The Matt Kollock Show

TMKS #35 – Me Naked

Today we celebrate five years(!) of The Matt Kollock Show by getting naked! I'm talking totally, fully nude. Completely bare. 

Episode 35 of the podcast features me rambling for about 15 minutes, addressing topics such as: 

• The 10-year anniversary of my spiritual awakening 
• The five-year anniversary of the debut of this podcast 
• The passing of acting icon Val Kilmer 
• EMDR Therapy 
• April Fool's Day 
• Creating short-form vertical video content 
• Disrobing in the lyric video for my cover of Ween's "Tender Situation" 

It was a lot of fun and it went by in a breeze! 

Here are some relevant links: 

• TMKS #5 – "A Very Special 420 Episode and Story Time with Matt" 
• "Tender Situation" single on Spotify 
• "Tender Situation" lyric video on YouTube 
• Sign up for my email newsletter 

That's it for now. See you in two weeks! 

TMKS #34 – This Is Indeed A Tender Situation

It's another solo episode of The Matt Kollock Show, friends. Just me and my microphone and my mood. 

I'm feeling weird about things. You know, the whole state of the world and the political situation in the United States and all the fascism. Yeah. And here I am podcasting. Singing my songs. Marketing my wares. Is that okay? 

Well, that's why I'm here today. To wonder aloud about all that. I think I got somewhere. 

So in the main meat of TMKS #34, I address how everything is absolutely insane right now. 

Thank you for listening! 

Links: 

• Sign up for my email newsletter 
• Stream "Tender Situation" on Spotify 
• Watch the "Tender Situation" visualizer video on YouTube 
• Visit my website 

TMKS #33 – 'Family Plot': The Postmortem

It's time. 

Time to mark the end of the Family Plot era of my music career. 

So to honor the occasion, I got on the mic and shared my real, honest thoughts about the album, how I feel about it today and whether I'm pleased, disappointed or I'm feeling some other way about it all. 

I look back at the promotion and marketing. What could I have done differently? What lessons did I learn? How does this inform the next era? 

It's sad. it's also very exciting. And the record doesn't go away. The music never dies! It's out there. It'll always be out there. I'll be playing songs from the record for the rest of my life, probably. I'm just moving on to focus on different things. 

Again, it's time. 

Here are some links: 

• Family Plot on Spotify 
• The "Family Plot" video on YouTube 
• "The Shame Shovel" Tiny Desk Contest entry video on YouTube 
• Me on the Adult Child podcast 
• Me on Bandcamp 
• My website 
• Sign up for my email newsletter 

Thanks for listening! 

The podcast will return on March 19, 2025. 

TMKS #32 – Family, Creativity and Therapy feat. Antonia Montoya

Episode 32 of The Matt Kollock Show contains multitudes! 

Not only does this installment of the podcast feature a fantastic interview with artist, therapist and musician Antonia Montoya, but it also includes a spirited, SPIRITED rant about The Current State of Things from your host, me. 

I'm glad I got that out there! 

But this episode is really all about the conversation I had with Antonia back in May of 2024. Such a different time, am I right??? 

Antonia is a mental health therapist and practitioner of traditional medicine who specializes in walking alongside clients through grief, anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD and challenging life transitions. She loves working with clients to help them transform lifelong, systemic, ancestral, and/or historical patterns. She supports her clients in their exploration and reconnection with their true selves while teaching practices for creating the change they seek in their lives. 

We discussed a number of rad topics, including: 

• Living as social animals in an individualistic culture 
• Life-altering experiences (and the importance of integrating them) 
• Group dynamics and the status quo 
• The relationship between creativity and therapy 
• Therapists having therapists 
• Meaning making 
• Family lineages 
• Creative deadlines 
• Making music as Alonerly 

I hope you really dig this episode of the podcast! 

For more from Antonia, follow her on Instagram @curanderatherapist and support her music project Alonerly on Bandcamp. You can also learn more from her profile on the Psychology Today website. 

For more from me, visit my website and sign up for my email list. 

The Matt Kollock Show will return! 

TMKS #31 – Filming "Family Plot" feat. Austin Hille

Episode 31 of The Matt Kollock Show contains explosive revelations about the making of the official music video for my song "Family Plot," so be careful, friends. 

Yes, I am back to squeeze a little more toothpaste out from the album-promotion tube, and I couldn't be happier about it. 

