Tapping Creativity

When you create something, even fiction, pieces of you must go into it. Others get to experience you which can result in them being inspired (if they're open to relating) or them being triggered to crap on you.

On this episode we talk about showing up honestly as creators, handling the challenge of vulnerability and the negative feedback that may arise.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

How often do you work on your craft? How do you put in the famous 10,000 hours as a creative without burning out? On this episode we talk about finding your process of creating sustainably.

Kindly check out Stephen Jenkinson's book, 'Come of Age' here https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562307/come-of-age-by-stephen-jenkinson/

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

Do you feel more creative in some places and less creative in different set ups? What's the connection between the literal situation you find yourself in and the flow you feel while writing or painting?

On this episode, I share insights about my own creative process that I've gained from writing while on the road.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

Do you still remember your new year resolutions? How are they faring? 
The year being halfway done, it’s part of my summer tradition to analyze my performance of what I resolved to do, and if my vision for the year needs to be reviewed.

Is drag an artform by itself? According to Precious, it’s a lifestyle actually. We’re all drag performers in our lives. 

In this episode she discusses her book ‘I Have Always Been Me’. Her influences, creative process, and creative choices.

Precious Brady-Davis is an actor, author and renowned diversity advocate.

Did you know Bruce Lee was as great philosopher as he was a martial artist? Well, I didn't. His book, 'Striking Thoughts' has been a great companion while I'm on my road trip. On this episode, I share the ideas he wrote that struck me the most.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

ABOUT ME
I started my career as an accidental filmmaker. I wrote a “practice script,”  hoping one day I could write one that I could sell or produce. That script became my first film, “Senses of Place,” which went on to win awards on the film festival circuit and was distributed by FilmBuff. 

I then moved to Hollywood where I eventually made nine feature films, eight documentaries, and worked with actors Carrie-Anne Moss, Melora Hardin , Zac Efron, Edi Gathegi and Angela Sarafyan in this year's Caged, and many more. I've worked with producers Kevin Costner, Bill Borden – Academy Award winner Francis Ford Coppola and Oscar-nominated director Mike Johnson. I have even shared the screen with Josh Brolin, Neil Patrick Harris, Kane Hodder, Naveen Andrews, and many more.

Last year, I released the documentary film, “Hardball: The Girls of Summer.” Currently, I live between California and East Africa, writing and developing new projects, while consulting on film and TV projects. 

Visit my website to see my work – or check me out on IMDb.com

What role can artists of all types engage in building a better world? This is the concern of this week's guest, Propaganda. On this week's episode, he discusses the vision behind his debut collection of poetry and essays, 'Terraform: Building a Better World'. He also takes us behind the scene, to understand his creative process, collaborations, obsession with coffee and why he does not believe in doing things because they feel safe.

Jason 'Propaganda' Petty is a poet, illustrator and activist based in LA with roots in Ethiopia. He co-hosts 'The Red Couch' Podcast with his wife, Dr. Alma Zaragoza-Petty.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

ABOUT ME
I started my career as an accidental filmmaker. I wrote a “practice script,”  hoping one day I could write one that I could sell or produce. That script became my first film, “Senses of Place,” which went on to win awards on the film festival circuit and was distributed by FilmBuff. 

I then moved to Hollywood where I eventually made nine feature films, eight documentaries, and worked with actors Carrie-Anne Moss, Melora Hardin , Zac Efron, Edi Gathegi and Angela Sarafyan in this year's Caged, and many more. I've worked with producers Kevin Costner, Bill Borden – Academy Award winner Francis Ford Coppola and Oscar-nominated director Mike Johnson. I have even shared the screen with Josh Brolin, Neil Patrick Harris, Kane Hodder, Naveen Andrews, and many more.

Last year, I released the documentary film, “Hardball: The Girls of Summer.” Currently, I live between California and East Africa, writing and developing new projects, while consulting on film and TV projects. 

Visit my website to see my work – or check me out on IMDb.com

Do you ever struggle doing your creative project when you have to also do other 'practical' work to make rent? Is it possible to shift between the mental gears for these smoothly?

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

ABOUT ME
I started my career as an accidental filmmaker. I wrote a “practice script,”  hoping one day I could write one that I could sell or produce. That script became my first film, “Senses of Place,” which went on to win awards on the film festival circuit and was distributed by FilmBuff. 

I then moved to Hollywood where I eventually made nine feature films, eight documentaries, and worked with actors Carrie-Anne Moss, Melora Hardin , Zac Efron, Edi Gathegi and Angela Sarafyan in this year's Caged, and many more. I've worked with producers Kevin Costner, Bill Borden – Academy Award winner Francis Ford Coppola and Oscar-nominated director Mike Johnson. I have even shared the screen with Josh Brolin, Neil Patrick Harris, Kane Hodder, Naveen Andrews, and many more.

Last year, I released the documentary film, “Hardball: The Girls of Summer.” Currently, I live between California and East Africa, writing and developing new projects, while consulting on film and TV projects. 

Visit my website to see my work – or check me out on IMDb.com

Hallie Bateman is an illustrator and writer based in LA. She is the author of Brave New Work (2016), What To Do When I’m Gone (2018) and Directions (2021). Her art has been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Awl and others.

On this episode of Tapping Creativity, she discusses her creative process, overcoming the imposter syndrome and how to create pressure-free.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

ABOUT ME
I started my career as an accidental filmmaker. I wrote a “practice script,”  hoping one day I could write one that I could sell or produce. That script became my first film, “Senses of Place,” which went on to win awards on the film festival circuit and was distributed by FilmBuff. 

I then moved to Hollywood where I eventually made nine feature films, eight documentaries, and worked with actors Carrie-Anne Moss, Melora Hardin , Zac Efron, Edi Gathegi and Angela Sarafyan in this year's Caged, and many more. I've worked with producers Kevin Costner, Bill Borden – Academy Award winner Francis Ford Coppola and Oscar-nominated director Mike Johnson. I have even shared the screen with Josh Brolin, Neil Patrick Harris, Kane Hodder, Naveen Andrews, and many more.

Last year, I released the documentary film, “Hardball: The Girls of Summer.” Currently, I live between California and East Africa, writing and developing new projects, while consulting on film and TV projects. 

Visit my website to see my work – or check me out on IMDb.com

Truman Capote is quoted as saying that more tears are shed when our prayers get answered than when they go unanswered. From my experience, this is often due to the fact that our knowledge as human being is limited. So however much we believe we can control the outcome of what we do, the end more often is different from what we sought or believed we needed at the beginning.