The Auditorial
By Ariv Gupta
The AuditorialOct 28, 2023
Letting Love Sing: Reflections from Over 40 Years of Songwriting and Performing Music that Matters (with Mike Adams of the Fargo Brothers)
I stumbled across the Fargo Brothers at their gig at my local city fair. They were so electric, hilarious, and so well-harmonized that I had to hear more about their story. What follows is one of my favorite conversations ever, one that helped me break out of my writer's block and finally write music. Mike has lived a colorful life and has so much to share about the music industry, the songwriting process, and what following your passion truly means. Thank you, Mike, for your time, and please enjoy this conversation!
Find the Fargo Brothers at fargobrothers.com!
Original Music Written and Produced by Mike Adams of the Fargo Brothers.
Finding Meaning in the Mundane (with Angel the Yogi)
Angel Choy is a 23 year old CEO, Yogi, and SF native. She was born and raised in San Francisco, California. She has become well known in her community as Angel the Yogi. She teaches at Park and Rec centers around the San Francisco Bay Area and SalesForce Park. You might also know her as Angel Alchemy, Founder and CEO of Divine Unity LLC, her healing arts collective. She's a bright, beautiful, and courageous leader. Follow both of her instagram accounts @angelalchemyy + @divineunitycollective to stay up to date on where you can find her next. Please email any and all inquiries to divineunityservice@gmail.com.
I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!
Learning to Wiggle (with Jayden Pagsolingan)
a conversation with a son, a boyfriend, a friend, a brother, and a dancer
find him online @jaydenpagsolingan
is this real?
apples and oranges
a metaphor for the moment
with Manik Sethi
WHY WE MUST FEEL
Daydreaming, But You’re Living the Dream (with Kanon Mori)
a magical mystical moment
improv on chords of our creation
karaoke on songs of our mutual admiration for them
friends like these, moments like these, these are actual life
the source
an on-the-spot musical dreamscape
musicians: springwater ari, wrinkle ariv, geronimo colette, sound shilpa
okay
an allowable offence
reframing
peace
a stream of consciousness
18
forensics
a farewell
GUPTA GUPTA GUPTA
a snippet from senior night
i am useless
am i useless
perspective
(YO)LO
If you only live once...
UCLA
She just moved to LA
Go to UCLA
And she drive a Maserati
Damn she got a body
She be tryna party
She be tryna party
She just moved to LA
Go to UCLA
And she drive a Maserati
Damn she got a body
She be tryna party
She be tryna party
Surf board shawty, she just caught the wave
24 been getting paid
Diamonds in her watch, no shades
All these lights on the train and okay
Pop one pill
Pop two pills
Roll, roll, roll, now she going downhill
And she was born in Texas
So you know she flexing
Shawty got style I can tell how she dressing
She just moved to LA
She be tryna party
She be tryna party
She just moved to LA
She be tryna party
She be tryna party
She ain't used to the weather
She been rockin' old clothes
Fucked up last night
Today she a no show
She don't like to go to class
Rather here to party
Study that solid
Papa got money
Red Maserati
She just met new friends
They just want to stay up
Till the sun come up
They just wanna party
Tell 'em something came up
She just wanna party
She don't wanna change up
She just moved to LA
Go to UCLA
And she drive a Maserati
Damn she got a body
She be tryna party
She be tryna party
She just moved to LA
Go to UCLA
Cause she drive a Maserati
Damn she got a body
She be tryna party
She be tryna party
She just moved to LA
She be tryna party
She be tryna party
She just moved to LA
She be tryna party
She be tryna party
all else is bonus
all that matters
😕
🎁
my why
hi brown
post-success stasis
crammed
rediscovery
been college-ing.
here you'll be updated on some of the highs.
if you want the lows, you'll find them here.
total authenticity doesn’t exist
how can it if we’re in constant flux?
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recorded while driving
Yummy pt. 2
Yummy pt. 1
building planes
MacroGratuity
I am very lucky.
hype man
i didn't know if i wanted to put this up.
it didn't feel like it added much to the world.
then i remembered what the point of the podcast was in the first place.
i'm not a sage...
i'm learning too :)
awesome
friendlies?
A friend's words pushed a couple out of me.
A lot to take in.
I took it all in objectively.
But take it in the way you want to–I wonder what you'll learn.
this too shall pass
indeed it will.
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wisdom from Sam Harris
i did my best to paraphrase and build upon my insights–any lapse in judgement is mine.
stanny
is out
i feel...
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HI
As AWESOME as things are, I still make dumb decisions and freak out.
Made a couple after recording this one, but don't worry about it; we're chilling now :)
See you soon.
try this for me
what are you reading the description for, listen and try!
jk... today we talk about empathy.
i know, it's annoying, but humongously helpful so we've gotta do it.
so give it a shot with me.
trust me, we'll make it through with our egos mostly intact ;).
Why Don't We Do the Hard Stuff?
GOOD QUESTION ARIV.
I'll start by explaining why I never did...
It. Was. Easy.
And that's the end of it.
But we've gotta hop out of that narrative.
We've got to start pushing ourselves.
Because if we don't how else will we get better?
Multitasking is the Antidote to Happiness
Apparently it's true.
My week went like this...
My day was fast again.
Everything felt 2x.
Not normal, but fixable.
I learnt something yet again.
poemtry
outdoors club
I was brainstorming for an essay.
It sounded so good I felt compelled to give it to you.
Without further ado, here it is.
The Things We Carry
ai hai
live
CONVERSATION HIGH
GOD DANG I'M FEELING IT
I JUST HIT THE BACKBUTTON SO THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS DISAPPEARED SO HERE'S A NEW ONE.
I've been feeling "drained" after school lately.
But I just figured out I haven't been drained.
I've been over-filled.
Thanks to Mythri, Isha, Anmol, Charles, Ayushi, Mr. Seaton, Mr. Moore, Ms. Sekar, Mr. Sutton, and the rest of the people I talked to over the last couple days.
God dang.
who are you close to?
recorded this yesterday.
full of realizations and experiences.
thanks isha :)