Ourselves Podcast
Ourselves Podcast
Podcast Description
OURSELVES is the world’s first open-source podcast that dives deep into the worlds of creativity, culture, & personal growth. Hosted by film & music video director Arrad, each episode brings you unfiltered conversations with visionary artists, trailblazing entrepreneurs, and thought leaders shaping the future. From behind-the-scenes stories of groundbreaking projects to candid discussions about mental health, reinvention, and navigating the creative industry, OURSELVES is your space to feel inspired, challenged, and connected.
Made by ourselves, for ourselves.
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The podcast covers a diverse range of topics such as creativity, culture, personal growth, and mental health. Specific episodes delve into themes like navigating fame in the music industry with artists like RealestK, tackling anxiety within the creative community, and resilience stories featuring actors like Daniel Moncada. Focus areas include personal challenges faced by creatives, behind-the-scenes industry insights, and strategies for maintaining mental well-being.
OURSELVES is the world’s first open-source podcast that dives deep into the worlds of creativity, culture, & personal growth. Hosted by film & music video director Arrad, each episode brings you unfiltered conversations with visionary artists, trailblazing entrepreneurs, and thought leaders shaping the future. From behind-the-scenes stories of groundbreaking projects to candid discussions about mental health, reinvention, and navigating the creative industry, OURSELVES is your space to feel inspired, challenged, and connected.
Made by ourselves, for ourselves.
The collapse is worse than you think. Over 50,000 California production jobs disappeared in two years, soundstage occupancy fell from 95% to 62%, and not a single Best Picture nominee at this year’s Oscars was shot on a Hollywood lot.
I’ve been directing for 14 years. In 2012, 99% of my shoots were in LA. Starting in 2019, my work moved to Atlanta, Miami, Jamaica and Paris. The industry didn’t die. It left.
In this episode I break down why American culture is losing its grip on the world and how Hollywood is dying. From your favorite NBA player being French to your favorite pop star being Korean to your favorite movie being shot overseas. I get into the FilmLA and Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers, why Netflix being a tech company changes everything, how inflation priced LA out of its own industry, and why a $20 million American production can be shot overseas for $4 million. Then I make the case that this isn’t a collapse. It’s a reset, and it’s the biggest opening outsiders have ever had.
If you’re a filmmaker, artist or creative still waiting for Hollywood to call, this one is for you.
0:00 Cold Open
0:56 America Is Never Going Back
1:41 No More Michael Jacksons
2:08 Your Favorite Stars Aren’t American Anymore
4:04 When 99% Of My Shoots Were In LA
5:20 How LA Priced Itself Out
6:32 Why My Jobs Left LA In 2019
7:14 The 2023 Strikes Changed Everything
7:41 Soundstages Fell From 95% To 62%
9:23 50,000 Jobs Gone In Two Years
10:29 The Oscars Say Hollywood Is In A Death Spiral
11:54 Shoot Days Cut Almost In Half
12:47 Netflix Is A Tech Company
13:44 Capitalism Swallowing Itself Whole
14:48 Shooting For A Fifth Of The Price Overseas
15:22 Inflation Is Through The Roof
16:52 If You Live Overseas, This Is Your Time
18:08 Three Hard Decisions For American Creatives
18:33 The Gatekept Industry Is Dying
20:20 America Isn’t The Center Anymore
20:59 Curry Barker, Kane Parsons And YouTube
21:40 The End Of One Country Controlling Culture
22:02 Think Globally As A Filmmaker
22:26 Bad Bunny, Blackpink And Burna Boy
23:26 The Immigrant Hunger America Lost
23:52 Do We Blame AI? No. We Adapt.
24:49 America Still Has The Infrastructure
25:32 Build Something Undeniable
26:10 This Era Belongs To The Outsiders
27:03 It’s Not A Collapse. It’s A Reset.
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