In the Back of my Head Podcast w/ Rhath
A creative podcast/journal where I talk a load of shite about art, music, and more. Trying to get the thoughts out of my head and make creativity as approachable for everyone as possible.
Episodes
October 7, 2025 • 24 mins
When you hit a creative roadblock, is it worth brute forcing your way through it? And how much trust should you put into your tools?
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a better future here: https://paytherent.n...
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a better future here: https://paytherent.n...
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September 24, 2025 • 29 mins
I joined the bandwagon in ditching Spotify because the CEO is a scumbag, which was easy, as I couldn’t stand the user experience of Spotify… but is the degradation of one platform just another sign towards the ‘dying’ internet (as we know it)?
00:00 - Intro
00:24 - The decay of Spotify
12:49 - The canary in the coal mine
18:32 - Build a library
28:39 - Outro
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nati...
00:00 - Intro
00:24 - The decay of Spotify
12:49 - The canary in the coal mine
18:32 - Build a library
28:39 - Outro
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nati...
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September 10, 2025 • 31 mins
Just some loose musings on how we talk about politics with our mates and the thoughts that paralyse us from speaking up. You're part of a larger movement.
00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Getting more active politically
07:50 - Everyone has to have a hot take
15:21 - We know too much
25:25 - Be confident and comfortable to speak up
31:19 - Outro
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to ...
00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Getting more active politically
07:50 - Everyone has to have a hot take
15:21 - We know too much
25:25 - Be confident and comfortable to speak up
31:19 - Outro
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to ...
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August 27, 2025 • 30 mins
Is the advice you’re giving (and I’m giving) ‘rules’ or simply your aesthetics? Been thinking on the mental gymnastics we all can do when rationalising our creative choices.
00:00 - Intro
00:16 - Industry standard equipment and tech
09:24 - Your aesthetic advice
18:05 - How to blow up?
22:00 - Intention & effort
27:42- Careful of your gospel
30:02 - Outro
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Natio...
00:00 - Intro
00:16 - Industry standard equipment and tech
09:24 - Your aesthetic advice
18:05 - How to blow up?
22:00 - Intention & effort
27:42- Careful of your gospel
30:02 - Outro
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Natio...
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August 13, 2025 • 29 mins
How does what we share online and in conversation with people about our creativity affect our practice or mental space? Does it guilt you into doing more, or paralyse you?
00:00 - Intro
00:20- How much should you share?
05:00 - "Are you still doing that?"
12:45 - Promoting projects before that start
22:33 - Let a project take time
27:54 - Outro w/ song by Nathan Abbey
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the K...
00:00 - Intro
00:20- How much should you share?
05:00 - "Are you still doing that?"
12:45 - Promoting projects before that start
22:33 - Let a project take time
27:54 - Outro w/ song by Nathan Abbey
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the K...
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July 30, 2025 • 24 mins
Are you creating through passion & romance, or is your rigid structure to creativity sucking all the life out of your art?
Some musings today on romanticising other's creative processes, finding your routine, and building your perfect workshop.
00:00 - Intro
00:22 - Being creative in the morning vs the night
08:22 - Romanticizing artist's bad traits
14:06 - Building your perfect workshop
22:01 - It's an ongoing process
This podcast is...
Some musings today on romanticising other's creative processes, finding your routine, and building your perfect workshop.
00:00 - Intro
00:22 - Being creative in the morning vs the night
08:22 - Romanticizing artist's bad traits
14:06 - Building your perfect workshop
22:01 - It's an ongoing process
This podcast is...
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July 16, 2025 • 25 mins
Are you saying yes to every opportunity, or are you just a people pleaser? You need to be careful with your time, but you also never know what’s coming next and who’s checking out your work.
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as ...
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as ...
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July 2, 2025 • 21 mins
Like many, I get on a 'productivity kick' too often, and I struggle to let myself rest. Just some musings on that along with some thoughts on the book 'The Wall' by Marlen Haushofer.
