Sesh Cast

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about moderation!

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about help.   Well friends it finally happened. After 57 weeks of never missing an upload, I missed a week. Unfortunately, the episode I uploaded last week never posted and got lost to cyber space. I'm taking the fact that I didn't notice this as a testament to how overwhelmed and burned out I've been. I decided to upload the episode this week on it's own as opposed to doing a double upload. I'm going to take this little blunder as a sign to slow down, so I'll be dropping the show down to every other week. Hopefully this will give me the ability to put some more time and effort in to the content that I'm putting out!  All that being said, I think it's funny that this was the episode that never got uploaded. Here's a podcast of me talking about asking for help. It's something that I'm relearning how to do and something that has been incredibly beneficial to my mental health. Asking for help has been totally demonized by our society, when in reality it's a healthy thing to do. Anyway, here are my thoughts on all that!   Cheers always friends, I'll talk to you in two weeks! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about temper.   Hey friends! Getting this up at the very last minute means next to no time to do all the nice show notes that I've been talking about. Those will start next week! Much love to you and I hope you can pass that love on to yourself this week.   Cheers always friends, GLDLX

Hello friends! Here's a quick little episode I recorded form Seattle! There's some real cool city construction noise in the background to if you're in to that sort of thing...I'm certainly not, but we deal with what we have to. Full episodes will return next week, but I was on a bit of a time crunch with this weekend!   Cheers always friends! GLDLX

Good morning friends! Happy Thursday wake n bake! By the time you see this I will be in the air to Seattle for PodCon2. It's been a crazy busy week getting everything organized, but next week I'll have some sort of content from the west coast! Sometime after that I'm going to start a new show notes format. So you have that to look forward to if you're in to that sort of thing!    Until then friends, cheers always! GLDLX

Holy shit we hit the one year mark and I didn't even know... Thank you all so, so much

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we talk about new years resolutions!   Everyone has an opinion on new years resolutions, and they're typically pretty quick to give them to you. So here's mine, because I wanted to give it to you too! Spoiler alert, it's overwhelmingly positive reviews on my end!   Cheer always friends! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we talk about the first time I smoked weed.   Hello there friends! It's the week between Christmas and New Years where nothing matters and everything is a mess! I decided to just kick it and tell the story of my first smoking experience this week. Let me know if you enjoyed this story time sesh, I'm happy to do more of these if people are in to it!   Cheers always friends! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we talk about the holidays.   Well it's that time of year again. Love it or hate it, the holidays are upon us and they're being force fed to us at high velocity. Here's a 40 minute ramble on where I stand. tl;dl: Just be cool to each other.   Cheers always! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about the Nintendo Switch!   Hello friends! I'm not going to sugar coat it, this episode is mostly me nerding out about video games. If you're in to that sort of thing, I hope you're down to talk Nintendo. I've loved video games since I was a little kid and I've always loved Nintendo games more than anything else. I've been wanting to talk about the Switch forever so today that's what I did!   Cheers friends, add me on switch! SW-2282-6544-8712 GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we're talking with Tom!   Unfortunately not the Tom from Myspace. That being said, if anyone has his number, please hit me up. Does Myspace Tom smoke weed? I hung out with my first live guest who is also my roommate today! I really enjoyed this and I'm super hopeful that next year will bring more guest content. If you like this format please let me know, same if you didn't, but I hope that you did! Sorry these notes are rambley, I've smoked way too much sativa today...   Cheers always friends! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we talk about Nickelback!   They're not that bad of a band. In fact, they're actually pretty good. There. I said it.   Cheers always friends!  GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we talk about Thanksgiving!   Hello friends and happy Thanksgiving! Today was just a regular work day for me and I didn't want to let a Thursday slip by without an episode, holiday or not. That being said I really like Thanksgiving and I have a lot that I am thankful for. I know the holidays in general can be a rough time for folks and I know that Thanksgiving is a holiday built on a dark history. I tried to cover everything and all of my thoughts about Thanksgiving in this and I hope if this is your escape from a negative experience, that it can give you at least one positive piece in this day! These aren't great show notes, but I just finished recording the episode and I am quite high.   Cheers always friends! GLDLX

Hello friends and welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we give an update on legalization!   Here are bunches and bunches of links for you to explore if you're looking for more information! https://kushtourism.com/north-dakota-marijuana-information/   https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/10/17943156/marijuana-legalization-midterm-elections-michigan-north-dakota-utah-missouri   https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/7/18052950/utah-proposition-2-medical-marijuana-legalization-results   https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/11/07/medical-marijuana-leaps/   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/utah-becomes-latest-state-to-legalize-medical-marijuana/   http://abueducationfund.org/voter-guide/proposition2/   https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/6/18053006/election-results-missouri-medical-marijuana-amendment-2-legalization   https://www.kansascity.com/living/health-fitness/article221302705.html   https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Elections/Petitions/2018-051.pdf   https://www.bridgemi.com/public-sector/michigan-approves-recreational-marijuana-what-you-need-know   https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/08/michigan-marijuana-cannabis-seeds/1932414002/

