [http://katcollinsstudio.com/] Kat Collins Studio on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/katcollinsstudio] Kat Collins Studio on Threads [https://www.threads.com/@katcollinsstudio] Kat Collins Studio on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/katcollinsstudio] Other Links Five-Point Play is a do-as-I-do bible on leadership [https://agentpalmer.com/24246/media/the-written-word/five-point-play-is-a-do-as-i-do-bible-on-leadership/] An Avid Reader's Guide to a Methodical Book Purge [https://agentpalmer.com/24087/miscellany/rants/an-avid-readers-guide-to-a-methodical-book-purge/] Music created and provided by Henno Heitur [https://twitter.com/idahenno] of Monkey Tongue Productions [https://soundcloud.com/monkey-tongue-productions]. --End Show Notes Transmission--

Making Friends, Finding Community, and Battling Loneliness

Episode 175 with Beth Butram, who's positively on the ball when it comes to taking control of her own loneliness and sharing what she's learned with others. We discuss relationships and community, being comfortable with who you are, and talk a little bit about the "suck it up" mentality and much much more. Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode AgentPalmer.com [http://agentpalmer.com/] @BethButram on Substack [https://substack.com/@bethbutram] YouTube.com/@PodcastsbyBeth [https://www.youtube.com/@podcastsbybeth] Beth on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/podcastsbybeth] Social Leopards [https://socialleopards.podbean.com/] 7Cups.com [https://www.7cups.com/] JulienHimself on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaN4Pe5JEsWzAByY2WfxxjQ] Other Links Did Rick Rubin just become my spirit guide? [https://agentpalmer.com/24199/media/the-written-word/did-rick-rubin-just-become-my-spirit-guide/] How Attractive is Your Toaster? [https://agentpalmer.com/24154/media/how-attractive-is-your-toaster/] Music created and provided by Henno Heitur [https://twitter.com/idahenno] of Monkey Tongue Productions [https://soundcloud.com/monkey-tongue-productions]. --End Show Notes Transmission--

Is this game data? Is this just fantasy? Collins Returns to Talk Games, Media, and More!

Episode 174 features thereturn of one of my best friends' Jason Collins, who's back because a text conversation felt incomplete and instead of a phone call, let's just podcast! We talk about video games and emulation, modding, physical media, and just generally remembering how it used to be. Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode AgentPalmer.com [http://agentpalmer.com/] Watch Uriyel on Twitch.tv [https://www.twitch.tv/uriyel] Keeping the beat with Jason Collins [https://agentpalmer.com/podcast/keeping-the-beat-with-jason-collins/] Other Links If there is a hell, Tucker Max's book is there [https://agentpalmer.com/24148/media/the-written-word/if-there-is-a-hell-tucker-maxs-book-is-there/] Surprise! Amazon chooses profit over quality in wide Kindle crush [https://agentpalmer.com/24132/miscellany/rants/surprise-amazon-chooses-profit-over-quality-in-wide-kindle-crush/] Music created and provided by Henno Heitur [https://twitter.com/idahenno] of Monkey Tongue Productions [https://soundcloud.com/monkey-tongue-productions]. --End Show Notes Transmission--

One Spy, Two Spy, Burned Spy, Best Spy

Episode 173 features the return of one of my best friends, Jason Zapata, who's back because he's been trying to get this particular episode recorded for at least a few years. We're talking spies! Bond, Palmer, Bourne, Westen, Hunt, and more. Who's the best at infiltration, or combat, or spycraft, all that and much much more… Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode AgentPalmer.com [http://agentpalmer.com/] JasonZapata.com [https://www.jasonzapata.com/] Jason Zapata on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/jasonzpoetry/] The Proust Questionnaire: Volume IV, Jason Zapata [https://agentpalmer.com/podcast/the-proust-questionnaire-volume-iv-jason-zapata/] Other Links Name of the Wind is simply magnificent modern fantasy [https://agentpalmer.com/24074/media/the-written-word/name-of-the-wind-is-simply-magnificent-modern-fantasy/] I Got Stung and Not in the Good Way [https://agentpalmer.com/24058/media/the-written-word/i-got-stung-and-not-in-the-good-way/] Music created and provided by Henno Heitur [https://twitter.com/idahenno] of Monkey Tongue Productions [https://soundcloud.com/monkey-tongue-productions]. --End Show Notes Transmission--