The Art of Life Podcast

Episode 9 - On Matters Of Creativity. Conversations with Ivy Bona & David Taylor-Gomes on creativity, why it matters, and why they do it. ITS A PODCAST NOW!!!  I decided that I’ve had so many long-form conversations that have so much value in them, that I’m going to allow those conversations to breathe a bit more and exist as a podcast in addition to as a part of the vlogs! (plus, to be honest, it eases the editing load on myself 😅). Link in bio (its working this time i promise 😅) While I didn’t do too much exploration of Seattle, getting to have quality time with these two incredible people was an absolute joy and delight and helped me to reflect and grow insofar as who I am and who I want to be as a creative and creator Ivy is a genuine person with a heart of gold. There are certain people who you meet who have this certain indescribable quality, a presence and aura about themselves where you look at them and you think, “okay, you're, you're gonna do something incredible.” And she has that. Amazing to spend as much time with her as I did and to ge David is the composer and lyricist for a couple musicals, one of which being Ranked, a show I was in during college, and one of the shows that has had the greatest (positive) effect on my life. He was also my vocal coach! Beyond that, he is a brilliant musician with an ability to make all those around him feel at ease, and I’m very grateful to be able to call him a mentor and a friend.  Enjoy :)

Considering the Blond Radio podcast was one of my biggest inspirations into podcasting, feels fitting this interview is the first one. I could say that every single moment, every single episode, was one of my favorite memories from this journey, because it was genuinely filled with SO many. But when people make me pick, the section of the journey that encompasses this episode (and next episode) is consistently in the top 3, and a large part of that is because of the conversation you’ll see in this video.Blond Radio was an online community during quarantine for people who valued listening, empathy, and seeing things from a new point of view, and on this journey I had the privilege to meet Brad, the person who created it, as well as one of my friends from the community, Maple. I decided that, because so much of Blond Radio was centered around a podcast, interviews, and conversations, I would let this episode and the conversations in it breathe a little more and view it as more of a podcast as a way of paying tribute to the Blond Radio podcast (with plenty of audio-easter eggs too 😊 )Blond Radio and Brad had a profoundly positive impact on my life and is a large reason why I am where and who I am today (which I elaborate on in the video). I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to meet him and talk with him.Caption Epilogue: Even though I don't really talk about this in the video, Brad was also a huge inspiration for these videos Im making, as the videos (docs) he makes were my first introduction to the idea of vlogging as an art form, and his videos definitely have influenced mine. So if you enjoy my videos, go check out some of his!!! Brad Radio is his YouTube channel. "Never Saying Goodbye" and "How To Break Your Heart (And Write A Book About It)" are two of my personal favs, and he just dropped a new one this weekend too! ("This Is How You Bond") But really any and all of them are great, just go watch!!! :)

Just a little intro so you know what this is!