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Long-form interviews for your ears, The Great Discontent podcast features in-depth conversations with today's artists, makers, and risk-takers.... more
FAQs about The Great Discontent:How many episodes does The Great Discontent have?The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.
December 19, 2017Matt Ruby, Isabel Urbina Peña & Ping Zhu - Intuition and opportunity, working by hand, the value of personal time, and a performanceComedian Matt Ruby performs, and creative director Isabel Urbina Peña and illustrator Ping Zhu talk to host Tina Essmaker about their very different paths, working by hand, the value of personal time, and following intuition into opportunity....more1h 10minPlay
November 21, 2017Natasha Jen & Lotta Nieminen - Trusting Our Intuition, Living with Uncertainty, and Good AccidentsDesigner Natasha Jen & designer and illustrator Lotta Nieminen talk to host Tina Essmaker about trusting our intuition, living with uncertainty, and embracing accidents along the way....more1h 8minPlay
October 17, 2017Dan Blackman & Robyn Kanner - The power of vulnerability, self-initiated projects, and how our priorities shape our workDesigners Dan Blackman and Robyn Kanner talk to host Tina Essmaker about the power of vulnerability, self-initiated projects, and how our priorities shape our work....more1hPlay
September 26, 2017Daniel Seung Lee & Jocelyn K. Glei - Transitions, burnout, and navigating work and life at a sustainable pacePhotographer Daniel Seung Lee and writer Jocelyn K. Glei talk to host Tina Essmaker about transitioning well, recognizing burnout, and navigating work and life at a sustainable pace....more1hPlay
June 27, 2017Shawna X & Collin Hughes — It’s okay to be scared, we become what we think about, and challenging each other to growDesigner Shawna X & photographer Collin Hughes talk to host Tina Essmaker about being in a relationship with each other, how they challenge each other to grow, why it’s okay to be scared, and why we become what we think about....more59minPlay
May 23, 2017Julia Rothman & Jon Burgerman — Knowing your value, the dance of negotiation, and interjecting play into our workArtists and illustrators Julia Rothman & Jon Burgerman talk to host Tina Essmaker about knowing your value as an artist, the art of negotiating with clients, and interjecting play into our work routines....more57minPlay
April 25, 2017Catt Small & Kelli Anderson - Recognizing our potential, overcoming fear with action, and creative satisfaction as an ongoing inquiryDesigner & developer Catt Small and artist & designer Kelli Anderson talk to host Tina Essmaker about their individual paths into design, recognizing our potential, overcoming fear with action, and why the search for creative satisfaction is an ongoing inquiry....more56minPlay
April 14, 2017Meredith Jenks & Alice Gao - Different paths to similar places, the business of photography, and maintaining a sense of wonderPhotographers Meredith Jenks and Alice Gao talk to host Tina Essmaker about the very different paths they took into photography, share their best business advice for aspiring photographers, and reflect on what photography has taught them about the world in which we live....more59minPlay
December 20, 2016Amélie Lamont & Timothy Goodman — Navigating expectations, why our faves are problematic, and finding hope after a challenging yearDesigner & writer Amélie Lamont and designer & illustrator, Timothy Goodman, talk to host Tina Essmaker about navigating the expectations of others and ourselves throughout our careers, why our faves are problematic, and finding hope after a challenging year....more1h 8minPlay
December 02, 2016Khoi Vinh & Ryan Fitzgibbon - Empathy in design, when the political becomes personal, and using art & design to affect social changePrincipal Designer at Adobe, Khoi Vinh, and designer & Hello Mr. founder, Ryan Fitzgibbon, talk to host Tina Essmaker about the role of empathy in design, when the political becomes personal, and using art & design to affect social change....more1h 3minPlay
FAQs about The Great Discontent:How many episodes does The Great Discontent have?The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.