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Making Without Permission

On beginning before you are chosen, certain, or completely ready.

Nicole Matarese

EPISODE 33

Creating on Your Own Terms with Queer Filmmaker/Artist Nicole Matarese

Nicole Matarese

Filmmaker and comedian Nicole Matarese on making things happen without waiting for permission, and showing up for your art without burning out.

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Calum Heath

EPISODE 20

UK Illustrator Calum Heath: Navigating the World of Commercial and Personal Art

Calum Heath

Illustrator Calum Heath, whose work has run in The New Yorker and The Guardian, on staying an artist inside commercial work.

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Amanda Bintz

EPISODE 30

Reflections on NaNoWriMo with Writer Amanda Bintz: Following Intuition and Rediscovering Joy

Amanda Bintz

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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Elmer Beriguete

EPISODE 7

Spirituality, Sound, and the Creative Process

Elmer Beriguete

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.

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LCW Allingham & River Eno

EPISODE 27

Indie Publishing and Writing with Speculation Publications’ LCW Allingham and River Eno

LCW Allingham & River Eno

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.

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