Best Nathan Fletcher Podcasts (2025)

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The Worst Kept Secret of Success with Mark Dulaney (274) 32:49

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In this episode of Digital Marketing Masters, I sit down with execution coach Mark Dulaney from the School of Execution to unpack the “worst kept secret” of success: doing the work boldly, consistently, effectively and getting a little better every day. We explore why most people stall at “good enough,” how to apply critical self-review to improve …

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Aggie & Walter Murch — Family, Farming & Filmmaking 33:58

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By The Kitchen Sisters & Radiotopia

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EP.12 One Step Back, Two Flames Forward | Pushing Flames Podcast 18:34

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It’s been a couple of weeks, and I know where have I been? In this episode, I catch you up on life lately: a big work trip that left me exhausted, a much-needed break from the gym, and a surprising reminder that sometimes rest is progress. I talk about what that week off taught me, how I still managed to hit my lowest weight yet, and why slowing do…

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AI, Authors, and Voice Acting. Round Two with Aaron Ryan (273) 42:42

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In this episode of Digital Marketing Masters, I sit down with returning guest Aaron Ryan—author, voice actor, musician, and now 35-book veteran—to dig into the turbulent crossroads of creative work and AI. We talk candidly about toxicity and gatekeeping in the voiceover community, why Aaron stepped back from coaching, and how that decision unleashe…

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EP.11 Exhausted but Still Pushing | Pushing Flames Podcast 16:55

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This week I open up about missing last week’s episode and why exhaustion mentally, physically, and creatively has been hitting hard. I share the highs and lows of the past seven days: hitting a new low weigh-in at 223.5, getting crushed by iPhone launch madness at work, slipping on my diet, and fighting through one of the toughest gym sessions yet.…

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The Real Ambassadors — A Jazz Opera for Louis Armstrong by Dave & Iola Brubeck 36:15

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The Real Ambassadors is a poignant tale of cultural exchange, anti-racism, and jazz history. And it's a love story — between life-long husband and wife partners, Iola & Dave Brubeck and their vision for a better world. Appalled by the racist treatment of Black jazz musicians in the United States in the 1950s and 60s, the Brubecks wrote a musical ba…

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Why We Need Stories in Times of Crisis: ETGAR KERET on Healing, Connection & Creativity in the Age of AI - Highlights 19:13

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“I feel that when you don't tell your story, it's as if you have a limited existence. We can always have some kind of choice, but I'm saying that the story we choose may be the most crucial choice that we make, because this story will affect all the other choices.” Etgar Keret is one of the most inventive and celebrated short story writers of his g…

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Finding Humanity Through Storytelling with Author & Filmmaker ETGAR KERET 1:08:23

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“When I write my stories, I don't want to solve things in life. I just want to persuade myself that there is a way out. Maybe I am in a cell, maybe I'm trapped. Maybe I won't make it, but if I can imagine a plan for escape, then I'll be less trapped because at least in my mind, there is a way. I think that my parents are survivors. They always talk…

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EP.10 Cutting Distractions, Fueling Better Habits, and Trusting the Process | Pushing Flames 16:57

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Double digits! In this milestone 10th episode, I share a raw and real update on how the past week challenged me from battling low energy and mood dips, to rethinking my training and nutrition strategy after seeing the scale go up. I dive into a big lifestyle shift I made by selling my gaming PC to remove distractions and focus on what really matter…

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The Women's School of Planning and Architecture: Not Only Survive but Flourish 28:05

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The Women’s School of Planning and Architecture, popularly known as WSPA, ran for four summers from 1974 to 1979. You could learn woodworking in the morning and feminist theory in the afternoon, and then let loose and make candy houses in the evening. Childcare was free, tuition was minimal, and the locations were scattered throughout the country, …

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EP.9 The Refeed Reset | Pushing Flames 12:59

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Welcome back to another episode of Pushing Flames. This week was one of those stretches that tested me it felt long, I was exhausted, the scale barely moved, and my workouts were weak. Normally, that combination would leave me frustrated and stuck. But instead of quitting, I learned something new about how the body works, and it completely shifted …

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EP.8 Building Habits, Building Me | Pushing Flames 18:18

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This week was all about the mental game. From sleepless nights and wrestling with blood sugars to figuring out rest days and gym struggles, I had to remind myself that progress isn’t always linear but it’s still happening. I talk about hitting my lowest weight yet, why weighing in every day actually helps me understand my body, and how even setback…

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Kibbe at the Crossroads - Lebanese Immigrants and Cooking in the Mississippi Delta 19:34

