The Great Discontent

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

  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

    Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on December 5, 2017 as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker talks to creative director Isabel Urbina Peña and illustrator Ping Zhu about their very different paths, working by hand, and following intuition into opportunity. And Comedian Matt Ruby performs! This episode was produced by The Great Discontent and Benjamin Welch. Learn more about The Great Discontent and read 200+ long-form interviews online at thegreatdiscontent.com. Thanks to this episode’s sponsors: MailChimp, the easiest way to send email newsletters, connect with your audience, and grow your creative business. Getting started with MailChimp is easy. Sign up and start emailing. No expiring trials. No contracts. No credit card required. Go to mailchimp.com to create your free account today.

    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

    Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on November 8, 2017 as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker talks to designer Natasha Jen & designer and illustrator Lotta Nieminen about trusting our intuition, living with uncertainty, and embracing accidents along the way. This episode was produced by The Great Discontent and Benjamin Welch. Learn more about The Great Discontent and read 200+ long-form interviews online at thegreatdiscontent.com. Thanks to this episode’s sponsors: MailChimp, the easiest way to send email newsletters, connect with your audience, and grow your creative business. Getting started with MailChimp is easy. Sign up and start emailing. No expiring trials. No contracts. No credit card required. Go to mailchimp.com to create your free account today.

    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

    Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on October 3, 2017 as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker talks to designers Dan Blackman and Robyn Kanner about the power of vulnerability, self-initiated projects, and how our priorities shape our work. This episode was produced by The Great Discontent and Benjamin Welch. Learn more about The Great Discontent and read 200+ long-form interviews online at thegreatdiscontent.com. Thanks to this episode’s sponsors: MailChimp, the easiest way to send email newsletters, connect with your audience, and grow your creative business. Getting started with MailChimp is easy. Sign up and start emailing. No expiring trials. No contracts. No credit card required. Go to mailchimp.com to create your free account today.

    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

    Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on September 13, 2017 as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker talks to photographer Daniel Seung Lee and writer Jocelyn K. Glei about transitioning well, recognizing burnout, and navigating work and life at a sustainable pace. This episode was produced by The Great Discontent and Benjamin Welch. Learn more about The Great Discontent and read 200+ long-form interviews online at thegreatdiscontent.com. Thanks to this episode’s sponsors: MailChimp, the easiest way to send email newsletters, connect with your audience, and grow your creative business. Getting started with MailChimp is easy. Sign up and start emailing. No expiring trials. No contracts. No credit card required. Go to mailchimp.com to create your free account today.

    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

    Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on June 13, 2017, as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker talks to designer Shawna X and photographer Collin Hughes 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. This episode was produced by The Great Discontent and Benjamin Welch. Learn more about The Great Discontent and read 200+ long-form interviews online at thegreatdiscontent.com. Thanks to this episode’s sponsors: MailChimp, the easiest way to send email newsletters, connect with your audience, and grow your creative business. Getting started with MailChimp is easy. Sign up and start emailing. No expiring trials. No contracts. No credit card required. Go to mailchimp.com to create your free account today. Twenty20 is where creatives go to get inspiring and authentic stock photos. If you’re tired of scrolling through uninspiring, staged images, check out Twenty20. Their images are crowdsourced from real-world photographers and you can choose from millions of high-quality photos available under a simple, royalty-free license. Go to twenty20.com/tgd to get a free trial and get your first 5 photos free today.

    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

    Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on May 9, 2017, as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker talks to artists and illustrators Julia Rothman and Jon Burgerman about knowing their value, how to negotiate with clients, and interjecting play into our work routines. This episode was produced by The Great Discontent and Benjamin Welch. Learn more about The Great Discontent and read 200+ long-form interviews online at thegreatdiscontent.com. Thanks to this episode’s sponsors: MailChimp, the easiest way to send email newsletters, connect with your audience, and grow your creative business. Getting started with MailChimp is easy. Sign up and start emailing. No expiring trials. No contracts. No credit card required. Go to mailchimp.com to create your free account today. Twenty20 is where creatives go to get inspiring and authentic stock photos. If you’re tired of scrolling through uninspiring, staged images, check out Twenty20. Their images are crowdsourced from real-world photographers and you can choose from millions of high-quality photos available under a simple, royalty-free license. Go to twenty20.com/tgd to get a free trial and get your first 5 photos free today.

    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

    Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on March April 11, 2017, as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker talks to designer & developer Catt Small and artist & designer Kelli Anderson about their individual paths into design, recognizing our potential, overcoming fear with action, and why the search for creative satisfaction is an ongoing inquiry. This episode was produced by The Great Discontent and Benjamin Welch. Learn more about The Great Discontent and read 200+ long-form interviews online at thegreatdiscontent.com. Thanks to this episode’s sponsors: MailChimp, the easiest way to send email newsletters, connect with your audience, and grow your creative business. Getting started with MailChimp is easy. Sign up and start emailing. No expiring trials. No contracts. No credit card required. Go to mailchimp.com to create your free account today. Twenty20 is where creatives go to get inspiring and authentic stock photos. If you’re tired of scrolling through uninspiring, staged images, check out Twenty20. Their images are crowdsourced from real-world photographers and you can choose from millions of high-quality photos available under a simple, royalty-free license. Go to twenty20.com/tgd to get a free trial and get your first 5 photos free today.

    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

    Recorded live at Wythe Hotel on March 28, 2017 as part of The Great Discontent Live series. Host Tina Essmaker talks to 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. This episode was produced by The Great Discontent and Benjamin Welch. Learn more about The Great Discontent and read 200+ long-form interviews online at thegreatdiscontent.com. Thanks to this episode’s sponsors: MailChimp, the easiest way to send email newsletters, connect with your audience, and grow your creative business. Getting started with MailChimp is easy. Sign up and start emailing. No expiring trials. No contracts. No credit card required. Go to mailchimp.com to create your free account today. Twenty20 is where creatives go to get inspiring and authentic stock photos. If you’re tired of scrolling through uninspiring, staged images, check out Twenty20. Their images are crowdsourced from real-world photographers and you can choose from millions of high-quality photos available under a simple, royalty-free license. Go to twenty20.com/tgd to get a free trial and get your first 5 photos free today.

    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
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    ℗ & © 2018 The Great Discontent
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    The Great Discontent