In order to let you in on where the long-delayed next episode of the show is, you’ll need to understand the basic stages in the A Life Well Wasted production cycle.

1. Post-show complacency. After spending a couple of weeks grinding on an episode for 10 hours a day, I inevitably crave a little down time. Band practice gets longer. Dinners more elaborate. I sleep in. Read a book. Play a game or two.

2. Surprisingly long period of poster shipping. It never seems like that big of a deal to ship a few hundred posters to destinations around the world. It definitely is.

3. Late start. Maybe I should get some material for the next episode? I know: I’ll fly to New York City to conduct some interviews and hang out with friends. That’ll be productive!

4. Desert wandering. Staring at the (metaphorical) blank page, uncertainty sets in. Fear of failure is close behind. Paralysis. My apartment gets really, really, really clean. Band practice is so productive. I’m at the gym at lot.

5. The crisis. Holy shit! What am I doing?! I’m blowing it! Panic. Chaos. I think I need a manager. A boss. Something. Anything.

6. Dedication to process, discipline. This period usually starts with the purchase of a new time management app or the formulation of some BRAND NEW way to GET THINGS DONE. I shake up my schedule, break up the production process into manageable pieces, and start to make measurable progress. Slowly, but surely.

7. Obsession. In the process of making slow, sure progress on the episode, I stumble upon some moment in the show that interests me greatly. Usually, it’s a musical thing. I get horribly obsessed. All other work ceases. The grind begins. This is the fun part.

8. Completion. I tell you all that I’m going to have it done by some certain date, but I miss it and put it out a week later. Usually, I end up chopping about 20 minutes of completely finished story the morning of release because it’s terrible. Nevertheless, I cross the finish line.

About two weeks ago, I entered stage 6. Can’t give you a date, or even a window, but Episode 6 is now coming along. Thanks for your patience.