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Focused AF

411 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 187 ratings

a podcast for finding center in constant change

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pain in my ass

August 20, 2018 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MB

Gross health problems and finding healing with special guest Marielle Kehoe. The Heart episode, “itch”: https://www.theheartradio.org/bodies/itch My latest YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wfq3moGP0s Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more videos: http://zachvalenti.com/youtube

The Greatest Vacation

July 20, 2018 17:07 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

Howdy from a hammock in New Hampsire! Alan Lightman's story: https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/03/27/alan-lightman-searching-for-stars-on-an-island-in-maine/ Aldous Huxley's Introduction: http://parvati.tripod.com/perennial.html Jill's TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight/up-next Music by: Midouri, Ketsa, Beat Culture, and Dead Times from FreeMusicArchive.org Rate the show wherever you listen to podcasts, share this episode with anyone you ...

Stop The Event!

July 07, 2018 09:21 - 32 minutes - 30 MB

What does George Washington, Silicon Valley Billionaires, and The Apocalypse have to do with each other? Listen in and find out! Reference Links: Music by Andrew Applepie: http://andrewapplepie.com "You Are Not A Gadget" by Jaron Lanier: https://amzn.to/2KETT4w "Survival of the Richest" by Douglas Rushkoff: https://medium.com/s/futurehuman/survival-of-the-richest-9ef6cddd0cc1 "Conversation with Myself" by Alan Watts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylqPkuCJPBs "What do you do with the ...

Finding My Way

June 25, 2018 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

Jogcasting returns for a looser episode. Feels good to restore my integrity with y'all. References: Derren Brown - Miracle: https://www.netflix.com/title/80219802 Tao Te Ching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6cgIWU53uE If you need to contact me: Email [email protected] or leave a voicemail at http://focused.af

Game Theory

June 11, 2018 08:01 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

Death is hard enough to talk about. Suicide is another story entirely. I hope you get as much out of listening to this as I did making it. Thank you for being a part of my life - it's a privilege to be a part of yours. Mental Health Resources: Global database: http://www.suicide.org/ Wikipedia international suicide crisis lines list, by country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines Suicide Hotline (United States): 1-800-273-8255 Suicide Prevention (Canada): https:/...

Howdy, Partner

May 28, 2018 12:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

This is an episode about partnership, communication, and being present. Ellen Winter - storyteller & composer (http://ellenwintermakesthings.com/) 36 Questions, a podcast musical (https://www.twoupproductions.com/shows/36questions) The old Focused AF episode about online dating.... (https://omny.fm/shows/focusedafshow/2-1-april-28th-2017)

zach.help!?

May 14, 2018 12:00 - 1 minute - 1.48 MB

Hey there! Thanks for helping!!! Go to http://zach.help to lend a hand!!! Music by Andrew Applepie (http://andrewapplepie.com)

Intergenerational FOMO

May 12, 2018 08:02 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

An intimate conversation about FOMO, regret, and a surprising piece of poetic wisdom with my late Grandma Bobbie and her wonderful boyfriend, Maurice. Links to Keats: Negative Capability: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/glossary-terms/negative-capability "The Human Seasons": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44472/the-human-seasons Music in this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions & Poddington Bear from www.freemusicarchive.org. Here's a link to the original, 2017 "Focused as F*...

Playing Outdoors

April 28, 2018 02:20 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

Two stories from the West Coast, told on a park bench on the East Coast. Music is available from FreeMusicArchive.org. Please consider supporting the show on Patreon.com/zachvalenti with a monthly contribution. Subscribe, rate, & review wherever you listen to podcasts! And join me live on YouTube Sunday May 6th, 2018 4:00PM EST with special guest Sarah Shachat of Wolf 359.

Green Grass

April 13, 2018 09:44 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB

The illusion of greener pastures, a sneezy cat, and one more year around the sun. I'm Zach Valenti and this is Focused AF, my audio log exploring focus and what matters most in life. The 60 experimental episodes of Focused as F*ck, the predecessor to this series, are available at: https://omny.fm/shows/focusedafshow/playlists/focused-as-f-ck Music in this episode: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cellophane_Sam/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Echo_Chamber_Rope_Trick/ ⇊⇊ Social Link...

Hello, Neighbor!

March 30, 2018 07:27 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

I'm Zach Valenti and this is Focused AF, my audio log exploring focus and what matters most in life. The 60 experimental episodes of Focused as F*ck, the predecessor to this series, are available at: https://omny.fm/shows/focusedafshow/playlists/focused-as-f-ck Music in this episode: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_A_Aalto/ ⇊⇊ Social Links ⇊⇊ Twitter: http://twitter.com/zachvalenti Tumblr: http://iamzachvalenti.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/zachvalenti Snapchat: http://sn...

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