Authbition

Andrew DiMeo
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Be true to yourself and live your dreams. It’s not about playing out life to please others. It’s about living your own authenticity and ambition. That’s Authbition. A new podcast built on decades of practice. It’s been a journey. Join me.

  1. A049 - Matthew Bamberg - The Wild Truth of Autofiction

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    A049 - Matthew Bamberg - The Wild Truth of Autofiction

    Matthew A. Bamberg is a writer, photographer, educator, and author of Coconut Grove Chronicles, a work of autofiction rooted in his wild childhood in 1970s Miami. In this episode of Authbition, Matthew and I talk about writing, memory, self-publishing, Medium, editors, rejection, and the courage it takes to share your work before it feels perfect. Matthew shares how he turned stories from Coconut Grove into autofiction, found community through Medium, navigated the long and sometimes frustrating self-publishing process, and kept going until his work found its audience. We also talk about growing up gay in Florida during the Anita Bryant era, the blurry line between truth and fiction, the power of critical feedback, and why it is never too late to become the writer you were always becoming. If you’re a writer, artist, innovator, entrepreneur, late bloomer, or anyone trying to bring a deeply personal project into the world, this conversation is for you. Where you can find Matthew: https://www.matthewbamberg.com/

    59 phút
  2. A048 - Tom Place - The Don’t Be a Dick Business Strategy

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    A048 - Tom Place - The Don’t Be a Dick Business Strategy

    In this episode of Authbition, Andrew DiMeo talks with Tom Place, co-owner of Outbound Lighting, about building a small business without chasing growth at all costs. The conversation begins with a simple phrase from an Outbound Lighting marketing post on Facebook that genuinely caught Andrew’s eye: don’t be a dick. From there, Andrew and Tom explore what it means to run a company with kindness, honesty, and long-term trust at the center. Tom shares the story of his path from engineering at NC State, to working with LEDs at Cree, to helping build Outbound Lighting into a rider-focused company known for high-performance bike lights and unusually human customer support. Together, they talk about entrepreneurship, product design, career choices, customer trust, mountain biking, and the hidden cost of treating every business decision like a spreadsheet problem. This is a conversation about bicycles and lights, but it is also about something bigger: what business can look like when the goal is not just to grow, flip, and cash out, but to build something useful, honest, and worth standing behind. Find Outbound Lighting Here: https://www.outboundlighting.com/

    1 giờ 50 phút
  3. A047 - Dharna Ashar - From 40,000 Feet to the Yoga Mat

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    A047 - Dharna Ashar - From 40,000 Feet to the Yoga Mat

    In this episode of Authbition, Andrew DiMeo is joined by Dharna Ashar, a writer, yoga instructor, former flight attendant, and new Medium writer based in Dubai. Dharna describes her life as many lives in one. She began in aviation, serving passengers at 40,000 feet, traveling the world, and learning how little we truly control. From there, her path moved through motherhood, yoga teacher training in India, teaching in Dubai and France, and eventually writing as a way to reflect on the many experiences that shaped her. The conversation explores what yoga really teaches beyond the mat: presence, humility, patience, non-comparison, breath, service, and the practice of returning to oneself. Dharna shares stories from intense yoga training in India, where meditation was difficult, uncomfortable, hot, buggy, and anything but peaceful at first — until practice slowly changed what was possible. Andrew and Dharna also play The Whole Mind Game on the tension between Observe and Absorb. Together, they explore what it means to care deeply without carrying everything, to witness pain without losing yourself inside it, and to stay open-hearted without becoming depleted. This is a conversation about travel, teaching, motherhood, spirituality, writing, human connection, and the wisdom that comes from living many lives and reflecting on them honestly. Where to find Dharna’s writing on Medium: https://medium.com/@fromSky2Soul

    1 giờ 35 phút

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    A046 - The Biggest Criminal of Your Mind Is in Your Pocket

