Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Persistence of Donuts
“Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.” David Lynch said that. He was a director, filmmaker, artist, painter, and I think above all else, a…
1 year, 2 months ago
Just Feel It
What do you feel when you look at art? What do you feel when you... feel? Let's talk about it.
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1 year, 2 months ago
Introduction to Squirrel Math: Art is Nuts
“Squirrels don’t find 80% of the nuts they hide.” This was the headline that inspired this week’s episode. In it, I equate collecting inspiration for…
1 year, 3 months ago
Mote Work
“A mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.” That’s a line from Carl Sagan’s famous Pale Blue Dot text talking about Earth in the universe. This episode …
1 year, 3 months ago
Happy is a List of Things Felt Strongly by this Body
What does it mean to be happy? Where do you feel it in the body? Can you recognize it when you are happy? Let’s talk about the importance of being ab…
1 year, 3 months ago
Red Plus Blue But Not Green
Did you know that purple does not exist? It is a non-spectral color—not visible on the light spectrum—and so is invented on the spot by your brain. “…
1 year, 3 months ago
Go Your Own Way
Feel like you're on the wrong path in life? Is it too late to change direction? In this episode, I talk about how the concept of ‘desire paths’ can b…
1 year, 3 months ago
"Everything I know about Marketing" as told by a Rooster
Roosters are the absolute kings of self-promotion. We could learn a lot from them. If only there were some kind of seminar that we could attend where…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Royal You
You are the newly crowned King or Queen of your creative realm. It is ordered by royal decree (which I will now read to you so that you are familiar …
1 year, 4 months ago
Is there Art in Artificial?
Can AI make art? Can ChatGPT be a poet? Time for me to tackle this question, since my livelihood as a writer and copywriter is already being affected…
1 year, 4 months ago