Family Plot, the album, took many years to make. By the time I put it out, I wasn't so sure about spending more time in that world. So I kinda disappeared. I talk about that in the intro to today's episode. All the stuff that happened. What I did instead of promoting music. All that. 

But the main thing about today's episode is my interview with my friend, the artist Austin Hille. 

Austin created three videos for songs from the Family Plot album, including one that's dropping today for the album's final single and title track. 

Our discussion covers a range of topics, including: 

• First experiences becoming interested in "THE ARTS" 
• Unexpected turns in life and art 
• Training to be an actor and learning how to be an open, accessible channel 
• Drugs 
• Upbringing, family and community and the roles they play in creativity 
• Texas and living in "the most conservative county in America" 
• Making the "Family Plot" video and the importance of trust in collaboration 
• What it means to be a "benevolent trickster" 
• Not taking things too seriously 
• Being inclusive of all the emotions 
• Taking over the family farm 

I think you're going to enjoy our conversation! 

For more Austin Hille, follow him on Instagram @austin.hille and check out his YouTube channel. 

Some links and things: 

• Watch the official music video for "Family Plot" on YouTube 
• Watch my 2025 NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest entry video on YouTube 
• Watch Austin's video for my songs "No Secret" and "Zombies Of The Heartland" on YouTube 
• Check out my latest blog post, "Music + Movies" 
• Follow me on Letterboxd 
• Sign up for my email newsletter 
• Make sure you rate and review this podcast on your favorite platform! 

I'll be back on February 19th with Episode 32 of the show, featuring an interview with the artist, musician and therapist Antonia Montoya. Be there! 

TMKS #30 – What's An Alt-Rock Auteur?

It's a milestone episode of The Matt Kollock Show. Welcome back! 

Episode 30 of the podcast features me exploring what it means to be a self-described "alt-rock auteur." Fun stuff! 

It's also album-release week! So there are lots of big things happening. Family Plot comes out – FINALLY!!!! – this Friday, June 21, 2024. So I talk a little bit about how I'm feeling with regard to that. 

Mostly, it's just me on the mic, holding space for myself and offering a glimpse inside my mind in its current state at this very particular and interesting moment in time. I think you're going to dig it. 

Links and Things 

• Rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice, won't you? 
• Check out the awesome EPK (Electronic Press Kit) Annie created for Family Plot 
• Here's the link to the blog post I read aloud in this episode 
• Sign up for my email list to ensure you're always caught up on my stuff 
• Thank you!!! 

TMKS #29 – Sensitivity, Cycle Breaking, Culture and Creativity with Celina Gonzalez, LMFT

Welcome back to The Matt Kollock Show! 

Episode 29 features my conversation with Celina Gonzalez, LMFT. 

Celina is a licensed therapist and a gifted communicator. I was so happy to be able to talk to her on the podcast about all the things. As I say in the show, I'm getting a little sick of hearing myself discuss topics like childhood trauma, CPTSD, cycle breaking and family estrangement. Am I just full of shit???? So thankfully, Celina was able to offer a grounded perspective rooted in her training and experience as a therapist, yes, but also drawing from her own life experience and the cycle breaking that has occurred in her family lineage. 

You're going to really appreciate what Celina had to say, especially if you are a person, like me, who is highly sensitive and has experienced childhood trauma. 

Guest Bio 

My guest today is Celina Gonzalez, a bilingual and bicultural licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years in practice. 

She is the co-founder of DBT in Color, a San Francisco-based therapy collective dedicated to equipping individuals with skills for alleviating emotional pain, with a focus on identity and culture. Her therapeutic approach is informed by Attachment Theories, highlighting the profound influence of early relationships and life experiences on our emotional development, relationships, and self-beliefs, and grounded in Dialectical Behavior Therapy- a mindfulness based behavioral therapy which offers practical skills to navigate overwhelming emotions and strengthen connection to inner wisdom. 

As a woman of color and daughter of immigrants, Celina brings a unique and deeply personal perspective to her practice, inviting reflection on the impact of historical context, culture, language, and immigration on identity and emotional well-being. She specializes in helping clients, including those with CPTSD, balance acceptance of their pasts in pursuit of healing and change. 

Learn More 

If you are interested in learning more about Celina's work, I encourage you to visit the websites for DBT In Color and her therapy practice, En Confianza Therapy. 

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• Rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice, won't you? 
• "Celebrate The Sensitive" is now streaming everywhere! Here's the Spotify link. 
• Family Plot, my epic hard-rock concept album about childhood trauma and my healing journey, comes out on Friday June 21, 2024. Soon! Pre order the album on Bandcamp. 
• Sign up for my email list to ensure you're always caught up on my stuff 
• Thank you!!! 

