25 - The 3 Main Reasons Why Media Companies Are All Failing

Journal entries deserve cover art

I was writing deep into the night a few weeks ago listening to Fela Kuti. Staring out of my panoramic living room window facing Midtown, Manhattan. Within three hours I wrote my greatest piece of writing to date. It's descriptive, confidential, and vindictive. When I dive into these modes where I'm expressing frustrations on personal conundrums, I design cover art for these pieces to make them feel finished. Artwork adds a layer of depth to our writing that we could all benefit from. I'm still working on physically penning these words on paper in blue ink like a real journal I can stuff in my briefcase. I'm too addicted to my laptop =/ Follow Ariel on ⁠⁠Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/arielzorri/]⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@arielzorri], and ⁠⁠X [https://x.com/arielzorri]⁠⁠. Buy ⁠Dominican Vanilla [https://www.byariel.com]⁠. Out now.

Still testing...Genius Bar, Grand Central

I misplaced my mic for a few days while rearranging the apartment a bit for the Fall. As I remain experimental with the direction of this podcast, lately I've been drawn to capturing the acoustics of a ride on the subway. Briefly, you could hear those nasty ass coughs. I rarely take the iron horse these days, but I scheduled an impromptu Apple Genius Bar appointment in Grand Central and took off mid-day. Pressed play while speed walking to the 7-train and decided not to hop the turnstile to keep it player on wax. In reality, I wanted to capture OMNY's payment sound for the episode. Every sonic detail is accredited and connected. It's all about creating a story out of thin air. Follow Ariel on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/arielzorri/], ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@arielzorri], and ⁠X⁠ [https://x.com/arielzorri]. Buy Dominican Vanilla [https://www.byariel.com], out now.

The Renaissance

I return from a year-long hiatus to share the monumental upgrade in audio quality with a raw, lengthy soundscape of a store run in my neighborhood. A LOT has changed since last Spring, I'll cover those grounds in the upcoming episodes. When I checked my dashboard in DR last week, 17 listeners were still tuned in somehow. That's love. New cover art sans text. No more numerical episode nomenclature, titles/sentences are more engaging. New audio recorder (my iPhone's Voice Memos app is retired for good). And a renewed commitment to the craft. Follow Ariel on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/arielzorri/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@arielzorri], and X [https://x.com/arielzorri]. Buy ⁠Dominican Vanilla⁠ [https://www.byariel.com], out now.

26 - Sports Gambling

There has been an undeniable normalization of online sports betting. In our hedonistic society, we owe it to ourselves to remain as mindful and responsible as we possibly can when it comes to how we feed into pleasures. It's no way to live life, but one way to feel thrilled. Although my experience with gambling has been somewhat successful and not a deterrent to my life financially, I wholly acknowledge many cannot say the same. If you're going to participate, my best advice would be: * Only bet 1% of your monthly income * Deduct 40% of your withdrawals for taxes by transferring those funds into a high-yield savings account to accrue interest until next year * Do whatever you want with the remaining 60% of your withdrawals—you earned it Please bet responsibly and chill tf out if you find yourself addicted. You win some, you lose most. Love eternal, ⁠Ariel⁠ Zorrilla [https://beacons.ai/arielzorri] ------------------------------------------------ Today's affiliates: ⁠⁠⁠Rakuten⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.rakuten.com/r/ARIELZ76?eeid=28187] ⁠Wealthfront⁠ [https://www.wealthfront.com/c/affiliates/invited/AFFA-9NMZ-RAZX-0KO2] FanDuel [https://refer.sportsbook.fanduel.com/#/land/2ddeae16-9bfd-4b89-a6e6-d35d32151d99] Fine fragrance ⁠⁠⁠Dominican Vanilla⁠⁠ ⁠ [http://byariel.com/] JUNE 2023 Etsy shop (730+ items sold!) ⁠⁠⁠https://arielzorri.etsy.com⁠⁠ [https://www.etsy.com/shop/arielzorri]⁠ | Use code THINKASYOUWALK for 20% off any item! Writing ⁠⁠How My 93-Year-Old Apartment is Better Than A New Affordable Housing Unit⁠⁠ [https://arielzorrilla.medium.com/how-my-93-year-old-apartment-is-better-than-a-new-affordable-housing-unit-c075ab89de1c?sk=5f8e34ffe7e431343007fca3a2e38909] Subscribe on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@arielzorri [https://www.youtube.com/@arielzorri]

25 - The 3 Main Reasons Why Media Companies Are All Failing

It's because we see the bullsh!t from afar and have been disengaged in order to create our own media.  With persistence and strategy, this is the equation that is making it possible for people to monetize their work online and pursue creative ventures on their iPhones. In today's episode, I expand on ⁠⁠my earlier Tweet⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/arielzorri/status/1659314164068655104?s=46&t=66gHBV0Vej2l6aoWv6AhXw] where I listed why MTV News, Vice, and Buzzfeed failed consecutively. P.S. I'm shooting my first "commercial" for my debut perfume Dominican Vanilla tomorrow 😎  Directing a set is FAR more difficult than I ever imagined. I can't believe it took this long to draft concepts, but we here! Love eternal, ⁠⁠Ariel⁠⁠ [https://beacons.ai/arielzorri] ------------------------------------------------ Today's affiliates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Rakuten⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.rakuten.com/r/ARIELZ76?eeid=28187] ⁠⁠Wealthfront⁠⁠ [https://www.wealthfront.com/c/affiliates/invited/AFFA-9NMZ-RAZX-0KO2] Fine Fragrance ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dominican Vanilla⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ [http://byariel.com/] | So good so far | June 2023 Etsy shop (710+ items sold!) ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://arielzorri.etsy.com⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.etsy.com/shop/arielzorri]⁠ | Use code THINKASYOUWALK for 20% off any item! Writing ⁠⁠⁠How My 93-Year-Old Apartment is Better Than A New Affordable Housing Unit⁠⁠⁠ [https://arielzorrilla.medium.com/how-my-93-year-old-apartment-is-better-than-a-new-affordable-housing-unit-c075ab89de1c?sk=5f8e34ffe7e431343007fca3a2e38909] Subscribe on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@arielzorri⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@arielzorri]