{"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":"58. “How Could It Be Meaningless?” - The Science of Belief, the Wonder of Spirituality, and What Real Magic Is","slug":"58-how-could-it-be-meaningless-the-science-of-belief-the-wonder-of-spirituality-and-what-real-magic-is","published_at":"2026-06-11T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ink-speak-with-maverick-malone-6406875/58-how-could-it-be-meaningless-the-science-of-belief-the-wonder-of-spirituality-and-what-real-magic-is","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ink-speak-with-maverick-malone-6406875","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/inkspeak/2873086","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/212166/2873086/inkspeak/2026_05_31_12_52_04_0cbee502-90fb-4c61-99fc-cc495381ad84.mp3","summary":"If you’ve ever been told that “your thoughts create your reality,” you’ve probably also felt the toxic underbelly of that phrase. Does an intrusive thought mean you're manifesting a catastrophe? “NOOOOOOO!” (I say with the fierceness of a Michael Scott meme). In this episode, we’re dismantling the sanitized, bypass-heavy narratives of mainstream manifestation to look at what actually happens when our internal world meets our external life. Instead of forcing a choice between cold logic and ungrounded \"woo,\" we’re stepping directly into the gray area where the intersection of mechanism and meaning thrives and where real magic is made. What We Dive Into: Trauma-Informed Manifestation: Why thought alone doesn't create reality, and why your intrusive thoughts aren't punishing you (taking systemic reality into account). Science Meets the Unseen: Where neuroscience and spirituality agree, where they clash, and why human expansion requires integrating both without exiling either. Radical Discernment: The vital importance of remaining your own ultimate authority, even when receiving profound guidance from mysterious sources. The Voice Note from Beyond: A raw look at a literal voice note I recorded months ago, capturing a moment of loving, unexplainable guidance that neuroscience can't fully explain. Redefining Real Magic: The beauty of paradox, living in the gray area, and turning down the absolutes so you can claim your discernment. Links & Resources: Read the referenced Substack article: You are not your Output & You Don’t Owe Substack or Social Media Anything Tune in to Maviverse 311.8FM on Substack: Mentally I'm Here Website: maverickmalone.com Instagram: @mavmalone","meta_description":"If you’ve ever been told that “your thoughts create your reality,” you’ve probably also felt the toxic underbelly of that phrase. 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