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Unfolding
Unfolding is a cinematic conversation show. Every episode begins with a question, quote, or idea. Curiosity leads, and the rest naturally unfolds. Through conversations with creators, thinkers, artists, and people who have looked deeply within themselves, this show explores transformation, craft, identity, and meaning. It isn’t about answers. It’s an exploration into an experience that stays with you.
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Episodes
UnfoldingXXXVI: I'm Done Pretending God is Real - Sarah Davidson-James
If you've followed along with Pretending God Is Real, this is where both of our journeys landed. Sarah and I started the same experiment a week apart. On day…
UnfoldingXXXV: Who am I Without Faith? - Chris Synesael
Chris Synesael is a pastor here in Victoria, and for the last month he's been reading the stories of Jesus with me. I sat him down with one question: who would…
UnfoldingXXXIV: Why Your Intuition Feels Like Fear - Anthony Marino
Anthony Marino spends twenty days fixing machines at a mine and ten days building his podcast, Deep and Ridiculous. I asked him which one he's resting from. He…
UnfoldingXXXIII: You Can’t Think Your Way to God - Jaden Joseph
Jaden Joseph returns. Last time, on top of a mountain, he said he wanted to be asked about his faith. So I asked. After partway through reading the Old…
UnfoldingXXXII: Are Your Beliefs Actually Yours? - Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson is back for a fourth time. We're both 21, and we both believe in something now. He got there through ceremony, his language, and a spiritual…
UnfoldingXXXI: What Would You Never Change About Your Life?
I set up two chairs on a sidewalk with a sign. One question, five minutes. Anyone could sit down. Seven strangers did. A magician, three teenagers (two of them…
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This is Unfolding.
This is Unfolding—a show built around one idea: let me have the conversations you wish you could have. I sit down with people who’ve crossed something I…
UnfoldingXXX: 94 Years of Life Lessons in 50 Minutes - Tom Pallan
Tom Pallan is 94. I'm 21. He's a family friend of my grandpa's, he still lives at home with his wife of 66 years, and he still lifts weights. Nothing in his…
UnfoldingXXIX: I Achieved Someone Else's Dream - Jaden Joseph
Jaden Joseph built UPLFT out of the trunk of his car, watched it go to zero, and moved home at 22 still certain it would work. It did. What nobody asks him…
UnfoldingXXVIII: What Pretending God is Real has Done to Me… | 10K Q&A
Five days into a dare to act like God is real for 30 days, I went from 500 followers to over 10,000. This is the campfire Q&A that followed: who's actually…
UnfoldingXXVII: 54 Years Apart: What Only Experience Teaches - Nigel Seale
Nigel Seale is 75. I’m 21. We met stocking shelves at a grocery store, bonded over jazz and prog, and never once went below the surface. So I asked him one…
UnfoldingXXVI: He Prayed for Death. God Gave Him Peace. - Peter Chee
Peter Chee has a Pokémon card in his pocket worth more than a car, and a faith he built by reading the first century church fathers in Greek. I met him in a…
UnfoldingXXV: How Abusing Trust Ruins Society - Andrew Briggs
Andrew Briggs gets called a feminist, a MAGA chud, and a liberal cuck in the same comment section. Twice in one week. That is what happens when you refuse to…
UnfoldingXXIV: Chris B. Robertson: How the True Odyssey Can Save Modern Men
Half the internet decided Christopher Nolan desecrated Homer before the film even dropped. Chris B. Robertson should have been the natural pick to lead that…
UnfoldingXXIII: The Gift of Hitting Rock Bottom - Annonymous Guest
[REDACTED] and I grew up in the same schools, then lost touch for years. He found his way back through my content after one of his lowest points, and this is…
UnfoldingXXII: The Tragic Story of the Happiest 83 year old I've Ever Met - Robin Jones
Robin “Waring” Jones is 83. He cared for his wife Kit through seven years of dementia, lost fifteen years of his life to addiction, and grew up biracial in a…
UnfoldingXXI: The Pain of Betting on Yourself - Maguire Lines
Maguire and I were in the same grade nine band class. Then life split us down two paths: I went into music, code, and eventually this podcast, and he went all…
UnfoldingXX: Building a World Class Podcast from Nothing
Twenty episodes in, and I wanted to stop and be honest about where I actually am. I dropped out of university. I quit my job. I turned down the autopilot. This…
UnfoldingHow to Stop Caring What People Think - Marc Micu
Marc Micu is a musician and music educator who lives with real social anxiety. We filmed outside at Clover Point on a beautiful day in Victoria, partly because…
UnfoldingThe Day My Atheism Stopped Working
This episode is about surrender. Not giving up, but letting go of the illusion that you can think your way through every part of life. We get into…
UnfoldingThe Thing Most People Miss About Excellence - Sam Houston
This episode unfolds from guitars into something much bigger. Sam’s story starts with music and craftsmanship, but turns into a conversation about identity…
UnfoldingThis is what's holding back your peace
Most people hate their life because they quietly stopped trusting themselves. This episode is about the shift from self-doubt and self-criticism into what I’m…
UnfoldingThe Self-Doubt Loop That Keeps You Small - Tammy Clark
When you look back at where you were versus where you are now, the gap is astounding. But most of us are too busy beating ourselves up about what we still need…
UnfoldingA Framework for Masculinity - Scott Murray
Scott and I delve into the 2-axis framework for masculinity I've been developing. We explore power, virtue, and vulnerability. What it means to be a man in the…
UnfoldingFitness as a Life Philosophy - Andrew Robinson
What are the un-obvious effects of fitness and going to the gym? How does it transform the way you move through life? How do you balance between goals and…
UnfoldingCreativity Requires Structure - Darcy Demerse
Darcy and I dive into creativity and awareness, technique and inspiration, an artist's intuition, the balance of science and art, and the discipline within the…
UnfoldingWhat is it Like Becoming a Father? - Frank Arnold
What was it like when you found out I was coming? What was it like when I was born? What do you imagine being a grandparent will be like? These are all…
UnfoldingGod, Meaning, and Fatherhood - Frank Arnold
If meaning is like being hungry, what does that mean for the nature of the divine? Does science converge towards the transcendental? What does the role of…
UnfoldingQʷayɛgəns: Strong Minded, Strong Hearted - Andrew Robinson
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UnfoldingFrank Arnold - Gratitude, Attention, and the Silver Lining
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UnfoldingKaizen Issue XXXI: The Quiet Tragedy of an Unlived Life
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