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Hack Circus

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Hack Circus is a weekly podcast analysing the art and craft of creativity.

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This podcast goes behind the scenes with individuals who lead extraordinary creative lives. Whether you're a professional creative or just looking for inspiration from highly creative minds, you should enjoy the insights of the guests on our show each week.

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The show is hosted by artist, writer and publisher Leila Johnston. Find out more about her on her website finalbullet.com

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Jonas Antonsson – emotional video games

February 01, 2021 18:54 - 1 hour - 33.7 MB

Can games be art? We're back from a long hiatus with our first Hack Circus podcast interview about videogames! Introducing Jonas Antonsson, founder of Sweden-based games publisher Raw Fury. Raw Fury turns out games that make you feel, and Jonas believes the quest for emotion is just as important as the quest for knowledge. Find out what makes him and his company tick in this long, wide-ranging chat.  Remember Hack Circus is on Twitter @hackcircus – and check out the website for all the epi...

What does it mean to be motivated?

March 02, 2020 16:11 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MB

What does it mean for creative people to be motivated? Is there a secret to getting more motivation, or is the drive too mysterious to neatly unravel? What are the three reasons people aren't motivated, and what happens to highly driven people when they run out of motivation altogether? In this very personal episode, I talk to digital artist Seb Lee DeLisle, play impresario Emma Bearman, business director Sarah Allard and performance coach Maria Jacobsen Holmes. Empathy, creativity and m...

What is Creativity?

October 10, 2019 08:16 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MB

What is creativity? How does it relate to things like problem-solving, risk-taking, impulsiveness and excitement? I talk to some highly creative individuals in this special episode, part of a series of three 'Mastering' documentaries. This little documentary, part of the Mastering Creativity strand of the HC Masterclass series (hcmasterclass.com), introduces three successful, creative individuals taking very different paths in life, and tackles these questions – and more.

What's the point of empathy?

September 26, 2019 04:00 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MB

Is empathy important in business? Is it possible to have too much empathy to be successful? What's the connection between empathy and power?  This little documentary, part of the Mastering Empathy strand of the HC Masterclass series, introduces three successful, creative individuals taking very different paths in life, and tackles these questions – and more.

Alex McLean – creating communities and interference patterns

August 29, 2019 04:00 - 52 minutes - 50.1 MB

Alex McLean is a well-known artist, musician, researcher, and coder based in Sheffield. He is the creator of Tidal Cycles, free software for writing music, and is one of founders of live coding and the algorave phenomenon. Alex actively builds communities in the areas that interest him, and in this episode we talk about some of the events, festivals and groups he's been instrumental in developing, including Algomech and Dorkbot London. He's also an academic researcher on the Penelope Pro...

Creativity Clinic 21: Four ways to keep motivated in an age of freelancing, procrastination and the gig economy

August 26, 2019 11:36 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MB

The world has changed since I last talked about motivation. More than ever, we're addicted to devices, addicted to YouTube, addicted to interrupting and derailing our thoughts – addicted scuppering our plans in favour of a quick hit! For those in a motivational rut, here I lay out four simple ways to get you back on track. 1) Pretend you've got a boss 2) Childlike rewards, tiny changes 3) Set the scene for the activity 4) Focus on the now, not the future  

Creativity Clinic 20: One creative branding tip, and how I'm rebranding this podcast!

August 22, 2019 04:00 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MB

I used to think that branding was about coming up with the story we'd like to tell, but now I think it's more about uncovering the story that's already there. In this special extra-long Creativity Clinic, I talk about a practical technique that has helped me to work on the Hack Circus podcast brand in the run-up to the next series of this show, and give some hints of what's in store. 

Nathan Geering – accessibility innovation through beatboxing and b-boy dancing

August 15, 2019 04:00 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MB

Nathan Geering is a dancer, teacher and innovator known for his work with visually impaired people. He has created dance that's accessible for visually impaired people to both watch and participate in, and has begun to develop a beatbox shorthand system as an alternative form of audio description for movement. Nathan was the Artistic Director for the Special Olympics in 2017, and has a great TEDx talk online which I recommend watching as a follow-up to this podcast. In this chat, we discus...

Creativity Clinic 19: The value of paying attention in an attention scarce world!

