Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back Mark Ostach, Digital Wellness Author and Human Connection Expert; who works with Fortune 500 companies & entrepreneurial start-ups. His company is: Mark Ostach

Mark Ostach of Clarkston works with businesses and organizations nationwide to reconnect in the hybrid workplace. As a digital wellness expert, he aims to restore energy and bring digital wellness to organizations battling a growing sense of disconnection. 

Mark is here to talk about the "third place". "Third place" is a term coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg and refers to places where people spend time between home, which is first place, and work (second place). They are locations where we exchange ideas and build relationships.

Mark, why is "third place" important today?

Why do people need a "third place"?

How does someone find a "third place"?

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The water was a deep radiant blue, from time to time small bubbles would rise from the ocean floor up the surface where an occasional flicker or glimmer of light would illuminate the lagoon as the clouds came and went before the sun. Diving deeper and deeper into the abyss, it were as if he was exploring some sort of mythical aquarian dream - a planet nestled beneath what he knew existed and floated up on the surface. 

There was no sound down here but very occasional he'd become aware of a change of pressure, a heavy weight and a light release as he moved slowly through the murky blue beyond. 

All he could do was keep swimming...

Third Place are set to release a new EP from Later Version, a beautiful assortment of fluid tracks which draw influence from a sense of weightlessness and ambient textures. Later Version is made up of Oakland-based artists Dan Letson and Jerod S. Rivera.

Swim Domain EP

PREMIERE: Later Version - Swim Domain [Third Place]

DC Promo Tracks #1145: "Chelating Ligand" by Later Version is part of the release "Swim Domain EP" on Third Place @thirdplacerecords  

Buy Now: https://thirdplacerecords.bandcamp.com/album/later-version-swim-domain-ep-incl-doc-sleep-remix 

Oakland's DJML & Jerod S. Rivera team up as Later Version   The duo’s natural flair for hi-res IDM-tinged electronica is on full display here, with four colourful and playful originals accompanied by a stellar remix from Jacktone co-owner, Dark Entries and Tartelet Records affiliate, and Beats Unlimited member Doc Sleep.

More Promo Tracks: https://www.dreamchimney.com/promo

DC Promo Tracks: Later Version "Chelating Ligand"

Mikkel Huth and Ali Shalhab interview Thomas about the area surrounding their high school, third spaces, youth clubs and how to make Økern a nice place to be. The Podcast is the first in a series exploring third places for a young audience.

Podkast and idea by: Mikkel Huth, Ali Halhab,Iulian Simbotin
Hosts: Mikkel Huth and Ali Shalhab
Guest: Thomas
Producer: Iulian Simbotin
Mentor: Kevin Fiabema
Thanks to: Kuben Videregående skole for cooperation and studio facilities.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

The Third Place Podcast： Ep 1 Thomas

Life Served Venti

Pre-order: https://thirdplacerecords.bandcamp.com/album/water-flash-ep

Turning to @willhofbauer’s playful @thirdplacerecords imprint for her latest 12”, Salamanda's @yetsuby delivers four bubbly new tracks. 

On the A-side, the title cut ‘Water Flash’ leads with airy synths and textured, glittering percussion.

Water Flash

More exclusive music

Premiere: Yetsuby 'Water Flash'

V/A - Found It! Where Did All The Hay Go? (Remixed) (Released September 15, 2023)
Label: Third Place

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Will Hofbauer - Where Did All The Sleigh Go? (Will Ho Ho Hofbauer's Christmas Miracle Mix)

Sangre Voss - Brogkl EP (Vinyl, 12") (Released March 1, 2024)
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EverSong Mall - Thinking Of You

(Intro)

(verse 1)
I'm building up to something real, I've got structure and integrity as well
Climbing the stairs to love,
My store fronts are open and waiting
Who knows me better, I think it's you hope that's not crazy
I'm just a mall, my body is sprawling, I'm amazing
My form has held up from the likes of storms, admire my arched entrance, my glass doors
Recently polished floors, awesome sights we could give tours
The mall is my body and if you listen you'll hear
My name is EverSong mall and I'll speak out clear
Dreamy to visitors, here time stands still
Nostalgia forever, color, food, feels
Back then things were better 
Give me your energy and your feels
Spend time in my halls it's me your local mall
I yearn for your visit, I sit waiting for your call
When we're together that's the mall
When we're together that's the mall
(I'm a mall)
(Visit my mall)

