Creative Pep Talk

Andy J. Pizza
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Creative Pep Talk

A Weekly Podcast Companion for Your Creative Journey Transform your creative potential into reality by making your creativity a practice. A “creative discipline” can feel like an oxymoron. Creativity is about doing something new. Discipline is about doing something consistently. The aim of this podcast is to help you strike that elusive balance.  Each week, New York Times Bestselling Author Illustrator Andy J. Pizza shares everything he’s learning about building a thriving creative practice. Through solo episodes and interviews with top-tier creatives, Pizza brings you the strategies and stories that you need week in and week out to keep your inner critic at bay, bust through creative block and stay creatively pepped to the max! Learn more: creativepeptalk.com Check out the host: andyjpizza.com

  1. 493 - Grief, Creativity, and Re-finding Your Magic with Rebecca Green

    1 DAY AGO

    493 - Grief, Creativity, and Re-finding Your Magic with Rebecca Green

    Join our January Virtual Pep Rally by supporting on Substack or Patreon! andyjpizza.substack.com https://www.patreon.com/c/creativepeptalk Has an unexpected life event ever derailed your creative journey?  When I reached out to illustrator Rebecca Green to join me on the podcast for the second time, she graciously volunteered to speak about a tragedy she had experienced in recent years, that brought her life to a complete stand still. Join us for a deeply vulnerable and inspiring conversation about this artist’s journey from grief to renewed creativity. Content Warning: this episode contains a conversation around the death of an infant. SHOW NOTES: Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com Rebecca Green https://www.myblankpaper.com  Rebecca’s blog: https://www.myblankpaper.com/blog Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_%26_Lowell Katherine May - Wintering https://katherine-may.co.uk/wintering  Art Brand Alliance https://artbrandalliance.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 8m
  2. 492 - 7 Steps I'd Take If I Was Starting My Creative Practice From Scratch in 2025

    12 FEB

    492 - 7 Steps I'd Take If I Was Starting My Creative Practice From Scratch in 2025

    Join our January Virtual Pep Rally by supporting on Substack or Patreon! andyjpizza.substack.com https://www.patreon.com/c/creativepeptalk Things change fast these days. If I started my creative practice in 2025 I would do things very differently than when I started out over 15 years ago. Tune into this episode to hear the 7 sequential steps I would take if I was starting out today. SHOW NOTES: Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com   SPONSORS: SQUARESPACE Head to https://www.squarespace.com/PEPTALK to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PEPTALK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    32 min
  3. 491 - Determining Your Current Creative Stage and Shifting Focus with Illustrator Chris Piascik

    5 FEB

    491 - Determining Your Current Creative Stage and Shifting Focus with Illustrator Chris Piascik

    What should you focus your creative energy towards right now? It helps to tune into the creative stage you’re currently in. Today on the show we chat with Illustrator Chris Piascik about how he went from a daily drawing practice to shifting gears and focusing on building his YouTube to nearly 100k subscribers. If you’re feeling out of sync with your creative season or need inspo for reigniting your personal work, this episode is for you! Join our January Virtual Pep Rally by supporting on Substack or Patreon! andyjpizza.substack.com https://www.patreon.com/c/creativepeptalk SHOW NOTES: Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com Chris Piascik https://www.chrispiascik.com https://www.youtube.com/@chris-piascik SPONSORS: SQUARESPACE Head to https://www.squarespace.com/PEPTALK to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PEPTALK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    53 min
  4. 490 - An Unlock of Motivation in the Face of Chaos on Repeat

    29 JAN

    490 - An Unlock of Motivation in the Face of Chaos on Repeat

    If you’re struggling to find motivation in the face of bad habits and bad news, this episode is for you. Repeat episodes of burn out, procrastination or lack of progress can wear you down, so if you’re looking for a fresh perspective, check this episode out! THIS EPISODE IS INSPIRED BY MY LOVE OF THE SHOW SEVERANCE, BUT CONTAINS NO SPOILERS! Join our January Virtual Pep Rally by supporting on Substack or Patreon! andyjpizza.substack.com https://www.patreon.com/c/creativepeptalk SHOW NOTES: Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com Severance https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severance_(TV_series) Tim Ferriss 770 with Elizabeth Gilbert https://tim.blog/2024/09/26/elizabeth-gilbert-2/ SPONSORS: SQUARESPACE Head to https://www.squarespace.com/PEPTALK to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PEPTALK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    29 min
  5. 489 - How to Make Your Work More Personal with Comedian Alice Fraser

    22 JAN

    489 - How to Make Your Work More Personal with Comedian Alice Fraser

    Andy sits down to have a joint podcast episode with master storyteller and comedian Alice Fraser for both of their podcasts.  In this episode we explore: - Making work that’s more personal and meaningful - The things to consider when sharing elements of your personal life in your work - Being a parent when you have a creative practice - Navigating the different stages of life / the creative journey Join our January Virtual Pep Rally by supporting on Substack or Patreon! andyjpizza.substack.com https://www.patreon.com/c/creativepeptalk SHOW NOTES: Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com Alice Fraser https://www.alicecomedyfraser.com SPONSORS: SQUARESPACE Head to https://www.squarespace.com/PEPTALK to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PEPTALK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 13m
  6. 488 - Frozen During Slow Times? How to Activate Self Starter Energy

