The Tony Michaels Podcast
The Tony Michaels Podcast is no longer publishing new episodes. Regular publication ended in July 2026, and this feed remains online as an archive of more than 1,100 episodes about American politics, constitutional accountability, concentrated power, democracy and working people.
Tony Michaels now creates Five Minutes in America, a weekday radio and podcast storytelling series, and Along the Way, a weekly program about personal growth, citizenship and building a meaningful life. Both are published by The Coffman Chronicle.
Follow Tony’s current work and listen to Five Minutes in America:
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Along the Way is also published by The Coffman Chronicle.
The Tony Michaels Podcast
The Busyness of It All
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Perfectionism does not always look like fear.
Sometimes it shows up early, carries a clipboard, and points toward one more little thing a responsible person ought to fix.
In this episode of Along the Way, I look at the difference between craft and perfectionism, business and busyness—and the moment I finally allowed The Fence to stand on its own.
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What have you kept perfecting because you are afraid to call it finished?
I’m Tony Michaels. I’ll see you... along the way.
