Finding balance in your many life aspirations. The Unfinished Cubby is a Podcast by Kris Randall, the founder of CoCreations, About running a business; raising a family; philosophy, purpose, & meaning; and creating & maintaining a healthy & happy work-life balance.
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A collection of stories about people who know how they are going to die.
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The Lets Talk Hoops Podcast brings you a wide varity of hoops talk from, Lets Talk Hoops On The Way To/From Work, Lets Talk Hoops On The Way To School, Lets Talk Hoops High School Basketball, Lets Talk Hoops Overseas Basketball, Lets Talk Hoops In The Barbershop, Let Talk Hoops HBCU, Lets Talk 80's Hoops, Let Talk Hoops 90's Lets Talk Hoops 2000,Lets Talk Hoops Fantasy, Lets Talk Hoops Sports Betting,
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Every creative work you’ve ever loved has a hero’s journey behind it. On Spark & Fire, you'll hear creators tell the story of bringing one beloved work to life. Iconic creatives — like Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz, Pixar director Domee Shi, comedian Patton Oswald, musician Wynton Marsalis, and novelist Isabel Allende — share the endless iterations, the inevitable setbacks, and the breakthrough ideas along the epic process of creation. But this isn’t an interview show. It’s a story — told ...
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We’re excited to launch WaitWhat's newest weekly series, Pioneers of AI — your guide to the latest technological frontier. Hosted by AI thought leader, scientist, and investor Rana el Kaliouby, tune in for insights from industry trailblazers, explore the ethical considerations of AI, and get ahead of what’s to come as the technology continues to de…
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From the team behind Spark & Fire, we're happy to share the first episode of Offsite Adventures, our newest show uncovering the gems, magical moments, and unique learnings in iconic business travel destinations. Three minutes before midnight in Times Square, one of the most trafficked commercial centers in the world momentarily transforms into a vi…
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A Yarn about The Voice - Dinnawhan & BJ
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1:29:39“The Voice” is one of the two parts of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which was released in 2017 from a convention of 250 Indigenous leaders. The implementation of “The Voice” part of the Uluru Statement is now (2023) underway in the form of a bill before the Australian parliament. On Saturday, 14 October 2023, Australians will vote on a singl…
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Create from joy: Writer Phoebe Robinson on "You Can’t Touch My Hair"
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32:32There’s a commonly held belief that great creative work comes from pain. But comedian and writer Phoebe Robinson says that this is a myth. Instead, Phoebe believes great creative work comes from a place of joy. As Phoebe shares her personal story of writing her debut essay collection, You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explai…
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Creative conflict can destroy a work-in-progress — or it can push your work beyond good to great. What matters is how you respond. We’re going to hear from 5 creators in 5 very different fields who share actionable strategies (and great stories) about how to recognize, resolve, and harness conflict to create work that is visionary. Featuring “Froze…
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Get to the fun part: Game creators Matthew Inman and Elan Lee on Exploding Kittens
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35:17To make something irresistible, get to the fun part — fast. That’s how Exploding Kittens became one of the world’s most popular games. When cartoonist Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal) and game developer Elan Lee (former Xbox) designed the card game Exploding Kittens, they took fun very seriously. This mindset unlocked their creativity in unexpected ways…
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Trust creates gold: Comedian David Cross on “Arrested Development”
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30:38Behind every masterpiece — comedic, artistic, or otherwise — is a deep well of trust. Case in point: the legendary sit-com, Arrested Development. As Comedian David Cross shares the story of bringing to life the brilliantly absurd character Tobias Fünke, you’ll hear how every moment of comedic gold on the show was made possible by trust — trusting h…
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Let emotion be your North Star: Composer Kris Bowers
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28:49This episode follows the composer Kris Bowers’ personal story about composing the score for the culture-shifting and emotionally devastating work When They See Us. This award-winning series follows the true story of five boys, wrongfully accused in 1989 of the brutal rape of a jogger in New York’s Central Park. The narrative spans a quarter-century…
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Failure is a normal part — even an essential part — of any creative journey. But that probably isn’t what you want to hear after experiencing failure yourself. It’s easy to just want to crawl into a hole for a while. Today on Spark & Fire, we’re going to crawl out of that hole long enough to hear from 5 iconic creatives who have learned how to over…
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Fight for your dream: Comedian Cristela Alonzo
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33:19When the ABC show Cristela premiered in 2014, Cristela Alonzo made U.S. history, the first Latina to write, produce, and star in her own prime-time comedy. But this dream didn’t come easy: Cristela had to fight for her vision at every stage of the process. As she takes us on the journey to making the sitcom, you’ll hear how she found her first oppo…
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Find the people who see your dream: Actor Aasif Mandvi
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Always be iterating: Pomplamoose’s Jack Conte & Nataly Dawn
