No Time to be Timid

In this episode, we talk with author and memoir coach Marion Roach Smith about knowing your genre, being hospitable to yourself and your work, and actually doing the work instead of just talking about it. Also, the importance of required reading! Whatever your medium, Marion’s thoughts on the creative process and what it takes to sustain a creative life will no doubt help you with your own practice. 

Check out these resources:

Marion's website, where you'll find links to her podcast, Qwerty; her blog; her fabulous book, The Memoir Project and other works; and class offerings. 

Writers and books mentioned during the show (don't forget to buy your books online at Interabang Books!):

Colson Whitehead

James McBride

Seth Godin

A lovely interview with Bonnie Garmus, the author of Lessons in Chemistry

Caroline Knapp, author of Drinking: A Love Story

Steven Pressfield, The War of Art

Here's the trailer for Barbie
 

And listen to her new song, The Clearing, performed by Rusty Gear

Check out Steve's work and projects at steveyoungworld.com.

Read his book "Everything's Coming Up Profits"

View the Bathtubs Over Broadway trailer!

Learn more about these other artists:

Dava Whisenant

Hank Beebe

Steve and Dava's two short films are still on the festival circuit, but check out these behind-the-scenes videos:

Photo Op

Brief Survey

See Celibrigum photos!

Listen to the great song "Take That Step."

And check out the Bathtubs Over Broadway soundtrack!

David Crabb is one of the most talented people I know. He's a host and storyteller for both Risk and The Moth; he’s the writer and star of his acclaimed one-man show, Bad Kid, about growing up Goth and gay in Texas, which is also a best-selling memoir; and he’s currently a member of The Groundling’s, one of America’s premier improv and sketch comedy troupes based in LA. In our conversation, David talks about how and why he makes such hilarious -- and compelling -- art.

Check out David's website!

Watch the Bad Kid Trailer

Buy Bad Kid the book; buy it at Interabang

John Casablanca School of Modeling and Acting

David Crabb's YouTube channel featuring:

• Rodney Bobbins
   
• Byron at Sephora
   

The Groundlings

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Axis Theater Company

Risk

The Moth

This week we're doing something a little different. I'm the guest (your host, Tricia Rose Burt) with some thoughts on the trait that helps sustain my creative life and a story about the importance of having a tribe.

Also from this episode:

The Practice, by Seth Godin

From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars, by Virginia Hanlon Grohl

Mark McGuinness, poet and creative coach, featured in Season 1, Episode 4

The Moth

Interabang Books

Cranberry Meadow Farm Inn

No Time to be Timid retreat

Episode Six with Deejay Lucy Wrubel -- You Gotta Have Passion

Lucy Wrubel is no ordinary deejay. What sets her apart -- other than her amazing costumes and incredible energy -- is her deep love and vast knowledge of music. Join us as we talk about how to lie your way into a career, the benefit of taking creative chances, and the thrill of Blake Shelton mixing you a pink cocktail at his wedding reception.

Check out Lucy and her work here.

Follow her on instagram @lucywrubel.

Listen to her Spotify playlist "This".

And don't forget her podcast "Such a Good Song."

Interested in becoming a deejay?

Serato software

And here's a playlist from Episode 6!

Brickhouse by the Commodores

Rosalita by Bruce Springsteen

Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso

Gimme Gimme Gimme by ABBA

September by Earth, Wind & Fire

In this episode, we talk with Nancy Perot, owner of the independent bookstore Interabang, our sponsor, which was just named one of the top 5 bookstores in the country by Publisher’s Weekly. Nancy dreamed of owning a bookstore for nearly 25 years, and after just two years of operation, it was wiped out by a tornado. And that was just the beginning. Join us as we talk about committing to your dream, challenging conventional wisdom, and cultivating resilience, 

Check out these resources mentioned in the episode:

Interabang Books

United to Learn

Readers to Leaders

Catch Up and Read

Alex Snodgrass

Jerrie Marcus Smith

Laura Wilson

Republic of Consciousness Prize

Jeri Lynne Johnson, the founder and artistic director of Philadelphia’s Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, continues to break barriers across the US and Europe as the first woman and/or the first African-American woman on the podium for many orchestras and opera companies. In our conversation about sustaining a creative life, she shares the challenges she's overcome along her artistic journey, what keeps her going, and how to transform grit into grace. 

Learn more about Jeri and explore her work.

Listen to -- and support! -- The Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra. 

Check out these women conductors and composers:

Tania León
 

Marin Alsop

Jennifer Higdon

Learn more about the Taki Alsop Fellowship.

Read poetry by Langston Hughes.

And watch Bugs Bunny posing as Conductor Leopold Stokowski!

Visual and sound artist Perri Howard talks about recording sound in the quietest place on earth, falling in love with whale songs, and always coming in second place. In every area of her creative practice, she's willing to explore unfamiliar territory and shares with us how to do the same. 

Check out Perri's work at perrilynchhoward.comincluding her gallery installation Once Upon A Whale Song and public art piece, Alightment.

View her work from her upcoming show "Hear This" at the Seattle Art Museum Gallery. 

And follow her on instagram @velocitymadegood.

Other resources from this episode include:

Rocky Neck Art Colony

Oceans Alliance

Dr. Roger Payne

Songs of the Humpback Whale

Shannon Cason is a master storyteller -- seen on Snap Judgment, TEDx, and The Moth stages to name a few -- and is the host of the podcast Homemade Stories. In his words, he's also a late bloomer, and with his trademark wit, wisdom, and incredible sense of timing, he shares how the right perspective can turn life's rough patches into life-changing art.
Check out Shannon's website. 

Watch his story Late Bloomer.

Don't miss My Father's Camera.

Learn from his TEDx talk.

And subscribe to his podcast Homemade Stories.
 

ALSO:

Listen to Aaron Calafato's 7 Minute Stories.

Here's some sWooZie too!

Check out Story Club Chicago.

And listen to the Tuesday song!

Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Amy Grant kicks off Season Two with an in-depth conversation about how she’s sustained her more than 40-year career. For her, it’s all about connection — with herself and with her community. She also talks about falling in love with the creative process, the importance of making art even if no one sees it, and her journey to recover her voice after she thought she’d lost everything.

Check out Amy’s tour dates here.

Listen to her songs “Trees We’ll Never See” and "What You Heard."

Other artists mentioned:

Leslie Satcher

Marshall Altman

Cory Asbury