Most creatives have the option of going a variety of "traditional" and/or DIY routes to get their work out into the world. In this episode, Rob and Mark discuss a number of the pros and cons of each approach.

Some of the topics covered include:

• Asking yourself how DIY you really want to be.

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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Some of the topics Rob and Mark cover in this bonus holiday episode include:

• Things they are grateful for – especially a close friend and longtime bandmate of Rob’s who the world sadly lost recently.

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This week we sit down at Wayfinding College (formerly Wayfinding Academy) in the St. Johns neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, along with the institution's forward-thinking founder, Michelle Jones.

Some of the topics covered include:

• Her mission to revolutionize higher education.

Michelle's website

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This week's guest is friend and Renaissance man, Dylan Dean. An ER doctor, musician, visual artist, and so much more, Dylan joined us to chat about an equally varied number of things.

Some of the topics covered include:

• Triage, creativity and death in the emergency room.

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What sort of timeframes are you allotting to your big projects? What about your small tasks? Writing that book. Answering all of those emails. Parkinson's Law might inspire you to reevaluate how much time things really can take and how much time you choose to allow for them.

• NaNoWriMo

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Comments, questions and whatnot. Lots and lots (and lots) of whatnot.

Keep 'em coming and perhaps we'll get to yours next time!

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Touring with his band, The Decemberists; producing albums for groups like Y La Bamba and Red Fang; composing and recording his own original music . . . multi-instrumentalist Chris Funk no doubt wears a number of hats. Rob and Mark recently tracked him down to ask about how his creative process works in these various endeavors.

Some of the topics covered include:

• Reinventing yourself

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The alarm goes off but what makes you do anything other than just shut it off and go back to sleep? In this episode, Rob and Mark begin to dip into the WHY and the HOW of an issue that everyone no doubt struggles with from time to time.

Some of the topics covered include:

• Intrinsic/extrinsic motivations

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Ladies and gentlemen... get out your sticky notes. This week, Rob and Mark corner their favorite guitar player – Floater bandmate Dave Amador – at a rehearsal, sit him down and put a microphone in front of him. With this guy, anything could happen.

Some of the topics covered include:

• Creating guitar parts and sounds

Oh, and make sure to listen to Dave rocking out over this episode's outro!

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It's going to happen at some point. You've likely been (and ARE) afraid of it.

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