Historian and loudmouth Jason Scott shares stories of technology, retrocomputing, documentary filmmaking, and general schennanigans from his decades of travels and research. From experiences on the road while shooting documentaries to often-obscure points of order, Jason keeps a fast-moving pace and even he doesn't know where we're ending up at the end.
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Share Life: Stories & Systems To Live Better & Work Smarter — With Jason Scott Montoya
Jason Scott Montoya
Explore stories & systems to live better & work smarter with author, blogger, and digital marketing specialist, Jason Scott Montoya. Podcast episodes include inspirational people interviews, book discussions, listen-to-learn discussions, & blog reads from https://www.jasonscottmontoya.com
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146: This Cop’s Life Unraveled after Tragedy: How His SILENT SUFFERING Came To An End | Adam Meyers
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Episode type: Listen to Learn Watch on YouTube >> It’s time to expose the brutal truth about what happens when a critical incident shatters a law enforcement officer’s life. Think police are invincible? Think again. The silent battle Adam Meyers — Stop the Threat, Stop the Stigma — faced after an on-duty shooting in 2016 will shock you. His journey…
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The Catching a Break Episode: H3, Accordion Hood, The Lifted Weight, Infinite Breaks, Artuo and the 80 Hours, Passing the Breaks, Infinite Payoff, An Office Break, A Traffic Court Appearance. Thoughts on how both giving and recieving breaks, the lifting of obligation, is some of the best investment on both sides. I didn't mention it in the episode,…
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The Hater Tools Episode: A Pleasant Visit to a Discord, A Pillory, The Right to Dislike, Tools of Response, Public vs. Actual, Walls of Separation, Our Neverending Performance, The Time and Distance, Hills and Mountains, Accepting The Hate. A small rumination on that time I visited a community and they didn't like me.…
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The Third Act of Collecting Episode: What Drives People to Collect, The Roles, The Responsibilities, The Urge and Drive, My Witness To The Third Act, Sentinels of Oblivion, Redundancy, The Process, Indexing Heartbreak, The Time Crunch, The Future, The Hope. Thoughts on when people have spent a long time making a collection and my experiences when t…
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The Furious Card Episode: Finding an Old Card, The Handover and the Promise, The Fury, Exclusitivity, Teenage Sharing, Providing Access, Improv Everywhere, MP3 Experiment, Unrecorded Experiences, TinyTIM Open Invitation, The White-Hot Fury, The Boston Group, A Constant Reminder. In this I mention The Latitude. Here's some information about The Lati…
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The Arcade Tourist Episode: Visiting Other Countries, Visiting Arcades, The Uniqueness of Each Arcade, The Unplanned Planned Journey, The Outpost in the City, Hundreds of Years, The Enriching Experience, The Shared Machines. Also: A Note on Health. An episode about my visits to arcades in cities around the world.…
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The Grey Box Episode: A Fine Purchase, A New Fulcrum, Permanent Storage, Memories and Accomplishments, A Personal Set, The Futures and Destinies of Dreams, The Pitfalls and Losses, Our Place on the Timeline, Plus: I'm Fine. Some ruminations as I start putting together another phase of my own personal archive, and what it means. Plus: I'm doing fine…
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145: If You Get Rejected, Improve, & Keep Going, You'll Succeed. Here's Why — With Former Movie Producer & Entrepreneur Steven Puri
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Episode Type: Inspirational People Interview Watch on YouTube >> In this Inspirational People interview on the Share Life podcast, I'm speaking with productivity and remote work expert, Steven Puri, founder of the Sukha company. As a studio executive and producer on films from Die Hard to The Wolverine, Steven had to learn how to inspire a broad ra…
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The Clocks Episode: Attending The Clock, The Intercutting, The Supercut, Digital Filmmaking, Silent Labor, One to Four Hours, Time Out of Time, Other Artworks, The Dry-Run, The Future Screening. An episode about attending The Clock, a film project that shows a 24 hour film of the passage of time via clock-faces and references to them. Full context:…
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The SuperBanana Lunch Episode: A Pleasant Meetup, A Conversation, The Cold Arrow of Criticism, A Recurring Character, Why Go to Meetings, Social Gathering as a Component, A Long and Fruitful Life, Meetings and Gatherings, Conventions and Lunch. I may have covered this situation before, but I've had more time to think about it and it's just gotten m…