Good morning friends and welcome to Sesh Cast! This is a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions and today is a wake'n'bake day!   Hello! Sorry I've been really bad about show notes lately. Not much to type here for this episode, but I did upload the album list which you can check out by clicking HERE! New additions are: Alice In Chains ~ Rainier Fog Anti-Flag ~ American Fall Anti-Flag ~ American Reckoning Anti-Flag ~ Cease Fire Greta Van Fleet ~ Anthem of the Peaceful Army TWRP ~ Guardians of the Zone TWRP ~ Together Through Time   Cheers always! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about anxiety.

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about Halloween!   Halloween is by far my favorite holiday and I was glad I could take some time to get high about it. I've been having a rough go of it these last couple months, which is why content has slowed way, way down. I appreciate your continued support more than you may ever know, so thank you for continuing to listen and sesh along! Soon I'll be back on the horse and things will be better than ever!   Happy Halloween! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about concerts!

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we talk about voting!       Vote.org   ~ GLDLX

Hello friends and welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about something!   Everyone should have something. Having something is important. Today I'll tell you why!   Here's a link to the band camp that I was talking about: St. Homer Vagabond Soul EP   Cheers always! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we talk about being overwhelmed.   Hello there friends, this is one of those episodes where I speak some advice, in hopes that I will follow my own advice later. I'm not usually the best at following my own advice, but hopefully this time I can head in a more positive direction. I've got a lot on my plate right now, but hopefully things will clear off soon and I'll have more content down the tube especially on Instagram! Thanks as always for the love and support, it is beyond appreciated! Have a good week, and cheers! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about mistakes.   Hello friends! Here's an episode recorded almost entirely out of necessity! This is actually the second episode 38 that I recorded, but that's ok. We all make mistakes; we're all wrong sometimes. As long as you grow from it, it's no worries! I'll be back next week hopefully with something a little more planned.   Cheers friends! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today, in honor of National Suicide Prevention Week, we talk about Stigma.   Hey friends, in this episode I talk pretty openly and honestly about suicide and mental health. This is an episode I've wanted to do for a while, but I wasn't sure what exactly to say. I'm not sure that it's perfect, but it's what I came up with. Thank you all so, so much for listening, it truly means the world to me. I hope that everything in your life is absolutely awesome, and if it isn't, I hope that it gets there soon. Be cool to each other, this week and every week. And if you need help, never be afraid to ask for it. National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk Hempfest with Steve Cominski of the Baked and Awake show!   Hello friends! Thanks for jumping in on this conversation between myself and Steve of the Baked and Awake podcast as we give our opinions and unrequested advice on Seattle Hempfest! You can find more information about Hempfest at THIS LINK and I'll link all of Steve's info below! Baked and Awake Website: http://bakedandawake.com/ Baked and Awake Instagram: baked_and_awake

Hello friends and welcome back to Sesh Cast! Today we talk in the morning with lots of exciting updates!   Many many things are new as of this episode! First, I hit 1000 downloads this week and that's amazing and thank you so much! Second, there's a new logo! Third, that new logo is available in stickers! If you would like a sticker, shoot me an email, insta dm, smoke signal, whatever and I'll happily send one to you! Next thing, I added a bunch of new albums to the ever growing album list! You can check that out HERE. The last thing is that I am now an affiliate with Lift Innovations. Lift is the company that makes my big fancy grinder that I talk about all the time. Now that I am an affiliate, I have a special link that you can use to purchase a grinder. If you use this link, I'll get a small commission from your purchase. I talk about this a lot more in the episode, but I want to give you some quick hits of information: -Lift Innovations isn't paying me or sponsoring the show, they've just offered me an opportunity to benefit from the sale of a product I personally believe in. -When I say small commission, I mean small commission. I'm not trying to get rich, but it'd be nice to at least get my hosting fees covered! -This is pretty much the most expensive grinder on the market. Is it worth the money? I say absolutely, but I totally and completely understand that the price is way high and unfortunately, my link doesn't earn you any sort of discount. -Because my link doesn't come with any discount, if you buy a grinder through my link and let me know somehow, I'll send you some things (stickers, cards, my love and affection) as a massive thank you for helping to support the show. -I still have some logistics to figure out with how exactly I'm going to keep this link accessible, but here it is if you'd like to use it! https://lift-innovations.com/collections/all-products?aff=5   Thank you so much for the continued love and support! Also, I'm sorry I overuse exclamation points. As always, I'd love to hear from you about pretty much anything, so feel free to reach out and say hello, stay mellow, and I'll see you next week.   Cheers always, GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about Hempfest 2018!   Well friends I'm back to reality after an incredible weekend across the country in Seattle! I had an amazing time, met some amazing people, and came home with some amazing scoops! This episode chronicles a bit of my experience by talking through the folks I met and the products I put my hands on. Below is a gigantic link dump of all of those things. I hope you find something you like and/or something helpful for you! Cheers always! GLDLX   People I met: Steve Cominski of Baked and Awake Joya, Mac, Arend and Tim of theweedtube.com Tom Heller of Cannabinder Doreen Sullivan of My Bud Vase Natalie Thomas of Peacock Design, LLC. Ryan Henry Ward of Henry_Beyond_Museums (ig)   Folks I bought things from: Rad Brad Glass Glow Pipes Peacock Design, LLC. My Bud Vase Mini Nail Ryan Henry Ward(website)   Other cool folks I bumped in to this weekend: Kashmir Papers Curved Papers Futurola Dig-N-Dab (Email at digndab@gmail.com) Speed of Light Glass Joe Nutts Glass Richard and Katy's Glassworks Glass Kraken Noble Glass Cannabinder Canna Hemp Marigo Unloq The Truth Sativa Valley Essentials Dave Ryan Pop Art Sutra Vape 420 Expressions Lyft Poutine Your Mouth Cannabis City   Random things I experienced around Seattle: KEXP Seattle Bouldering Project Robot vs Sloth Sub Pop Molly Moon's Ye Olde Curiosity Shop MoPop Chihuly Garden and Glass Space Needle Seattle Aquarium   Random rabbit holes I found the entrance to but have yet to dive down. You've been warned: The Bohemian Rap CD The Urantia Book

