Kind of a Lot with Matt Ruby

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Matt Ruby has kind of a lot to say about kind of a lot of things. From technology to relationships to art to psychedelics, Matt offers up a unique perspective based on his life as a comedian in NYC and his experiences as a musician, writer, and spiritual seeker. Get ready to hear ideas that are funny, deep, and maybe even provocative (but, you know, in a good way).

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Ep 4 // What Tom Petty taught me about songwriting and life…

Kind of a Lot with Matt Ruby

02/02/23 • 29 min

Tom Petty understood America and that's why he could reach hipsters/hicks, north/south, and coastal elites/NASCAR rednecks alike. Matt gets into his deep love of Petty's music and how it's been a constant in his life.

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Ep 3 // How standup comedy converted me from atheist to Jew…

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01/26/23 • 17 min

My journey from hardcore atheist to torah-studying Jew, and how my career in comedy helped get me there...

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Ep 2 // RIP "Always leave ‘em wanting more"

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01/19/23 • 14 min

Now it’s hold onto ‘em for as long as you can – and it sucks. On the relative brevity of World Cup matches versus the bloat of Beatles reissues, Art Basel, and Coachella. Whatever happened to the lost art of finding the sweet spot?

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Ep 1 // We keep trading quality for efficiency.

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01/10/23 • 13 min

Hand dryers, QR codes, and bluetooth speakers are all more efficient. Also, they suck. An ode to foreplay and taking your time.

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Ep 5 // I was not alerted: The most unbelievable things about life before smartphones…

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02/09/23 • 16 min

An essay about life pre-iPhone addiction, before maps were an app, and before "Move Fast and Break Things" was an ethos that delivered on its message and didn't care about the consequences. But also, before we could all see how often cops did bad sh*t, or knew how often powerful old men entered rooms with open robes.

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Ep 6 // His and Hers: Memories of My Parents

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02/16/23 • 18 min

Matt shares memories of the two people who influenced his life the most... and just maybe reveals some things about himself along the way.

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Ep 7 // How therapy-speak turned victimhood into currency...

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03/02/23 • 20 min

The language of trauma cracked the code of the attention economy and turned mental health into the new luxury item.

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Ep 8 // Tech Folks Are Always Giving Us Futures That Never Happen…

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03/09/23 • 17 min

ChatGPT, Bing AI, and similar artificial intelligence bots are seemingly all the rage these days. But the popularity – or, at least, heightened interest – is a symptom of our ongoing naiveté about the future. Matt has thoughts on how we always get sold new futures by tech companies and whether they ever pan out as anyone planned (as if anyone had a plan to begin with).

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Ep 9 // Pay it Backward by Honoring Your Elders

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03/16/23 • 17 min

Rick Rubin/Johnny Cash. François Truffaut/Alfred Hitchcock. Quentin Tarantino/John Travolta. We live in a world obsessed with youth and the freshest new faces that come with it – just look at all the “30 Under 30” lists out there. But despite the latent ageism across much of society, as Matt points out and plenty of examples prove, those who came before us often have plenty more to offer and it's worth elevating our elders who still have much to teach us.

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