The Quotidian Podcast

This episode is a special one for me, and longer than usual. I'm speaking with the multidisciplinary writer, Adam Sobsey , author of Bull City Summer, a collaborative documentary project about minor-league baseball, which evolved out Sobsey's nearly five years covering the Durham Bulls for the Independent Weekly, as well as a biography of rock music legend Chrissy Hynde, which Pop Matters called "gloriously comprehensive. . ." and " a noble effort and a satisfying read."

He's written about sports and culture for The Paris Review, for Grantland, for Town & Country. He's won several awards for his playwriting and the grand prize for arts criticism from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.

What makes this conversation special for me is that Adam was one of my closest childhood friends, and we've stayed in touch since we first met in the late Seventies.

This is a particularly candid episode, as we recorded on Adam's front porch in downtown Durham, which displays itself in the background of our conversation in vivid voice. We spoke about how creativity expresses itself, inherited generational trauma, the innate gifts of creativity vs. the hard won gains of effort and study, and the similarities between writing and drumming.

Learn more about Adam's work at www.sobsey.com

This podcast is sponsored by Carolina Commons who exist to help individuals, teams, and communities develop their creative skills to solve problems and express their voice.

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• The Colours of Chlöe

• Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber

• Used by arrangement with ECM Records

• Incidental music from Epidemic Sound

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• WORLD PREMIER SNEAK PEAK!

  Acapella hip-hop guru, a baritone with a conscience, and enough funk for anyone's trunk, Kid Beyond represents a unique foray into popular music's over-saturated landscape. A deeply thoughtful artist who is equal parts nutty professor and lyrical magician, Kid uses his immense talent and gracious spirit in service to individuals and communities whose voices need amplification and platforming. And he does it with a scorching brew of bluesy alt-rock and future bass electro. Like the White Stripes meets James Blake, Zepplelin meets Yeezus, it's visceral heart-warrior music for turbulent times, fueled by Kid's soul-shouter pipes, his deep roots as a Buddhist teacher and activist, and his virtuosic band of electro-funk shamans.

• We spoke about his love of puzzles and involvement in the international puzzle community, how his intellectual and spiritual pursuits combine into a service-oriented creative practice, and his evolving strategy for solving the daily Wordle.

• Kid also shares with us a sample of his upcoming single, SUFFRAGIST, streaming on all platforms by mid-July, in support of women's reproductive freedom.

  Thank you, as ever, for your presence here. For more information about this project and how you can participate, go to www.thequotidianpod.com and learn more about how to invite more creativity into your daily life.

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• To support the work we do here at the Quotidian and Carolina Commons, you can Like, Subscribe, comment, and share. You can also become an official Quotidiot by joining our Patreon campaign to receive gifts, unique content, and the chance to be on the show.

• Thank you, as ever for being here and joining in the conversation.

• Theme Music

• The Colours of Chlöe

• Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber

• Used by arrangement with ECM Records

• Incidental music from Epidemic Sound

• Copyright ©2021 www.carolinacommons.org

My guest this week, Dr. Peter Rojcewicz has intrigued me since I first encountered his expansive views on creativity and the the poetic voice during a lecture I attended at the Pacifica Graduate Institute. I had the occasion to visit the beautiful campus outside Santa Barbara and we sat down to talk further about those topics, and how depth psychology holds key ingredients for a transformative change of culture and perspecitve.

Dr. Rojcewicz is a higher education administrator and professor, folklorist, and poet, and is currently Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Pacifica Graduate Institute.

Trained in folklore and folk life, English and American literature, and depth psychology, he is an authority on archetypal images and symbols. He has taught the humanities, fairy tales, myths, comparative religions and folk belief systems at several universities, as well as at the C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology, New York.

Thank you as ever for being here with us, and joining in the conversation. You can learn more about this project and how you can participate, at www.carolinacommons.org.

To support the work we do here at the Quotidian and Carolina Commons, you can Like, Subscribe, comment, and share. You can also become an official Quotidiot by joining our Patreon campaign to receive gifts, unique content, and the chance to be on the show.

