This collection chronicles over 7 years of live-streaming video posts Iβve recorded.
This raw format is a move from static text to video, facilitating a more immediate and direct connection with others. They are unscripted and unpolished slices in my life, documenting my travels and adventures across various locations in North America.
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1/4/21Escaping Hell
Mike vents about a relentless stream of hardships and trauma that have followed him since leaving Portland, Oregon, during a period of hell that includes being a victim of rape and theft by an ex-partner, an illegal eviction spurred by friends of the ex, and precipitously losing his job after a mental health crisis sparked by the wildfires that besieged the state of Oregon in summer 2020.
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2/14/21Love, Loss, and Legal Weed
In this Valentine's Day special, Mike reflects candidly on his recent dating misadventures, including one with a gay white supremacist. He also discusses his relationship with cannabis, comparing the market between different states he's visited recently, and shares his thoughts regarding addiction, politics, and the state of the country.
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1/14/18Cold Morning Cruise
Mike reports from his car on a frigid Sunday morning in Steubenville, expressing frustration and confusion over his recent breakup with Matt. He also shares updates on his job search, discussing several potential engineering opportunities, and offers glimpses of local landmarks during his drive.
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1/17/18Interview Prep
Enroute to Cambridge, Ohio, Mike discusses his ongoing job search and recent interviews, sharing details about 3 separate interviews scheduled this week - one with a natural gas distributor, one with a previous employer in Montreal, and one with an insurance company. He also touches upon a recent breakup and some of the associated fallout.
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11/24/17Portland Debacle
Broadcasting aboard his car in Portland, Mike vents on his recent breakup with Matt and welcomes special guests Dakota Conduct and Mya James. He highlights Dakota's new podcast series "Thots and Shares" and navigates a cluster of technical difficulties while driving.
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2/1/23Natchez Bluff
A Grindr date abruptly goes awry during a short roadtrip to the ladβs hometown of Natchez, Mississippi, resulting in the lad speeding off in his vehicle alone, leaving Mike in a hotel parking lot near the Mississippi River in an unfamiliar area with nearly no money, accommodations, or friends.
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9/7/22The Portland She-bacle
Two years after the 2020 West Coast wildfires, Mike opens up and shares the series of traumatic events he faced mere months after moving to Portland, Oregon.
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2/21/23Be There
Despite living in an age in which everyone has a cellphone (with a clock), folks cannot be bothered to respect each otherβs time and show up.
Featured Episodes
Mike reflects on his past 3 years of relying upon the financial and emotional support of others. He emphasizes the power of gratitude, particularly in the form of handwritten thank-you notes, as a way to recognize individuals for their financial, emotional and logistical support, and reflects on others who had worked for him in various efforts and activities throughout his experiences in producing community events and bringing people together.
These episodes focus on the concept of artificial intelligence (AI), exploring various facets of intelligence itself and distinguishing real from artificial intelligence. We question how intelligence is defined, debate whether it involves acquiring and retaining information, goal-oriented learning, and the ability to adapt or alter goals.
Mike utilizes Google's artificial-intelligence platform Notebook LM to review his video collection. This AI-generated analysis serves as a unique self-evaluation, highlighting Mike's adaptability, resilience, and observant nature as he navigates various life challenges, including housing insecurity and financial struggles.
Mike shares his recent struggles, including the theft of his belongings around his 39th birthday. Despite these setbacks and over two years of living on the streets, he remains resilient, finding gratitude in those he's met during this journey.
On his first broadcast of the new year, Mike shows off downtown Columbus, following the city's fresh snowfall.
This walk along Broad Street includes a glimpse of the nativity scene of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Ohio Statehouse.
Mike finds a fabulous and unexpected solution to his present housing woes.
Mike observes how the genre of science fiction has shifted in tone from utopian visions of humanity to a more fractured and tribalistic society, mirroring societal changes in the real world away from embracing globalization to the balkanization of global politics, economics, and culture these days. From this imperfect future stems the notion of the multiverse.
Mike shares a raw and candid reflection on his recent struggles and observations. He begins by noting a "rain delay" in his evening, which metaphorically mirrors a period of personal stagnation and disillusionment.
Broadcasting in transit aboard a commuter bus in Columbus, Mike reflects on his relationship with WANDA, the bright musical baton that routinely accompanies his commutes throughout the city, discussing the factors that necessitated its creation in the first place - unsafe streets that expose pedestrians to motor vehicle collisions and tragic accidents - and remembering its evolution into a political creed for pedestrian safety and commuter accessibility.
After having the opportunity to live in seven distinct parts of North America, Mike grows weary of the nomadic transience of moving and reestablishing his social life every few years, now longing for the very thing he used to dread when in his twenties - to βsettle downβ in his home state of Ohio to focus on building something more everlasting and impactful for the communities and people he cares most about.
Mike recounts a Bible passage in which Peter's shadow serves to heal the sick, emphasizing that Peter was merely a vessel for God's power - unaware of the miracles occurring around him.
In an age driven by boastfully sharing our lives on social media, even good deeds and extemporaneous acts of kindness can often feel transactional. There is a magic that occurs when good deeds are done for their own sake, which produce secondary, tertiary, and unforeseen reverberations of wholesome goodwill.
Mike reflects on a spiritual moment he had during Sunday service at the First Assembly of God in Natchez, Mississippi.
Mike contrasts between his times of being broke/unhoused versus those of financial abundance with a roof over his head.
Finding an unlocked door to the presidential suite of the flagship hotel in Natchez, Mike steps insideβ¦
In this first-person POV of downtown Alexandria, Louisiana, Mike marvels at some of the small towns and unexpected places that have made efforts at better connecting their communities with transit and other pedestrian-oriented measures.
During his first week living the streets of Alexandria, Mike bemoans the lack of consideration for pedestrians and non-motorists in the design and construction of roadways throughout American cities.
Journals & Musings
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Figuring Things Out
2013-2020
Graphics are colorful, they invite a myriad of differing interpretations, they portray trends, etc. Plus, they're less prone to language barriers.
Figures make complicated concepts easier to understand, simplify, and organize. Plus, I was too lazy to write longwinded essays anymore.
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My Little Corner of Semi-Reality
2004-2013
My life is an open book. Please don't burn it.
Mike discusses the concept of ignorance, particularly in the context of political and social discourse.