The Neverending Becoming

Money isn't easy to talk about (or hear about). I explain why it is still worth it.

Austin and Rob join James for some catching up.

I was just testing lighting setups tbh but this ended up being an episode. Standing the whole time is my new performance-enhancing drug.Apple should make some iPhone feature where it prevents you from scrolling unless you're on a walk. We would be bumping into each other so often we might actually connect again and be friends.

Here I am again on my own (Talking on the only show I've ever known)

Can the hitman-entertainment-industrial complex survive AI-powered ASSASSINS?In this thought-provoking video, I explore the rise of artificially intelligent hitman writers and their consequential impact on both traditional hitmen and Hollywood writers specializing in murder stories. As always, I'm bullish on America and full of ideas (so strap in).THREE (3) original movies that inevitably will be made in the future are pitched, with GUSTO.(cue music from BARRY)

Marty and Wendy Byrde taught us a lot over the course of Ozark's run on Netflix, including which drugs rich and poor people take, how to write a hit television show, how to encourage more emotion when filming your Tik Toks, and why the profession of accounting needs a serious rebrand.

Bring the babe out, scream and shout! Join James as he uncovers meaning in the first episode of the Game of Thrones spinoff, House of the Dragon!

James and Rob exercise their first amendment rights, minds, and bodies in this 80th episode of The Neverending Becoming Podcast.

There are many reasons to stop drinking, and many times when alcohol can be cut down, but what makes the end of summer the *right* time?

Jacob Saenz is the author of Throwing the Crown, winner of the 2018 APR/Honickman First Book Prize. His work has been anthologized in The Open Door: 100 Poems, 100 Years of Poetry Magazine and The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop. His poetry has appeared in Memorious, PANK, Poetry, Tammy, and other journals.Check out more of Jacob's work in his book, THROWING THE CROWN: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/books/throwing-the-crown-by-jacob-saenz/

Look into the future of robots and A.I. by glancing into the past.Are drones still cool? Was Robocop real? Did a strawberry-picking robot harvest your last meal?

...They only care about how it makes them feel.

Here's to a woman who wears many hats, takes cold showers, and strives to "hit it by the minute".

What would make a good first movie in the Christian Cinematic Universe- Jesus, Judas, or the Devil?Stavros on the come up. Desantis on the come up. Stranger Things becoming the new Star Wars on the come up.

Why have everything in life when you can just have the right things?They say that less is more, which James proves as he pioneers 9 novel ways to restrict our country's great freedom.

Joe invents a genre of pot-pop-lit that can be sold at the airport with his non-fiction debut, The Stoner CEO: How I Got High and Made a Million Dollars.Also in this pod: surrealism doesn't get taken seriously despite the fact that Juul pods and abortions are banned a week before America's FREEDOM holiday, the 4th of July.What does Harry Potter have in common with hate-watching Jordan Peterson videos?Seriously, can you let us know?

Summer 2022 begins on The Neverending Becoming, where Rob joins James to discuss aspirations, subtitles, and whatever happened to Chance the Rapper.

An American story that has it all: Money, Drugs, Loneliness, Class, Politics, and CARS. Join James to learn how we might be able to stop Paul Pelosi, and others over the age of 80, from drunk driving.

The 2 types of people are 1, no one cares what episode you're on, Miami Uber rides know the future, bring sand to the beach, $30,000,000 is too much for an episode, Severance is real, find your purpose(s!) and keep your band-aids out of your face.

Vocal impressions ranging from "cheesy English dub Anime character" to "disturbed murderer" are included in this conversation with Rob, a Manga and Anime enthusiast (and Bass player in the Jam Journal band).

Click this because you probably need some purpose or passion that is not related to Putin. Click this to decide if you should just go out and start a family or a podcast to get out of bed in the morning. Click this, well, because it has already been decided upon that you should see it (you already see it).

