The Silent Podcast: Recent Episodes
Austin Weatherspoon
Yes I am crying on the internet.. What are you gonna do about it?
This episode was recorded after receiving a letter from my estranged father which triggered everything Iāve been trying my hardest to suppress. Had a nice little emotional breakdown and I thought this would be perfect moment to exploit for a podcast episode! šš¾
I hope you guys enjoy this 15 minutes of unresolved abandonment issues, resentment, confusion, pain, anger, sadness, trauma, and other conflicting emotions.
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Taking it back to basics with an audio-only episode. Today is New Year's Eve. Here I sit to reflect on this year.. The things it brought, the things it took away, the things I learned, the things I unlearned. I encourage you to take a moment to reflect as well. If you look intently, you may notice that 2020 wasn't the problem, but it did expose all of the problems that we've swept under the rug as a nation.. as a planet. I can only hope that it exposed something beautiful and great within for you.Ā
But we all know y'all ain't getting it together for nothing.. lol see you next year on The Silent Podcast!Ā
You know those videos where a deaf person hears for the first time? Well this isnāt that.. Just the opposite quiet actually. Isabella, my baby sister who is ALWAYS talking, has never experienced silence before so I decided to introduce her to the concept via The Silent Podcast. Less than halfway through, she breaks down and starts performing dances she learned on TikTokā¦ as I would expect a 16 year old to do. Ā Ā Thanks Bella, for being my first guest on the video podcast. I love you! Ā Peace, Love, and Silence āš¾šš Ā
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I thought for once that I should go against the inevitable just to see if I could be one of the lucky few to reach the bottom of the Pringles can.. Needless to say, the inevitable happened. My right hand has now become one with the Pringles can. This is my new life. This is who I am now. And the worst part about it is that this isnāt even sponsored.. Ā Ā I am now visibly upset.. I am now forced to be left-handed for the foreseeable future... I just wanted a snack. Ā You win for now, Pringles. Enjoy your free product placement for the time being.. This isnāt over. Ā Peace, Love, and Silence āš¾šš Ā
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It seems as though I have less control over this podcast than I originally thought. I couldnāt tell you why this stuff keeps happening.. I really canāt. This isnāt what I had in mind when I wanted to start a silent podcast. I leave my desk for one second and my space is threatened by inter-dimensional sharks. Maybe next episode will finally go the way I planned.Ā
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKyL0-93j88&t=231s
I had one jobā¦ Just get through my first video episode, but noooo. The podcast desk I chose just happened to be a portal to some dark parallel universe. Spirits escaped and now haunt my apartment, unfortunately. I guess you could say we had an episode with some uninvited guests. Canāt call ghostbusters cause thatās not a real thing. I guess Iāll just deal with it. Ā Peace, Love, and Silence āš¾šš
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... but we won't do that here because this is The Silent Podcast.
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The real reason behind this podcast..
I wanted to keep this to myself, but I think you should know nowā¦
It's not about me... It's about you. My goal is to shift peopleās perspective on silence and stillnessā¦ Now the world is being forced to be still. During this time of social distancing and self-isolation, people are having the hardest time being alone with themselves.. These emotional meltdowns disguised as TikTok dances are getting harder and harder to watch.
This podcast is literally unbearable for some people to listen to and I knew that when I startedā¦ Some view silence and stillness as unproductive, pointless, boring, or negative. If youāre one of those people, chances are you need to acknowledge the reason why you feel that way.
Whether you listen to the podcast or not, I strongly encourage you to spend some time with yourself and take a look inward. You may find that what youāre seeking externally is actually within you.
Thereās no better time than now to acknowledge what you hear in the silence. Dive into those uncomfortable places and grow from them. Use this time to create a better youā¦ One that youāre not afraid to be alone with. May something beautiful grow from your solitude.
Peace, Love, and Silence.
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Social distancing? You mean a regular day in the life? I donāt mean to brag, but Iāve been avoiding human interaction long before Coronavirus showed up. š· Words canāt express how excited I am to have everyone cancel their plans with me so that I donāt have to. I bought my toilet paper before yāall started trippin.Ā
All jokes aside, part of the reason I started this podcast was to challenge people to be still and quiet in the midst of the extra noise happening in this world. Letās take a moment of silence away from the news headlines and panic.
One of the most significant impacts of the pandemic has been school closures. Without access to school meals, children lose a consistent source of healthy food. As such, food banks will continue to work with school districts and local government agencies to ensure children who rely on school meals have access to food outside of the classroom. So if youād like to help, please consider donating any amount to the Feeding America COVID-19 Response Fund or any local food bank.
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Peace, Love, & Silence
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I guess this is where we part waysā¦ I trusted you. I trusted you to trust me. I can only have my loyalty questioned for so long. My confidence in you is beginning to reflect your confidence in me. I ever so foolishly overestimated the foundation on which we built this "relationship".
I optimistically resurface day after day only to be met with skepticism, distrust, and interrogation. Were we always plagued with such imbalance of trust? Have I done something to warrant such insecurity from you? My heart longs for the answers I may never receive.
Now I leave you in silence... like you left me.... with only questions and solitude.
Goodbye, Netflixā¦.
until I feel like watching The Office tomorrow.
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This week, I traveled to South Carolina to visit Carlos, my best friend of 15 years. I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to record my first episode with a guest, but I knew it wouldnāt be that easy. When I asked Carlos to join me for an episode, he replied āI donāt know if I can be quiet for that longā. So I took matters into my own hands and recorded a full episode without him knowing while he did his emails.
He has since listened to the episode and believes that the contents are too controversial and personal for the internet. He might be right because this one is even overwhelming for me, but here we are because nobody tells me what to do. šš¾
Listen to see how long he was actually silent.
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Only took 2 episodes to descend into full crisis mode. šØThis is NOT the episode I had planned. This week's podcast was supposed to be about a completely different subject matter, but the very moment I hit record, I find myself in a predicamentā¦ I had to pee the entire 15 minutes. And if I took a bathroom break, this episode would no longer be silent.. and I don't think I could live with that paralyzing guilt. On this episode, witness me inaudibly battling with internal conflict.Ā
But let's be real... Iām not just gonna Joe Rogan you guys and leave you with the intern while I pee in the middle of a conversation with a scientist explaining the intricacies of the universe. This is The SILENT Podcast where you and I sit down in silence... the whole time. We are resilient. Iāll tolerate any amount of pain or discomfort to sustain this community that weāve built. I'm just learning as I go. Thank you guys for sticking with me. My redemption arc is underway. See you next Silent Saturday with a brand new episode.Ā
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This was a heavy one y'all. Sitting down to record my first episode of a podcast without words was hard af. 15 minutes dedicated to silence with no distractions can really force you to go inside your own head. During this time, I found my myself counting down to the 15 minute mark. I'm not sure whether I was just excited to finish my first episode or if I was waiting for the silence to be over so I could do other things. Maybe a little bit of both. š¤·āāļø As you listen, I challenge you to eliminate all distractions and be silent along with me and let me know how 15 minutes dedicated to silence affected you. Ā If you cut it off after 30 seconds, let me know as well. This is not a guided meditation or anything. There's no deeper meaning. I'm literally just doing this shit to see what happens.
Thanks for listening
- Austin š
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