Daring Forever (Find your Extraordinary)

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Daring Forever is a podcast about being human, wired for wonder, capable of courage, perpetually becoming. It's about the waves that knock us under and the strange, stubborn grace with which we surface.  Hosted by Radim Malinic, an author, creative, and an eternally curious human who is on a mission to speak with incredible people, also called Forever Daring Humans, those in pursuit of an extraordinary life.  Every week, discover an interview that is packed with amazing stories and value.   How will you dare forever?  This podcast is inspired by my upcoming book titled Daring Forever, which is now available for pre-order (Out October 2026)  More info https://radimmalinic.co.uk/

  1. 2 days ago ·  Bonus

    "Unless you put yourself out there, nobody's going to discover you." Lidia Scarlat

    A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Lidia Scarlat  ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

    "Unless you put yourself out there, nobody's going to discover you." Lidia Scarlat

  2. 4 days ago

    Dare to build the conditions for others - Lidia Scarlat

    Lidia Scarlat is a Moldova-born producer who has built a career spanning animation, motion, VFX and live events — from stage visuals for the Swan Lake Ballet to screen visuals for Jurassic World theme park, often in the very same week. ~  Raised in a family of artists during Moldova's turbulent post-Soviet transition, she talks with Radim about how "everything is temporary and it will be fine" became a defining philosophy, why producing means jumping off the cliff before the artist ever can, and how showing up — not waiting to be discovered — built her entire career.  They also get into AI's growing role in creative pipelines and why taste, direction and storytelling remain the parts no machine can touch. TAKEAWAYS Growing up in post-Soviet Moldova, Lidia's family shielded her from real instability while instilling the belief that everything is temporary and will be fineShe comes from generations of artists — a polymath great-grandfather, actor grandparents, ballet-dancer parents — yet chose producing as her own way into the artsProducing means saying yes before anything exists — no team, no roadmap, just the intuition that you'll figure it outNobody gets discovered by waiting; showing up to conferences and communities, starting with Motionographer and later OFFF, built her entire network and careerShe deliberately gives opportunities to artists without polished portfolios, because desire and hunger can't be faked or boughtLearning to ask "stupid" questions early, instead of pretending to understand, became one of her most valuable production skillsEvery project is treated as its own "mutant" — pipeline and pace are built around the people and personalities involved, not a fixed processOn AI: she's watched teams move from fear to curiosity, using it to iterate concepts faster, while believing taste and storytelling remain irreplaceableHer real measure of a good project isn't the outcome alone, but whether she'll love looking back on the process of making it Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

    Dare to build the conditions for others - Lidia Scarlat

  3. 6 Aug ·  Bonus

    "I started asking and I started getting" (Dan Woodger bonus episode)

    A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Dan Woodger  ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

    "I started asking and I started getting" (Dan Woodger bonus episode)

  4. 3 Aug

    Dare to ask for what you want - Dan Woodger

    Dan Woodger — freelance illustrator, animation director, and returning Daring Forever guest — joins Radim to unpack Run London Draw London, the project he built alongside training for this year's London Marathon. ~ Starting from a blank canvas in January, Dan invited people to donate £5 to add a hand-drawn character to a sprawling crowd-scene illustration of the marathon route, turning strangers, club runners, and eventually Paula Radcliffe, pro athletes, and podcast hosts into part of the artwork.  The conversation ranges across the collision of running and illustration, the frustration of NDA'd client work going unseen, the highs and lows of a data-obsessed relationship with Strava, and the sheer force of just asking for what you want. It closes on marathon day itself — cramp, crowd energy, and a mid-race bottle of water from Mo Farah — and on what comes next for the project. Takeaways The project raised over £5,000 for Oxfam, well past the initial £2,000 target, entirely self-funded and self-runDan built the crowd scene in public on Instagram, showing the process rather than only the finished piece, as a deliberate response to AI in the industryTwo hundred characters were needed to fill the scene — a number he set himself before a single donation came inGetting Paula Radcliffe, Mo Farah, pro athlete Julia Paternain, and the Ellis James and John Robins podcast involved all came from cold, slightly odd, direct asksFrustration with NDA'd client work — and the resulting quiet in his inbox — was part of what pushed him to make something fully his ownRunning and illustration turned out to share the same trap: comparing your own work-in-progress to everyone else's highlight reelOn race day, cramp hit from 30K onward, but the crowd — and strangers recognising their own drawn characters — carried him throughHe's already thinking about a second edition, ideally with a brand or sponsor covering the printing and shipping costs he covered out of pocket this time Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

