The Three-Headed Man
Jazzy, Jimmy, and Phreddie met in the mid-90s at a model railroad workshop. For the next 25 years, they have talked and talked and talked. Usually, Phreddie, Jimmy, and Jazzy spoke on the phone, and occasionally, they organized trips together. With the universal acceptance of Zoom conferencing, they began to meet every Tuesday, to continue their friendship.
The podcast is Jazzy’s fault. He initiated the idea, and Jimmy and Phreddie agreed mostly because all we had to do was talk, and it is more interesting to do something together, than it is to chat together.
Their conversations are centered on a weekly topic or prompt. Essentially, the podcast is a recording of their weekly conversations, with some awareness of an imaginary audience.
Throughout their years of friendship, they have leaned on each other, shared notes and stories, and helped each other navigate the complexities and challenges of a life well-lived.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 104
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Enjoy Hiccups
Phreddie asks, "Do you enjoy your life?"
Rocketed by this question Jazzy and Phreddie discuss measuring enjoyment and window shopping other's pain. Later they remenisce about metaphysical workshops wh…
Paranoia
"The Paranoids After Me"
This week THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses Paranoia. Jazzy claims that paranoia can save your life, and Phreddie tells a long tale about making decisions in a paranoid state.
Season Two -- "Repetition"
AN ALMOST NEW SEASON OR INTERLUDE FOR THETHREE-HEADED MAN
Jazzy and Phreddie begin their new season as a temporary Two-Headed Man. We have no idea whether we want to add a third head, but we are stuck…
Season One Finale -- "Pain"
SEASON ONE FINALE
Jimmy begins by introducing the origins of his pain: cold, hunger, fear. Currently, he does not feel safe. He's feels his aging body and mind.
Following Jimmy's lead, Phreddie and Ja…
Discipline
This week THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses discipline. Jazzy asks us about the relationship between discipline and disciple. Quickly, the three-heads move their conversation to self-discipline and resp…
Communication
This week THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses communication and things. Phreddie asserts that for a good connection he needs to go where they are at. Jazzy and Jimmy introduce the ideas of reception and r…
Heart
Phreddie says, "you got heart, kid!"
THE THREE-HEADED MAN explore the heart. Along the way, they talk parents, nature, and singing. The heart is a transmitter and a receiver.
Hardening Up the Plants
Episode 37: Jimmy introduces this week's conversation topic, "Hardening Up the Plants". The THREE-HEADED MAN talks gardening, raising children, and coming of age.
THE THREE-HEADED MAN draws analogies …
Afghanistan and Skinheads
Jimmy leads Episode 36 with a story about Afghanistan on Christmas day. Jazzy follows with a skinhead story in London.
These and other stories are the shape of our perceptions.
Attention
THE THREE-HEADED MAN probes what is meant by ATTENTION.
Is it participation? Attending? Observation?
Is it a place?
This week THE THREE-HEADED MAN explores their ATTENTION.
Worry
Phreddie asks, "what is worry?" He never used to worry and now he does.
THE THREE-HEADED MAN discuss world and personal events that cause worry. From the conversation, Jazzy concludes, "Don't be a w…
Sports
In episode 33, THE THREE-HEADED MAN talks sports. Jimmy asserts that uniforms change the game from fun to competition. He prefers scrub sports, kids playing, and inclusion. For him, winning becomes a…
Story
Jazzy begins the discussion by telling us about his father's health. Phreddie immediately responds by reminding us of the film "Rashomon". Perspectives. Jimmy ask, "Is a painting a story?"
THE THREE-H…
Weakness
Jazzy begins the conversation by wish to self-direct his time. Jimmy quickly turns the conversation toward taking advantage of one's weakness. How can one use their weakness? Or how can one strengthe…
Sort of Sorting
THE THREE-HEADED MAN are prompted by Jimmy to have a conversation about a phrase: "Sort of Sorting". The heads explore its obvious and subtle implications. Jimmy begins the exploration by wondering a…
Coincidence
THE THREE-HEADED MAN has a conversation about COINCIDENCE.
Thy begin by discussing prompts for creativity, leading them to speak on randomity, limits and teleporting
Jimmy introduces the idea of data …
Belief
THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses their ideas on the topic of belief.
Jazzy begins by explaining his mother's dementia. Jimmy reminds us of the definition of belief, which is expectation, faith, and tr…
Apathy
THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses, "I don't wanna..."
Phreddie remembers bumper stickers -- "Just Say No Apathy"
They ask, "Is doing the enemy of apathy?"
Jimmy questions the relationship between apathy a…
Crisis
Jimmy introduces our topic: Crisis. He relates it to an earlier conversation about "the cull", which we have yet to release because we believe the topic is insensitive to those who are currently suff…
Mood
"Mood" is the prompt for this week's THREE-HEADED MAN conversation.
Jimmy begins the conversation by referring to himself as a stable actor -- he is stable, steady, simple -- tidy -- that's Jimmy, an…