Hello Again, NedHeads!

CATCH OUR FIRST EPISODE HERE:

We talk about:

*coming back from the void

*the ISS

*Canada as the 51st state

Hello friends,

When the world needed us most…we vanished. 

But after a nice long break of burnout, the production company shutting down, and us remembering the value of getting offline…we are proud to say…

The pod is back! The new season is here with episodes every Wednesday. 

Devon’s Insides

I took some time off. I deleted TikTok. I haven’t been posting, or scrolling as much. And as I return to the world of podcasting, and social media, and starting up the Ned’s Declassified business again, I have realized something about myself…I am a bad capitalist.

We live in a culture that puts a high value on productivity. That glorifies business and profits and being a self-starter. With social media, we are told, there’s no excuse. It’s right there at your fingertips. Mr. Beast did it. Logan Paul did it. Anyone selling a course, supplement, or homemade craft is doing it. Create, sell, market, sell, create. Always be closing. Solve a problem. Add value. Work the algorithm. Follow the trends. Listen to Gary Vee. We live in the beautiful, modern, American dream. And it makes sense! The freedom that comes with creating your own business and being your own boss. The possibility of generating income doing something of your choosing, that you actually enjoy! Everybody is doing it! You can do it too! 

And at the same time, as I literally start up the engines again, I am realizing that I am bad at these things. They don’t come naturally to me. I enjoy being productive, but not turning everything into a transaction. I enjoy being creative, but not marketing and packaging everything into a product. I deal with mental health in a way that makes the consistency required for growing a business very challenging. I feel shame, which is an obstacle in the way of shameless self-promotion. I am a person and artist, first.

So as I start creating this business again, I just want to shout out all the people for whom this does not come naturally. You are not alone. I too am a bad capitalist. And that’s okay. I’m going to do my best this time around to create something I’m really proud of with Daniel and Lindsey. A place where we can express ourselves, and laugh, and connect with you. A place where I can learn to be consistent without burning out. A place where I can make sense of my life in the entertainment industry and find my way to more opportunities to do what I love. I hope we can create a really solid community here through the podcast. We’ll need your help to make it work. Thanks for joining us for the ride.

Daniel’s Insides

Hey y’all — Daniel here.

During the hiatus, I’ve been VJ’ing festivals, directing music videos, and leading creative at Wynn Records. This work allowed me to travel a bunch this year with my most exciting trip being Honolulu for a huge Bob Marley Festival featuring Sean Paul, Ashanti, Papoose, YG Marley, and Ja Rule. I also started learning Unreal Engine, which is a 3D software that allows me to make previsualizations of my storyboards in order to better direct camera movement and lighting for my production crew. The software also works great for final renders, so get ready for some epic CGI visuals coming soon. Maybe Devon will let me direct one of his videos for his next album… we’ll see.

Most importantly, we’re back—and I’m proud to finally drop our Drake Bell episode. I honestly wanted it to be the 1st episode, but 2nd is still solid I guess. It’s real, it’s healing, and it matters for our nostalgia fam.

Oh, I also got a Doggo! Can’t wait to show you pictures. 

I love surviving life with you guys!

– DCL

Lindsey’s Insides

It has been a long and winding road back to Ned’s Pod. We were working at a fever pitch for about 2 years when everything came to a halt.  Relationships shifted which shifted our business model. Change is the only constant in this life. A good thing can become a stagnate thing so quickly. I really thought Ned’s Pod was over. I’d talk with the guys regularly and we’d throw around ideas about how to continue the podcast without Podco, our production company. There were so so many details to work out. Technical details that I still don’t understand, God Bless Dan and Dev. Each phone call kind of felt like a mess. I started to get the sinking feeling that Ned’s Pod was on a permanent break. We tabled business until the New Year to give ourselves some time to process how to move forward.

In the meantime, I went Nebraska for Thanksgiving for the first time in 10 years! I got to see my dad and all my family back there. It snowed while I was there too which was so magical. Then, my mom came to visit me for Christmas. We binged Grey’s Anatomy, MY NEW OBSESSION. I have been beasting Grey’s, almost exclusively, for the past 6 months!

And then, like magic, Ned’s Pod actually started to feel tangible again! The break was so good for each of us, and we were able to come back refreshed and make real progress moving forward. I am so proud of us for actually DOING THE WORK. Thank you for sticking with us. Here we go again!