Theme Music

The Colours of Chlöe

Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber

Used by arrangement with ECM Records

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound

Copyright ©2022 www.carolinacommons.org

Nor Hall is a legend in the depth and archetypal psychology world. She's a writer and researcher whose books include, The Moon and the virgin; Images of the Archtypal feminine; These Women, and Irons in the Fire.

She was a psychotherapist in private practice and is a theatre-collaborator. who has worked with Pantheatre's Myth & Theatre Festivals in (Paris), and with Archipelago Theatre (Chapel Hill) where I had the distinct privilege of helping bring some of her writing to life, in the film, NORTH: A love letter, directed by her longtime collaborator, Ellen Hemphill.

Hall lives with her family in the Twin Cities and on Bailey Island, Maine.

We spoke about her ideas around creativity in and out of the pandemic, about her earliest creative inspirations, and about the biological mysteries of women's aging.

The Quotidian is sponsored in part by Carolina Commons LLC and is hosted by Bradley Denis.To support the work we do here at the Quotidian and Carolina Commons, you can Like, Subscribe, comment, and share.

You can also become an official Quotidiot by joining our Patreon campaign to receive gifts, unique content, and the chance to be on the show.T

hank you, as ever for being here and joining in the conversation.

Theme Music

The Colours of Chlöe

Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber

Used by arrangement with ECM Records

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound

Copyright ©2022 www.carolinacommons.org

Dr. Brian Brander is the head of school of the Hill Center for Learning in Durham, North Carolina, which focuses on developing and nurturing children with diverse learning needs.

I have been particularly inspired and impressed with results I've seen firsthand, both in students I have taught who have attended Hill Center, as well as members of my own family who have thrived as a result of Hill's unique style and singular dedication to the whole child.

Dr Brander received his doctorate of education from North Carolina State University, and holds a degree in social work as well.

We spoke about what makes a good teacher, about creative approaches to teaching and learning, and how many of the societal issues we face today could be alleviated by a more widespread use of even a few of the techniques employed at the hill learning center.

The Quotidian is sponsored in part by Carolina Commons LLC and is hosted by Bradley Denis. To support the work we do here at the Quotidian and Carolina Commons, you can Like, Subscribe, comment, and share. You can also become an official Quotidiot by joining our Patreon campaign to receive gifts, unique content, and the chance to be on the show.Thank you, as ever for being here and joining in the conversation.

Theme Music

The Colours of Chlöe

Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber

Used by arrangement with ECM Records

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound

Copyright ©2022 www.carolinacommons.org

Today I present my conversation with author and playwrite Scotto Moore. His new science fantasy novel BATTLE OF THE LINGUIST MAGES, a is available now, with a second novel due in next year. For fourteen years, he was an active playwright in Seattle, with major productions nearly every year during that time, and 45 short plays produced as well. He wrote book, lyrics, and music for the acappella sci-fi musical SILHOUETTE, which won the 2018 Gregory Falls Award for Outstanding New Play. He also wrote, directed and produced three seasons of the sci-fi/comedy web series THE COFFEE TABLE; and wrote and starred in the horror/comedy play H.P. LOVECRAFT: STAND-UP COMEDIAN!

We spoke about his new work and the inspiration he derives from other's creative output, the humbling process of submitting our art to others' critique, and why the most important inquiry today must be why we're not insisting on a massive redistribution of wealth.

The Quotidian is sponsored in part by Carolina Commons LLC and is hosted by Bradley Denis.To support the work we do here at the Quotidian and Carolina Commons, you can Like, Subscribe, comment, and share. You can also become an official Quotidiot by joining our Patreon campaign to receive gifts, unique content, and the chance to be on the show.Thank you, as ever for being here and joining in the conversation.

Theme Music

The Colours of Chlöe

Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber

Used by arrangement with ECM Records

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound

Copyright ©2022 www.carolinacommons.org

On paper, Greg Hohn is a communications professor at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. But he is much more than that. Greg has been the director of Transactors Improv Company in Chapel Hill, NC since 1996, and has worked in professional theater for nearly forty years. He has taught at Duke University's theater studies department and has led aplied-improv programs for corporations, organizations, and a multitude of other academic institutions.

