David talks to Ottawa based writer and director Jennifer Mulligan. They discuss her early beginnings, her move into screenwriting and directing, the importance of the Ottawa’s Digi60 festival, and her films including her new short film: Death Isn’t The Same Anymore.
SHOW NOTES:
Jennifer Mulligan: jennifermulligan.com
AFW: theafw.com
Max Adams: seemaxrun.com
Digi60: digi60.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: suicidepreventionlifeline.org
In this bonus episode with NYC photographer Michael DiDonna, David and Michael retell the story of their unlikely meeting of a guy named Wingnut Ray and his wife Beverly deep in the heart of the Australian Outback.
David talks to NYC based photographer and NOLS alum Michael DiDonna. They discuss his early beginnings on wanting to become an artist, his time on a semester long course through the Australian Outback and how the life lessons in the bush helped his career as an entrepreneur and professional photographer. Plus, Mike divulges the amazing story of his “passion project” and David and Mike even share a few of their favorite NOLS stories.
SHOW NOTES:
Michael DiDonna: michaeldidonna.com
National Outdoor Leadership School: nols.edu/en/
Raphael Mazzucco: raphaelmazzucco.nyc
Yusef Lateef: yuseflateef.com
David talks to cartoonist Josh Shalek, author of Falling Rock National Park, about learning his craft through the works of Bill Watterson, Bill Amend, and Gary Larson, how growing up in the southwest became his setting for Falling Rock, and how transitioning from a daily strip helped free him up to the possibility of larger stories. Plus, David checks in with Northampton filmmaker Ali Kasemkhani to talk about his upcoming premiere of his new film “Number Two.”
SHOW NOTES:
Ali Kasemkhani: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013481108159
Number Two: youtube.com/watch?v=1uUexn17l6w
Josh Shalek: joshshalek.com
Bill Watterson: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Watterson
Calvin & Hobbes: calvinandhobbes.com
Bill Amend: foxtrot.com
Gary Larson: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Larson
On this special Memorial Day episode, David discusses service and the person he thinks about most on this holiday: his late grandfather, John Joseph Gardner Sr., a World War II Veteran. David honors his grandfather with a reflection of the man along with his life and service to his country.
David talks with ANCIENT EI8HT Managing Partner, Mike Roberts about his early days of growing up around Detroit basketball royalty, how his Ivy League basketball career at Cornell University opened a door into the sports industry, and why an entrepreneur’s curiosity can provide significant value to large organizations like the NFL and the NBA.
SHOW NOTES:
Buckminster Fuller: bfi.org
ANCIENT EI8HT: ancientei8ht.com
Cornell University: cornell.edu
NBA: nba.com
NFL: nfl.com
NHL: nhl.com
Premier League: premierleague.com
Baloncesto Superior Nacional Puerto Rico: bsnpr.com
David talks to New York City based model, image, and stylist consultant Bernadett Vajda. They discuss how a Facebook post about mindset and achieving goals reconnected them, the personal tragedies they both had to overcome, starting a business during the financial crisis, and how helping others is the key to becoming our best selves. David even asks Bernadett for fashion advice.
SHOW NOTES:
Naropa University: naropa.edu
Allen Ginsberg: allenginsberg.org
A Supermarket in California: youtube.com/watch?v=VTnNQhmuQnU
Kaddish (For Naomi Ginsberg): youtube.com/watch?v=jlKilmEx6po
Bernadett Vajda: bernadett.net
John Travolta
Five Men Who Broke My Heart by Susan Shapiro: amazon.com/Five-Men-Who-Broke-Heart/dp/0385337795
Tony Robbins
Komera: komera.org
Bottomless Closet: bottomlessclosetnyc.org
In this episode, David talks to filmmaker, artist, and author Pirooz Kalayeh about his latest release, Ctr Alt Del, his hyper reality film making process, embracing the mistakes, and how a traumatic incident in a barbershop as a young child lead him to explore his past in his current film project, Sometimes I Dream in Farsi. Plus, David takes a moment to celebrate the life of the late writer, artist, and performer Bobbie Louise Hawkins.
SHOW NOTES:
Nick Cave: nickcave.com
Naropa University: naropa.edu
Ctl Alt Del: piroozkalayeh.info
Zombie Bounty Hunter M.D.:vimeo.com/r/1ZTu/SVo5V1RteH
Brunch On The Fourth of July: vimeo.com/75802645
Joe Swamberg
Brad Warner
Brad Warner’s Hardcore Zen: vimeo.com/r/1DeO/QWtvOTMvcE
Tao Lin
Shoplifting from American Apparel: vimeo.com/r/1DeP/SS44bVZhMV
Sufi Poetry
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Le Mystere Picasso: vimeo.com/236924975
Sam Shepard’s Buried Child
The Human War: vimeo.com/r/1CMB/c1l6OE5FWm
Sometimes I Dream in Farsi: sometimesidreaminfarsi.com
Racism
Bo Lozoff’s Deep & Simple: A Spiritual Path for Modern Times
The Whopper Strategies
Jackson Pollock on mistakes
Bruce Springsteen
Male Aggression vs Dealing with Emotions
Conversations with Nick Cave & Amanda Palmer
Bobbie Louise Hawkins: bobbielouisehawkins.com
Welcome to the first episode of One Thought, a podcast by David Gardner to explore what thoughts drive people to success. In this episode, David talks to writer and director Ali Kasemkhani about his upstart, his previous film, A Clean Place, and his forthcoming film, Number 2. Born in Doha, Qatar with an Iranian heritage, Ali combines Middle Eastern and Western influences in his films. A dentist by trade, Ali screens his films in Northampton, Massachusetts.
SHOW NOTES:
Ali Kasemkhani: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013481108159
Number Two: youtube.com/watch?v=1uUexn17l6w
Hey Everyone!
I’m excited to let you know that the first One Thought Podcast will be released this Monday! My first guest will be writer and filmmaker Ali Kasemkhani. Ali’s films include “A Clean Place” which was released in 2017 & his new film “#2” which will be premiering in June 2018.
Being the first interview, my nerves were flying but Ali steered the ship well and was a great conversation.
Be sure to check every Monday for a new release. And if you think of someone you’d like for me to interview, feel free to email me at onethoughtpodcast@gmail.com.
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