The Great Discontent

The Great Discontent - Conversations with today's artists, makers, and risk-takers
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The Great Discontent

Long-form interviews for your ears, The Great Discontent podcast features in-depth conversations with today's artists, makers, and risk-takers.

  1. Matt Ruby, Isabel Urbina Peña & Ping Zhu - Intuition and opportunity, working by hand, the value of personal time, and a performance

    12/19/2017

    Matt Ruby, Isabel Urbina Peña & Ping Zhu - Intuition and opportunity, working by hand, the value of personal time, and a performance

    Comedian Matt Ruby performs, and creative director Isabel Urbina Peña and illustrator Ping Zhu talk to host Tina Essmaker about their very different paths, working by hand, the value of personal time, and following intuition into opportunity.

    1h 9m
  2. Natasha Jen & Lotta Nieminen - Trusting Our Intuition, Living with Uncertainty, and Good Accidents

    11/21/2017

    Natasha Jen & Lotta Nieminen - Trusting Our Intuition, Living with Uncertainty, and Good Accidents

    Designer Natasha Jen & designer and illustrator Lotta Nieminen talk to host Tina Essmaker about trusting our intuition, living with uncertainty, and embracing accidents along the way.

    1h 7m
  3. Dan Blackman & Robyn Kanner - The power of vulnerability, self-initiated projects, and how our priorities shape our work

    10/17/2017

    Dan Blackman & Robyn Kanner - The power of vulnerability, self-initiated projects, and how our priorities shape our work

    Designers Dan Blackman and Robyn Kanner talk to host Tina Essmaker about the power of vulnerability, self-initiated projects, and how our priorities shape our work.

    1 hr
  4. Daniel Seung Lee & Jocelyn K. Glei - Transitions, burnout, and navigating work and life at a sustainable pace

    09/26/2017

    Daniel Seung Lee & Jocelyn K. Glei - Transitions, burnout, and navigating work and life at a sustainable pace

    Photographer Daniel Seung Lee and writer Jocelyn K. Glei talk to host Tina Essmaker about transitioning well, recognizing burnout, and navigating work and life at a sustainable pace.

    1 hr
  5. Shawna X & Collin Hughes — It’s okay to be scared, we become what we think about, and challenging each other to grow

    06/27/2017

    Shawna X & Collin Hughes — It’s okay to be scared, we become what we think about, and challenging each other to grow

    Designer Shawna X & photographer Collin Hughes talk to host Tina Essmaker about being in a relationship with each other, how they challenge each other to grow, why it’s okay to be scared, and why we become what we think about.

    59 min
  6. Julia Rothman & Jon Burgerman — Knowing your value, the dance of negotiation, and interjecting play into our work

    05/23/2017

    Julia Rothman & Jon Burgerman — Knowing your value, the dance of negotiation, and interjecting play into our work

    Artists and illustrators Julia Rothman & Jon Burgerman talk to host Tina Essmaker about knowing your value as an artist, the art of negotiating with clients, and interjecting play into our work routines.

    56 min
  7. Catt Small & Kelli Anderson - Recognizing our potential, overcoming fear with action, and creative satisfaction as an ongoing inquiry

    04/25/2017

    Catt Small & Kelli Anderson - Recognizing our potential, overcoming fear with action, and creative satisfaction as an ongoing inquiry

    Designer & developer Catt Small and artist & designer Kelli Anderson talk to host Tina Essmaker about their individual paths into design, recognizing our potential, overcoming fear with action, and why the search for creative satisfaction is an ongoing inquiry.

    56 min
  8. Meredith Jenks & Alice Gao - Different paths to similar places, the business of photography, and maintaining a sense of wonder

    04/14/2017

    Meredith Jenks & Alice Gao - Different paths to similar places, the business of photography, and maintaining a sense of wonder

    Photographers Meredith Jenks and Alice Gao talk to host Tina Essmaker about the very different paths they took into photography, share their best business advice for aspiring photographers, and reflect on what photography has taught them about the world in which we live.

    59 min
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Long-form interviews for your ears, The Great Discontent podcast features in-depth conversations with today's artists, makers, and risk-takers.

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  • Creator
    The Great Discontent - Conversations with today's artists, makers, and risk-takers
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2017
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    ℗ & © 2018 The Great Discontent
  • Show Website
    The Great Discontent

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