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Must Triumph

Old Wisdom, New Audience

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A philosophy podcast—made by a guy who grew up on anime, pro wrestling, and martial arts. Something for everyone.

Must Triumph

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The Must Triumph podcast is now available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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November 08, 2018

Ep. 26 – Ira Glass: Imagine Quality Without Taste

November 08, 2018/ Sam Yang
( Ira Glass at the 73rd Annual Peabody Awards  | Peabody Awards)

(Ira Glass at the 73rd Annual Peabody Awards | Peabody Awards)

"But there is this gap. For the first couple years that you’re making stuff, what you’re making isn't so good, okay? But your taste—your taste is still killer."

By Sam Yang - Get similar updates here

Imagination takes courage. You're not only putting yourself out there to be judged by others but worse than that, you're putting yourself out there to be judged by your harshest critic: yourself.

Personally, when I struggle with creating the right content, or when I'm questioning what I'm doing: putting myself out there, putting out there weird philosophical audio essays and stories that are scored to music when everyone else is just interviewing controversial figures, and finding an audience, finding huge success, and I'm wondering to myself if I'm wasting my time, is there even an audience out there for me... and that's when I look to Ira Glass for wisdom.

Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Books I Recommend:

  • Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio - Jessica Abel

  • The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles - Steven Pressfield

  • Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative - Austin Kleon

  • The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien

  • The New Kings of Nonfiction - Ira Glass (Editor)

Music

  • Theme – Chosen by Ross Bugden

  • Gillicuddy – Springish

  • Blue Dot Sessions – Thread of Cloud, Cupcake Marshall, Up Up and Over, Vittoro

If you enjoy Must Triumph, please consider supporting this podcast and help me do this full-time, become a patron on Patreon (a site where you can monetarily support your favorite content creators). As a thank you, you'll get access to transcripts and bonus episodes. You can also make a single donation here.

Related Episodes:

  • Ep. 13 – The Samurai and the Master
  • Ep. 9 – In the Case of the Archer: Zen and Tao for the Western Mind
  • Ep. 6 – Just Go for It
November 08, 2018/ Sam Yang/
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