Creative Culture

By Steve Ramsey

What's Creative Culture about?

Creative Culture is about art and how it influences culture. Conversations with an eclectic mix of creative people: makers, artists, musicians, filmmakers, authors, comedians and more.

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Creative Culture episodes:

04.12.2024
The art of cocktails. Was James Bond right? With Leandro DiMonriva (EP 86)
In this episode of Creative Culture, I talked to mixologist and professional bartender Leandro Di Monriva @TheEducatedBarfly about the art of mixing cocktails and what it takes to be a bartender. We chatted about everything from things that annoy bartenders...
03.22.2024
Can art be objectively bad? With CJ the X (Episode 85)
Has social media fundamentally changed the way we perceive art? Can art me quantified by the number of eyeballs that view it? In this episode of Creative Culture, I talked with CJ the X, @cjthex a creator and philosopher whose work...
02.23.2024
Is Fast-Fashion Destroying Culture? With V.Birchwood (Episode 84)
This episode of Creative Culture is a look into the enchanting world of historical fashion with the talented Vasi Birchwood who not only dons but also meticulously crafts her own historical attire that she wears daily. We explored Vasi's journey...
02.09.2024
Why is everyone getting tattoos? What you need to know. With Electric Linda (EP 83)
In this episode of Creative Culture, I talked with Electric Linda, a master tattoo artist hailing from Norway about tattoo art. With over two decades of experience, Linda brings a rich tapestry of stories, insights, and artistic wisdom to the...
01.19.2024
How magic tricks work: The secrets behind the illusions. With Lloyd Barnes (Episode 82)
Welcome to Creative Culture, a podcast that explores the myriad ways people express their creativity. In this episode, I spoke with Lloyd Barnes @LloydB a professional magician and illusion creator. Lloyd not only develops magic illusions for magicians globally...
01.05.2024
Why tarot is more effective than you think. With EsoTarot (Ep. 81)
This episode of Creative Culture, features Madison from @EsoTarot. https://www.youtube.com/@EsoTarot The episode explores the art of tarot reading, its cultural significance, and its comparison to psychology. Madison shares her journey into tarot reading, discussing the personal and broader implications of...
12.22.2023
Why is food so important in anime? With ChefPK (Ep. 80)
Help support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/creativeculturepod Chef PK on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CHEFPKR Paul Karyakos, also known as Chef PK, combines his love for cooking with his passion for anime. In this episode of the Creative Culture Podcast, Paul discusses his...
12.08.2023
How to stay creative throughout the (ENTIRE) year, with Jacqueline Suskin (Ep 79)
A Year in Practice is available here: https://amzn.to/3NdFJp0 Jacqueline's website: https://www.jacquelinesuskin.com/ Help support Creative Culture! https://www.patreon.com/creativeculturepod Jacqueline Suskin, a prolific poet and writer, discusses her work and the importance of poetry in human culture. She shares her experience running Poem Store,...
11.24.2023
Basically, Christmas wants to kill you | Holiday hazards with Scott Dixon (Ep 78)
Did you know that the number of trips to emergency rooms rise every December? Are you running too many lights in a single strand? How safe are you climbing up a ladder to install holiday lights? In this episode Scott...
11.10.2023
The badass world of chainsaw carving with Chainsaw Jenna (Episode 77)
In this episode of Creative Culture, I talked with Jenna Whiting of @chainsawjenna , a prolific sculptor whose tool of choice is the chainsaw. We talked about her carving career and how she approaches the beautiful and amazing works of art...
10.27.2023
2023's BEST Scary Party Movie! Halloween Special with Ethan James (Ep 76)
In this spooky Halloween special, I'm joined by Ethan James @TheHonestCarpenter to discuss our favorite scary movies just in time for Halloween. We explore various horror subgenres, from classic slashers to modern gems, sharing recommendations and insights. Some of the...
