- 32 minutes 21 seconds563 - Find Your Inner Writer, What You Want to Say and See Your Ideas with Halsey Berryman
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This episode is for you if:
1 - You are sick and tired of waiting for someone else to tell you what to do.
2 - You want to take control of your creative path but struggle with self doubt.
3- You need to learn how to recognize what your ideas look like.
SHOW NOTES:
Halsey Berryman
https://www.halseyberryman.comPests & Other Friends by Halsey Berryman
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/787999/pests-and-other-friends-by-halsey-berryman/Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
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8 July 2026, 4:00 am - 1 hour 16 minutes562 - Show the Real You, Why the Death of Insta isn't All Bad, Do Your Thing by Being Part of Something Bigger & ADHD
Do you feel like your work is very you-ish?
How do you make creative work that really feels authentic?
What does that even mean!?
Today’s episode is a deep dive conversation and we cover a lot of topics around making authentic work.
We talk about:
How to strip away the ego and throw off trying to be cool.
Why instagram being kind of over for artists might be a good thing.
Why doing your thing often starts with being part of something bigger than yourself.
Why art and collaboration is a fight and why that’s a good thing
And we touch a bit on ai and why it doesn't matter what it can and cannot do!
Some other ai thoughts I haven’t heard anywhere else!
This is a different type of episode, this time I am being interviewed, on the captain offscript podcast, and I had so much fun that I had to share it with all of you here! Hope you love it.
SHOW NOTES:
CAPTN OFFSCRIPT PODCAST:
https://captnoffscript.com/s02-e30-andy-j-pizza-adhd-self-worth/ICON 13 ILLUSTRATION CONFERENCE $100 OFF:
www.eventbrite.com/e/1808652431109/?discount=ICON13FriendofBoardProducer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6KgLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 July 2026, 4:00 am - 1 hour 13 minutes561 - The Best Case for Not Fearing AI, Help with Email and Creative Diet with Cal Newport
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BUCKLE UP! This episode is CHOCK FULL of powerful insights from bestselling author Cal Newport!
This episode is for you if:
1 - You are overwhelmed by the supposed “AI Art-pocalypse” and why this computer scientist doesn’t believe the hype (most hopeful take I have ever heard btw!).
2 - You are overwhelmed by admin like e-mail and need a different approach.
3 - You are brainsick from screen time and short form video.
4 - You need a mental emotional motivational boost! This will do it!
SHOW NOTES:
Cal Newport
https://calnewport.comDeep Questions with Cal Newport
https://www.thedeeplife.com/listen/Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6KgSPONSORS:
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24 June 2026, 4:00 am - 40 minutes 23 seconds560 - Get Back to Passion, Ignore the Internet, Reorient to "Bad" Creative Feelings and Find Your Next Season
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This episode is for you if:
1 - You struggle to find the joy in your creative practice.
2 - You’re constantly distracted by schemes to fix all your problems.
3 - You get taken out and waste time with feelings of jealous or envy and they make you want to give up.
4 - You need shift gears and reorient yourself for the new creative season you find yourself in today.
SHOW NOTES:
ICON 13 ILLUSTRATION CONFERENCE $100 OFF:
www.eventbrite.com/e/1808652431109/?discount=ICON13FriendofBoardIra Glass - Taste
https://vimeo.com/85040589Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6KgSPONSORS:
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17 June 2026, 4:00 am - 1 hour 10 minutes559 - Make Before Thinking, Sales Mode, Get Weird with It, The Opposite of Depression and MORE with Austin Kleon
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This episode is for you if you need:
1 - Tactics for escaping overthinking.
2 - More fun in your creative practice.
3 - Insights on how to find your child like passion for creating again.
4 - Something unexpected to spark you!
This is a phenomenal chat with the great Austin Kleon.
The guy is full of creative wisdom and is BACK with another banger of book for creatives.
It’s called “Don’t Call it Art” and it is chock full of stuff to get you making stuff and having fun again doing it!
SHOW NOTES:
ICON 13 ILLUSTRATION CONFERENCE $100 OFF:
www.eventbrite.com/e/1808652431109/?discount=ICON13FriendofBoardAustin Kleon
https://austinkleon.comDon’t Call It Art by Austin Kleon
https://geni.us/iHeRRProducer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6KgSPONSORS:
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10 June 2026, 4:00 am - 24 minutes 9 seconds558 - Start, Do, Finish: Get Around What's Blocking You from Doing Stuff
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Most creative people don’t need help being creative.
You have the ideas. Where you trip up is the executive dysfunction. It’s getting yourself to start, middle, and finish the thing strong.
In this episode I want to share with you the number 1 things that’s helped me, a creative with MEGA ADHD, transform ideas into 10+ books, projects that lead to work with X-Box, Apple and Nickelodeon and more.
Stick around until the end for our “Creative Call to Adventure” it’s called “Out Block” and it will help you turn your current creative block into a starting block today!
