Audacity Works

Rachel Strickland
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A podcast inspired by and dedicated to the working artist, the creative entrepreneur, and generally, doing the damn thing. This exist for those who have the audacity to believe that their lives have value. This is for you.http://www.rachelstricklandcreative.com/original artwork by the great Dominic Bonuccelli

  1. 6D AGO

    Episode 181: Cultural Appropriation and "am I part of the problem?"

    Send us Fan Mail What you'll hear: Thanks to Aiyanna for bringing the beginning of this conversation to light for this podcast 8:00Why I don't think "stick to your own culture" is the best response to this question 11:00A fitting place to begin this conversation...white sage 14:00Finding a way to use cultural practices that do not necessarily belong to you 17:00April Punsalan:  local botanist and herbologist mentioned at 18:30 Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

    23 min

  2. APR 8

    Episode 180: Strange Wonderful Circus Life with Ess Hödlmoser

    Send us Fan Mail Please join me in giving the warmest welcome to the one and only Ess Hödlmoser!  Ess Hödlmoser is an award-winning Canadian circus artist, writer, actor, and stunt performer. Ess has shared high-flying aerial straps and breath-taking contortion acts around the world through companies like Circus Flic Flac, Cirque du Soleil, the Moulin Rouge, and more; and performed twice at the prestigious Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris. You'll find Ess online in most places under the handle @strangewonderfulcreature, from Instagram, to Patreon, to Tiktok.  I HIGHLY recommend following and supporting Ess on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/strangewonderfulcreature www.strangewonderfulcreature.com What you'll hear: Being on contract with Circus Flic Flac, and performing upwards of 52 shows in 24 days 3:45On the experience of returning as a laureate to view the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris one year after performing there for the last time 6:30Sports psychology and how Ess approaches using it in high-pressure situations 16:00The New Toughness Training for Sports: Mental Emotional Physical Conditioning from 1 World's Premier Sports Psychologis By Jim Loehr  18:00What it's like trying to carry on when you're NOT trying to achieve a lifetime goal 22:00WE ARE WORMS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5mcpZ5nTLg  23:00How Monte Carlo and Cirque du Demain compare 25:40How BARBETTE evolved since 2021, and how Ess decided to pivot the act from contortion to straps 30:00Ess' experience of working in film and being a part of the industry in this post-panini world  38:30Working with Circus Flic Flac, and the reality of the Christmas contract 43:00IF YOU LISTEN TO NOTHING ELSE LISTEN TO THIS  38:00How he approaches maintaining some semblance of privacy for himself online, being such a visible person 56:30How you approach work differently when the volume is so much higher than a one-off (or even once a day)  58:30It's a vibes based economy!! 1:15:00How the metric for success changes with volume and experience (it's not a fixed point anymore) 1:05:30Inappropriate jokes to end because we do what we want. Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

    1h 9m

  3. APR 1

    Episode 179: Busking in Italy, Part I

    Send us Fan Mail Bringing back one of the primary reasons I wanted to start this podcast, occasionally telling the stories. What you'll hear: Happy April's Fools, I guess.  But DEFINITELY happy spring here in Charleston! 1:30If you haven't yet met Bern, here she is 3:00LOCAL EVENT!  If you're local, please join me for Practical Empathy:  tools for empaths and HSP folks, April 15th from 6:30-8pm"We do not rush."  Read the whole Patreon post here 5:00If this isn't linked, Amber didn't give me permission The story!  Running from the cops in Italy.  8:00Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

    21 min

  4. MAR 25

    Episode 178: Working with your Friends and When it's a Good Idea

    Send us Fan Mail What you'll hear: Somewhat bougie but not really, my Breville milk frother.  If you want one get this one, it's worth every penny:  https://www.breville.com/en-us/product/bmf600 you can probably get it cheaper elsewhere but I don't want to put an amazon link on my show notes 2:00Jessie Natusch Dance Works, my new dance company's director/choreographer!  3:50The difference between a collaboration between friends going well and not...for me 6:45Why I think you should still try the experiment of working with your friends even though it could end poorly 12:45How I learned to stop and pause before saying yes immediately, from the fab Anastasia Sauvage 13:30What it means when it goes badly while working with a friend (spoiler:  nothing, you can deal with it)  17:15For those local to Charleston SC, do join me for Practical Empathy, my workshop in tools for empaths and HSP folks!  It's April 15, one time only.   Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

