Welcome to The Spark—your weekly creative pick-me-up from The Creative Boom Podcast. Every Thursday, we share a shorter, snappier episode filled with inspiration—and this season, we've switched things up.

Each Spark now features a bonus conversation with our guest from earlier in the week. Today, we're once again joined by the award-winning creative director, Christine Smith, who returned for a little more fun—and a few unexpected surprises.

Christine shared some brilliant insights on Monday's episode, where we explored what it means to become the role model you never had. If you missed it, go back and give it a listen. But in this Spark, we dive into the more personal side of Christine's world: her creative rituals, her love of horses and thrift shops, a very convincing baby cry, and what she'd do if she ever needed to escape a bad date. (Spoiler: it involves that baby cry.)

We also discuss why intuition is such a powerful creative tool, the importance of listening to your gut, and how nature and nostalgia feed Christine's imagination. And as always, we end with a thought-provoking question for next week's guest.

This season is proudly sponsored by the School of Communication Arts.