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We travel to the Mississippi Delta and the world of Lebanese immigrants, where barbecue and the blues meet kibbe, a kind of traditional Lebanese raw meatloaf. Lebanese immigrants began arriving in the Delta in the late 1800s, soon after the Civil War. Many worked as peddlers, then grocers and restaurateurs. Kibbe — a word and a recipe with so many …

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EP.7 When the Scale Doesn’t Move | Pushing Flames Podcast 11:17

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The scale didn’t move this week in fact, it went up a bit. But progress is showing up in new ways: better workouts, looser clothes, stronger habits, and a healthier mindset. In this episode, I talk about learning to trust the process, balancing gym time with rest, tackling cravings that once controlled me, and making tough calls in my candle busine…

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EP.6 - You’re Not Alone in This Boat | Pushing Flames 14:37

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In this episode, I open up about how easy it is to feel isolated in your struggles, whether it’s food, fitness, or just feeling ‘not enough.’ But the truth is, this boat is a lot bigger than you think and you’re not rowing alone. From breaking old habits to smashing through a forgotten shorts at the gym moment, I share the mindset shifts, scale vic…

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From 'Bee: Wild' to the 'Kiss the Ground' Regenerative Agriculture Documentary Trilogy - Highlights 15:03

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"For the last two decades, I've made over 20 films about the environment, starting with oil and carbon emissions. Those films, Kiss the Ground and now Common Ground, talk about how we can stabilize the climate, reverse climate change, grow nutrient-dense food, and help farmers make a profit through biodiversity and regenerative practices and princi…

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All About Bees, Soil & Regeneration with Documentary Filmmaker REBECCA TICKELL 1:00:46

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“I didn't really appreciate bees until I became a farmer, and then I started to understand how essential bees are for our food. They pollinate 70% of our food, and that feeds 90% of the world. There's a whole world of insects that creates the color in our food; it's what creates the flavor in our food. It's part of our biodiversity, and it's essent…

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The Honesty Boxes of Scotland 25:36

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“Some people might think that honesty boxes are from the past, from a different age, a simpler age, a more honest age, but I would say they're a future thing as well.” – Mark Cousins Throughout the islands and out of way places in Scotland, along the rural roads, at the end of driveways, out on their own with no house nearby, you'll find fresh bake…

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EP.5 Showing Up for Yourself (Even When You Have No Idea WTF You're Doing) | Pushing Flames 14:37

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Even when I don’t know what I’m doing; I’m learning that showing up still matters. This week, I had no real wins to boast about in my candle business, I’ve been second-guessing myself, and I got hit with a surprise sore throat and cold that delayed this episode. But I’m here. Because I promised myself I would be. From wick testing setbacks to fight…

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Art, Empathy & Resilience with CADY McCLAIN, Actor, Director, Writer, Artist, Musician - Highlights 11:20

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“I had to become the father of my family very young because my parents divorced when I was 12. My situation was a little bit unusual in that my father kind of disappeared, and I had been making a fair amount of money as a kid, doing commercials and television and film. We needed money, and I kind of became the breadwinner. But I had this amazing wo…

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A Life in Acting with Emmy Award-winning Actor, Director, Writer CADY McCLAIN 1:06:02

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“I won my first Emmy when I was 21, which was the result of absolutely devoting myself day and night for two years to doing all the scene work. I attended classes simultaneously and did plays until my mother died. I studied with Michael Howard for eight years. Even when I was so tired I couldn't get up to do a scene, he would say, "Get up and do a …

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EP.4 Fighting Myself Forward | Pushing Flames 9:55

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This week, I didn’t hit the gym like I planned — but I did show up for myself in other ways: more walking, less snoozing, better meal prep, and being honest about my setbacks. I’m learning that healing doesn’t always look like progress on paper. Sometimes, it’s just not giving up when it gets hard. In this episode, I talk about the power of specifi…

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AI & Media +Nerdcasting with Nathan Fletcher (271) 53:51

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In this engaging episode of Digital Marketing Masters, host Matt Rouse welcomes Nathan Fletcher, also known as Uncle Nene from Uncle Nay Nay's Nerdcast. They dive into the world of creative work and the challenges of marketing it in today's digital landscape. Nathan shares his journey from a career in marketing and production to starting his own po…

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Ep.3 The Beginning, A Journey to Me | Pushing Flames 15:28

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This episode is called The Beginning, A Journey to Me, because I want to talk about something deeper — something that’s shaped a lot of my decisions, my behaviors, and how I see myself: trauma. Needless to say video did not make it in. Next one.By Nathan Fletcher

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Ep.2 It's Not Just The Scale | Pushing Flames 16:40

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In this episode, I get real about the mental weight behind procrastination, the trap of overthinking, and the pressure to “do it all” while juggling work, wellness, and building a business. If you’ve ever felt stuck in your head, discouraged by slow progress, or like you’re fighting invisible battles behind the scenes — this one’s for you.…

