The Renaissance Polymath

Episode 62 - Exploring America's Ghost Towns

Email The Podcast [podcast@therenpo.com] Follow On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/therenaissancepolymath/] Follow On Twitter [https://twitter.com/The_Ren_Po] Follow On YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKj8fqlyZBDnJnf8YuVtIfA]   On this episode I discuss America's Ghost Towns - where they are, why they exist, and why we're so drawn to them.   Music by Colin Boutwell [https://genius.com/artists/Colin-boutwell]

Episode 61 - The Art of Saying "No", and Meaning It

Email The Podcast [podcast@therenpo.com] Follow On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/therenaissancepolymath/] Follow On Twitter [https://twitter.com/The_Ren_Po] Follow On YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKj8fqlyZBDnJnf8YuVtIfA]   On this episode I discuss how saying "No" is a skill I've had to learn and hone over time, but it's one of the most important to me today.   Music by Colin Boutwell [https://genius.com/artists/Colin-boutwell]

Episode 60 - The Other Half of Photography

Email The Podcast [podcast@therenpo.com] Follow On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/therenaissancepolymath/] Follow On Twitter [https://twitter.com/The_Ren_Po] Follow On YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKj8fqlyZBDnJnf8YuVtIfA]   On this episode I discuss the other half of photography: editing.  I explain how editing isn't "cheating", and how it is used as an artistic expression and has been since the first days of photography.   Music by Colin Boutwell [https://genius.com/artists/Colin-boutwell]

Episode 59 - Creating vs Capturing Images

Email The Podcast [podcast@therenpo.com] Follow On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/therenaissancepolymath/] Follow On Twitter [https://twitter.com/The_Ren_Po] Follow On YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKj8fqlyZBDnJnf8YuVtIfA]   On this episode I discuss the difference between simply capturing an image and creating one.  I explain the ways photographers and artists create, even when they have little to no control over their environment and/or subject.   Music by Colin Boutwell [https://genius.com/artists/Colin-boutwell]

Episode 58 - What Really Happened at Tunguska?

Email The Podcast [podcast@therenpo.com] Follow On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/therenaissancepolymath/] Follow On Twitter [https://twitter.com/The_Ren_Po] Follow On YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKj8fqlyZBDnJnf8YuVtIfA]   On this episode I discuss the events that happened along the Tunguska River in 1908 and explore the possible explanations people have put forth.   Music by Colin Boutwell [https://genius.com/artists/Colin-boutwell]