Did you ever think you'd be in a jam band? What kind of people go to music college? What's there to love and hate about TikTok music producers? What advice do you have for your 18-year-old self?Join James and Austin for the 66th episode of The Neverending Becoming podcast, where they talk about tons of music and audio-adjacent topics.Subscribe, Like, & Share with fellow music-mavens, song-smiths, & audio-authors (because music doesn't pay the bills)!

Join two lifelong friends, Arpit and James, as they discuss what it is like to become a new father, whether 50 Cent is considered a hip hop legend, and why there were SO MANY electric car ads at the Super Bowl with SO FEW electric cars on the road.Learn how to train your brain with a deck of index cards while singing some Red Hot Chili Pepper lullabies in the 65th episode of The Neverending Becoming. You will be laughing more than a kid in a Radio Flyer wagon watching Larry David's cryptic crypto commercial.Subscribe and Share because we've got mouths to feed!

Whether you currently want to start a Podcast or not, they are only just getting started, so jump on board! Join James as he explains why you will one day soon have a podcast based on your life...Subscribe and share, because Podcasts are taking over the world!

Join James and Matt as they discuss attempted bravery, trusting people, winding down at the end of the day, and the upcoming Christmas holiday season.0:00 | Tail-Chasin' Teaser0:26 | 63rd Summary1:05 | INTRO MUSIC "Business on Board"1:33 | 2 More Topics2:45 | Bravery14:42 | theneverendingbecoming@gmail.com15:15 | Trusting People32:19 | Winding Down49:15 | The Holidays

James and Matt discuss 4 topics of their choosing in Neverending's newest plant-laden studio.Please subscribe and share with like minds! (Or an un-like mind that's in a bind...)--SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/36yNDP9YpMlVYEz2l4TboS?si=AHRZkTaUSmqWzkOew0XyvA&dl_branch=1APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-neverending-becoming/id1577217753?itsct=podcast_box_link&itscg=30200&ls=1--I think the title pretty much says it all BUT I'll specify below:0:00 | Teaser0:20 | 2 Different Topics0:31 | Intro Music0:50 | 2 Other Topics1:14 | New Religions3:56 | Podcasting's Cult6:29 | Charlatans11:13 | Dictator Visuals13:15 | Kanye vs. Drake15:08 | Media Judo17:52 | The Angry Internet22:28 | Airplane Anger27:20 | Loss of Control28:49 | Angry American Roleplay33:05 | A Bad Movie on an Angry Plane34:35 | Affirming Brain Washing35:52 | Flash Card Reprogramming40:20 | Tuning Your Brain42:36 | I Love Yous43:59 | Money Trust49:04 | The Real Metaverse56:16 | Minority Rules57:21 | Kanye Quote57:53 | Overrepresented Online1:02:32 | Lurkers

Shivana shakes things up on The Neverending Becoming by inviting James to a Squid Game. We discuss death rituals, the beginning/ending element of Halloween, and James's Freaky Midsommar Family. The audio, terrified from the premise, ghosts us on two distinct occasions. The first occurs at 3:52  when a Squid Game envelope kills the audio within 7 seconds. The second occurs at the end RIGHT when Requiem for a Dream is mentioned.SKIP TO 0:45 TO RECEIVE SOUND-DESIGN-RELATED TERROR

Incredible pseudo-halloween meta-episode where facebook's adoption of the neverending brand hits home. There's also our first Podcast Pregnancy Announcement! The introduction of a capitalism-style candy challenge, along with predictions about the negative advertising campaigns of the future. There's no such thing as bad pod-blicity.Join Babysteps Media for a ghoulish moment in the neverending metaverse.

