Makers & Mystics
300 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 351 ratingsMakers & Mystics is the podcast for the art-driven, spiritually adventurous seekers of truth and lovers of life.
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S11 E07: Redeeming Vision with Dr. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt
March 21, 2023 05:17 - 35 minutes - 80.7 MBDr. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt is Assistant Professor of Art and Art History at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Her research and writing consider representations of race and gender in 19th and 20th century art and visual culture, but she is most passionate about equipping laypeople to engage generatively with the images they already see. In this episode, Dr. Weichbrodt and I discuss her book, Redeeming Vision: A Christian Guide to Looking at and Learning from Art, which at th...
S11 E06: Haunted By Eden with Father Christopher Foley
March 14, 2023 07:30 - 44 minutes - 102 MBFather Christopher Foley is the priest at Holy Cross Orthodox Church in Kernersville, NC where he has been serving for 17 years. Fr. Christopher is a convert to the Orthodox faith from an Evangelical background. While studying missiology and art history in college, he became interested in Eastern Orthodoxy and went on to receive a Master of Divinity degree at Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in NY. In addition to his duties as a parish priest, Fr. Christopher has been active...
S11 E05: Love & Unknowing with Brie Stoner
March 07, 2023 14:27 - 40 minutes - 93.5 MBBrie Stoner is a bilingual indie rock musician and songwriter, creative thinker and podcaster. She co-hosted Richard Rohr’s “Another Name for Every Thing” podcast before launching her own podcast titled “Unknowing”, which explores the unexpected path of creative possibility with guest artists, authors, and activists. Brie studied at the Chicago Theological Seminary and served as program designer at the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In this episode, Bri...
S11 E04: Dangerous with Hip-Hop Artist KB
February 28, 2023 13:29 - 37 minutes - 86.3 MBKevin "KB" Burgess is a Dove-Award winning rapper, speaker and podcaster with four full-length albums to his name. In this episode, KB talks to me about the importance of staying rooted in truth as an antidote to living the status quo. His book Dangerous Jesus much like his music, presents a disruptive, subversive, system threatening portrait of jesus that counters the Christianity of the land and our own tendency toward complacency. Be sure to listen to the end of this episode to hear...
S11 Bonus: Artist's Round Table P2: Longing & Survival
February 23, 2023 10:34 - 25 minutes - 59.2 MBThis is Part 2 of our Roundtable discussion on Art & The Urge For Transcendence, featuring cultural theologian, author, and fellow podcaster Paul Anleitner (Deep Talks Podcast,) Chicago pastor, Ted Kim and singer/songwriter John Mark McMillan. Join the Creative Collective Listen to Paul’s Deep Talks Podcast
March Book Club: Faith, Hope & Carnage by Nick Cave & Sean O'Hagan
February 23, 2023 01:14Join the Makers & Mystics Creative Collective for our March Patron-Only Book Club! Each Wednesday night starting March 8th at 8pm Eastern Time we will read and discuss Nick Cave’s book, Faith, Hope & Carnage. If you are not currently a patron, you can sign up here to join in the Book Club.
S11 E03: Artist's Roundtable P1: Longing & Survival
February 21, 2023 05:53 - 48 minutes - 78.5 MBThis Roundtable discussion on Art & The Urge For Transcendence, features cultural theologian, author, and fellow podcaster Paul Anleitner (Deep Talks Podcast,) Chicago pastor, Ted Kim and singer/songwriter John Mark McMillan. In this loose discussion, the conversation meanders its way to the subject of longing and survival and how these sometimes competing drives can lead us to the doorway of transcendence. Check Out Paul’s Deep Talks Podcast Join The Makers & Mystics Creative Collecti...
S11 E02: Embodiment & Transformation with Actor Wynn Everett
February 14, 2023 11:52 - 31 minutes - 72.6 MBWynn Everett is an American actor based in Atlanta Georgia. She has acted in films such as Justin Timberlake’s Palmer, HBO’s Doom Patrol, Marvel’s Agent Carter as well as familiar Television shows - Modern Family, The Walking Dead and will appear in the upcoming season of Sweet Magnolia’s. In this episode, Wynn and Stephen discuss the contrast between performing and transforming, discovering transcendence within the ordinary and what it is like for an actor to take on the emotions of anothe...
S11 E01: Strong Like Water with Aundi Kolber
February 07, 2023 09:54 - 34 minutes - 78.3 MBAundi Kolber is a licensed professional counselor and author of the critically acclaimed Try Softer. She specializes in trauma- and body-centered therapies and is passionate about the integration of faith and psychology. In this episode Stephen talks with Aundi about her latest book Strong Like Water and how we can move through pain into the expansiveness of our deeper yearnings for transcendence, beauty, and wonder. Music for this episode is provided by Nashville singer/songwriter Lynn ...
