Best Oli Fletcher Podcasts (2026)

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536 - Rest and Retreat as a Neurodivergent Creative with Katherine May 1:14:00

9d ago1:14:00

1:14:00

This is a special HOLIDAY episode featuring the chat I had on Katherine May’s Podcast “The Clearing” where guests explore their ideal real or fantasy retreat. Here’s what Katherine said about the episode: The ADHD and autistic tendency to rest in motion is fully realised in American author and illustrator Andy J. Pizza’s vision of the ideal retreat…

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Episode 13: Tax Turmoil, Callous Keir and American Aggression. 40:03

10d ago40:03

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Liz and Oli review the recent Liaison Committee grilling given to the Prime Minister, and explain the tragic consequences of the planned inheritance tax on older farmers. The team then analyse America's aggression towards Europe and what it means moving forward for our food and our daily lives. It's emotional and essential listening in the run up t…

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535 - If You Only Listen to One Episode of this Podcast This Year Make it This One 45:28

16d ago45:28

45:28

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com --- The Creative Pep Talk Top 5 BEST IDEAS from 2025. This is a FUN BLITZ through the most essential ideas and tactics from our past year of episodes. This was exciting and helpful for m…

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Episode 12: Powerful Predictions, Calais Carcasses and A Customs Union Coming? 39:54

13d ago39:54

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This week the team dive into the predicted eight million majority to rejoin the EU, controversial carcasses at Calais and the potential coming of a Customs Union. Oh, and Liz and Trump both make the news in each others back yards! Enjoy, and please like, share and get the message out there!By Nick Webb, Liz Webster, Oli Fletcher

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534 - New Fire for Sticking to the Path with Filmmaker Seth Worley 1:47:36

23d ago1:47:36

1:47:36

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com --- This was one of my favorite chats!!! DEEP DIVE with my friend and Filmmaker Seth Worley! We get into: 1 - Finding the drive to stick to long creative quests, especially when you’re n…

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Episode 11: Deals, Donors and Democracy in Danger. 42:27

20d ago42:27

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The UK/US trade deal will mean higher priced medicines and lower standard food, as well as an 'Americanisation' of Great Britain. Liz, Oli and Nick discuss how far we are down the road to this, and what it will mean for us all. Liz puts forward the case for our democracy being in cataclysmic danger due to donors being in control of our political pa…

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533 - Make People Feel Things, Hope in AI Crazed World AND Create to Your Taste 1:15:10

1M ago1:15:10

1:15:10

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com --- This is a favorite! Special edition of ask Dr. Pizza episode! This time the questions come from the hosts of the Grupo de Autoayuda de Dibujo podcast! THE CRUSHED IT! SHOW NOTES: Gru…

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Episode 10- Supermarket strangleholds, Wolf's warnings and a punch pulling PM. 38:28

1M ago38:28

38:28

This week, we're focusing on the stranglehold that supermarkets have on our food. Liz and Oli explore the alternatives and explain the claims that we only have six days worth of food supplies in Britain. Martin Wolf's comments on Brexit come under scrutiny, as does the PM's apparent refusal to ruffle Reform's feathers by probing all things Putin. P…

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532 - THIS is Your Creative Secret Weapon that You’re Ignoring 34:54

1M ago34:54

34:54

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com --- Who doesn’t want better opportunities? The key is standing out and having a unique creative offering. But that is much easier said than done, when it feels like EVERYTHING has been D…

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531 - Risks that Land Big Jobs, Be Your Own Client & Find Your Sound with Composer Oli Julian 59:20

1M ago59:20

59:20

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com --- If you’re used to doing work for clients, it can be tough to then create your own solo project. On the other hand, if you’re only used to doing your own thing, working for a client c…

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Episode 9: Botched Brexit Resets, The Beeb and Bray 37:13

1M ago37:13

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This week, Liz, Oli and Nick focus on the new parliamentary report regarding the Brexit resets underwhelming results and the problematic Panorama episode's repercussions at the BBC. While highlighting the reasons why the 'reset' is all about placating the soft left of the Labour party and voters, Liz and Oli explain what they think is really going …

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530 - Something Simple to Do When Mental Health Derails You with Frannerd 1:13:38

