What's Really Good with Nathan Allebach
65 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsPodcast by What's Really Good with Nathan Allebach
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#15 Going Viral, Social Media at TED, #PlaneBae, and How To Be Better Online with Ella Dawson
July 09, 2018 17:05 - 2 hours - 86.9 MBElla Dawson is the social media editor for TED Talks and a sex/ethics blogger. She went viral in 2015 for publishing a personal article about living with herpes in order to help destigmatize it in our culture. Her work has been featured on The Daily Mail, Buzzfeed, The Guardian, MTV, and she's done a TEDx talk on her story as well as received a letter of solidarity from none other than Hillary Clinton for her work. In this episode we talked about internet culture, 4chan, gamergate, feminism, ...
#14 Forming An Identity Through Art, Adventure, and Obstacles with Alexandra March
June 22, 2018 05:03 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBAlexandra March is a Philadelphia based songwriter who just released a new album titled "When The Garden Reveals Itself," which is available on Spotify and iTunes! In this episode we went through the story of what got her into writing and hit tangents on toxic relationships, trying new things, how to have better conversations about difficult subjects, and what it's been like for her being a female songwriter in such a male dominated industry. Enjoy! http://www.alexandrakaymarch.com/ Downloa...
#13 Twitter Culture, Comedy, and Living in Strange Times with Kellen Schneider AKA @captainkalvis
June 18, 2018 17:17 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBKellen Schneider is a comedian and Twitter personality who goes by @captainkalvis. He's written some of the best original joke content on Twitter (which gets stolen by tweetdeckers and meme curators for profit) and works in LA! We talked about what got him into comedy, what got him into writing jokes on Twitter, the state of social and political madness in 2018, being a comedian in 2018, and much more. Enjoy! Follow Kellen on Twitter at @captainkalvis
#12 Jungian Archetypes, The Jordan Peterson Phenomenon, and How To Think Critically with Jeff Cassel
June 15, 2018 04:16 - 2 hours - 97.4 MBJeff Cassel is a designer, guitarist, and all around creative wizard. We've known each other for around 15 years so in this episode we opened up with a bit on our history and walked through Jeff's childhood, specifically in how he was raised by two families in two ways of thinking, which shaped his perspective of dualism early on. From there we got into the topic of archetypes centered around Carl Jung's work— something that Jeff is fascinated by and studies constantly. After that we pivoted ...
#11 Idiot College Intern Steve with Bob Hunsberger
June 13, 2018 03:44 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBBob Hunsberger is a writer, musician, and the man behind @theidiotintern Steve! He started interning at our agency in January and fully developed "Idiot College Intern Steve," who is a character on Twitter that plays the clumsy, positive, borderline crazy intern of Steak-umm Meats. In our talk we covered the story of how the Steve character came to be and went through what it's like working on social media together. Enjoy! Follow "Steve" on Twitter at @theidiotintern
#10 Anthony Bourdain, The Intellectual Dark Web, and Creating Valuable Work with Daniele Bolelli
June 11, 2018 04:53 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBDaniele Bolelli is an Italian-born professor, martial artist, podcaster, and author of several books including On the Warrior's Path and Not Afraid. He's appeared as a guest on popular podcasts such as Joe Rogan's, Adam Carolla's, and Skepticality, the official podcast of the Skeptic Society. We opened up our conversation by touching on the tragic death of Anthony Bourdain, then got a bit into Daniele's experience in losing his wife and having to raise his daughter on his own. We then went on...
#9 Pentecostal to Progressive Christianity with Jennifer C. Martin
June 08, 2018 14:15 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBJennifer is the Senior Editor at Topix and has had her writing featured on UPROXX, Splinter News, Gawker, and Jezebel, and describes herself as a "Christian who refuses to behave." In our talk she went through her story growing up in the Pentecostal Church of God and how she moved out of that religious denomination into a more progressive worldview. We also covered a bunch of various talking points within Christian culture as a whole. Enjoy! Follow Jennifer on Twitter at @notreallyjcm
#8 Philly Music, Institutional Racism, and Political Polarization with Brian Walker
June 04, 2018 17:06 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBBrian Walker is the man behind the band "A Day Without Love," he's a community organizer, and founder of the Philadelphia DIY Collaborative Facebook Group, which consists of nearly 8,000 members sharing promotional tools, music, and stories. In our talk we went through Brian's upbringing and the effect it's had on his songwriting and identity, we covered a bit about race in America and his experience as a black emo/indie songwriter, and we touched on outrage culture, identity politics, and a ...
#7 Deconstructing and Reconstructing Christianity with David Hayward (Naked Pastor)
June 01, 2018 14:57 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBDavid Hayward has a Master of Theology and over 30 years of pastoral experience. Since 2006 he's run the blog Naked Pastor where he "undresses religion, religious community, and spirituality through writings, art, and cartoons." In this episode we talked about the cool projects David is involved with, shared our experiences growing up in the church, and worked through what it is to deconstruct religious baggage while reconstructing community and identity within the same framework. Enjoy! Fol...
#6 Wendy's Twitter Roasts, Postmates, and Life in Social Media with Amy Brown
May 29, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBAmy Brown is the former Social Media Manager for Wendy's and is the current Social Media Manager for Postmates! In this episode we went through the story of how she got to where she is today, what it's like to be the human behind a brand gone viral, and some of the fun (and craziness) of working in social media. Enjoy! Follow Amy on Twitter at @arb
#5 Transhumanism, Artificial Intelligence, and Universal Basic Income with Zoltan Istvan
May 26, 2018 12:57 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBZoltan Istvan is a transhumanist, futurist, author, and journalist. He's a former reporter for National Geographic, ran for president in 2016, and is running for governor of California in 2018 under the libertarian party. In this episode we got into what transhumanism is, what his policy platforms are, and tackled a lot of the questions people generally have around these topics. Enjoy! Follow Zoltan at @zoltan_istvan on Twitter
#4 Personal Identity Versus Brand Identity with Nelson Floyd
May 25, 2018 04:01 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBNelson Floyd is the owner of Speakeasy Coffee Company, drummer of Swift River Still, and a bunch of other cool stuff... but does any of that define who he is as a person? In this episode we talk about how "what we do" is often equated with "who we are" and a bunch more! Follow Nelson at @nelsonfloyd Follow Speakeasy Coffee at @secoffeeco on Twitter OR @speakeasycoffeeco on Instagram
#3 Sofar Sounds and Small Towns with Carolyn Lederach
May 21, 2018 04:39 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBCarolyn Lederach is the Sofar Sounds Philadelphia City Leader where she coordinates monthly concerts in third places around Philly. In this episode we cover the ins and outs of Sofar Sounds, get into the story of how Carolyn got to where she is today, and talk about our small town upbringings and how that ties into what we do! Follow Carolyn at @CLed1024 Follow Sofar Sounds at @sofarsounds
#2 The Future Of Education with Mike Pflueger
May 17, 2018 23:10 - 2 hours - 97.4 MBMike Pflueger is a teacher at The U School in Philadelphia, photographer, videographer, and musician. In this episode we got together to talk about the education system, inner city life, futurism, artificial intelligence, and many more ramblings! Follow him at @astrocadia
#1 A Piece Of The MoonPie with Patrick Wells
May 14, 2018 15:15 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBPatrick Wells was the social media manager for MoonPie based out of Tombras and is now a copywriter for the agency, Laundry Service. He joined me in the studio for our first ever episode to talk about how the MoonPie Twitter account went viral, along with general social media marketing banter and stories from the advertising world. Enjoy! Follow Patrick on Twitter at @pwells