TMKS #28 – Celebrating The Sensitive feat. Annie Sanchez

Episode 28 of The Matt Kollock Show is a really good one! Mostly because it features a nice, long conversation between me and my sweetie (who is also my music's Executive Producer), the wonderful and brilliant Annie Sanchez. 

Today's episode is all about celebrating the sensitive. Why? Well, because I'm releasing a new single this week called "Celebrate The Sensitive." It's the second single from my upcoming album Family Plot (out June 21, 2024 everywhere). And it represents a refreshing tonal shift from the album's first single, "The Shame Shovel." A little sillier, a lot less angry. 

So I wanted to fire up the podcast machine again so I could talk about it with y'all. I also wanted to have Annie on the show so she could interview me about the song, the stuff that inspired it and the journey we've taken so far on this album-release promotional cycle. 

I also take some time to give a pretty dramatic reading of a recent blog post, "I Am So Fucking Angry – And That's Okay!" That was fun. I think you'll enjoy that. 

And hey, if you're going to take anything away from your experience of this podcast episode, just remember that my next single, "Celebrate The Sensitive," becomes available for streaming on Wednesday May 15, 2024. Good times! 

Links! 

• Recent blog post – "I Am So Fucking Angry – And That's Okay!" 
• Annie's website 
• Subscribe to my email newsletter  
• Stream my music on Spotify 
• Buy my music on Bandcamp 
• Subscribe to my channel on YouTube and watch my videos 
• Follow me on Instagram 
• Matt's Podcast Production Services 

Remember to rate and review the podcast on your podcast platform of choice. I appreciate it! 

TMKS #27 -- 'Family Plot' Arrives June 21, 2024

It's album announcement day! 

My second album is titled Family Plot and it will be released on all streaming platforms on Friday June 21, 2024.

Naturally, I decided to use my podcasting platform to help make the announcement. Episode 27 of The Matt Kollock Show is all about the upcoming album and all the excitement surrounding its release this June. 

I discuss the album and its creation and prime the pump for even more album-related news to be revealed soon. 

"The Shame Shovel" 

The show also features the lead single from Family Plot – “The Shame Shovel” – as the theme song. Nice! Although the album won't be available until June, you can listen to “The Shame Shovel” right now wherever you stream music. 

Check out the episode and let me know what you think! 

Links: 

• Listen to Matt Kollock's music on Spotify 
• Listen to Matt Kollock's music on Apple Music 
• Buy Matt Kollock's music on BandCamp 
• Subscribe to Matt Kollock on YouTube and watch his videos 
• Visit Executive Producer Annie Sanchez's website 
• Follow Matt Kollock on Instagram 

TMKS #26 -- Matt's Got News and Updates for 2024!

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Episode 26 of The Matt Kollock Show is finally here! 

In today's episode, Matt catches you up on just about everything that's been going on since you last heard from him. There's talk of therapy, roller skating, music production and much more. 

Matt also discusses his spiritual awakening, the nine-year anniversary of which occurred on the date of the recording of this podcast. Good times. 

April Activity Again 

I started this podcast in April of 2020. Damn! 

The most recent episode was released in April 2023. 

Now it's April of 2024 and I'm feeling that big energy again. 

There is a lot to talk about, so I consulted my most recent blog post to help guide me through all the happenings. 

Follow along as I guide you through the recent past and drop cryptic clues with regard to what's about to happen in the near future! 

Links! 

• Episode 25 of The Matt Kollock Show – “My Songwriting Evolution” 
• Episode 5 of The Matt Kollock Show – “A Very Special 420 Episode and Story Time with Matt” 
• Recent blog post – “This Is What's Happening – Spring 2024 Update” 
• Matt's 2024 Entry to the NPR Tiny Desk Contest 
• Annie's website 
• Subscribe to my email newsletter 
• Buy my music on Bandcamp 
• Stream my music on Spotify 
• Subscribe to my channel on YouTube and watch my videos 
• Follow me on Instagram 
• Matt's Podcast Production Services 

This is a new season of the podcast, so stay tuned. I will be focusing on having more conversations around music with some special guests, in addition to steering the podcast toward more discussions on topics like mental health, childhood trauma, CPTSD, family estrangement, therapy and stuff like that. 

It's going to be great! 

Remember to rate and review the episode on your podcast platform of choice. I appreciate it!