2M ago1:13:38

1:13:38

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com --- FRANNERD RETURNS! Illustrator, Comic Artist and YouTuber Fran Meneses is a long time friend of the show and it’s been 6 years since her last episode! We dive deep into: 1 - When ment…

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Episode 8: Meddling Musk, Mass Produced Meat and Leadership Lowdowns. 44:28

2M ago44:28

44:28

In this episode of The Food Fighters, hosts Nick Webb, Liz Webster, and Oli Fletcher kick off with a lively discussion about the intersection of social media, rural life, and the recent comments made by Elon Musk regarding British villages. The hosts then discuss a recent article from The Grocer about UK supermarkets pressuring farmers to adopt int…

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529 - Escape Your Creative Rut with This 5 Part Creative Hygiene Checklist 41:49

2M ago41:49

41:49

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com --- Like sleep, creativity is something you can’t force. It’s a brain state that you have to slip into. But that doesn’t mean you can’t create the perfect conditions for this state to be…

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528 - Overcome Urge to Bury Artwork, Escape Overthinking, Cultivate Your Spark & Re-Find Magic 1:18:12

2M ago1:18:12

1:18:12

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com --- We cover a LOT in this episode. If you want some PEP but you’re not sure exactly what it is you need, we probably cover it in this episode! We explore: When the reality of creating i…

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527 - Visual Journaling: Generate Ideas, Mindfulness and Creative Voice with Samantha Dion Baker 53:27

2M ago53:27

53:27

Stay pepped ALL NEXT YEAR with our 2026 Calendar: creativepeptalk.etsy.com --- Visual journaling can unlock your creativity, but it can also enhance your life. If you are struggling to tune into your everyday life and find inspiration there, this is the episode for you! Samantha Dion Baker has written the book on this! Well 3 books on this!! So muc…

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Ep 7- Brexit Bluffs, Gove's Gall and The World Transformed. 33:26

3M ago33:26

33:26

This week the Food Fighters are discussing whether Labour's attempt to blame Nigel Farage for Brexit's economic woes is a good strategy, or simply an attempt to soften up the soft left. Oli reports back from the World Transformed Event in Manchester, where the left wing new media were gathered, and Michael Gove's admission that post Brexit trade de…

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526 - Your Niche is Hiding in The Last Place You’d Look 31:50

3M ago31:50

31:50

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com --- Find your niche. Stand out from the competition. Find your unique selling point. Easier said than done. Right? In this episode we explore where your creative edge might be hiding and…

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525 - The Prerequisite to Connecting with Potential Fans 42:43

3M ago42:43

42:43

By Andy J. Pizza

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Episode 6- Guilty Gill, Hugh Grant, SPS and Dodgy Press. 36:35

3M ago36:35

36:35

By Nick Webb, Liz Webster, Oli Fletcher

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524 - How to Know Whether to Push On or Give Up 39:18

3M ago39:18

39:18

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com --- Does this sound familiar? You find a new thing. You’re certain this is THE thing. It all makes sense! You get started with tons of energy… but then you hit a wall. It all feels wrong…

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The Food Fighters Episode 5 50:09

3M ago50:09

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In this episode, The Food Fighters dive deep into Liz's legal challenge to the inheritance tax that could have huge implications for farmers, the government and the food that we're eating here in the UK. Lab grown meat and the arguments for and against it are dissected in detail, along with the arguments about not eating beef for the sake of the pl…

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523 - The Power of Finding Your Attention Aperture, Neurotype and School of Thought 45:37

3M ago45:37

45:37

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com --- This episode contains three small things that made a huge difference in my creative practice! Tune in if you know you need a creative boost, but you’re not EXACTLY sure what it is yo…

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The Food Fighters Episode 4 33:41

3M ago33:41

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This week's pod comes fresh off the back of Oli's appearance on stage at the anti Trump protests in central London where Liz was also busy fending off some fury towards farmers from an irate attendee! Oli tells us about the message he delivered that led to a rapturous reception from the crowd, who along with most people, don't want to see our food …

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522 - The Unexpected Thing that Suddenly Unlocked My Creative Brain 33:11

