HCTS #013 Nadi Z

Nadi Z is a jack of all “spades”, a freelancer, event coordinator, adventurer, and polyglot-wannabe. Nadi has been a software developer, academic researcher, music DJ, and more. Nadi does not have a pronoun preference.

Nadi talks about some differences between European and North American culture, what they thought they wanted to be from a very early age, why being an academic researcher is a lot like being an artist, mental health advocacy, and more!

TIMESTAMPS Where did you grow up and what are some true or false stereotypes about that place? (01:06) Land Acknowledgement (03:43) How did you get into the main things you do? (05:17) What is the biggest misconception about what you do? (10:12) When you were a kid, what did you want to be or do when you grew up? (14:25) What age were you when you felt like you had found the path you wanted to follow for a while? (17:04) What was one of the biggest obstacles for you in finding and getting onto that path? (19:37) Do you consider yourself shy? (20:47) What is the last silly or playful thing that you did on purpose? (22:44) What is the last new thing you learned or tried and what is something new that you would like to learn or try? (24:19) What are your two most dissimilar 'hats'? (26:31) What is your schedule like and do you have a peak time of day? (28:49) What is a silver lining or positive that has resulted in your life specifically because of the disruption of the pandemic? (30:52) Have you dealt with any disabilities or mental health struggles, and how have you worked through them? (32:39) What is something that you failed at in your life that you learned a valuable lesson from and what was it? (36:21) How have the close relationships in your life affected or supported your goals/path? (38:46) What advice would you give to a teen, a 30 something, and a grandparent? (40:06) The guest asks me a question (42:38) Are there any charities or causes that you would like to promote or raise awareness of? (45:54) Plugs! (48:00) The Traditional Hat Sign Off (50:31)

Remember to head over to https://www.patreon.com/artemiscreates to access the bonus episode! Hat Collecting Links: https://www.hatcollecting.com https://hatcollecting.libsyn.com https://www.patreon.com/artemiscreates [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/hatcollecting https://www.twitter.com/hatcollecting https://www.facebook.com/hatcollecting Nadi's links: https://www.scarletspades.com https://www.mixcloud.com/scarlet-spades https://www.facebook.com/scarlet.spades https://www.scarletspades.wixsite.com/home Lacey's Links: https://www.artemiscreates.com https://www.patreon.com/artemiscreates https://www.redbubble.com/people/artemiscreates https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC55BnZvLfTWMDz2VqEIXO-g https://www.ko-fi.com/artemiscreates https://www.linkedin.com/in/lacey-artemis-she-her-artemis-creates-25b7b06a/ https://www.instagram.com/artemis_creates https://www.twitter.com/artemis_creates https://www.facebook.com/artemiscreates https://artemiscreates.bandcamp.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/4givxAK2d1wR2FoyaVo267 https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/artemis-creates/1523998434 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hat-collecting-talk-show https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUge36jJCp08IXd3LaYjF_7avwkAIftFS Charities and Causes: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.io https://linktr.ee/NationalResourceList https://unistoten.camp/support-us/donate https://foodnotbombs.net/new_site/ https://www.youthline.ca https://www.translifeline.org/ https://www.360kids.ca https://threshold.us/c/cancelprime/amazon-alternatives https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/27/how-to-avoid-amazon-the-definitive-guide-to-online-shopping-without-the-retail-titan?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other https://www.kiva.org https://www.native-land.ca