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Creating a Virtual Autobiography
I expect this series of journals and examples will eventually become my virtual autobiography.

Robert Tate
Oct 23, 20211 min read


A Word on the Midterms of 2026
With the Supreme Court of the United States frequently overturning or significantly reinterpreting precedent, leading to the rollback of human rights, the upcoming midterm elections, and the recent passing of my mother, I've been reflecting:

Robert Tate
Jun 221 min read


Editing a Vérité Documentary
[For this post, vérité means filming something that would be happening even if the camera was not there, with minimal direction as if...

Robert Tate
Sep 24, 20243 min read


The Critical Art of Critiquing Art (Constructively, of Course)
Note-giving and taking can be a challenging phase, especially for creatives. It's a crucial time, and mutually satisfying collaboration...

Robert Tate
Jan 18, 20242 min read


Hail, Prometheus!
Or: Editors Have Their Moments Let me tell you a secret—poorly kept in a well-tuned edit and utterly misunderstood in such edits plagued...

Robert Tate
Dec 18, 20231 min read


A Love Letter To Nature
I'm the guest for the whole hour on Tim O'Brian's podcast, Shaping Opinion, talking about my 2017 doc, The Magic Pill. Tim asks the kind...

Robert Tate
Aug 7, 20231 min read
2 0 E A R T H D A Y 2 2
On Earth Day, it's good to be reminded that NATURE calls the shots, and to that end, I offer a segment of The Magic Pill on REGENERATIVE...

Robert Tate
Apr 22, 20221 min read


Skeptical, Not Susceptible
Or Why Pete Evans Is Right About Food and Wrong About Everything Else. Using the tenets of Paleo / Keto / Clean eating to argue AGAINST...

Robert Tate
Nov 11, 20211 min read


When Your Producer Falls Down The Rabbit Hole w/ a Jackhammer.
When you're a 400 lb man suffering the worst of Diabetes, and a new way of eating completely turns your life around, of course you think...

Robert Tate
Nov 11, 20211 min read
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