Boodaism Podcast
1) Rage Against the AI Machine
I never thought I’d have to say this, but art is not the notes in a song, it’s not the colors on a canvas and it’s not the words on a page. Art is a direct and intimate expression of the human experie...Show More
2) Heart-Shaped Box
I know what it's like, to put my heart in a box.
3) What Does a Healthy Large Group Awareness Training (LGAT) Look Like?
Since publishing My Thoughts on ISTA last fall, the most common follow-up question I’ve gotten is some version of “Can LGATs (Large Group Awareness Trainings) be done in a good way?” The short answer ...Show More
4) My Thoughts on ISTA
What’s up with ISTA? That simple question has driven me to devote an unreasonable amount of time and energy trying to come up with a good answer. Sitting here now, many years into that journey, I’m ac...Show More
5) We Fucking Need Each Other
“I need you.” That’s a scary thing to say to someone, especially when it’s true. For many of us humans in modern, western civilization — realizing that we need to intimately involve other people in ou...Show More
6) I miss blogs.
Gather round my digital friends, I’m going to tell you about a time , a beautiful and innocent time, when the internet made people happy. Long, long ago, before large corporations started buying up p...Show More
7) You Can’t Be Nice to a Narcissist
My name is Dave, and I consider myself a narcissist. I love attention, I constantly overestimate myself, and my favorite topic of conversation is me. Chances are you know people like me, because there...Show More
8) Back in the Saddle: 2018 Annual Review
I took a break this year. For those of you who have been following this site, you’ll notice that sometime around the end of June I took a break from publishing every week. It wasn’t totally intentiona...Show More
9) Tell the Truth
Write something true. That’s my mantra. When I’m feeling blocked I pause and remind myself of this. Write the truth. Not the ultimate truth — just something that feels true, something authentic. That’...Show More
10) Before You Read ‘The Way of the Superior Man’ Read This
I just wanted to shake his hand. Here was a man I learned so much from, that answered so many of my questions about “being a man”, and I just wanted to meet him and say “your book meant a lot to me” —...Show More