James asks Joe about color, dog businesses, rich folk, work speed, and our current male role models. This episode uncovers why hipsters wear all black, and why the timeshare dog is the thing of the future.Please subscribe and share with other minds!--SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/36yNDP9YpMlVYEz2l4TboS?si=AHRZkTaUSmqWzkOew0XyvA&dl_branch=1APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-neverending-becoming/id1577217753?itsct=podcast_box_link&itscg=30200&ls=1Check Out Joe's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ArtWithAnderson

Based on the visual allure of this episode, it may appear that we were shooting in close proximity to the surface of the sun, but we were in the fine city of Chicago. Mangosteen fruits were in fact consumed immediately following this taping... dreams do come true.Please subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, and Podcasts (and share w/unending minds!)--SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/36yNDP9YpMlVYEz2l4TboS?si=AHRZkTaUSmqWzkOew0XyvA&dl_branch=1APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-neverending-becoming/id1577217753?itsct=podcast_box_link&itscg=30200&ls=1

Join James and Casey for what some may consider "kind, sweet, generous, and silly" conversation. You'll find music festival necessities, block party memories, and considerations for what the Irish offer entertainment media.Casey's dog, Snickers, makes some brief appearances throughout. s/o, Snickers

The camera is on a tripod standing atop a giant wooden spool. The acoustic guitar was found in a Chicago alley about 20 years ago. You can't make this stuff up.Join me for a podcast filmed on top of my 2004 Chevy Tracker. Consider the benefits of need satisfaction over maximization, aligning your efforts with the value of the result.

Starting with a bass guitar intro banger and ending with space deja vu, join James and Matt as they fix the lamestream media's news problems. Tim Dillon is also discussed at great length, as you are legally required to talk about at least one other podcast while you are podcasting. The first rule of podcasting is the talk about other podcasts. The Second rule of podcasting is to remember the first rule.

Hello and welcome to another episode of the show that must grow! Matt joins today to discuss modern monetization in the media arts, which contrasts nicely with the emergence of the second-ever 2 trillion dollar company.4k VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/3PnvbNMcdDg

Jacob reads two basketball poems from his award-winning work "Throwing The Crown". James asks how Tik Tok and the removal of media gatekeepers could lead to a prosperous future in prose. Scottie Pippen gets some love, the guys discuss the beginning of their friendship playing pickup basketball in Chicago, and James briefly plays guitar for this episode's novel intro music.Jacob Saenz is the author of Throwing the Crown, winner of the 2018 APR/Honickman First Book Prize. His work has been anthologized in The Open Door: 100 Poems, 100 Years of Poetry Magazine and The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop.Follow Jacob Saenz (jacobdsaenz) on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jacobdsaenz...Purchase "Throwing the Crown" from Copper Canyon Press: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/boo...Follow James Smith Grattan (neverending_becoming) on IG: https://www.instagram.com/neverending...

Join James and Matt as they go over the following hobbies: collecting items, playing music, the united states of america, being in a conspiracy, being in bitcoin's cult, college, marxism, and of course... watching tv/youtube/(future pixel vision technology).Matt was kind enough to SING the intro theme music live with me accompanying on the OP-1 drums. Subscribe on YouTube before we sell out and get a Spotify account.

Rife with Freudian bong hits and visions of the roaring 20's, join Joe, James, and Austin as they deftly converse on every topic from Art to NFTs to YouTube Meme Therapy.Coppertone gets cancelled by Q, Joe comes up with a capitalist intestine joke on the spot, and we bust out some pretty solid jokes about what political issues will eventually turn Millennials into Republications.Joe wraps up the pod with a story of lost innocence including a stolen car and a mannapped Joe.0:00 | Homebody Homies0:36 | INTRO MUSIC "Joe's First Live Music of 2021"1:10 | Joe's Art Update2:02 | Mole Police3:41 | Coppertone Cancellation6:41 | Sitting Close8:34 | Roaring 20's Visions13:58 | Unemployment and Wages17:51 | Art During Covid, or: Freudian Bong Hits19:10 Meme TED Talk Therapy27:35 | NFTs40:37 | Millennial Republication Conversion Jokes41:54 | NFT Sci-Fi Theories44:44 | Helmets, Vaccinations, and Mask Repurposing52:09 | Capitalist Intestines, or: Did you See CNBC?53:45 | Music (Mainly Steely Dan, Warren Zevon, and Dire Straights)1:06:13 | Musical Comedy Qualifiers1:08:32 | Pearl Jam1:14:24 | Eric Andre1:19:10 | Text Annotations & Lessons Learned1:31:49 | Podcasting 2 Heaven. or: What Happened to The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth?1:33:00 | A Stolen Car and a Mannapped Joe

Join the guys for a special return to INDOOR podcasting on The Neverending Becoming's 50th Episode! Featuring a live intro jam at 0:53 performed by Austin (Guitar) and James (OP-1 Drums).Alt Title:  Risk Aversion, or: Paying Lipservice to People we Fucking HateWhat a long, strange, 30-episode trip it was in the garden. Welcome back inside the pink garage for the first time since episode #19. Subscribe and Share to come for the next ride!

