For our spookiest episode yet, John sits down with Brian Koch. Brian is an actor and a musician. Most notably, he is the drummer in the Portland band Blitzen Trapper. But he is also a devoted archivist of his own unconscious life through the recording of his dreams. We discuss his experience of dreams and his time in Jungian analysis.
Oct 1
Episode 60: Recognition, In Real Life
Jessica Benjamin joins host John Totten for our season finale. In a wide-ranging conversation [outlined below], the renowned psychoanalyst and theorist reflects on her radical upbringing, the development of recognition theory, and the feminist lens through which she examines our ... Show More
1h 44m
Oct 2024
The Moth Podcast: Live from LA
We've got a special treat for you this episode! We're featuring a recent Los Angeles GrandSLAM - with hosting, audience slips, music, and of course, great stories. The episode was introduced by Sarah Austin Jenness, and the GrandSLAM was hosted by Brian Finkelstein. The musicians ... Show More
35m 43s
Jan 2024
Episode 109: Dream Stories #2
Stories in this episode:
- Are Dreams Just Dreams? by Jessica
- Unusual Dreams, by Cassondra
- Finally telling somebody, by Martin
- Did I Dream or Die? by Missa
- My Dad Came to Say Goodbye in my Dreams, by Crystal
- Grinning Swirling Smoke Creature, by Randall
Submissions: stor ... Show More
43m 29s
Oct 2020
Kyle Meredith With... Glass Animals
Glass Animals mastermind Dave Bailey dives into Dreamland with Kyle Meredith. Together, they discuss his love of big concepts and themes, specifically leaning into his past on this record, the tourism of nostalgia, and how our relationships with others help define us. The Texas-b ... Show More
42m 6s
Apr 2022
Alt-J on The Dream, Chauvinistic Classic Rock, and Writing Songs About Death
Alt-J’s Gus Unger-Hamilton catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Dream, the band’s fourth album. The English artist discusses how using more voices in their songs adds deeper dimensions, and why the tracks' characters seem to thrive on dramatic monologues.
Unger-Ham ... Show More
30m 42s
May 2024
David Duchovny: His Journey from PhD Student to The X-Files, Why He Writes Novels and Music, and Failure as a "Rich" Experience
David Duchovny sits down with Guy to talk about his wide-ranging creative life. He describes the “gut instinct” that led him to drop out of a Yale literature program and pursue acting; his iconic roles as Agent Mulder in The X-Files and Hank Moody in Californication; why he write ... Show More
1h 3m