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Pretty Much Pop #106: Stand-Up Comedy in the Internet Age

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I'm fascinated by aspects of life that are just beneath the surface, things that are beyond the edge of what we can see or feel physically.
Today I talk about fear of judgement, writing dark fiction and the occult with J Thorn.

J Thorn is a Top 100 Most Popular Author in Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy, with his bestselling books selling over 100,000 copies.

We discuss:

    An overview of J's writing including the Portal Arcane series. His books have an edge of horror, thriller and some science fiction.

    J's About page says, "I believe reading dark fiction can be healing," and so we talk about what lies behind this. About J's background and betrayalhow he didn't fit in where he lived. He used to walk in the woods there, even in the middle of the night, and these experiences shaped his writing. I talk about the difficulty of 'stepping out of the box' that society puts us in.
    Dealing with fear of judgement. We discuss our respective journeys to writing what we really love.

    Our mutual interest in occult and mysticism. How J's research of the Salem witch trials led him into learning about this side of things, and how it appears in his books.

    The books and films that have influenced J's writing. How he likes stories when you never see the monster. How we both love Stephen King.

    On sleeping well and psychological wellness :)

    On redemption - one of J's main themes - and how that can happen after death, if not in this lifetime. On faith and how our past influences our writing.

You can find J at JThorn.net and his latest book is the Black Fang Betrayal.

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Why Reading And Writing Dark Fiction Can Be Healing With J Thorn

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Our Chief Copywriter - Vitaly Grinblat shared some powerful triggers that he uses in his Ad and Email Copy. 

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Podcast listeners, think you're going to love the energy from the Event Planner Keynote I gave here in NYC. I was able to cover the current state of communication and how to produce content that wins. Also, LOVED the questions from the audience and how in depth we were able to go here. Tweet me @garyvee with a platform you’re going all in on for the remainder of the year.

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1:30 | Communication Shift 
3:00 | How to communicate through your content
7:00 | How organic reach works 
8:30 | Which platforms to focus on 
13:30 | The Growth of Podcast Consumption 
14:45 | Selfish vs Selfless Content 
16:45 | Understanding the end consumer + nuances of the platform 
19:15 | People love to blame Social Media 
21:00 | Whoever brings the most value to the end consumer, wins 
26:00 | Self-awareness and Listening is the game 
28:00 | Q&A Begins 
28:30 | How Social Networks Work & Posting Too Much Content 
29:45 | Moment in Career When I “Arrived” 
32:00 | Kindness is always right 
38:00 | Winners win 
40:00 | What kind of entrepreneur do I want to be

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The Partially Examined Life is a philosophy podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we pick a text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy. You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have read the text we're talking about to (mostly) follow and (hopefully) enjoy the discussion.