
Ink Speak
Claim This Podcastby Maverick L. Malone
Podcast Overview
<p>Ink Speak: A Podcast for Storytellers, Dreamers & Seekers</p><p>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.</p><p>I’m Maverick Malone (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/mavmalone/">@mavmalone</a>)—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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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 less alone while you do.</p><p>Whether it's navigating change, learning to trust the unknown, finding magic in the mundane or actively creating it, Ink Speak reminds us what it means to be human: messy, poetic, and infinitely powerful. </p><p>If you’ve ever wanted something that feels more like connection than content—welcome. Come sit for a while.</p>
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5/30/2023
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June 11, 2026
58. “How Could It Be Meaningless?” - The Science of Belief, the Wonder of Spirituality, and What Real Magic Is
<p>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).</p><p>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.</p><p><strong>What We Dive Into:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Trauma-Informed Manifestation:</strong> Why thought alone doesn't create reality, and why your intrusive thoughts aren't punishing you (taking systemic reality into account).</li><li><strong>Science Meets the Unseen:</strong> Where neuroscience and spirituality agree, where they clash, and why human expansion requires integrating both without exiling either.</li><li><strong>Radical Discernment:</strong> The vital importance of remaining your own ultimate authority, even when receiving profound guidance from mysterious sources.</li><li><strong>The Voice Note from Beyond:</strong> 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.</li><li><strong>Redefining Real Magic:</strong> The beauty of paradox, living in the gray area, and turning down the absolutes so you can claim your discernment.</li></ul><p><strong>Links & Resources:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Read the referenced Substack article:</strong> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="ng-star-inserted" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https://mentallyimhere.substack.com">You are not your Output & You Don’t Owe Substack or Social Media Anything</a></li><li><strong>Tune in to Maviverse 311.8FM on Substack:</strong> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="ng-star-inserted" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https://mentallyimhere.substack.com">Mentally I'm Here</a></li><li><strong>Website:</strong> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://maverickmalone.com">maverickmalone.com</a></li><li><strong>Instagram:</strong> @mavmalone</li></ul>

June 2, 2026
57. "You are not cringe for being passionate" - The Radical Spiritual Practice of Consuming Your Own Art & Becoming Your Own Audience
<p>Have you ever re-read your old writing or listened to your own audio and felt a big wave of cringe?</p><p>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?</p><p>In this episode, we break down the difference between <strong>Ego Love</strong> (performative, hyper-vigilant, and dependent on an external mirror) and <strong>Sovereign Love</strong> (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.</p><p><strong>What We Dive Into:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>The Physics of Sound:</strong> 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.</li><li><strong>The Ego Mirror:</strong> Why ego requires validation to sustain identity and how to orient internally so the external mirror becomes like guac: extra!</li><li><strong>The "Cringe" Reframe:</strong> A powerful inner-child visualization technique to neutralize harsh self-critique.</li><li><strong>The Importance of Being Your Own Audience:</strong> What this does on an energetic level and how it can shift your reality.</li></ul><p>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.</p><p>Want to stay tuned to the Maviverse 311.8FM? Follow me on Substack at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="e-10492-text-link e-10492-overflow-wrap-anywhere encore-internal-color-text-announcement e-10492-text-link--use-focus sc-cwYleI bpgVtd" href="https://maverickmalone.substack.com/">Mentally I'm Here,</a> my website <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="e-10492-text-link e-10492-overflow-wrap-anywhere encore-internal-color-text-announcement e-10492-text-link--use-focus sc-cwYleI bpgVtd" href="https://www.maverickmalone.com"></a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="e-10492-text-link e-10492-overflow-wrap-anywhere encore-internal-color-text-announcement e-10492-text-link--use-focus sc-cwYleI bpgVtd" href="http://maverickmalone.com"></a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://maverickmalone.com">maverickmalone.com</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="e-10492-text-link e-10492-overflow-wrap-anywhere encore-internal-color-text-announcement e-10492-text-link--use-focus sc-cwYleI bpgVtd" href="http://maverickmalone.com"></a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="e-10492-text-link e-10492-overflow-wrap-anywhere encore-internal-color-text-announcement e-10492-text-link--use-focus sc-cwYleI bpgVtd" href="https://www.maverickmalone.com"></a> or on Instagram (for now) - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="e-10492-text-link e-10492-overflow-wrap-anywhere encore-internal-color-text-announcement e-10492-text-link--use-focus sc-cwYleI bpgVtd" href="https://www.instagram.com/mavmalone/">@mavmalone</a>.</p>

May 26, 2026
56. "Pep Talk From An Angel" - Listen When…You Feel Disconnected, Unworthy, or Hopeless
<p>Today's episode is a Listen When minisode in a series of sound bytes, of (what I hope will be) inspirational and motivational poetic mini-speeches or spoken word pieces set to music for helpful, hopeful reminders. Reach for these episodes when you need them.</p><p>This one is "Pep Talk From An Angel", something that I wrote in one fell swoop last summer at the beach when I was struggling with self worth, self love, and connection. I felt distant from myself and the way in which I was perceiving myself in that phase of my life was heavily distorted.</p><p>When I wrote/channeled this, it brought tears to my eyes because it felt like a hug and a pep talk from whoever is on the other side of this life, looking out for me. And I hope it will do the same for you - but I encourage you to listen from the point of view OF YOU.</p><p>Listen to this as if your OWN spirit, your OWN self, your OWN guardian angel or loved one there on the other side is lifting you to your feet, sheltering you in their wings, and helping you to reminder who you are.</p><p>It's love, speaking directly to you.</p><p>Want to stay tuned to the Maviverse 211.8FM? Follow me on Substack at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="e-10492-text-link e-10492-overflow-wrap-anywhere encore-internal-color-text-announcement e-10492-text-link--use-focus sc-bVwUFz fPTGFC" href="https://maverickmalone.substack.com/">Mentally I'm Here,</a> my website <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="e-10492-text-link e-10492-overflow-wrap-anywhere encore-internal-color-text-announcement e-10492-text-link--use-focus sc-bVwUFz fPTGFC" href="https://www.maverickmalone.com"></a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="e-10492-text-link e-10492-overflow-wrap-anywhere encore-internal-color-text-announcement e-10492-text-link--use-focus sc-bVwUFz fPTGFC" href="http://maverickmalone.com"></a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://maverickmalone.com">maverickmalone.com</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="e-10492-text-link e-10492-overflow-wrap-anywhere encore-internal-color-text-announcement e-10492-text-link--use-focus sc-bVwUFz fPTGFC" href="http://maverickmalone.com"></a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="e-10492-text-link e-10492-overflow-wrap-anywhere encore-internal-color-text-announcement e-10492-text-link--use-focus sc-bVwUFz fPTGFC" href="https://www.maverickmalone.com"></a> or on Instagram (for now) - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="e-10492-text-link e-10492-overflow-wrap-anywhere encore-internal-color-text-announcement e-10492-text-link--use-focus sc-bVwUFz fPTGFC" href="https://www.instagram.com/mavmalone/">@ma</a></p>
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- What is Ink Speak?
<p>Ink Speak: A Podcast for Storytellers, Dreamers & Seekers</p><p>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.</p><p>I’m Maverick Malone (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/mavmalone/">@mavmalone</a>)—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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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 less alone while you do.</p><p>Whether it's navigating change, learning to trust the unknown, finding magic in the mundane or actively creating it, Ink Speak reminds us what it means to be human: messy, poetic, and infinitely powerful. </p><p>If you’ve ever wanted something that feels more like connection than content—welcome. Come sit for a while.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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