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Record Collector Confessions#90 DG Monologue: Breaking "The Spell" / Seeing My Reflection in OthersListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2026-02-1652 minRecord Collector Confessions#89 DG Monologue: Shame / Abstinence (From the Road Again)Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2026-02-0919 minRecord Collector Confessions#88 DG Monologue: Getting Back in Touch with My "Authentic Self" (Live from the Road)Link to Andrew Robinson video: https://youtu.be/x37k-4wrLIg?si=Hl96HqN0iL6pxgnQListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2026-02-0227 min
Record Collector Confessions#87 Donovan a.k.a. @imhardforhardbop Returns!Bob's IG: https://www.instagram.com/imhardforhardbopListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2026-01-262h 16Record Collector Confessions#86 DG Monologue: Jealousy with a Capital "J" / BraggingListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2026-01-1952 minRecord Collector Confessions#85 DG Monologue: Collecting Ethics / Limited Resources / Asking What Someone PaidListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2026-01-1252 minRecord Collector Confessions#84 DG Monologue: Disclosing Prices, Reel-to-Reel, Market StudyListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2026-01-0528 min
Record Collector Confessions#83 A Conversation with Bob H. (@bobh812)Bob's IG: https://www.instagram.com/bobh812Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-12-292h 07Record Collector Confessions#82 DG Monologue: Cheaper Records Sound Better / FlexingListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-12-2219 minRecord Collector Confessions#81 DG Monologue: More on AI, Making Electronic MusicListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-12-1527 minRecord Collector Confessions#80 DG Monologue: Money + Marriage / Netiquette / AIListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-12-0847 minRecord Collector Confessions#79 DG Monologue: Mo Money, Mo Problems / SynthingListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-12-0127 minRecord Collector Confessions#78 DG Monologue: New Job / Disclosing Record PricesListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-11-2438 minRecord Collector Confessions#77 DG Monologue: WFMU Record Fair, More on Wabi-SabiListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-11-1454 minRecord Collector Confessions#76 DG Monologue: Finding MyselfListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-11-0316 minRecord Collector Confessions#75 DG Monologue: NostalgiaTickets for Hot Club of NY: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/deep-groove-monoListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-10-2728 minRecord Collector Confessions#74 DG Monologue: Breaking the CycleListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-10-2032 minRecord Collector Confessions#73 DG Monologue: Enjoying the JourneyListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-10-1339 minRecord Collector Confessions#72 DG Monologue: Comments Sections, Getting Real About GearListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-10-0652 minRecord Collector Confessions#71 DG Monologue: Genuine CommunicationListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-09-2952 min
Record Collector Confessions#70 Jay Retro a.k.a @retrohifiguy Returns!This week's episode thumbnail: Alfred Lion (center) with Lorraine Lion (left) and Doug Hawkins (right) at the Tadd Dameron Sextet session, WOR Studios, NYC, September 26, 1947. Photo by Francis Wolff.BBC Audiophile video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us6hQLwG1S8&t=1sHigh-End Audio website: https://www.high-endaudio.comListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content...
2025-09-222h 50Record Collector Confessions#69 DG Monologue: Believing in ScienceListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-09-1534 minRecord Collector Confessions#68 Jesse from Rogue Planet Music Returns!Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-09-082h 25Record Collector Confessions#67 DG Monologue: Modding my Amp / Raising my Max / AudiophilesListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-09-0150 minRecord Collector Confessions#66 A Conversation with Dominick LeeDominick is a fellow member of my weekly depression support group. He is also a jazz fan and record collector, so I thought he would make a great guest for the podcast.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-08-252h 05Record Collector Confessions#65 DG Monologue: More on Jealousy & BudgetingListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-08-1841 min
Record Collector Confessions#64 A Conversation with Mike from the Jazz BumsListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-08-112h 20Record Collector Confessions#63 DG Monologue: Console Update / Consumer ClassismSorry for the short episode this week, folks.Consumerism Video: https://youtu.be/X-8oggi0_p8?si=XdPUNpw6uYri6r-XConsole Restoration Video: https://youtu.be/gR781hutSt4?si=lj6rRDct0nkQAKRpConsole Demo Video: https://youtu.be/zpyetBhSyOY?si=zyAVRVRsS1-F0fKpListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www...
