Creative Culture

By Steve Ramsey

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Creative Culture is about art and how it influences culture. Conversations with an eclectic mix of creative people: makers, artists, musicians, filmmakers, authors, comedians and more.

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11.24.2023

Did you know that the number of trips to emergency rooms rise every December? Are you running too many lights in a single strand? How safe are you climbing up a ladder to install holiday lights? In this episode Scott ...

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11.24.2023 Basically, Christmas want to kill you \| Holiday hazards with Scott Dixon (Ep 78) Did you know that the number of trips to emergency rooms rise every December? Are you running too many lights in a single strand? How safe are you climbing up a ladder to install holiday lights? In this episode Scott ...
11.10.2023 The badass world of chainsaw carving with Chainsaw Jenna (Episode 77) In this episode of Creative Culture, I talked with Jenna Whiting of @chainsawjenna , a prolific sculptor whose tool of choice is the chainsaw. We talked about her carving career and how she approaches the beautiful and amazing works of ...
10.27.2023 2023's BEST Scary Party Movie! Halloween Special with Ethan James (Ep 76) In this spooky Halloween special, I'm joined by Ethan James @TheHonestCarpenter to discuss our favorite scary movies just in time for Halloween. We explore various horror subgenres, from classic slashers to modern gems, sharing recommendations and insights. Some of the ...
10.13.2023 Why do we LAUGH after a jump scare? The science of FEAR. Nina Nesseth (Ep. 75) Grab your popcorn! Nina Nesseth, author of "Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Films" slashes into the Creative Culture Podcast for a ghostly discussion on why horror movies scare us and what causes our brains and bodies to react the ...
09.29.2023 Wait, pinball was illegal?? With Alec from Technology Connections (EP 74) Support this podcast! https://www.patreon.com/creativeculturepod Video episodes are available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@creativeculturepod In this episode of Creative Culture, I am joined by Alec Watson, renowned for his insights into the fusion of creativity and technology. He’s also a pinball collector, historian, ...
09.15.2023 Why Does Suburban Architecture Lack Soul? Stewart Hicks. (EP 73) Does the U.S. have a unique architectural style besides the hideous McMansion? Why does the constructed suburban landscape have the same blandness no matter where you travel? Well, it's all about the stories they (don't) tell. The art of architecture: ...
08.18.2023 From Chia Toilets to Driveable Fidgets. Intentional Creativity with Ali Spagnola (EP 72) I had an absolute blast chatting with Ali Spagnola, a true creative maverick. She spills the beans on how she keeps those creative juices flowing—hint: it involves actively hunting for ideas rather than waiting for a strike of inspiration. Ali ...
08.04.2023 A Culture of Hype. And Sneakers, With Shade TV (ep 71) Marissa Hill is the producer and host of Shade TV, a YouTube channel devoted to fashion, sneakers and hype culture. She herself is a sneakerhead and fashion model who is continually seen at movie premieres, pop culture events and festivals. ...
07.21.2023 What artists need to know about AI. With Mary Tsai, Adobe AI/ML designer (EP 70) Mary Tsai is an Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning designer for Adobe, specializing in its audio and video tools such as Premier and After Effects. In this episode we discuss what AI is, what it means, and how it will affect ...
07.07.2023 Why does my cake look like a blob? Laurie Shannon from The Icing Artist. (EP 69) Laurie Shannon is the creator and host of The Icing Artist, a YouTube channel that has garnered nearly 5 million subscribers and whose videos have been seen over 1.2 billion times over the past ten years. In this episode we ...
06.23.2023 Denim, dollar signs and trendsetting. Blacktail Studio (Ep 68) Cam Anderson of Blacktail Studio joined me this week to talk about his newfound fascination with making tables out of denim. Is he a trendsetter? Well, we also discussed how the first person to do something is rarely the best. ...
