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Decoding the Creative

Lifelong best friends Ray Hartsfield and Ben Evans discuss the emotional and psychological aspects of the creative experience. How do creative passions impact your mental health? How can creative indi... Read more

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Episode 34: The Basics of Arts Advocacy (w/ Nate McGaha of Arts North Carolina)

Episode 34: The Basics of Arts Advocacy (w/ Nate McGaha of Arts North Carolina)

In this episode, Nate McGaha from Arts North Carolina joins the show to teach Ray and Ben the fundamentals of arts advoc... Read more

7 Jul 2022

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Songs I Shouldn't Explain: Ray Hartsfield - Sunday Mourning Hymnal

Songs I Shouldn't Explain: Ray Hartsfield - Sunday Mourning Hymnal

You can mourn many different kinds of losses in your life.That's one of the central themes in Ray's song, "Sunday Mourni... Read more

28 Jun 2022

59mins

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Episode 33: Inspiration is Everywhere (w/ Shaw Calhoune)

Episode 33: Inspiration is Everywhere (w/ Shaw Calhoune)

In this episode,  we talk to rapper Shaw Calhoune about the nature of inspiration and how creative people can find new i... Read more

23 Jun 2022

33mins

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Episode 32: The Transformative Power of Practice

Episode 32: The Transformative Power of Practice

How have your artistic endeavors changed you?In this episode, we talk about the subtle and not-so-subtle ways that an ar... Read more

20 May 2022

38mins

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Songs I Shouldn't Explain: Oh! You Pretty Things - Say Nothing

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Episode 31: Writing on The Virtual Stage (w/ Casey Cavaliere)

Episode 31: Writing on The Virtual Stage (w/ Casey Cavaliere)

In this episode of the podcast, musician and podcaster Casey Cavaliere joins us to compare and contrast the real-world f... Read more

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Songs I Shouldn't Explain: Outatime! - Husky Fight

Dogs. Depression. Nerf gun battles. This episode has it all! In this installment of our series Songs I Shouldn't Explain... Read more

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Episode 30: Community in The Digital Era (w/ Kat Cornelius)

Episode 30: Community in The Digital Era (w/ Kat Cornelius)

In this episode, we talk to artist and community organizer Kat Cornelius AKA TuxedoKat about the nature of real communit... Read more

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Episode 29: What Moves Us (w/ Angela Medlin)

Episode 29: What Moves Us (w/ Angela Medlin)

To what extent does geography define our creative destiny? In this episode of the podcast, Angela Medlin joins us to dis... Read more

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Songs I Shouldn't Explain: Cave Paint - A World of Their Youth

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How does a musician express meaning without lyrics?On this episode of our mini-series Songs I Shouldn't Explain, we talk... Read more

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