The Bard Appears: A Conversation with Charles Bates

<p>Episode 95 features Charles Bates, who you may know as Chaz, Yahzick, The DM, or The Bard. We discuss his many hats and projects, his creative pursuits, a few fandoms, reading, the abundance of choice and so much more.</p> <p>Throughout the conversation, we discuss:</p> <ul> <li>Charles is Great</li> <li>A writer who raps</li> <li>Always been a writer</li> <li>Storytellers</li> <li>Reading</li> <li>ADHD</li> <li>Harry Potter</li> <li>Tolkien</li> <li>The desire for discovery</li> <li>Underdogs</li> <li>Abundance of choice</li> <li>Florida</li> <li>Mann Shorts</li> <li>Rational people don't create</li> <li>Art is Vulnerable</li> <li>Do the thing</li> <li>Star Wars</li> <li>Worldbuilding</li> <li>And much more</li> </ul> <p><strong>Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode</strong></p> <p><a title="Mann Shorts on YouTube" href= "https://www.youtube.com/mannshorts" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mann Shorts on YouTube</a></p> <p><a title="Yahzick on Spotify" href= "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0jXcIko6KDMCsLExhnWbFh?go=1&sp_cid=3b6c010814227af2432bf696f8f9b825&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yahzick on Spotify</a></p> <p><a title="Yahzick on YouTube" href= "https://www.youtube.com/yahzick" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Yahzick on YouTube</a></p> <p><a title="Yahzick on Instagram" href= "https://www.instagram.com/yahzick/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Yahzick on Instagram</a></p> <p><a href="http://agentpalmer.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">AgentPalmer.com</a></p> <p><strong>Tweets</strong></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/AgentPalmer" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@AgentPalmer</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ThePalmerFiles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ThePalmerFiles</a></p> <p><strong>Other Links</strong></p> <p><a title= "Did Anderegg’s Nerds reveal Tom Bombadil to be my Shibboleth?" href= "http://agentpalmer.com/21643/media/the-written-word/did-andereggs-nerds-reveal-tom-bombadil-to-be-my-shibboleth/" target="_blank" rel="noo