10.13.2023
Why do we LAUGH after a jump scare? The science of FEAR. Nina Nesseth (Ep. 75)
Grab your popcorn! Nina Nesseth, author of "Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Films" slashes into the Creative Culture Podcast for a ghostly discussion on why horror movies scare us and what causes our brains and bodies to react the...
09.29.2023
Wait, pinball was illegal?? With Alec from Technology Connections (EP 74)
Support this podcast! https://www.patreon.com/creativeculturepod Video episodes are available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@creativeculturepod In this episode of Creative Culture, I am joined by Alec Watson, renowned for his insights into the fusion of creativity and technology. He’s also a pinball collector, historian,...
09.15.2023
Why Does Suburban Architecture Lack Soul? Stewart Hicks. (EP 73)
Does the U.S. have a unique architectural style besides the hideous McMansion? Why does the constructed suburban landscape have the same blandness no matter where you travel? Well, it's all about the stories they (don't) tell. The art of...
08.18.2023
From Chia Toilets to Driveable Fidgets. Intentional Creativity with Ali Spagnola (EP 72)
I had an absolute blast chatting with Ali Spagnola, a true creative maverick. She spills the beans on how she keeps those creative juices flowing—hint: it involves actively hunting for...
08.04.2023
A Culture of Hype. And Sneakers, With Shade TV (ep 71)
Marissa Hill is the producer and host of Shade TV, a YouTube channel devoted to fashion, sneakers and hype culture. She herself is a sneakerhead and fashion model who is continually seen at movie premieres, pop culture events and festivals. In this...
07.21.2023
What artists need to know about AI. With Mary Tsai, Adobe AI/ML designer (EP 70)
Mary Tsai is an Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning designer for Adobe, specializing in its audio and video tools such as Premier and After Effects. In this episode we discuss what AI is, what it means, and how it will...
07.07.2023
Why does my cake look like a blob? Laurie Shannon from The Icing Artist. (EP 69)
Laurie Shannon is the creator and host of The Icing Artist, a YouTube channel that has garnered nearly 5 million subscribers and whose videos have been seen over 1.2 billion times over the past ten years. In this episode we...
06.23.2023
Denim, dollar signs and trendsetting. Blacktail Studio (Ep 68)
Cam Anderson of Blacktail Studio joined me this week to talk about his newfound fascination with making tables out of denim. Is he a trendsetter? Well, we also discussed how the first person to do something is rarely the best....
06.09.2023
Are photographers becoming irrelevant? With Jared Polin (Ep 67)
This week I spoke to Jared Polin of FroKnowsPhoto about Photoshop's new generative AI and other apps such as MidJourney AI. They are dramatically changing everything about art and photography. Do we really need humans to take photographs? Are graphic...
05.26.2023
When hysteria leads to Censorship. With Prano Bailey-Bond (Episode 66)
Joining me today is Prano Bailey-Bond, the filmmaker who wrote and directed Censor, a movie that takes place during the U.K. "Video Nasties" era and tells the story of Enid, a film censor who screens all these videos to implement...
05.12.2023
No, you shouldn't decorate however you want. With Nick Lewis. (Ep. 65)
Help support this podcast! https://www.patreon.com/creativeculturepod Nick Lewis is a designer with the goal of simplifying interior design. He’s not afraid to voice his opinions on design trends that might be here to stay and others that need to go....
04.28.2023
Home flipping ethics and dumb mistakes new homeowners make (Ep 64)
Scott Dixon joined me this week to discuss his YouTube channel, Everyday Home Repairs, which has detailed tutorials on how to fix just about anything in and around your house. Ever wonder how to add an electrical outlet in a...
04.14.2023
Can you actually repair a phone? JerryRigEverything on AI, wheelchairs, and electric cars (Ep 63)
