{"id":17697,"date":"2025-08-26T15:21:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=17697"},"modified":"2025-08-26T15:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:21:53","slug":"episode-651-ama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-651-ama","title":{"rendered":"Episode 651 &#8211; AMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_651_-_AMA.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Memories Show 651:<br \/>\nAsk Me Anything<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3192\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17697-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_651_-_AMA.mp3?_=1\" \/><a 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data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-651-ama\/img_2605\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2605-scaled.jpeg?fit=1920%2C2560\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD700 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1202734387&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2605\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2605-scaled.jpeg?fit=465%2C620\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17701 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2605.jpeg?resize=465%2C620\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2605-scaled.jpeg?resize=465%2C620 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2605-scaled.jpeg?resize=330%2C440 330w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2605-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2605-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2605-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2605-scaled.jpeg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2605-scaled.jpeg?w=1050 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No guest this week, so it&#8217;s time for our first Ask Me Anything (AMA) episode <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-333-gil-roth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">since 2019<\/a>! Past guests and pals peppered me with questions about the podcast, my reading habits, menswear aesthetics, mental health, comics, hair care, keeping a journal, work\/life balance or lack thereof, the one episode I think people are sleeping on, Star Trek vs. Star Wars, the superpower I wish I had, and a lot more. I dish some pod-secrets, talk about the episodes that will never air, stride the Giant&#8217;s Causeway, <em>and<\/em> tell you where I buy my underwear, so go listen! <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_651_-_AMA.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give it a listen!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z1BY2Gqq7-8?si=BAsMNuPHwtpbd4pm\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/episode-651-ama\/id531173075?i=1000723628414\" height=\"175\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4wM3MuGRDNZFadiSm9orOy?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_651_-_AMA.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enjoy the conversation with myself!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes!<\/p>\n<p>Lots of ways to follow <em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em>! <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vmspod.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BlueSky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vmspod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXoLbP-9GbhHJZpCQP5TR5A\/videos?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemoriespodcast.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tumblr<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemories.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">good ol&#8217; RSS<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About our Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a whole <a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About Me page<\/a> that you oughtta read.<\/p>\n<p>Follow me on <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vmspod.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bluesky<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/buttondown.email\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my free newsletter<\/a>. You can support <strong>The Virtual Memories Show<\/strong> via <a href=\"https:\/\/buy.stripe.com\/dR603B83MbhS4XS3ce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stripe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/paypal.me\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paypal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: This episode\u2019s music is <\/em>Fella<em>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/may4th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hal Mayforth<\/a>, used with permission from the artist. The conversation with myself was recorded at Virtual Memories HQ on a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3cGZ1Em\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone<\/a> feeding into a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Q9Br0z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoom PodTrak P4<\/a>. All processing and editing done in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RwlQsW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adobe Audition CC<\/a>. Photo of me by me. Same with that one of the Giant&#8217;s Causeway. The quote&#8217;s from Rilke. It&#8217;s on my <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memories Show 651: Ask Me Anything No guest this week, so it&#8217;s time for our first Ask Me Anything (AMA) episode since 2019! Past guests and pals peppered me with questions about the podcast, my reading habits, menswear aesthetics, mental health, comics, hair care, keeping a journal, work\/life balance or lack thereof, the one &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-651-ama\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Episode 651 &#8211; AMA&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22,27,26,1023,4,12,1183,17,18,23],"tags":[3171],"class_list":["post-17697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-big-business","category-comics","category-fashion","category-literature","category-pharmaceuticals","category-podcasts","category-politics-explicit","category-politics-implicit","category-rembrandt","tag-gil-roth","post_format-post-format-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/gilrothama2025comp.jpg?fit=2000%2C800","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4C7K-4Br","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12433,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-333-gil-roth","url_meta":{"origin":17697,"position":0},"title":"Episode 333 &#8211; Gil Roth","author":"Gil","date":"August 19, 2019","format":"audio","excerpt":"Virtual Memories Show 333: Gil Roth AMA Because of a last-minute guest cancellation, I had no show lined up for this week! 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