06.09.2023 Are photographers becoming irrelevant? With Jared Polin (Ep 67) This week I spoke to Jared Polin of FroKnowsPhoto about Photoshop's new generative AI and other apps such as MidJourney AI. They are dramatically changing everything about art and photography. Do we really need humans to take photographs? Are graphic ...
05.26.2023 When hysteria leads to Censorship. With Prano Bailey-Bond (Episode 66) Joining me today is Prano Bailey-Bond, the filmmaker who wrote and directed Censor, a movie that takes place during the U.K. "Video Nasties" era and tells the story of Enid, a film censor who screens all these videos to implement ...
05.12.2023 No, you shouldn't decorate however you want. With Nick Lewis. (Ep. 65) Help support this podcast! https://www.patreon.com/creativeculturepod Nick Lewis is a designer with the goal of simplifying interior design. He’s not afraid to voice his opinions on design trends that might be here to stay and others that need to go. Nick ...
04.28.2023 Home flipping ethics and dumb mistakes new homeowners make (Ep 64) Scott Dixon joined me this week to discuss his YouTube channel, Everyday Home Repairs, which has detailed tutorials on how to fix just about anything in and around your house. Ever wonder how to add an electrical outlet in a ...
04.14.2023 Can you actually repair a phone? JerryRigEverything on AI, wheelchairs, and electric cars (Ep 63) Zack Nelson is the creator of JerryRigEverything, a YouTube channel mostly about technology. With over 1.6 billion channel views, you’ve probably seen one of his many videos taking apart phones, testing their durability, or showing you how to repair them. ...
03.31.2023 Decluttering our workshops and creative spaces, with Cas from Clutterbug (Ep 62) Cassandra Aarssen the world’s leading expert on decluttering and organizing. She helps people to understand why we have such a hard time dealing with all the stuff in our lives. In addition to general organizing advice, I wanted to have ...
03.17.2023 The impending trade labor crisis. With Ethan James (Ep 61) Within 5 years, the U.S. is likely to reach a critical juncture where is will be difficult to hire anyone to fix a leaky pipe or worse, repair a structural problem with your house. Ethan James is a leader at ...
03.03.2023 Café culture and the art of coffee: Morgandrinkscoffee and her radical approach to videos. (Ep. 60) Morgan Eckroth is the reigning US Barista Champion who finished second in the 2022 World Barista Championship. Morgandrinkscoffee is a blend of real world experience, practical advice, art, education, business, and pure entertainment: all revolving around coffee. In a sea ...
02.17.2023 The Art of Metalsmithing with Basia Adamiec (ep 59) Basia Adamiec is a metalsmith and silversmith who crafts fine jewelry and shares her work with the world on her YouTube channel, The Art of Metalsmithing, a great resource for learning the tools and techniques needed to make your own ...
02.03.2023 Music and hand tools. Ben Sinclair of The Beths (EP 58) Benjamin Sinclair is the bass player for The Beths, as well as a hand tool woodworker. He also plays saxophone and keeps a detailed online journal of his experiences touring on the road. In this episode, we talk about art, ...
01.20.2023 Why is woodworking on TV so bad? With Jason from Bourbon Moth (Ep 57) It was fun to catch up with Jason Hibbs from Bourbon Moth Woodworking and talk about the life cycle of woodworkers on YouTube, the Airstream cult, and why TV can't draw any audience for woodworking shows. We also have a ...
01.06.2023 Will AI replace human artists and makers? With Jon Grim (ep 56) Jon is a graffiti artist and teacher whose videos transcend mere education and touch upon other topics and philosophy in the world of art. In this episode we get into the future of art and how artificial intelligence can create ...
12.23.2022 Stories told with sand: Kseniya Simonova. (ep 55) Help support The WTS: https://www.patreon.com/thewts Kseniya Simonova's art is engaging, challenging, emotional, and inspiring…and she does it all with sand. Real-time stories, performed with sand. I first discovered Kseniya back in 2019 when I saw her perform on America’s Got ...
