selftaught

Busy week for the Gorillamen, so we'll get right to it. This time around, we talk about self teaching...specifically:

• When did you first learn about self-teaching?
• What’s the first thing you taught yourself?
• What are a few self-taught things you feel you do well?
• Most self taught things are still shaped by books and other things. Is there something you've done that you truly taught yourself? (i.e. You did something new with no idea at all of how to do it?)
• What are the advantages of being self-taught?
• What are disadvantages of being self-taught?
• Who are some of the coolest self-taught people you know?
• How has the Internet changed being self-taught?
• Is there still something to be said for traditional learning vs. self-taught learning?
• Do you think the confidence that comes with being self-taught can lead to over confidence and not actually learning as much as someone who is taught more traditionally?
• What would you tell someone who thinks they need to learn traditionally or who lacks the discipline to teach themselves something new?
• What's the future of being self-taught?

Episode 40 features Joel Mengel creator of The Edge of The World Broadcast, a zombie apocalypse podcast that he wrote, created, edited, and produced. We discuss all of those processes, plus inspirations, working with kids, being proud, not wasting time, and more.

During the episode we cover:

• Who is Delsin Moore?
• Write what you know
• When inspiration strikes
• A Prarie Home Companion
• The recording process
• Editing and directing yourself
• Working with kids
• Sound effects
• Learning by doing
• Episodic vs. binge
• Being proud
• Don't waste your time
• Respecting the audio medium
• Knowing how it ends
• Storytelling
• And much more...

Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode

AgentPalmer.com

The Edge of the World Broadcast

The Curly Mustache Podcast

Tweets

@ThePalmerFiles

@AgentPalmer

@Fuelneve

@EdgeWorldCast

Other Links

Ready Player Two: Meet the New Book, Enjoyable as the Old Book

Storytelling is an Undead Art in “The Edge of the World Broadcast”

King Falls AM

The Magnus Archives

You can also hear more Palmer in the meantime on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier and as mentioned on this show as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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International Outsider Artist, Flavia Testa is a rebellious free-thinker whose raw, unapologetic work drew me to her. We share our thoughts on pursing an art career without formal training from an art school, how pushing risky concepts in her art has been rewarding, how being a “third culture kid” with UN Diplomat parents impacts her work and why it’s important to take your ego out of your art. Flavia also shares her thoughts on the purpose of art and the nuance associated with pricing it.

You can find Flavia on:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• www.flaviatesta.com

Many of us grew up looking at images of models, trying to measure up to their distorted and photoshopped bodies, and always came up short to the unrealistic beauty standards in our society.

This episode of our podcast Art & Cocktails features guest Elisa Valenti, who paints women who are luxurious, voluptuous, and are celebrated for their unique shapes and sizes.

She didn't always paint the figure, and only recently pursued this subject matter. Her art carer took off within a year when she finally started painted her truth and falling in love with who she is.

I can't wait for you to meet Elisa and experience her gorgeous work and inspiring story.

Listen here or on iTunes, Spotify, Libsyn, and more.

P.S. If you are excited about her work and want to collect a piece, we have affordable originals available at PxP Contemporary https://www.pxpcontemporary.com/collections/elisa-valenti

Cheers!

I had a great conversation with Painter, Kimberley Eddy about, where she grew up, how she went from teacher to full-time painter, her time living in my home country, Bermuda and how it left its mark on her. We dug into why she incorporates the ocean into so much of her work, how that’s become her brand and how she feels about sharing work that’s outside of what she’s most known for. We also talk about how one gets their work recognized by galleries and collectors, being self-taught and the system she uses for pricing her work.

You can find out more about Kimberly on her website.

Renae interviews Alisha Evans of Sugar Doodle Boutique and learns about how she has created a successful home-based business and overcome challenges along the way.

Allen Weinstein is the author of Memoirs of a Learning Disabled Dyslexic Multi-Millionaire. 

Allen couldn't read until he was thirteen and written off by our educational system. 

No matter what happened, Allen never believed he was a failure and overcame obstacles that were deemed impossible.  He said that failure is only when you quit.  Don't quit!

One Sunday night he went to bed a multi-millionaire and woke up Monday morning penniless.  But, he turned it all around and believes anyone can.  When you have to FIGHT to succeed, you have a better chance at success!  Setbacks are important in life -- they help you to understand what NOT to do.

You will want to share his incredible story of overcoming what some might call failure.  But Allen saw these setbacks as opportunities -- he fought......and he won.  He knows that you can too - no matter what circumstances are in front of you.

You do not want to miss this amazing story of success against all odds.

In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I had a chance to interview Sarah Potter, Author of How You Can Trade Like A Pro and founder of www.shecantrade.com. This self-taught trader will share her story and why this former futures trader quickly migrated over to options trading because of the better fit with her lifestyle.

