All Episodes

#97: Audience Expectations | Part 1: The Apotheosis of the Secretary Bird

#96: Favorite Reads of 2026 | Part 1 (with Andrew Drake)

#95: The Clearness Committee

#93: Mat Charley of Raynes — Musical Obsession, Literary Devices, and How Songs Take Shape

#92: Ellie Richards — Finding Your Personal Style Through Fashion Psychology

#91: Peter Rollins — Designing Experiences That Actually Change People

#90: Coulou — Trumpet Meditations, Deep Openness, and the Art of Long-Form Improvisation

#89: Sarah Detweiler — Redefining Success, Maintaining Creative Freedom, and Unmasking Your Authentic Self

#88: Nasir Young — Decoding the Visual Language of Urban Spaces

#87: Favorite Reads of 2025 | Part 2 (with Andrew Drake)

#86: Ankurana — Developing Patience, Embracing Minimalism, and Building Cohesive Albums in a Track-by-Track World

#85: Any Austin — Growing His YouTube Channel to 1.5+ Million Views Per Video, Dealing With Imitators, and Cultivating the “Unremarkable and Odd” Mindset

#84: Henry Lien — Eastern Narrative Structures, Choosing the Right Ideas, and Writing Lessons from George R.R. Martin & Kelly Link

#83: Mean It Always

#82: This Episode Could Have Been an Email

#81: The Book as a House — A Short Musing on Mindfulness, Narrative Structure, and the Illuminating Nature of Really, Really Good Prose

#80: Favorite Reads of 2025 | Part 1 (with Andrew Drake)

#79: Andrea Burgay — Modern Collage, Overcoming Creative Blocks, and Turning Destruction Into Creation

#78: How To Better Recall Your Dreams and Solve Creative Problems While You Sleep (with Dr. Deirdre Barrett)

#77: Alex Eckman-Lawn - Making Time for Experimentation, the Best Places to Source Collage Images, and What He Learned From Studying Dave McKean

#76: Mastering the Art of the Epigraph — How To Set the Tone for Your Story

#75: Jon Guerra — Writing Music as an Act of Devotion

#74: Tara Sellios — Turning Bones, Insects, and Light Into Monumental Images

#73: Caroline Shaw - Voice Memo Roulette, the Magic of Old Janky Instruments, and the Story Behind Ringdown's Lady on the Bike

#72: How to Enjoy Art & Everything Else More | Part 5: Passing It On

#71: How to Enjoy Art & Everything Else More | Part 4: Getting Lost

#70: How to Enjoy Art & Everything Else More | Part 3: Inverting Resistance

#69: How to Enjoy Art & Everything Else More | Part 2: Moving Beyond

#68: How to Enjoy Art & Everything Else More | Part 1: A Learnable Skill

#67: Peter Adamson's History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps — The Story Behind the 14+ Year Podcast

#66: Matt Bucher - Thoughts on A.I. and Art, Staying Creative at a Corporate Job, Wikipedia Rabbit Holes, and Writing The Belan Deck

#65: David Benjamin Blower - Writing Narrative Music, Processing Hope and Grief Through Art, and Leaving the Creative Process Open to Chaos

#64: In Case of Haters, Break Glass - Overcoming the Fear of Judgment

#63: How to Concisely Start a Chapter in Six Words or Less

#62: Noam Oxman - The Composer Who Transforms Your Pet Into a Beautiful Piece of Music

#61: Kreg Yingst - Block Printing as a Spiritual Practice, Recontextualizing Parables, & Illustrating Psalms, Saints, and Prayers

#60: Favorite Reads of 2024 | Part 2 (with Andrew Drake)

#59: Nothing is Lost - Creative Abundance, Recycling Material, and the Unpublished Novels of Brandon Sanderson

#58: The Gift That Keeps On Giving - How to Reflect Back on Your Creative Year

#57: Don't Find Your Voice, Your Voice Will Find You

#56: A Few Ideas About Ideas

#55: Claire Luxton - Creating Her Own Muses, Embracing Isolation, and Finding Inspiration in Everything

#54: Kate Woodman - Photo Concepts That Make You Say WTF, Visual Hooks, and Reinventing the Wheel With Every New Project

#53: Simon Van Booy - Facing Your Weaknesses as a Writer, How To Find an Editor, and Living Out Parts of Your Own Stories

#52: Rob Bell, Part 2 - Writing Plays, Following Curiosity, and the Creative Freedom of Self-Publishing

#51: Rob Bell, Part 1 - Trusting the Creative Process, Beginner’s Mind, and the Comfort and Durability of Paul Smith Socks

