No Time to be Timid

In our final episode of the season, I talk with Harris III, who shares his unexpected journey as a professional magician, storyteller, author, and the director and curator of the Story Gatherings, an international conference on storytelling. We talk about misusing our imaginations, the importance of wow and how, and the lifesaving power of art. 

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Learn more about Harris here.

And find out about the Story Gatherings here. 

Episode 9: There is Courage in Community.

For this episode, I delve into stand-up comedy, which seems like the loneliest of professions but actually thrives because of its strong community. And two amazing artists join me on the show — Ophira Eisenberg and Bethany Van Delft. Ophira was the host of the long-running NPR show “Ask Me Another” and just launched her new podcast, “Parenting is a Joke.” Bethany is a performer and a producer at the Boston Comedy and Women in Comedy Festivals and was named Boston’s Best Comedian several times. It’s a very funny and not to be missed episode.
 

Ophira Eisenberg

Watch her comedy special: Plant-Based Jokes

Listen to her podcast: Parenting is a Joke

Visit her website: ophiraeisenberg.com

Follow her on social media: @ophirae

Bethany Van Delft

Listen to her debut album on Spotify: I am Not a Llama

Visit her website: https://www.bethanyvandelft.com

And follow her on instagram @BethanyVanDelft

Hilary Graham is one of the hardest working artists I know and she’s learned to build failure into her writing process. Her talent and perseverance has landed her in Hollywood, where she’s worked on some of the top shows, including "Bones"and "Orange is the New Black," and she was the show runner for the Netflix series "Social Distance." Join us as she talks about overcoming obstacles and the challenges and rewards of writing for TV and film.

Follow Hilary on Instagram @HilaryGraham.

Watch Social Distance

Check out Brad Montague's work

Learn more about:

• Ross McElwee
• Rob Moss
• Jenji Kohan

And a blast from the past: Stephen J. Cannell title card

International award-winning puppeteer Dan Hurlin talks about starting a successful theater at age 10, how financial constraints prompted him to create a solo show where he played a cast of 60 characters, his love of toy theaters and puppets, and  his new approach to puppetry.

The music in this episode is from "Disfarmer" and was composed by Dan Moses Schreier.

Go to triciaroseburt.com for links to Dan's work. 

Check out Dan's website.

View an excerpt from Disfarmer.

See the trailer for the documentary Puppet.

Learn about Nathanael West.

Explore the work of John Cage.

See Julia Jacquette's work.

Award-winning visual and performance artist Rachel Perry challenges every excuse you may have for not stepping towards your creative dreams. She attended art school at 36 while raising a first grader -- not the most practical time to begin an intense program of study -- and her work is now exhibited in collections around the world. You are not too old and it is not too late!
 

Check out Rachel's work here.

Twitter: @racyperry

Instagram: @rachelperrystudio

A preview of her collaboration with composer Ted Hearne and director Daniel Fish In Your Mouth; text by Dorothea Lasky

 

Other resources:

The Unknown Craftsman by Soetsu Yanagi

The Relationship Between Use and Beauty artwork by Tricia Rose Burt

In this episode, we do things a little differently! We hear a story from Kelly Horan, Deputy Editor of the Ideas Section at the Boston Globe, and then she joins me for some conversation about logic, intuition, the creative process, and the thrill of eccentric adventures.

Resources:

The Road Less Traveled, by M. Scott Peck

Becoming Duchess Goldblatt, by Anonymous

Whack on the Side of the Head, by Roger Von Oech

Bathtubs Over Broadway

In this episode, award-winning poet and creative coach Mark McGuinness talks about how to integrate more creativity into your life as well as the risk of ignoring your creative self; overcoming fear in his own creative journey; and his new poetry podcast, A Mouthful of Air.

Mark McGuinness

The 21st Century Creative Podcast

A Mouthful of Air

The Creative Penn

Kristin Linklater “Freeing The Natural Voice” 

Steven Pressfield

Catherine Burns, artistic director of The Moth, joins us to discuss the twists and turns of her creative life, fresh off her interview with The New York Times and the release of The Moth's new book, "How to Tell a Story."

For more information on The Moth, go to https://themoth.org

In this episode, we talk to ordained ministers Liz and Matt Myer Boulton who changed course mid-career and are now Emmy award-winning filmmakers. 

To learn more about Liz and Matt, go to:

www.saltproject.org

To download the No Time to be Timid Manifesto, go to:

www.triciaroseburt.com

Our guest is Tim Donovan, who attended art school in his early forties while helping to manage a residential rehab brain injury program, and is now co-director of New York’s Launch F18 art gallery. 

Launch F18 http://www.launchf18.com

Tim Donovan on Instagram @timshutter123

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