Zack Nelson is the creator of JerryRigEverything, a YouTube channel mostly about technology. With over 1.6 billion channel views, you’ve probably seen one of his many videos taking apart phones, testing their durability, or showing you how to repair them. ...
03.31.2023
Decluttering our workshops and creative spaces, with Cas from Clutterbug (Ep 62)
Cassandra Aarssen the world’s leading expert on decluttering and organizing. She helps people to understand why we have such a hard time dealing with all the stuff in our lives. In addition to general organizing advice, I wanted to have...
03.17.2023
The impending trade labor crisis. With Ethan James (Ep 61)
Within 5 years, the U.S. is likely to reach a critical juncture where is will be difficult to hire anyone to fix a leaky pipe or worse, repair a structural problem with your house. Ethan James is a leader at...
03.03.2023
Café culture and the art of coffee: Morgandrinkscoffee and her radical approach to videos. (Ep. 60)
Morgan Eckroth is the reigning US Barista Champion who finished second in the 2022 World Barista Championship. Morgandrinkscoffee is a blend of real world experience, practical advice, art, education, business, and pure entertainment: all revolving around coffee. In a...
02.17.2023
The Art of Metalsmithing with Basia Adamiec (ep 59)
Basia Adamiec is a metalsmith and silversmith who crafts fine jewelry and shares her work with the world on her YouTube channel, The Art of Metalsmithing, a great resource for learning the tools and techniques needed to make your own...
02.03.2023
Music and hand tools. Ben Sinclair of The Beths (EP 58)
Benjamin Sinclair is the bass player for The Beths, as well as a hand tool woodworker. He also plays saxophone and keeps a detailed online journal of his experiences touring on the road. In this episode, we talk about art,...
01.20.2023
Why is woodworking on TV so bad? With Jason from Bourbon Moth (Ep 57)
It was fun to catch up with Jason Hibbs from Bourbon Moth Woodworking and talk about the life cycle of woodworkers on YouTube, the Airstream cult, and why TV can't draw any audience for woodworking shows. We also have a...
01.06.2023
Will AI replace human artists and makers? With Jon Grim (ep 56)
Jon is a graffiti artist and teacher whose videos transcend mere education and touch upon other topics and philosophy in the world of art. In this episode we get into the future of art and how artificial intelligence can create...
12.23.2022
Stories told with sand: Kseniya Simonova. (ep 55)
Help support The WTS: https://www.patreon.com/thewts Kseniya Simonova's art is engaging, challenging, emotional, and inspiring…and she does it all with sand. Real-time stories, performed with sand. I first discovered Kseniya back in 2019 when...
12.09.2022
Justin McElroy explains how to fake an interest in woodworking (ep 54)
Justin McElroy is a comedian, voice actor and podcaster known for long running podcasts such as Adventure Zone, Sawbones, My Brother, My Brother, and Me, and more. Woodworking has been his life’s work since late May of 2020. In this...
11.25.2022
Can You Encase a Human in Epoxy? Blacktail Studio is back. (EP 53)
Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/thewts Cam Anderson from Blacktail Studio is back for the 3.5th time to talk about epoxy, big slabs of wood, and YouTube. Blacktail Studio is still the most popular woodworking channel on YouTube, recently...
11.11.2022
Living art, with Darren George (Ep 52)
Bonsai is an artform unlike any other in the amount of time, dedication and patience it takes to see results. It’s a form of sculpture that can take years to see how your efforts will take shape. Bonsai trees...
10.28.2022
The art and science of clean. Anne-Marie Faiola of Bramble Berry (Ep. 51)
Anne-Marie Faiola has created a soapmaking empire with Bramble Berry, a company she founded in 1999 in a 400 square foot space. Today she is CEO, the company has more than 100 employees With over 60,000 customers, Bramble Berry...
10.14.2022
Tricking out Halloween with Wicked Makers (Ep 50)
With the Halloween season upon us, I’m happy to have Jaime Nakae and Jay Grenier joining me back on the podcast. Their YouTube channel, Wicked Makers, is THE place to go for all your DIY Halloween decorating needs. You...