He has recently released the book, Putting Improv to Work: Spontaneous Performance for Professional and Personal Life. These are subjects near and dear to my personal and professional life, so it was a thrilling opportunity to speak with Greg about his work, about the book, and how defining our own metrics for success are among the most important things we should investigate.

The Quotidian is sponsored in part by Carolina Commons LLC and is hosted by Bradley Denis.

To support the work we do here at the Quotidian and Carolina Commons, you can Like, Subscribe, comment, and share. You can also become an official Quotidiot by joining our Patreon campaign to receive gifts, unique content, and the chance to be on the show.

Thank you, as ever for being here and joining in the conversation.

Theme Music

The Colours of Chlöe

Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber

Used by arrangement with ECM Records

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound

Copyright ©2022 www.carolinacommons.org

Darek Mazzone is a well known and loved centerpiece of Seattle culture, as a DJ at the famed KEXP studios where he has curated music from around the world for thirty years. Originally from Gdansk, Poland, Darek embodies the essence of immigrant power, determination, and originality, providing a host of creative services, giving voice to peoples and cultures from around the globe.

We spoke the day after Russia invaded Ukraine, and we talked about the power of music to afford consilience, connection, and empathy. He also told the story of how he came to move to Seattle, trusting the providence of an engine breakdown as the end of one road and the beginning of another.

You can find Darek participating in a number of transformative projects. His company Tashkent Park, assists organizations and communities with creative application of art and technology. He co-founded SAMA, which focuses on bringing sacred music and art to the Seattle area. And, of course, you can find him on any of the socials–but definintely check out his Insta: @darek_mazzone

He's a man of many talents and of deep humility. Please enjoy our conversation.

The Quotidian is sponsored in part by Carolina Commons LLC and is hosted by Bradley Denis.

To support the work we do here at the Quotidian and Carolina Commons, you can Like, Subscribe, comment, and share. You can also become an official Quotidiot by joining our Patreon campaign to receive gifts, unique content, and the chance to be on the show.

Thank you, as ever for being here and joining in the conversation.

Theme Music

The Colours of Chlöe

Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber

Used by arrangement with ECM Records

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound

Copyright ©2022 www.carolinacommons.org

On this final episode of the Winter season, Bradley talks about where to start when looking for a way into creative innovations, or to get unstuck after some blockages. It's all about attention and presence.

We'll be taking a short break after this episode to focus on end of term matters for grad school. Join us for season two as Spring makes its way back to the Northern hemisphere. Until then, keep creating.

Mentions:

Deviate, by Beau Lotto

To support the work we do here at the Quotidian and Carolina Commons, you can Like, Subscribe, comment, and share. You can also become an official Quotidiot by joining our Patreon campaign to receive gifts, unique content, and the chance to be on the show.

Thank you, as ever for being here and joining in the conversation.

Theme Music

The Colours of Chlöe

Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber

Used by arrangement with ECM Records

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound

Copyright ©2022 www.carolinacommons.org

MICHAEL MEADE, is a renowned storyteller, author, and scholar of mythology, anthropology, and psychology. He combines hypnotic storytelling, street-savvy perceptiveness, and spellbinding interpretations of ancient myths with a deep knowledge of cross-cultural rituals. He has an unusual ability to distill and synthesize these disciplines, tapping into ancestral sources of wisdom and connecting them to the stories we are living today.

He is the author of several books, including Awakening the Soul, The Genius Myth, and is the creator of the Living Myth Podcast.

As well as the founder of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation, a nonprofit network of artist, activists, and community builders that encourages greater understanding between diverse peoples.

He's a man after my own heart, in many ways. We spoke about how the pandemic has played a pivotal role in our lives as a rite of passage-the isolation and solitude of a coming of age ritual in many ways, and how Michael's rethinking of the meaning of the word Genius, can help us build ourselves and our communities back into forces for positive personal and global change.

This episode is sponsored by Carolina Commons who exist to help individuals, teams, and communities develop their creative voice and vision in order to help make sense and meaning in the world. Go to www.carolinacommons.org to learn more about how you can develop and enhance your creative capacities.