Guests from every walk of life share the experiences that shaped them, the questions they are still living, and what helps them come alive. Between conversations, Jordan offers quiet reflections and meditations for slowing down and listening inward.
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Episode 39
Anthony & Kaylah Cantu
Founders of Writers Spotlight
Married screenwriting duo Anthony and Kaylah Cantu on writing as a couple, surviving rejection, separating the worth of the work from the worth of the writer, and building a life sturdy enough to keep creating.
July 18, 2025, 1 hr 40 min
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Episode 38
Buck Moon Inner Reflections
3 Questions That Reveal Where You’re Growing
Three journal prompts for the Buck Moon: honoring growth that isn’t fully formed yet, finding where courage is calling you, and letting in the support already around you.
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Episode 37
Chelsea Newton
Taking Up Space & Building a Life That Fits
Filmmaker Chelsea Newton on hiking the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail, learning to take up space, and building a life that actually fits.
June 25, 2025, 1 hr 20 min
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Episode 36
You Are Not Broken
Healing, Shadow Work & Creative Awakening
Jordan opens Season 2 with a reflection on shadow work, creative blocks, and why healing isn’t about fixing yourself. An invitation to slow down and listen.
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Episode 35
Meet Poppyseed
The Cat Distribution Service’s New Arrival
A stray cat kept coming back, and Jordan had to decide whether he was ready to listen. A story about stepping into life before fear talks you out of it.
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Episode 34
Sara Burgess & Keith Gallucci
Wildfires, TikTok & Resolutions
Sara Burgess and Keith Gallucci return to talk about the LA wildfires, the shifting world of TikTok and online business, and what New Year’s resolutions mean for a creative life.
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Episode 33
Nicole Matarese
Creating on Your Own Terms
Filmmaker and comedian Nicole Matarese on making things happen without waiting for permission, and showing up for your art without burning out.
February 21, 2025, 1 hr 30 min
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Episode 32
Emily Campbell
The Power of Music Education & Performance
Musician and educator Emily Campbell on the portfolio career, music as joy and community, and letting go of the idea that a meaningful creative life has to take one prescribed shape.
February 14, 2025, 1 hr 26 min
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Episode 31
Emily Rundle
Childhood Literacy, Creative Joy & the Power of Libraries
Children’s librarian Emily Rundle on libraries as sanctuaries, meeting kids where they are, and how adults can fall back in love with reading.
1 hr 18 min
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Episode 30
Amanda Bintz
NaNoWriMo Reflections
Writer Amanda Bintz returns to reflect on NaNoWriMo, the trouble with external goals, and remembering how to tell stories in a way that feels good.
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Episode 29
Charles Czarnecki
Creativity & Life
Music producer and conductor Charles Czarnecki on sustaining an artistic and spiritual practice while also building a workable life — from Broadway and immersive storytelling to the quieter question of what creativity is for.
1 hr 56 min
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Episode 28
Preparing for NaNoWriMo
Finding Joy in Writing Again
Jordan finishes his book outline ahead of National Novel Writing Month and reflects on his relationship with writing, and on finding joy in it again.
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Episode 27
LCW Allingham & River Eno
Indie Publishing & Writing
Two writers stopped waiting for permission and built their own press. LCW Allingham and River Eno on horror, editing, and protecting the voice at the heart of your work.
December 4, 2024, 1 hr 30 min
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Episode 26
Jacob Dodd
Celluloid, Creativity & Finding Balance
Filmmaker Jacob Dodd on shooting on celluloid, living with big unfinished projects, and balancing your own work with teaching.
November 14, 2024, 1 hr 35 min
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Episode 25
Jane Winslow
Finding Your Unique Path Without Forcing It
Filmmaker and educator Jane Winslow on following connection instead of prestige, allowing creative work to evolve, and building a life around the work you love without forcing a single path.
October 10, 2024, 1 hr 4 min
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Episode 23
Keith Gallucci
Balancing a Career in the Arts
Actor Keith Gallucci returns to talk about focusing on one goal at a time, reframing rejection as growth, and the grandfather whose church changed a community.
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Episode 22
David Heath
The Quest for the Holy Grail
London flautist David Heath on a psychic encounter, a past life as a Cathar, and his search for the Holy Grail: the lost gospels of Mary Magdalene.
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Episode 21
Peter Hanley & Amanda Bintz
Philadelphia Creatives
Mixed media artist Peter Hanley and writer Amanda Bintz on his street art project We Are Friends! Yes!, and making art side by side as a newly engaged couple.
