• 39 minutes 1 second
    HTG Podcast #56: Cognitively Distorting
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I “rant out my ass” about how our inherent negativity bias is being amplified by internet algorithms to distort our sense of what is happening in this wild wild world. Head The Gong Podcast · Episode #56: Cognitively Distorting [From a recent exchange on Reddit]: My …

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    13 February 2022, 3:17 am
  • 26 minutes 39 seconds
    HTG Podcast #55: The Infamous Isaac Dust
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I sip some tea, fire up the ol’ microphone, and relive my multiple moments of podcasting fame. Head The Gong Podcast · Episode #55: The Infamous Isaac Dust
    31 January 2022, 12:29 am
  • 29 minutes 24 seconds
    HTG Podcast #54: Red light, green light
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I lament and opine about the Squid-Gaming, TikTokking little turds who refuse to get off my lawn. Head The Gong Podcast · Episode #54: Red light, green light
    9 October 2021, 10:26 pm
  • 35 minutes 59 seconds
    HTG Podcast #53: Sleepwalker
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I push sound toward a microphone with my mouth after walking around town with my legs.  
    18 June 2021, 3:13 pm
  • 24 minutes 16 seconds
    HTG Podcast #52: Algorithm, Shmalgorithm
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I say “What up, Gong Headers!”, reflect on being pandemically immuno-compromizationalized, and forewarn of the upcoming algorithmic apocalypse.  ·
    27 May 2021, 3:58 pm
  • 52 minutes 4 seconds
    HTG Podcast #51: Most Awesome Computer
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I quickly go off the rails, start talking to puppets, and then make a weak attempt to articulate profound spiritual truths.   Media referenced: Sam Harris’s Waking Up meditation app
    24 March 2021, 4:44 pm
  • 25 minutes 20 seconds
    HTG Podcast #50: Where I am
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I, for the 50th time, talk to myself for a few minutes about the joy and mystery of the creative process. I also force myself, despite not really being in the mood, to record my practice session, a few snippets of which I share. Head The …

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    15 February 2021, 3:59 pm
  • 34 minutes 54 seconds
    The Chamber Door #01: Sticks and Stones
    In this inaugural episode of The Chamber Door, I take an elementary school lesson on childhood name-calling and apply it to all of society, because, you know, that’s how I roll. Ben Stillwater · ChamberDoor #01: Sticks and Stones
    10 February 2021, 4:18 am
  • 35 minutes 19 seconds
    HTG Podcast #49: Online, shmonline
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I cogitate, meditate, and masticate on the subject of “being online” – how it used to be, how it is, and how it might unfold – as the year 2021 kicks off.  ·
    1 January 2021, 6:08 pm
  • 20 minutes 31 seconds
    HTG Podcast #48: Doing what Bob does
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, complete and total BS is delivered in whispered tones, and it should not to be listened to under any circumstances.
    6 December 2020, 5:12 am
  • 33 minutes 7 seconds
    HTG Podcast #47: Green Desk Studios Presents…
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I make noises with my mouth for reasons known to no one.
    18 October 2020, 7:44 pm
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