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Soul Gum

by Victoria Hutchins
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  • How to Prepare for the Best Year of Your Life

    October 25, 2026 · 35 min

    The best year of your life doesn't start on January 1. It starts with what you do before the year begins. Today, I come to you with three things you can do right now to prepare for 2027 to be the best year of your life.  I know it’s still…

  • How to Become Unbotherable

    October 11, 2026 · 40 min

    We all have that one person who can ruin our day in less than 30 seconds. Why is it so hard to stay in our values around certain people? And how do we stop giving them so much power? In this episode, we're turning to the 19th-century…

  • The 6 Levels of Living a Meaningful Life

    September 27, 2026 · 34 min

    According to the existentialists, the core problem of being human is this: we are meaning-seeking creatures in a universe that is silent on meaning. But somehow, we're supposed to figure out what to major in, who to marry, and what to do…

  • Habits of Highly Charismatic People

    September 13, 2026 · 42 min

    The manosphere wants you to think charisma is all about dominance and control. But what if it’s actually about deep presence and social courage? I don’t want to be like the guy who uses scarce communication to hide his lack of depth and…

  • How to Plan Your Fall to Change Your Life

    August 31, 2026 · 41 min

    Pumpkin spice apologists wya? It’s the great lock in Charlie Brown!!!!! In this episode, I’m walking you through the exact five-step seasonal planning system that dramatically changed my life a few years back. Along the way, we’ll dive…

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  • The Possibility Crisis of Your Late 20s

    August 16, 2026 · 28 min

    If your early twenties are for your Sylvia Plath fig tree allegory crisis, then your late twenties are for your Joan Didion Goodbye to All That crisis. In her famous 1967 essay, Didion writes, “That was the year, my twenty-eighth, when I…

  • Rituals for De-Internalizing the Male Gaze

    August 2, 2026 · 31 min

    Be honest: do you ever perform for no one? Do you spectate your own life instead of living it? Have you ever caught yourself changing pieces of you, from your clothes to your voice to your hobbies, in order to impress someone you don’t…

  • Secret Portals to Your Next Self

    July 19, 2026 · 36 min

    In stories, the narrator tells you which ordinary things are portals to magic and adventure. In real life, you have to find them yourself. This episode reveals 5 secret portals to the next version of yourself: seemingly ordinary choices…

  • Season 3 Coming Soon

    September 7, 2025 · 7 min

    See you soon - I'll miss you! Make sure you're subscribed so you know when Soul Gum is back. WHERE TO FIND ME: MAKE BELIEVE is out everywhere now⁠⁠Get a signed copy of MAKE BELIEVE from Blue Willow Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (write “REQUEST…

  • The Philosophy of Love

    August 24, 2025 · 47 min

    Everyone wants love, but no one can tell you exactly what love is. In this episode, we deep dive into seven philosophical perspectives on love, ranging from the Ancient Greeks to the existentialists. If you’re curious whether Plato thought…

  • 7 Secrets of Creative Geniuses

    August 17, 2025 · 43 min

    Ever wonder why some people seem to have endless creativity while you’re stuck with half-baked ideas that never make it out of your Notes app? In this episode, we explore the habits, tips and artistic processes of creative geniuses ranging…

  • How I Got My Spirituality Back

    August 10, 2025 · 44 min

    What happens when your faith collapses? In this episode, I share my story of spiritual deconstruction and how I learned to believe again—sort of. This isn’t a “how to get your faith back” story. It’s the story of tearing my faith down to…

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About the show

A self-development podcast with philosophical, psychological and literary flair hosted by Victoria Hutchins, the creator of @thedailyvictorian and nationally bestselling author of MAKE BELIEVE. Episodes every other Sunday.