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Episode 20
Calum Heath
Navigating Commercial & Personal Art
Illustrator Calum Heath, whose work has run in The New Yorker and The Guardian, on staying an artist inside commercial work.
August 8, 2024, 1 hr 12 min
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Episode 19
Angela Bianchi
Building a Successful Home Staging Brand
Angela Bianchi, owner and lead stager of Bianchi Designs, on starting a business, surviving the first year, and the family support that let her go full-time.
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Episode 17
Amanda Bintz
How to Start Submitting Your Writing to the World
Amanda Bintz on finding the right literary magazines, staying organized, and the hardest part of submitting: believing your work is worth sharing.
1 hr 12 min
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Episode 16
Emily, Manny & Kel
Jordan’s Summer Animation Project
Jordan’s animation interns Emily, Manny, and Kel on making a short film together, healing through creative work, and what happens when self-care slips.
38 min
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Episode 15
Emma Rathe
The Artistic Journey of a Museum Professional
From film school in New York to the George Eastman Museum, Emma Rathe on directing young, leaving LA, and how art builds empathy and connection.
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Episode 14
Amanda Bintz
Writing Competitions & Literary Journals
Philadelphia writer and editor Amanda Bintz on writing competitions, submitting flash fiction and short stories to literary journals, and the growth they’ve brought her.
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Episode 13
You Don’t Scream for Long
A Horror Audio Drama
The first of the Tales of Terror from the Aurora Lit Sky: dark beliefs about the Northern Lights, and a horror audio drama written by Amanda Bintz and performed by Keith Gallucci.
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Episode 12
Jordan Finally Saw the Northern Lights
Curtains of Light over Lake Ontario
After twelve years of dreaming about the Northern Lights, Jordan finally saw them ripple over Lake Ontario, where his aurora stories first began.
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Episode 11
Andrea Berbegal
The Enriching Power of Music
From managing world-renowned musicians to funding music programs for young people across Sub-Saharan Africa, Andrea Berbegal on the arts as a force for social justice. Plus, her reading of Rumi’s “The Guest House.”
May 8, 2024
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Episode 10
Juliet Giglio
Professional Writing Practices & Pedagogy
Co-writer of Disney’s Tarzan and professor Juliet Giglio on professional writing habits, the writers’ strike, and a decade of teaching.
1 hr 7 min
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Episode 9
Pilley Bianchi
Chaser, Canine Welfare & Creativity
Pilley Bianchi on her father’s research with Chaser, the dog who knew over a thousand words, and carrying his work forward after his passing.
April 18, 2024, 1 hr 38 min
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Episode 8
Beethoven, Chaser & the Pilleys
Letting Grief Take Its Course
Jordan on letting grief take its course, and on two dogs who shaped his life: Beethoven, his childhood dog, and Chaser the Border Collie.
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Episode 7
Elmer Beriguete
Spirituality, Sound & the Creative Process
Audio engineer Elmer Beriguete on sound, the creative process, and the practices he’s taken up to grow spiritually and mentally since his time in the military.
March 28, 2024, 1 hr 36 min
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Episode 6
The Hunting of Tulikettu
The Fox of the Northern Lights
The first Aurora Art episode: Jordan’s short story and audio drama about a hunter’s chance encounter with Tulikettu, the Finnish fox of the northern lights.
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Episode 5
Keith Gallucci
Acting, Healing & Taking Care of Yourself
LA actor Keith Gallucci on healing and self-care in a career built on auditions and rejection, and the films and audio dramas he and Jordan have made together.
March 6, 2024, 2 hr 10 min
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Episode 4
The Midnight Hearth Character Tests
Why It Matters to Share Art
Jordan reflects on why unfinished art needs other people, then shares early character tests from The Midnight Hearth — an episode about collaboration, vulnerability, and letting a private idea become something shared.
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Episode 3
Sara Burgess
Artistry, Values & Knowing Who You Are
Actress and marketing strategist Sara Burgess on noticing when the path you trained for stops fitting, and naming your own values honestly.
February 17, 2024, 1 hr 58 min
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Episode 2
Malena Lloyd
Priorities, Rewrites & Building a Career in Your Twenties
The show’s first guest, Malena Lloyd, on returning to a script years later, balancing creative work with life, and building a career in your twenties.
January 27, 2024, 1 hr 54 min
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Episode 1
Welcome to Aurora Airwaves
Light, Shadow & Aurora Energy
The first flight of the auroras, on the Winter Solstice of 2023: what Aurora Energy is, the light and shadows within us, and a closing meditation.