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EP.1 Why I am Pushing Flames | PushingFlames 8:10

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In this episode I am discussing why I created Pushing Flames and what you can expect.By pushingrealpodcast

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Hidden Kitchens Texas — Hosted by Willie Nelson 58:47

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Willie Nelson and Dallas-born actress Robin Wright, along with some wild and extraordinary tellers, take us across Texas and share some of their Hidden Kitchen stories. Gas station tacos, ice houses, Chili Queens, Stubb's BBQ, cowboy kitchens, car wash kitchens, space food. With special guests Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Kinky Friedman, Joe Nick Patoski, …

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Exploring The Sympathizer, America's Forever Wars & Challenging Power w/ Author VIET THANH NGUYEN 1:02:34

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“What I've discovered as a writer is that fear is a good indicator that there is a truth. To speak the truth in a society is oftentimes an act that requires some courage. Those processes of being an other for me in the United States were obviously very fundamental to shaping who I am as a person and as a writer. It was very difficult to undergo, bu…

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On Borges, Gore Vidal, Robert Frost & The Writing Life with Author & Filmmaker JAY PARINI 30:47

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“Poetry is the prince of the literary arts to me. It's at the very top because it's language refined to its apex of memorability. I am interested in poetry as memorability and poetry as something you live by. These are the words you live by. These words stay in your brain and guide your life. That's what I am interested in. My memoir slash autofict…

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America Eats - 1930s WPA Chronicle of Food, Ritual and Celebration at The Library of Congress 16:40

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Fish Fries, political BBQs, family reunions — during the 1930s writers were paid by the government to chronicle local food, eating customs and recipes across the United States. America Eats, a WPA project, sent writers like Nelson Algren, Zora Neale Hurston, Eudora Welty, and Stetson Kennedy out to document America’s relationship with food during t…

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The National Archives – The What and the Why 28:40

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“From the very beginning the intent was that the American people needed to be able to access the records so that we would be able to hold the government accountable for its actions.” - David Ferriero During the first Trump administration, when access to certain websites and information was being threatened, we started our Keepers series about activ…

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AI & Science Fiction: A Conversation with Tom Easton (270) 47:33

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In this episode of Digital Marketing Masters, host Matt Rouse welcomes science fiction author Tom Easton to discuss the intersection of AI and science fiction. Tom shares his background as a retired science professor and his journey into writing science fiction since the 1970s. The conversation delves into the upcoming anthology "Tales of Galactic …

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An Actor Prepares - SHARON LAWRENCE on Crafting Complex Characters - Highlights 20:42

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“I would encourage you, as I do if you're an actor, to know your own equipment, know your own psychology, and use the great teachers that are synthesized in my favorite teacher's book, Moss, who I studied with later. There is a book called Intent to Live that distills down Uta Hagen, Stella Adler, Bobby Lewis, and Stanislavski. The great teachers a…

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SHARON LAWRENCE on Acting, Activism & The Art of Transformation 1:02:31

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“That transformation was key to my next step as an artist, to knowing that's what acting is. It isn't just posing; it isn't just being a version of yourself in a way that was free. Performing wasn't just performing; it was transforming. I think that artists find that in many different ways, and as actors, there are many ways into that. I would enco…

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Childhood, Creativity & the Stories that Define Who We Are with MEGAN ABBOTT - Highlights 16:23

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“I think that it all goes back to childhood. I’ve always really been writing about family. I suppose we always are. I do think that it is the original wound, and it's where we are kind of wired and built from those early years. So I think every other relationship just replicates that. It's very natural for me to go there, I suppose because the feel…

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Exploring Family Dynamics & Fierce Female Friendships with Novelist MEGAN ABBOTT 49:59

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“I always say to young writers, you need to put your heart on the page. Don't worry about being like anyone else. I would say that foremost, in any of the arts, it is self-expression at its core. I don't buy rules or a set criteria or a static criteria. I don't believe in any of that. I think the most exciting talents are kind of inexplicable. You …

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E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial - The Worst Video Game Ever? 26:17

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Deep within the National Museum of American History’s vaults is a battered Atari case containing what’s known as “the worst video game of all time.” The game is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and it was so bad that not even the might of Steven Spielberg could save it. It was so loathsome that all remaining copies were buried deep in the desert. And it…

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Kate vanderVoort Talks About Businesses Implementing AI (269) 34:34

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In this episode of Digital Marketing Masters, host Matt Rouse is joined by Kate vanderVoort, founder and CEO of Social Mediology and the AI Success Lab, to discuss the integration of AI into business practices. Kate shares her insights on how companies can transition from having no AI involvement to effectively incorporating AI into their operation…