joshua chamberlain

Category: television

  • listening to listen

    It seems like most of the time, when I listen to a podcast, it’s to get something out of it. I’m on the hunt for tidbits of creative advice, insight into a craft, or equipment for living life in these trying times. Rarely do I listen just to listen. Marc…

  • we wear the mask

    It’s both chilling and appropriate that Facebook announced its name change and shift in business the week of Halloween. ‘Tis the season for all the mischief that accompanies wearing a mask. And Facebook has always been in the business of mask-making. It’s fair to say that most of us on…

  • a pretty good answer

    If you read this blog semi-frequently, it’s probably no surprise that I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about death. In regards to the question, “What happens when we die?” this is one of the best answers I’ve come across (and it comes from a late night talk show…)

  • two midnights

    Back-to-back watching is always one of my favorite things. It’s my belief that the texts you engage with can speak to one another and engage in conversation within you. In my own recent viewing, I’ve found that the limited horror series Midnight Mass pairs exceptionally well with Duncan Trussell’s The…

  • passing an idea

    I’ve spent some time recently reflecting on inspiration. After spending last summer watching Friday Night Lights, a drive in football feels the perfect metaphor to express how we inspire others. The ball doesn’t stay in one person’s hands. It’s passed between players. Ultimately, our job is to create things that…

  • receiving aliveness

    I’ve been having a blast with The Midnight Gospel, Duncan Trussell’s animated podcast that examines life, death, and questions of existence (alongside some trippy animation.) Each episode has its own nuggets of wisdom, but one of my favorites comes from the fourth episode, which features Dharma teacher, Trudy Goodman. “We…

  • why Dave Grohl doesn’t like to rehearse

    I loved this interview with Dave Grohl, where he provides insight into the Foo Fighters’ rehearsal process: We do have a saying in the Foo Fighters, that if it gets any better, it’s gonna get worse. So I don’t like to rehearse, because I like to get out on stage…

  • touching the wound

    As I plow through Mad Men once again, I’m struck by the way every scene touches Don Draper’s core misconception: that he is is unworthy of love and affection. There’s plenty to unpack regarding enmeshment of masculinity, personal worth, and upward mobility in a capitalist society, but these things all…

  • assembling yourself

    I’m slowly nibbling my way through Mark Harris’s new book, Mike Nichols: A Life, an account of the late film director’s life and career. There’s a whole slew of things I didn’t know about Nichols, from the circumstances of his childhood as a Jew fleeing Germany in the late 30s…

  • building a house of cards

    Yesterday, I inadvertently broke a 150-day streak of writing on this blog. It was a busy day, filled with work and getting coffee with friends and conversations about storytelling and faith and Lil Nas X’s music videos. It wasn’t until the middle of the night, in the fits of a…