    21 min

  5. MAR 18

    Episode 177: On being in charge, and structuring free creation time

    Send us Fan Mail An episode by request from Martha who asked a two pronged question about a residency opportunity: 1- when you hire a dramaturg/outside eye and are now sort of in charge of other people, how do you approach that? and  2- How to structure open creative time during a residency? What you'll hear: life updates from meeeeQuestion #1 OH shit, you're a leader!  Now what?!  4:00A tiny soapbox on getting your needs met 6:15Other aspects of leadership to consider 8:00Why it's awesome to work with an outside eye/dramaturg 9:30Structuring space!Temporally creating a container 12:00Tiny rituals and the physical container 15:00Setting questions to close out each day 16:30Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

    20 min

  6. MAR 11

    Episode 176: Using AI in Artwork. Let's Talk About It.

    Send us Fan Mail What you'll hear: If you're local, the first in my 3 part series Practical Empathy starts next week!  All details and tickets here! $50 eachIf you'd like the online version, you can find it here:  https://www.crowdcast.io/c/practical-empathy--use_1 $20 The FINAL CYCLE of The Audacity Project is enrolling this week only, until Friday at midnight, est.  All details and available places here:  https://the-audacity-project.teachable.com/p/cycle30  3:50Art and AI intersecting, what I've noticed so far 4:50Prompting Curiosity (the podcast formerly known as Chat GPT Curious) episode 2 by The Movement Maestro 6:30The reason I'm real salty about people using LLMs like Chat GPT 9:00Whyyy are people so defensive about their influence being used by a live human, but totally fine with artwork being stolen by a robot?  13:15What does it mean if you feel judged by someone making a comment online, not even to you?  14:00Robots have their use.  Here's some applications that I find AI help to be appropriate according to MY value system 15:00Unsplash images 19:00The Hi-Mark:  https://www.artistsu.org/human-intelligence 22:00Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

    25 min

  7. MAR 4

    Episode 175: In Defense of Phoning It In

    Send us Fan Mail What you'll hear: I partied too hard for my dad's birthday so today I'm not at my best, which is what inspired today's episode 1:00Why I think phoning it in is basically giving the finger to the patriarchy 3:00This is NOT pro grind culture 5:15How this shows up in online business and self promotion 7:00The Movement Maestro's Mafia that I mention, you can learn about that here:  https://themovementmaestro.com/mafia-info-page/Someone is always suffering.  You do not help them by adding yourself to that list by withholding your effort from your life/showing up.  9:00MED - minimum effective dose 10:30Sign up here for Woo Corner!  You can also use this link (scroll down the page) to read a few first if you want 14:00 Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

    18 min

  8. FEB 25

    Episode 174: Returning to Old Work

    Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is by request from Tali!  She asked: "how do you approach re-visiting a project or an idea without just seeing all the negatives and the things you'd change in the original?! Coming back into the rehearsal space and seeing the piece 3 months after I made it awoke all manner of discomfort in me. The great thing was I had no time to make changes, just work with what was there and focus on bringing the original intentions through. But if I'd had time ...... I wonder if I'd have destroyed it or if it would have evolved" Let's talk about it.  What you'll hear: This episode came up because of some old writing I found from a dead laptop 2:00A brief excerpt from found writing, dated July 9, 2013 5:00TLDR:  the answer comes at 10:00Given enough time, we could all ruin our own masterpieces.  Amazing quote from Jenny Tufts:  "The work is never done, it's only ever due."  16:50ALL ABOARD FOR THE LAST CYCLE EVER OF THE AUDACITY PROJECT!  20:00Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

    22 min
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A podcast inspired by and dedicated to the working artist, the creative entrepreneur, and generally, doing the damn thing. This exist for those who have the audacity to believe that their lives have value. This is for you.http://www.rachelstricklandcreative.com/original artwork by the great Dominic Bonuccelli

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  • Creator
    Rachel Strickland
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    182
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Audacity Works
  • Show Website
    Audacity Works

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