2025-08-0414 min
Record Collector Confessions#62 A Conversation with DJ CarlosListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-07-282h 12Record Collector Confessions#61 DG Monologue: Therapy / Sobriety / AbsurdismDoubt Collective YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDoubtCollectiveListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-07-2147 min
Record Collector Confessions#60 Bruce (formerly @wabisabiheadphones) Returns!Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-07-141h 23Record Collector Confessions#59 DG Monologue: Console Update / Modern Art / New StuffListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-07-0742 min
Record Collector Confessions#58 A Conversation with Donovan a.k.a. @imhardforhardbopIt was a pleasure to finally link up with Donovan, a 22 year-old collector from San Diego. Donovan shares his unique perspective on the hobby with me, including growing up thrifting, breaking up with his girlfriend, taking a break from collecting, and his friendship with Ryan a.k.a. @amanandhismusic, amongst other things.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking...
2025-06-302h 09Record Collector Confessions#57 DG Monologue: Neuroticism / Expensive Taste / Being EnoughListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-06-2550 min
Record Collector Confessions#56 Jamie aka "Infinite Sound" Returns!This is the official start of season 2,. By coincidence, our first episode launched one year ago today (June 15), so this is also our one-year anniversary!Check out my first conversation with Jamie in episode 13 if you haven't already.Conversation with Gabriel and Malik referenced in this episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZyDrWgpZcv/Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted...
2025-06-162h 34Record Collector Confessions#55 DG Monologue: Abstaining / Mono Carts / NJ Collection UpdateListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-06-0935 minRecord Collector Confessions#54 DG Monologue: One of Many / Diagnoses / Cutting BackListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-06-021h 05Record Collector Confessions#53 DG Monologue: Wishful Thinking / Dark Places / HopeI just want to add a quick comment about this episode here: Although I talk quite a bit about potential life changes aimed at helping prevent future anxious episodes, in hindsight I believe that was my perfectionism creating unrealistic standards for myself to live up to, and I am not convinced that is a healthy outlook. When I am in an anxious episode, I now believe it might be better for me to stick to my day-to-day routines and to not put pressure on myself to upend my current way of life, and I believe my personal road to...
2025-05-261h 13Record Collector Confessions#52 DG Monologue: Anxiety Sucks (Live from Japan!)Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-05-1942 minRecord Collector Confessions#51 DG Monologue: Breaking the Cycle / Complete FreedomListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-05-1224 min
Record Collector Confessions#50 DG Monologue: Back to Mono / The Myth of PerfectionStay tuned at the end of this week's episode for a special treat to celebrate our 50th episode.After recording this week's episode, I realized that I failed to drill home an important point about audiophiledom. I think the main change in my thinking since I published my audiophile article (https://dgmono.com/2025/04/25/why-i-dont-call-myself-an-audiophile) is that I now I feel I understand that I don't need to exhibit all or even most of the traits associated with a certain definition or label to be considered in that category. Though I still feel I do...
2025-05-0559 minRecord Collector Confessions#49 DG Monologue: Audiophiles / Digital vs VinylListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-04-2855 minRecord Collector Confessions#48 DG Monologue: Tight Budgets / Trends / FlexingListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-04-211h 07Record Collector Confessions#47 DG Monologue: The Business of Collecting / OGs vs ReissuesListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-04-1426 minRecord Collector Confessions#46 DG Monologue: Surprise Dig / Jealousy, Obsessing, ImpatienceJerome Sabbagh, "Heart" LP: https://www.analogtonefactory.com/heartListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-04-0727 minRecord Collector Confessions#45 DG Monologue: Resisting Purging / Women in Audio / Change from WithinListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-03-3152 minRecord Collector Confessions#44 DG Monologue: "Picking Up a Copy" / AnnoyanceListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-03-2428 minRecord Collector Confessions#43 DG Monologue: Emptiness / The Urge to PurgeThis episode contains a special listener confession from jazz collector and friend Donovan Le aka @imhardforhardbop.Donovan's IG: https://www.instagram.com/imhardforhardbopListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-03-1744 minRecord Collector Confessions#42 DG Monologue: Sobriety / Collecting vs. Loving MusicNew YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@romegabeatsListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-03-1022 minRecord Collector Confessions#41 DG Monologue: Asocial Collecting / SP-1200Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-03-0339 minRecord Collector Confessions#40 DG Monologue: G.A.S. (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) / Rebudgeting / CreativityListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-02-241h 03Record Collector Confessions#39 DG Monologue: Selling to Buy More / Branding / Jazz GatekeepersThis episode starts with a listener confession from a friend of the podcast, GST. From there, I give a budget update. Specifically, I address the idea of selling stuff just so I can buy more stuff, and working to break that cycle. From there, I discuss a bit of a branding crisis I'm currently having regarding all the different monikers I have for all my creative endeavors. Finally, I wrap by addressing a TikTok video made to poke fun at jazz gatekeepers.New '90s style jazzy hip hop beat: https://www.youtube.com...
