Smitty's What The Hell Everything & The Smartman Show Podcast W/ Brian & Nate

About Smitty's What The Hell Everything & The Smartman Show Podcast W/ Brian & Nate

Hello! Here, you can find the Sunday AM Talk Practice pods, old episodes of the What The Hell Everything Podcast With Smitty & The Smartman Show Podcast W/ Brian & Nate. Please rate & review either or all of the shows if you're enjoying. You can find all episodes on YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Nate Smith

Category

arts · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Oct 2024

Latest episode

20 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

56 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Jun 2026

   Why I feel the need to be inspired & The Infinite Equation Of Rock N' Roll

   This episode starts with coffee, laptops, creativity, and why I have such a complicated relationship with technology AI and should artists use it? That rabbit hole somehow leads into documentaries, storytelling, acting, relationships, inspiration, and eventually a theory I've been obsessed with for years:... Why rock and roll might be the greatest artistic movement of all time. Not because it's objectively "better" than every other genre, but because of what happens when multiple creative people, electricity, technology, personality, mathematics, and human emotion collide in the same equation. The Infinite Equation of Rock N' Roll. As always, it’s just practice, man. I'm a firm believer that we all need to practice. Practice at our job. Practice being a parent. Practice our craft. Practice being empathetic. Practice being a friend. Practice being a leader. Practice being a better human being. That's what Talk Practice is all about. This podcast explores creativity, growth, failure, success, and the lifelong process of trying to get a little better at whatever it is we do. 00:00 Introduction & coffee thoughts 02:45 New laptop problems & creative workflow 07:18 AI, creativity, and brainstorming 13:42 Why I keep using AI even though it drives me crazy 18:27 Social media, technology & authenticity 24:10 Documentaries, storytelling & what makes great art 29:45 Acting, dialogue & why some shows work better than others 34:50 Inspiration, curiosity & the need to create 39:57 The Infinite Equation of Rock N' Roll begins 40:34 Why rock might be the greatest artistic genre of all time 43:35 Music is mathematics 44:54 The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame tangent 45:06 Why bands are different than solo artists 45:48 Personalities shape the equation 46:08 Electricity changed everything 46:26 Marty McFly invents rock and roll 46:53 Distortion, amplification & infinite possibilities 47:30 Dave Grohl, Metallica & creative dictatorships 49:00 The collaborative magic of rock bands 52:00 Why I think rock will still matter 1,000 years from now 55:00 Final thoughts Here’s the host site, Acast if you want audio versions of the pod. You can also go through your favorite podcast provider. https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66f04f24e9120d670ff043c4 Want to support the show? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/SmittysTalkPractice Talk Practice is currently a passion project built around a full-time job, a less-than-impressive laptop, and whatever free time I can carve out of the week. My long-term goal is to grow this into something sustainable and eventually make creating content my full-time work. Patreon is support only. Just a way for people who whatever the hell it is that I do, to help keep it going for $5 a month. And one quick tip: if you're signing up for Patreon, do it from a computer or web browser if possible. Signing up through the iPhone app means Apple takes a cut of your membership that would otherwise go directly toward supporting the show. Even if becoming a Patron isn't in the budget right now, that's okay too. One of the things I love about Patreon is that support from one person helps make the content available to everyone. Want to watch a human being grow in real time? This channel contains years of projects, experiments, successes, failures, and everything in between. You'll find: • The What The Hell Everything Podcast • The Smartman Show with Brian & Nate • The original podcasts I created with my brothers • SmittyDicks episodes • Radio-era SmitHole Cinema movie recreations • And plenty of other ideas that probably seemed better at the time Some of it's rough. Some of it's surprisingly good. All of it is part of the journey. Thanks for being here and being part of the practice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   6 May 2026

   Pros and Cons of being a Yes or No Man & The Most Boring Week Ever

   Practice, man! Went live on YouTube and rambled about Pros & cons of being a yes or a no man, my SWEET trip to Detroit to see one of my favorite bands ever, Biffy Clyro. My most boring week ever, which included getting into Outlander, and being disconnected. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   13 Jan 2026

   Talk Practice: Why I’m Awkward, Why Dads Aren’t Lame, and Why Practice Matters

   I talk through why I dropped the “Sunday” from the show why practice matters more than polish, and why sometimes the only way to figure out what you think is to say it out loud. We get into Stranger Things, why staggered releases create better conversation, and why people don’t actually hate bad endings — they hate endings that don’t match their expectations. From there, things get personal. I talk about realizing I’m likely somewhere on the autism spectrum, why I’m comfortable behind a microphone but painfully awkward in real life, and how burnout, clumsiness, and rage can spiral when your brain is overloaded. And finally, I rant (a little) about the term “dad rock,” why mocking dads for being “lame” is actually mocking emotional growth, and how healthy masculinity doesn’t look like what we were sold growing up. This isn’t a TED Talk. It’s practice. If any of this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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YouTube views

847,730

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

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Quality

41

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

32

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