Two sketch comedy Stans make each other laugh in the Neverending garden as they compare an aptitude and willingness for doing impressions to the search for finding your individual guitar tone. We also figure out what role music *plays* in the modern sketch tv format.0:00 | Making Sense of Cents0:55 | INTRO MUSIC THEME3:27 | Associations/Categories6:45 | Rob is back! Put on your podcast pants!16:12 | Sketch Comedy Reflections and Fetch Dramedy Impressions

Beginning with a patented list of categories and word associations, join the gentlemen in the Neverending garden for a brisk discussion on all things (subjectively) relevant.0:00 | A Cave's Concept of Time1:00 | Killer Intro Music1:15 | Categories Matt-ergories1:39 | Lily of the Valley2:10 | Chewing Gum2:38 | Jason Sudekis3:03 | Energy3:28 | Digestible3:34 | Using the term: "Irregardless" 4:18 | JOY4:45 | Canopy6:11 | Billionaire Space Mushroom Trip FOMO6:35 | David Lynch Impressions6:48 | Tito Puente7:21 | Conversational8:00 | How you doin' today?8:06 | Shawls8:41 | Authenticity Dogma16:24 | Zuck vs. Elon. Who would you rather have their finger on the router?18:44 | The Elon / Trump Media Playbook19:50 | Quotes41:40 | Vice Signaling Media Diets55:40 | Matt's ListAlt Episode Title: *Positive Good Vibes in a Fuckoff Situation*Please subscribe and share with like minds!

Utilizing an eerily accurate and internal 20-minute clock, join James as he sounds the alarm on the Lonely Billionaire Boy Club that's been formulating, how a twinkie vaccine story relates to people buying weed, (Sing like Batman) Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na BIT-CULT, watching Masterclass to improve your skillset, how other media is used to move people, the past and near-future of video podcasting, Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman's billion-dollar Herbalife feud, a David Lynch impression, and of course some excitement about new music coming out.0:00 | What it takes, wire-wise, to run an audio/video studio0:04 | Introduction0:37 | New Way to Describe "How it's Goin'?"1:01 | Show Teaser / Rush Before Intro1:08 | INTRO THEME MUSIC - "We Know From Past Experience, Create a Lot of Noise"1:26 | Bill and Melina Gates1:44 | The Hollywood Breakup Spectrum (btw Grimes is Elon's 3rd wife)1:58 | The Lonely Billionaire Boys Club3:32 | Bitcoin is a marketing feather with the word future written all over it5:11 | Masterclass Terrible David Lynch Impression6:14 | The Joy of Sect, or: Media to Move People7:20 | Mandatory Tie-In of Tesla and Bitcoin to Cults7:41 | A Twinkie Vaccine Story - Stockholm Syndrome ft. Corporate America and Drug Dealer Dog Hair10:22 | VIDEO Podcasts, or: Our Future is Our Past. A Story from 15 Years Ago.15:32 | Money Story: Herbalife Proxy War Theory on The Eccentric's Role in Shaping Society18:54 | Excited for the Future: First RHCP in 15 Years. Cryptos come and go but Flea stays forever.

A deep gust of cold wind rolls over the Neverending Garden right as Matt begins his celebrity word association prompts. Join James and Matt for a podcast of fire and ice, where they discuss Elon Musk SNL prophecies, Bitcoin Bear theories, why rich and famous comedians choose to monetize podcasts with fleeting ads. We do NOT discuss Game of Thrones.How many do indeed have to suffer? Find out on the Neverending Becoming...