12.09.2022 Justin McElroy explains how to fake an interest in woodworking (ep 54) Justin McElroy is a comedian, voice actor and podcaster known for long running podcasts such as Adventure Zone, Sawbones, My Brother, My Brother, and Me, and more. Woodworking has been his life’s work since late May of 2020. In this ...
11.25.2022 Can You Encase a Human in Epoxy? Blacktail Studio is back. (EP 53) Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/thewts Cam Anderson from Blacktail Studio is back for the 3.5th time to talk about epoxy, big slabs of wood, and YouTube. Blacktail Studio is still the most popular woodworking channel on YouTube, recently passing 2 ...
11.11.2022 Living art, with Darren George (Ep 52) Bonsai is an artform unlike any other in the amount of time, dedication and patience it takes to see results. It’s a form of sculpture that can take years to see how your efforts will take shape. Bonsai trees can ...
10.28.2022 The art and science of clean. Anne-Marie Faiola of Bramble Berry (Ep. 51) Anne-Marie Faiola has created a soapmaking empire with Bramble Berry, a company she founded in 1999 in a 400 square foot space. Today she is CEO, the company has more than 100 employees With over 60,000 customers, Bramble Berry is ...
10.14.2022 Tricking out Halloween with Wicked Makers (Ep 50) With the Halloween season upon us, I’m happy to have Jaime Nakae and Jay Grenier joining me back on the podcast. Their YouTube channel, Wicked Makers, is THE place to go for all your DIY Halloween decorating needs. You can ...
09.30.2022 Yeah, you CAN take better photos. Tips from Jared Polin. (ep 49) Jared Polin started posting videos on YouTube in 2008 and has been grinding ever since. His channel Fro Knows Photo is a great place to learn photography and keep up with the latest cameras, gear and photography news. In this ...
09.16.2022 Florian Gadsby crafts ceramics that sell in one minute (Ep 48) Support the podcast by becoming a WTS+ member: https://www.patreon.com/thewts Florian Gadsby is a ceramicist who creates hand thrown stoneware and pottery out of his studio in North London. He’s made thousands of exquisite cups, mugs, bowls, vases, jars and more ...
09.02.2022 What makes GREAT ART so great? With James Payne from Great Art Explained. (Ep 47) Enjoy the podcast? Become a WTS+ member! https://www.patreon.com/thewts What exactly was Andy Warhol trying to say with his Marilyn Monroe series? Why are people emotionally moved, sometimes to tears, by viewing a large, geometric shape of color painted by Mark ...
08.19.2022 The ultimate DIYers: The Adams family and their killer movies (Ep 46) Please help support the WTS! https://www.patreon.com/thewts This is one of the most kickass stories you’re going to hear on this podcast. Of all the artists and makers I’ve talked to, none have embodied the DIY spirit of this show more ...
08.05.2022 Construction myths, with Grady from Practical Engineering (Ep. 45) Please consider supporting The WTS and becoming a WTS+ member. https://www.patreon.com/thewts Grady Hillhouse is a civil engineer and creator of Practical Engineering, a YouTube channel devoted to explaining the man-made infrastructure of the world surrounding us. His videos teach us ...
07.29.2022 1 year anniversary of the WTS! Announcing WTS+ Please consider supporting the show at https://www.patreon.com/thewts Become a WTS Patron or a WTS+ member. My goal with the WTS is to bring you quality conversations with people at the top of their fields, people with unique artistic visions and ...
07.22.2022 Is social media ruining the joy of DIY? With Psychologist Sam Raimondi (Ep 44) This week I talked to Sam Raimondi, the DIY Huntress, in her professional capacity as a psychologist to see if she can offer us all some strategies for dealing with the funk we all seem to be in after the ...
07.08.2022 The fantasy world of Nerdforge (Ep 43) Martina and Hansi are the Norwegian duo behind Nerdforge, a YouTube channel devoted to creating art and building projects often with a fantasy and swords and sorcery focus. In this episode we talked about how they make books, armor, models, ...
