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Ep 206: Murugiah, interdimensional artist *not* talking h0rseshit about ever-evolving creativity

Ep 205: Design leadership and making large scale change with Designit’s Christine Pizzo

Creative Stories #2: I stole a shark drawing - creative education book excerpt

Ep 204: GUTS. The vital role of gut health in creativity with microbiologist Zuzanna Karwowska

Ep 203: How I Found Out I Could Write Books

Will I Ever Feel Comfortable Pricing My Creativity? Design Week x Ben Tallon column

Ep 202: Nutrition, whole body mental health & creativity with psychologist Kimberley Wilson

Ep 201: Phaidon Creative Director Julia Hasting on the inner-workings of making beautiful art books

The Creative Condition Book: Chapter 1 Reading

Ep 200 part 2: Why I’m fighting for creativity & The Creative Condition book Kickstarter!

Ep 200: The sensitivity special with Jenn Granneman

Ep 199: Stefan Sagmeister on why now is better, long-term thinking & optimism

Design Week x Ben Tallon article 7: The two types of creativity

Creative Stories #1: Cheeky Batman

Ep 198: Moving and flowing with dancer/choreographer Stephanie Powell-Baxter

Ep 197: Bikestormz founders Mac & Jake100 share a story of creativity, community & beauty in bikes

Ep 196: Wasserman Exec Creative Director Rich Jones on time-based creativity, ideas & marker pens

Ep 195: METAL & DVST founder, Kelly Korzun on art, Marc Chagall, Chicago, the shadow & the universe

Ep 194: The Artist AI Audit: Art automation is here. What does it mean for your practice and career?

Ep 193: Work in the ’do good’ space with Pretty Clever Studio’s John Burton

Ep 192: Kieron Lewis on graphic activism, black voices, typography & the power of personal passion

Ep 191: Finding your place under the sun: Egle Karalyte’s new game to direct creativity

Life on a Lamppost: A story about mental health and creativity

Ep 190: Smakk Studios founder Katie Klencheski on creating brand sustainability & values

Ep 189: Jeffrey Madoff on successful branding & projecting with confidence

Design Week x Ben Tallon article 5: The value of vulnerability

Ep 188: Confronting Colonisation. Artist Adelaide Damoah’s story of exploring personal history

Ep 187: OFFF Festival founder Héctor Ayuso on facing fears, creative festivals & 22 years of OFFF

Ep 186: Tips for getting press and maximising exposure with Design Week editor Tom Banks

Ep 185: The Creative at the Crossroads. Peleg Top on reconnecting with our purest creativity

Design Week x Ben Tallon article 4: How essential is socialisation in the creative process?

Ep 184: Creativity v Monsters: ’Child Of’ founder Sam D’Cruze on addiction & artistic expression

Ep 183: James Brown, the iconic Loaded Magazine founder’s DIY creativity masterclass for tough times

Ep 182: Neurodiversity, ADHD and the importance of social activity. Studio BND’s Ben Mottershead

Ep 181: What’s Your Fight? A ramble about choosing battles to protect mental health

Design Week x Ben Tallon article 3: Should designers fear Artificial Intelligence?

Ep 180: Maintaining creativity and joy in an agency environment. DixonBaxi return!

Ep 179: Professor Anna Abraham on flow states and creativity’s role in our futures

Ep 178: Illustrator Ollie Hirst on stability, the business of illustration and using our own story

Design Week x Ben Tallon article 2: Understanding and embracing the whole self

Ep 177: Dan Kieran, writer & Unbound co-founder on serendipity, instinct & creativity

Ep 176: Physical activity, nutrition, mental health and creativity.

Ep 175: Young people, crime & creative rehab. A chat with a head of home in a secure children’s unit

Ep 174: Coach for creatives Kerry Lyons on changing our narrative and direction for better

’Wecome to Freelancing’: A timely reading of ’Champagne and Wax Crayons’ chapter 4

Design Week x Ben Tallon article 1: Creativity to work through the insurmountable

Ep 173: Dotto’s Dani Molyneux on the vital role of visual communication in turbulent times

Ep 172: Personal passion projects. The most valuable compass we have in a creative arsenal?

Ep 171: A conversation with a firefighter about crisis psychology and responsive creativity

Ep 170: Marketing for creative agencies, freelancers, & more government idiocy with Oliver Duffy-Lee

Listener help needed! Books to donate to schools and libraries.

