How Are You Thinking About? with Igor

How Are You Thinking About? with Igor, a podcast exploring how people think about the things they think about.

Kim Crossman -- Not Everything your Brain Says is True 05/22/2020

Ericson Just - On the pros and cons of living in your car, building good habits, and attempting honest conversations with your partner 05/08/2020

Nick Goodin - On Asking for Help, Taking Responsibility Quickly, and What to Do about Negative Self-Talk 05/01/2020

Adrian Koehler - On Coaching, Perfectionism, and Being a Mixed Bag 04/24/2020

Alex Dobrenko Returns! + Igor has been sad 04/24/2018

Alexis Novak - Self care, Anxiety, Hustle 05/08/2017

Allison Raskin, Creative Machine - How to Do It Even When You Don't Want To 02/06/2017

Allison Raskin, Creative Machine - How to Do It Even When You Don't Want To Writer, YouTuber, and Close Personal Friend Allison Raskin makes her return to the Podcast for 2 reasons: The first time she was on I don’t think she actually thought the podcast was real, and second, because she is a paragon of consistency and follow through. I don’t know anyone else as dependable, other than my mother, maybe? And so, feeling like I needed a refresher on getting shit done, and because people have asked for more Allison, we did round 2. I asked her exactly how she thinks about being consistent with her work, doing it no matter what, and always getting it out on time. And she really came through. I’ve actually listened to parts several times over the past week to remind myself and get into a certain mindset. I think, no matter what it is you do or have to do, you’ll find this episode very helpful. I should mention that since our last episode aired, Allison and her writing partner Gaby Dunn have a show in development with YouTube Red, they have written a book that will be out everywhere in September (it’s available for pre-sale now!), and their YouTube channel, Just Between Us, has 3/4 of a million subscribers. Killing it! Remember if you ever have a thought or a reaction to an episode and want to share, feel free to email . And as always, it’s a boost to the podcast if you leave an iTunes review. Allison's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllisonRaskin Allison's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allisonraskin/ Allison and Gaby's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/justbetweenusshow Link to pre-order Allison and Gaby's book: https://www.amazon.com/I-Hate-Everyone-But-You/dp/125012932X You can find Igor on Instagram at Feel free to write to Igor at PODCAST CREDITS Theme song: Vocals: MACK - Mix: Dan Gerbang - Writer: Igor Hiller Cover art by George Hilton III: Cover design by Eve Survilo: Thank you for listening. I missed you guys! /episode/index/show/howareyouthinkingabout/id/5060463

Jonny Cruz - Pivoting, Fulfillment, and Makin’ Money (+ Lady Talk and Honest Communication) 11/16/2016

Jonny Cruz - Pivoting, Fulfillment, and Makin’ Money (+ Lady Talk and Honest Communication) On the podcast today is Jonny Cruz. This was the perfect time to talk to Jonny, because he’s plop in the middle of an inflection point in his life. For most of his adult life, he’s been a professional actor, you might have seen him as Ricky in Robert Rodriguez’s show Matador. But then, earlier this year, he started working at Facebook Live as a producer and at Instagram, directing boomerangs for A-list celebrities and shooting stories for the Instagram account, which has 200 million followers. At the same time, he blew up in voice over, because he’s the voice of Lucio in the ultra-popular game Overwatch, which I’m told some 20 million people play. In fact, you probably saw him last week in the video that went viral of him talking in character to all the other Overwatch VO actors. Jonny, from childhood, had the dream of being a big-time actor; that was the focus, and that was his identity into adulthood. And now he makes a pivot, and ... he’s incredibly happy and fulfilled. The narrative when it comes to career seems to be, you set a goal, and then you go at it and never give up, because giving up is failure. And Jonny’s experience, at least in this moment, goes against that narrative. And you better believe we dig into exactly how he thinks about all of this. And then in the second half of the episode, we get into how both Jonny and Igor think about our relationship with women, which at one point leads to Igor apologizing to his ex-girlfriends. Exciting stuff! Remember if you ever have a thought or a reaction to an episode and want to share, feel free to email . And as always, it’s a boost to the podcast if you leave an iTunes review. Jonny's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonnycruzzz/ Jonny's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonnycruzzz Link to the Overwatch vid that went viral: https://twitter.com/JonnyCruzzz/status/796096902794080256 You can find Igor on Instagram at Feel free to write to Igor at PODCAST CREDITS Sound engineer: Don Kendall Theme song: Vocals: MACK - Mix: Dan Gerbang - Writer: Igor Hiller Cover art by George Hilton III: Cover design by Eve Survilo: Thank you for listening. A podcast a day keeps the lonelies away. /episode/index/show/howareyouthinkingabout/id/4837468

Director Marvin Lemus - The Immigrant Mentality, Activism, and why YouTube Won't Last 10/31/2016