Seated in the Neverending Becoming garden and invigorated by Earth Day's healthy springtime *musk*, James and Matt explore word association, cryptocurrency, and Elon's sick desire for media attention (he married a rockstar and is using rockets as peacock feathers, don't forget).Matt also does a pretty good Marge Simpson impression at one point. Total package of an epi.

I elaborate on a theory about Chris Nolan's movie, The Prestige, where young people have been brainwashed to associate the word "Tesla" with magical ability. Thanks a lot, David Bowie. (Also shout out to David Bowie). Elon Musk built Tesla's market cap with media manipulation, but it turns out that Christopher Nolan got him started.Matt exhibits encyclopedic knowledge of The Joker character from the Batman universe. We both conclude that the political left needs to build an algorithm to create their own Rush Limbaugh.Filmed safely last night in my backyard as Pfizer and Moderna vaccines continue to course through our blood.

James and Matt utilize their super-soldier-syrum to begin The Neverending Becoming's 2021 outdoor recording season. The show starts with a fun reunion for the guys, leading to brainstorms on emotional stompboxes, a party simulation POV show, and a Patreon page that's the same as the youtube content but ran through a VHS effect filter. By the end of your viewing this show will actually be converted into a NFT. See you on the moon, Elon.DO NO leave Corona with a 45 on your back. Keep it 23, folks.

Join James for Episode #43 of The Neverending Becoming (feat. a "Corona Mindset" intro beat). I recently realized that drummers are not just playing one instrument, but actually a series of smaller instruments at the same time. The illusion of their cohesion is in our minds. I also discovered the band Steely Dan, which seems comical, but may be crucial.MATT returns to The Neverending Becoming for an in-person podcast in TWO DAYS! Stay tuned...

Please join me, James Smith Grattan, as I continue The Neverending Becoming's journey into 2021. This is my second year podcasting and first ever solo episode!Topics: Playing an electric guitar (without electricity), driving statistics during Corona, and how the word "Podcast" is following the same trend as "indie" from a generation ago. ALSO- lost footage from a Winter Solstice podcast attempt on December 21, 2020 (ft. Matt).My lifetime of watching 22 minute Simpsons episodes has wired me to a brisk sitcom pace, enjoy!

Recorded on election night as Trump/Biden results started coming in, join Joe, James, Matt, and Rob (left to right) as Tom Joad, Honest Abraham Lincoln, a Starfleet Federation Officer, and Lance from Portlandia.The political avengers spend their election night surveying the national landscape and coming up with ways to feel outside of enraged- discussing personalities, movements, and the media. We weren't sure exactly how the modern age came to be, but we made our best guesses.

What do you call your home when it seems too pretentious to use the word Condo? Rob reflects on his time as a virtual PE educator for Chicago Public School students. James reflects on his first year of producing The Neverending Becoming and Jam Journal- completing 52 videos in year number one.Rob also shares experiences from his recent overnight stocking gig at Target. James thinks it is ridiculous that his recent podcasts have higher fidelity than the Kelly Clarkson Show on NBC (Sorry, Kelly. Get 30 Rock on that.)Home soundproofing techniques come up, along with bass playing, and a desire for keyboard curriculums.

Reflecting upon the employment status of wrestlers (recently brought to prominence by Andrew Yang), James and Matt show that when it comes to the Squared Circle, they are far from being "greener than goose shit".Vince McMahon's carny qualities are laid out on the matt by Matt, and I share a photo from the 90s where I am accidentally hit in the face by Rowdy Roddy Piper and Diamond Dallas Page.

Drawing from experiences as strobe light boxers, James and Joe have the realization that "Integrity" is simply the optional rulebook chapter that Democrats wrote and Republicans didn't read.Don't you think that art teachers should be able to purchase Cowboy boots as a business expense? Do you have to encourage enthusiasm for Joe Biden, even though you plan to vote for him? How many intelligence agencies exist in the United States? Did you read that hot new Wizard book called "PPP Thievery and The Zeitgeist of Social Justice"?Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Jack!