The German Multipotentialite Experience: “Straightforward and Exact” with Flo and Friederike – TMP 067
Let’s go into the German-speaking world and the broader question of “how does language, culture, and society impact our multipotentialite identity?” We discuss the deficiencies of the German educational curriculum and the shocking class sizes that render individual attention from teachers impossible. Of course, the efficiency and pointedness of German can also help define terms and concepts that otherwise come across as a little too passive and vague in English. So can we find the best of multiple languages?
Queerness and Multipotentiality Part 2: Empowered Complexity with Niyoosha and Hannah – TMP 066
Queerness and multipotentiality: what do they have to do with each other? Vanessa speaks with Niyoosha and Hannah, each members of the LGBTQ+ community, and all multipotentialites. In Part 2, we’re covering parallels between heteronormative culture and “non-multipotentialite culture,” how people try to put others in boxes, and how to use the darkness and complexity to be empowered.
Queerness and Multipotentiality: An Intersection of Rainbows with Niyoosha and Hannah – TMP 065
Queerness and multipotentiality: what do they have to do with each other? Vanessa speaks with Niyoosha and Hannah, each members of the LGBTQ+ community, and all multipotentialites. Labels can be important to help figure out your identity, but they’re just a tool that helps you, and they don’t have to rule your life.
Creative Techniques to Improve Your Creativity, With Thomas Beutel – TMP 064
This episode gives you some concrete steps for organizing your creative thoughts and inspiration into productive routines that do not emphasize “100% completion,” but rather embrace and collate your spontaneity!
The MultiPod 2.0: von Neumann, Queen, and a Brand New Theme – TMP 063
The MultiPod is back! And we’re moving into 2.0 mode. Discover what that means to you, what’s ahead, and why this show might become even more relevant in your day-to-day life.
In the Backyard and Live! with Ted, Vanessa & Taylor – TMP 062
Regular co-hosts, Ted and Vanessa, are joined by her husband Taylor to reflect on the differences between online and in-person relationships, our own experiences of meeting people in person after first knowing them online, and then take the opportunity to chat about the experience of the partner to a multipotentialite, and the compromise and support that comes with our many career changes.
Profiles in Multipotentiality: Tesla and Hughes – TMP 061
The MultiPod takes a new turn with a focus on biographies of historic multipotentialites. Nicola Tesla and Howard Hughes take center stage today, and we put their stories into the context of the modern multipotentialite to give us all energy and inspiration to discover what we’re each capable of achieving.
How Better Communication Will Make Your Projects Soar, With Flo – TMP 060
Thriving multipotentialite, Flo Stummer, joins us today from Austria, sharing some valuable lessons in planning, expectations, making the most of failures and most of all the importance of good, clear communication. Through a combination of business and academic life, Flo helps us explore the definition and meaning of “success” and sets us up to be prepared and confident in our new endeavors.
Mary Gabriola: A Life Lived Without a Name on a Parking Spot – TMP 059
Our guest today, Mary, is an inspiration for a life well-lived as a multipotentialite. From education to permaculture gardening, sailing to learning to play the bodhran, Mary has embraced the winding path of adventure and discovery, a journey that shows no signs of slowing down. Join us for a light-hearted, wide-ranging, motivating, and inspiring conversation about all the things you can accomplish when you put your mind to them. With a handy scheduler/planner to help you out!
What It’s Like To Experience Public Shaming – TMP 058
Our guest today is, like any multipotentialite, full of talents, ideas, dreams and motivations. However, she has also been through the type of experience that we usually only observe from a distance, involving celebrities and strangers, the kind of thing we would usually say, “It’ll never happen to me.” Well, for Kylie it did: a workplace conflict that was dragged out into the local media, and she was publicly fired. Kylie is here to to share some insight into what this kind of trauma feels like, and how to summon the courage to believe in and have faith in who you are. We all seek validation from different sources, but at the end of the day it has to start with yourself.