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start ...
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start ...
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June 4, 2025 • 33 mins
What's your hook/entry point/draw to your art, and what does it say about the work itself? And how many times have you tried to get into a movie/game/band before it clicks?
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a ...
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a ...
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May 21, 2025 • 33 mins
Do you give enough time for emergent stories and details to emerge? And do you look for the intended meaning in art or the accidental meaning in art?
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a better future here: htt...
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a better future here: htt...
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April 24, 2025 • 30 mins
You make a social contract with every piece of art you interact with or create. Are you holding up your end of the bargain?
Also, what’s happening with the insane amount of cringe on Instagram music reels?
Trust and Sincerity in Art - C . THI NGUYEN: https://philpapers.org/archive/NGUTAS.pdf
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This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. A...
Also, what’s happening with the insane amount of cringe on Instagram music reels?
Trust and Sincerity in Art - C . THI NGUYEN: https://philpapers.org/archive/NGUTAS.pdf
...
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. A...
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April 9, 2025 • 29 mins
Do you need ambition to make ‘something of yourself’? Do you need to ‘make something of yourself’? What’s the difference between drive and ambition as an artist?
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a better futu...
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a better futu...
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April 2, 2025 • 22 mins
Can you turn on your creativity like a tap? Have you given yourself enough time to just sit in your creative space?
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a better future here: https://paytherent.net.au/
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Also, if...
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a better future here: https://paytherent.net.au/
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Also, if...
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March 12, 2025 • 30 mins
How do you get back to that place of curiosity, after you've finished a project and again at a crossroads? And more importantly, should you just let yourself rest?
Some rambles on such topics today
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisati...
Some rambles on such topics today
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisati...
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February 20, 2025 • 30 mins
Are you actively consuming art and media or passively? How can you connect your work to the world around you in a deeper way? The mentalities of old-school scrapbooking could help. Also, what's all this about a “blood book”?
Articles referenced on John B. Garland:https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/garland-blood-collages/https://www.productofnewfoundland.ca/articles/john-bingely-garlands-blood-collageshttps://londonartweek.co....
Articles referenced on John B. Garland:https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/garland-blood-collages/https://www.productofnewfoundland.ca/articles/john-bingely-garlands-blood-collageshttps://londonartweek.co....
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February 6, 2025 • 30 mins
The majority of people don't enjoy the majority of the time they spend making - Mikey Shulman, CEO @Suno
Why do you make art? How do you find your passion and curiosity? I've got three questions that I ask myself for new projects and mediums that might help you as well.
00:00 - Intro 01:57 - You have to try new things 08:46 - In response to Suno 19:12 - Why do you make art? 27:44 - Outro
This podcast is recorded on the lands of ...
Why do you make art? How do you find your passion and curiosity? I've got three questions that I ask myself for new projects and mediums that might help you as well.
00:00 - Intro 01:57 - You have to try new things 08:46 - In response to Suno 19:12 - Why do you make art? 27:44 - Outro
This podcast is recorded on the lands of ...
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January 23, 2025 • 24 mins
Which service or platform have you seen fall prey to A.I slop? Is this the end of the internet as we know it or just the end of a chapter?
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a better future here: https://payt...
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a better future here: https://payt...
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January 16, 2025 • 24 mins
Do you play difficult video games for the storylines? Is the experience of those storylines and lore improved by the game being difficult? Rambling about Nine Sols, Dark Souls, Pathologic 2, and difficulty in video games.
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out ...
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out ...
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January 9, 2025 • 21 mins
How many times can go wrong? Will you ruin your reputation or just be forgotten, allowing you to try again?
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a better future here: https://paytherent.net.au/
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Also, if ...
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a better future here: https://paytherent.net.au/
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Also, if ...
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January 2, 2025 • 19 mins
Do you feel a semblance of guilt in disconnecting from social media and personal contact? How does that play into your creativity and focus?
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a better future here: https://pa...
This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a better future here: https://pa...
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