About this episode

Travis reflects on his past self and the influence of the Iron Giant during a difficult time in his life.

I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver. It was 8 years ago. So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life. Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to create. This episode talks about the Iron Giant, a cartoon from my childhood, I talk about how it was a big influence on me, and something my mom said and co...

People in this episode

Host: Travis

Topics covered

• memory
• personal growth
• nostalgia
• mental health
• influence of media

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Iron Giant

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