Rachel Marianno When your father is a playwright and your mother is a lyric soprano, you're unavoidably exposed to a creative outlook on life. This week is the second in a series of three episodes where we'll hear from three siblings from an incredibly artistic family, all of whom are artists themselves. This week, I… Continue reading Seeing Possibilities with Rachel Marianno
Todd Evans When your father is a playwright and your mother is a lyric soprano, you're unavoidably exposed to a creative outlook on life. This week begins a series of three episodes where we'll be hearing from three siblings from an incredibly artistic family, all of whom are artists themselves. We start with Todd Evans,… Continue reading Don’t Give Up on Yourself with Todd Evans
Paul McGann This week—this month!—I have the honor and pleasure of talking with actor Paul McGann. He started his career in the West End, moving to TV with the BBC’s Monocled Mutineer, and to film with the cult classic Withnail and I. His credits also include Horatio Hornblower, Luther, and the Dickens adaptation Our Mutual… Continue reading Becoming the Eighth Doctor with Paul McGann, Part 2
Paul McGann This week—this month!—I have the honor and pleasure of talking with actor Paul McGann. He started his career in the West End, moving to TV with the BBC’s Monocled Mutineer, and to film with the cult classic Withnail and I. His credits also include Horatio Hornblower, Luther, and the Dickens adaptation Our Mutual… Continue reading Becoming the Eighth Doctor with Paul McGann, Part 1
Cindy Lynn Speer Novelist Cindy Lynn Speer is one of my dearest writing friends. We met online years ago, and instantly bonded over our love of language and writing. We've never sat down and actually had a face-to-face conversation about writing, though—until now. Cindy Lynn is the author of five novels and a short story… Continue reading Inspiration and Originality with Cindy Lynn Speer
Darcy Wade Darcy Wade is an expressive arts therapist who knows what it's like to be derailed from her creative dream. As you’ll hear, one simple incident in high school destroyed her artistic identity, leaving her adrift through college. A chance interaction brought her back to herself and got her on the expressive arts path.… Continue reading Navigating Your Inner Wilderness with Darcy Wade
Ryan Ward I couldn't resist this title for this episode, because it's true: Ryan Ward really did run away to join the circus. While that might sound silly, Ryan is wise beyond his years, having survived a deeply toxic relationship (which he discusses here), and reinvented himself, from changing his name to moving clear across… Continue reading Running Away to Join the Circus with Ryan Ward
Zoha Abbas Zoha Abbas started her career as an advertising copywriter, and she’s here today to tell us how she got there, what it was like working for an ad agency (including the ups and downs of working with clients), and how she decided to take what she’d learned and help mere mortals figure out… Continue reading The Power of Creative Constraints with Zoha Abbas
Alex Rudy Alex Rudy started out drawing, and recording his own comic book audios, before taking a video production workshop in high school that led him to acting. While he took a few so-called detours along the way, everything he was curious about has factored into his creative life in one way or another, from… Continue reading You Never Know Until You Try with Alex Rudy
Desiree Argentina Desiree Argentina does a little bit of everything—in addition to being a school counselor, she's a writer, a travel blogger, a film production assistant, a podcaster, and even runs a cat rescue. Several of these are things she's learned by doing them, finding people to mentor her rather than studying up beforehand, which… Continue reading Learning by Doing with Desiree Argentina