How Igor Thinks About the Podcast 09/07/2016

Nicholas Kraft - How to be happy and keep moving forward 08/30/2016

Rapper Young Twaun - Love, Forgiveness 08/22/2016

Zed Cutsinger - Question Everything 08/15/2016

Joel Stein - Porn, Relationships - Part 2 08/03/2016

Joel Stein - Parenting as Triage, Exceeding your Dreams, Wanting to be Liked - Part 1 07/27/2016

Stephen Perlstein - Just Run 07/19/2016

Gaby Dunn - Being a Role Model, Not giving AF, Working with Allison, and Why Famous Men are the Worst 07/12/2016

Gaby Dunn - Being a Role Model, Not giving AF, Working with Allison, and Why Famous Men are the Worst Gay Icon/Writer/Actress/Internet Celebrity Gaby Dunn (Just Between Us, Buzzfeed, Thought Catalog, Fusion, Cosmopolitan) is on the show! Some quotes from the episode: 7:00 “Allison and I have half a million dollars riding on our friendship.” 9:05 “I was kind of a dirt bag before I met Allison.” 27:58 "On being interested in Marc Maron: “His name is Marc, my father’s name is Marc. It’s spelled the same way. He’s a recovering addict. My Dad’s a recovering addict.” 29:50 "You should have sex with famous people. Just don't get emotionally involved." 33:00 “If a famous man turns out to be bad he raped 30 people, if a famous woman turns out to be bad she was rude to you on twitter one time.” 40:40 “It’s never gonna to be perfect. So just do it.” 42:45 “You need to have stuff to show for yourself. You need to be like, this is what I’m doing. This is my thing.” 59:20 "If you look like me, you’re not fat." 1:02:40 "There are a lot of YouTubers that don’t take a stance on anything and I find that very boring. Black Lives Matter shit is going on and they’re tweeting about their cinnamon challenge video. I understand that that’s your brand and your thing is not to be controversial at all, but fuck you." 1:32:25 On non-monogamy: "People don’t extend other people the same complexity they extend themselves. So they’re like, I could love my girlfriend and sleep with someone else, but there’s no way she could do that." 1:48:35 "OK I’ll never work at Buzzfeed again. OK whatever, there are 400 other sites." 2:05:40 On Allison: "She’s a puppet master. She has more control over all of us than we will ever know." Thank you to Gaby for a great conversation. Our socials: YouTube Instagram Twitter My email: Theme song: Vocals: MACK - Mix: Dan Gerbang - Writer: Igor Hiller Cover art by George Hilton III: Cover design by Eve Survilo: http://www.evesurvilo.com/ If this podcast made you feel feels feelings, please rate and review it on iTunes. It’s a quick, free way to help me grow. I am not so tall. Thank you for listening! I always wanted a podcast, and now I have one. I should have started this earlier. /episode/index/show/howareyouthinkingabout/id/4508481

Hunter Cope - Writing and Growth 07/05/2016

Justin Simien, Writer/Director - Mental Health, Representation, Love, and Buddhism 06/27/2016

Justin Simien, Writer/Director - Mental Health, Representation, Love, and Buddhism Justin Simien, Writer/Director of the award-winning film “Dear White People” is on the podcast today and refuses to stop dropping wisdom. Couple quotes from the ep: 16:30 "People say things like ‘Movies can’t change the world’ and I think that’s bullshit." 18:15 "It takes a person who doesn’t get to see themselves in a culture, it takes a person that much longer to realize that they’re a valid person and that who they are matters. And think about all those opportunities that they miss out on because something subtle is telling them they don’t belong in the culture. " 32:00 - On when he realized he had depression: “I’m a writer/director, my movie is a hit at Sundance, I have a wonderful loving boyfriend, and wow, I have financial stability. Why can’t I get out of bed still?” 46:30 - "We’re not afraid we’re going to fail, we’re afraid we’ll be great" 1:12:00 - “This idea of ‘falling in love’ and finding the ‘perfect person’ for you is ruining everybody’s lives.” 1:56:10 - "At a certain point, you have to honor the days when you just can’t get anything out. You have to be OK with those days, too. Because if you beat yourself up for sitting down for two hours and getting nothing done you might not show up the next day cause you’re afraid that’s gonna happen again. Writing is really about honoring the time as opposed to honoring the output. And if we can find a way to just sit down every day no matter what, our output is going to be tremendous." And so much more. Thanks so much to Justin for taking the time. Socials: Justin’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JSim07 My Instagram: My email: [email protected] If you’ve gotten anything out of this, please rate and review the podcast on iTunes. It’s a quick, free way to help it grow. Thank you for listening! /episode/index/show/howareyouthinkingabout/id/4474280

Ray Timmons, part 2 - Being Social 06/21/2016

Ray Timmons, part 1 - Being Social 06/21/2016

Alex Dobrenko, part 2 - Working toward Happiness 06/14/2016

Alex Dobrenko, part 1 - Working toward Happiness 06/14/2016

Allison Raskin - Work Ethic 06/06/2016

Alex McAtee - From PA to Producer for Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg 05/30/2016

Dan Sterling, Comedy Writer 05/16/2016

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