Actress Amber Tamblyn Is Going to Do It Again Tomorrow ('Joan of Arcadia' - "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants' - 'Paint It Black')

Welcome to 5AM StoryTalk! I'm joined by the brilliant AMBER TAMBLYN ("Joan of Arcadia", Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, "House", Paint It Black). Amber is an actress, writer-director, author and poet, Substacker, and activist who doesn’t sleep. You can learn more about her and her work at her website (link below), but you can also find links to what we discuss in the links list below.Oh, and be sure to listen to my bonus episode with Amber, in which we discuss a seminal piece of art from here life - Ridley Scott's LEGEND (1985). Listen to it here or at Apple, where you can become a paid supporter and get access to bonus eps like these five to six months earlier than everywhere else: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Hww264Oij7gqYDRGY5BVw?si=b41dddf3c17d4805In this conversation, we discuss (amongst so many other things):·      Amber’s perspective on the self-doubt and anxiety that racks all artists·      How her uniquely bohemian childhood shaped her into the artist — and person — she is today·      The complicated dissonance between the hope of her 2019’s non-fiction Era of Ignition Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution and the explosive culture war that has taken over the United States since Donald Trump’s re-election·      The role of persistence and perseverance in allowing your art to become its most authentic self — including Amber’s feature directorial debut Paint It Black (2016) and her concept book of poetry Dark Sparkler (2015) — but also as we fight for social change·      Nostalgia as both a form of solace and a way of mourning the loss of communal experiencesLINKS:·      Amber Tamblyn’s website (includes info on all books and articles discussed)·      Amber’s Listening in the Dark Substack·      Trailer for Paint It Black (currently available to stream on Amazon and Apple in the U.S.; consult your platforms outside of the States)·      Trailer for LegendSUBSCRIBE TO THE '5AM STORYTALK NEWSLETTER'⁠⁠https://colehaddon.substack.com/⁠⁠You'll gain access to both the 5AM StoryTalk newsletter and all episodes of this podcast – including exclusive bonus episodes in which my guests discuss seminal pieces of art from their lives. Ask questions in the comments section there, too!SUBSCRIBE TO THE '5AM STORYTALK PODCAST' AT APPLE⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5am-storytalk/id1807437928⁠⁠A paid subscription at Apple will get you access to all of my bonus episodes in which my guests return to break down a seminal artwork from their lives.TIP JARNot up for a paid subscription but appreciate the work that’s gone into making this podcast happen? You can “buy me a coffee” ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/colehaddon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SOCIAL MEDIAFollow Cole/5AM StoryTalk at…⁠⁠5AM StoryTalk @ Instagram⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/5amstorytalkpodcast/⁠⁠⁠Cole Haddon @ Instagram⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/colehaddonwashere/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/colehaddon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.com/Colehaddonwashere⁠⁠⁠EMAIL⁠[email protected] StoryTalk would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is recorded, the Djarra people of the Kulin Nation and pay respects to Elders past and present.This podcast's music is by ⁠⁠Cary Brothers⁠⁠. ⁠⁠https://www.carybrothers.com/⁠⁠