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The Creativity Lab Podcast seeks to inspire all those who want to lead a creative life. We ask outstanding creative professionals and inspiring students the question: “How did you use your creative problem-solving skills to overcome your biggest obstacles?” Our guests share how their creativity helped them to develop personal life hacks to successfully deal with their worst fears, and how they made creativity an integral part of their everyday lives. We also speak with alumni of West Los Ang ...
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Rick Mayock & Diane Hubka, Musicians | S1-14
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Music as Creative Political Protest RICK MAYOCK & DIANE HUBKA Welcome and thank you for joining us! Each episode we discuss a creative approach to life’s challenges. Today, we’ll listen to musician song writers Rick Mayock and Diane Hubka and discuss the birth of a song, finding work/art balance, music as political protest and constantly evolving. …
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Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Writer & Playwright | S1-13
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Welcome and thank you for joining us! Each episode we discuss a creative approach to life’s challenges. Today, co-host DR. STELLA SETKA and I talk to playwright and television writer SOFYA LEVITSKY-WEITZ about humanizing flawed real-life people and turning them into characters, complicated relationships both on and off screen, letting ideas percola…
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Jennifer Ortiz, Professor of English & Writer | S1-12
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JENNIFER ORTIZ | Claiming Space: Racial Equity Welcome and thank you for joining us! Each episode we discuss a creative approach to life’s challenges. Today, we’ll talk to Professor Jennifer Ortiz on being a woman of color in academia, creativity, code switching, consistently being yourself, always speaking up, claiming space, and being racially eq…
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Do Artists see the world differently? Artist JOSHUA ELIAS Welcome and thank you for joining us! Each episode we discuss creative challenges. Today, I have the honor of talking to acclaimed, Los Angeles-based artist Joshua Elias about creative passion, the birth of a painting, making time and space for your art, and whether artists see the world dif…
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J.T. Chestnut, Activist & Athlete | S1-10
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The Importance of Finding a Creative Outlet: Activist and Athlete JT CHESTNUT Welcome and thank you for joining us! Each episode we discuss a creative approach to life’s challenges. Today, we talk to impressive former WLAC student, activist and athlete J.T. Chestnut about the importance of finding a creative outlet. JT explains how running saved hi…
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Staying True to Your Creative Vision: Architect PETER MITSAKOS Welcome and thank you for joining us! Each episode we discuss creative challenges. Today, I have the privilege of talking to Los Angeles-based architect Peter Mitsakos, about trusting your gut and staying true to your creative vision, while engaging the client in the design process. He’…
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Creative Self-Confidence: Artist LISA DIANE WEDGEWORTH Welcome and thank you for joining us! Each episode we discuss a creative approach to life’s challenges. Today, we talk to acclaimed visual artist Lisa Diane Wedgworth about being an “outsider artist,” overcoming perfectionism and self-judgment, developing creative self-confidence and defining s…
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Mario J. d’Anna Jr, Animation Director | S1-07
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MARIO JOSEPH D’ANNA JR. Today, we have the privilege of chatting with Mario J. d'Anna Jr., an animator who has drawn on hundreds of shows, including ANIMANIACS, GI JOE, PINKY & THE BRAIN, SCOOBY DOO, and SPIDERMAN. He was an animator and director for over 80 episodes of the long-running hit show BOB’S BURGERS. He is currently a director on the show…
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Jennifer Phang, Film & TV Director | S1-06
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JENNIFER PHANG made her mark as a filmmaker bringing poignant drama to fantastical realities, from independent feature films to prestige television for studios including Disney, Marvel, Amazon, Warner Brothers and Universal. After graduating from the American Film Institute AFI’s MFA Directing Program, Phang’s first feature HALF-LIFE – a magic-real…
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COLE CABRERA: Facing Your Fears Welcome and thank you for joining us! Each episode we discuss a creative approach to life’s challenges. Today, we talk to former WLAC student and restauranteur Cole Cabrera about facing her fears, hitting rock bottom, and launching a wildly successful pop-up underground restaurant in her loft. Cole Cabrera is Directo…
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JAIME SANDOVAL: The Importance of Creative Community Welcome and thank you for joining us! Each episode we discuss a creative approach to life’s challenges. Today, we’ll talk to LA writer and former WLAC student Jaime Sandoval about the importance of finding your Creative Community. Jaime discusses writing, dreaming scenes, getting back to the page…
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CORINNE JONES: "CREATIVE AGING" Welcome and thank you for joining us! Each episode we discuss a creative approach to life’s challenges. Today, it’s all about Creative Aging. Former WLAC student, Corinne Jones talks about going back to school after 40 years in the workforce and reinventing herself to have a thriving second career in gerontology wher…
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Helio Vargas, Manager & Accountant | S1-02
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Helio Vargas: Creative Leadership Welcome and thank you for joining us! Each episode we discuss a creative approach to life’s challenges. Today, it’s all about Creative Leadership and Creative Management. Helio Vargas, a Trader Joe’s Produce Section Lead responsible for opening a new store, overcame impressive obstacles to succeed in his field. He’…
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Today’s guest, Stephanie Economou, is an award-winning composer for film & television. You’ve heard her music on huge films like “The Martian” and “Mulan”, hit TV shows “The Chair”, “Whiskey Cavalier,” and “Jupiter’s Legacy,” and one of the biggest video games of the year, “Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla.” She is widely recognized for her uniquely hybr…
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