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The Chowder Box Deep Dive Episode: Progress into the Chowder Boxes, the layers of years, what we see in the boxes, future thoughts to past experiences, scraps and detritus, the story inside myself, the links easily lost, broken lines and connected threads, an exciting plateau. I've never thought I'd get to this part of my collections!…
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144: How Dr. Jim Gregory Reinvented Himself Late in Life | From Business Owner to Ph.D. & Author
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Episode Type: Inspirational People Interview Watch on YouTube In this Inspirational People interview on the Share Life podcast, I'm speaking with the entrepreneur and author, Dr. Jim Gregory. In this conversation, Jim shares his story from conquering Madison Avenue to becoming a successful novelist after selling his global branding firm. Jim's stor…
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Episode Type: Inspirational People Interview Watch on YouTube Are you tired of the myth of job security? In this conversation, I dive deep with e-commerce expert Neil Twa of Voltage. Neil unveils the surprising truth about building genuine security through entrepreneurship by focusing on providing real market value and establishing robust business …
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The Ride to New Hampshire Episode.In which I learned an awful lot about myself and life in a very short time.由Jason Scott
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142: The Power of Storytelling in Politics & Leadership ~ My Commentary on Mark Cuban's Talk at the Principles First 2025 Summit
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Episode Type: Fireside Chat Watch on YouTube here. Politics is not just about policy—it’s about storytelling and salesmanship. In this video, we explore how politicians sell narratives that resonate with people, regardless of whether they align with reality. Featuring insights from Mark Cuban at the Principles First conference, I share my commentar…
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The VHS Spectacle Episode: An Apartment in New York City, Realizing the Value, The Spectacle, Television Specials, Long-Form Recording, Inauguration, Popes, Funerals, The Rareness of Long-Form TV, The Hidden Cultural Curator. A long overdue thank-you to the family that invited me in to take a bunch of boxes of VHS tapes, and the discoveries within.…
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The Tape Baking Episode: The Cult of Baked Tapes, The Problem With Magnetic Media, Potential Solutions, Tape Baking Recipe, Digital and Analog Solutions, The Singular Moment on Tapes, A Very Long Consideration of Personalities. Weirdly, the best page I found on tape baking as an introduction is so retro you aren't 100% sure if they're not intention…
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141: Going Viral: The Story of An Independent Movie With Screenwriter and Producer Todd Pringle
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Episode Type: Listen to Learn Watch this episode on YouTube here. Welcome to a listen-to-learn episode of the Share Life podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with business owner and screenwriter/producer Todd Pringle about his successfully finished independent film, Going Viral (affiliate link). "In a neon-lit backdrop of the 1980s, a nerdy teena…
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140: Success & Perseverance: Resilient Adaptability is Key to Overcome Obstacles — With Jim Karwisch
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Episode Type: Share Life Academy Workshop Watch this workshop on YouTube here. In this Share Life Academy workshop, we explore perseverance and adaptability. Jim Karwisch helps us explore how we can adjust to obstacles without losing momentum. For more episode details and links, click here. Who is Jim Karwisch? Jim Karwisch is the founder of Untang…
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The Internet Archive Downtime Episode: Not About the Archive, Downtime, What My Job Is, Switching Gears, Finding Purpose, A Chain Instead of a Pile, Two Hours, Purpose, Other Shifts. A rumination on what I even am, when the Internet Archive experiences an extensive downtime. It turns out, what I am is satisfied.…
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The Setback Comeback Episode. A rumination on working through dark periods, set to a cadence of strength and resilience but recognition of the realism of life. I'm breaking the usual rule and making this one public immediately on here, for patrons to send to anyone who needs to hear it.由Jason Scott
