The Creative Jungle

Our hosts, Arty and Justin, get into the holiday spirit with a review of the Netflix Christmas movies that made the greatest impression on them this year. Is Kurt Russell the best Santa Claus ever? Who considers catfishing a romantic holiday plotline? Are the Christmas classics of the past still resonating with the kids of today? We look for answers to these hard-hitting questions and more as we wish everyone out there a happy holidays and joyful start to the new year.

Chris Grabenstein's prolific writing career has captured the imaginations of countless children around the world with his award winning books such as The Haunted Mystery series, The Smartest Kid In The Universe, The Lemoncello series and more. How does he do it? In this interview, Chris shares the lessons he learned from his roots in improv comedy, working for advertising agencies, and collaborating with the likes of Jim Henson and James Patterson that continue to influence his creative process today.

CC Ice is a stunt performer and actress whose credits include doubling as Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch in some of the most iconic action sequences in recent cinematic history. But as CC reveals, there's a lot more to capturing a stunt performance in order to blend an actor with their stunt double to achieve the suspension of disbelief. Hear CC detail her creative process for working through the action sequences that have dazzled audiences in Avengers Infinity War, End Game and WandaVision.

Team Coco's Head of Post Production, Robert James Ashe, hops on the podcast to talk through the editing process of Conan O'Brien's long running late night talk show. How does their editing team take an idea and shape it into an on air sketch? What's the collaboration like between the writers, producers and post production team? What did Team Coco have to do to continue producing a daily show during COVID? Robert shares his tips, tricks and editing philosophy that's led him to 4 Primetime Emmy nominations.

Byron White is a serial entrepreneur who's launched half a dozen successful start-ups including writeraccess.com, which has made the INC. 5000 list for five years in a row. Byron's not short on ideas, but it's his process for executing those ideas that keep delivering growth to his ventures. Hear the stories behind his most successful start-ups, how he finds uplift, when it's time to pivot, and when it's time to give back as he's done with his Lost Ball Golf Tournament to raise funds for cancer research.

LeBron James or Michael Jordan? People have strong opinions on the GOAT of basketball debate. But after watching Space Jam 2: The Legacy, we definitely have an answer to who the GOAT of basketball films costarring Looney Tunes characters is. Justin and Arty air their grievances about the latest LeBron James effort, rethink their childhood impressions of Bugs Bunny, and chalk up another championship for original films vs. reboots.

Joel Relampagos is an acclaimed Los Angeles based Executive Producer and Showrunner whose most important work may be founding the Los Angeles based mental wellness community, Change Your Algorithm. Joel candidly shares his own mental health journey, how the transformation he went through has influenced the creative executive he is today, breaking down entertainment industry stereotypes about mental health awareness, and what a clearer, healthier mind can do for the creative process. www.changealgorithm.com

Tess Tregellas is a comedian, actor and filmmaker you admire because she's not afraid to try something new. Whether it's making award winning short films, trying out a new bit on social media or performing in comedy clubs all over New York City, Tess is putting her creative courage on display everyday. "It's like going to the gym, it's the reps," she says. Hear all about Tess's creative workout routine, writing content for specific platforms and why your corporate marketing team's tweets could be funnier.

Tamsen Webster is the kind of marketing strategist you call when you have a big idea that needs a megaphone. Part storyteller, part strategist, part 'idea whisperer', Tamsen has helped build messaging approaches for some of the biggest tech, pharma and life sciences brands in the world to drive action with their ideas. How does she do it? Let her tell you in this podcast as well as her new book, 'Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible'. What's a red thread? She explains that too!

Andrew Tarvin was like many of us who found office life to be a little dull until he started applying his improv comedy background into the workplace. Fast forward to today and Andrew is a bestselling author, has a Tedx talk with over 10 million views and founded his own company, Humor That Works, where he helps organizations get better results while having fun at work. Hear how this humor engineer crafts a comedy routine for the workplace that won't get you fired and how it can stimulate creativity.