Creative Pep Talk

By Andy J. Pizza

A Weekly Podcast Companion for Your Creative Journey

Transform your creative potential into reality by making your creativity a practice. A “creative discipline” can feel like an oxymoron. Creativity... more

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June 10, 2026 559 - Make Before Thinking, Sales Mode, Get Weird with It, The Opposite of Depression and MORE with Austin Kleon
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This episode is for you if you need:
1 - Tactics for escaping overthinking.
2 - More fun in your creative practice.
3 - Insights on how to find your child like passion for creating again.
4 - Something unexpected to spark you!
This is a phenomenal chat with the great Austin Kleon.
The guy is full of creative wisdom and is BACK with another banger of book for creatives.
It’s called “Don’t Call it Art” and it is chock full of stuff to get you making stuff and having fun again doing it!

SHOW NOTES:
ICON 13 ILLUSTRATION CONFERENCE $100 OFF:
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Austin Kleon
https://austinkleon.com
Don’t Call It Art by Austin Kleon
https://geni.us/iHeRR
Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg

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1h 11min
June 03, 2026 558 - Start, Do, Finish: Get Around What's Blocking You from Doing Stuff
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Most creative people don’t need help being creative.
You have the ideas. Where you trip up is the executive dysfunction. It’s getting yourself to start, middle, and finish the thing strong.
In this episode I want to share with you the number 1 things that’s helped me, a creative with MEGA ADHD, transform ideas into 10+ books, projects that lead to work with X-Box, Apple and Nickelodeon and more.
Stick around until the end for our “Creative Call to Adventure” it’s called “Out Block” and it will help you turn your current creative block into a starting block today!
SHOW NOTES:
ICON 13 ILLUSTRATION CONFERENCE $100 OFF:
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Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg

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25min
May 27, 2026 557 - Finding Your Scene, IRL Creativity, the Hopeful Return of Indie / DIY with Hanif Abdurraqib
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Your genius might be hiding in your backyard.
This episode is for you if:
1 - You need to find real people to collaborate with.
2 - You need to cultivate real creative connection in real life.
3 - You need hope of a more human future for creativity.
4 - You want to be inspired by a brilliant creative mind like Hanif!
I had a blast chatting face to face with the local AND worldwide creative legend, MacArthur “genius” grant winner and bestselling author, Hanif Abdurraqib.
SHOW NOTES:
Hanif Abdurraqib
https://www.abdurraqib.com
Living for the City Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/@LivingfortheCityPod
”We Always Have This Year” by Hanif Abdurraqib
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/695817/theres-always-this-year-by-hanif-abdurraqib/
Headshot of Hanif Abdurraqib by Megan Leigh Barnard
https://meganleighbarnard.com

ICON 13 ILLUSTRATION CONFERENCE $100 OFF:
www.eventbrite.com/e/1808652431109/?discount=ICON13FriendofBoard

Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg

SPONSORS:
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RULA
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health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/peptalk #rulapod

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1h 4min
May 21, 2026 *FIXED SEE SHOW NOTES* 556 - Make This Shift to Reclaim Your Creative Spirit from Your Phone
This episode was initially published without the end of the story and the main point of the episode spelled out! We had one essential portion of this episode missing in the previous edit!! Thank you for those who sent me messages so that I could clear this up. I really love this episode and I am glad we fixed it!

Pre-Order My New Book “Mysterious Things” and Help Us Spread the Word: invisiblethings.co
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Listen to this episode if:
1 - You are sick of trying to prove yourself on the internet.
2 - You need to find a way to shift away from pouring all your creativity into your phone.
3 - You need a grounding exercise to help you get more in the present, connect your now to your past self and open up new possibilities for your future!
SHOW NOTES:
Mysterious Things
invisiblethings.co
Angus Fletcher - Primal Intelligence
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/740110/primal-intelligence-by-angus-fletcher/
Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg

SPONSORS:
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RULA
Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental
health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/peptalk #rulapod

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29min
May 13, 2026 555 - Overcome Dead Ends & Open Up to New Directions with Hrishikesh Hirway
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This episode is for you if:
1 - You have hit a dead end and need to open up to totally new directions.
2 - You are stuck doing nothing and need a small place to start.
3 - You need to find new guidance from an outside perspective.
This is a chat with musician Hrishikesh Hirway. You may know Hirway from his phenomenal podcast “Song Exploder” or his work as a composer for the film “Companion” or Netflix television series “Everything Sucks!”. Today we discuss the winding journey to his new album “In the Last Hour of Light” which features guests like Iron and Wine and Fenne Lily.
SHOW NOTES:
Hrishikesh Hirway
https://hrishikesh.co
Hrishikesh Hirway - In the Last Hour of Light
https://hrishikesh.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-last-hour-of-light
Song Exploder
https://songexploder.net
Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg

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1h 0min
May 06, 2026 554 - Get Back to Creativity that Actually Helps Your Mental Health with Gemma Correll
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Most of us start making things because on some level it feels good! It feels like a meditation. It brings flow. It helps us process.
But if you ever get serious about your work, you may also accidentally lose all these positives and replace them with negative side effects like pressure, anxiety, and even despair.
If you want to get back to the kind of creative practice that lifts you up instead of triggers you, this episode is for you!
Gemma Correll is a world-renowned illustrator and cartoonist with one of the most personal and practical creative practices that I know of. She has been art journaling way before it was cool, and it’s turned into a cathartic experience that she now shares with the world through her online comics and now her phenomenal graphic memoir “Anxietyland”.
We discuss:
1 - How to access that energy of making just for yourself before you think about anyone else.
2 - The power and pitfalls of mixing creativity with your mental health.
3 - What type of creative community we hope to see evolve in a post-social media-centric world.
SHOW NOTES:
Gemma Correll
https://www.gemmacorrell.com
Anxietyland by Gemma Correll
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Anxietyland/Gemma-Correll/9781668004159
Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg

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51min
April 29, 2026 553 - Recover Sense of Self & Creative Voice with These 6 Juicy Prompts
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This episode is for you if:
1 - You have been pretending to be someone else for so long that you have forgotten who you are.
2 - You want to put more of your real self into your work and need help understanding how to do that.
3 - You need some fun and unexpected exercises to get back in touch with what you really care about and who you really are.
Check out the “Right Side Out” Series here: http://andyjpizza.com/rso

SHOW NOTES:
Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg

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46min
April 22, 2026 552 - Listen to This if You Need Help Remembering Who You Are (Right Side Out 1 of 6) *RE-AIR*
Check out the rest of the “Right Side Out” series on it's own podcast feed here: andyjpizza.com/rso
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It’s been 2 years since we originally aired this episode.
This is part 1 of our 6 part audio memoir series “Right Side Out”.
On the surface it’s about my journey with ADHD and making peace with being “just like my mom”. But underneath, what it’s really about, is YOU. It’s about how to love yourself enough to get curious about who you are.
If you have had trouble finding your style, voice or sensibility as an artist, it might be because you’ve jumped to making for others too quickly. First and foremost, creative work helps us get our inner world onto the page so that we can get an outside perspective on ourselves. Kind of trippy, right? HAHA. But it’s true.
Listen to this episode:
1 - If you want to remember who you are.
2 - You need tools for putting more of yourself into your work, whether it’s creative work or not!
3 - You are longing for a more gentle, loving and ultimately more productive relationship with yourself.

SHOW NOTES:
You can now listen to the whole “Right Side Out” series on its podcast feed here: andyjpizza.com/rso
On Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/right-side-out/id1894328132
And on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/13Z8as20GdLXDifrQVxuyL?si=723da00dfa3048d3

Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg

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49min
April 15, 2026 551 - Consume and Create Art to Get Your Brain Back with Scientist Daisy Fancourt
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This episode is for you if:
1 - You’re feeling like you’ve lost the thread and your point of view as a creative.
2 - You’re fed up with consuming so much junk online and need tactics to start consuming better creative stuff that inspires you again.
3 - Need to dive deeper into the science of why your relationship with art can make all the difference to your creative practice and general wellbeing.
This episode features a chat with scientist and science communicator Daisy Fancourt about her new Sunday Times Bestselling book “Art Cure - The Science of How the Arts Save Lives”.
Learn more about Daisy Fancourt here:
https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/44526-daisy-fancourt
Check out “Art Cure” here:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250364531/artcure/

SHOW NOTES:
Art Cure by Daisy Fancourt
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250364531/artcure/
Art Cure Events Calendar
https://sbbresearch.org/projects/artcure/
Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg

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31min
April 08, 2026 550 - Get Back to Your Creative Path with These 3 Counterintuitive Things
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Listen to this if:
1 - You feel creatively off or can’t find your creative thread at the moment
2 - You’re in a season where you’re not making as much as you want to be
3 - You feel in a low place creatively and need to remember why you care about creating
4 - You feel ill from so much doomscrolling and consuming short form video!
SHOW NOTES:
Cal Newport’s Podcast
https://calnewport.com/podcasts/
Simon Critchley - On Mysticism
https://www.nyrb.com/products/mysticism
Angus Fletcher - Wonderworks
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Wonderworks/Angus-Fletcher/9781982135980
Lizzy McAlpine - Drunk, Running
https://youtu.be/Xa8iMI0yRVY?si=De3Uia0x0VkHL-mM
Wolf Children
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140203/
Wolf Children Soundtrack
https://open.spotify.com/album/3vZyva1XWxRbf0wq4MsU8q
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/piranesi-9781635575637/
Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg

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45min

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