4M ago33:11

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Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com --- If you’re a creative type, you probably don’t quite fit into the systems you were born into. This can be VERY DIFFICULT. There’s a lot of pressure for folks like us to beat ourselves…

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The Food Fighters Episode 3 29:52

4M ago29:52

29:52

Liz, Oli and Nick talk about the week's events and preview the upcoming Trump protests where Liz and Oli will be present in parliament square!By Nick Webb, Liz Webster, Oli Fletcher

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CPT Presents: Origin Stories - Dan Taberski on Hysterical 34:57

4M ago34:57

34:57

Sharing a new podcast from Campside Media called Origin Stories, about the creative process and the craft of writing and reporting. Each episode drills down on a single work. What inspired it? How was it created, and why? What kind of challenges and hurdles cropped up along the way? And above all, what can the rest of us learn from the guest’s crea…

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521 - How to Quit Worrying About Other’s Opinions & Finally Create What You Want 40:04

4M ago40:04

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Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com --- Are you so worried about other people’s opinions you don’t make or share anything? Need a tool for finding the thing you’re so passionate about that you’ll finally have the courage t…

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The Food Fighters Episode 2 29:49

4M ago29:49

29:49

In this episode of The Food Fighters, Nick, Liz, and Oli discuss Nigel Farage's State-side free speech spectacle/shit show (and why he wasn't eager to push POTUS on Epstein) as well as the planned protests to Donald Trump's visit and why all this is relevant to what we'll be fed in the future. Liz lets slip on Oli's involvement in the presidential …

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520 - Does Creating Feel Hollow Right Now? How to Unlock New Fire 34:59

4M ago34:59

34:59

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com --- This episode is for you if: - The chaos of the world is making creative work feel meaningless - Need to remember why making creative work is your passion - You need a dose of art tha…

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519 - Access Imagination and Intuition that Ai Can’t Touch with Angus Fletcher PhD 1:38:17

4M ago1:38:17

1:38:17

This episode is for you if you need: - To tap into your intuition and imagination in a deeper way than ever before - A boost of hope for your creative future and the future of human creativity - To hear two creativity nerds getting EXTREMELY excited about art, story and human potential!!! Pretty much everyday you are told that AI is coming for your…

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518 - The Hope I Found in This Rapidly Changing Creative Landscape 37:04

5M ago37:04

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Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com --- The chaotic changes we are currently experiencing are truly unreal. Tech. Platforms. Politics. Economy. It’s an upheaval. It’s very easy to slip into a full on panic when looking int…

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Episode 1- The Intro 29:00

5M ago29:00

29:00

Welcome to the new podcast where we aim to ensure that Britain isn't- literally and figuratively- being fed a load of rubbish. Liz Webster, Oli Fletcher and Nick Webb will be fighting against a dangerous deregulation of our food industry that would have disastrous consequences for what ends up on our shelves and in our stomachs. In this opening epi…

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CPT Presents: The Ghost Frame Podcast Episode 1 "The Endless Hallway" 48:54

5M ago48:54

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Check Out the rest of the Ghost Frame series: Ghost Frame on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ghost-frame/id1814128797 Ghost Frame on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4dpUSAANUNsukVTMbkuEDC?si=1cbe0dba190045c5 --- This week we are featuring an episode of the “Ghost Frame” podcast by animator / illustrator / director Sarah…

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517 - How to Turn Business Pressures into a Fun Creative Project with Yowei Shaw 1:11:17

5M ago1:11:17

1:11:17

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com --- WHOA! Loved this conversation SO MUCH! There’s so much to go at here and I could have spoke with Yowei for twice as long. Hope to have her back sometime. Yowei Shaw is an “emotional …

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516 - How to Recognize Your Ideas, Juggling Different Roles and More with Cartoonist Grant Snider 1:00:12

5M ago1:00:12

1:00:12

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter. --- I used to think I didn’t have ideas. I would hear other artists talk about how an idea presented to them and think “oh that never happens to me, I must not have ideas!” But over time, I’ve come to realize that ide…

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515 - Want to Quit Social Media? 3 Essential Considerations for Any Creative Practice 35:47

5M ago35:47

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Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: andyjpizza.substack.com --- Social media has become a very difficult space for artists and lots of folks are looking for other places to share their work. Before we all bail, there are a few things to consider. This e…

