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onefjef (stories about being alive)

Conversations and audio diaries about creativity, travel, grief, friendship, and finding meaning in the chaos of being alive. New episodes every week.

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33:35

Turning 52 in Mexico City, Tongue Tacos & the Camote Man

onefjef (stories about being alive) ·

2025/12/04

I turned 52 in Mexico City and recorded the whole strange week: biking through Condesa, wandering the Tianguis de Comonfort, drinking giant micheladas, eating the world’s least subtle tongue taco, and chasing the legendary camote man’s whistle across Parque México. Patricia joins me, of course, and tries to make me a braver eater. Airports, mariachi chaos, numerology, and one very pink gringo — it’s all in here.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by

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11:40

Thanksgiving, Gratitude & the Political Implications...

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2025/11/28

A short Thanksgiving episode about gratitude, perspective, and pausing to pay attention.Thank you to everyone who participated in this episode – I'm sorry I couldn't use everything.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefWebsite: https://onefjefpod.comInstagram: @onefjefpodSubstack: @onefjefFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/onefjefpodX: @onefjefTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube:

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01:34:55

Jef Before onefjef – A 25th Episode Special, Hosted...

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2025/11/20

In this milestone episode, Chris Casey guest-hosts and interviews me about my life — my childhood in Ohio, discovering theatre, living in London & Korea, going to film school at SCAD, making Coverage and After You Left, getting into Sundance, editing in NYC, working for The Lincoln Project and then creating onefjef. A deep look at my creative path and how this podcast began.Here are links to the films & videos we discussed in the episode:"Suite" –

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01:10:17

Teen Life in 2025: Wrestling, Phantom of the Opera &...

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2025/11/12

I sit down with with my 14-year-old cousin Mia — a high-school freshman, wrestler, and alto sax player — to talk about what it’s like to grow up in 2025. We talk social media, family, school, friendship and Phantom of the Opera, and why adults don’t always get what it’s like to be a teen today.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodFacebook:

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30:55

Bonus Episode: Peeping

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2025/11/07

In which I ramble about Icelandic grocery stores, job search fatigue, generational swearing, Hurricane Sandy, social media burnout, and the origin of my crayon costume collection.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: @onefjefpodTikTok: @onefjefpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onefjefEmail: onefjefpod@gmail.comYou can also call the podcast and leave a voicemail at

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01:10:46

Spanish Class, Oil Rigs & Biking to the End of the...

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2025/11/05

I talk to Gary Clarke, who is currently in Huaraz, Peru—cold mountains, thin air, and 7,500 kilometers left before he reaches Tierra del Fuego. We talk about bad Spanish classes, hot air balloons, oil rig sunrises, why most people don’t chase the life they want, and why the best way to see the world is on the seat of a bicycle. You can follow Gary's travels on Instagram @gary_clarkePlease show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page:

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01:19:42

Babies, Boredom & Folgers in Your Cup with Nicholas...

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2025/10/31

I sit down (virtually) with my old friend — actor, musician, writer, and unapologetic decaf drinker — Nicholas Webber. Nicholas and I have made a lot of things together over the years, and this time the thing we made is a conversation about fatherhood, faith, AI, and why technology might be the new religion. We get into logic and mystery, and the strange comfort of the small rituals that hold a life together.Follow Nicholas on Instagram @wuckaldListen to NICKCASEY's newest album – Life in My Head –

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34:22

Bonus Episode: Searching for Juju

onefjef (stories about being alive) ·

2025/10/28

In which I ramble about overwhelming media, disappointing plants, mind-bending mushrooms, Trader Joe's, and which hand Vishnu would hold a microphone with.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefIf you have any suggestions or feedback on the podcast, send me an email at onefjefpod@gmail.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onefjefpod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@onefjefpodcastYouTube:

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01:08:16

Colorado Trip: Altitude, Gratitude & the Guy at the Bar

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2025/10/24

A ramble recorded during a quick trip to Colorado, where I soaked in a hot tub under the stars, hiked through Garden of the Gods, met a guy at a bar who’d been kidnapped by the cartel, went searching (unsuccessfully) for Crestone’s open-air funeral pyre, and somehow ended up on Chris Ryan’s podcast. It’s me in the thin mountain air, thinking about gratitude, middle age, and the strange turns life takes when you let it.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by

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01:00:42

Nature Walks, Molasses Floods & Parallel Jefs with...

onefjef (stories about being alive) ·

2025/10/15

In this semi-milestone episode, I enter the onefjef multiverse and sit down with… Jef Taylor. We talk about the odd intimacy of sharing an identity, the pretension & justification behind dropping the superfluous f, and what happens when you realize another version of you is out there working at a zoo, documenting Hot Wheels jousting, and looking for little pockets of joy wherever he can find them. Follow Jef (the other Jef) on Instagram @urbpan, on YouTube at youtube.com/@Swamp_Hobbit, and if

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01:15:21

Politics, Burnout & The Great Unraveling with Evelyn...

