I Digress
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S01E006–Nothing Special
What did you do this weekend?Diane handled a situation.Very professionally.Very cinematically.This is the first official video episode of I Digress —where dramatic intensity meets absolute chaos.
Take a Breathe
I don’t have it all figured out.I just know when to pause.This is one of those times.
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An Ai generated baby dragon’s first nail trim turns into something no one saw coming.Chaos, laughter, and Pepper being Pepper. 🫑🔥Watch Pepper’s story on YouTube @dinaripper
Papa-Papa 0003: Diane Has a Hard Time Pronouncing “Poignant” (It’s the G)
Two cookie cutters.Given freely.No money. No movement.A small, local way to show up—using kitchens, not platforms.Baking as supply work.Participation without permission.Sometimes the most American…
S01E05IntheGardenofEdenPart3–EspritDCorps:IWasAFuckingForkliftNinja
In the dust and pressure of early Iraq, Diane learns that war isn’t about moving fast—it’s about moving together. A food and water mission becomes a lesson in trust, leadership, and flow, shaping how…
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You’re hearing an artificial voice narrate a very real human spiral.This episode explores recognition—how it lands in the body before it reaches language. A dog hears a bugle call and freezes. A…
S01E05IntheGardenofEdenPart2HurryUpandWait
In Episode Five: In the Garden of Eden – Part Two: Hurry Up and Wait, Diane pauses the forward motion of war to look backward—twenty years later—after reading a division-level account of the…
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This pause was never meant to be an episode.It showed up anyway.Born out of the making of Part Two: In the Garden of Eden, Baggage is as Baggage Does a digression about what we carry—emotionally,…
S01E005-IntheGardenofEdenPart 0neCry havoc! & Let slip the Dogs of War..DidWePackEnoughBeefJerky??
Moving from a hardship tour into a deployment, this episode reflects on new missions, new companions, and the beginning of a new adventure in Iraq. It touches on unexpected experiences—like a teenage…
S01E004 -We All Wore Rainbow Glasses: They Just Called Me Crazy When Theirs Turned Gray
By senior year, the class had made a choice.They chose to stop seeing Diane.For a long time, that absence hurt. It carried an ache that surfaced whenever the memory did—an old tenderness that hadn’t…
S01E003-I Was a Fucking Ninja: How a Sweet Holiday Story Was Inspired
In this episode of I Digress, Miles traces the unlikely path from a feral kindergarten escape, a childhood spent observing friendship from the edges, and the strange permissions of being labeled…
S1E2 S01E002-Permission to Interrupt: An Origin Story
Spotify Members Episode: A Dedication to Rob & Michelle Reiner. 💻⌨️🖲️Come listen to our official launch episode of I Digress — a podcast memoir.This project is a 100% AI-generated 100% human…
S01E001-Is AI Art?
What happens when a new tool unsettles old ideas? Is A.I. Art? is a reflective exploration of artificial intelligence as a creative medium, framed within humanity’s long tradition of art, invention,…
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I Digress has published 13 episodes since December 2025, covering topics in Personal Journals, Society & Culture.
I Digress is currently sporadic with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 19m.
