Bennett Self
Director of Photography and cinematographer for the Modern Wisdom production; his portfolio credits him as a director of photography working across Nashville, Austin, and Los Angeles.
Rock Bottom Doesn’t Make Change Inevitable
Psychiatrist Alok Kanojia, coach Joe Hudson and men’s coach Connor Beaton argue that a crisis can become a turning point, but does not force one: they differ on how much change depends on choice, rupture or support from others. Chris Williamson describes a public confrontation with the identity he had built; Hudson recounts a relationship crisis, and Beaton a collapse involving betrayal, homelessness and suicidal thoughts. Their accounts also challenge the idea that ambition, discipline or shame can resolve the pain that may drive them.
A Permanent Austin Studio Replaces the Mobile Podcast Model
Chris Williamson says his new Austin studio gives Modern Wisdom a permanent production base after years of recording from bedrooms, rentals, hotels and borrowed facilities while traveling more than 100,000 miles annually. Built to support in-person interviews, remote guests, roundtables and solo work, the studio is meant to keep a complex camera and lighting operation out of sight while allowing the show to rely less on constant travel.