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Some Things Considered with Sean Murphy

Some Things Considered with Sean Murphy

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 Join award-winning author Sean Murphy for conversations with the most accomplished minds spanning the literary, music, and tech industries. Sean brings his decades of experience as a cultural critic, professor, and founder of a literary non-profit to explore and celebrate the ways stories define us as artists and human beings. This podcast peels back the layers of creativity, examining why it matters and how brilliant minds achieve mastery. Each episode features authentic discussions and deep dives into craft, routines, and the personal journeys of successful storytellers.2024 アート 文学史・文学批評 社会科学
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  • Season 5 Ep 5 | Chris Colin | Modern Life is Designed to Exhaust You

    Season 5 Ep 5 | Chris Colin | Modern Life is Designed to Exhaust You
    2026/01/27
    In this episode, I talk with journalist and author Chris Colin, whose work in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and the WSJ explores the strange, frustrating, and revealing corners of modern life. We cover some of his recent journalism–and the experiences that inspired them, as well as the contemporary state of all-things literary. Some key takeaways include: His New York Times story "You're Going to Lose Your Mind': My Three-Day Retreat in Total Darkness." How Chris ended up in a three-day total-darkness retreat; what happens to the mind without stimulus; fear, boredom, insight, and why the piece went viral. Sensory deprivation & anxiety: Sean reflects on his own float-tank experiences and how quickly the mind resists stillness. His remarkable essay "Sludge," from The Atlantic. The argument that long holds, dropped calls, and customer-service nightmares are intentional—designed to exhaust us into compliance. Customers → shareholders: How corporate incentives shifted, eroding loyalty and degrading everyday life; the political and cultural consequences of institutional distrust. Apathy as design: Engineered exhaustion leads to resignation, which opens the door to authoritarian tendencies. The impetus of his brilliant piece from the Wall Street Journal, "How To Turn the Bureaucratic Grind of Life Into a Party." Chris's manifesto-like piece about turning administrative drudgery into a communal event—and why connection and shared suffering matter. Dystopian overlap: How 1984, Brave New World, and Kafka all apply to our current bureaucratic, automated, profit-driven world. Storytelling & power: Why corporations tell better stories than the people they burden—and how better narratives can expose the real "us vs. them." Chris, needless to say, is a writer you'll be smarter and happier having read. I hope this conversation turns you onto his work, and you help spread the word! Chris Colin's work has appeared in the Atlantic, the New York Times Magazine, and "Best American Science and Nature Writing." He has written about billionaires, rivers, rent-a-friends, endangered noodles, solitary confinement and much more, including several books, including What To Talk About, and Off: The Day the Internet Died: A Bedtime Fantasy. He lives in San Francisco. MORE ABOUT CHRIS COLIN Instagram: @chriscolin3000 Bluesky: @chriscolin3000.bsky.social Website: chriscolin.com ABOUT SOME THINGS CONSIDERED Award-winning author Sean Murphy in conversation with creative thinkers, spanning the literary, music, art, politics, and tech industries. As a cultural critic, professor, founder of a literary non-profit, Sean is always looking to explore and celebrate the ways Story is integral to how we define ourselves, as artists and human beings. This Substack newsletter and weekly podcast peels back the layers of how creativity works, why it matters, how our most brilliant minds achieve mastery. Join us to explore how our most successful and inspired storytellers engage by discussing craft, routines, brand, and mostly through authentic and honest expression. ABOUT HOST SEAN MURPHY Website: seanmurphy.net Substack: seanmurphy.live X: @bullmurph Instagram: @bullmurph Facebook: facebook.com/AuthorSeanMurphy LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sean-murphy-4986b41
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    56 分
  • Season 5 Ep 4 | Jenna Blum | Changing Genres, Creative Identity, & the Business of Writing

