Emerging Form
By Christie Aschwanden
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Episodes: 198
Mar 31, 2022
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Emerging Form is a podcast about the creative process in which a journalist (Christie Aschwanden) and a poet (Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer) discuss creative conundrums over wine. Each episode concludes with a game of two questions in which a guest joins in to help answer questions about the week's topic. Season one guests include poets, novelists, journalists, a song writer, a circus performer, a sketch artist and a winemaker.
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Episode 164: Christie and Rosemerry Interview One Another
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May 07, 2026 |
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Episode 163 James Crews on the Radical Act of Rest
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Episode 162: Dimity McDowell on Creative Identities
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Episode 161- Mason Currey on Making Art and Making a Living
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Episode 160 GG Renee Hill on Reclaiming Your Narrative
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Episode 159 Kate Munger: Creating Community through Song
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Episode 158: Ken Medema on the Art of Improvisation
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Episode 157: Alia Hanna Habib
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Episode 156: Chris Duffy Wrote a Book, and Guess What? It's Hilarious and Awesome
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Episode 155: Emerging Form Guests Share Their Words for 2026
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Episode 154: Christie & Rosemerry Look Back on 2025
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Episode 153: Todd Mitchell on How a Breakdown Led to a Breakthrough
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Episode 152: Julia Belluz on How to Have A Happy Collaboration
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Episode 151: Alison Luterman on Striving
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Episode 150 Bonus: The Medicine of Surrender, Poetry, and Metaphor With Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Updated Episode 150: Filling the Well
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Episode 149: Diana Hill on Genius Energy
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Episode 148: David Baron on Torturous First Drafts and the Pleasures of Historical Research
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Episode 147: Michael Kleber-Diggs on the Role of the Artist in “dark times”
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Episode 146: Maria Kelson on Switching Genres
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Episode 145: Starre Vartan on What it Really Means to Be Strong
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Episode 144: Making Peace with Promoting Your Creative Work
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Episode 143: Shelley Read on Becoming a Novelist in Midlife
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Episode 142: Bonnie Tsui on Finding the Right Container to Tell a Story
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Episode 141 Bonus: Jennie Erin Smith on Patience and Pushing Through
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Episode 141: Jennie Erin Smith on Exploring the Marathon Project
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Episode 140: Lisa S. Gardiner on Learning From the Past
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Episode 139: Adam Becker on Why Doubt is a Strength
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May 29, 2025 |
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Episode 138 Bonus: Bil Lepp on Repsonding to an Audience in Real Time
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May 22, 2025 |
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Episode 138: Bil Lepp on Humor and Storytelling
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May 15, 2025 |
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Episode 137: Andrea Barrett on Accepting the Process
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May 01, 2025 |
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Episode 136: Danusha Laméris on Creativity as a Leap of Faith
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Episode 135: Alex Hutchinson on the Benefits of Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Episode 134: Kristin Pedemonti on the Power of Stories
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Episode 133: Sherry Richert Belul on Creativity and Kindness
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Episode 132: Evan Ratliff on Creating an AI Voice Agent
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Episode 131: Auden Schendler on Storytelling and Climate Change
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Episode 130: Mitzi Rapkin on the Art of Conversation
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Episode 129: Kellie Day on Shadow Careers and Creating from the Spirit
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Episode 128: Christie & Rosemerry's Annual Review
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Episode 127: Rebecca Mullen on Turning a Counseling Practice into a Book
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Episode 126: Creativity in Dark Times
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Episode 125: Laura Pritchett on Being Kind to Yourself
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Episode 124: Richard Panek on the Power of Not Knowing
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Episode 123: James Crews on Writing Prompts
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Episode 122: Mark S. Burrows on the Art of Translation
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Episode 121: Rosemerry's New Poetry Collection
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Episode 120: Mirabai Starr on Ordinary Mysticism
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Episode 119: Trying a New Form with Holiday Mathis
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Episode 118: When an Article Turns Into a Book with Nicola Twilley
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Episode 117: Tim Kreider on the Artist at Midlife
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Episode 116: Paolo Bacigalupi on Beating Burnout
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Episode 115: Nadia Colburn on Yoga, Mindfulness and Writing
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Episode 114: Katie Arnold on Zen and Writing and Running
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Episode 113: Lydia Millet on Writing About "the Overwhelm of the World"
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May 30, 2024 |
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Episode 112: Courtney E. Martin on the Tragic Gap
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May 16, 2024 |
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Episode 111: Getting in the Creative Zone with Goodnight Moonshine
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May 02, 2024 |
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Episode 110: The Choices a Writer Must Make with Erin Zimmerman
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Episode 109: Christie's New Podcast is Here!