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we talk about start.   Hello from the skies friends! When this comes out I'll be on a plane somewhere on my way to Seattle Hempfest 2018! If you'll be in the area this weekend, please reach out! I'd love to meet up with you and give you free things! Not only do I talk a whole bunch about Hempfest this week, but also, the most important part of your day.   Cheers always friends! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about personality!   Hello friends! Cool things that I talked about: I'll be in Seattle August 16th through the 20th for Hempfest! I also ordered stickers for that event and if you want those, email me! seshcastgldlx@gmail.com   Cheers always friends! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we talk about time.   "You run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking" Hello friends and get ready for one of those weird, trippy, deep-mind rides that happens when you smoke way too much weed in way too weird a mood! I really like this episode, it's exactly what I've always wanted from this podcast, super random and super weird free thought! Let me know if any of this vibes with you, if you give up some of your time to listen that is!   Cheers always! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about vacation!   Hello from the beach! I prerecorded this episode because I am out of state and very happy to be away from my computer for a little while. That being said, this is my 30th consecutive week uploading and I didn't want to miss it! I hope you're enjoying whatever it is you're doing, I know I certainly am! I'll see you next week for an update on how crispy sunburnt I am, but for now, enjoy my rambles about the benefits of taking time off. Cheers friends! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we talk about karma!   Hey friends! So I had to rerecord this episode due to some (and by some I mean all) lost audio issues. The kicker there is that I leave for vacation this weekend and I already prerecorded an episode for next week that referenced the episode for this week... So to fix my own mistake, I attempted to rerecord an episode and try to say mostly the same things. I failed.   Cheer's always friends, GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about Starfish!   It's been a while since I've put out an episode that I've honestly been really proud of, but I super enjoyed this one! Talking about everything from middle school to Starbucks to marine biology today with some Jack Herer and some Gorilla Glue #4. Also, a super beautiful brand new sherlock! Thanks for listening   Cheers always, GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we talk about radio.   Hello there friends, today we're talking about one of my biggest passions. I've mentioned in multiple episodes that I'm a radio DJ. I've always wanted to devote an episode to my love of radio, and I figured there's no better time than the present! I hope you enjoy me blabbering about my passion and my life situation for a little under an hour!   Cheers friends, GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we talk about Patty.   Hello friends! It was an interesting episode this week, I just needed to let my mind ramble for a while I think, but hopefully I get at least one point across. Today we're talking about Allison Ettle; you may know her as Permit Patty, and believe me, it gets opinionated...   Cheers everyone! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we talk about the morning!   Ten episodes later and we're doing another Mornings episode! I think I'll probably keep up with doing these every ten episodes or so. Today covers some updates to my list of albums, where I've been for the last week, the life of kids, and most importantly, breaking a week long t-break!   Cheers always, GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk with Tweedledoob! This is the first interview to air on Sesh Cast and with firsts comes some unforeseen issues. This time it's some low quality audio. Because of that, I'm putting a full transcript of the interview in the notes here! Without further ado: here's the thing!   GLDLX: Alright guys so welcome back to Sesh Cast. My name is GLDLX and today I am sitting down with someone you may just know from Instagram, you may just know from the cannabis related internet, Tweedledoob how are you? Tweedledoob: I'm awesome thanks for having me on. G: Yeah of course thanks for taking some time to sit down with me I really appreciate it! T: Yeah no problem. G: So for anyone who may not have heard of you before or may not really know who you are, can you give me a brief run down on what you're about and how you gained traction in the cannabis community? T: For sure. So mostly I do cannabis photography and social media promotion kind of stuff. I've had my Instagram going for just over three years now; I started it while I was working at a cannabis lounge during university. So in Toronto there are these amazing places you can go, you just bring your own weed, pay five bucks and just hang out basically. So I kind of like supervised stoners for like four and a half years and that kind of really got me in to the industry. [I made] a lot of connections and kind of figured out that I don't know exactly what I want to do, but the cannabis space is definitely the place for me. So it kind of gave me some direction and then my Instagram I just kind of started for fun. I never expected that it would turn in to my full time gig but yeah I mean pretty crazy. G: So you said a couple words that, I'm based out of America and I think a lot of people also based out of America  may have no earthly idea what you just said. So a cannabis lounge! That's something cool that we definitely don't have a lot of here. Can you explain a little bit more about what it was like to babysit stoners for four years? T: For sure it was amazing. It's a really fascinating place I think people have this idea of who stoners are but when you open up a space like that you see that it really, it's really hard to define. So like everyone from 18 to 80, if you don't have a place to consume cannabis at home, or people don't know that you consume cannabis or whatever the case may be, it's kind of just a safe space where you can go and use your cannabis. So in Toronto here currently its actually not fully legal or regulated but there have been lounges in the city for about 20 years now. So it's when you walk in they all kind of have their own vibe but its essentially like a cafe or a bar type of feeling, but there's no alcohol, no tobacco just cannabis. G: Man that's super cool. So how many of these would you say there are in Toronto like how popular is that? T: Right now I think there are five in the city. There have been other ones over the years that have kind of come and gone, but there's, yeah I think there's five right now. G: Cool very cool. It looks like you've got a joint rolled up. I have one too so I'm going to take a second to spark up so yeah we'll put it on pause for a second cheers! So you were smoking on something I'd never heard of, what was that? T: It's called honey rock. I've never heard of it either to be honest, this is my first puff we're just testing it out. What are you smoking? G: I have I think the very end of my gdp. I just picked up yesterday and I got gorilla glue #4 and jack herer so this is the end of