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Bones in the River

Bones in the River

By: Arthur Vale
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 Bones in the River is a quiet, reflective podcast about music, endurance, and modern life. Hosted by Arthur Vale, each episode is a short meditation on what it means to stay present in a noisy world — creativity without performance, strength without spectacle, and integrity when no one’s watching. These aren’t lessons or life hacks. They’re observations. About work, belief, masculinity, failure, attention, and the small decisions that shape who we become over time. For listeners who are tired of being sold certainty, and are still standing in the current anyway.Arthur Vale
Episodes
  • Episode 20 — Still Here

    Episode 20 — Still Here
    Jan 19 2026

    No lessons.
    No transformation montage.

    Just presence.

    Arthur closes the season by returning to where it began — standing in the current, not pretending it’s easy, and not leaving.

    Still here isn’t a slogan.
    It’s a condition.

    And it’s shared.
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    1 min
  • Episode 19 — What Still Matters When You Strip It Back

    Episode 19 — What Still Matters When You Strip It Back
    Jan 19 2026

    There comes a moment when accumulation stops helping.

    In this episode, Arthur looks at subtraction, alignment, and the quiet clarity that comes from knowing what holds when status and noise fall away.

    Reduction isn’t loss.
    It’s alignment.
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    1 min
  • Episode 18 — Aging and the Fear of Becoming Irrelevant

    Episode 18 — Aging and the Fear of Becoming Irrelevant
    Jan 19 2026

    Aging isn’t frightening because of decline.
    It’s frightening because of usefulness.

    Arthur talks about masculinity, aging, and the fear of becoming unnecessary — and why older strength looks different than younger power.

    Worth isn’t productivity.
    Presence still counts.
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    1 min
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