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514 - Tap Your Mood, Connect to Your Target Audience & Fun and Flow Process Inspo with Eliza Kinkz 1:05:21

6M ago1:05:21

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Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: andyjpizza.substack.com --- You know those people who are SO FREE and CREATIVE that spending time with them just opens you up and makes you want to be more authentic and creative yourself? Eliza Kinkz is a human like …

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513 - Why Creatives Have to Build Habits Differently and How to Do It 44:42

6M ago44:42

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Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter. --- You know that in order to make progress you have to show up in a disciplined way or have good creative habits, but no matter how hard you try, you always end up throwing in the towel. If that’s you, listen to this…

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512 - The Science of Realizing Creative Potential with Yale Researcher Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, PhD 1:27:19

6M ago1:27:19

1:27:19

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter. --- How does it feel to be on the path to realizing your creative potential? Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, PhD wrote the book on it and has the research to back it up!! Listen to this episode if you: Struggle to follow thro…

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511 - A Message for Sensitive Creatives Who Are Struggling Right Now 34:22

6M ago34:22

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Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter. --- Listen to this if you are feeling overwhelmed, struggling to focus and unable to find the fuel you need to show up. There’s a cliche that says artists are depressive types, and although this isn’t completely unfou…

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510 - Remember How to Have Fun and Get Loose, ADHD / Being You, Storytelling, Ignoring the Industry & More with Picture Book Maker Bob Shea 1:14:12

7M ago1:14:12

1:14:12

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter. --- This episode is for you if you: 1 - Struggle to be productive like a “normal” human 2 - Want to make your work more YOU 3 - You want to get looser and have more fun in your work 4 - Are interested in storytelling …

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509 - Hack Motivation to Begin AND Finish Well + Unlock Creative Self with These Questions 44:56

7M ago44:56

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Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter. ---This episode is for you if you are: 1 - A beginner trying to make a splash 2 - A seasoned creative who needs to try something new 3 - Stuck and uninspired and lost the love of making stuff We are all beginners at s…

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508 - The Real Magic of Finding Your Creative Voice with Brian Selznick 1:06:30

7M ago1:06:30

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Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter. --- How do truly embed yourself into your work? Today on the show, we have a creative master who has done this at the highest level. In this episode, Caldecott winning author illustrator Brian Selznick joins me to dis…

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507 - How to Find Your Secret Creative Powers 34:55

7M ago34:55

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Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter. --- Do you feel like the competition is so steep you don’t have a chance? Do you ever look around online and think “why should I even bother? I am not even close to this level of talent!” If so, this episode is for yo…

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506 - The Career Defining Breakthrough I Found in Scary Slow Times 36:07

8M ago36:07

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Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter. --- When times are hectic and industries freeze, it can feel like creative progress is impossible. In times like these, rather than bang your head up against the same wall over and over again, you can see this externa…

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505 - How Demystifying Your Craft can Enhance the Magic with Maggie Smith 1:07:44

8M ago1:07:44

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Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter. --- This was an INCREDIBLE CHAT. I left so pepped. If you are overwhelmed by the blank page, scared to try and fail, or feel the pressure to exist in a vacuum, this episode is for you! In this episode, Poet Maggie Smi…

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504 - Reduce Overwhelm and Unlock More Creative Work with This 26:58

8M ago26:58

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Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter here: andyjpizza.substack.com --- Are you overwhelmed pretty much no matter what you do? Are you overwhelmed by long to do lists? Short ones? Complex and simple ones? In this episode I will share a recent shift that ha…

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503 - Embrace Change and Reclaim Belonging with Morgan Harper Nichols 1:14:53

8M ago1:14:53

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Feel like things have changed or are always changing? Do you find yourself changing yourself to fit? Where do you really want to be? In this episode I am joined by artist and author, Morgan Harper Nichols. We discuss envisioning a future for yourself that you actually want to go towards and how to find the right creative home within all the possibi…

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502 - How to Beat the Analysis Paralysis of "The Right Path" 37:26

8M ago37:26

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Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter here: andyjpizza.substack.com If you THINK more about making stuff than actually making stuff, this episode is for you! I tell a story that helped me realize that going the right way is overrated and what to do instead…

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