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Bonus Episode: Chris Casey Proves His Mom Wrong

In this bonus episode of onefjef, I welcome back my dear friend Chris Casey—the very first listener to email the show, thereby winning the infamous email contest. Chris shares a heartfelt “acceptance speech,” a story about proving his mother wrong, and a perspective on seizing one's destiny (with AirPods and a $6 coffee in hand). We play his original voice memo, talk about prizes, party-crashing in Columbus, film festivals, self-driving cars, and why social media makes everything worse.

Also: a new contest is announced—just email a photo to onefjefpod@gmail.com and you, too, might win a prize. Everyone’s eligible… except Chris, who’s already cashed in.

As promised, here's a link to my first film – Suite – made in 2007 for zero dollars: onefjef.com/portfolio/suite

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Onefjef is produced, edited & hosted by Jef Taylor.

About the Podcast

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onefjef (stories about being alive)
Conversations and audio diaries about creativity, travel, grief, friendship, and finding meaning in the chaos of being alive. New episodes every week.

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Jef Taylor

Jef Taylor is an editor, filmmaker, and reluctant grown-up. He hosts onefjef, where he talks to people (and sometimes himself) about work, purpose, and the strange ways life unfolds. Before podcasting, he spent years shaping other people’s stories—now he’s telling his own.