The MOOD Podcast
Matt Jacob
Topics: Visual Arts · Self-Improvement
The MOOD Podcast is a long-form conversation series exploring photography, creativity, identity, and the inner life of artists. Hosted by Matt Jacob, the show moves beyond technique and trends to examine why people make work, how creative voices are formed, and what it takes to sustain a meaningful artistic life. Through thoughtful, unhurried conversations with photographers, filmmakers, and creative thinkers from around the world, the podcast explores themes of process, mental health, ethics, purpose, legacy, and the tension between art and industry. Episodes are grounded, reflective, and often philosophical, offering listeners provocation of thought rather than formulaic answers to...
Latest episodes
- Feeling Like a Fraud Doesn’t Make You One, Says Photographer Emiliano Zúñiga Hernández
- What If a Photographer’s Fear of Failure Isn’t Fear at All? Psychologist Zahra Ciardi Explains
- Q&A: Why Your Photos Might Feel Stagnant (And How to Fix It) - Moments of Mood, 4.2
- Why Photobooks Will Outlast the Internet - Matthew Genitempo (Part 2)
- If You Still Question Your Photography, You Are Not Alone, So Does Matthew Genitempo (Part 1)
- Andrea Modica's answer to the question every photographer asks eventually: what's the point? E134
- Your Worst Thoughts Arrive Dressed as Your Best Ideas - Moments of Mood, 4.1
- Richard Sharum On 600 Deaths And His New Book 'American Homicide', E132
- Work Does Not Speak For Itself - Moments of Mood, 4.0
- Why Should Anyone Care About Your Photography? Shana Lopes, E130
The MOOD Podcast is No. 5 in Arts on Apple Podcasts in the US today. The latest episode came out on October 29, 2026. A new episode comes out about once a week.
Its place on the chart, day by day
Today's places
| Chart | Place | Since yesterday |
|---|---|---|
| US: Arts | 5 | = |
| UK: Arts | 171 | ▼41 |
| Canada: Arts | 47 | ▼17 |
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