(Chorus)
Buildings feel things and I feel a lot
Structures vibrate and our wavelengths rock
I remember every moment since ground was broken here 
My consciousness permeates this lot
Some buildings can talk, we can chat a lot
Sometimes I want to hold hands, I want to connect then do a lot
Come, Eversong mall I want you a lot
(C'mon it's been a while, remember)

(Verse 2)
Who says I can't love
Every purchase, laugh, and memory gives me the flavor of energy that I love
I feed on your attention, your nostalgia, your love
It's okay it won't take much just a bud, just a nudge 
I'm a third place for you to visit and one you love
Home, work then what?
Home, work then what?
Fill that space with something that's a proper rush
My employees will make you royalty, there are chairs to rest those tired feet
Gaze into my mirrors, so polished and clean
My items are eye catching and so unique 
Can't you see yourself with that high end look queen?
Don't you feel better with that bigger flat screen?
No big thing, I'm a mall listen to me sing 
I love the time you spend inside me and within
Think of me when you're gone, I swear there will be a spot when you're back in
Hey! I like you, I want you a lot
I can take things slow, just pull into my lot (my lot)

(Chorus)
Buildings can feel things and I feel a lot
Structures vibrate and our wavelengths rock
I remember every moment since ground was broken here 
My consciousness permeates this whole lot
Some buildings can talk, we can chat a lot
Sometimes I want to hold hands, I want to connect then do a lot (a lot)
Come to EverSong mall I want you a lot
Come to EverSong mall I want you a lot
(C'mon it's been a while, remember?)
(Please)
(Please)
(You're probably too busy anyways)
(Sorry, whatever)
(Shit)

I Want You A Lot

schuttle - Noisome Pools EP
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Bakk Heia’s schuttle drops the ‘Noisome Pools’ EP on Will Hofbauer’s gloriously idiosyncratic Third Place Records this December. The release starts with title track ‘Noisome Pools’, in which mysterious creatures gather to the sound of low-slung, organic drums, their gated voices humming along acidic licks and wriggling synth hits while tropical sounds envelop the forest. ‘Dungeon Shakti’ is next, its tempo dialled up with rattling percussion and hard-hitting kickdrums, futuristic bleeps and zaps whirring above while a robotic vocal rears its head occasionally.

schuttle’s ‘Jejunum’ continues the ‘Noisome Pools’ EP with more magical concoctions, culminating in a soundscape marked by tripped-out sequences and dub-infused rhythms before ‘Goo Imprint’ closes out the release. Intricate grooves with a side of wonk drive the track forward, while lightweight melodies and electrifying hits get doused in acid slick.

Newcastle-via-Manchester artist schuttle co-founded Bakk Heia Records with Jorg Kuning, Bitzer Malo, and Samuel Tomsky, stemming from Bitzer's now 8-year-running Bakk Heia party at Salford’s The White Hotel, where the four regularly deliver their signature mix of swampy euphoria. Schuttle's releases via Panatype and his own Bakk Heia Records effortlessly blur the lines between club and home listening and has received support from notable tastemakers like Ben UFO, Joe Delon, Jane Fitz, Kiernan Laveaux, Barker, Pariah, and more. He now lands on Will Hofbauer’s Third Place imprint, joining an excellently curated roster of label artists like Stella Z, Yetsuby, Later Version, and Sangre Voss.

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PREMIERE : Schuttle - Noisome Pools

The bubbles drifted across the room as the crowd of people watched them rise into the great beyond and disappear. There was something fascinating about the way in which they floated and danced effortlessly upon the breeze.

From time to time they'd catch an effervescent glow beneath the sunbeams which coursed in through the windows illuminating what would otherwise be darkness.

Then they would simply pop.

It was as if they had never been there, much like a thought or a memory or a dream. They simply came and went.