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39:14Nataly Dawn and Jack Conte started the band Pomplamoose together in 2008. The band found success with their viral YouTube videos, which have hundreds of millions of views. And while we usually tell the story of a single work on this show, in this episode, Jack and Nataly share the story of the band itself. The story of Pomplamoose is one of constan…
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Take responsibility for your creativity: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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33:09Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a creativity master. Many of us know him as an actor and director, but Joseph also co-created the collaborative media platform HitRECord. Joseph shares the journey of developing HitRECord: how it evolved from a single page of HTML to a global community of creative collaborators. Joseph’s story reveals that you have to take r…
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There’s an intimidating blank page. A blinking cursor staring you down. A looming deadline for a project you haven’t touched. Sometimes, starting something new is the hardest part of the creative process. In this episode, you’ll hear from 5 creative people in 5 different fields offering 5 different strategies for how to start something new. Featuri…
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Tell a universal truth: “Wicked” composer Stephen Schwartz
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41:11Stephen Schwartz has a motto for songwriting: Tell the truth, and make it rhyme. In this episode, Stephen tells the story of composing the Broadway musical Wicked. Not only does Stephen reinvent a beloved classic for the stage, he also commits to drawing out the universal truths — like the experience of friendship, betrayal, and love — that connect…
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Sweat the details: Punchdrunk artistic director Felix Barrett
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38:38Felix Barrett, MBE, is the artistic director of Punchdrunk, a British theater company that specializes in immersive storytelling. In this episode, Felix shares the story of Sleep No More, Punchdrunk’s most famous and longest-running show. Sleep No More is a reimagining of Shakespeare’s Macbeth through a film noir lens. As Felix experiments with the…
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Embrace your inner weirdo: Pixar’s Domee Shi on “Turning Red”
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33:44When Pixar asked Domee Shi to create a feature film, she ran to her friend’s office and rolled on the floor with joy. It was a dream come true. But Domee had to learn how to own her unique creative voice with all eyes on her, which meant embracing her inner weirdo. As Domee shares the story of directing Turning Red, you'll hear how she commits to s…
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Generosity creates magic: “Frozen” songwriters Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez
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42:58Finding the right collaborator, and growing together, is a creative feat. While songwriting duo Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez were writing the iconic songs to "Frozen," they discovered the key ingredient to a successful and lasting collaboration: generosity. Kristen and Robert offer insight on how to be a generous collaborator — from not …
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Replenish your sense of meaning: Musician Kayhan Kalhor on “Silent City"
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35:52Musician Kayhan Kalhor shares the story of composing and performing “Silent City,” his epic 25-minute piece for the kamancheh (Persian spiked fiddle) and ensemble. It’s a specific story about writing music to memorialize a devastating event, the massacre of innocents in Halabja, Iraq. But the takeaway is universal: When life feels too much to bear,…
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Find what you need to fuel your work: Mark Bradford’s “Unicorn Tapestries”
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35:34Deep in the pandemic, visual artist Mark Bradford began work on an epic series called “The Unicorn Tapestries.” It’s inspired by the iconic medieval work of the same name, but created with everyday materials that speak to Mark’s experience: comic book papers, caulk, and other materials from the hardware store, layered and glued and then scratched a…
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Commit to your best work (always!): Novelist Ann Patchett on “The Dutch House”
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36:33When Ann Patchett sat down to read through her first draft of The Dutch House, she realized she had made a terrible mistake. A wrong turn, on page 36, sent the entire rest of the novel careening down the wrong path. So what’d she do? Deleted it and started over. Sometimes, committing to doing your very best work means destroying it and going again.…
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How to recover your creative voice: Comedian Patton Oswalt on “Annihilation” & “I Love Everything”
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39:55What do you do when you fear you’ve lost touch with your creative voice? You let yourself feel it, and then open yourself up to inspiration. When comedian Patton Oswalt suddenly lost his wife, he also feared he would lose himself. As he processes his grief, Patton takes us on the journey of finding his voice again, through the making of two very di…
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You hit a creative dead end. You’re lost in the forest of thought. Let’s face it: you’re stuck. But getting stuck is part of the creative journey. We hear it in every story on this show. So today, we’ve chosen our 5 favorite strategies on how to regain your creative momentum, and get unstuck. Featuring Jurassic Park book designer Chip Kidd, Apollo …
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Science, God, & Meaning - John Vervaeke