    Dare to ask for what you want - Dan Woodger

  5. 30 Jul ·  Bonus

    "Brands increasingly don't want people to write about their work now." (Eliza Williams bonus episode)

    A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Eliza Williams from creativereview.co.uk ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

    "Brands increasingly don't want people to write about their work now." (Eliza Williams bonus episode)

  6. 27 Jul

    Dare to take the slow road into the industry - Eliza Williams (Creative Review)

    Eliza Williams, editor of Creative Review, joins Radim to trace a career built without connections, without a plan, and — by her own admission — a fair amount of terror. ~ From selling popcorn at the Clapham Picturehouse to writing for free on '90s art blogs, to landing at Creative Review and eventually taking the helm, Eliza's path is a masterclass in slow, unglamorous accumulation.  This is a conversation about leaving exclusive worlds for more welcoming ones, learning that interviewing is just "speaking to a lot of people at once," and what it really means to steward a trusted industry title through AI anxiety, brand nervousness, and a generation that expects success to arrive fast. Takeaways There were no obvious career opportunities at school for creative writing — Eliza found her way in through a school magazine, a degree in English and art history, and years of low-paid, connection-less hustleWorking in a cinema or bookshop isn't wasted time — some of the best creative instincts are built while doing something else entirelyThe art world's exclusivity pushed Eliza toward advertising and design, which she found far more welcoming, open, and friendlyConfidence with public speaking and interviewing wasn't innate — it came from repetition, and from realising interviews are just natural conversation at scaleThe most interesting part of any story is rarely the polished end result — it's the process, the mess, and the moments things go wrongAI is real competition for entry-level creative work, but the bigger barrier for young creatives has always been the unglamorous, unpaid gestation period nobody teaches at universityBrands are increasingly refusing press coverage out of fear of backlash — a shift that means the industry is failing to document its own good workGenuine daring in the industry comes from outliers who keep pushing, not from the safe, competent mid-level work that now dominatesCreative Review's biggest challenge isn't relevance to its existing audience — it's finding a way to matter to creatives who are 20 years old right now Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

    Dare to take the slow road into the industry - Eliza Williams (Creative Review)

  7. 23 Jul ·  Bonus

    "There are no dead ends, cul-de-sacs or mistakes" (Simon Dixon bonus episode)

    A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Simon Dixon from DixonBaxi ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

    "There are no dead ends, cul-de-sacs or mistakes" (Simon Dixon bonus episode)

  8. 20 Jul

    Dare to never ask permission - Simon Dixon

    Returning guest Simon Dixon, co-founder of global brand and design agency DixonBaxi, sits down with Radim as the studio approaches its 25th birthday to talk about what actually holds up over a quarter of a century. ~  This is a conversation about comfort without complacency — how a body of work lets you meet the world with strength instead of fear, why Simon has never asked permission or had a mentor, and how "access" quietly determines who gets to be daring in the first place.  They trace the throughline from permission to curiosity to gratitude, unpack the real difference between fear and doubt, and land on why taste, judgment, and care will matter more than ever in a world being reshaped by AI. Takeaways Twenty-five years in, real confidence isn't settled or atrophied — it's comfort earned through scar tissue and decision-makingIt's easy to be daring once you can pay the rent — access and infrastructure quietly gatekeep who gets to take creative risksThere's no such thing as a dead end or a mistake; there's only information about what you've won or haven'tFear and doubt aren't the same thing — doubt is the ache of growth, not a threat to surviveGenerosity and mentoring don't wait for success; Simon took on interns from day one of his careerGrowth happens in layers, not stages — self-focus, collaboration, and generosity all coexist rather than replacing one anotherTaste isn't universal — it's conviction applied to your own work, which is why Hemingway and Jane Austen can both be rightAI won't be a tool bolted onto creativity — it will be the infrastructure everything else runs through Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com |  desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles  https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/  (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

    Dare to never ask permission - Simon Dixon
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Daring Forever is a podcast about being human, wired for wonder, capable of courage, perpetually becoming. It's about the waves that knock us under and the strange, stubborn grace with which we surface.  Hosted by Radim Malinic, an author, creative, and an eternally curious human who is on a mission to speak with incredible people, also called Forever Daring Humans, those in pursuit of an extraordinary life.  Every week, discover an interview that is packed with amazing stories and value.   How will you dare forever?  This podcast is inspired by my upcoming book titled Daring Forever, which is now available for pre-order (Out October 2026)  More info https://radimmalinic.co.uk/

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