#50: One Year of Choosing Orange - Lessons From 50 Episodes of Podcasting

#49: I Rewrote the First Five Pages of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and This Happened

#48: Thinking Like a Curator - How to Manage Your Creative Input

#47: Beyond Cheeto Dust & Mountain Dew - Debating the Artistic Merit of Video Games (with Tim from Earbuddies)

#46: Any Austin - Enjoying the Hyper-Mundane Aspects of Video Games, Following Your Interests, and Finding What People Actually Care About

#45: Meg Loeks - Self Portraits as Self Care, Inspiration vs. Imitation, Photographing Chickens, and Refusing to Rush

#44: (Almost) Unreadable Books

#43: Robin Fox - Location-First Photography, Finding Your Visual Voice, and the Art of Self Teaching

#42: Jacob Montague - Film Scoring, Setting Rigid Perimeters for Maximum Creativity, and Writing Good Cover Songs

#41: M.L. Silverline - The Poetry of People & Places, Editing Using the “Cringe Factor”, Experimenting With Words, and Refining Your Writing Over Multiple Drafts

#40: Pieper Bloomquist - Contemporary Scandinavian Folk Art, Growing Up in a Town of 44 People, Cataloguing Color Palettes, “Perfect Practice”, and More

#39: Erothyme - Developing a Musical Archive, Machine Learning & A.I. Generated Music, Field Recordings as Time Travel, Narrative Structure, and More

#38: Talking Tolkien (with Craig Hanks from the Legendarium Podcast)

#37: David Gungor of The Brilliance - Musical Empathy, Psychedelic Research Studies, and the Difference Between Craftspeople & Tastemakers

#36: Daily Routines

#35: Appreciating Poetry

#34: Favorite Reads of 2024 | Part 1 (with Andrew Drake)

#33: Wilder Adkins - The Importance of Strong Lyrical Imagery, Solo Music vs. Collaboration, Learning Dulcimer, and More

#32: Michael Gungor - Shutting Off Your Inner Editor, Getting Into a Flow State, Group Singing, and More

#31: The Creative Power of Question-Asking

#30: The Myth of Flow

#29: Guards! Guards! (And How To Write a Character Introduction With Personality)

#28: Building a Second Brain - Some Notes on Digital Notetaking

#27: Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

#26: Talking Coldplay (with Tim from Earbuddies)

#25: Feverkin - Ideas as Stepping Stones, Spending a Year on One Song, Recording the Calendar Project, Going Viral in Russia, and More

#24: Turning The Gem - Getting Creatively Unstuck

#23: Manatee Commune - Making Danceable Music, Balancing Acoustic and Organic Textures, Creativity As a Muscle, and More

#22: The Immersive World of Piranesi

#21: Talking Sanderson (with Bookborn)

#20: Body of Work

#19: Lyric Breakdown: Middle of June by Noah Gundersen

#18: One Hundred Frogs - Translation as an Art Form

#17: The Glory Days - Yellowcard, Bowling for Soup, and Handling Fan Expectations

#16: Going Deep - Learning to Enjoy the Creative Process

#15: Leaning Into Discomfort - Cold Showers, Affirmations, and the Key to Creative Growth

#14: Walkie-Talkies - Letting Different Pieces of Art Talk to Each Other

#13: Favorite Reads of 2023 (with Andrew Drake)

#12: Eat These Words - The Power of Context

#11: New Year, New You | Part 2 - Ten Years Later

#10: New Year, New You | Part 1 - Footprints in the Snow

#9: Artist Dates, Symbolism, and The Random Guy I Met At Barnes and Noble

#8: Rob Bell - The Power of Reading Out Loud, Creating Memorable Character Names, Using Large Font, and More

#7: Hunter Morris - Doing Things With Excellence, Hearing the Heart of God Through Photography, and Creating a Space Where People Can Be Themselves

#6: Paige Thammavong of HeyHalle - Wedding Design Trends, Balancing Work & Family Time, Saying Yes and Figuring It Out Later, and More

#5: DeAnna Lozensky of Guardian Grains - Regenerative Grain Farming, Soil Biology, Artisan Pasta Making, and More

#4: Graphic Novels (And Why You Should Read At Least One)

#3: Gina Ariko - Finding Belonging, Comfort, and Healing Through Art

#2: Joe Hunsaker - From Selling His First Painting for $20 To Paying His Mortgage Through Murals and Custom Artwork

#1: Jonathan Wilson of Fian - Linear Songwriting, Shading Your Darker Side with Fiction, and the Most Ambitious NPR Tiny Desk Concert Audition You’ve Ever Seen

#0: Paint Samples