155 - Interview with Jeff Emtman of Here Be Monsters
Nov 19, 2018
51:49
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Jeff Emtman, guest on the Here Be Monsters podcast, talks about life challenges, creative challenges, and what it's like to drag main. They discuss controversial scientific claims, accepting others, exploring sound and vision, and living in a small town. They also share a heartwarming story about a man who walks all the bored dogs in the area each morning.
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Quick takeaways
Creating content that resonates with a specific audience is more important than trying to please everyone.
Embracing challenges and limitations can lead to new passions and creative pursuits.
Deep dives
Challenge of Pleasing Everyone
The speaker discusses the initial desire to create a podcast that would be universally appealing but quickly realized that not everyone would enjoy it. This realization led to a focus on creating content that resonated with a specific audience rather than trying to please everyone.
The Transition from Photography to Audio
The speaker describes how a degenerative eye condition caused a shift in career aspirations from photography to audio. By embracing the challenges and limitations brought about by the vision loss, the speaker found a new passion for sound and began creating a podcast that combined elements of their previous work in photography into an audio format.
The Importance of Perception
The speaker shares their experience of visual hallucinations during their vision loss journey, leading to a profound realization that one's senses and perception can be deceiving. This understanding of the subjective nature of perception informs the speaker's approach to their podcast, emphasizing the exploration of different perspectives and interpretations of reality.
Embracing Challenges and Growth
Through the challenges posed by the eye condition, the speaker developed resilience and learned to embrace obstacles as opportunities for personal growth. They highlight the Stoic idea of finding strength and moving forward by accepting and working through difficult situations, which has influenced their content creation and willingness to experiment with new ideas.
This weeks episode is an interview with Jeff Emtman from the Here Be Monsters podcast. This is my first time interviewing someone, and Jeff is a very interesting and thoughtful guest. We talk about life challenges, creative challenges, and what it's like to drag main. Enjoy!