Let's talk about it: what exactly is generative AI? How does it produce its output? And, most importantly, can AI be creative? Guest Starring: Andy Baio Links and Show Notes: Support Originality with a Relay FM Membership Originality #30: The XOXO Episode Common Crawl LAION Microsoft’s Bing is an emotionally manipulative liar, and people love it - …

Twitter is (still) going down in a blaze of...well, not glory. Its demise has been a blow to many creative people, so let's talk about what to do in the wake of any social media platform's decline. Links and Show Notes: Support Originality with a Relay FM Membership Tempest on Instagram Tempest on Mastodon Tempest on Tumblr Aleen on Instagram Aleen…

Tempest's first book, Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion, has been published! In this episode, she shares her experience writing and publishing a middle-grade book, from the first picture game to finding an agent to books hitting the shelves of a bookstore near you. Links and Show Notes: Support Originality with a Relay FM Membership Ruby Fi…

Does a spiritual practice play a part in your creative process? Do you have any rituals to help you create? Tempest and Aleen share their thoughts, feelings, history with spirituality, & current spiritual practices (or, in Aleen's case, attempt at creating ritual) and how they relate to their creativity. Links and Show Notes: Support Originality wi…

Whitney "Strix" Beltrán joins Tempest and Aleen to talk about her unintuitive journey to becoming a narrative director in the video games industry. Sometimes we take the road we've always intended to go down; sometimes we're led on a path we never could have imagined. Guest Starring: Whitney "Strix" Beltrán Links and Show Notes: Support Originality…

It's easy to get bogged down in the notion that you've waited too long to start a new creative pursuit, but Tempest and Aleen are here to tell you that it is never too late to try something new. Links and Show Notes: Support Originality with a Relay FM Membership Originality #5: 73 Million Blank Notebooks - Relay FM…

Why, after two years without a new episode, is Originality back? That's what Tempest and Aleen are here to tell you about this month! One of the most important things we can do as creators is learning from our experiences and tweaking our processes, so we're sharing what we learned from the first iteration of Originality and what we're doing differ…

It can be really hard to put yourself out there when you don't feel like you know everything on a topic. This month, Tempest, Aleen, and guest Quinn Rose talk about strategies for overcoming that feeling so you can get started. Guest Starring: Quinn Rose Links and Show Notes: Support Originality with a Relay FM Membership Pictorial - Relay FM Mixed…

Steve takes the reins for this "dust off" session and shares some of his favorite albums of yesteryear. Adam numbs his brain with comedy metal. Steve gets his tantric listening on. News Metallurgy has started live-streaming episodes on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch - Live streams every other Friday @ 9PM PDT COVID-19 is still on the rampage… Get vacc…

It's been a while (sung in the horrible style of Staind). The Metallurgy hosts dust off old albums to see if they hold up today. Adam steals all of the air time. Steve gets his synth action on. News Metallurgy has started live-streaming episodes on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch - Live streams every other Friday @ 9PM PDT COVID-19 is still on the ramp…

Need a breather? The Metallurgy hosts sure do! Steve & Adam ketchup on missed music and miscellany. Adam recalls a GWAR experience. Steve steals Adam's favorite band. News Metallurgy has started live-streaming episodes on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch - Live streams every other Friday @ 9PM PDT COVID-19 is still on the rampage… Stay healthy listeners…

2021 will be best! The Metallurgy hosts discuss their anticipation of upcoming album releases this year. Adam is an old man, with old man aches. Steve gets trolled by a cover album. News Metallurgy has started live-streaming episodes on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch - Live streams every other Friday @ 9PM PDT COVID-19 is still on the rampage… Stay he…

Where has the time gone? The Metallurgy hosts bring in 2021 with some resolutions. Steve over-achieves as usual. Adam maintains his "C" average. News Metallurgy has started live-streaming episodes on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch - Live streams every other Friday @ 9PM PDT COVID-19 is still on the rampage… Stay healthy listeners! Metallurgy Mentions …

Happy Holidays! The Metallurgy hosts talk about their yearly wish lists for gadgets and audio equipment. Steve learns about K.K. Slider and Tom Nook. Adam has some STRONG feelings about gaming headsets. News Metallurgy has started live-streaming episodes on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch - Live streams every other Friday @ 9PM PDT COVID-19 is still on…

BWAHHHHH! Put away your Inception horns, and bring out the REAL horns 🤘 The Metallurgy hosts reminisce about their favorite metal songs in movie soundtracks. Adam continues to struggle with blast beats. Steve finds a good boi in some album art. News Metallurgy has started live-streaming episodes on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch - Live streams every o…

