{"podcast":{"title":"Ink Speak with Maverick Malone","slug":"ink-speak-with-maverick-malone-6406875","podcast_index_feed_id":6406875,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/inkspeak/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.maverickmalone.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/inkspeak/20230530_020552_2169af1e3d44b299054f3cd6624746b0.jpg","author":"Maverick L. Malone","episode_count":62,"summary":"Ink Speak : A Podcast for Storytellers, Dreamers & Seekers Have you ever felt like there’s more to life than what you’re living? I did too, until I set fire to the life I thought I was supposed to have and chose myself instead. Once choice led to another and I crash landed here, to tell the story of the magic that happened along the way. I’m Maverick Malone ( @mavmalone )—author, poet, and spoken word artist—and this podcast is a space for everyone. Most podcasts teach, interview, or perform, but this one just lives. It's a podcast you step into. Ink Speak is where personal storytelling meets poetry, magic, and the raw human experience. Each episode feels like sitting down together in real time. Sometimes I’m in my backyard, sometimes I’m traveling, sometimes I’m in the middle of something I don’t fully understand yet. But wherever I am, you’re right there with me. Every episode begins with a poem or spoken word piece that sets the tone, then unfolds into raw, unfiltered storytelling—about love, loss, transformation, spirituality, and the in-between moments most people don’t share. This is a space for thinking differently, seeing your life from a new angle, and feeling a little le…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-06T12:19:02.371741+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ink-speak-with-maverick-malone-6406875"},"episode":{"title":"57. \"You are not cringe for being passionate\" - The Radical Spiritual Practice of Consuming Your Own Art & Becoming Your Own Audience","slug":"57-you-are-not-cringe-for-being-passionate-the-radical-spiritual-practice-of-consuming-your-own-art-becoming-your-own-audience","published_at":"2026-06-02T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ink-speak-with-maverick-malone-6406875/57-you-are-not-cringe-for-being-passionate-the-radical-spiritual-practice-of-consuming-your-own-art-becoming-your-own-audience","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ink-speak-with-maverick-malone-6406875","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/inkspeak/2871833","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/212166/2871833/inkspeak/2026_05_30_20_52_42_26b2cfe4-7115-40ee-91b7-994429d106b3.mp3","summary":"Have you ever re-read your old writing or listened to your own audio and felt a big wave of cringe? In a digital culture optimized for fast validation, we are conditioned to believe that loving our own creations is a symptom of a massive ego. But WHAT IF the inverse is true? WHAT IF refusing to witness and appreciate your own expression is the ultimate act of self-fragmentation? In this episode, we break down the difference between Ego Love (performative, hyper-vigilant, and dependent on an external mirror) and Sovereign Love (devotional, self-contained, and internally generated). We explore why a \"big ego\" is actually a muted radio station and how to finally turn up your own unique soul's frequency. What We Dive Into: The Physics of Sound: How speaking devotional love to yourself operates like a literal tuning fork, physically organizing the 60% of water inside your cells into harmonious, coherent symmetry. The Ego Mirror: Why ego requires validation to sustain identity and how to orient internally so the external mirror becomes like guac: extra! The \"Cringe\" Reframe: A powerful inner-child visualization technique to neutralize harsh self-critique. The Importance of Being Your Own Audience: What this does on an energetic level and how it can shift your reality. The creative energy that hit you chose you to give it form. It’s time to throw down the welcome mat, serve up the umbrella drinks, and turn the volume all the way up on your own song. Want to stay tuned to the Maviverse 311.8FM? Follow me on Substack at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mentally I'm Here,⁠⁠⁠⁠ my website ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ maverickmalone.com ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on Instagram (for now) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@mavmalone⁠⁠⁠⁠ .","meta_description":"Have you ever re-read your old writing or listened to your own audio and felt a big wave of cringe? 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