Stoke the Wild

In this episode, Nick & Joy interview Chris Osantowski about life as a comedian. Chris has performed in improv groups, his own stand up routine, and did a short run show at Second City in Chicago, IL. Chris brings his life stories, humor, and creative inspirations to how we use laughter and humor in life. *Note: there is light bit of swearing used towards the end of the episode as part of a story. Listener discretion is advised*

Connect with Chris Osantowski via: https://www.instagram.com/christopher.jay.o/ or on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPhCrKb1U4HBIx1szVrXXQ

During this uncertain time, Stoke the Wild relies on your support of not only listening, but helping us create our show. Visit: Patreon.com/stokethewild and you can help continue our work on the podcast. Thank you!

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This week, Nick and Joy chat with special guest Chantel Charis via mobile for social distancing and dialogue about life as a violin performance major. Chantel shares her story of creativity with music, and adjusting to a new normal with the state fo the world presently, and we laugh about funny stories of growing up in a musical household.

For more about Chantel: https://www.instagram.com/chantelcharismusic/ Or chantelcharis.wixsite.com

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National Charity Foundation

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Illinois Covid-19 Benefits Info (look into your state or country info)

https://www2.illinois.gov/ides/Pages/COVID-19-and-Unemployment-Benefits.aspx

During this uncertain time, Stoke the Wild relies on your support of not only listening, but helping us create our show. Visit: Patreon.com/stokethewild and you can help continue our work on the podcast. Thank you!

Go to stokethewild.threadless.com  to shop our custom apparel!

Questions or want to share a project with us? Email: [email protected]

Follow @stokethewild on Instagram.com/stokethewild, Twitter.com/stokethewild, & Facebook.com/stokethewild

This week, Nick and Joy laugh and share their insights to staying creative while in isolation. History is being written through this cover-19 outbreak, and we hope this podcast finds you well. How can you stay creative, sane, and find some joy in the crazy world? Listen in to find out our thoughts!

Episode Photo via Free Source on https://unsplash.com/@kevseto

National Charity Foundation - Usbg.foundation.org

Illinois Covid-19 Benefits Info (look into your state or country info) - https://www2.illinois.gov/ides/Pages/COVID-19-and-Unemployment-Benefits.aspx

Teach your kids about germs! - https://youtu.be/HulpYYaQ2Dg

Support other great artists during this time if you can, as some have lost income without performances, books signings, conventions, and more. Here’s a few of our favs:

Micah Bournes https://www.patreon.com/micahbournes

Caleb King thecalebking.com

Melissa Zaldivar http://melissazaldivar.com

Chris Cambell http://chriscambell.com

Sarah Klos http://www.sarahklos.com

Patrick & Gretta Dertinger https://www.twomilecoffee.com

Ross Weiler https://www.instagram.com/rpwcreations/?hl=en

And of course while you may not be able to support every artist, perhaps you’d be willing to support our show during this time. Visit: Patreon.com/stokethewild and you can help continue our work on the podcast.

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This week we spend some time talking through various modes of thinking: analytical, creative, etc. How do these ways of thinking impact our creativity, or problem solving abilities? Tune in to find out!

Article referenced in today's episode: https://theconversation.com/the-secret-to-creativity-according-to-science-89592

Image for Episode acquired via Unsplash.com: Tamarcus Brown

We can only do what we do thanks to generous listeners and supporters like you! If you feel so kindly, consider supporting us @ Patreon.com/stokethewild for as little as the price of a cup of coffee, you can help continue our work on the podcast. New bonus episode with Chris Cambell coming March 11, 2020 exclusive to our Patreon listeners. 

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This week Nick and Joy talk about the power of self-investment. How do you maintain your momentum? And we also chat a bit about the value of viewing the time we have as important during this Leap Year*.  *Leap year project and Experience Institute founded by Victor Saad as mentioned in the show. Check out the links for more details. 

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This episode is all about different styles of reading, the inner monologue, and how reading is critical to creative output. We also talk about cold weather activities at the top, haha! It's weird. Sorry! 

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This week, Nick & Joy talk some Marvel madness to start the show, and then continue in the conversation of Mindful Living started last episode. How do we recenter and recover when seeking our creative outlet? That's the question we try to tackle as we dive into another week of Stoke the Wild. 

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On this episode, Nick and Joy talk about living with mindful creativity. How do we tackle the creative anxiety, and what does life look like when we focus on the 'now' moments instead of worried about the future.

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On this episode, Nick and Joy talk about the wonderful and sometimes nerve-racking experience of approaching a blank page. How do parameters and incentives impact our creativity? What freedoms do we find in limitless outcomes? We try to tackle those questions and more on this week’s episode!

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This week, Nick and Joy talk the weird wild relationship between science and art. In modern times, there seems to be a disconnect between art and science but people like Da Vinci, continue to show us how both studies are intertwined.

Article Links:

https://edgy.app/where-art-and-science-intersect

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-9-artists-made-contributions-science-leonardo-da-vinci-samuel-morse

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We can only do what we do thanks to generous listeners and supporters like you! If you feel so kindly, consider supporting us @ Patreon.com/stokethewild for as little as the price of a cup of coffee, you can help continue our work on the podcast.

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