Record Collector Confessions

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Record Collector Confessions

The intersection of mental health and record collecting

  1. #21 A Conversation with Jason a.k.a. thejazzbasement

    4 DAYS AGO

    #21 A Conversation with Jason a.k.a. thejazzbasement

    I have a conversation with Instagram's @thejazzbasement a.k.a. Jason, a 45 year-old gentleman from Washington D.C. who falls into the category of what I call a "heavyweight collector". We discuss buying records that cost $1,000+, making sacrifices, budgeting, sparking joy, anxiety around minimalist collecting, YouTube show and tell videos, jealousy, depression, IVF and becoming a father, losing 40 pounds, and getting kicked out of The Record Collector in L.A., amongst other things. Jason's IG: https://www.instagram.com/thejazzbasement Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession Email: richdgmono@gmail.com

    2h 17m

  2. OCT 14

    #20 DG Monologue: Gear Fiasco / Triggering Content / Art Criticism

    This week I discuss a fiasco related to buying a phono stage on US Audio Mart, triggering content on YouTube and the Stereophile website, subjectivity and objectivity in art criticism, and philosophy of originality and creativity, amongst other things. Saxophone Colossus video: https://youtu.be/UbOIxc42ZG8?si=UnWz8NorEcY_bpCf Stereophile Fairchild article: https://www.stereophile.com/content/brilliant-corners-19-music-among-fairchildren Stereophile Miyajima article: https://www.stereophile.com/content/brilliant-corners-17-monomania-miyajima-zero-mono-phono-cartridge Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession Email: richdgmono@gmail.com

    57 min
  3. #19 A Conversation with Jesse a.k.a. @abrasive_beautiful

    OCT 7

    #19 A Conversation with Jesse a.k.a. @abrasive_beautiful

    I have a conversation with Instagram's @abrasive_beautiful a.k.a. Jesse, who is co-owner of Rogue Planet Music, a record store in Des Moines, Iowa. We discuss getting kicked out of the house as a teenager, drinking as a social lubricant, audio gear, owning a record store, Instagram, and phone addiction, amongst other things. Jesse's IG: https://www.instagram.com/abrasive_beautiful Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession Email: richdgmono@gmail.com

    2h 7m

  4. SEP 30

    #18 DG Monologue: Tube Amp Update / New Records / Jealousy / Paranoia

    This week I have a listener confession to read. I also discuss several new records, an update on my tube amplifier build, some strong feelings of jealousy related to seeing another collector's Instagram page, and paranoia after a collector friend failed to get back to me immediately, amongst other things. Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession Email: richdgmono@gmail.com

    57 min
  5. #17 A Conversation with Jami a.k.a. @kalmiasoundcompany

    SEP 23

    #17 A Conversation with Jami a.k.a. @kalmiasoundcompany

    I have a conversation with Instagram's @kalmiasoundcompany a.k.a. Jami, a 23 year-old musician and collector from Pittsburgh who is wise beyond their years. We discuss post bop, music theory, cassettes, ADHD, having more than one hobby, and spending as a means of coping, amongst other things. Jami's IG: https://www.instagram.com/kalmiasoundcompany Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession Email: richdgmono@gmail.com

    1h 40m

  6. SEP 16

    #16 DG Monologue: Mo' Money Mo' Problems / Cool Prices, D!ck Prices / Ruminations

    I have some money to burn and I have been thinking about things to buy a lot. I discuss new records, equipment, recent eBay auctions, Glenn Gould, DJ gig update, a vindictive Japanese Discogs seller, Van Gelder Studio update, and wondering if people don't like me when they don't get back to me. Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession Email: richdgmono@gmail.com

    50 min
  7. #15 A Conversation with Ako Capeless

    SEP 9

    #15 A Conversation with Ako Capeless

    I have a conversation with my wife, Ako (@helloiamako). Ako is 53 years old (turning 53 on the day of this podcast's release!), and she brings a unique perspective to the podcast as a Japanese woman. We discuss growing up in Japan, studying English in London, how we met, OCD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, her "offbeat" taste in jazz (that usually excludes Blue Note), mental health in Japan, differences between American and Japanese people, being financially responsible, anti-social tendencies, anger management, and couples therapy, amongst other things. Ako's IG: https://www.instagram.com/helloiamako Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession Email: richdgmono@gmail.com

    1h 44m

  8. SEP 2

    #14 DG Monologue: Tube Amps / Hypermasculinity / More on Mono / OCD

    In this week's monologue, I start things off with a great, detailed listener confession, then I move on to the topics of tubes, Alan Zweig's 2021 documentary "Records", hypermasculinity in collecting, mono playback and Internet collectors getting it wrong when discussing the science of audio playback, a budget update, a new record, OCD, and DJing. Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession Email: richdgmono@gmail.com

    1 hr
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