The Nick Oliveri Show
Nick Oliveri
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Nick Oliveri is a Ukrainian-born, bestselling novelist whose work explores the intersections of psychology, power, art, and human consequence. Known for his haunting lyricism and emotionally charged storytelling, Oliveri crafts narratives that challenge readers to question the systems around them and the truths within themselves.
His books have been read by leaders in business, government, and academia, praised for their depth, originality, and unique blend of literary ambition and narrative tension.
Oliveri draws from a unique set of creators that have inspired him throughout the years. These include Jean-Michel Basquiat, Vladimir Nabokov, Stephen King, Lil Wayne, and Hunter S. Thompson.
Nick’s work as a creator and producer began early, including his role as a startup co-founder focused on the emergence of the circular economy. Born in Ukraine but having grown up in New England, today you can find Nick next to nowhere, and sometimes somewhere, enjoying whatever it is that he does.
My website: https://www.nickoliveribooks.com/
Read my bestselling work, Monsters in My Mind: https://bit.ly/431rY3U
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S3E3 Back to the Page: Bestselling Novelist Discusses Creative Work Habits
Nick Oliveri returns for Season 3 with a reflection on discipline, creative intensity, and the long, strange process of building a body of work without waiting to be understood.As always, sit back,…
S3E2 Reading One-Star Reviews of Classic Literature: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
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S3E1 Poetry Doesn't Exist
As always, sit back, relax, and enjoy. Read my bestselling novel, Monsters in My Mind: https://bit.ly/431rY3U Follow me on Amazon:…
S2E34 Book Review: The Peregrine by J.A. Baker
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S2E33 The Illiteracy of The Masses and its Effects: Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, Student Writing Skills, and More
As always, sit back, relax, and enjoy. Read my bestselling novel, Monsters in My Mind: https://bit.ly/431rY3U Follow me on Amazon:…
S2E32 The Rise of The 'Soft Skills' Economy
As always, sit back, relax, and enjoy. Read my bestselling novel, Monsters in My Mind: https://bit.ly/431rY3U Follow me on Amazon:…
S2E31 Rap Lyrics as Poems Analysis #6 - Kanye West, Jay-Z, Welcome to the Jungle
As always, sit back, relax, and enjoy. Read my bestselling novel, Monsters in My Mind: https://bit.ly/431rY3U Follow me on Amazon:…
S2E30 Sports as Modern Myth, Part II: Narrative Capture, Identity Shrinkage, and the Cost of Being a Fan
Nick Oliveri is a Ukrainian-born, bestselling novelist whose work explores the intersections of psychology, power, art, and human consequence. Known for his haunting lyricism and emotionally charged…
S2E29 How Stories Power the NFL: Narratives on the Field
As always, sit back, relax, and enjoy. Read my bestselling novel, Monsters in My Mind: https://bit.ly/431rY3U Follow me on Amazon:…
S2E28 If you're feeling down, listen to this....
As always, sit back, relax, and enjoy. Read my bestselling novel, Monsters in My Mind: https://bit.ly/431rY3U Follow me on Amazon:…
S2E27 Rap Lyrics as Poems Analysis #5 - Kanye West, No Church in The Wild
As always, sit back, relax, and enjoy. Read my bestselling novel, Monsters in My Mind: https://bit.ly/431rY3U Follow me on Amazon:…
S2E26 On Genius: Why the Word Is Overused and the Real Thing Is Rare
In this episode, I examine the modern notion of genius and argue that the word has been so overused it has nearly lost its meaning. Genius is often mistaken for high intelligence, professional…
S2E25 There Is No Writer’s Block, Part 2: Discipline, Privilege, and the Command to Write
In Part 2, I define what a real writer is without apology. A writer writes. Period. This episode moves past diagnosis and into responsibility, examining writing not as self expression or inspiration,…
S2E24 There Is No Writer’s Block, Part 1: The Lie We Keep Telling Ourselves
In Part 1 of this two-part episode, I dissect the modern notion of “writer’s block” and argue that the term itself functions as a linguistic alibi, one that falsely implies an external impediment to…
S2E22 The Indie Bookstore Myth: On Hypocrisy, Moralized Consumption, and Who Actually Supports Writers
In this episode, I examine a cultural assumption that rarely gets challenged: the idea that independent bookstores are inherently more ethical, more supportive, and more virtuous than large retailers…
S2E21 Why this 18th Century Novella is More Applicable to Your Life than Most Else
In this episode, I talk about one of my favorite books of all time: Voltaire’s Candide. I’ve read it half a dozen times, and it remains the only book that reliably makes me laugh during the darkest…
S2E20 Village Isn't Civil by Nick Oliveri
In this bonus episode, I read one of the central poems from my book This Book Is Expensive: a raw, mythic meditation on endurance, self-exile, and the brutal necessity of moving forward even when the…
S2E19 The Futility of Tropes, Part 2: Archetypes, Myth, and the Resurrection of Real Storytelling
In Part 2, we move beneath the surface and explore the deeper origins of tropes , their roots in myth, psychology, and the human soul. Drawing from Jung, Joseph Campbell, and the collective…
S2E18 The Futility of Tropes, Part 1: Diagnosing the Disease in Modern Fiction
In Part 1 of this two-part episode, I dissect the modern obsession with writing fiction built entirely out of tropes: plots, characters, and emotional beats engineered from formula instead of…
S2E14 The Death of Vocabulary and the Limitlessness of Language
In this episode, I explore the shrinking vocabularies of modern culture, our collective fear of complex language, and how the education system, digital short-form content, and cultural laziness have…
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