August 08, 2019 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.5 MB

The world is a rough place at the moment. One easy way we can improve it for ourselves and those around us is by upping the quality of our interactions with people. If we really listen, if we really read emails, if we really look for the meaning in the messages we receive from the people who communicate with us, we will set ourselves apart from most others. The trend is towards not reading long messages, not clicking links, missing details, not bothering to reply, and imagining we'll just fi...

Creativity Clinic 18: The waiting game – gambling on the big gigs

August 04, 2019 23:36 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

It's the summer... no one's replying to email, everyone's busier – or more on-holiday – than I am. In this episode, I talk about my current situation, which right now is all about waiting.  If you've had some success in the past, it's not because you kept gambling on high stakes gigs, it's because you kept producing quality stuff. If you find yourself waiting back on a load of promises, I recommend putting the things you can't work on yet out of your mind, and using the time to develop you...

Maggie Nolan – 'Applied Improv' for consultancy and corporate workshops

August 01, 2019 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MB

Maggie Nolan is a consultant and trainer, bringing techniques from improvisation practice into businesses. She launched her agency Start With A Yes over a year ago, combining years of experience of teaching and performing and applying them in a fresh context – to business. In this chat we discuss the improv scene in the UK, how long-form improv works, and the range of reactions to 'applied improv' – particularly when it turns up unexpectedly in your office. We also chat about the differe...

Creativity Clinic 17: Prioritising Ideas

July 29, 2019 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11 MB

This week I take on a listener's question about prioritising ideas: how do we decide what's most important? Is it better to do dig into one big thing or skim lots of little ones? In this short episode, I suggest it might be all about values, explain why I'm not really an artist, and consider how long-term working can be complimented by 'slight' ephemeral work. I also draw on the wisdom of previous HC podcast guest, Nadia Kamil. Get in touch if you have any questions around creativity, proc...

Sara Green – choreographing science

July 25, 2019 04:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB

Sara Green is a dancer, choreographer, movement director and film-maker. She's collaborated with artists and other performers across theatre, film, fashion and dance. Her recent work includes Richard Ayoade’s vignette for Radiohead, short film The Entertainer starring Toby Jones, and Anita & Me, a world premiere for the Birmingham Rep. In this chat, Sara talks about the differences between working with dancers and non-dancers, and explains how she communicates movement to actors who don't ...

Creativity Clinic 16: Time and Art

July 21, 2019 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.96 MB

This week's question was about how artists deal with time: do we let the available time decide how 'big' a project is; is that a valid constraint? How do we understand the value we place on time, outside of the monetary value our society attaches to it? And what about our lifespan, health-span and energy-span? How do these incredibly persuasive influences affect things? I have a go at tackling some of these issues in this short episode. Look out for the interview episode as usual on Thursd...

Ben Moor – clever and funny storytelling in one-man shows

July 18, 2019 04:00 - 43 minutes - 40.7 MB

Ben Moor is a seasoned and innovative storyteller with multiple Edinburgh shows under his belt – mostly one-man shows. Ben's work is sensitive and often surreal, as he challenges the audience to follow him on journeys through worlds peppered with delightful ideas. We chat about Ben's shows, the benefits of doing Edinburgh runs, how the Fringe has changed between generations, where ideas really come from, how to learn lines, and more. We also leaf through his enormous file of ideas. Ben's...

Creativity Clinic 15: Wellbeing and Making

July 15, 2019 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MB

Making and wellbeing are linked. While it's known that making things improves your mood, I argue here (entirely unscientifically) that you can't make yourself make stuff until you feel like you have some energy to spend. So: getting creative can improve an already OK mood, but it's hard to get off that first block, especially if you've been battling mental or emotional problems that drain all your energy and make any kind of extra activity seem absolutely out of the question. The good news i...

Sophie Rochester – digital storytelling and the welldoing movement

July 11, 2019 04:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

Sophie Rochester is a creative entrepreneur of significant standing, appearing on numerous lists of top business people in her industry. She is known for always being one step ahead of industry trends, and taking her ideas in bold and ambitious directions.  Sophie has a background in publishing, and founded The Literary Platform: a consultancy and online magazine that bridged digital and storytelling, and investigated the lessons of this union. An advocate of both making and learning, So...