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1:10:08Why does the world exist ? How does one live a life of meaning ? In this candid conversation with John Vervaeke, Kris asks some big questions, and receives some very satisfying answers. John Vervaeke is the creator of the lecture series Awakening from the Meaning Crisis. It is available on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54l8_ewcOlY) and a…
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Amy Churchouse is the creator of the Good Karma Network. In this conversation Amy and Kris discuss some of the elements of solid, non-transactional, community building. https://www.goodkarmaeffect.com/ https://www.doingthingsdifferently.com.au/ https://www.goodkarmaeffect.com/networks/start-a-network…
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"There is always a bright side to every situation." Best selling author Chancellor K. Jackson talks with Kris about his life journey and the adventure in Beijing that led him to prison and then on to publishing his first book, "14 Days in Beijing". https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57815719-14-days-in-beijing…
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Mindset of the Successful Entrepreneur - Ken Attard
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53:59Learn about the power of your mindset in this interview with Ken Attard. Ken helps frustrated entrepreneurs to adapt and pivot their business using his proprietary ARC Method™ allowing them to have more time guaranteed. With this episode comes the free gift of the Ken's Consumer Educational Guide : successfulentrepreneurnow.com…
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Motivated by the discovery of a straight forward technique to completely transform ones life, and the world, Kris speaks with his wife, Angel, about this technique, another other wisdom. The video that inspired this episode : https://youtu.be/ppCmAGHiquc About the Four Seasons Journey from Jane Hardwicke Collings : https://schoolofshamanicwomancraf…
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Jimmy Hirst, the founder of the Polkadot tiny village network, talks with Kris about the solution to the Australian housing crisis, and the future of Western society. Show links : https://www.polkadot.org.au/ Polkadot app : https://coda.io/@cocreations/polkadot-bookings-app http://opennoosa.org/mobile-eco-parks/ If you have a property at you would …
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Be utterly honest: Musician Ben Folds on “Whatever and Ever Amen”
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38:35Capturing an honest moment is one of the riskiest ways to create. But the results are real, and they stand the test of time. As musician Ben Folds tells the story of creating his breakout album “Whatever and Ever Amen” with the Ben Folds Five, you’ll hear a very specific story about a rock band recording an album in a house, instead of a studio, wi…
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Successful Intentional Communities - Jason Hilder
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1:13:13Intentionally formed communities are often the fertile seedbeds for holistic, regenerative solutions. What is the dream you would like to manifest? In this engaging conversation Kris learns about the core principles that make for a successful intentional community. His guest, Dr Jason Hilder, has freshly completed his PHD titled "We have lived toge…
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How to spark others: Yo-Yo Ma on the Silk Road Project
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55:42The Silk Road Project was an impossibly ambitious, creatively expansive idea to not only create a category of music that had never been heard before, but also create ensembles to perform it, and audiences who were hungry to hear it. How did Yo-Yo Ma build this vision? He knew from the beginning that it wasn’t about him. You'll hear in the episode f…
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Stephanie Piper is someone whose work is 100% a reflection of her life passion. She runs the Maker Space for the University of Southern Queensland, and is a founder of the wearable electronic fashion startup Elkei. Her success in pursuing her passion is inspiring. This conversation is both interesting and invaluable for anyone who loves making. Sho…
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Reflections on Purpose - Bernardo Kastrup
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1:38:50In this episode of The Unfinished Cubby, Kris Randall gets to talk with one of his heroes, Bernardo Kastrup, the contemporary champion of the philosophy of Idealism. --------------------------------------------------------------- To learn more about philosophical idealism, check out the course at The Essentia Foundation : https://www.essentiafounda…
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Stick with it: "The Queen's Gambit" producers Allan Scott and Bill Horberg
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34:19When you fall in love with a project, stay with it – for as many years as necessary. Its time will come. When screenwriter Allan Scott acquired the film rights to the Walter Tevis novel “The Queen’s Gambit,” he couldn’t have imagined it would take almost 30 years to get that movie made. Allan, along with executive producer Bill Horberg, talk about …
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Trust your instinct: Salsa legend Rubén Blades on the iconic song “Pedro Navaja”
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41:53“It’s too long. It’s too sad. It’s not danceable.” Just some of the feedback salsa legend Rubén Blades got from DJs and record labels about his iconic song "Pedro Navaja" on the album "Siembra," which went on to sell 25m copies. That’s more than the Beatles' "White Album." And his story of creating this album with Willie Colón is a testament to thr…
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Stay authentic to yourself: Randall Park on making "Always Be My Maybe"
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35:59How do you create something an audience will love? Start with everything YOU love. Actor Randall Park ("Veep," "Fresh Off the Boat," "WandaVision"…) tells the story of a passion project that's become a beloved repeat-watch: the 2019 Netflix movie "Always Be My Maybe." It all started as a tossed-off remark by his friend Ali Wong: What if we made a r…
