Flavia is an animator. The desire to be a story teller struck her surreptitiously during a class in school and she ran with it. I respect that in people. Honouring that deeper calling within you to follow that dream no matter how irrational it may seem. I wish I was more like her. Recently graduating from film school, she now finds herself where the rubber meets the road and the realities of a brutal industry come into clear view. Where she goes is her want.

Farooq makes games. Like me, he made a career change. Unlike me, it was from being an assistant director to a games designer. We’re both trying to find a greater sense of balance and meaning in the work we do.

How does that conflict with the very real requirement to earn a living? Does anyone want to hear the songs we have to sing?

Maybe it doesn’t matter as much as we think it does.

Maybe it matters who we sing our songs with.

Julia makes games. Talking to her gives me the impression that you’re talking to someone who knows they are where they’re meant to be. And that they know how they got there but they don’t know what’s next. The weight but also the excitement of that unknown next step. And yet, the belief that what’s most important is that you just…try.

James is witty. He’s a television director and he was once a stand up comedian. Another friend from doing improv at the National Film and Television School, we share a common dislike for the perception of a creative class. What does it even mean?

Is it a way to diminish your sense of self?

Does it change what creativity means to us?

Introductions are hard. Maybe I should start with what this podcast is not. 

This isn’t trying to sell you something. There may be a merchandise store but that’s it. I won’t try to sell you a beer or introduce you to some new gambling platform. There is no fancy studio setup, there is no Youtube channel. I’m not trying to advance the human consciousness, whatever that means. 

This is an exploration of creativity. This a collection of conversations with normal people, with creative professionals, with CEOs, bakers, librarians, consultants, everybody! This is me trying to understand creativity as it exists in the real world. 

This is People Create.

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