my very last buy from almost a month ago when I stalked up for 420. So the other thing that you said that I think is very foreign to anybody here in America is just the use of the word university. So for anybody who doesn't know that's going to college because that's not a phrase that we use here in a America, but one thing that I think is really interesting is that in your Instagram bio you have your majors from your college experience which means it must've been somewhat important to you and is still somewhat important to you. So can you talk to me a little about that? T: For sure interesting question, so  yeah it is kind of an easy way to just tell a little bit about myself in the bio. I feel like people coming to your page don't really, we make judgments so quickly, right, on Instagram it's like you go to someone's new page five seconds later you're like 'nope not for me' right, so I thought kind of putting that in my bio kind of tells a little bit more about me than my first few pictures or whatever you might see and if people are interested in philosophy or Buddhist philosophy they might take another second to stick around. I also think it's something that's kind of different. There's really not that many people studying philosophy or Buddhist philosophy these days so yeah just a point of differentiation I guess. G: Yeah and I think philosophy is really interesting because the more that you end up as a stoner the more in to open thought and philosophizing you become. So how has your interest in philosophy and specifically Buddhist philosophy carried over into your experiences in the cannabis community or how has your cannabis experience meshed with the way you've studied or experienced philosophy or Buddhist philosophy? T: So to the first part of that question, while I was going to university I was spending a lot of time studying in vapor lounges and places where people just naturally end up having philosophical conversations. Even though they may not have the formal academic language to talk about it I think these things, people get high and think about big ideas very often so I think just spending time in those places around people who are open to having interesting conversations or talking about things they don't understand really helped me develop my thought process and the ability to take an academic idea and be able to talk about it with people who don't have that same kind of formal education. Not to say that they don't have valid opinions or ideas it's just, yeah, philosophy and Buddhist philosophy, these ideas aren't things that we really talk about all the time in our daily lives but I think some people are quite interested in it so it's an interesting cross over  I think. G: Yeah did you ever meet anybody in a lounge that really hit you in a way that you'd never thought about something or sort of turned something around on you that made you think you were possibly sitting down with another modern day stoned philosopher ? T: You know the first thing that came to mind, the first person that popped in to my head, I had a few people come in when I was working at the lounge who had been having conversations, philosophical type conversations with friends and were kind of at a lost point and didn't know like you can really think yourself in to a corner sometimes in philosophy which is why I think people tend to avoid it or avoid big ideas that they don't understand. If there's no clear answer sometimes its better just not to think about it right? So I've gotten in to some very interesting discussions where people are coming at from a very personal way and are just trying to work through like [other] concepts and its definitely changed my perspective on some things where you can have kind of what, you know, what you read in a book, but when somebody challenges you with their own ideas you have to really be able to like work through a concept and not just go by what the book says. I don't know if that makes sense. G: Yeah that makes total sense T: Personal philosophical conversations with people at lounges, which I think is like one of my favorite things. G: That's awesome. Is that something that still happens now even though you don't work at a lounge? T: Maybe not so much, but I get some interesting dms I'll tell you. G: Really? T: I mean of all sorts. Not to many philosophical conversations, not regularly, but people definitely, I don't know what it is but people message me about their personal problems or their big questions they have in their lives that they're feeling lost or whatever. I don't know what it is, but I guess people feel like they can relate to me or that I may have some kind of, some kind of perspective on whatever issue they're having. So I do get in to intense conversations with strangers in my dms now. G: Interesting that's super cool and I think that that kind of bleeds back into the way you have become a cannabis influencer on Instagram. Actually I was reading your blog a little bit earlier, if anyone is interested in following up a little bit more with Tweedledoob you can find a lot more stuff at Tweedledoob.com off Instagram, and I was reading your blog a little bit earlier and one of the things I saw that you talked about was going from just being in the cannabis space and being a cannabis photographer, to actually starting your Instagram to actually putting yourself on your Instagram as a person as opposed to just your photography and your content from the cannabis space. So how has the transition been, for anyone who is listening who is interested in being a digital influencer of some sort or wants to know a little bit more about what it's like to be a digital influencer or a digital content creator. How have you sort of swung your life and what sort of changes have you come in to and experiences have you come into by becoming a digital influencer with a face and a persona online as opposed to just a handle and some photos? T: Yeah great question. It's been about two years since I started putting more of myself online and it was a big deal kind of for me. For the first year I had Instagram I felt super weird about it. I felt like I'm not Tweedledoob, like Tweedledoob is like my Instagram account and just my photos and I was really hesitant to put more of myself out there for a variety of reasons. And really the content creation and like influencer thing didn't really come until I was starting to put myself out there more and I think part of the reason why is because like even just kind of straight up looking as peoples accounts as accounts you don't think of them as real people a lot of the time. If you don't know what [someone looks like]you have a certain appreciation for it but you think of it like an account right? But that's like somebody that just like wakes up and eats and sleeps and does [everyday] things right? So I think my kind of traction started to come when I started to put my, let my life on there. And so part of that was because I was working at the lounge at the time so I had an [interesting new] day to day experience even though it was my kind of like 9-5. I was just like going to work and smoking weed and I think that kind of fascinated a certain group of people, but I think what the main thing that's kind of given me the most amount of traction and it came from putting more of myself out there is the connections with other people other people in the