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The Great Discontent

Long-form interviews for your ears, The Great Discontent podcast features in-depth conversations with today's artists, makers, and risk-takers.

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Matt Ruby, Isabel Urbina Peña & Ping Zhu - Intuition and opportunity, working by hand, the value of personal time, and a performance

Matt Ruby, Isabel Urbina Peña & Ping Zhu - Intuition and opportunity, working by hand, the value of personal time, and a performance

Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on December 5, 2017 as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker talks t... Read more

19 Dec 2017

1hr 9mins

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Natasha Jen & Lotta Nieminen - Trusting Our Intuition, Living with Uncertainty, and Good Accidents

Natasha Jen & Lotta Nieminen - Trusting Our Intuition, Living with Uncertainty, and Good Accidents

Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on November 8, 2017 as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker talks t... Read more

21 Nov 2017

1hr 7mins

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Dan Blackman & Robyn Kanner - The power of vulnerability, self-initiated projects, and how our priorities shape our work

Dan Blackman & Robyn Kanner - The power of vulnerability, self-initiated projects, and how our priorities shape our work

Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on October 3, 2017 as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker talks to... Read more

17 Oct 2017

59mins

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Daniel Seung Lee & Jocelyn K. Glei - Transitions, burnout, and navigating work and life at a sustainable pace

Daniel Seung Lee & Jocelyn K. Glei - Transitions, burnout, and navigating work and life at a sustainable pace

Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on September 13, 2017 as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker talks... Read more

26 Sep 2017

59mins

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Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on May 9, 2017, as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker talks to ar... Read more

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Catt Small & Kelli Anderson - Recognizing our potential, overcoming fear with action, and creative satisfaction as an ongoing inquiry

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Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on March April 11, 2017, as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker ta... Read more

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Meredith Jenks & Alice Gao - Different paths to similar places, the business of photography, and maintaining a sense of wonder

Meredith Jenks & Alice Gao - Different paths to similar places, the business of photography, and maintaining a sense of wonder

Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on March 28, 2017 as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker talks to ... Read more

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Amélie Lamont & Timothy Goodman — Navigating expectations, why our faves are problematic, and finding hope after a challenging year

Amélie Lamont & Timothy Goodman — Navigating expectations, why our faves are problematic, and finding hope after a challenging year

Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on December 6, 2016, as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker talks ... Read more

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Khoi Vinh & Ryan Fitzgibbon - Empathy in design, when the political becomes personal, and using art & design to affect social change

Khoi Vinh & Ryan Fitzgibbon - Empathy in design, when the political becomes personal, and using art & design to affect social change

Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on November 15, 2016, as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker talks... Read more

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