Hosted by Aleen Simms and K Tempest Bradford.
The most common question creative people get asked is, "Where do you get your ideas?" That's what Originality is all about: exploring the wheres, hows, and whys of creative genius with K Tempest Bradford, Aleen Simms, and a diverse assortment of guests from a variety of fields.
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#20: Creating a Fake World People Can Believe In
March 15th, 2018 · 65 minutes
"Drawing is a form of expressing story without using words," says our guest Grace Fong. In this episode, Tempest, Aleen, and Grace explore how artists tell stories, how they add to existing stories, why mind palaces are important, and how travel contributes to it all.
#19: You Don't Have to Be an Expert
February 1st, 2018 · 56 minutes
In a world and an era when
everyone
is vying for attention,
how do you you stand above the crowd,
make yourself heard,
build an audience?
#18: Turn on the Fountain of Words
January 18th, 2018 · 77 minutes
Sometimes you feel you've got to
Run away you've got to
Get away from the day-to-day things surrounding you
The things you make
Seem to go nowhere
And you've lost your light
For you try and try but just can't write!
#17: Stuff People in a Couch
January 4th, 2018 · 76 minutes
Sometimes life takes you
In unexpected directions
And to unexpected places
Like Portland
Or Broadway
Or entirely new continents and countries
And then, sometimes,
Life takes you right back to where you started
So you can foster your own creativity
And help others as they foster theirs
#16: Someone Needs Me to Talk About Jem & the Holograms
December 8th, 2017 · 96 minutes
from an idea
to toys
to television
to comics
a musical sensation more fun than Hooked on Phonics
it may be a remix
but don't dismiss it out of hand
this comic is packed with diversity
and it's anything but bland
#15: You Can't See Them But They Can See You
November 23rd, 2017 · 60 minutes
Everyone can draw
To some extent, at least
Creating art when you write
Results in an intellectual feast!
#14: Interconnected Art
November 9th, 2017 · 63 minutes
Both here and elsewhere, you’ll hear it a lot:
you need to find new points of view to have creative thoughts
That means seeking out different perspectives
maybe with someone with different objectives
to create something
unusual
exciting
and
new
#13: I Need to Stand Next to the Pyramids
October 26th, 2017 · 71 minutes
Imagination!
It's a wonderful thing but
Sometimes, you need more.
Maybe you'll travel.
Or go to the library.
Librarians rock!
Wikipedia!
It's a place to get started.
Footnotes are awesome.
#12: Writing is Time Travel
October 12th, 2017 · 75 minutes
Sometimes flexing the muscles of your creativity
Means writing for something like an RPG
What do people want to do?
Where do they want to go?
The possibilities seem endless
And it’s up to you to help them enjoy the flow.
#11: Stuff Your Inner Critic in a Box
September 28th, 2017 · 69 minutes
It's almost time for NaNoWriMo
A time to give your inner critic the ol' heave-ho
Take some time to let the words flow
You never know where this might go!