How'd You Create That?

How'd You Create That?

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How'd You Create That? episodes

  • The Conversations Continue | Season 2

    How'd You Create That? is back with the second season continuing the conversations on the creative process. Listen to the opener episode as you prepare for the second season. Who do you think will be joining us?

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    How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science (https://theopen.institute)

    Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya

    Sound Editing - Sunny Rajkarnikar

    Music - Shaurya Kshatri

    Social Media - Simran Lageju


    4 min
  • Womanhood, Memory, and Writing with Smriti Ravindra

    How'd You Create That? is a podcast about the creative process.

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    It feels like yesterday that we were trying to set up the microphone for the first time and here we are in the season finale! For this episode, we had Smriti Ravindra, author of ‘The Woman Who Climbed Trees’ winner of 2023 TATA Literature Live awards for First Book.

    The novel is a haunting, multi-generational story, shedding light on the transitional nature of women's lives. It beautifully captures the poignant sense of loss accompanying their journey from one home and family to another.
    We discussed womanhood, Smriti’s research process, writing from memory, point of views of various characters, and much more.

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    How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science ⁠https://theopen.institute/⁠

    Producer and Host - Alfa M. Shakya

    Sound Editing - Sunny Rajkarnikar

    Music - Shaurya Kshatri 

    1 hr 1 min
  • Writing Fantasy Fiction with Rishi Amatya

    How'd You Create That? is a podcast about the creative process.

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    For this episode, we have Rishi Amatya, a writer, researcher, and heritage interpreter. Rishi is the author of the fantasy novel ‘Radha: Wrath of the Maeju’ published by Safu, a publishing imprint of Quixote’s Cove. Set in the city of Patan, the book explores the life of the protagonist Radha after an earthquake unleashes forces from beyond this world.

    In this episode, we discuss:
    - inspirations behind the novel
    - the process of writing
    - interest in fantasy fiction.... and much more.

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    How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science ⁠https://theopen.institute/⁠

    Producer and Host - Alfa M. Shakya

    Sound Editing - Sunny Rajkarnikar

    Music - Shaurya Kshatri

    1 hr 15 min
  • Following the Sound of Words with Yukta Bajracharya

    How'd You Create That? is a podcast about the creative process.

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    For episode four, we have Yukta Bajracharya, a spoken word poet, writer, editor, educator, and the co-founder of Word Warriors, the slam poetry movement in Nepal.

    We talk about the history of Word Warriors, Yukta’s process for writing poetry, ‘letting the word lead the poem,’ how her poem differs on paper vs on stage, and much more…

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    How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science ⁠https://theopen.institute/⁠

    Producer and Host - Alfa M. Shakya

    Sound Editing - Sunny Rajkarnikar

    Music - Shaurya Kshatri

    45 min
  • The Craft of Picture Books with Ubahang Nembang

    How'd You Create That? is a podcast about the creative process.

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    Ubahang Nembang is an illustrator and graphic designer. He is the author and illustrator of the picture book The Visitors (Laibary Publication). In this episode, we uncover the process behind his picture book and also get to know why and how he chose visual arts as his medium of expression.

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    How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science ⁠https://theopen.institute/⁠

    Producer and Host - Alfa M. Shakya

    Sound Editing - Sunny Rajkarnikar

    Music - Shaurya Kshatri

    42 min
  • Patthar and poetry with Samip Dhungel

    How'd You Create That? is a podcast about the creative process.

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    Samip Dhungel is a spoken word poet. In this episode, he talks about the process of creating his chapbook No Songs Intended and his journey with the Word Warriors. We take a deep dive behind one of his poems from the chapbook - Patthar. Also includes how to find poetry inspiration inside buses.

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    How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science ⁠https://theopen.institute/⁠

    Producer and Host - Alfa M. Shakya

    Sound Editing - Sunny Rajkarnikar

    Music - Shaurya Kshatri

    47 min
  • Writing Happened to Me with Pooja Poudel

    How'd You Create That? is a podcast about the creative process.

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    Pooja Poudel is the winner of Writing Nepal 2021. In the first ever episode of the podcast, she joins to talk about the creative process behind her winning short story The Man on the Bus. Read the story here: https://lalitmag.com/the-man-on-the-bus-writing-nepal-1st-place-winner/


    Writing Nepal is a short story writing contest in English organized by La.Lit Magazine in partnership with writer Samrat Upadhyay and Indiana University, Bloomington.

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    How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science ⁠https://theopen.institute/⁠

    Producer and Host - Alfa M. Shakya

    Sound Editing - Sunny Rajkarnikar

    Music - Shaurya Kshatri


    32 min
  • An idea comes to life | How'd You Create That? | Season 1

    An idea that began during a research process is coming to life. This is where it begins.

    How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science https://theopen.institute/

    Producer and Host - Alfa M. Shakya

    Sound Editing - Sunny Rajkarnikar

    Music - Shaurya Kshetri

    Special thank you to Tsering Tsomo Gurung.

    4 min

About How'd You Create That?

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How'd You Create That? is a podcast about the creative process of making a work of art. If you've ever wondered how did someone create that, you're in the right place. Diving into the creative process of writers, artists, and creatives from Nepal.