Boo! The Metallurgy hosts take a short break from Metal to discuss Spooktober movies. Adam scares his family in the process… Steve is patient. News Metallurgy has started live-streaming episodes on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch - Live streams every other Friday @ 9PM PDT COVID-19 is still on the rampage… Stay healthy listeners! Metallurgy Mentions Pl…

Did you miss us? It's been a while… so the Metallurgy hosts catchup on sharing some of their recent listening recommendations. Steve turns 1-year older (Happy Birthday!). Adam may be entering his mid-life crisis. News Metallurgy has started live-streaming episodes on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch - Live streams every other Friday @ 9PM PDT COVID-19 i…

Take cover! The Metallurgy hosts discuss the heavy use of sirens in metal songs. Adam recovers from fire evacuation. Steve recommends the longest song EVER. News Metallurgy has started live-streaming episodes on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch - Live streams every other Friday @ 9PM PDT COVID-19 is still on the rampage… Stay healthy listeners! Metallur…

Mmmmmm Death. The Metallurgy host discuss some of their favorite Death Metal bands. Adam weebs out a bit. Steve reinforces he's the best stream overlord. News Metallurgy has started live-streaming episodes on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch - Live streams every other Friday @ 9PM PDT COVID-19 is still on the rampage… Stay healthy listeners! Metallurgy …

Special Guest Diana joins Metallurgy to discuss Japanese Metal. Steve and Adam get schooled and introduced to a ton of new bands. Adam gets lost in the noise. Steve gets a power metal gift. News Metallurgy has started live-streaming episodes on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch - Live streams every other Friday @ 9PM PDT COVID-19 is still on the rampage……

Upcoming 2020 Metal Albums… Again! The Metallurgy hosts discuss their top anticipated albums for the coming year (Part 2 of 2). Adam reveals his unpopular opinion about a certain pie-shaped food. Steve struggles with band names. News Metallurgy has started live-streaming episodes on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch - Live streams every other Friday @ 9P…

Load up some plugins and compressors. The Metallurgy hosts discuss their strategies for instrument signal chains and plugins. Part 1 in an ongoing series of Metal Music Production. News Metallurgy has started live-streaming episodes on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch - Live streams every other Friday @ 9PM PDT COVID-19 is still on the rampage… Stay hea…

Black Lives Matter. Metallurgy discusses music for uprising and fighting for what's right. Adam finds some hair-raising songs. Steve explains his signal chain. News Metallurgy has started live-streaming episodes on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch - Live streams every other Friday @ 9PM PDT COVID-19 is still on the rampage… Stay healthy listeners! Metal…

The Metallurgy hosts catch-up on random new music and rant & rave about curated playlists. Steve is feeling the DOOM vibe. Adam critiques the unreleased "Synder cut" of history. COVID-19 is still on the rampage… Stay healthy listeners! Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the e…

This Metal song/band is AWESOME except... The Metallurgy hosts discuss the "exceptions" (the one part you could do without) in metal. Adam is still waiting for a new album. Steve is a stickler for tone. COVID-19 is still on the rampage… Stay healthy listeners! Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new…

This is an intro, for an episode about intros. Steve and Adam discuss their favorite Metal Intro tracks. Adam uses his big (small) brain to make a playlist. Steve can't remember album names. COVID-19 is still on the rampage… Stay healthy listeners! Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discu…

BWAHHH… It's a grand Symphony! The Metallurgy hosts discuss their favorite Symphonic Metal bands. Steve picks too many songs. Adam has too many fingers. COVID-19 is still on the rampage… Stay healthy listeners! Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the episode Follow Up Ultimate…

Things get dark when talking COVID-19… The Metallurgy hosts discuss their favorite "end of the world" songs in metal. Steve eats his metal raw. Adam has a problem with headphones. COVID-19 is still on the rampage… Stay healthy listeners! Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the…

Sometimes you just need to take a breather. The Metallurgy hosts catch up on concerts and back catalogs. Adam further explores the concept of "Dad Metal". Steve wins big with concert tickets. Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the episode Follow Up I am Lorde - South Park Ste…

What side dish would you like with your Metal? The Metallurgy hosts break out their favorite side projects from Metal artists. Adam loses his sobriety. Steve learns more about Dad Metal. Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the episode Follow Up Swedish pronunciation - Steve na…

Upcoming 2020 Metal Albums… The Metallurgy hosts discuss their top anticipated albums for the coming year (Part 1 of 2). Adam breaks Steve with a recommendation. Steve doesn't give a @!#$ about Pokémon. Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the episode Follow Up Dad Metal (n.) -…

2020 is here! What did you achieve in the 2010s? Tempest and Aleen talk about why they dislike this question, and interrogate what "achievement" really means. They go on to discuss how they're reframing what an accomplishment looks and feels like, and their creative goals for 2020. Links and Show Notes: Support Originality with a Relay FM Membershi…