SHOW NOTES:
ICON 13 ILLUSTRATION CONFERENCE $100 OFF:
www.eventbrite.com/e/1808652431109/?discount=ICON13FriendofBoardProducer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6KgSPONSORS:
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3 June 2026, 4:00 am - 1 hour 3 minutes557 - Finding Your Scene, IRL Creativity, the Hopeful Return of Indie / DIY with Hanif Abdurraqib
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Your genius might be hiding in your backyard.
This episode is for you if:
1 - You need to find real people to collaborate with.
2 - You need to cultivate real creative connection in real life.
3 - You need hope of a more human future for creativity.
4 - You want to be inspired by a brilliant creative mind like Hanif!
I had a blast chatting face to face with the local AND worldwide creative legend, MacArthur “genius” grant winner and bestselling author, Hanif Abdurraqib.
SHOW NOTES:
Hanif Abdurraqib
https://www.abdurraqib.comLiving for the City Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/@LivingfortheCityPod”We Always Have This Year” by Hanif Abdurraqib
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/695817/theres-always-this-year-by-hanif-abdurraqib/Headshot of Hanif Abdurraqib by Megan Leigh Barnard
https://meganleighbarnard.comICON 13 ILLUSTRATION CONFERENCE $100 OFF:
www.eventbrite.com/e/1808652431109/?discount=ICON13FriendofBoardProducer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6KgSPONSORS:
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27 May 2026, 4:00 am - 28 minutes 51 seconds*FIXED SEE SHOW NOTES* 556 - Make This Shift to Reclaim Your Creative Spirit from Your Phone
This episode was initially published without the end of the story and the main point of the episode spelled out! We had one essential portion of this episode missing in the previous edit!! Thank you for those who sent me messages so that I could clear this up. I really love this episode and I am glad we fixed it!
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Listen to this episode if:
1 - You are sick of trying to prove yourself on the internet.
2 - You need to find a way to shift away from pouring all your creativity into your phone.
3 - You need a grounding exercise to help you get more in the present, connect your now to your past self and open up new possibilities for your future!
SHOW NOTES:
Mysterious Things
invisiblethings.coAngus Fletcher - Primal Intelligence
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/740110/primal-intelligence-by-angus-fletcher/Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6KgSPONSORS:
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21 May 2026, 3:58 pm - 1 hour555 - Overcome Dead Ends & Open Up to New Directions with Hrishikesh Hirway
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This episode is for you if:
1 - You have hit a dead end and need to open up to totally new directions.
2 - You are stuck doing nothing and need a small place to start.
3 - You need to find new guidance from an outside perspective.
This is a chat with musician Hrishikesh Hirway. You may know Hirway from his phenomenal podcast “Song Exploder” or his work as a composer for the film “Companion” or Netflix television series “Everything Sucks!”. Today we discuss the winding journey to his new album “In the Last Hour of Light” which features guests like Iron and Wine and Fenne Lily.
SHOW NOTES:Hrishikesh Hirway
https://hrishikesh.co
Hrishikesh Hirway - In the Last Hour of Light
https://hrishikesh.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-last-hour-of-lightSong Exploder
https://songexploder.netProducer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6KgSPONSORS:
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13 May 2026, 4:00 am - 50 minutes 13 seconds554 - Get Back to Creativity that Actually Helps Your Mental Health with Gemma Correll
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Most of us start making things because on some level it feels good! It feels like a meditation. It brings flow. It helps us process.
But if you ever get serious about your work, you may also accidentally lose all these positives and replace them with negative side effects like pressure, anxiety, and even despair.
If you want to get back to the kind of creative practice that lifts you up instead of triggers you, this episode is for you!
Gemma Correll is a world-renowned illustrator and cartoonist with one of the most personal and practical creative practices that I know of. She has been art journaling way before it was cool, and it’s turned into a cathartic experience that she now shares with the world through her online comics and now her phenomenal graphic memoir “Anxietyland”.
We discuss:
1 - How to access that energy of making just for yourself before you think about anyone else.
2 - The power and pitfalls of mixing creativity with your mental health.
3 - What type of creative community we hope to see evolve in a post-social media-centric world.
SHOW NOTES:
Gemma Correll
https://www.gemmacorrell.com
Anxietyland by Gemma Correll
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Anxietyland/Gemma-Correll/9781668004159Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6KgSPONSORS:
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6 May 2026, 4:00 am - 45 minutes 32 seconds553 - Recover Sense of Self & Creative Voice with These 6 Juicy Prompts
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This episode is for you if:
1 - You have been pretending to be someone else for so long that you have forgotten who you are.
2 - You want to put more of your real self into your work and need help understanding how to do that.
3 - You need some fun and unexpected exercises to get back in touch with what you really care about and who you really are.
Check out the “Right Side Out” Series here: http://andyjpizza.com/rso
SHOW NOTES:
Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6KgSPONSORS:
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