In Episode 36 of Flow State Podcast, Harry returns with a solo episode centered on pushing beyond comfort zones in pursuit of growth. He reflects on opening for Lil Jon in Idaho, creating a brand new type of freestyle performance for his TED Talk, and the therapeutic possibilities of art. In this episode’s Meet The Team segment, Jordana asks Harry how he deals with perfectionism. Harry also answers fan questions about the hardest freestyle skill to master and how different beats influence the direction of a rap. After reacting to a fan-submitted freestyle, he closes the episode with a recap freestyle in classic Flow State fashion._____

Show Notes:

Submit a Question or Freestyle to Flow State Podcast

https://www.harrymackofficial.com/flowstatepod

Lil Jon

https://www.liljon.com/

TED

https://www.ted.com/

Jacob Collier

https://www.jacobcollier.com/

Reggie Watts

https://www.reggie-watts.com/

Euro Tour

https://www.harrymackofficial.com/shows

David Lynch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH4qD5Fzyjk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lynch

Jordana Wright

https://www.instagram.com/jordanawright/

https://www.jordanawright.com/

EPIC 14 Word Freestyle For Baseball LEGENDS

https://youtu.be/JDCPVRHgG_M?si=MR98XwU1M-gOoUIO

Sur Jazz

https://www.youtube.com/@surjazz_

Neural Correlates of Lyrical Improvisation: An fMRI Study of Freestyle Rap

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3498928/

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi

ARIatHOME x bkNext

https://www.twitch.tv/ariathome/clip/InspiringPrettiestChickpeaTheRinger-8Cz11Ajtc-BdHsIX

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00:00:00 Intro

00:01:16 I Got To Open for Lil Jon

00:04:03 My TED Talk

00:28:17 Euro Tour 2026

00:29:20 Moments of Flow: David Lynch on Suffering in Art

00:43:49 Meet The Team: Jordana Asks “How do you deal with perfectionism?”

01:00:02 What’s the hardest freestyle skill to master?

01:21:20 How does the beat influence the rap?

01:30:38 Can we see a brain scan while Harry freestyles?

01:37:17 Fan Submitted Freestyle: Y

01:51:43 Closing Freestyle

In episode 35 of Flow State Podcast, Harry Mack talks about preparing for his recent TED performance, wild moments improvising with Marc Rebillet, and taking time to follow your own creative path. In this episode’s Meet The Team segment, short-form video editor Bryan asks Harry what it takes to turn off the impulse to rhyme. Harry answers questions about keeping freestyling fun, mental buffering while flowing off-top, and avoiding overwhelm, before reacting to a fan-submitted freestyle, and closing it out with some bars.

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Show Notes:

TED

https://www.ted.com/

Jacob Collier

https://www.jacobcollier.com/

Marc Rebillet - HARRY MACK IS ON THE STREAM

https://www.youtube.com/live/ggLpFa6CQyU?si=lyX21FUu2047o0ve

Boomtown with Marc Rebillet

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_8ZigCvtAn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Euro Tour

https://www.harrymackofficial.com/shows

Lauryn Hill talks about the pressure of making more music vs. creative freedom

https://youtu.be/KM87JhDpZcw?si=JNz5xUEtJkPkL5ae

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

https://open.spotify.com/album/1BZoqf8Zje5nGdwZhOjAtD?si=yJIacMpUSu6OYH-Z0u8XvQ

Nas - Illmatic

https://open.spotify.com/album/3kEtdS2pH6hKcMU9Wioob1?si=vBcMnBdMQFCYtqhw12nc3Q

Harry Mack - Contents Under Pressure

https://www.harrymackofficial.com/contents-under-pressure

Joey Bada$$ Impressed By YouTube Rapper Harry Mack's Freestyle

https://youtu.be/-YKaNXIyfD4?si=vw5gcrPbFzJiC3xA

Bryan

https://www.instagram.com/ichbinbryan/

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:10 Fear and Excitement for TED

00:28:03 Moments of Flow: Lauryn Hill

00:38:22 Meet The Team: Bryan - Can You Turn Off Rhyming?

00:48:18 How Do You Keep Freestyling Fun?

00:52:55 Does Your Brain Ever Lag?

01:07:29 How Do You Avoid Being Creatively Overwhelmed?

01:15:46 Fan Freestyle Submission - Shawn Phillips

01:26:11 Closing Freestyle