Blah Di Da

Blah Di Da

By Darby HudsonSociety & CultureDocumentaryArtsBooks
Download on the App Store

Blah Di Da episodes

  • Charles Bukowski, poet, and what I've learned from him
    What I've learned from the poet Charles Bukowski.My favourite book of his: The Last Night Of The Earth Poems'UM' book, a self help book for creatives (the distilled 'best bits' of this podcast):
    • UM
    My 'Best Of' illustrated poems:
    • Confetti Tornado
    Find me:
    • Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter
    • darbyhudsonart.com
    • Instagram
    • TikTok
    16 min
  • Making stuff from mess and it's easier than ever to be an individual
    This episode is a bit skittish. I talk about a bunch of random things from growing stuff from your own mess and how easy it is to be an individual and therefore an artist these days.'UM' book, a self help book for creatives (the distilled 'best bits' of this podcast):
    • UM
    My 'Best Of' illustrated poems:
    • Confetti Tornado
    Find me:
    • Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter
    • darbyhudsonart.com
    • Instagram
    • TikTok
    12 min
  • Waking life runs on dream logic more than we probably care to admit

    There doesn't really feel like there are lessons to be learned when waking life is riddled with dream logic.'UM' book, a self help book for creatives (the distilled 'best bits' of this podcast:

    • UM

    My 'Best Of' illustrated poems:

    • Confetti Tornado

    Find me:

    • Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter

    • darbyhudsonart.com

    • Instagram

    • TikTok

    10 min
  • Cats and creativity

    Cats have incredible amounts of zen and attitude. I've borrowed much of this when writing my work.

    'UM' book, a self help book for creatives (the distilled 'best bits' of this podcast:

    • UM

    My 'Best Of' illustrated poems:

    • Confetti Tornado

    Find me:

    • Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter

    • darbyhudsonart.com

    • Instagram

    • TikTok

    11 min
  • Self censoring making art

    I ramble on about self censorship and trying to create interesting thoughts and planting ideas in different geographical locations.

    'UM' book, a self help book for creatives (the distilled 'best bits' of this podcast:

    • UM

    My 'Best Of' illustrated poems:

    • Confetti Tornado

    Find me:

    • Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter

    • darbyhudsonart.com

    • Instagram

    • TikTok

    10 min
  • Dressing my words in pyjamas by handwriting

    I've been handwriting again a fair bit. Words look more magical, as if they're dressed in pyjamas when handwritten in pencil. Fonts in Microsoft Word look 'adult' and dressed in suits.

    'UM' book, a self help book for creatives (the distilled 'best bits' of this podcast:

    • UM

    My 'Best Of' illustrated poems:

    • Confetti Tornado

    Find me:

    • Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter

    • darbyhudsonart.com

    • Instagram

    • TikTok

    11 min
  • Reaching the edge of culture and creating my own world

    Here I ramble on about reaching the edge of culture and needing to make it up myself, To collaborating with myself from ten years ago.My instant download eBook that essences all the useful things I've mentioned on creativity from my podcast (82 pages, PDF - soon to be a paperback):

    • Um: Things I've Learned About Creativity And Poetry

    My 'Best Of' illustrated poems:

    • Confetti Tornado

    Find me:

    • Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter

    • darbyhudsonart.com

    • Instagram

    • TikTok

    13 min
  • Poems that shake me alive

    I talk about poems that shake me awake, detach me from my shadow, and let me fly into the sky. And the reasons (perhaps) why they do this. It’s been said when writing, “say it straight and make it great”. But the best lines are when they’re said straight, and don’t need to be made great. My favourite poems are often this way.

    'UM' book, a self help book for creatives (the distilled 'best bits' of this podcast:

    • UM

    My 'Best Of' illustrated poems:

    • Confetti Tornado

    Find me:

    • Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter

    • darbyhudsonart.com

    • Instagram

    • TikTok

    10 min
  • "UM": my little (big) book I've made that's sort of a self help for creatives

    I talk a little about my new book - you can get a 50% discount for the current eBook version, I give the code out towards the end of the episode that you can enter at the checkout on my site. I will make it into a print book. It's basically a distilled version of what I think might be the most useful stuff for artists/creatives that I've mentioned across the previous 30 episodes! :)

    'UM' book, a self help book for creatives (the distilled 'best bits' of this podcast:

    • UM

    My 'Best Of' illustrated poems:

    • Confetti Tornado

    Find me:

    • Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter

    • darbyhudsonart.com

    • Instagram

    • TikTok

    13 min
  • I applied for 2500 jobs with the stupidest resume

    While struggling with meaningless jobs in my 30s, I started getting stupid with life, framing my electricity bill in an Officeworks frame and selling it as 'art' for the price that was due. And applying with 2500 jobs with a stupid resume. This is from my ebook, out soon, called UM: Things I've learned about creativity and poetry. It's my first little 'how to' book for creatives on publishing, arting, and writing, Out soon.

    My instant download eBook that essences all the useful things I've mentioned on creativity from my podcast (82 pages, PDF):

    • Um: Things I've Learned About Creativity And Poetry

    My 'Best Of' illustrated poems:

    • Confetti Tornado

    Find me:

    • Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter

    • darbyhudsonart.com

    • Instagram

    • TikTok

    10 min

About Blah Di Da

From the publisher's feed

Darby Hudson talks about the 'creative process' and muddling through life.