cannabis space other photographers you know you can learn more skills you can really connect with people human to human when you're actually putting yourself in the line, putting more of your personality. And I think a huge part of that was video as well. Videos I think really changed the way you can interact with other people online yeah I don't know let me think about that. G: Yeah I think that's really interesting. You become in such an interesting situation when you start to put yourself on line as opposed to just your content to a point where you become your own content and I think that once you hit that point of becoming your own content it's a really interesting ship to navigate, or excuse me a really interesting sea to navigate. Of how much of myself do I put online, what sort of online persona do I have, who have I become to people that they want me to keep up with? T: That part I'm not so in to. That for me, the stuff that I put out I have to feel totally comfortable putting video out or putting content out that I know this wide variety of people will see like all of my family and my boyfriend's family will see it including like grandparents right all the way down to like friends and strangers and like fifty percent of my audience is outside of north America like people that don't even speak the same language as me. So I think if I tried to cater [to] these certain groups I think it would get really confusing and overwhelming and so I have to just like be myself enough and feel comfortable and confident to just like a hundred percent be me to all these groups of  people. I'm ok with them seeing it because it's me it's not like I'm trying to be this one thing for somebody or trying to like get likes from this one certain group. I just kind of have to be me and that's the only way I can be comfortable doing videos or putting myself out there. G: And that's such a cool way to look at things and I think almost an old school way of being a content creator. I know that were of the age where the birth of YouTube is something I remember very well I don't know how interested in YouTube or anything you are. But I remember when YouTube went from just a place that there were videos on the internet to something you could make as a career T: Totally G: and back at the very beginning it seemed like people were just putting things out that they wanted to put out. And today it seems so analytically based and so fit in to the algorithm and that's true with Instagram as well. Like how can I do everything I can to make sure the most people see what I want [them to] see and it almost warps your content in to something you don't really want to create. So I think it's really interesting and super commendable to hear someone say 'I want to put out stuff that I'm super comfortable with and something that isn't catered to get clicks from a certain group of people' so that's really cool and I really appreciate  that! T: Thanks man yeah same. Great question too it really got me thinking too. It's taken a lot to come to that really, like I wouldn't have been able to give you that answer a year ago. Or it's, this whole thing is just so quickly evolving. Even just Instagram, like the algorithm change earlier this year has totally changed the way that I'm using Instagram and the features and how I'm using them it's just this constantly evolving thing. So yeah it kind of makes it interesting or sort of challenging to navigate but yeah that said I think in one way I almost have to go back on something I said, I was thinking while you were talking, I can't say that I a hundred percent don't think of what people want to see or don't think of. I do have this like, there's kind of a separation between the things that I post about my life and about myself and like I am still creating content for myself and for other people and in creating content it like, you're right, do you know Gary Vee? G: The name is very familiar, but could you tell me who it is? T: Yeah he's kind of hard to describe. He's like a business mogul. Like he's kind of like really gotten popular in the last three years through his social media stuff and he's really, he gives a lot of business advice. He's kind of like motivational speakerish, he's got a podcast, he's kind of everywhere right now. But one of the things he was talking about over the last year kind of social media wise is the difference between creating and documenting. So a lot of people are like just on the content creation side of things and it's like you can have a very curated account and its very like almost clinical like for a business or whatever. Like you see some people like that too where they only have like super ultra posed photos of themselves and you don't really know who that person is ya know? It's just this image they've kind of created of themselves and the other side of that what Gary Vee has talked a lot about and sort of the upside of doing this is just straight documenting. Like people do want to see kind of behind the scenes and get to know who you really are I don't know why really but humans, we're so fascinated with each other and other peoples stories and that's almost the easier content to create, just like documenting your life. But like I'm trying to kind of have a balance between the two. I don't want to exclusively do one or the other so in content creation I kind of do, this is why I started talking about this, I kind of do try to cater to like what the stoners like or like what's the popular thing and what's the aesthetic that might get more traction. So in that kind of sense I am, like I do think more about that. But then on the documenting side I try to be like as authentic as possible and not really thinking about what people want to see if that makes sense? G: Yeah absolutely and that's again really interesting I think because it's almost the difference between putting out super curated, curated might be the wrong word, but super targeted and insincere content, versus putting out quality, yes this is targeted to what will perform well but I'm not putting it out there because it is what will perform well, I'm putting it out because it's the best performing version of what I want to post if I'm understanding you correctly. T: Yes that's exactly it G: So how much, I guess for people who aren't familiar with you and your career and your photography, how much of your full time career or part time career exists on Instagram and digitally? T: A very large part of it and increasingly so. I stopped working at vape on the lake last July, at the vapor lounge, the cannabis lounge. So it's been almost a year since I've been doing full time free lance. At the beginning of that it was, I was doing a lot more photography than the social media stuff. So I do photography for some of the local cannabis brands, so I do product photography and also event photography, and over the last year I've really kind of shifted towards documenting and doing more Instagram and I started my website and my retail stuff. I [have] kind of been focusing on building out a brand and not just being focused on being photographer. It's an important skill and it's a part of what I do and I think it always will be, but like I kind of realized there's like more, I think there's more of an opportunity for me to do more than market myself as just a photographer. But it's my full time it's my life. G: Yeah absolutely. Let's