Thrash Harder! The Metallurgy hosts discuss a fan-favorite genre and its evolution through the decades. Adam squashes some 2020 resolutions early. Steve runs into technical difficulties. Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the episode Follow Up Ernie Ball Strings Regular Slink…

Metallurgy is back for 2020! The hosts discuss their metal resolutions for the upcoming year. Adam went to Disneyland. Steve moved. Here's to more metal in the coming year 🤘 Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the episode Follow Up Games Done Quick RichaadEB Steve's New Addres…

⚡️ Add some buzz to your daily dose of Metal! The Metallurgy hosts share some of their favorite bands with electronic influences. Notice | Metallurgy will be on vacation until January 2020… Enjoy the holidays listeners! Here's to cranking it to 11 next year 🤘 Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new …

Holiday Shopping is quickly descending upon the land. The Metallurgy hosts share their wishlists and recommendations for fellow gearheads. Adam struggles with his headphone addiction. Steve shares his coffee thoughts. Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the episode Follow Up P…

Tickle those ivories to a magnitude of 11! The Metallurgy hosts key-in their favorite keyboardists in Metal. Adam struggles to complete a task. Steve enjoys a particularly sloppy meal. Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the episode Follow Up Hocus Pocus ‒ Apple ‣ Google ‣ Ama…

This week, Rosemary Orchard joins Aleen and Tempest to talk about the writing process. They discuss productivity topics like getting over barriers to creativity, not holding yourself to impossible standards, and establishing a writing ritual that works for you. Also, perhaps a writer’s most important question: do you trust strangers to watch your s…

Raical! The Metallurgy hosts feature some of the popular music from the 90's. Steve loses a couple pounds (in hair). Adam hates a particular holiday. Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the episode 90's Metal Grunge tried to kill the metal… They FAILED Wrap Up Untitled Goose G…

Conferences are essential places to meet new people and expand your creative community, so in this episode Tempest and Aleen talk about their recent experiences at XOXO and why creating intentional community spaces at conferences like it matters. They also dive into the focus of many talks at the festival: getting attacked online, and how people wi…

There are no words… the Metallurgy hosts call out their favorite instrumental Metal songs. Steve ate some Chic-fil-a. Adam finds a new rhythm obsession. Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the episode Follow Up Steve ate Chic-fil-a Instru-Metal No words can describe it (get it…

It's time to talk about the F word: failure. Aleen and Tempest tackle mistakes and how to frame those experiences to be productive instead of destructive. They also discuss seeking constructive criticism from trusted sources, embracing the "happy little accidents" Bob Ross taught us about, and why Angry Birds 2 is an example of all the wrong ways t…

Let's take it to 11… again! The Metallurgy hosts iron out some "formal" introductions and reflect on the podcast's inception. Steve listens to Tool on shuffle. Adam quotes a Disney movie. Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the episode Follow Up Chic-fil-a v. Popeyes Mini Albu…

Whoops! Sometimes metal has so much power, it just sneak up on you. The Metallurgy hosts clean up some misc topics, and discover some new music. Steve shares more long songs. Adam reads a magazine for the first time in a long time. Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the episo…

You might want to grab your friends for this one, because Tempest and Aleen are talking about building small communities. Tempest talks to Alethea Kontis, Monica Valentinelli, Stina Leicht, and Shveta Thakrar about their own collective and how they lean each other for support and motivation. Along the way they discuss when and how to create a space…

Laugh it up! Not all metal needs to be serious. The Metallurgy hosts discuss Metal bands that trend on the lighter side of the spectrum. Steve goes to a concert. Adam loops his tracks. Plus an Album Review for that new Slipknot album. Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the ep…

Smash those Like & Subscribe buttons and ring that Bell! Steve and Adam discuss some of the prolific metal artists featured primarily on YouTube. Steve provides his pick top picks. Adam gives a scathing headphone review. Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the episode Follow U…

Where is the line between inspiration and appropriation? In this episode, Aleen and Tempest talk about learning by copying—and what questions to ask yourself to ensure that your final product isn't still a copy. They also dive into the nuances of drawing from different cultures, how to interrogate what really interests you about that culture, and w…

What does the color blue taste like? The Metallurgy hosts discuss blues influence in past & present Metal. Adam can't get a certain blue dog out of his head. Steve unveils his guitar accessory obsession. Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the episode Artist Spotlight - Tatius…

The Dad Metal genre is on the rise! The Metallurgy hosts discuss their fathers' influence on their metal tastes. Adam sweats over his physical exam. Steve watches a Heavy Metal movie. Metallurgy Mentions Playlists 「 Apple Music ‒ Spotify ‒ YouTube 」 Updated weekly with new music discussed in the episode Follow Up Metallurgy Archives Playlists Album…