This Creative Act

By J Viruz

This is a pod that asks participants to choose one creative aspect, a genre, album, creator, film, book, etc, that affected them deeply or changed their view of themselves or the world. Every guest

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The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.

This Creative Act episodes:

September 07, 2024 Episode 6 - Timothy Hall Brings John Carpenter's 'Halloween"
Tim Hall is truly wonderful to have a conversation with. Always insightful and deeply thought, this is the guy you want to talk to on just about any topic. On this episode we get excited about how John Carpenter's 'Halloween' opened a door to a greater sense of the potential of storytelling through film. It also scared the heck out his young self and led to a lifelong love of Horror movies.

Tim is a good friend and also a film critic. He IS the People's Critic. Check out his work here: https://thepeoplescriticblog.com/author/timothylhall/

Now go listen to this talk. It was a true joy and here's to JOY.
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1h 4min
September 07, 2024 Episode 5 - Jason William Power Brings David Lynch's 'Twin Peaks'
Jason Power is a long term friend, filmmaker, and teacher. It is always a pleasure to talk with this guy and he brings it home with a deep dive discussion of the creativity of David Lynch and how Twin Peaks deeply affected his teenage brain. Check out his creative work at https://vimeo.com/jwpfilms. Dig in and enjoy this conversation. I certainly did.
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1h 4min
September 07, 2024 Episode 4 - Riley Paterson Brings R.G. Collingwood's 'The Principles of Art'
My good friend Riley sits at the table with me and we go DEEP on his experience with R.G. Collingwood and his book 'The Principles of Art'. We also look at how this book fueled a writing project of Riley's that grew to 367 pages as he wrestled in with his own creative voice and his place in the world. This is a very special talk and I encourage multiple listens. There is so much here to chew on it invites you to come back for second helpings. Enjoy!
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1h 7min
September 07, 2024 Episode 3 - Gretchen Musgrove Brings Ram Dass's 'Be Here Now'
My friend Gretchen explains how Ram Dass came to her at a fortuitous time during the depths of the Covid pandemic lockdown. We look at many of his ideas and how they touched have influenced her thinking as well as exploring a joyful creative process she engaged in at the same time. This is a wonderful talk with Gretchen and I know you will deeply enjoy this one.
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1h 12min
September 07, 2024 Episode 2 - Angela Broderick Brings David Bowie
My great, good friend Angela LOVES David Bowie. So when I invited her to be on the Pod I knew beforehand who she would be bringing to the table. We go deep into the creativity of the man himself and explore how Bowie shaped Angela's young mind and continues to offer joy and pleasure to her today. If you love David Bowie you will very much enjoy this talk. Enjoy!
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1h 12min
August 28, 2024 Episode 1 - Matthew Carlsons Brings Billy Bragg and Kicks Off The Pod
This first guest set the precedent for the format of all future episodes. Join me and musician and creator Matthew Carlson for a deep dive discussion on the origins of creativity and how deeply important creative expression is to us all.

Matthew is the mind behind the Substack site 'What Am I Making' with all the writing, podcasts, and content that goes with it. Check it out here: https://whatamimaking.substack.com/. He is also the mastermind behind Phonophore Records: https://www.phonophorerecords.com/. AND he is a member of multiple bands such as The Stick Arounds, Harborcoat, The Pantones, and is a solo artist as well. How does he find the time to talk with me? I guess I am just incredibly lucky. Enjoy this talk!
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1h 3min

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How many episodes does This Creative Act have?

The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.