2025-02-171h 07
Record Collector Confessions#38 A Conversation with Bruce (Formerly Wabi Sabi Headphones)I have a conversation with Bruce, who was known to many on Instagram as @wabisabiheadphones before shutting the project down recently. Bruce and I discuss mutual Cali friends, his upbringing in South Africa, meeting his wife in the UK and moving to California shortly after, befriending a hoarder who left his entire collection of 50,000 records to Bruce, PTSD, SSRIs, and the ways in which "story culture" can lead us to believe our lives will be a lot more exciting than they end up being, amongst other things.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession
2025-02-102h 04Record Collector Confessions#37 DG Monologue: Wealth and FameThe usual budget update, an update on my creative endeavors, then a little monologue on my thoughts about fame, celebritydom, and wealth; and coming to the more recent realization about how much my thoughts about them have affected my well-being and my life in general.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted...
2025-02-0352 minRecord Collector Confessions#36 DG Monologue: Collecting Hip Hop Singles / Being CreativeIn this week's monologue, I talk about my recent obsession with hip hop 12-inch singles, and a general enthusiasm for classic hip hop production (that often samples jazz records). I also talk about my time being creative lately, and how I sometimes struggle to find the time and motivation to make music.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking...
2025-01-2745 minRecord Collector Confessions#35 DG Monologue: Intrusive Thoughts / Anxiety / More Shopping OCDIn this week's monologue, I talk about some anxiety and intrusive thoughts I've been dealing with the past week or so. I also talk about being (way) over budget, amongst other things.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2025-01-2028 min
Record Collector Confessions#34 A Conversation with Chris Reisman of Hudson Valley VinylI have a conversation with a good old friend of mine, Chris Reisman, owner of Hudson Valley Vinyl in Beacon, New York. Chris and I discuss our past as hip hop artists, samplers, maxing out credit cards to buy equipment, opening a record store, me getting mad at Chris for not selling me a jazz record, evolving taste in jazz, being opinionated, panic attacks, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and SSRIs, amongst other things.Hudson Valley Vinyl Website: https://hudsonvalleyvinyl.comListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.com
2025-01-131h 46Record Collector Confessions#33 DG Monologue: Inspiration / Jazz & Hip Hop / Making MusicIn this week's monologue, I talk a little about the budget, how I am getting back into making music, some of my current inspirations, and revisiting the worlds of "jazzy hip hop" and hip hop production.Yesterday's New Quintet Playlist Made by Me: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6zHgo5QH5n4nZblWIXp6bZ?si=84cfb470d53742b9Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from...
2025-01-0639 min
Record Collector Confessions#32 DG Monologue: BoredomI kick things off this week with a just-in listener confession. I then talk about getting excited about a new piece of music equipment, and then once I got it, I quickly lost interest. This leads me to discuss creativity and the spontaneity it requires, and how difficult it becomes to find the time and motivation to be creative as I get older. I then return to the topic of the critical seller I dealt with last week, and I then share my thoughts on phono cartridges.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession
2024-12-3047 minRecord Collector Confessions#31 DG Monologue: Embarrassment / High-Functioning Autism / Social ChallengesThis week's DG Monologue is an extended Christmas special of sorts. I read two listener confessions, one about the London Jazz Collector website, the other about negotiating record prices online and in person. I also talk about having a hard time taking a joke, the social challenges that come along with high-functioning autism, one-sided verbosity, feelings of embarrassment and guilt centered around friends getting real with me, wondering if I'm autistic or just an asshole, and more on feeling shame and questioning my standing with other collectors due to my obsession with Blue Note....