Katie Day – Making innovative theatre

July 03, 2019 23:58 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB

Katie Day is the Director of Birmingham-based theatre company, The Other Way Works. She creates exciting and innovative experiences for small, highly-engaged audiences, and often deploys technology in interesting ways. Her work often uses the real world as the set, with productions set in hotel rooms, car parks and even the audience member's home. Katie's latest production, A Moment of Madness, will be showing at Stockton International Riverside Festival (SIRF) from the 2-4 August. Amongst...

Creativity Clinic 14 – Inspiring books

July 01, 2019 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

What kinds of books give us ideas? Do we even get much emotional inspiration from books at all? This first Creativity Clinic of the new series is a personal reflection on some of the things I've read that I've have influenced my work, and which, sometimes many years after reading, I still draw strength and inspiration from today. Please send in your questions or ideas for Creativity Clinics to @hackcircus on social media or [email protected] – remember they don't need to be direct qu...

Adam Tandy – making TV: the Detectorists; Inside Number 9; the League of Gentlemen

June 27, 2019 04:00 - 36 minutes - 34.2 MB

Adam Tandy is a TV producer, director, writer and much more, working on some of the best shows and with some of the top stars of our era. We discuss some of the joys and challenges of making the hugely successful Reece Sheersmith/Steve Pemberton series Inside Number 9, as well as The Detectorists and the League of Gentlemen anniversary episodes. We also ponder what the tone of comedy is, in the late 2000s, and the impact of social media on storytelling. Libsyn feed (browser) iTunes link ...

Luke Jennings – Killing Eve author, dance critic, former dancer

June 20, 2019 04:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

Luke Jennings is the creator of the hit TV series Killing Eve, about the mutual obsession between an MI6 agent and a female assassin. He was also, until recently, the dance critic for The Observer newspaper, and worked as a professional dancer in his youth.  We discuss the process of writing Killing Eve, sexism and bias in the dance world, and how seeing women empowered through dance has inspired his writing. Luke on Twitter Luke's Wikipedia page Watch Killing Eve on iPlayer Libsyn...

Hazel Findlay – elite rock climber and coach

June 13, 2019 11:00 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MB

Hazel Findlay is a top professional climber, constantly touring the world in search of new adventures and breaking records. In recent years she has been working as a coach, helping climbers of all abilities to overcome their fears and progress to the next level.  Some of the subjects covered in this chat include idea of mastery (as opposed to competitiveness), the mental health benefits of climbing, coaching as a kind of giving back, how climbing is similar to public speaking, and how trai...

Tom Tobia – consulting creatively

June 08, 2019 16:28 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MB

The Hack Circus podcast is back with a bang after an enormous break of two years! The star guest this episode is Tom Tobia – a creative entrepreneur based in Sheffield. We cover the origins of an organisation he helped to found, Makerversity, his principled drive, and the way he approaches consulting with the range of businesses he works with. We also exchange some thoughts about creativity – how it arises from constraints, its relationship to failure, and why people should embrace a more ...

Creativity Clinic 13 – How to make things frequently

January 30, 2017 05:00 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MB

If you want to get stuff made regularly, get your duty on and work out who you're doing it for. In this episode, Leila addresses the common misconception that creative work always has to follow on from an urge, or desire. She explains why you can never put your hopes in motivation – it won't stick around. Get a routine, and do it for someone else, and you'll stand a chance of getting to done. If you enjoy Hack Circus, don’t forget to rate or review on iTunes, or just tell a friend about ...

Creativity Clinic 12 – How can you be creative on the road?

January 23, 2017 05:00 - 10 minutes - 15.1 MB

How do you get inspired in the least inspiring circumstances? I answer a listener's question about staying creative even when exhausted and miles from home, this week – bringing in a mixture of my own experience and reading, as ever. If you enjoy Hack Circus, don’t forget to rate or review on iTunes, or just tell a friend about it! In between episodes (uploaded every Thursday) you can glimpse behind the curtain by following us on Facebook (hackcircus), Instagram (hackcircus), Twitter (ha...