09.30.2022
Yeah, you CAN take better photos. Tips from Jared Polin. (ep 49)
Jared Polin started posting videos on YouTube in 2008 and has been grinding ever since. His channel Fro Knows Photo is a great place to learn photography and keep up with the latest cameras, gear and photography news. In...
09.16.2022
Florian Gadsby crafts ceramics that sell in one minute (Ep 48)
Support the podcast by becoming a WTS+ member: https://www.patreon.com/thewts Florian Gadsby is a ceramicist who creates hand thrown stoneware and pottery out of his studio in North London. He’s made thousands of exquisite cups, mugs, bowls, vases, jars and...
09.02.2022
What makes GREAT ART so great? With James Payne from Great Art Explained. (Ep 47)
Enjoy the podcast? Become a WTS+ member! https://www.patreon.com/thewts What exactly was Andy Warhol trying to say with his Marilyn Monroe series? Why are people emotionally moved, sometimes to tears, by viewing a large, geometric shape of color painted by...
08.19.2022
The ultimate DIYers: The Adams family and their killer movies (Ep 46)
Please help support the WTS! https://www.patreon.com/thewts This is one of the most kickass stories you’re going to hear on this podcast. Of all the artists and makers I’ve talked to, none have embodied the DIY spirit of this show...
08.05.2022
Construction myths, with Grady from Practical Engineering (Ep. 45)
Please consider supporting The WTS and becoming a WTS+ member. https://www.patreon.com/thewts Grady Hillhouse is a civil engineer and creator of Practical Engineering, a YouTube channel devoted to explaining the man-made infrastructure of the world surrounding us. His videos teach...
07.29.2022
1 year anniversary of the WTS! Announcing WTS+
Please consider supporting the show at https://www.patreon.com/thewts Become a WTS Patron or a WTS+ member. My goal with the WTS is to bring you quality conversations with people at the top of their fields, people with unique artistic visions...
07.22.2022
Is social media ruining the joy of DIY? With Psychologist Sam Raimondi (Ep 44)
This week I talked to Sam Raimondi, the DIY Huntress, in her professional capacity as a psychologist to see if she can offer us all some strategies for dealing with the funk we all seem to be in after the...
07.08.2022
The fantasy world of Nerdforge (Ep 43)
Martina and Hansi are the Norwegian duo behind Nerdforge, a YouTube channel devoted to creating art and building projects often with a fantasy and swords and sorcery focus. In this episode we talked about how they make books, armor,...
06.24.2022
The art and ethics of graffiti: Jon Grim (Ep 42)
Jon Grim is a clear voice and advocate for graffiti culture, as well as an art mentor drawing on the history of the medium to teach and refine techniques used by graffiti artists. On his youtube channel, The Artist Block...
06.10.2022
Movie props with Propmaster Scott Reeder (Ep 41)
Scott Reeder is a Hollywood prop master who is responsible for everything actors touch on a film or television set. A big part of his job is sourcing or creating realistic objects that look like the real thing, but are...
05.27.2022
Biggest mistakes you can make when painting. With Chris Berry from Paint Life TV. (Ep 40)
Chris Berry is a professional house painter who's been posting videos on his YouTube channel, Paint Life TV for the past 11 years. It's a show where you can learn everything about painting your own home, or how to become...
05.13.2022
Unnecessary Inventions with Matty Benedetto (Ep 39)
Matty Benedetto is the host, creator, and evil genius behind Unnecessary Inventions, where he showcases his totally unnecessary inventions. Inventions that solve problems that don’t exist, but actually seem kinda practical. In this episode Matty and I talk about...
04.29.2022
Dan Harmon, creator of Rick and Morty, tricks out his house (Ep 38)
Dan Harmon is the writer, executive producer and creator of the Emmy award winning animated series Rick and Morty, but he's also a maker and woodworker who's systematically turning "his friend Dylan's house" into a batcave. Follow Dan on Instagram:...

