Just Keep Talking
Just Keep Talking
Podcast Description
The Just Keep Talking podcast aims to explore the creative process, mental health, and lives of artists through sharing our stories. What is the impact of mental health on creativity? What does it mean to be a creative individual—Someone who feels deeply, experiences joy and pain intensely, and navigates the challenges of life through the creative process? With each story shared, we explore the authentic experience of our basic need to be seen, be heard, and belong. We’re not so different from one another. Through sharing our stories, we can inspire, encourage, and enlighten each other to find the true joy and fulfillment that is within ourselves. This is the connective tissue of the collective human experience. When we just keep talking, we create space for gratitude, self-acceptance, and grace in everyday life. In a world filled with divisiveness, fostering inclusivity and connection is a powerful way to make a positive impact.
Be seen. Be heard. Belong.
Your story matters.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes surrounding mental health and creativity, exploring what it means to be a creative individual. Episodes highlight the experiences of various artists, including topics like the impact of mental health on artistic expression, the struggles of authenticity in fame, and the importance of community. Notable episode examples include discussions with Aaron Lee Tasjan on musical journeys and Ellen Angelico on her work with the late Shelly Bush, reflecting on belonging and self-acceptance.
The Just Keep Talking podcast aims to explore the creative process, mental health, and lives of artists through sharing our stories. What is the impact of mental health on creativity? What does it mean to be a creative individual—Someone who feels deeply, experiences joy and pain intensely, and navigates the challenges of life through the creative process? With each story shared, we explore the authentic experience of our basic need to be seen, be heard, and belong. We’re not so different from one another. Through sharing our stories, we can inspire, encourage, and enlighten each other to find the true joy and fulfillment that is within ourselves. This is the connective tissue of the collective human experience. When we just keep talking, we create space for gratitude, self-acceptance, and grace in everyday life. In a world filled with divisiveness, fostering inclusivity and connection is a powerful way to make a positive impact.
Be seen. Be heard. Belong.
Your story matters.
Will Abeles on Sobriety, Storytelling Comedy, and Finding Connection | Just Keep Talking Podcast
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Host Brother Love introduces the Just Keep Talking podcast’s focus on artists’ stories, mental health, inclusivity, and belonging, then welcomes nationally touring comedian and podcaster Will Abeles, a Hagerstown, Maryland native with two iTunes #1 comedy albums. Will recounts meeting Brother Love through Reid Cifrino after working TV production during COVID, discusses his storytelling comedy style, and shares bits inspired by a deer accident and getting hit by shrapnel at NASCAR. He reflects on working at Letterman, freelancing at Kimmel, and how comedy began with watching Johnny Carson stand-up debuts. Will talks candidly about alcoholism, being 310 days sober, how sobriety improved his comedy and mental health, and how touring solo has changed since quitting drinking. He critiques shifts in the Nashville comedy scene and promotes upcoming shows in Raleigh, LA, San Francisco, and a July 31 vinyl album recording at Love and Exile.
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00:00 Podcast Mission
01:02 Hagerstown Cold Open
01:22 Sponsor And Guest Intro
02:20 How We Met In Nashville
04:27 Comics And Being Funny
06:03 Warmup Crowd Bomb
08:39 Storytelling Comic Style
10:46 NASCAR Shrapnel Bit
13:16 Late Night TV Days
17:01 Why Comedy Started
18:17 Howie Mandel Hospital Story
21:09 Sobriety And Recovery
23:10 Quitting For Real
24:09 Sober Comedy Breakthrough
27:19 Family Fallout After Sobriety
28:32 Parties Without Drinking
30:33 Nashville Comedy Scene Shift
33:39 Life On The Road Solo
37:00 Crowd Work And Craft
42:10 Mental Health And Hustle
43:58 Tour Dates And Album Plans
46:00 Speed Round And Farewell
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