Emma Bearman – The Willy Wonka of Leeds

January 19, 2017 00:53 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MB

Emma Bearman founded Playful Leeds – now Playful Anywhere, and is the proud proprietor of the Playbox, a shipping container full of surprises, entertainment and imaginative potential that turns up in public spaces all over Yorkshire. Emma also founded The Culture Vulture, the very successful magazine site rounding up the best of the Leeds arts scene. In this chat, we find out about the challenges of facilitating a vision of this scale on your own, how play relates to disobedience, and wher...

Creativity Clinic 11 – Why you should create experiences, not just have them

January 16, 2017 05:00 - 11 minutes - 15.5 MB

A short but packed episode where I explain why you should create, rather than simply drink up experiences; why you may not be using your community to the full (but feel like you are) and why our constraints really do set us free. To discuss any of these ideas and more, get in touch via [email protected], or on social media (@hackcircus and hackcircuspodcast on Facebook). You should also check out the weekly Creativity Clinic newsletter: leilajohnston.com/newsletter which delivers tips ...

National Fairground and Circus Archive – meeting the showmen

January 11, 2017 17:02 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MB

This week I meet showmen and fairground archivists at the National Fairground & Circus Archive in Sheffield, and learn about the fascinating and community-minded history of travelling show people of the UK. https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/nfca Lionel Bathe's photos of fairgrounds https://patcollinsfunfairs.co.uk/ Anthony Harris (Youngest wall of death rider in the world, in the 1940s)  

Creativity Clinic 10 whats worth protecting

January 09, 2017 05:00 - 6 minutes - 9.22 MB

We need to look closely at what we're trying to protect, about ourselves, whenever we feel fearful of making big steps in our creative lives. When we really examine the anxiety, it often turns out to be a case of building a wall around a part of us that is in fact, totally dispensable. There's plenty more of us where that came from! We can take a few hits!  Find out what we should really be protecting instead, in this short Creativity Clinic episode. If you enjoy Hack Circus, don’t forge...

Neil Mullarkey – Improv for everyday life

January 04, 2017 20:50 - 40 minutes - 56 MB

Neil Mullarkey is known as one of the Comedy Store Players – the famous long-running improv troupe with their own theatre in central London. He also works with brands and businesses, helping the corporate environment to benefit from the agility of improvisational thought. In this fun chat we discuss (among other things) Neil's creative background, a comedy career that started as President of the Cambridge Footlights, his old double act with Mike Myers, the benefits of improv, and the car...

Creativity Clinic 9 – Why you cant care and share

January 02, 2017 05:00 - 7 minutes - 10.7 MB

To share your work and reach a wider audience, you have to be prepared to relinquish some of it. Leila explains the problem and suggests some ways to do this more effectively, in this short episode. If you enjoy Hack Circus, don’t forget to rate or review on iTunes, or just tell a friend about it! In between episodes (uploaded every Thursday) you can glimpse behind the curtain by following us on Facebook(hackcircus), Instagram (hackcircus), Twitter (hackcircus) and Snapchat (can you gues...

Mike Kewley: Mindfulness and Reality

December 29, 2016 05:00 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MB

Mike is a mindfulness teacher based on the Isle of Man. Mindfulness and meditation are portrayed as serene but it can also be a serious confrontation with the self which brings a raw, often brutal, truth to the surface. We discuss the reality of mindfulness – processing negative emotions that rise up, the positive breaking down of the self, how to properly watch your self, and how to find the courage to let go.  Mike has had his own fundamental consciousness-expanding experience, which...

Valentina Fois – creative in business

December 22, 2016 05:00 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MB

We all have our dreams – run a gallery, open a cafe, do a Masters degree, learn a language... Most of us are lazy and distracted and never quite seem to get off the blocks, but serial entrepreneur, curator and marketing guru Valentina Fois has made all these dreams come true, and more.  Valentina's new cafe, Lele's (in Clapton, East London) is open throughout the festive period and has various seasonal offers HC listeners should check out – including panettonne (of course!) and original ar...

Creativity Clinic 8 – too many ideas and notebooks

December 19, 2016 11:03 - 14 minutes - 19.5 MB

Sometimes it seems like we have the wrong number of ideas: too many or not enough, and the flow is totally beyond our control. This week Leila has some tips for keeping your neverending stream of brain gunk in check, and answers a listener question about notebooks and sketchbooks. How do you use yours? If you enjoy Hack Circus, don’t forget to rate or review on iTunes, or just tell a friend about it! In between episodes (uploaded every Thursday) you can glimpse behind the curtain by fo...