talk then a little bit about the photography side. Because I see cannabis photography on the internet and that's about the extent that I know of it is like 'wow that's weed and that weed looks super pretty.' So tell me a little bit about what that space is like and how it is being a cannabis photographer in a world that is very quickly turning its eyes more and more on to cannabis? T: Yeah for sure it's definitely a really interesting time and even the fact that a cannabis photographer is like a thing is really cool. For myself, I've really just been getting more serious about photography for about three years, so there's a lot of people in the industry who have a long standing career in photography and are just getting in to cannabis now, where as I feel like I still have a lot to learn photography wise but I have the cannabis thing down. I mean Instagram and social media are such a [huge open space] and so in one way you don't really have to be a professional photographer or professional cannabis photographer to get your cannabis photography online. If you have weed and have a camera you can kind of just get out there. So it's kind of an equal playing field in one sense where it's pretty open but it's really interesting because the internet is, there's people from everywhere consuming my content but the rules are different everywhere so what is legal for me not be legal for other people. Yeah I think that there's still a lot of [changes] to be had for the cannabis industry. Right now Canada is coming in to a legal recreational market across the country [relatively soon] so there will be some like, ya know, really official, legal, on-the-book cannabis photography for the first time like ever which is pretty cool. G: Yeah so I think its super interesting to hear you bring up the 'what might be legal for you might not be legal for everyone or somewhere else.' Something that we've talked about a lot on this podcast and that's really influenced not only me and my experience as a content creator, but for a lot of my friends and my followers as well, is the way that YouTube has removed a lot of cannabis related accounts in the last couple months. I don't know how much of that you're aware of? T: Yeah I mean almost every day on Instagram for a while I was seeing people saying like huge accounts are getting taken down. Like Coral Reefer she's been on YouTube for like nine years and all of her content just got taken down. It's pretty crazy. G: So what is it like working under that stress of 'what I'm doing is completely legal but somewhere else it might not be legal' and what has it been like working not only under that stress and that restraint, but seeing some of this other cannabis content face those repercussions and be removed. How has that experience been particularly for you? T: I guess this has to be prefaced with like, that I am a legal patient and it kind of gives me the confidence to just kind of do my own thing. So personally I don't feel like, I don't have that fear, the legitimate real life fear that a lot of people have as far as like posting content or whatever, whether its legal or illegal. But I mean yeah I think as far as we've come we have a long way to go right? I feel like federal changes in the US might be the one thing which actually makes YouTube or Instagram really; but I think YouTube has just recently come out and said that they're not, sorry it was Instagram, Instagram's community guidelines used to say that the promotion and sales of drugs were like, that was just something you couldn't do, but now apparently its more just to do with sales, the direct promotions of sales, but just like promotion of cannabis apparently they're not going to be like, if you're a medical patient just doing your thing and you're not actually promoting drug sales you couldn't lose your, [they won't] delete your account. I don't know why YouTube, I'm curious to know what YouTube's thing is, to see why they're just starting to [be] so hard on all of these cannabis accounts. Even like legal accounts that are just like educational got taken down. I think we just have more fighting to do right? Like cannabis is becoming more mainstream and there are so many changes happening all the time that it kind of feels like we're making progress but I don't think for lots of [folks] from the other side, when there's other people who are like[staunchly] against it, those people are going to have something to say and try to like make sure potheads don't take over. There are people who have vested interest in not having cannabis be legal and we still have some fighting to do for sure. G: Yeah that's really interesting and also super good to hear, that there's still a real confidence in being able to promote what is legal where you are, because I think one of the biggest things that the cannabis industry as a whole, and not even just the industry but people who smoke regularly need as a whole, are people to advocate for the normalcy of cannabis. And for people to really put out and prove that there's nothing about smoking weed that makes you lazy or a distress to society or anything like that. There are careers, there's an industry, there are functioning people and very motivated and driven people in the community, and without the confidence to post content that you've created that you feel good about and that is legal, without that confidence it's a real detriment to I think the community. So that's really positive and uplifting to hear as well. T: There are so many driven and motivated and very productive members of society that support cannabis to varying degrees, so I think over the next five years or so like that kind of image of cannabis user is going to become more prevalent. Because there are still so many people with an old school mentality that aren't really willing to see or change their perspectives, but it's happening. In Canada we're definitely seeing it with legalization coming this year. There's stories about cannabis in the news like on the main news channels, literally almost every day so it's coming. It's coming. G: To sort of wrap here, if people are interested in finding you, or learning more about you, or following more of your content and your life, where are the best places for them to go to find you? T: My main thing is for sure Instagram, you can find me @Tweedledoob. I also have a website tweedledoob.com. So I have like, I'll go to an event and take hundreds of pictures and then I might post one or two on Instagram, so I felt like I needed a place to post more of my photos. I have a bunch of albums on my website of different events and different places I've been, and I've also got my shop so, I don't know if you've seen my jolly joint image it's like a happy little joint. Have you seen that? G: Yeah, its great I love it! T: Yeah I've got all the merch on there and I'm going to be adding a bunch of new things in my shop really soon which I'm really excited about. Some stuff, some new art that's not Tweedledoob branded but my friend Champ Stiles is going to be making some cool, like he's a wood burner and he like does wood carving and wood burning things, so I'm going to have some weedy stuff of his on my site soon. And yeah I would say those are, through my website you can also email me Tweedledoob@gmail.com but there is a form on my site if anybody wants to reach out I'm always happy to chat.