2024-12-231h 25
Record Collector Confessions#30 A Conversation with Joe FelloI have a conversation with Joe Fello, a very good friend of mine who was recently diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 47. Joe and I both came up together in the Albany, New York hip hop scene during the 2000s. Later on, a small group of local friends coalesced that Joe and I are both still a part of to this day. Joe and I talk about the Albany hip hop scene, Covid, funny moments with friends referencing jazz, Company Flow, freestyling, IQ tests, Adderall, and complimenting men, amongst other things.Joe's Instagram...
2024-12-162h 26Record Collector Confessions#29 DG Monologue: Still a Shopping AddictI think I'm slowing down with buying vinyl, but ramping up with buying CDs. And now I'm starting to look at vintage iPods and vintage MacIntosh computers, ugh.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2024-12-0932 min
Record Collector Confessions#28 A Conversation with Fredrik a.k.a. FW Rare Jazz Vinyl CollectorI have a conversation with Fredrik a.k.a. FW Rare Jazz Vinyl Collector. Hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, Fredrik is a true OG of creating internet content on jazz collecting. We discuss growing up as a metal drummer, commenting on the Jazz Collector website in the late 2000s, buying rare first pressings from Music Matters owner Ron Rambach, and compulsively checking to make sure his equipment is set up correctly, amongst other things.Fredrik's Website: https://fwrarejazzvinylcollector.comFredrik's Instagram: https://instagram.com/fwrarejazzvinylcollectorListener confession form: https://dgmono.com...
2024-12-022h 27Record Collector Confessions#27 DG Monologue: Burning Out / Insomnia / Setting RulesIn this special bonus monologue, I talk about how I'm approaching online record shopping burnout, and how my OCD with online shopping is threatening to start causing me anxiety and mess with my sleep pattern. I also read a great in-depth listener confession.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4...
2024-11-3048 minRecord Collector Confessions#26 DG Monologue: Budgeting / Authenticity / Radio / Blue NoteIn this week's monologue, I give a budgeting update, which includes getting back to (trying to) stick to my $200 max per record, and I talk about how that decision has brought back a feeling of authenticity to collecting. I also give an update on my AM radio adventures, and I return to discussing my obsession with Blue Note Records, a topic I originally approaches in a confession video on YouTube several months back.YouTube Blue Note confession video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wtPtmSOx6kListener confession form: https://dgmono.com...
2024-11-2539 min
Record Collector Confessions#25 A Conversation with Mark a.k.a. homefromtheforestI have a conversation with Instagram's @homefromtheforest a.k.a. Mark. Having begun collecting jazz in the late '90s, Mark is the first "real O.G." jazz collector to be a guest on the podcast. We discuss being a loner, stepping back from collecting and getting a girlfriend-now-wife, and building a collection over two decades on the salary of a delivery driver, amongst other things.Mark's IG: https://www.instagram.com/homefromtheforestListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI...
2024-11-181h 57Record Collector Confessions#24 DG Monologue: WFMU / Mono / Disappointment / LinearityIn this week's monologue, I talk about my experience at the WFMU Record Fair last week, buying records over $200 and the disappointment that (always) follows, linear playback as a goal in audio and collecting, enjoying the challenging of approaching linear playback in collecting, and an update on my AM radio adventure, amongst other things.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating...
2024-11-1158 min
Record Collector Confessions#23 A Conversation with James a.k.a. midwest_record_collectorI have a conversation with Instagram's @midwest_record_collector a.k.a. James, our second guest hailing from Iowa! We discuss being intimidated by jazz, taking a college jazz course, the phrase "The music is the most important thing!", professional vinyl grading services, getting a higher paying job to buy more records, growing up introverted, the VC, alcoholism in our families, influence of parents, emotional intelligence, and audiophiledom, amongst other things.James' IG: https://www.instagram.com/midwest_record_collectorListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail...
2024-11-042h 08
Record Collector Confessions#22 DG Monologue: 4 Listener Confessions! / Group Chats / Phone AddictionIn this week's monologue I have FOUR listener confessions to read! I also give an update on my search for a preamplifier (which includes talking about a vintage DJ mixer I got recently), and I discuss an old idea to broadcast my own AM radio station, a difficult conversation with friends via a group text, and phone addiction, amongst other things.AM transmitter: https://www.ebay.com/itm/134906011913Apt Holman preamplifier: https://www.kenrockwell.com/audio/apt/holman-preamplifier.htmListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono...