Ep 169: The ideal workplace. The importance of environment for our creativity.

Ep 168: I stole a child’s drawing. A valuable lesson in creativity.

Creativity. Humanity’s defining asset. An introduction and a new start for the show.

Ep 164: Creativity to Cope: Why we need it more than ever

Ep 163: Horror writer Susan Earlam’s winding road to becoming an author

Ep 162: Close... But No Cigar. The value of near misses in the creative industry.

Ep 161: Sarah Brown’s search for self-belief and singing Mahalia Jackson

The Elf In The Delph. A Christmas audiobook story. A gift for The Creative Condition listeners.

Ep 160: When is it time for a change? Artist Laura Hope joins me to discuss changing lanes.

Ep 159: Starting over again: hopes fears, and learnings in a new creative discipline.

Ep 158: Creative Isolation: Brian and Michael Thibodeau talk isolation and quarantine portraits

Ep 157: Creatively fulfilling. Well paying. Matt Essam on how we can tick both boxes.

Ep 156: Language and expressing creativity with Sara Coggin

Ep 155: Illustrator, designer, photographer Tim Easley’s self-taught path to the creative industry

Ep 154: Alan McGee: One of music’s greatest minds on ’bonkers brave f**k you creativity!

Ep 153: Activism and work that matters. New York design agency ThoughtMatter MD Jessie McGuire.

Ep 152: Ben Ryan: The Olympic gold medal winning coach on becoming the best version of ourselves

The Creative Condition Podcast: Pilot Episode

Ep 151: Animation and music with George Moir!

YA MUM Bonus Stories Audiobook teaser free gift

Ep 150: Jenny Robins talks illustrating and writing her new graphic novel. ’Biscuits’.

YA MUM and Other Stories from the Backstreets of Britain exclusive excerpt

Ep 149: Indie or traditional book publishing? The ups and downs of two models.

Ep 148: The Self-initiated creative projects showcase, part 2/2.

Ep 147: The Self-initiated creative projects showcase, part 1/2.

WHAT’S THE F’N POINT? Part 2: The Power of Creativity in a F’d Up World. Dawinder Bansal

WHAT’S THE F’N POINT?! Part 1: Creativity in a F’ed up world. Craig Oldham.

Ep 146: Illustrator Dominique Ramsey’s stunning, vibrant artworks, animals, Pokemon and more

Illustrator Claudine O’ Sullivan, Cabin Cast 6

Covid-19 Creative Cabin Cast 5: Murugiah

Covid-19 Creative Cabin Cast 4: Illustrator Hazel Mead on taboos, WFH tips & changing sex education

Ep 145: Nick Asbury on self-initiated projects, design writing and perpetual disappointments

Covid-19 Creative Cabin Cast 3: Rebecca Hendin from home in London

Covid-19 Creative Cabin Cast 2: Craig Black

Covid-19 Creative Cabin Cast 1: Kyla Paolucci, HBO designer/illustrator

Ep 144: Self promotion for creative freelancers with illustrator Dionne Kitching

Ep 143: Playfulness v Pragmatism with Playground Design Studio’s Carma Masson

Ep 142: Video Game illustrator, art-director, animator Anna Hollinrake live - D&AD New Blood Fest

Ep 141: Managing our inner voice! Kev House on taking control of the mind, thoughts & direction

Ep 140: The digital illustration worlds of Dominique Byron

Ep 139: The dangers of online inspiration for creativity. JKR Exec Creative Director Sean Thomas

Ep 138: A story about youth, young people and creativity. Young Urban Arts founder Kerry O’Brien

Ep 137: Branding taboos! AMV BBDO Creative Partner Nadja Lossgott on vaginas, period blood & change

Ep 136: Identity, self-expression, the mind and rock stars with music photographer Andy Cotterill!

Ep 135: Collins San Francisco Creative Director Ben Crick on inspiration variety and design traps

Ep 134: O Street design studio on the right balance between fun, hard work and personal passions

X5: The internet and the mind. Moodrise founder Michael Phillips Moskowitz on digital nutrition

Ep 133: PRICING CREATIVITY! Blair Enns on value, confidence in your worth and pricing the client

Ep 132: Jane Bowyer, designer/illustrator on confidence, comfort zones & the need for weirdness