The Everyday Human

Welcome to the Everyday Human podcast. My name is Eastin DeVerna. Each day, I'll share a reflection written by me and inspired by literature, poetry, music, movies, video games, and more. And after that, I'll share a prompt for you to write your own reflection. Together, we'll explore what it means to be human. Every month we'll walk a new path, taking a look at life, death, the universe, and everything in between. Thanks for coming along. For more, visit eastindeverna.com or join me on Instagram @the_everydayhuman.

The Everyday Human is a arts podcast hosted by Eastin DeVerna, with 254 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Eastin DeVerna hosts The Everyday Human, a arts show with 254 episodes published.

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  Episode #259

  That Which Doesn’t Kill You Brings You Closer

  Sep 15, 20266 minS1

  September: On Friendship and Connection September 15 And there is something strange and mysterious about danger and death that latches on to each end of the thread and yanks it quickly and mercilessly until it is taut. It comes about from natural disasters, accidents, wars, shared traumatic events. When the waters recede, when the tinkling of broken glass and the hissing of the destroyed radiator subside, when the bullets stop flying and the bombs stop dropping—the thread is pulled so tight you might worry it’ll snap. The survivors look to one another with surprise and wonder and a thankful air about them—to god or the universe or fate—that they survived, but then more than that, that another soul survived with them. Reflection title: That Which Doesn’t Kill You Brings You Closer Creative inspiration: Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage Reflection question: What bonds have formed from close calls or strenuous situations in my life?

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  Episode #258

  Chuck the Hats

  Sep 14, 20266 minS1

  September: On Friendship and Connection September 14 There is a version of us that we shouldn’t have to water down or bend or make logical or force to fit the current fashion. Yes, if you’re a creative, you must be yourself. Now it is more important than ever, I believe. But just as a human, too—there needs to be an outlet for the true you. You have to be able to throw all of those hats away, even if only for a moment, to let that true inner version of you stretch and breathe. Be it in a quiet moment of solitude in the morning before the house wakes. Be it dancing and singing by yourself, spontaneously given life by a random song on your playlist. Or be it conversing and being in the presence of another soul who accepts and loves you for who you are without reservation and without judgment. Someone who doesn’t want or need all those other versions of you to be present in the moment and embraces the simple, unadulterated, unabashed you. Reflection title: Chuck the Hats Creative inspiration: Ann Rice, Franz Kafka: The Complete Short Stories (Intro) Reflection question: Am I wearing too many hats and sometimes forgetting to take them off? What do I look like without them?

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  Episode #257

  To Love, To Serve, To Create

  Sep 13, 20266 minS1

  September: On Friendship and Connection September 13 I think, in order to lead a fulfilling life, we can and must do three things (or maybe two if you look at it through Stevenson’s lens): love, serve, and create. And while it is possible to love oneself and create for oneself, to serve oneself might be a stretch sometimes (though you must care for yourself, which is a sense of service, I suppose). But relationships and friendships make all of these things possible. In doing these three things, whether intentionally or not, meaning is created. Purpose blooms. There becomes a reason to wake up in the morning, get dressed, and get to work—whatever that might look like for you. This shines a light on what is beyond the day-to-day redundancies, and the seemingly meaningless tasks we must do to participate in society suddenly are given meaning. In doing so you become, in a way, indispensable. You cannot be useless when you are loving, being loved, serving, and creating with and for others. Here is the true value found in life. And it cannot be bought or sold. Reflection title: To Love, To Serve, To Create Creative inspiration: Robert Louis Stevenson, Lay Morals Reflection question: Am I loving, serving, and creating? With whom or for whom?

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  Episode #256

  To Gift a Dandelion

  Sep 12, 20267 minS1

  September: On Friendship and Connection September 12 In another life you are a warrior-chief made of stone and flesh. You train your people endlessly against the threat of invasion, or for the promise of expanding your territory. You take them to the highest peaks of the mountains to slay the winds and into the darkest depths of the cavernous continent below the surface to batter the shadows. You forever seek out the strongest and most hardened opponents to test your mettle and sharpen your blades upon. Until one day, the child from the red hells below—Death—arrives. He has come to expand his collection with those from your world and the challenge is welcome, until first Coden is slain and then you must fight and bargain with the child and he promises to take not every soul, but only those he seeks—and he seeks all but two, leaving you with your young child to roam the lands as ghosts from another world. But soon, more come—a wizard and king seeking your strength—and they take the last thing you have left . . . your child. With none left to wield the invention of war, your world flourishes. Vines cover spears and swords sink into the earth, trees overtake towers, and waters that once ran red now run crystal cerulean and it is a realm of peace. But as you wander alone, it means nothing to you. It means nothing without them. Reflection title: To Gift a Dandelion Creative inspiration: Eastin DeVerna, Dead World: A Post-Apocalyptic Tale Reflection question: When did I last give or receive a meaningful gift? And why was it meaningful to me?

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  Episode #255

  It Means Nothing Without Them

  Sep 11, 20268 minS1

  September: On Friendship and Connection September 11 In another life you are a warrior-chief made of stone and flesh. You train your people endlessly against the threat of invasion, or for the promise of expanding your territory. You take them to the highest peaks of the mountains to slay the winds and into the darkest depths of the cavernous continent below the surface to batter the shadows. You forever seek out the strongest and most hardened opponents to test your mettle and sharpen your blades upon. Until one day, the child from the red hells below—Death—arrives. He has come to expand his collection with those from your world and the challenge is welcome, until first Coden is slain and then you must fight and bargain with the child and he promises to take not every soul, but only those he seeks—and he seeks all but two, leaving you with your young child to roam the lands as ghosts from another world. But soon, more come—a wizard and king seeking your strength—and they take the last thing you have left . . . your child. With none left to wield the invention of war, your world flourishes. Vines cover spears and swords sink into the earth, trees overtake towers, and waters that once ran red now run crystal cerulean and it is a realm of peace. But as you wander alone, it means nothing to you. It means nothing without them. Reflection title: It Means Nothing Without Them Creative inspiration: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship Reflection question: What are those things on this earth that are better shared with others? And who do I wish to share them with?

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