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about sentimental value!   This episode may be one of the greatest examples of a conversation that starts in one, relatively normal place, and ends in a completely different, much much stoney-er place, so strap in friends! We'll talk about everything from sentimental value, to attachment to inanimate objects, to compromise and debate in the 21st century. I told you it took a turn. How deep does your sentimental attachment go? Not only to your cherished belongings, but to your core beliefs and values? Have you ever considered a positive memory or experience may be the reason that you think, act or feel the way you do? I hope to raise that question and challenge anyone trying to change someone else's mind to consider the underlying sentiment behind a belief system. Strain of choice this week is my first ever cut of Jack Herer and I am absolutely loving it! Today I used my Monster glass spoon, the pipe behind the first episode of Sesh Cast. This episode also talks a little bit about the coming weeks here in Sesh Cast land. I've got a very awesome interview to publish next week which I'm very much looking forward to sharing with you! I'll also be out of town and on a full t-break for the next week or so, which will be an interesting ride indeed. Episode 25 will be the second morning sesh, and will be my first time smoking in seven days, so mark that on your calendars!    Cheers always friends! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we talk about May.   Hello friends, this episode is all about mental health. Specifically, this episode is about my mental health. It's been a hard few weeks in my world, and I wanted to take some time to talk about it. Not only that, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it almost feels as though we still live in a world that is scared to talk about mental health. I decided to put myself out there and just be open and honest about how I'm feeling. I'm not sure that it makes for an interesting podcast, or an episode that anyone will care about, but I do think that it serves an important purpose. If we, as a people, can all start talking about our mental health the way we talk about our physical health, no matter what state it may be in, perhaps we can start to tear down the stigma that surrounds it. Talking about the way you're feeling is really difficult and often terrifying, but my hope is that by putting myself out there, I may be able to encourage others to do it as well. So don't forget about your mental health friends. Let yourself be vulnerable and open, as much of a struggle as it may be. Be honest not only to yourself, but to others. Take care of yourself as best as you can. I think that's all I have for now, next week should be a more normal episode. Cheers as always my friends, GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we talk about grind.   Really, really enjoyed today's episode, even though I recorded it and uploaded it same day and I'm a lil too high to write these show notes... It's hard to be on your grind all the time. Stop and smell the roses, and most importantly, get gud,   Cheers! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about tired.   This was a really interesting topic to dive in to. It's not about being tired, it's about the way our society treats being tired. It's real stoney man...   Cheers always, GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about inspiration.   I've been having a really hard time finding the inspiration to record lately, due largely in part to a lot of my inspiration being stricken from the internet. I thought I'd talk about it for a while and hopefully, if you feel this way too, it'll be helpful to us both! Cheers always, ~GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about camp!   I've really been finding myself in a recording slump lately, but the warm weather made me think of happier times and something that is very important to me, the summer camp where I grew up. Go play, it's good for you.   Cheers always, GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about legalization!   Super crazy times this holidaze, what with the government and all. This would be a great place for me to put links to all of the articles I referenced in this episode, unfortunately I was high and forgot to write them down. Here are a couple articles that I think were the ones I was looking at when I recorded, but they're also just good places to start if you're looking for more information!   Cheers always friends! GLDLX   On 420, Chuck Schumer to Introduce Bill to Legalize Marijuana Sen. Chuck Schumer wants to Decriminalize Cannabis, Here's Why Bernie Sanders Cosponsors the Marijuana Justice Act Bernie Sanders Backs Bill to Punish States with Harsh Marijuana Laws

