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I had a very awkward experience recently. I was invited as a special guest on one of India’s most popular podcasts. The problem was, I don’t speak Hindi. And the host doesn’t speak English. So I had to rely on my interpreter, but unfortunately she couldn’t be trusted.

I’m not the type to pick fights with other podcasters, but sometimes you have to speak up when they act like this. I don’t blame my interpreter Priya too much. She tried to soften what the host was saying, instead of translating it word for word. I get that. Some words can hurt the ego.

Season 7 later on this year. I know you’ve been waiting for a long time, but I promise it will be worth it. I put a lot of care and creativity into my writing and production, so thank you for your patience and support. While you wait, you can enjoy my nocturnal podcast, Experimental Stories. This is a unique podcast that I created for night owls like you. It’s full of surprises and mysteries that will keep you company in the dark.

All of the incridible Indian music for this episode is from Epidemic Sound.

To show your love for this show and to help a brother out, please buy me a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/earthstories When you give back I’ll mention your name on the show.

When I’m not writing or recording shows you can find me lurking around on twitter. Send me a DM and check out all of my tweets. @poeticearthling.

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Imagine if your lifespan was the length of a Fruit Fly?

Special Episode

The average human lifespan is 80 years. God has given us time to grow and develop not just physically but spiritually.

However, many of us waste those precious years in pursuit of meaningless things. We attach ourselves to immediate gratifications and hitch our wagons on a star.

80 years is fleeting, if your young you may think otherwise. The older you grow the more precious is time.

If your life was reduced from 80 years to a few days how different would you live?

Season two is arriving later this year. In the meantime please tell a friend about this show. Also, you can keep in touch with me on Twitter (X) @Experimentalstories.

I’m also the host of Welcome To Earth Stories, season 7 is also arriving later on this year.

All music is licensed under Epidemic Sound   

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My new year’s resolution is to become more famous than Taylor Swift.

Why should Taylor hog the spotlight and leave us mere mortals in the cold?Why did Time Magazine anoint her as the person of the year?

Special Bonus Episode

This episode establishes my case of why this show, and your truly, needs to be more famous than Taylor.

I know some diehard Swifties out there may disagree and stop listening to this podcast. This is a chance I’m willing to take to tell you the truth.

Brand new season is launching later on this year. To keep in touch and to read all my tweets you can reach me on twitter @poeticearthling.

If your thinking about starting a podcast this year but you don’t have the time or patience to edit then please reach out to me on twitter.

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What does a few Canadians, a couple of Swedes, a couple of Hungarians, one obnoxious American, and one cute Korean girl have in common? They’re all trapped on a plane at the edge of the North Pole.

There’s nothing better this Christmas season than to hear a great story. This story placed a smile on my face and I hope it does the same to you.

To my incredible earthlings, this year wouldn’t have been the same without your spirit. 

Thanks Shawntay for being the lady with the golden voice.

Thanks Tiffany C Lewis for your hard work and integrity.

Thanks Timothy for making my laugh

Thanks Jay for being my biggest fan on Twitter, or should I say X

And thanks to everyone for making Welcome To Earth Stories grow to new levels in 2023. 

Season 7 is arriving in 2024, please remain subscribed and spread the word about this show.

In the meantime check out our spin-off show, Experimental Stories.

To give back you can buy me a  coffee at buymeacoffee.com/earthstories 

All music for this episode is licensed under Epidemic Sound.

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Technological achievement is a poor replacement for intimacy.

Season 1, Episode 9

A few years ago I didn’t know anything about computers, and I wasn’t into slick cadets, except for a handheld electronic dictionary.

Because the writing world moved to social media I reluctantly followed. Established authors said the only way to make it as a writer is to embrace Facebook and similar sites.

At that time I despised the “online world” and deemed it as a drag on the soul and a waste of time. All of these likes, hearts, follower count and retweets was creating anxiety issues.

Sometimes I still despise it and view social media as a time suck.
There I am at 2 in the morning scrolling through twitter, or should I say brainlessly scrolling through twitter trying to find something to perk my interest.

Minutes turn into hours as I beat myself up for not getting anything done.

That’s bad, but that’s not the worst part.
Quality time with my wife is also compromised.
I know, that’s pretty awful.

Things are better now, not perfect but a huge improvement.
I’m practicing more self control and learning I don’t need to be “on” all the time.
It’s not like thousands of people are waiting breathlessly for my next post.

A simple thing as putting down the phone and staring in her eyes goes a long way. This action builds intimacy.

The following was used for this media project:
Music: Scary Industrial Noises by Tim Kulig
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/11273-scary-industrial-noises
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Music: Celestial Theta Brainstems by Tim Kulig
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10150-celestial-theta-brainstems
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Listen and follow my other podcast, Welcome To Earth Stories at Welcometoearthstories.com

Also follow me on Twitter (X) @experimenstory

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Are you creative, or is creativity for the chosen few?

Special Episode

I was a guest on The Adventures of a naive Poet with the one and only Graffiti Bleu. We talked about our creative process and how all of us can cultivate creativity in our lives.

Graffiti Bleu is an author, poet, musical artist, and spoken word performer.

For all of his books, shows, and special events go to gbleu.com

He was also featured on the Pegasus Delima episode of Welcome To Earth Stories.

Thank you for continuing to spread the word about this show. If you haven’t done so already please buy me a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/earthstories

Music for this episode is licensed under Epidemic Sound

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Is freewill only a figment of one’s imagination?

Season 1, Episode 8

Are you old enough to remember the slinky, this is a popular spring like toy accidentally created by Richard James in 1943.

Even if you didn’t play with a slinky your probably familiar with the commercial.

Wait a moment, you’ve seen the commercial right?
If not, pause what you’re reading, go to YouTube and type it in.

Are you back?

The slinky is comprised of metal coils, each coil affects the other as it climbs down the stairs.
It’s future moves depends on the previous.

We inhabit a Slinky Universe where each action is determined by the former.
This notion may eradicate the concept of free will.

Without free will or autonomy we can blame everything on the past. We could say society made me this way for good or bad and my future actions are written by events outside of my control.

Isn’t that the problem today, people not taking ownership of their mess and pointing the finger at someone else.
English poet, John Donne, most quotable line rings through,
“No man is an island.”

John Donne was right we are all interconnected, whatever you do will affect me to a greater or lesser extent since we all occupy this planet.

But I don’t believe this eliminates free will, however it may reduce it.

Listen and follow my other podcast, Welcome To Earth Stories at Welcometoearthstories.com

Also follow me on Twitter (X) @experimenstory

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Is the advent of AI our long awaited Saviour, or is it the birth of Skynet

Earlier this year I was invited to the Write Hive panel about AI in book publishing. Our conversation went beyond publishing to a more philosophical musing about where this technology is heading.

Many of my stories revolve around AI, a good example is Escape From Wokeville, go back and give it a listen.

I’m currently writing season 7, please reach out to me on Twitter(X) @poeticearthling.
Also to show your love for this show please buy me a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/earthstories

Please listen and follow my spinoff show, Experimental Stories.

Music for this episode

Dark Haunts by Tim Kulig
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Celestial Theta Brainstems by Tim Kulig
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10150-celestial-theta-brainstems
Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Saschas Things by Sascha Ende
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Other music is licensed under Epidemic Sound

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