2024-10-281h 18
Record Collector Confessions#21 A Conversation with Jason a.k.a. thejazzbasementI have a conversation with Instagram's @thejazzbasement a.k.a. Jason, a 45 year-old gentleman from Washington D.C. who falls into the category of what I call a "heavyweight collector". We discuss buying records that cost $1,000+, making sacrifices, budgeting, sparking joy, anxiety around minimalist collecting, YouTube show and tell videos, jealousy, depression, IVF and becoming a father, losing 40 pounds, and getting kicked out of The Record Collector in L.A., amongst other things.Jason's IG: https://www.instagram.com/thejazzbasementListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail...
2024-10-212h 17Record Collector Confessions#20 DG Monologue: Gear Fiasco / Triggering Content / Art CriticismThis week I discuss a fiasco related to buying a phono stage on US Audio Mart, triggering content on YouTube and the Stereophile website, subjectivity and objectivity in art criticism, and philosophy of originality and creativity, amongst other things.Saxophone Colossus video: https://youtu.be/UbOIxc42ZG8?si=UnWz8NorEcY_bpCfStereophile Fairchild article: https://www.stereophile.com/content/brilliant-corners-19-music-among-fairchildrenStereophile Miyajima article: https://www.stereophile.com/content/brilliant-corners-17-monomania-miyajima-zero-mono-phono-cartridgeListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.com
2024-10-1556 min
Record Collector Confessions#19 A Conversation with Jesse a.k.a. @abrasive_beautifulI have a conversation with Instagram's @abrasive_beautiful a.k.a. Jesse, who is co-owner of Rogue Planet Music, a record store in Des Moines, Iowa. We discuss getting kicked out of the house as a teenager, drinking as a social lubricant, audio gear, owning a record store, Instagram, and phone addiction, amongst other things.Jesse's IG: https://www.instagram.com/abrasive_beautifulListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013...
2024-10-072h 06Record Collector Confessions#18 DG Monologue: Tube Amp Update / New Records / Jealousy / ParanoiaThis week I have a listener confession to read. I also discuss several new records, an update on my tube amplifier build, some strong feelings of jealousy related to seeing another collector's Instagram page, and paranoia after a collector friend failed to get back to me immediately, amongst other things.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https...
2024-09-3057 min
Record Collector Confessions#17 A Conversation with Jami a.k.a. @kalmiasoundcompanyI have a conversation with Instagram's @kalmiasoundcompany a.k.a. Jami, a 23 year-old musician and collector from Pittsburgh who is wise beyond their years. We discuss post bop, music theory, cassettes, ADHD, having more than one hobby, and spending as a means of coping, amongst other things.Jami's IG: https://www.instagram.com/kalmiasoundcompanyListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please...
2024-09-231h 39Record Collector Confessions#16 DG Monologue: Mo' Money Mo' Problems / Cool Prices, D!ck Prices / RuminationsI have some money to burn and I have been thinking about things to buy a lot. I discuss new records, equipment, recent eBay auctions, Glenn Gould, DJ gig update, a vindictive Japanese Discogs seller, Van Gelder Studio update, and wondering if people don't like me when they don't get back to me.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by...
2024-09-1649 min
Record Collector Confessions#15 A Conversation with Ako CapelessI have a conversation with my wife, Ako (@helloiamako). Ako is 53 years old (turning 53 on the day of this podcast's release!), and she brings a unique perspective to the podcast as a Japanese woman. We discuss growing up in Japan, studying English in London, how we met, OCD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, her "offbeat" taste in jazz (that usually excludes Blue Note), mental health in Japan, differences between American and Japanese people, being financially responsible, anti-social tendencies, anger management, and couples therapy, amongst other things.Ako's IG: https://www.instagram.com/helloiamakoListener...
2024-09-091h 43Record Collector Confessions#14 DG Monologue: Tube Amps / Hypermasculinity / More on Mono / OCDIn this week's monologue, I start things off with a great, detailed listener confession, then I move on to the topics of tubes, Alan Zweig's 2021 documentary "Records", hypermasculinity in collecting, mono playback and Internet collectors getting it wrong when discussing the science of audio playback, a budget update, a new record, OCD, and DJing.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating...