S11: The Primer with Stephen Roach
February 01, 2023 12:29 - 16 minutes - 38.3 MBIn this Season Opening Primer, Makers & Mystics host Stephen Roach sets the stage for the season’s conversations on Art & The Urge For Transcendence. You can download a transcript of this episode here Music provided by Some Were At Sea.
Season 11 Trailer: Art & The Urge For Transcendence
January 30, 2023 14:49 - 1 minute - 3.35 MBThe human heart is designed to be astonished. We carry within us, an innate yearning for wonder, for awe, for reverence. This deep-rooted urge to reach beyond ourselves, to be immersed in that which is greater than our own limitation, greater than our own materiality is where the spiritual and the creative impulses overlap. What does it mean to carry within us, such deep longings for something beyond ourselves and how can the arts act as both a catalyst and the overflow of these yearnings...
Bonus: Poetry Reading with Jeri Jones Sparks - Bright Wings Contest Winner
January 24, 2023 12:04 - 37 MBJeri Jones Sparks is a Tamil Indian-Australian poet and writer living on Wangal Country. She is the winner of the third annual Bright Wings Poetry Contest hosted in partnership with Ekstasis Magazine. She works as the Outreach Pastor at St James Anglican Church in the Inner West of Sydney. In this bonus episode, Jeri shares her winning poem, January Born. Join The Makers & Mystics Creative Collective Read Jeri’s Poem
Artist Profile Series 36: Ernest Shackleton
January 11, 2023 00:57 - 20 minutes - 47.7 MBErnest Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish, polar explorer born February 15th 1874 and died on January 5th, 1922. Although Shackleton is arguably neither artist nor mystic, the key events of his life carry both a beautiful tale of artistic level devotion and deep mystical encounter. In this artist profile, host Stephen Roach details a mystical encounter that transpired in Shackleton's life during his most horrific struggle to survive in the famous arctic shipwreck of the Endurance. Patrons of...
Bonus Interview: Half-Handed Cloud
January 04, 2023 17:16 - 15 minutes - 35.3 MBAsthmatic Kitty recording artist John Ringhofer is the man behind Half-Handed Cloud. His music is a quirky combination of tape manipulation, electronic and folk soundscapes. He has collaborated with artists Sufjan Stevens, Daniel Smith of The Danielson Family and John Van Deusen. In this bonus episode, Stephen Roach talks with John about the creative process of his latest album, Flutterama. Join The Makers & Mystics Creative Collective!
January Book Club: Yes To Life by Victor Frankl
January 04, 2023 16:15Our January #bookclub features a 4-week discussion on Victor Frankl’s book, 𝙔𝙚𝙨 𝙏𝙤 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙄𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜. If you aren’t familiar with Frankl’s life or his writings, I highly recommend you participate with us. You won’t walk away unchanged! If anyone has the authority and experience to speak on finding hope and greater meaning in the midst of adversity, it is neurologist, psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Victor Frankl. His work has impacted millions of people and we ar...
S10 E15: Restoring The Future (Season Finale)
December 29, 2022 14:21 - 29 minutes - 67.2 MBWhen we think about restoration, we typically refer to restoring something that once was but no longer is. We mean bringing something back to its original condition that was either altered or strayed from the intended design. But restoration doesn’t necessarily mean going back to something that once was. We can ‘restore the future’ as well. In this season finale episode, Makers and Mystics host, Stephen Roach discusses what it means to restore the future, what it means for artists to beco...
S10 E15: Restoring The Future (Season FInale)
December 29, 2022 14:21 - 29 minutes - 67.2 MBWhen we think about restoration, we typically refer to restoring something that once was but no longer is. We mean bringing something back to its original condition that was either altered or strayed from the intended design. But restoration doesn’t necessarily mean going back to something that once was. We can ‘restore the future’ as well. In this season finale episode, Makers and Mystics host, Stephen Roach discusses what it means to restore the future, what it means for artists to beco...
S10 Bonus: A Brief Word on Patronage
December 27, 2022 15:08 - 7 minutes - 17 MBPatronage has long been a vital part of enabling artists to create their work. I think of historical examples like Lorenzo de’ Medici who funded artists as Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Michelangelo. I think of Peggy Guggenheim whose patronage gave us Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. In this brief bonus episode, I share with you how you can help Makers & Mystics continue our work of fostering conversations on art, faith and culture. Support The Podcast Join The Creative Col...
S10 E14: On Duality & Union with Arthur Aghajanian
December 20, 2022 10:16 - 31 minutes - 71 MBArthur Aghajanian is a Christian contemplative, essayist, and educator. His work explores visual culture through a spiritual lens. His essays have appeared in a variety of publications, including Ekstasis, Radix, Saint Austin Review, The Curator, and many others. He holds an M.F.A. from Otis College of Art and Design. In this episode, I talk with Arthur about his spiritual background, the nature of non-dualistic thinking and the concept of art set free from the ego. If you’ve followed th...