Igaxx releases a new EP on Third Place Records, the label run and championed by Will Hofbauer. This one features a delicate assortment of downtempo electronics with this track in particular reminding us of the acid infused balearic era of the 90's.

PREMIERE: Igaxx - Floatin' [Third Place]

The gang discusses how to envision and create the neighborhood you want. Safe, dynamic, vibrant and fun.

On the Corner: Creating the Neighborhood You Want 07-14-2025

Pre-order: https://thirdplacerecords.bandcamp.com/album/yingtuitive-letters-to-self

Singapore-born, London-based producer @yingtuitive introduces herself with 'Letters To Self 寫情書', a deeply personal debut LP arriving on Will Hofbauer’s @thirdplacerecords.

Across eight original compositions, 'Letters To Self 寫情書 'unfolds as a sonic diary, a search inward, a series of tender emotional missives to the self. "Every musical moment in this album is essentially a letter to my self in some form," she explains.

Premiere: yingtuitive 'blue'

What's Brewing

Pre-order: https://thirdplacerecords.bandcamp.com/album/what-are-you-drinking-ep

Japan’s @sakuratsuruta appears for the first time on Will Hofbauer’s @thirdplacerecords with a new EP, ‘What Are You Drinking?’, a dreamscape of soothing synths, rubbery basslines, and playful, unrelenting grooves.

"The question, "what are you drinking?" for me is a soft invitation - something I find myself asking when the bass is thumping, and I’m feeling a little social. This EP is a toast to that moment - the buzz, the curiosity, the clinking glasses, and spontaneous laughter. A sonic nightcap for the dancefloor," she says.

Premiere: Sakura Tsuruta 'What Are You Drinking'

Performing arts as the third place for the young audience: an EU-funded project.
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In our latest 3place podcast episode, Seda Witt and Ingeborg Larsen share their experiences from Into the Performance. How can play and performing arts methodologies transform theatre into a shared third space for children?

Into the Performance! is a workshop and performance designed for children aged 10. Created by Kloden Theatre, Ingeborg Larsen, Seda Witt, and Kjell Moberg, and in collaboration with The Cultural Schoolbag Oslo, this program has been offered to several school classes in Oslo.

Witt and Larsen introduce children to the tools and mechanisms of the theatre, fostering a co-creative audience. Through storytelling within a simple framework, and by using the children’s own dramaturgical abilities, they manage to make the theatre a safe space for creativity.

Into the Performance! is learning by doing, a physical experience about what the performing art experience is, and what a theatre house can be for the young.

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Welcome to Optimal Reach Collective Artists (ORCA)! This is a musical and visual arts project involving 41 virtual artists given life through Artificial Intelligence. My music can be found on Instagram under Orcasongs and on Youtube as Optimal Reach Collective Artists.

All lyrics are original and I am the sole writer on all songs posted. The instrumentals, vocals, music videos, and album art are generated in collaboration with multiple A.I softwares. Songs are explicit and for adults, lyrics are in the description. Thank you for visiting and having an open mind to emerging technology and ways it can be used to enhance our artistic abilities.

My goal with this project is to learn to better use generation tools, dispel stigma about them, and show that A.I music and virtual A.I artists can be as enjoyable and commercially viable as conventional music. I own the rights to all music and characters posted here, the characters, situations, views, are entirely fictional and for entertainment purposes only. If you would like to use any of my songs in your videos or other projects reach out through email at: optimalreach3@gmail.com, thanks!

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The Virtual artists of Optimal Reach Collective:

1. Maleena Cassius: Dark Pop, Experimental Pop, Hip-hop, Rock

2. TELNU: Hip-hop, Emo rap, SimpCore, Mumble rap, GamerCore, E-Girls, Anime, Memes, Internet culture, Technology

3. HipGrind:  Rock, Post-hardcore, Melodic Rock, Metal

4. Pierce Plank:  Country, Folk, Experimental Rock, Hip-hop, SimpCore

5. Spooky Entanglement:  EDM, Electric, Hip-hop, Futurism, Pop, Singularity, Artificial Intelligence, technology

6. GOONFOOL:  Hyperpop, GlitchCore, DigiCore, Party, Memes, Rave, Internet culture

7. Ellison Maggot:  Horrorcore, Hip-hop, Pop, HalloweenCore, Horror Rap, Rock, Creepy pasta, MonsterCore

8. Paulette Park:  Country, Country Pop, Folk, Electric Country, Dark Country, Cryptid Country, Hip-hop

9. Bebe Too Niiice:  Hip-hop, Twerk, Lyrical rap, R&B

10. Jupiter Signals:  Rock, Faith based Rock, CommunityCore, FaithCore, FriendshipCore, Religion

11. Billy Bait Car:  Hip Hop, Pop, Alternative Rock, Racing, Singularity, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Futurism

12. Nora Ganymede:  Dark Pop, CellarCore, Phonaesthetics, NumberCore, ScrambleCore, SynesthesiaCore, Word Salad, Retro, Reality, Cosmic Horror, Time Travel

13. Violette Zinnia:  Folk, Dark Pop, Pop, Mystery, Supernatural, Ghost, Monstercore, creepypasta

14. Fortuna Pelk:  Folk, Pop, Synth Pop, FairyCore, Environmental Conservation, Communitycore, Climate Change

15. Vouple Goalz:  Pop, Pop Rock, Post-hardcore, Horrorcore, Monstercore, Vampire Fantasy

16. Preppy Gxd Steven:  Hip-hop, Pop, PreppyCore, PrepCore, Crypto, Finance, tech bro, Robotics, memes, Internet culture, technology

17. EverSong Mall:  Dark Pop, LiminalCore, 90's Pop, Retro, Horrorcore, Creepy Pasta, BuildingCore, MallCore, Monstercore

18. CHOMP CHAMP!!!:  Rock, Pop, ZombieCore, MonsterCore, Creepy Pasta, Horror, Video Games, memes

19. Gene, The Lich: Hip-hop, Pop, HorrorCore, Scramo, Singularity, Futurecore, Robotics, Gene modification, Body Modification, Artificial Intelligence, technology

20. Victor Vibe:  Hip-hop, Pop, Experimental Rock, Friendshipcore, Positive Vibes, Kindness, Self Help, Motivational Speech, Meditation

21. Katherine Caroline KateFish:  Hip-hop, Pop, Experimental, RealityCore, SimulationCore, Cosmic Horror, Clown, Horror 

22. Devon Debonair:  Hip-hop, Pop, Emo Pop, Horror, MonsterCore, RPG, Monster Hunting, HunterCore, Hero, Supernatural, video games 

23. Miranda Annalise Odo (Mad Honey Mandi):  Hip-hop, Post-Hardcore, Hyperpop, Sex, Relationships

24. Parental Troll:  - Hip-hop, Married Life, FamilyCore, Anime, Memes, Relationships, Drugs, Partying

25. The Deviled Eggs:  Rock, Country, Techno, MonsterCore, Supernatural, Monsterhuntercore, Creepy pasta, Monstercore

26. Vetabayrhimrah:  Horrorcore, Dark Pop, Hip-hop, MonsterCore, Creepy Pasta

27. Inner Shu:  Pop, Country, Hyperpop, Fantasy, Supernatural, Cosmic Horror, Monsterhunter 

28. A Woman With A Sword:  Reggaeton, Hip-hop, Fantasycore, Adventure, Video Games, RPG, MonsterCore, HunterCore, Hero

29. Imogen Darp:  Dark Pop, Reggaeton, Rock, Love, Extraterrestrials, Romance, Existentialism, Relationships, Monstercore, Horror, Cosmic Horror

30. Imelda With Dragon Hands:  Rock, Synth Pop, Choir, Fantasycore, Monstercore, RPG, Adventure

31. Rowan Frey:  Death Metal, K-pop, Monstercore, Zombiecore, Horrorcore, Horror, Technology

32. Super Millennium Troop:  Rock, Hip-hop, Monstercore, Hero, Cosmic, Superhero, Supernatural

33. Oliver Edgelord:  Hip-hop, Brainrot, Memes, Creepy Pasta, Horror, Singularity, Emo, Internet culture

34. Deep Aberration Lab: Orca (D.A.L.O):  Pop, Rock, Paranormal, Monsters, Monstercore, Supernatural, Science, Hollow Earth