2024-09-0259 min
Record Collector Confessions#13 A Conversation with @infinitesound__I have a conversation with Instagram's @infinitesound__ a.k.a. Jamie, a 36 year-old Scottish collector, musician, and DJ who is currently studying to be a therapist. We discuss collecting as a mean of coping with loneliness, shopping addiction, eclectic taste in jazz, competitive collecting, and online collector communities, amongst other things.Jamie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/infinitesound__Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted...
2024-08-271h 43Record Collector Confessions#12 DG Monologue: Van Gelder Studio / New Synth / $3,250 Auction / Mono vs StereoI start things off with a budget update, then share some news about a new Friends of Van Gelder Studio nonprofit in the works. I bought a new synth and so far I like it. I talk about the recent $3,250 auction price for an OG mono copy of Joe Henderson's "Inner Urge", which leads me to discuss mono versus stereo.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted...
2024-08-1930 min
Record Collector Confessions#11 A Conversation with @dollar_bin_philI have a conversation with Instagram's @dollar_bin_phil a.k.a. Phil. We discuss Discmans, eclectic collecting, Phil's OG copy of Blue Note 1530, selling vinyl online, ADHD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Austism Spectrum Disorder, divorce, and the movie High Fidelity, amongst other things.Phil's IG: https://www.instagram.com/dollar_bin_philListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating...
2024-08-122h 33Record Collector Confessions#10 DG Monologue: Jazz Books / Racism in Collecting / SynthsThis week's episode starts off with a listener confession about reading jazz books (or lack thereof). From there I talk about a recent conversation I had with a future guest about racism in jazz. I also give a budgeting update and I talk about recent shopping addiction struggles, particularly the struggle to buy or not buy a new synth.Discussion between Gabriel & Malik: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZyDrWgpZcvListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and...
2024-08-0535 min
Record Collector Confessions#9 A Conversation with @vinylalbumartI have a conversation with Instagram's @vinylalbumart a.k.a. Mike. We discuss coffee, NYC record stores, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, trolling, therapy, budgeting (or lack thereof), and buying records we think we should have versus records we actually like, amongst other things.Mike's IG: https://www.instagram.com/vinylalbumartListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here...
2024-07-291h 34Record Collector Confessions#8 DG Monologue: Shopping Addiction / Emptiness / Pride in Collecting / Feeling DifferentIn this week's monologue I give an update on my budgeting, my current feelings about shopping addiction, and the emptiness and depression that follows not getting what I want. I read a listener confession and comment on pride in collecting, and I close by talking about why I feel "different" in most social situations.Myers-Briggs Personality Test: https://16personalities.comListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have...
2024-07-2355 min
Record Collector Confessions#7 A Conversation with Mike CaprittaRich has a conversation with an old best friend, Mike Capritta (@magicmikeypickles). Mike is 45 years of age, living in the Tampa area currently and from Schenectady, NY originally. Mike is a musician, bartender, NES nerd, '80s buff, and record collector. Rich and Mike discuss a bit of their history, collecting, music, recording, and OCD, amongst other topics.Mike's IG: https://www.instagram.com/magicmikeypicklesSevere Severe, "Beyond the Pink" Album: https://badarcher.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-pinkListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.com
2024-07-151h 16Record Collector Confessions#6 DG Monologue: Reselling / Jealousy / Overthinking / "The VC"Rich shares his ideas on how to handle the money from reselling records when on a budget. Rich publicly responds to an Instagram DM about jealousy and overthinking. Rich also waxes pseudo-intellectual about "The VC".Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A
2024-07-111h 02
Record Collector Confessions#5 A Conversation with @retrohifiguyRich has a conversation with Instagram's @retrohifiguy a.k.a. Jay, a 28 year-old music teacher and band leader from Georgia. Jay shares Rich's passion for Blue Note and Rudy Van Gelder, and also loves to nerd out about tubes and vintage audio equipment. Jay also opens up about therapy, performance anxiety, and feelings of jealousy towards "heavyweight" collectors.@retrohifiguy IG: https://www.instagram.com/retrohifiguyListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources...
2024-07-071h 40Record Collector Confessions#4 Budgeting / The Definition of Jazz / Negativity OnlineRich gives an update on his budgeting. Rich reads the second ever listener confessional. Rich talks about Jackie McLean's "Right Now" album, a Christian McBride interview on YouTube, and negativity online in the context of an exchange with the Jazz Bums on their Discord server.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: richdgmono@gmail.comChristian McBride interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJIJitbtUs0&t=2706sI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from...