    15 JAN

    488 - Frozen During Slow Times? How to Activate Self Starter Energy

    Freeze up during slow times? Waiting for a BIG IDEA to get started? Overwhelmed by the blank page? In this episode, we explore how to tap into your effortless creativity and get yourself to start TODAY. Join our January Virtual Pep Rally by supporting on Substack or Patreon! andyjpizza.substack.com https://www.patreon.com/c/creativepeptalk SHOW NOTES: Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller SOPHIE MILLER Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones Pending Beautiful Collective Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? WHY? Institutional Validation https://www.tiktok.com/@faganchelsea/video/7275799035351452960 TEMI COKER Temi Coker on Substack Taika Waititi How Being Yourself Can Make You Hilarious | Taika Waititi on Filmmaking SPONSORS: SQUARESPACE Head to Website Builder — Create a Website in Minutes — Squarespace to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PEPTALK Miro Miro is a collaborative virtual workspace that syncs in real time for you and your team so that you can innovate an idea into an outcome seamlessly - Miro | The Innovation Workspace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    38 min
  7. 487 - Apathetic About Goals? Uncover A Different Source of "Infinite" Motivation

    8 JAN

    487 - Apathetic About Goals? Uncover A Different Source of "Infinite" Motivation

    If you’re struggling to create goals that feel motivating, this episode is for you! Goals have their place, but sometimes we need to tap into a more renewable motivation. In this episode I share a shift that freaking changed the game for me! For real! Hope you get the same boost from this that I did! Join our January Virtual Pep Rally by supporting on Substack or Patreon! andyjpizza.substack.com https://www.patreon.com/c/creativepeptalk Albert Camus - Sisyphus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_Sisyphus Austin Kleon - Keep Going https://austinkleon.com/keepgoing/ Stephen Pressfield - The Artist’s Journey https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-artists-journey/ Uri Shulevitz - Writing With Pictures https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Pictures-Write-Illustrate-Childrens/dp/0823059359 James P. Carse - Finite and Infinite Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_and_Infinite_Games Simon Sinek - The Infinite Game https://simonsinek.com/books/the-infinite-game/ Sufjan Stevens https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/sufjan-stevens-on-songwriting-collaboration-and-the-myth-of-the-tortured-artist/ Brian McDonald https://writeinvisibleink.com Ira Glass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Glass Colin Rigsby https://www.instagram.com/vesperteen/?hl=en Clairo - Charm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charm_(Clairo_album) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    39 min
  8. 486 - How to Transform Your Frustrations into Fertilizer in 2025

    1 JAN

    486 - How to Transform Your Frustrations into Fertilizer in 2025

    Join our January Virtual Pep Rally by supporting on Substack or Patreon! andyjpizza.substack.com https://www.patreon.com/c/creativepeptalk --- If you’re struggling to find an exciting vision for your creative future this new year, this episode is for you. This is episode one of “The Grounding Series”. While others may be shooting for the sky this January, we start with the opposite: getting grounded. Let’s tap into what really matters and why we choose to create in the first place. If chasing sales, career or validation has got in the way, this episode will help you root yourself back in the joy of creating again. This is episode 1 of The Ground Series. SHOW NOTES: Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com The Indie Rock Coloring Book https://www.amazon.com/Indie-Rock-Coloring-Book/dp/B008ISI14S Modest Mouse https://www.instagram.com/modestmouse/?hl=en “The Hidden Life of Trees” Illustrated Edition https://shop.readbirdiebooks.com/item/AS48k97jmWOOU7NcZAJOUQ Megalopolis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopolis_(film) Julian Glander’s “Boys Go to Jupiter” https://glander.co/filter/tunes/BOYS-GO-TO-JUPITER WHY? - The Well that I Fell Into https://whywithaquestionmark.bandcamp.com/album/the-well-i-fell-into  SPONSORS: Uncommon Goods Check out Uncommon Goods and use my code PEPTALK for a great deal: www.uncommongoods.com Miro Miro is a collaborative virtual workspace that syncs in real time for you and your team so that you can innovate an idea into an outcome seamlessly - http://miro.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    39 min
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A Weekly Podcast Companion for Your Creative Journey Transform your creative potential into reality by making your creativity a practice. A “creative discipline” can feel like an oxymoron. Creativity is about doing something new. Discipline is about doing something consistently. The aim of this podcast is to help you strike that elusive balance.  Each week, New York Times Bestselling Author Illustrator Andy J. Pizza shares everything he’s learning about building a thriving creative practice. Through solo episodes and interviews with top-tier creatives, Pizza brings you the strategies and stories that you need week in and week out to keep your inner critic at bay, bust through creative block and stay creatively pepped to the max! Learn more: creativepeptalk.com Check out the host: andyjpizza.com

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  • Creator
    Andy J. Pizza
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2025
  • Episodes
    495
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    Creative Pep Talk

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