122 episodes

Evoking questions for your smartbrain to ponder: Ease into the morning show. 20,30 minutes tops. Wake up, take it easy, have a laugh, or get ready to sleep, think about some weird s* and hear some interesting ideas for applying it to everyday life. AI can never replace you. Your value is beyond technology. The cloud has nothing on what you have. You make the world go around. Something whimsical, practical, mysterious, and contemplative. Consciousness is the ultimate value. Things are weird enough right now; let's not get all worked up first thing in the morning. I'm Commercial Herschel, and I'm here to help. Find more here.
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Smell the Inside of Your Nose. Do it Right Now Herschel Sterling

    • Fiction

Evoking questions for your smartbrain to ponder: Ease into the morning show. 20,30 minutes tops. Wake up, take it easy, have a laugh, or get ready to sleep, think about some weird s* and hear some interesting ideas for applying it to everyday life. AI can never replace you. Your value is beyond technology. The cloud has nothing on what you have. You make the world go around. Something whimsical, practical, mysterious, and contemplative. Consciousness is the ultimate value. Things are weird enough right now; let's not get all worked up first thing in the morning. I'm Commercial Herschel, and I'm here to help. Find more here.
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    The Food Pantry and the Pale Light

    The Food Pantry and the Pale Light

    This is my first Flash Fiction story recorded on location. I like the way it ends. I was under pressure to finish, and I like what that did to my story. Sometimes putting oneself in a weird situation has great results. Here is a link to an episode called ”How to Change the World in Mundane Situations," where I describe some of the ways to stimulate your subconscious mind by putting it under pressure when you need a solution.
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    • 32 min
    Crackers & Soup - EPISODE 100!

    Crackers & Soup - EPISODE 100!

    Episode 100 everybody.How about that. Have a weird little story. Communication breakdowns are ridiculous, but I’m Commercial Herschel. You’re welcome. Hey, have a nice day. You like fiction? I got fiction. I think the most fruitful thing I’ve done with my episodes is the Flash Fiction. I’ll be focusing mostly on it and the serial stories that have come from it. I’ve removed almost all the episodes that are not related to storytelling. MORE
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    • 14 min
    Time & Vigilance Part 4

    Time & Vigilance Part 4

    Tex works his mind to determine the cause of the light anomalies. He reviews his notes, and he might have some odd memories that don’t line up with this mission.          
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    • 12 min
    Lake Superior [OVALS]

    Lake Superior [OVALS]

    A trip to the Greatest Lakes today with OVALS. Clonehoppers like to hang around low Earth orbit while they juice up. There are all kinds of things to watch around Lake Superior. MORE
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    • 13 min
    The Face

    The Face

    What Lies Beneath? It's right out in the open, and it's been normalized. We have to get very real about the heights to which the mental health epidemic has reached. It’s a time when, regardless of the way people define themselves or how they would like to be perceived, their actions and intentions precede them. It’s so hard to lie, but they don’t stop. It never stops. MORE
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    • 17 min
    REDUX: Is Fiction a Cop-Out Part 2

    REDUX: Is Fiction a Cop-Out Part 2

    This is Part 2 of some thinking about fiction. It’s better than the first part. Listen to it first. Where does fiction come from? What is the process? How different is fiction from a false narrative on your TV? Last Rerun for a minute.
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    • 22 min

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