2024-07-031h 02Record Collector Confessions#3 Our first listener confession! / FOMO / Joys of collecting / PTSD / EquipmentRich gives an update on sticking to a budget and the future challenges facing him while on vacation in Toronto. Rich shares the podcast's first ever listener confession! Rich replies to an Instagram comment on air. Rich also opens up about past recreational drug use and PTSD, and gives an update on his hunt for new gear.Email: richdgmono@gmail.comListener confessions: https://dgmono.com/confessionI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please...
2024-06-261h 00Record Collector Confessions#2 Casting Call! / The Record Gods / Mania / Taking a BreakRich makes a call for listeners to volunteer to be guests on the podcast and/or submit their own confession via email to be read on air. Rich talks about how "the Record Gods" have looked down upon him with favor recently. Rich also talks a little about his fear of mania and also manufacturing downtime for better mental health.Email: richdgmono@gmail.comListener confessions: https://dgmono.com/confessionEinzelgänger video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlRlWuEyt8E&t=1sI h...
2024-06-2055 min
Record Collector Confessions#1 Welcome / Introduction / MotivationI talk about why I'm doing this podcast. (In a nutshell, I want to talk about mental health within the context of record collecting.) I also provide a brief personal history with mental illness, and I discuss how my recent record collecting endeavors and mental health are connected.Email: richdgmono@gmail.comListener confessions: https://dgmono.com/confessionI have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com...
2024-06-1553 min
Anti-Social010 - August 28, 2020Critical Critter and Boring Robot celebrate making it to episode 10 and talk about the Enneagram, the need to clean house in Congress, Melania's speech at the RNC, instant reality TV, what it means to be an anti-socialite, Boring Robot's background, the Jacob Blake shooting, the murder of protestors in WI, social media addiction, movie quotes, Beyond Burgers vs Impossible Burger, Rust Valley Restorers, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Long Shot, All the cars they've ever owned, favorite memes of the week, pumpkin spice season, the naming of generations, and whether their dogs like the pod.
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2020-09-071h 05Anti-Social009 - August 14, 2020Critical Critter and Boring Robot talk about mail in voting, Kamala Harris, pedophilia conspiracies, The Umbrella Academy, and the Ren & Stimpy documentary.
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2020-08-1934 minAnti-Social008 - July 24, 2020Critical Critter and Boring Robot talk about masks / COVID 19, everything causes cancer and you can be part of our settlement, the rise of fascism in the US, homeowners insurance and contractor scumbags, scare tactic political ads, defunding the police, BLM protests in small towns, Goya vs the caravan, Devs and I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore.
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2020-07-2944 minAnti-Social007 - July 10, 2020Critical Critter and Boring Robot discuss anti-maskers, Ghislane Maxwell, Covid-19, reopening schools, Kanye West running for president, old man Critter, the Wayfair human trafficking conspiracy theory, a cashless society, Paypal vs Cash app, and what we've been watching lately.
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2020-07-181h 03Anti-Social006 - June 19, 2020Critical Critter and Boring Robot talk about people who are anti-face mask, how the '92 LA riots could show us what's in store for America, and finally watching Searching for Sugar Man 8 years after a friend recommended it.
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2020-06-2343 minAnti-Social005 - June 12, 2020Critical Critter and Boring Robot talk about the Black Lives Matter protests, police excessive force, racism, Star Wars, and speculate on why the 45th US president may be so terrible at stringing together sentences.
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2020-06-1544 minAnti-Social004 - May 29, 2020Critical Critter and Boring Robot talk about the death of George Floyd, life during COVID-19, and how disappointing movies are.
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2020-06-0546 minAnti-Social003 - May 8, 2020Critical Critter and Boring Robot talk about COVID-19, Ryobi electric lawn mowers, Jojo Rabbit, and the state of the world.
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2020-05-1940 minAnti-Social002 - May 1, 2020Critical Critter and Boring Robot continue to document living through COVID19.
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2020-05-0643 minAnti-Social001 - April 24, 2020Critical Critter and Boring Robot talk living in the age of COVID-19.
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2020-05-0640 min