Rhodri Marsden – facilitating creativity

December 14, 2016 18:44 - 47 minutes - 64.8 MB

Rhodri Marsden has his finger in many creative and media pies. A journalist for publications including The Independent, writer of talks and books, keyboardist in Scritti Politti and Dream Themes, musical saw player, and prolific and entertaining tweeter with a huge following, he's constantly generating new material and surrounded by creative people – but interestingly, doesn't classify himself as 'creative'.  Rhodri knew Chris Sievey the man behind Frank Sidebottom, and played in the ban...

Creativity Clinic 7 – Going pro and defining failure

December 12, 2016 05:00 - 12 minutes - 17 MB

This week we tackle some issues around turning your hobby into a more serious enterprise. How to think about 'turning professional' in a way that will prepare you for the realities of it, plus the most important skill you'll need to learn when trying to get into full time creative work. Plus a note on failure and confidence as applied to your business. If you enjoy Hack Circus, don’t forget to rate or review on iTunes, or just tell a friend about it! In between episodes (uploaded every T...

Alexandra Heminsley – The Female George Plimpton

December 07, 2016 22:17 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MB

This week we meet Alex Heminsley, or "Hemmo" – author, reviewer, wit and champion of women in sports.  We discuss a life of challenges, sportiness, glamour, creativity and humour in this entertaining chat. Alex is incredibly inspiring; she sets herself goals and goes for them. She is the author of the best-selling Running Like A Girl, the true story of a seemingly impossible challenge – catapulting herself from nothing to running marathons in a short space of time, fuelled by willpower a...

Creativity Clinic 6 – Overcoming self-consciousness and self doubt

December 05, 2016 05:00 - 8 minutes - 11.7 MB

Self doubt is one of the most common things I get asked about, and it comes in all kinds of disguises. I think anxiety about presenting your work to the public is often about self-consciousness, and getting rid of thoughts of oneself is often the key to overcoming nerves.  If you enjoy Hack Circus, don’t forget to rate or review on iTunes, or just tell a friend about it! In between episodes (uploaded every Thursday) you can glimpse behind the curtain by following us on Facebook (hackcirc...

Simon Munnery – creative comedy

November 30, 2016 22:52 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MB

This week we meet Simon Munnery, who you've probably come across on TV, radio or the live circuit doing his characters The League Against Tedium or Alan Parker Urban Warrior, or one of his experimental shows. Simon is a distinguished comic, highly acclaimed for his original wit and outlandish performances. He's also a maker, a fixer and a former computer programmer! If you enjoy Hack Circus please rate or review it on iTunes, or just tell a friend about it! Hack Circus goes up every Mo...

Creativity Clinic 5 - Positive thinking paradoxes

November 27, 2016 05:00 - 11 minutes - 16.3 MB

Leila addresses a couple of positivity paradoxes this week. When it comes to getting on with a creative project, we might have been trained rather unhelpfully to think about our audiences, and think about ourselves. These tips are intended to help you get something done this week. If you enjoy Hack Circus, don’t forget to rate or review on iTunes, or just tell a friend about it! In between episodes (uploaded every Thursday) you can glimpse behind the curtain by following us on Facebook...

Part 2 Mary Turner Thomson I married a psychopath

November 23, 2016 23:51 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MB

This is the second half of a long chat I had with the incredibly inspiring Mary Turner Thomson; check out part 1 first, if you haven't already. Mary’s tale of living with a sociopathic liar is unlike anything you've heard before – but the way she has overcome this appalling experience makes her the true star of the story. Raising children without their dad, writing books, giving talks – Mary is fuelled by a determination to help others. Find out how she has turned her experiences into '...

Creativity Clinic 4 - Own your story and your failures

November 21, 2016 05:00 - 10 minutes - 13.9 MB

This week's Creativity Clinic looks at the importance of telling your own story and occupying your own space, and explains why failing big is an important rite of passage for any creative. hackcircuspodcast.com Tune in again on Thursday for the interview episode! And remember you can subscribe to the Creativity Clinic newsletter, here: leilajohnston.com/newsletter If you enjoy Hack Circus, don’t forget to rate or review on iTunes, or just tell a friend about it! In between episodes (...