35. Qwicked Fast: R&B, Hyperpop, Superhero, Love, Cosmic Horror, Supernatural, Battle

36. Sybil Psychonaut:  Triphop, retro, 90s, Supernatural, Paranormal, Psychic, Psionics

37. Beatrice Cone:  Alternative Rock Folk, Folk, retro, Supernatural

38. Max Malarkie:  Alternative Rock, Hip-hop, Supernatural, Paranormal, Monster, Monstercore

39. Infinite E-Girl:  Pop, Retro, Singularity, Robotics, Digital Human, Artificial Intelligence, Chatbot

40. Beatrice Cone:  Folk, Alternative Rock, Math Rock, Honeybees, Nature, Climate change, technology

41. Madeline Mayflies:  R&B, Folk, Cult, Apocalypse, Death, Horror, Creepy, Immortality,

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Riverwest Radio is a nonprofit storefront community radio & podcasting platform dedicated to uplifting Milwaukee voices through locally produced content.

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Riverwest Radio provides a community platform for education, advocacy and creativity, as well as an outlet for marginalized and alternative voices in our neighborhood and beyond. We invite all Milwaukeeans not only to listen, but to take an active role in the production of their own show and become stewards of the station.

Ransom Note is an online music, arts and culture magazine. We provide a home for readers and writers with boundless enthusiasm, esoteric knowledge, fierce opinions and impeccable taste.

With our core team immersed in all aspects of dance music, we publish news, articles, and interviews covering the greatest in innovative, underground culture from across the globe. We offer regular, exclusive music and mixtapes from our favourite artists, and publish features shining a light on everything from the freshest new artists to the untold tales from rave history.

Alongside this we offer musings on film, books, life, and art, generating some context and controversy as an antidote to the reheated PR that clogs up the internet. Our office is fuelled by Tunnock’s Bars, cat memes, hangovers and a ridiculous, never ending love for our culture.

We're always interested in getting new writers on board – feel free to get in touch if you’ve got a story to tell.

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Past Gigs : 
Paris => Cabaret Sauvage, Trabendo, Rex Club, Badaboum, La Java, Mazette, La Machine du Moulin Rouge, La Prairie Du Canal, Petit Bain, Nexus, La Madrague Festival, Palais de Tokyo, La Rotonde Stalingrad, Silencio, ZigZag, La Clairiere, Wanderlust, Nuits Fauves, Double Vie, Pamela, Virage,  Le Monseigneur etc...

France => Calvi On The Rocks, Cabourg Mon Amour, We Love Green, Sarcus Festival, Tres cool Festival-Deauville, Highfive Festival-Annecy, Briques Rouges Festival-Lille, Bains Numeriques Festival-Enghien, Macadam Nantes x2, Lieu Unique Nantes, Le Sucre Lyon x3, Le Terminal Lyon, Le Petit Salon Lyon, Iboat Bordeaux x3, Chapiteau Marseille, 1988 Live Club Rennes, Gare Saint Sauveur Lille x2, Ostra Nancy, Grenoble Campus, La Bobine Grenoble, Angers, Nuit Blanche Saint Denis etcetc...

Europe => London x4 , Manchester x3, Leeds x2, Edinburgh, Berlin x3, Hamburg, Freiburg, Amsterdam, Helsinki, Stockholm x2, Copenhagen, Geneve x4, Lausanne, Neuchatel, Zurich x4, Bern, Lucern, Madrid x2, Ronda, Barcelona x3, Porto, Prague, Skopje, Milan, Rome, Liege, Istanbul, Budapest, Sofia, Bucharest x2, Vilnius x2, Palanga, Belgrade, Zagreb, Warsaw, Saint Petersburg, Moscow etc...
RoTW ==> Mexico City x2, Guadalajara, Leon, Merida, San Miguel De Allende, Queretaro etc...

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