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Episode Type: Listen to Learn Discussion Watch this conversation on YouTube here >>> Welcome to a listen-to-learn episode of the Share Life podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with author — Religious Rebels: Finding Jesus in the Awkward Middle Way (affiliate link) — Christy Lynne Wood about the Poverty of a Moralistic Gospel. Christy continues t…
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138: Life Lessons From BOXING: Faith, Confidence, & Hope With Literary Pugilist Mark Connor
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Episode Type: Inspirational People Interview Watch on YouTube here > --- In this Inspirational People interview on the Share Life podcast, I'm speaking with the author of It's About Time: Millions of Copies Sold for Dad, a writer and boxing trainer, Mark Connor. Mark Connor is a Literary Pugilist from Saint Paul, Minnesota. A lifelong boxer and Box…
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Episode Type: Inspirational People Interview Watch on YouTube here > In this Inspirational People interview on the Share Life podcast, I'm speaking with comedian and writer, Andres Schabelman. Andres was a successful tech entrepreneur, having been involved in the technology industry early on, including Airbnb and Fiverr. His accolades matter less t…
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The Shockwave of Proximity Episode: A Short Trip, Los Angeles, Giving the Best Interview, Honks and Sounds, Return and Forget, Documentary Release, Scrubbing and Watching, The Shocking Revelation, The Arc of Dreams, The Blessed Golden Dias. The name of the documentary I mentioned, "Games that Rocked the World" is currently available at this URL: ht…
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136: Fired & Afraid? Motivation to Reinvent Yourself & Find Your TRUE Purpose With Trey McKnight
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Episode Type: Inspirational People Interview Watch on YouTube here In this Inspirational People interview on the Share Life podcast, I'm speaking with Executive Coach at Novus Global, Keynote speaker, and Emcee, Trey McKnight. I recently met Trey at a Voices to Connect speaker showcase conference (Thank you, Jessica Lalley), and I was impressed by …
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The Ever-Present To-Do List: The Giving of Advice, Piles, To-Do, Addressing the Options, Understanding the Trudge, The Pile Behind Instead of the Pile Before, The Moments of Confusion, The Dedication, 90 Percent, The Final Tally. Advice and thoughts on dealing with what can feel like an infinite, ever-present to-do list. Since moving to the new off…
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Episode Type: Inspirational People Interview Watch on YouTube here. In this conversation, Benjamin shares his raw and honest journey through burnout, divorce, and rediscovering his faith. Learn how he rebuilt his identity beyond external validation, embraced the power of grief, and now helps others, especially Gen Z, encounter Jesus in a fresh, aut…
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That time I met Dan Ackroyd. Maybe.由Jason Scott
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Episode Type: Listen to Learn Watch on YouTube here In this episode, I speak with Joe Handley about the concept of 'Changing the Few Who Change the Many.' We explore the origins of this idea, Jesus' unique strategy for leadership development, and the importance of character formation in discipleship. Joe shares insights from his experiences in glob…
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133: How To Become a Digital Nomad: Location Independence With Jason Long & Kristen Zalatan
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Episode Type: Listen to Learn Watch This Episode on YouTube -- This episode is sponsored by Nomad Insurance by SafetyWing. Safety Wing is the digital nomad go-to source for travel medical insurance to provide you with peace of mind as you move around the globe. Welcome to a listen-to-learn episode of the Share Life podcast. I'm Jason Scott Montoya,…
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Episode Type: Inspirational People Click here to watch on Youtube In this Inspirational People interview on the Share Life podcast, I'm speaking with my new friend, writer, director, and storyteller, Salvatore DiSalvatore. Salvatore DiSalvatore, whom I know as Jack, is also a Communications team leader for a parish in Georgia. Jack and I met at Lea…
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Episode Type: Listen to Learn Watch this episode on YouTube here. Welcome to a listen-to-learn episode of the Share Life podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Steve Thomason about The Gospel of Luke in the Shadow of Tyranny. In our chat, we explore the themes of the Gospel of Luke in relation to tyranny and the complexities of political disco…
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