onefjef (stories about being alive) ·

2025/10/09

This week I talk with writer and former Capitol Hill staffer — and my old co-worker — Evelyn Quartz about the strange afterlife of political work: how two people who once believed in “hope and change” ended up disillusioned with the system they helped run. We trade stories about burnout, ideology, and how a job that’s supposed to “change the world” can quietly drain your sense of meaning. Evelyn traces her path from congressional communications director to Substack essayist, and we get into money in

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73:39

Road Rage, Unk Status & Past Lives with Millie Matyjasik

onefjef (stories about being alive) ·

2025/10/02

This week I sit down with my first teenage guest, Millie Matyjasik. We talk about driving lessons, ballet, cold plunges in the Pacific, social media brainrot, situationships, and what teenagers wish adults would understand.Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjefInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onefjefpod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@onefjefpodcastYouTube: Subscribe to @onefjef here:

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42:13

Bonus Episode: Chris Casey Proves His Mom Wrong

onefjef (stories about being alive) ·

2025/09/27

In this bonus episode of onefjef, I welcome back my dear friend Chris Casey—the very first listener to email the show, thereby winning the infamous email contest. Chris shares a heartfelt “acceptance speech,” a story about proving his mother wrong, and a perspective on seizing one's destiny (with AirPods and a $6 coffee in hand). We play his original voice memo, talk about prizes, party-crashing in Columbus, film festivals, self-driving cars, and why social media makes everything worse.Also: a new

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102:07

Leaving Lithuania, Finding Columbus & Finding...

onefjef (stories about being alive) ·

2025/09/23

In my first post-road trip interview, I talk to Anastasia Katsina, who grew up in post-Soviet Lithuania, immigrated to Columbus, Ohio as a teen, and eventually found her path as a yoga teacher and somatic therapist. We talk about resilience, Lithuania's spiritual traditions, living in Switzerland and Norway, and how the pandemic unexpectedly brought her back to Columbus. And also how it's hard to see the label when you're sitting inside your own jar. Learn more about Anastasia's practice and sign up

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82:42

Road Trip Part 7: Stuck on Route 66, a Visit to...

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2025/09/16

In the seventh and final episode of my road trip, or at least this road trip, I visit the Great Sand Dunes National Park in the rain, experience the weirdness of Branson, get pulled over in Santa Fe, and get the hell out of Dodge City. If you're enjoying this podcast and would like to show some support and also get access to some photos from my trip, please subscribe to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/onefjefFollow the podcast on Instagram @onefjefpod.Email the podcast at

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55:11

Road Trip Part 6: Interstate 666, Meow Wolf & Death...

onefjef (stories about being alive) ·

2025/09/09

In this, the penultimate episode of my road trip saga, I experience the horrors of California's Central Valley, the solitary magic of Joshua Tree, and the disturbing thing called Las Vegas. If you're enjoying this podcast and would like to show some support and also get access to some photos from my trip, please subscribe to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/onefjefHere's a link to my film COVERAGE, which I mention in the episode: https://vimeo.com/13490966Follow the podcast on Instagram

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81:16

Success & Screaming on 14th Street with Alex Mallis

onefjef (stories about being alive) ·

2025/09/02

I took a break from my road trip last week so I’m releasing an interview with my friend, filmmaker Alex Mallis, whose feature film The Travel Companion premiered at Tribeca earlier this year. We talk about the highs and lows of getting a first feature into a major festival, politics in New York, the joy of creating something for its own sake, and (yes) selling fart sounds as NFTs during COVID lockdown.Learn more about The Travel Companion and sign up for the newsletter at

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76:21

Road Trip Part 5: Bogotá Traffic, North Korean...

onefjef (stories about being alive) ·

2025/08/26

In the fifth part of my road trip I fly to Bogotá, Colombia where I chew coca leaves, discuss Ohio tourism with a Mexican woman, wander around an underground salt cathedral, and spend 8-10 hours in traffic.Here's the website for the salt cathedral: https://www.catedraldesal.gov.co/en/Here's the website for the shitty hotel we stayed at: https://www.estelarsuitesjones.com/en/If you'd like to show some support for this podcast and also get access to some photos from my trip, you can visit my Patreon

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43:23

ROAD TRIP - PART FOUR

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2025/08/19

In the fourth (and ironically static) episode of my road trip across the USA and beyond, I watch the fog roll into Muir Woods, contemplate the nature of friendship and forgetting, describe the San Jose experience, and dip my feet into the Pacific Ocean. If you'd like to show some support for this podcast and also get access to some extra stuff, you can visit my Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/onefjefPlease follow the podcast on Instagram @onefjefpod, and please email the podcast at

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77:14

ROAD TRIP - PART THREE

onefjef (stories about being alive) ·

2025/08/12

In this, the third episode of my road trip across the USA and beyond, I head into The Sierra Nevada and off the grid where I record from a kayak, talk to some young humans, and sink into the feeling of being separated from society just before having to return to it.If you'd like to show some support for this podcast and also get access to some extra stuff, you can visit my Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/onefjefCheck out Adela's Substack "silly-string and other musings" here:

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