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A Beautiful Anarchy

Hosted by photographer, author, and former comedian David duChemin, A Beautiful Anarchy is a deeply human, honest, and insightful mostly-weekly kick in the pants for anyone who longs to create anythin... Read more

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CROWDSOURCING JOY

CROWDSOURCING JOY

Creative people often find their emotional lives connected a little too tightly to their work: happy when things go well... Read more

11 Jan 2020

11mins

Ranked #2

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MAKE THE TIME

MAKE THE TIME

Without exceptions the most fruitful times in my creative life, and I include my business in this, because I am making m... Read more

22 Sep 2019

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JUST AN AMATEUR?

JUST AN AMATEUR?

It’s common-practice to describe our art-making efforts as either amateur or professional, the amateurs often feeling th... Read more

2 Nov 2019

9mins

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TAKE ME DEEPER

TAKE ME DEEPER

This episode is an exploration of some of the distractions that keep us from our best work and getting more easily into ... Read more

9 Nov 2019

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BE VERY YOU

BE VERY YOU

This is an episode about the struggle to be (and become) fully ourselves. Defiantly so, even.

19 Oct 2019

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ABOUT PERFECTION

ABOUT PERFECTION

On the surface perfectionism sounds like one of those flaws you readily admit to because really it’s a modest way of say... Read more

5 Oct 2019

13mins

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LEAVING DAFEN

LEAVING DAFEN

This is a conversation about the insufficiency of craft and imitation in the creation of art that is authentic to who yo... Read more

12 Oct 2019

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WHERE IS YOUR HALL PASS?

WHERE IS YOUR HALL PASS?

You’re not alone in feeling at times like you need permission to operate outside the so-called rules and colour outside ... Read more

28 Dec 2019

14mins

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A LIFE AT THE IMPROV

A LIFE AT THE IMPROV

The rules of improv are not complicated and, depending who you ask, they vary, but there are 4 that are universal, guidi... Read more

1 Feb 2020

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FEED THE STARVING ARTIST

FEED THE STARVING ARTIST

A pragmatic 15-minute episode about connecting with the audience for whom we make what we create, and from whom we hope ... Read more

25 Jan 2020

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BETTER QUESTIONS?

BETTER QUESTIONS?

Much as we look for answers to questions in the creative life, it’s the quality of the questions that determines how fru... Read more

29 Feb 2020

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NOW WHAT?

NOW WHAT?

Starting new work means eventually it comes to an end in some form and while the feeling of being done and shipping that... Read more

8 Feb 2020

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SECOND PLACE

SECOND PLACE

In the 7th grade I won 2nd place in a contest in which I was the only entrant. To say it scarred me for life is an overs... Read more

22 Feb 2020

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BEAUTIFUL WARRIORS

BEAUTIFUL WARRIORS

I never learned to fight, but I got picked on plenty in school. And then my mother put me in Judo and like a wimpier ver... Read more

30 Nov 2019

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DEEPER WORK

DEEPER WORK

I’m a big fan of being intentional about life, and how I spend my time is among the biggest decisions I make, and often,... Read more

4 Jan 2020

13mins

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THE PROBLEM WITH MUSES

THE PROBLEM WITH MUSES

In ancient greek mythology there were 9 muses, responsible for the worlds of literature, science and the arts. They were... Read more

16 Nov 2019

12mins

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SELL WITH SOUL

SELL WITH SOUL

Not everyone wants to sell their work, but for those that do it’s a different kind of struggle, a more complicated one w... Read more

7 Dec 2019

13mins

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LEARNING TO DROP

LEARNING TO DROP

One of the most common barriers to starting, finishing, and sharing our work is the crisis of self-confidence that comes... Read more

14 Dec 2019

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Saying Yes to No

Saying Yes to No

Most of us learned to say No when we were babies. Some of us spent months saying No to everything. No we can hardly coax... Read more

8 Aug 2020

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MISTAKES + MUTATIONS

MISTAKES + MUTATIONS

Our creative lives are full of mistakes and missteps, but what if we embraced those rather than fearing them, looking to... Read more

27 Jun 2020

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