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Creative Culture episodes:

The art of cocktails. Was James Bond right? With Leandro DiMonriva (EP 86)

Can art be objectively bad? With CJ the X (Episode 85)

Is Fast-Fashion Destroying Culture? With V.Birchwood (Episode 84)

Why is everyone getting tattoos? What you need to know. With Electric Linda (EP 83)

How magic tricks work: The secrets behind the illusions. With Lloyd Barnes (Episode 82)

Why tarot is more effective than you think. With EsoTarot (Ep. 81)

Why is food so important in anime? With ChefPK (Ep. 80)

How to stay creative throughout the (ENTIRE) year, with Jacqueline Suskin (Ep 79)

Basically, Christmas wants to kill you | Holiday hazards with Scott Dixon (Ep 78)

The badass world of chainsaw carving with Chainsaw Jenna (Episode 77)

2023's BEST Scary Party Movie! Halloween Special with Ethan James (Ep 76)

Why do we LAUGH after a jump scare? The science of FEAR. Nina Nesseth (Ep. 75)

Wait, pinball was illegal?? With Alec from Technology Connections (EP 74)

Why Does Suburban Architecture Lack Soul? Stewart Hicks. (EP 73)

From Chia Toilets to Driveable Fidgets. Intentional Creativity with Ali Spagnola (EP 72)

A Culture of Hype. And Sneakers, With Shade TV (ep 71)

What artists need to know about AI. With Mary Tsai, Adobe AI/ML designer (EP 70)

Why does my cake look like a blob? Laurie Shannon from The Icing Artist. (EP 69)

Denim, dollar signs and trendsetting. Blacktail Studio (Ep 68)

Are photographers becoming irrelevant? With Jared Polin (Ep 67)

When hysteria leads to Censorship. With Prano Bailey-Bond (Episode 66)

No, you shouldn't decorate however you want. With Nick Lewis. (Ep. 65)

Home flipping ethics and dumb mistakes new homeowners make (Ep 64)

Can you actually repair a phone? JerryRigEverything on AI, wheelchairs, and electric cars (Ep 63)

Decluttering our workshops and creative spaces, with Cas from Clutterbug (Ep 62)

The impending trade labor crisis. With Ethan James (Ep 61)

Café culture and the art of coffee: Morgandrinkscoffee and her radical approach to videos. (Ep. 60)

The Art of Metalsmithing with Basia Adamiec (ep 59)

Music and hand tools. Ben Sinclair of The Beths (EP 58)

Why is woodworking on TV so bad? With Jason from Bourbon Moth (Ep 57)

Will AI replace human artists and makers? With Jon Grim (ep 56)

Stories told with sand: Kseniya Simonova. (ep 55)

Justin McElroy explains how to fake an interest in woodworking (ep 54)

Can You Encase a Human in Epoxy? Blacktail Studio is back. (EP 53)

Living art, with Darren George (Ep 52)

The art and science of clean. Anne-Marie Faiola of Bramble Berry (Ep. 51)

Tricking out Halloween with Wicked Makers (Ep 50)

Yeah, you CAN take better photos. Tips from Jared Polin. (ep 49)

Florian Gadsby crafts ceramics that sell in one minute (Ep 48)

What makes GREAT ART so great? With James Payne from Great Art Explained. (Ep 47)

The ultimate DIYers: The Adams family and their killer movies (Ep 46)

Construction myths, with Grady from Practical Engineering (Ep. 45)

1 year anniversary of the WTS! Announcing WTS+

Is social media ruining the joy of DIY? With Psychologist Sam Raimondi (Ep 44)

The fantasy world of Nerdforge (Ep 43)

The art and ethics of graffiti: Jon Grim (Ep 42)

Movie props with Propmaster Scott Reeder (Ep 41)

Biggest mistakes you can make when painting. With Chris Berry from Paint Life TV. (Ep 40)

Unnecessary Inventions with Matty Benedetto (Ep 39)

Dan Harmon, creator of Rick and Morty, tricks out his house (Ep 38)