Episodes

  • 40: Can AI Be Creative?

    40: Can AI Be Creative?
    Apr 19 2023
    Let's talk about it: what exactly is generative AI? How does it produce its output? And, most importantly, can AI be creative?
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    1 hr
  • 39: Do Not Put All Your Eggs in Twitter's Basket

    39: Do Not Put All Your Eggs in Twitter's Basket
    Feb 28 2023
    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.
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    52 mins
  • 38: It’s Been a Long Process

    38: It’s Been a Long Process
    Nov 10 2022
    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.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 37: Fuzzy Woo-Woo Business

    37: Fuzzy Woo-Woo Business
    Sep 30 2022
    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.
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    1 hr
  • 36: Make Believe About Dragons

    36: Make Believe About Dragons
    Aug 9 2022
    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.
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    51 mins
  • 35: 35: Lean Into Your Creative Genius

    35: 35: Lean Into Your Creative Genius
    Jun 23 2022
    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.
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    54 mins
  • 34: The Revival of Originality

    34: The Revival of Originality
    May 6 2022
    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 differently this time around.
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    49 mins
  • 33: I Feel My Body Rejecting This

    33: I Feel My Body Rejecting This
    Apr 11 2022
    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.
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    52 mins