The Tony Michaels Podcast
Independent political commentary for people who are done with the corporate media filter, billionaire bootlicking, and party-approved talking points — focused on constitutional accountability, concentrated power, and working-class democracy.
Tony Michaels delivers sharp, in-your-face coverage of American politics, democracy, constitutional power, authoritarian threats, corruption, courts, elections, media propaganda, and the working-class fight against oligarchy.
No scripts from the establishment. No pretending both sides are equal when power is being abused. Just news, accountability, and the kind of political talk built for people who still believe democracy is worth fighting for.
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Find Your If: The Greatest Advice My Art Teacher Ever Gave Me
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My high school art teacher gave me one of the greatest pieces of advice I’ve ever received.
The funny thing is—she first gave it to me twenty-five years ago.
This week on Along the Way, an old art portfolio, a new sketchbook, and Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If—” helped me understand where this show truly begins: inside the notebook.
We spend a lot of our lives aiming at what we desire—money, recognition, applause, success. But a desire is not a task.
You cannot do fame.
You can return to the page. You can shape the cup. You can tell the story.
Find the work that—if you keep doing it—will carry you toward the life you desire.
Find your if.
What is the work you keep returning to? Tell me in the comments.
Along the Way with Tony Michaels is a weekly journal about the challenges, discoveries, and lessons found while doing the work. New episodes every Sunday.
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