338. Placebo Yourself Into Having a Phenomenal Time

From Topic Lords by Jim Stormdancer

April 13, 2026 · 1h 9m

About this episode

The episode discusses the experience of engaging with live music and the personal and communal aspects of attending concerts.

Lords: Mark Mark's top albums of 2025: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1InKh07sllCLF6cu9za0yhQvmGVC3ZHvM162XI1u1S9A Shirley Topics: If you want to be at the front of the stage at a show, just go there, literally no one is stopping you - or - THE ONLY THING YOU LACK IS WILL Elves and Using Religion to Protect Natural Spaces It's illegal to mod your EV to have custom engine noises Litany Against Fear https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Litany_Against_Fear How to stop drinking coffee Microtopics: The Splintered Oar, by Weft. An album about labor rights in Kentucky. Reading aloud to your friends and family. The siren song of sitting on the couch and watching TV. Time as the crow flies. Measuring time as the crow looks at the clock. Wanting to be right in front of the stage and just going there. Paying hundreds of dollars to stand in an extremely loud room. Getting after it with an open heart. Everyone standing at the same height as the musicians playing live music. An active member of a live music community in a major US city. Physically engaging with the music. Letting go of your concern for the eyes upon you. Standing in place for the entire four or five bands playing this show…

People in this episode

Host: Jim Stormdancer

Topics covered

live music experience
personal engagement
community involvement
music and labor rights
overcoming social anxiety
concert culture

Keywords

live music
concerts
community
engagement
social anxiety
labor rights
Kentucky

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, Dune

Books & works: The Splintered Oar, Litany Against Fear

Places: Kentucky, US