    Season 5 Ep 4 | Jenna Blum | Changing Genres, Creative Identity, & the Business of Writing
    2026/01/13
    This episode of Some Things Considered features the always-brilliant Jenna Blum, New York Times and #1 international bestselling author of Those Who Save Us, The Stormchasers, The Lost Family, Woodrow on the Bench, and her forthcoming psychological thriller Murder Your Darlings (out January 2026). It's a wide-ranging, candid conversation about writing across genres, the realities of literary success, and what it really means to build a sustainable creative life. Murder Your Darlings & Genre Shifts Jenna's first psychological thriller Why she chose to tackle the genre now Writing across historical fiction, memoir, contemporary fiction, and thriller Following curiosity over market expectations Using genre shifts as creative challenges (No spoilers — you'll have to read the book.) Success, Industry & Change Life as a New York Times bestseller — inspiration and envy How publishing and promotion have changed since the early 2000s The impact of social media on writers and careers Audience, Promotion & Showing Up Jenna's genuine love of touring, events, and reader engagement Rewriting the rules early on for building an audience Being present online and on the road — without losing balance Letting go of what writers can't control Community, Teaching & A Mighty Blaze The ongoing work behind A Mighty Blaze Why literary community matters (including micro-communities) How Jenna's approach to teaching has evolved over the past decade I hope this episode will encourage you to not only buy Jenna's book, but get one for a friend, spread the word, and explore the remarkable work she's been doing. I celebrate Jenna as the ideal literary citizen and a ceaseless source of knowledge and inspiration! ABOUT JENNA BLUM Instagram: @jenna_blumX: @Jenna_BlumFacebook: facebook.com/JennaBlumAuthor TikTok: @jennablumauthorWebsite: jennablum.com Subscribe to Jenna Blum on Substack ABOUT SOME THINGS CONSIDERED Award-winning author Sean Murphy in conversation with creative thinkers, spanning the literary, music, art, politics, and tech industries. As a cultural critic, professor, founder of a literary non-profit, Sean is always looking to explore and celebrate the ways Story is integral to how we define ourselves, as artists and human beings. This Substack newsletter and weekly podcast peels back the layers of how creativity works, why it matters, how our most brilliant minds achieve mastery. Join us to explore how our most successful and inspired storytellers engage by discussing craft, routines, brand, and mostly through authentic and honest expression. ABOUT HOST SEAN MURPHY Website: seanmurphy.net Substack: seanmurphy.live X: @bullmurph Instagram: @bullmurph Facebook: facebook.com/AuthorSeanMurphy LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sean-murphy-4986b
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  • Season 5 Ep 3 | Tim Wendel | Baseball, History, and Craft

    Season 5 Ep 3 | Tim Wendel | Baseball, History, and Craft
    2026/01/06
    In this episode, I speak with award-winning author and Johns Hopkins writing professor Tim Wendel, whose books include Summer of '68, Castro's Curveball, Cancer Crossings, and his newest novel Rebel Falls. Tim is productive, well-read, and well-traveled, so our conversation inexorably covered a great deal of ground, and some topics include: Baseball & storytelling: How the game shaped Tim's life as a writer; the mythology of Bull Durham; the legend of Steve Dalkowski. Substack & citizen historians: Why Tim believes everyday people must help preserve historical truth, especially amid 2025's wave of historical erasure. History as many stories: Why the meaning of history changes depending on who tells it—and why authoritarian regimes always try to control the narrative. Travel as antidote to prejudice: In the spirit of Mark Twain, how Tim's global reporting career shaped his worldview and fuels empathy. Censorship & cultural retreat: The rise of anti-Humanities rhetoric, the danger of "whitewashing" civil rights history, and why cultural amnesia is alarming. Artists and athletes as change agents: Jackie Robinson, jazz musicians, and others who changed America while facing enormous resistance. Teaching writing today: Tim's advice to students, the challenges and opportunities of AI, and why craft still matters. I hope you find Tim as refreshing and informative as I do: he's versatile, curious, and passionate–and cares deeply about why stories matter, and how to tell them. Tim Wendel's books include SUMMER OF '68, CASTRO'S CURVEBALL, CANCER CROSSINGS and other works. His latest, the historical novel REBEL FALLS, won the W.Y. Boyd Award from the American Library Association. A longtime writer-in-residence at Johns Hopkins University, his stories and columns have appeared in Esquire, GQ, Gargoyle, The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, Psychology Today and National Geographic. ABOUT TIM WENDEL Instagram: @timlwendelLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tim-wendel-39973 Facebook: facebook.com/TimWendelBooksWebsite: timwendel.com Endnotes & Backstory A eclectic look at history, culture and sports by Tim Wendel, a longtime writer-in-residence at Johns Hopkins University. By Tim Wendel ABOUT SOME THINGS CONSIDERED Award-winning author Sean Murphy in conversation with creative thinkers, spanning the literary, music, art, politics, and tech industries. As a cultural critic, professor, founder of a literary non-profit, Sean is always looking to explore and celebrate the ways Story is integral to how we define ourselves, as artists and human beings. This Substack newsletter and weekly podcast peels back the layers of how creativity works, why it matters, how our most brilliant minds achieve mastery. Join us to explore how our most successful and inspired storytellers engage by discussing craft, routines, brand, and mostly through authentic and honest expression. ABOUT HOST SEAN MURPHY Website: seanmurphy.net Substack: seanmurphy.live X: @bullmurph Instagram: @bullmurph Facebook: facebook.com/AuthorSeanMurphy LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sean-murphy-4986b41
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    1 時間 6 分
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