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about adulting!   I hope this episode finds you well! It's been quite the week here in my world and it inspired me to rant about it for a while. Sorry if this episode ends up running around in circles, I took a whole joint to the face for this... Cheers! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about mornings!   Hello friends! So this is the first installment in my new Mornings series! Every so often I'm going to get up, do a good old fashion wake n bake, and just ramble for a while. No special topics or real goals with the conversation. Just some updates, random tidbits that I didn't feel like would make a whole episode, and whatever else the weed and I come up with! I hope you enjoy this one! Please let me know if you have any thoughts on this episode or how often you'd like to see this series come out! Cheers always, GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about the algorithm!   This was one of my favorite episodes that I've done and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! It may be a little Matrix-y or meta to think of your whole world basing around Facebook's algorithm, but it sure makes for an interesting discussion topic.   Cheers always friends! GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions! Today we talk about hammocks.   The weather was great, I was in a rare good mood, had to talk about it man, just had to talk about. Thanks for joining the posi vibes!   Cheers, ~GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about different.   It's the first episode back after the glass bunt extravaganza! I took today to ponder a question that I've been asked a few times over the last month, what does it mean to be different? Thanks for listening, and if you could let me know how my audio quality is for this episode, that would be super appreciated!   ~GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about lighters. We've reached the end of our three-episode, glass-blunt marathon! Sorry in advanced if this episode doesn't make a lot of sense, but when you smoke a gram and a half before you try to talk about something, you really end up just rambling! Thank you all for listening, next weeks episode will be recorded more recently I promise!   ~GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about racism.   I stepped in to dangerous territory, being a white stoner talking about racism, but I got caught up on this topic and just couldn't bring myself to let it go. I don't understand the concept of racism, it's just not logical to me. I ramble about this lack of understanding in week two of my three week, glass blunt, marathon. I'd love to know your thoughts on this one, feel free to hit me up anywhere, but Instagram is probably the easiest! @seshcast   Also, go see Black Panther. That movie is phenomenal.   ~GLDLX

Welcome to Sesh Cast, a cannabis podcast for cannabis sessions. Today we talk about social media.   Not much by way of show notes for this episode, but since I talked about social media, follow mine! @SeshCast on Instagram