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Create the conditions for your own creativity: Yaa Gyasi on "Transcendent Kingdom"
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23:33To make a creative leap, get to know your creative self. After publishing a blockbuster first novel, "Homegoing," followed by a year of touring (and trying to write in hotel rooms), author Yaa Gyasi realized she needed two things to reconnect with her next story: space and time. She shares the creation process of "Transcendent Kingdom" : how she go…
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Four Secrets for a Healthy Life - Kurt Pennington
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2:27:26In this awesome conversations with my personal trainer and professional body builder, Kurt Pennington, we cover everything from social media to the many health benefits of breathing through your nose. I didn't get the answer I was looking for on an easy weight loss program. But Kurt did have some great answers for how to have determination and pers…
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Play to an elevated purpose: Wynton Marsalis on "The Democracy! Suite"
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29:26“Everything you do in the arts gives meaning to your way of life." In a year of pandemic, racial reckoning, and threats to democracy, Wynton Marsalis creates a seven-song cycle that imagines how artists can shape the times we live in. As he tells us the story of creating "The Democracy! Suite," he teaches unforgettable lessons about collaboration, …
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Work-life Balance for Busy Minds - Christine Parfitt
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1:02:09"I think the reason people conventionally started talking about work-life balance is because the amount of work that needs to be done, regardless as to if you are working for someone else in a job or working for yourself, far exceeds the number of hours available to do them." Christine Parfitt, founder of Block & Table, talks with me and unpacks ex…
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Cultivate a child's sense of wonder: "Knives Out" director Rian Johnson
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38:46How do you create deeply imaginative work? There’s a method behind the magic. As Rian Johnson (Last Jedi, Looper, Brick) takes us on the journey of joyfully reinventing the murder-mystery, you’ll hear the way he draws on childhood memories (like watching Agatha Christie movies in his grandparents' rambling old house) to inspire his work. You’ll als…
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In this conversation, inspired by Justin Clark's article about SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK, Kris learns about the origins of Liberalism from his brother, Nick Randall. https://www.justinclark.org/blog/zizek-and-buddhism
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Philosophy of the Blockchain - Kaia Myers-Stewart
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1:52:08In this conversation with Kaia Myers-Stewart, founder of 5th Dimension security, we explore Blockchain Philosophy, Human Nature, Non-Hierarchal Governance, Personal Development, Cultural Evolution, and so much more. Show links : https://www.ynharari.com/book/homo-deus/ https://menswellbeing.org/commonground/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaia-myers-s…
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For people who love to work - Louise Flynn
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43:33Work/Life balance for people who love to work. For some, the best way to build work/life balance is to build a business that focuses on helping the people who value you with products or service that play to your strengths. Louise shares her story that is still a work-in-progress to reframe her work life to bring more satisfaction to my overall life…
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In this talk, recorded in Dan's mobile tiny house at the Maleny Eco Village, we really dig into what it is to have a home and a place in this world. This is a lovely, candid, and meandering conversation. There is a little more at the end than the usual extra bit, including an explanation of the origins of The Unfinished Cubby Podcast. Mention is ma…
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Healing Intergenerational Trauma - Camden Pascoe
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27:47In the town of Normanton in far north Queensland, Kris Randall talks with Camden Pascoe about his work with BYNOE and how providing nurturing environments and experiences with indigenous youth begins to heal intergenerational trauma.
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Work life balance just means lazy - Jeff Mustard
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57:32In this very first episode of The Unfinished Cubby podcast, Kris talks with Jeff Mustard on the theme of "Work life balance just means lazy". We explore meaning making and solid techniques for planning a good life in the context of family and work. This episode was filmed on location in the cubby house that inspired the podcast. https://rss.com/pod…
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How to build your creative vision: Photographer Stephen Wilkes on the 2021 Inauguration Photo
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33:06Making art is a distillation of all your life experiences – from the half-remembered images from your childhood to your fascination with what's happening around you right now. Photographer Stephen Wilkes developed his signature Day to Night images to share his passion for how time passes – and soon found that they also helped him explore everything…
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Great collabs start with trust: Apollo Theater’s Kamilah Forbes on “Between the World and Me”
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37:46"I want to make this into theater, in a way that’s never been done before." When Kamilah Forbes first reads "Between the World and Me," by her friend Ta-Nehisi Coates, she's moved, shaken, gutted by its truth and beauty. She dreams of presenting it at Harlem's Apollo Theater, a legendary space for Black art and excellence. First step: convince Ta-N…
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