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Episode 108: Annabel Abbs-Streets on Creativity and the Night Self
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Episode 107: Kelly and Zach Weinersmith on How to Write a Debunking Book That's Upbeat and Funny
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Episode 106: Rosemerry & Christie on How to Step Out of the Self-Loathing Spiral
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Episode 105: Paul Hearding on Using Storytelling to Enhance Memory
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Episode 104: John Roedel on Meeting Depression with Creative Practice
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Episode 103: Rebecca Boyle on Finding Her Argument
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Episode 102: Looking Back on 2023
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Episode 101: Chris Duffy and Zach Sherwin's 101 Day Experiment
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Episode 100! In which we reflect on our first 100 episodes
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Episode 99: Jacqueline Suskin on Seasonal Rituals and Creativity
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Quick Update
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Episode 98: Walt Hickey on How Pop Culture Shapes Us
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Episode 97: Brad Stulberg on the Benefits of Rugged Flexibility
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Episode 96: David Keplinger on Poetry and Science
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Episode 95: Writing Across Genres with Cameron Walker
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Episode 94: Christine Laskowski on Passion Projects
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Episode 93: Melissa L. Sevigny on Allowing the Story to Emerge
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Episode Swap! Breathing Wind Podcast Interviews Rosemerry
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Episode 92: Laura Davis on the Story Behind Telling the Story
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Episode 91: Phyllis Cole-Dai on Mindfulness and Social Justice
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Episode 90: Write What You Don’t Know with James Navé and Allegra Huston
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Episode 89: Uche Ogbuji on AI and Creativity
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Episode 88: Emily Scott Robinson on the art of performance
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May 18, 2023 |
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Episode 87: Marisa S. White on the Business of Creativity
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May 04, 2023 |
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Episode 86: Finding Your Voice in the Void with Laura Tohe
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Episode 85: Rosemerry Explores the Full Spectrum
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Episode 84: Flora Lichtman on Curiosity and Wonder
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Episode 83: David Epstein on Cultivating an Experimental Attitude
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Episode 82 Bonus: Creative Pleasures with Brad Aaron Modlin
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Episode 82: Changing Up Your Creative Practice with Brad Aaron Modlin
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Episode 81: Nature and Creativity with Florence Williams
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Episode 80: Holiday Mathis Wrote a Novel!
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Episode 79: Lauren Fleshman on Telling Her Story to Create Social Change
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Episode 78: End of the year reflections
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Episode 77: Poet aaron abeyta on how art gathers us
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Episode 76: Paying attention with Chris Duffy
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Episode 75: What is Success?
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Episode 74: T.A. Barron on the Magic of Stories
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Episode 73: Steve Magness on Doing Hard Things
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Episode 72: Nicola Twilley and Geoff Manaugh on Writing a Book with a Partner
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Episode 71: Aging and Letting Go of Identity as a Maker with Kim Rosen
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Episode 70- Checking in One Year Later
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Episode 69: Travel and the Muse with Laurie Wagner
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Episode 69: How Rachel Feltman Wrote "Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex"
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Episode 67 – Inspiration from other genres
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Episode 66: Life Cycle of A Creative Project with Laura Joyce Davis
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May 26, 2022 |
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Episode 65: A Creative Walk with Valencia Robin
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May 12, 2022 |
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Episode 64 bonus: Alison Luterman on coaxing the form to emerge and skies before screens.
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May 09, 2022 |
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Episode 64: Alison Luterman reprise -- it's ok to not feel talented. Keep going anyway.
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Episode 63: Reviving abandoned projects with Holiday Mathis
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Episode 62: An Exploration of Poetic Process
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Episode 61: telling personal stories involving conflict with Arielle Duhaime-Ross
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Episode 60: What happens when your creative outlet disappears, with Stéphanie Ortega.
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Episode 59: The neuroscience of creativity with Dr. Emily Willingham
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Episode 58: Orchestrating a Large Collaboration with Leah Shaw
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Episode 57: How play can fuel creativity with Catherine Price
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Episode 56: New Year 2022
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Episode 55 bonus: We're writing again!
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Episode 55: Why do we do this (creative practice)?
