In today’s episode, we talk about ComicCons and comic book conventions. Over the years, they have become more about tv and movies and less about comics and art. Does this mean cons are dying? Some of them still draw huge crows, but are they the right place for an indie artist?

He’s a young designer with afib and a warning. Cory and Scott heard Taylor Cashdan speak at Creative South 2019. We loved and commented on his talk in an episode of the 48 Hour Art Check and that got this ball rolling. So here’s an interview with Taylor about his unique experience of his body rejecting his toxic levels of productivity and how he’s adjusted his life to accommodate the change.

Too often we burn the candle at both ends and burn out. We creatives push too hard. Here's an episode to give you some mental ammo against the worship of busy culture.

Cory discusses a lecture he attended from David Yeager on how to gain the ability and personality trait of sticking with something when it gets hard.

After doing 3 live shows per week for close to a year, the 48 Hour Art Check is cutting back to 2 shows a week. This episode goes through our reasons for doing and the benefits to the show of this new schedule. We also dive into the fact that our limited number of days in this life add value to what we do with our time and other light and fun existential topics.

Here’s a rundown of the topics covered by the speakers at Creative South 2019. This conference rocks and is worth scheduling into your plans. The following is a list of the speakers and their online links:

• Chris Do

• Sara Stewart & Logan Faerber

• Carolyn Sewell

• Hank Washington

• Rocky Roark

• Dex Alexander

• Jessica Hische

• Efdot

• Taylor Cashdan

• Cat Noone

• Rob Zilla

In this episode Josh and Cory talk about the importance of being selfless as an artist, and the problem of selfishness in commercial art and in the classroom in team environments.

In this episode Josh, Cory, and Scott talk about the downside of algorithms, the corruption of social media, the annoyance of gatekeepers, and then we discuss some possible solutions/forms of revolt against the status quo.

In an epic episode, we tackle feast and famine, or, how to deal with the ups and downs of an independent contractor’s income.

With one of the weirdest, conspiracy ridden, fake intros yet, here’s another episode of 48 Hour Art Check covering what happens when things get hard.