You'll hear Sarah's strategy for only trading weekly options on "hot" or "popular" stocks as opposed to monthly contracts. Plus, we will dig deeper into how and why she chooses to use multiple timeframes when trading including the weekly, daily and 60 mins charts. It's a can't miss episode!

I met Steve Belanger when I was a guest on his podcast, The Gamut with Steve Belanger on the Sideshow Network. A raconteur and funny guy, we've become friends. So when he asked me about making a short film on life's odd journey, I said "dont."

It's rare I discourage people from filmmaking, but I knew Steve was mostly a funny performer at heart. What good would mounting a short film do for a busy guy like Steve?

"It's About Time" opens in New York in April and you won't want to miss it. Click the title for tickets. Steve wrote and will perform and it's directed by Broadway veteran and "Three's Company" star Richard Kline.

We talk about collaboration, being control freaks and balance of the two.

Thank you for listening. Please share with a pal.

Jordan

I met Steve Belanger when I was a guest on his podcast, The Gamut with Steve Belanger on the Sideshow Network. A raconteur and funny guy, we've become friends. So when he asked me about making a short film on life's odd journey, I said "dont."

It's rare I discourage people from filmmaking, but I knew Steve was mostly a funny performer at heart. What good would mounting a short film do for a busy guy like Steve?

"It's About Time" opens in New York in April and you won't want to miss it. Click the title for tickets. Steve wrote and will perform and it's directed by Broadway veteran and "Three's Company" star Richard Kline.

We talk about collaboration, being control freaks and balance of the two.

Thank you for listening. Please share with a pal.

Jordan

In this epsidoe of the How to Program with Java podcast, I talk with a self-taught programmer who has started up his own very successful marketing product based on his programming knowledge.  Troy was graduated with a degree that would have had him working as an audio engineer, but instead took a 180 and pursued his passion for tech and programming.  Now he's the big cheese (CTO) and living the dream.  Find out how he did it, and how YOU too can do it on this great podcast interview.

In this epsidoe of the How to Program with Java podcast, I talk with a self-taught programmer who has started up his own very successful marketing product based on his programming knowledge.  Troy was graduated with a degree that would have had him working as an audio engineer, but instead took a 180 and pursued his passion for tech and programming.  Now he's the big cheese (CTO) and living the dream.  Find out how he did it, and how YOU too can do it on this great podcast interview.

In this epsidoe of the How to Program with Java podcast, I talk with a self-taught programmer who has started up his own very successful marketing product based on his programming knowledge.  Troy was graduated with a degree that would have had him working as an audio engineer, but instead took a 180 and pursued his passion for tech and programming.  Now he's the big cheese (CTO) and living the dream.  Find out how he did it, and how YOU too can do it on this great podcast interview.

Alan Robbins is a self-taught programmer who dabbled with programming in college.  After not doing to well in the post-secondary system with respect to programming, he changed his major and graduated with a degree in Business Economics and a minor in Psychology and Philosophy.

After graduating, he decided that he had a knack for programming (even if the "system" told him otherwise) so he ended up getting an entry level job as a programmer.  Since then, he's started up a couple of businesses and is now running a very successful software development company with 40 employees and "lives the dream" by working from home.

Alan Robbins is a self-taught programmer who dabbled with programming in college.  After not doing to well in the post-secondary system with respect to programming, he changed his major and graduated with a degree in Business Economics and a minor in Psychology and Philosophy.

After graduating, he decided that he had a knack for programming (even if the "system" told him otherwise) so he ended up getting an entry level job as a programmer.  Since then, he's started up a couple of businesses and is now running a very successful software development company with 40 employees and "lives the dream" by working from home.

Alan Robbins is a self-taught programmer who dabbled with programming in college.  After not doing to well in the post-secondary system with respect to programming, he changed his major and graduated with a degree in Business Economics and a minor in Psychology and Philosophy.

After graduating, he decided that he had a knack for programming (even if the "system" told him otherwise) so he ended up getting an entry level job as a programmer.  Since then, he's started up a couple of businesses and is now running a very successful software development company with 40 employees and "lives the dream" by working from home.

Keeping on our theme of becoming a success story with programming as a self-taught programmer, I interview a successful self-taught programmer by the name of John Sextro.  As a seasoned programmer and agile coach with no degrees or diplomas, John made it to 'the big show' by impressing one of the gatekeepers of that coveted 'entry level programmer' position.  Find out how he managed to kick start his career in today's interview.

Keeping on our theme of becoming a success story with programming as a self-taught programmer, I interview a successful self-taught programmer by the name of John Sextro.  As a seasoned programmer and agile coach with no degrees or diplomas, John made it to 'the big show' by impressing one of the gatekeepers of that coveted 'entry level programmer' position.  Find out how he managed to kick start his career in today's interview.