Mary Turner Thomson – I married a psychopath

November 16, 2016 23:36 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MB

This is the first half of a long chat I had with the incredibly inspiring Mary Turner Thomson; tune in next week for the second episode. Mary’s story of living with a psychopathic con artist is truly extraordinary, but not as extraordinary as the way she has overcome this appalling experience. She emanates positivity and dignity, determined to help others who have been affected by trauma and heighten awareness of the psychopaths and sociopaths in our midst. You can check out Mary’s story...

Creativity Clinic 3: The Blame Game

November 13, 2016 05:00 - 11 minutes - 15.5 MB

Most of us are experts at blaming things, people or situations for our misfortunes. Sometimes this is justifiable, but just because it sometimes proves true, Leila argues, doesn't mean that we shouldn't suspect every argument against our creative progress for being a potential excuse.  Additionally, one of the reasons we are so quick to blame is because we fear responsibility. Leila explores why this might be, in this third Creativity Clinic episode of the Hack Circus podcast. Hackcircus...

Creativity Clinic 2: Creativity and Energy

November 07, 2016 05:00 - 11 minutes - 15.7 MB

Does making stuff all the time feed your energy or sap it?  In this week's Creativity Clinic, Leila takes a question about the Hack Circus project itself, and talks publicly for the first time about some of the joys and drawbacks of taking on something so ambitious over the last three years. If you're enjoying these episodes, please rate or review on iTunes, or just tell a friend about the show. We're also on Facebook (hackcircuspodcast), Twitter, Instagram and IRC. Hack Circus now has...

Art and Medicine with Sarah Smizz

November 02, 2016 23:14 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MB

Sarah Smizz is an artist, medic and PhD student, based in Sheffield. Sarah was recently awarded Radiography Student of the Year, and has just begun a PhD all about creative practice in medical care. Sarah is a creative across the board, with experience as a writer, rapper, graffiti artist, cartoonist, comedian and poet. She has an amazing work ethic and is committed to changing the system from the inside, and using creative practice to address inequality wherever she finds it. Her approa...

Boredom to leadership – Creativity Clinic!

October 26, 2016 22:30 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MB

A slightly different kind of episode this week. I've decided to try a 'creativity clinic', answering listeners' questions submitted online. If you have something you'd love to know, or an area you'd like me to tackle, get in touch by email – [email protected], on twitter @hackcircus, facebook hackcircuspodcast, or instagram @hackcircus.  This week questions range from favourite colours to world domination.  I have a lot of experience of making all sorts of different kinds of things, ...

Flamenco, ballet and the body with Rosa Cisnero Kostic

October 20, 2016 06:30 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MB

Flamenco dancer Rosamaria Cisneros Kostic discusses her craft, how to stay grounded, calm and physically aware in a hectic world, and the fascinating dance/tech research she's involved with at C-DaRE in Coventry. Rosa grew up in the U.S. but has lived and worked all over the world. She's a professional dancer, dance historian and critic, Roma scholar, Flamenco historian and peace activist. If you want to check out her beautiful Flamenco skills for yourself, Rosa's dance film Saeta: The Mou...

Get good at stuff with Steve Faulkner

October 13, 2016 04:00 - 44 minutes - 61.8 MB

This week I chat to Sheffield-based leadership coach and award-winning close-up magician, Steve Faulkner. Steve advises businesses and individuals, helping them to find their direction, and build good habits into their lives. Steve is also a highly accomplished performer whose fascinating background spans circus training, street performing in Covent Garden, cruise ships and even dance.  Find out more about Steve's work and training on his website getgoodatstuff.com If you enjoy Hack Ci...

Helsinki Makers

October 06, 2016 04:00 - 22 minutes - 32.7 MB

iTunes link Direct download This week Leila is in Finland, investigating Helsinki's creative technology community. You'll meet Rambo of the Helsinki Hacklab, Ashish Mohite – a designer 3D printing with ceramics at the Aalto University Digital Design Laboratory, and Erik Parr, an artist working with all sorts of cool stuff, including glass-smashing audio tones. If you enjoy Hack Circus, don't forget to rate or review on iTunes, or just tell a friend about it. We're also on Facebook (...

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