06.24.2022 The art and ethics of graffiti: Jon Grim (Ep 42) Jon Grim is a clear voice and advocate for graffiti culture, as well as an art mentor drawing on the history of the medium to teach and refine techniques used by graffiti artists. On his youtube channel, The Artist Block ...
06.10.2022 Movie props with Propmaster Scott Reeder (Ep 41) Scott Reeder is a Hollywood prop master who is responsible for everything actors touch on a film or television set. A big part of his job is sourcing or creating realistic objects that look like the real thing, but are ...
05.27.2022 Biggest mistakes you can make when painting. With Chris Berry from Paint Life TV. (Ep 40) Chris Berry is a professional house painter who's been posting videos on his YouTube channel, Paint Life TV for the past 11 years. It's a show where you can learn everything about painting your own home, or how to become ...
05.13.2022 Unnecessary Inventions with Matty Benedetto (Ep 39) Matty Benedetto is the host, creator, and evil genius behind Unnecessary Inventions, where he showcases his totally unnecessary inventions. Inventions that solve problems that don’t exist, but actually seem kinda practical. In this episode Matty and I talk about his ...
04.29.2022 Dan Harmon, creator of Rick and Morty, tricks out his house (Ep 38) Dan Harmon is the writer, executive producer and creator of the Emmy award winning animated series Rick and Morty, but he's also a maker and woodworker who's systematically turning "his friend Dylan's house" into a batcave. Follow Dan on Instagram: ...
04.15.2022 When to SAY NO to DIY projects. With Jeff Thorman from Home Renovision DIY (Ep 37) Jeff Thorman is the creator and host of Home Renovision DIY, a YouTube channel started on April 3, 2016. He has been a general contractor for over 25 years and shows viewers how to renovate and remodel their own homes ...
04.08.2022 Scott Brown's advice for starting a carpentry business (Ep 36) Scott Brown is a professional carpenter who started posting videos on YouTube in February, 2016. In 2018 when he leaned into producing the storytelling, vlog style videos he’s known for today. Today, this series has over 330 episodes and is ...
04.01.2022 Why does everyone love home renovation? Sam from DIY Huntress (Ep 35) In this episode I spoke with Sam Raimondi about her aproach to building things, flipping firniture, designing retail spaces, and home renovation. She started her YouTube channel, DIY Huntress, in May of 2016 and since then has posted more than ...
03.25.2022 Battle over River Tables: Bourbon Moth vs Blacktail Studio (Ep 34) There is no hotter debate in the woodworking community at the moment than the use of epoxy resin in woodworking, commonly seen in river tables. Is epoxy the freshest and coolest new material to work with since the invention of ...
03.18.2022 Neil Patrick Harris on woodworking. (Ep 33) This week on the podcast I wanted to mix things up a bit and talk to someone who is a member of The Weekend Woodworker and a super creative individual. Neil Patrick Harris has a long resume going back several ...
03.11.2022 Jimmy Diresta: he doesn't like kids, but made a kids' TV show (Ep 32) Start your woodworking hobby today! https://www.weekendwoodworkercourse.com This week, Jimmy Diresta is back to talk about his latest project, a new series on Netflix called Making Fun. The setup is a group of kids brainstorm crazy ideas of things they’d like ...
03.04.2022 How do you define "fine" woodworking? With Keith Johnson (Ep 31) Keith Johnson has been creating high-end furniture on his YouTube channel, Keith Johnson Custom Woodworking, for the past few years. In this episode I talked to Keith about fine woodworking and what it takes to produce high quality furniture. And ...
02.25.2022 Laura Kampf: Why making things is important. (Ep 30) Laura Kampf is a maker who's been sharing an eclectic mix of projects and crazy ideas on her YouTube channel since 2015. Her projects range from fabricating barbecue grills to making unique bicycles and furniture to building her own tiny ...

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