Ranked #1

26: Everything is Really Difficult
26: Everything is Really Difficult
Tempest and Aleen get back to the future (well, the present) with a new episode about the value of habits — and how and ... Read more
29 Apr 2019
•
45mins
Ranked #2

25: You Are Not Alone
25: You Are Not Alone
This week, Tempest and Aleen talk about how to stay creative under the mental toll of life in America in 2019; the impor... Read more
12 Apr 2019
•
1hr 3mins
Ranked #3

6: Engage the Hashtagery
6: Engage the Hashtagery
In eight years, Dan Moren wrote and edited and published a novel. When it was done he sat back and hoped that it wouldn’... Read more
20 Jul 2017
•
1hr 8mins
Ranked #4

7: Will the Universe Take Care of Me
7: Will the Universe Take Care of Me
What’s it like to be a vagabond? To move from place to place? Does it have pros in addition to cons? Does it give freedo... Read more
3 Aug 2017
•
1hr 1min
Ranked #5

17: Stuff People in a Couch
17: Stuff People in a Couch
Sometimes life takes you In unexpected directions And to unexpected places Like Portland Or Broadway Or entirely new con... Read more
4 Jan 2018
•
1hr 16mins
Ranked #6

10: More Capable Spy Women
10: More Capable Spy Women
Roses are red Violets are blue Women spies Are coming for you Guest Starring: Antony Johnston Links and Show Notes Anton... Read more
16 Sep 2017
•
1hr 14mins
Ranked #7

3: Unicorn Sidekick
3: Unicorn Sidekick
Have you ever looked at your email with scorn and thought, “I could really use a unicorn to sort and tidy this digital t... Read more
9 Jun 2017
•
1hr 4mins
Ranked #8

15: You Can't See Them But They Can See You
15: You Can't See Them But They Can See You
Everyone can draw To some extent, at least Creating art when you write Results in an intellectual feast! Guest Starring:... Read more
23 Nov 2017
•
1hr
Ranked #9

13: I Need to Stand Next to the Pyramids
13: I Need to Stand Next to the Pyramids
Imagination! It's a wonderful thing but Sometimes, you need more. Maybe you'll travel. Or go to the library. Librarians ... Read more
26 Oct 2017
•
1hr 11mins
Ranked #10

4: One Million Words of S**t
4: One Million Words of S**t
There once was a person named Tempest Whose advice was simply the wisest “Practice your art! That’s where it all starts!... Read more
22 Jun 2017
•
51mins
Ranked #11

12: Writing is Time Travel
12: Writing is Time Travel
Sometimes flexing the muscles of your creativity Means writing for something like an RPG What do people want to do? Wher... Read more
12 Oct 2017
•
1hr 15mins
Ranked #12

22: I Am Hugely Motivated by Spite
22: I Am Hugely Motivated by Spite
This time around, Kelly Sue DeConnick joins Tempest and Aleen to talk about learning from critique and criticism (and pr... Read more
24 Aug 2018
•
1hr 9mins
Ranked #13

5: 73 Million Blank Notebooks
5: 73 Million Blank Notebooks
Aleen needs to be more productive She heard that bullet journals are conductive Not of electricity But accountability At... Read more
6 Jul 2017
•
1hr 4mins
Ranked #14

16: Someone Needs Me to Talk About Jem & the Holograms
16: Someone Needs Me to Talk About Jem & the Holograms
from an idea to toys to television to comics a musical sensation more fun than Hooked on Phonics it may be a remix but d... Read more
8 Dec 2017
•
1hr 36mins
Ranked #15

14: Interconnected Art
14: Interconnected Art
Both here and elsewhere, you’ll hear it a lot: you need to find new points of view to have creative thoughts That means ... Read more
9 Nov 2017
•
1hr 3mins