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The Life You Make

On vocation, uncertainty, and building a creative life on your own terms.

Jane Winslow

EPISODE 25

Co-Director of the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival Jane Winslow

Jane Winslow

Jane Winslow went from opera to songwriting to documentary film. She talks about noticing when a path stops fitting, and why no experience is ever wasted.

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Chelsea Newton

EPISODE 37

Learning to Take Up Space and Build a Life That Fits with Chelsea Newton

Chelsea Newton

Filmmaker Chelsea Newton on hiking the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail, learning to take up space, and building a life that actually fits.

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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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Charles Czarnecki

EPISODE 29

Creativity and Life with Charles Czarnecki: Music Producer, Conductor, Creative Consultant

Charles Czarnecki

From conducting Jersey Boys on Broadway to immersive storytelling, music producer Charles Czarnecki on balancing a big creative career with a real life.

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Anthony & Kaylah Cantu

EPISODE 39

What It Takes to Build a Life in Screenwriting with Anthony & Kaylah Cantu

Anthony & Kaylah Cantu

Married screenwriting duo Anthony and Kaylah Cantu on writing as a couple, surviving rejection, and why one script is never enough.

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