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Episode 54: What's at stake, with Jack Ridl
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Episode 53: Reflection with Susan J. Tweit
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Episode 52: What does it mean to show up? With Jude Jordan Kalush
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Episode 51: Beyond the Binary with Wendy Videlock
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Episode 50 bonus: Finding solace in poetry and music
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Episode 50: Creativity in times of trauma
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Episode 49: Storytelling with Andy Offut Irwin
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Episode 48: Never Say You Can't Survive with Charlie Jane Anders
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Episode 47: Imposter syndrome with Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Episode 46: Rosemerry and Christie talk about failure
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Episode 45: Protecting Your Creative Time with Catherine Price
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Episode 44: How a Creative Career Emerges with Annalee Newitz
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Episode 43: Christie and Rosemerry on Learning to Sit with the Struggle
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Episode 42: Embodiment and Creative Practice with Brooke McNamara
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May 27, 2021 |
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Episode 41: How a memoir emerges, with Kate Fagan
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May 13, 2021 |
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Episode 40: Envy, with Cheryl Strayed
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Episode 39-Origin Story
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Episode 38 bonus: Kim Langley on the Writing Process
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Episode 38: Creativity and Grief with Kim Langley
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Episode 37 bonus: Kristi Nelson on becoming a creative person
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Episode 37: Gratefulness with Kristi Nelson
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Episode 36 Bonus: Jill U. Adams on Creative Journeys
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Episode 36: Building a Sustainable Creative Routine with Jill U. Adams
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Episode 34 bonus: James Crews on the Creative Life
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Episode 34: Creative mindfulness with James Crews
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Episode 33 Bonus: A Very Short Report From A Writing Retreat
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Episode 33- Artistic Retreats
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Episode 32 Bonus: Sarah Gilman on Self-Worth/Creative Work
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Episode 32: Cross Your Art with Sarah Gilman
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Episode 31 Bonus: Three poems from Rosemerry about moving into the new year
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Episode 31: New Year 2021!
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Episode 30: Mentorship and creativity with Art Goodtimes
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Episode 29 bonus: The creative life of Danusha Laméris
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Episode 29: Danusha Laméris
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Episode 28 Bonus: Extended interview with Holiday Mathis (revised audio)
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Episode 28 Bonus: Extended interview with Holiday Mathis
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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Episode 28: The daily grind with Holiday Mathis
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Episode 27 bonus: A Day in the Life of Kayleen Asbo
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Episode 27: Creative Communities with Kayleen Asbo
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Episode 26 Bonus: A day in the life of Amy Irvine
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Episode 26-Finding creative flow with Amy Irvine
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Episode 25 Bonus: A poem and a song from Alison Luterman
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Episode 25: Creative practice as political action with Alison Luterman
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Episode 24 Bonus: extended interview with Catherine Saint Louis and her producer, Carla Green
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Episode 24: When the personal is political, with Catherine Saint Louis
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Summer Break
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Episode 23: Sara Abou Rashed on art as a courageous act
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Episode 22: Aaron Abeyta on small town life during the pandemic
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Episode 21: Craig Childs on life in the pandemic
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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Episode 20: Creativity and COVID-19 with Tim Green
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May 28, 2020 |
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Episode 19: Creativity and COVID-19 with Peter Heller
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May 21, 2020 |
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Episode 18: Creativity and COVID-19 with Helena de Groot
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May 14, 2020 |
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Episode 17 Bonus: Shelter in Place
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May 08, 2020 |
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Episode 17: Creativity and COVID-19 with Laura Joyce Davis
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May 07, 2020 |
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Episode 16 bonus: An extended interview with Rose Eveleth
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Episode 16 bonus: poems for life during the coronavirus pandemic
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Episode 16: Growing Pains (with Rose Eveleth)
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Episode 15 Bonus: An Extended Interview with Scott Barry Kaufman on Self-Actualization and Creativity
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Episode 15: From rut to self-actualization (with Scott Barry Kaufman)
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Episode 14 bonus: An extended interview with Sarina Bowen
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Episode 14: Creative work in the midst of COVID-19 (with Rob Dozier and Sarina Bowen)
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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Episode 13 Bonus: An Extended Interview with Claire Dederer
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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Episode 13: How to Handle Rejection (with guest Claire Dederer)
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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Episode 12 Bonus: An Extended Interview with Sarah Knight
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Episode 12: Saying No (with guest Sarah Knight)
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Bonus episode: extended interview with Thea Deley
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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Bonus: Rosemerry reads a poem she wrote for a dying friend
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Episode 11: Working with Emotionally Difficult Topics (with guest Thea Deley)
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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Episode 10 Bonus: Extended interview with Sherry Richert Belul on Play
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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Episode 10: The Power of Play (with guest Sherry Richert Belul)
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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Episode 9: How Should We Think About Awards & Contests?
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May 30, 2019 |
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Episode 9 Bonus: Luis Lopez and Rafael Jesús González on Creative Process
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May 30, 2019 |
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Episode 8: Collaboration–Are We In This Together? (with guest Christine Laskowski)
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May 17, 2019 |
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Episode 7: Creative Habits (with guest Helen Fields)
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May 02, 2019 |
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Episode 6: Quitting (with guest Pam Houston)
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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Episode 5: Feeback (with guest Andrea Jones-Rooy)
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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Episode 4: Getting Started (with guest Judyth Hill)
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Mar 21, 2019 |
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Episode 3: Existential Despair (with guest Andrea Bird)
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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Episode 2: Is Talent Necessary? (with guest Jennifer Kahn)
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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Episode 1: Introducing Emerging Form
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Feb 21, 2019 |