Sup. I'm Kimani Calliste and I'm an NYC-based Photographer/Filmmaker. This is a daily-ish audio journal where I record my thoughts for 15-ish minutes. Some days it'll be snarky and goofy. Some days it'll be thoughtful and introspective. But always, it'll be raw, unfiltered, and Unprompted.
May 14th, 2025. I talk about receiving the official first run of FIGHT NIGHT, my Affirm account getting hacked, 1StopBedrooms' impeccable customer service, deciding not to go to London, and using Replit to build out my AI project.
May 2nd, 2025. I talk about the advancement of society, the impact of automation on the efficacy of strikes and protests, how humans were evolved for kindness and collaboration, my impression of my family's realationship with race, reading more, and taking on a wide range of different pursuits.
April 26th, 2025. I talk about a bunch of movies, answering Hinge prompts, a death in the family, and my bedridden grandma.
April 24th, 2025. I sit by the water and talk about lower Manhattan's former beaches, my other hobbies blocking my 150 movie goal, and designing a 10 Car Garage poster for my room.
April 7th, 2025. I talk about going on a stellar second date, the rhetoric around whether or not billionaires should exist, the practical uses of private jets, and the practicality of taxing wealth.
April 5th, 2025. I talk about dating multiple women at once, hangouts with male friends, a windfall with importing the card game, and rehousing my pc after it caught fire.
March 15th, 2025. I talk about a sup-par first date, replacing my PC's PSU, overspending, attending some friends' parties, and a feeling of jealousy over a flirty person.
March 14th, 2025. I talk about playing Horizon: Forbidden West, watching the season 3 finale of Invincible, reading Utopia For Realists by Rutger Bregman, updates on my work/life, the cost of importing the card game, and a myriad of other things.
February 24th, 2025. I talk about my unpolished speaking skills lately, the positive effects of having a normal job, and missing Boost Mobile payments.
February 8th, 2024. I talk about my start at this new job, a really awkward goodbye, feeling at peace, relapsing on a vice, and a bunch of other little things.
January 21st, 2024. I talk about my new projector, being disappointed by the ending of an otherwise really good movie, and Trump's inauguration.
January 17th, 2025. I talk about climixing solo vs during sex, a lowball salary offer, my financial plans for the year, being bullish on my friendships, learning to take up more space, and refreshing my room in grandma's house.
December 31st, 2024. I talk about The Creator, my growing apathy to social media, creating characters from my passion project with AI, and looking forward to my career next year.
December 9th, 2024. I talk about the United Healthcare murder, sharing creative control, career paths for next year, the airline industry, and high speed rail.
December 5th, 2024. I talk about the events of the last month, my Spotify Wrapped this year, Thanksgiving shenanigans, the use of ai and robotics in my passion projects, getting hacked on FB, and bunch of other little updates.
November 15th, 2024. I talk about dealing with Optimum customer service, trying to build an MVP for my AI startup idea, wanting to indulge in more hobbies next year, and hoping for a salaried job so I can optimize my life.
October 25th, 2024. I talk about an idea for a SaaS startup, the healing power of the book club I'm in, attending the 10 year anniversary of the company I work at, and starting a social media series sharing ways to build ideas and optimistic visions.
October 21st, 2024. I talk about a situation I caused with a girl at work, fully misreading "signals" and missing "hints", not knowing how to navigate romantic interest, my fear of creating discomfort, and the fawn response to conflict.
October 18th, 2024. I talk about doing a lot of work on my passion project, creating really dark and heavy storylines, the relative ease of my life, and whether my platonic relationships are shallow.
September 27th, 2024. I talk about being the quiet version of myself in social settings, the onset of seasonal depression, and book club conversations of my dating struggles.
September 20th, 2024. I talk about taking a nootropic, my brother drawing comics, and feeling like my life recently is too even.
