Jon Wurster

The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose

Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

Self-improvement, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Buddhism

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🗓️ 10 June 2014

⏱️ 37 minutes

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This week on The One You Feed we have Jon Wurster.Jon Wurster is an American musician and humorist best known as the drummer for indie rockers Superchunk, The Mountain Goats and Bob Mould as well for his comedic work with radio host Tom Scharpling on the The Best Show on WFMU.Wurster has recorded and/or performed live with artists such as Bob Mould, Jay Farrar, Ben Gibbard, Robert Pollard, Katy Perry, The New Pornographers, Rocket from the Crypt, Ryan Adams, R.E.M., Guided by Voices, Marah, Alejandro Escovedo,A.C. Newman, Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple, Inspiral Carpets, The Minus 5, and Charlie Daniels.Wurster is one half of the radio comedy team Scharpling and Wurster. Tom Scharpling is the longtime host of The Best Show on WFMU radio program. The duo have been releasing CDs on their Stereolaffs label since 1999. Their most recent album is 2007's The Art of The Slap. Scharpling and Wurster have collaborated in music videos written and directed by Tom Scharpling and starring Wurster. The videos were created for The New Pornographers, Aimee Mann, and The Postal Service.Wurster has written for television shows such as Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, Monk, Squidbillies, Tim and Eric Awesome Show and Tom Goes to the Mayor.In This Interview Jon and I Discuss...The One You Feed parable.The importance of acknowledging the bad wolf.Some of his favorite personal development books.Learning to take what you like from books and leaving the rest.His early depression.WordHate™His dislike of the ukulele music trend.Not trusting people from different social circles.His comedy with Tom Scharpling on The Best Show on WFMU.His favorite character from The Best Show.His touring schedule.His decision to stop drinking.The negative downward cycle of drinking.The enjoyment of playing sober.The music he turns to for inspiration.Getting started in music.Playing rock music with Stephen Dubner.Remembering that we are all "works in progress".The importance of self-awareness.Learning to guide our behavior by how it makes us feel. Jon Wurster LinksJon Wurster on TwitterSterolaffs-The home of Wurster and SchaprlingThe Best Show on WFMU ArchivesBest Show Gems- Almost exclusively Jon's phone calls.Superchunk HomepageThe Mountain Goats homepageBob Mould homepage Some of our most popular interviews you might also enjoy:Mike Scott of the WaterboysRich RollTodd Henry- author of Die EmptyRandy Scott HydeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	that bad wolf, while maybe it doesn't need to be fed, it needs to be acknowledged at least.
0:05.5	I think when we ignore that dark side, that's kind of when trouble starts to bubble up.
0:18.2	Welcome to the One You Feed.
0:20.2	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,
0:24.8	quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true, and yet for many of us
0:31.8	our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
0:39.3	We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things that hold us back and dampen our
0:44.7	spirit. But it's not just about thinking, our actions matter. It takes conscious, consistent,
0:50.8	and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how other people keep
0:56.2	themselves moving in the right direction, how they feed their good wolf.
1:11.2	Hi, it's Elvis Jaran, on my new podcast, Thinking Out Loud with Elvis Jaran. I'll be bringing
1:16.6	you candid and maybe sometimes a little crazy interviews with people from all walks of life.
1:21.0	We'll touch on subjects that you just can't talk about on the radio, like life, love, success,
1:25.6	failure, whatever else comes to mind. But I'll jacked up because after being in this business for
1:30.1	as long as I have, I want to get to the bottom of what makes people tick. Now listen to my new podcast,
1:35.2	Thinking Out Loud on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:41.6	Thanks for joining us. Our guest on this episode is John Worcester, an American musician and
1:47.6	humorist, best known as the drummer for Indy Rocker's SuperChunk, Bob Mold, and the Mountain Goats.
1:53.0	He's also known for his comedic work with radio host Tom Sharpling on the best show on WFMU.
1:59.3	Let's check out the interview. Hi, John, welcome to the show. Hello, thank you for having me.
2:04.4	Yeah, it's a real pleasure. I have to tell you that I'm probably going to have a hard time at first
2:10.0	taking you seriously because I've heard your voice for hours and hours. And in almost every
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