    In this solo episode of Authbition, Andrew DiMeo records from the quiet engineering quad at NC State University during a Saturday bike ride on Mother’s Day weekend. What begins as a test of a new mobile recording setup becomes a more personal behind-the-scenes episode about listener feedback, building Authbition into something bigger than a podcast, and returning to the roots of the show: reading essays out loud. Andrew shares the story behind his essay, “The Biggest Criminal of Your Mind Is in Your Pocket,” a provocative reflection on cognitive offloading, GPS, smartphones, AI, memory, brain health, and the skills we may be losing without noticing. The episode explores the tension between useful technology and overdependence, asking what happens when we let devices do the thinking before our minds have had the chance to grow. Along the way, Andrew reflects on: Recording from NC State, where he taught for 12 yearsFeedback from listeners about the future of AuthbitionWhy he plans to read more of his own essays againBuilding Authbition as a movement, not just a showCognitive offloading, dementia, GPS, calculators, CAD, and AIWhy getting lost, drawing by hand, playing music, and remembering phone numbers might still matterThe difference between using tools and surrendering our minds to themRead the essay for free with this Friend Link:https://medium.com/ai-ai-oh/the-biggest-criminal-of-your-mind-is-in-your-pocket-ff610b52c00f?sk=4e9de44905f57504818cc86e05d162d2

    18 phút
  5. A045 - Joanna Gaertner - Fear, Trust, and Creative Awareness

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    A045 - Joanna Gaertner - Fear, Trust, and Creative Awareness

    In this episode of Authbition, Andrew DiMeo sits down with Joanna Gaertner—ICF credentialed life coach, founder of Yoga Off Mat, and lead at Homebody Yoga in Raleigh, North Carolina. Together they explore Joanna’s journey from New York to Raleigh, her path into coaching, the power of yoga beyond the mat, and why awareness is often the first step toward meaningful change. The conversation moves through mentorship, healing, personal growth, fear, trust, and what it means to live with greater alignment. They also play The Whole Mind Game on the tension between Fear and Trust. What begins as a familiar opposition opens into something deeper: Fear can create safety, preparation, learning, and energy. Trust can create connection, integrity, creativity, and courage. The “best of the best” became: Creative Awareness. This is a thoughtful conversation about growth, embodiment, and learning how to trust life without losing wisdom. Find Joanna Gaertner:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joannagaertner/Homebody Yoga (Raleigh): https://homebodync.com/ #Authbition

    1 giờ 44 phút

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    A044 - Stefanie Morejon - The Whole Mind Game: Pursue and Surrender

    In this episode of Authbition, Andrew DiMeo and Stefanie Morejon sit down to play The Whole Mind Game on the tension between Pursue and Surrender. What begins with stories of travel, creativity, and life transitions opens into a deeper conversation about effort, trust, control, openness, and what it means to move toward something without gripping too tightly. Together, they explore the best and worst of both sides: Pursue can bring clarity, fire, and momentum. Surrender can bring peace, flexibility, and flow. But each has a shadow. This episode is a live exploration of what happens when we stop treating those two forces like opposites — and start looking for the best of both.

    51 phút

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    A043 - Shaler McClure Wright - Leadership Without Ego in a Divided America

    Shaler McClure Wright reads her essay, “I’m an American Worn Down and Weakened by Rancor,” and joins me to explore the tension between being quiet and speaking out. Read her essay here:https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/im-an-american-worn-down-and-weakened-by-rancor-fa7cc66556c5?sk=v2%2F9401e8ff-0492-46c8-8b1a-7d5f808e5389 Through the Whole Mind Game, we wrestle with silence, responsibility, courage, and ego — and land on a shared idea: Leadership Without Ego. A thoughtful conversation about listening, writing, and leading in a divided America.

    1 giờ 46 phút

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    A042 - Pamela Bonse - Nursing and the Cost of Caring

    In this episode of Authbition, I sit down with nurse and writer Pamela Bonse for a conversation about aging, imagination, and the hidden cost of a life spent caring for others. Pam reads two stories. The first is a dreamlike reflection on the phases of her life — a tender meditation on time, identity, and what it feels like to grow older inside a body that has served others for decades. The second is a piece of fiction — a chilling, playful preview of a future Halloween episode that proves her storytelling has range. We also play the Whole Mind Game, exploring the tension between being selfless and selfish. When we boil it down, the best of the best is this: Be a leader.The worst of the worst? Burned out and alone. Care and self-care. Service and sustainability.This is a conversation about how to give — without disappearing.

    1 giờ 15 phút
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Be true to yourself and live your dreams. It’s not about playing out life to please others. It’s about living your own authenticity and ambition. That’s Authbition. A new podcast built on decades of practice. It’s been a journey. Join me.

Thông Tin

  • Nhà sáng tạo
    Andrew DiMeo
  • Năm hoạt động
    2025 - 2026
  • Tập
    49
  • Xếp hạng
    Thô tục
  • Bản quyền
    © Andrew DiMeo
  • Trang web chương trình
    Authbition