September 4th, 2024. I talk about watching Interstellar and Passengers, creating optimistic futures for humanity, an idea that could change how story-driven video games are released, and some other life updates. Also, thanks for being here for 500 entries to this weird podcast/audiojournal/experiment thing. Whatever it is, I look forward to 500 more.
August 31st, 2024. I talk about hitting Fight Night's Kickstarter goal, a range of projects I've been ideating, a new girl at work, and a bunch of other random updates.
July 1st, 2024. I talk about feeling bummed by a relationship change, my family stuck in Grenada through Hurricane Beryl, some character work for my passion project, and a plan to study french in Nice.
June 6th, 2024. I talk about the past month or so, the evolutions of my main passion project throughout the years, and some characters I've been thinking about for a while.
April 25th, 2024. I talk about how much my mom's living room has changed in the past 20 years, my dilemma about going to Grenada with family this summer, and updates on the card game.
April 12th, 2024. I talk about my quick visit to Virginia, feeling compelled to help build a small town's future, and my impressions of both Drake & Josh.
March 17th, 2024. I talk about being tired, not putting in effort with my family, and feeling generally useless.
March 11th, 2024. I talk about being sick, unexpected romantic interest, overthinking early dating, and age-gap relationships.
February 28th, 2024. I talk about different ways to help uplift local communities at different levels of perpsnal wealth, starting with helping the laundromat across the street from me, then extending up to transforming a section of Bay Ridge.
February 16th, 2024. I talk about hating Valentine's Day and an epiphany I had about casual romantic relationships.
February 9th, 2024. I talk about my interest in public speaking, meeting the most interesting man in the world, and being perceived as a flirty dude.
January 28th, 2024. I talk about laying awake at 4AM feeling lonely, my impatience over finding affection, and not knowing how to show effort in early dating.
January 9th, 2024. I talk about being excited for an upcoming Asus laptop, finding a way to pitch journalists on major publications, and accepting a couple freelance projects.
January 4th, 2024. I talk about my night at Fanelli's Cafe, watching people cheat in real time, being told my photos aren't good, and spending my holiday in Atlanta.
December 18th, 2023. I talk about work ethic vs. workaholism, my dumb fear of not finding love until I build a life, and not being excited for the holidays.
Decmber 8th, 2023. I talk about my date last night, more card game progress, and the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer.
December 7th, 2023. I talk about prepping an investor pitch deck for the card game, privating some older podcast entries, and having a date tonight.
November 14th, 2023. I talk about turning 25, starting a new job, finding a potential investor, and valuing my time more.
October 13th, 2023. I talk about the feeling of new experiences, potential regrets, and emotional highs.
October 9th, 2023. I talk about arguing too much, feeling on edge, stuggling to impose my will, and not building self-trust.
September 22nd, 2023. I talk about the idea that being "too available" is a turn-off, gradually becoming jaded, and almost dying on a Citi Bike.
September 20th, 2023. I talk about a petty jealousy I've been experiencing, child energy tiring me out, and desires that friends can't really fulfill.
September 14th, 2023. I talk about watching Hijack on AppleTV+, being a bad person to hold hostage, never negotiating with terrorists, and experiencing the worlds of different tv characters.
September 6th, 2023. I talk about watching the One Piece live action adaptation, things I hate about some sci-fi shows, and considering hiring a professional cuddler.
August 28th, 2023. I stare at yachts and talk about my recent date, the pit in my stomach, and choosing mental health over money.
August 22nd, 2023. I talk about some upcoming plans, being disappointed by DC again, killing villains, and foreign filmmaking styles.
August 15th, 2023. I talk about my thoughts and critiques on the Barbie movie and Oppenheimer.
August 11th, 2023. I talk about Forza game maps, losing Youtube Premium, and being woken up by nightmares.
August 8th, 2023. I talk about my ability to turn things into gold, my inability to fight for myself, and what gives me energy to get up in the morning.
August 5th, 2023. I talk about finishing Ted Lasso, the Kai Cenat riot, post-school life exploration, and resetting my attention.
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