EP 20 WHAT IF NOTHING REALLY CHANGED AND WE JUST STOPPED PRETENDING IT DID?

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Headlines shout change while life keeps looping the same chorus. That’s where we start—questioning whether power actually rotates or just changes outfits—and then we tumble into money myths, climate theater, and what it means to keep making art when everyone wants you polished, quiet, and on-brand. I admit the libertarian spiel, then pull it apart, not to be edgy but to be honest: if fiat is story, why does the story hold, and what does that say about the incentives beneath our outrage?

From there, I swing hard into a choice I know will split the room: releasing a new album built from old demos—mistakes, warts, timing drifts and all. I’m done waiting for perfect. I’d rather ship the truth and let you decide what’s worth saving. Think of it as an open archive on Spotify, not a museum. While we’re at it, we talk about the AI music flood and what those mass takedowns might actually signal. If algorithms remove algorithmic songs, is that enforcement or just machines arguing with each other? I don’t fear synthetic tracks as much as I fear forgetting why a human voice matters: a fingerprint of intent, a pattern of risk that software can imitate but not own.

And yes, I address the Instagram haters. Maybe they’re bots. Maybe they’re bored. Either way, I’m not handing them the steering wheel. If I get criticized, I’ll turn it into a bit, a riff, a song—something I control. That’s the real theme tying this all together: agency. Don’t wait for permission from a platform, a pundit, or a purity test. Make the thing only you can make. Publish it before your nerve fades. Then come back here and argue with me about whether anything is truly changing or if we’re just repainting the same walls.

Tap play, subscribe for the Halloween album drop, and leave a review with your spiciest take: should artists release everything, or curate like guardians of taste? Your call—and your comments—will shape where we take this next.