Bright Wings 2022 Contest Winner
December 20, 2022 10:16We’re excited to announce the winner of our third annual Bright Wings poetry contest in partnership with Ekstasis Magazine! The submissions this year were incredible. This made the process for our judges challenging but nonetheless, we chose our winners. You can see the winning post announcement here. On behalf of Makers & Mystics and Ekstasis Magazine, I want to say thank you to every poet who entered the contest. Your work is important. We believe in you and we want to encourage you ...
S10 E13: Learning To Be with Juanita Rasmus
December 13, 2022 12:02 - 38 minutes - 88.8 MBJuanita Campbell Rasmus is a speaker, writer, spiritual director, and contemplative teacher. She is the co-pastor of St. John’s United Methodist Church in downtown Houston which she founded with her husband, Rudy in 1992. In this episode, Juanita shares with me how a major depressive episode became the catalyst for personal renewal. Following our season ten theme of restoration for the heart of the artist, Juanita’s story and her accompanying book Learning To Be: Finding Your Center After T...
S10 E12.5: Artist's Roundtable P2: Re-Creation of Meaning (Fire Dragon Edition)
December 09, 2022 14:18 - 28 minutes - 64.9 MBThis episode is Part 2 of the Re-Creation of Meaning Roundtable (The Fire Dragon Edition) featuring John Mark McMillan, Stephen Roach, Vesper Stamper and Brandon Willett. In this part of the discussion, we talk through: - self absorption vs. self awareness - the role of the audience in the artist's creative process. - meekness and confidence - Fire Dragons and Jackalopes - How the intimate reflects the infinite This Roundtable is the world's first podcast ever to discuss Taylor Swif...
S10 E12: Artist's Round Table P1: Re-Creation of Meaning
December 06, 2022 13:16 - 68 MBWhat does Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Radiohead, Beck, Nick Cave, Miley Cyrus, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Andy Warhol and Mark Rothko have to do with singer/songwriter, John Mark McMillan, art-instigator, Stephen Roach, author/illustrator, Vesper Stamper & visual artist/designer, Brandon Willett? You’ll find out in this Artist’s Round Table. My guests and I discuss the “Re-creation of Meaning” and what it is like for the artist as he/she gets older, experiences change and seeks to re-invent t...
S10 E11: The Winding Path To Meaning with Josh Nadeau
November 29, 2022 12:13 - 28 minutes - 66.1 MBJosh Nadeau is a print maker, writer and clothing designer living in Western Canada. His Instagram account, Sword and Pencil, features a library of images and musings about goodness, truth and beauty. His work, both in word and in image, aims to offer solutions to disenchantment and acts as an antidote to Christian culture’s rampant mediocrity. In this episode, Stephen talks with Josh about the role of suffering in spiritual and creative development, the winding path to meaning and the ...
S10 E10: Physical Poetry with Erika Lemay
November 22, 2022 13:53 - 43 minutes - 99.4 MBCanadian-born Erika Lemay has become a beautifully disruptive icon in the world of live performance, using her body in ways that defy both gravity and human possibilities. Her journey has taken her from her first ballet class at the age of four to worldwide success and accolades. As the creator of Physical Poetry, Erika believes that ‘Poetry doesn’t have to be expressed with words’. Her TV performances have been seen by more than 400 million viewers worldwide, and her talent has been featu...
S10 BONUS: Making Room In Advent with Bette Dickinson
November 19, 2022 02:11 - 33.3 MBBette Dickinson is a visual artist, writer, and speaker who invites audiences to connect with God through visual parables of the spiritual journey. Through creative communication, she helps her audience awaken to the beauty of God and His Kingdom and see more clearly the eternal realm in the heart and in the world. Through her work, Dickinson helps her audience connect the inner life of spiritual formation with the outer life of mission. Bette earned her Masters of Divinity with an emphasis...
S10 E09: Subjects in Motion with Young Oceans
November 15, 2022 12:36 - 24 minutes - 55.6 MBYOUNG OCEANS is a neo-alternative worship project that evolved from a gathering of musicians, re-imagining hymns in a New York City apartment. Untethered from the expectations of a traditional congregational format, these artful re-renderings gave birth to a sound that is at once familiar and refreshingly innovative. The musical ethos of Young Oceans emerged as more a companion to reflective prayer and meditation than to a typical church experience. In this episode, Stephen Roach talks ...
S10 BONUS: The Welcome Wagon
November 12, 2022 13:21 - 23 minutes - 54.9 MBThe Welcome Wagon is a musical duo comprised of married couple, Vito and Monique Aiuto. heir musical style is steeped in sacred song traditions presented with minimalist Alt-Folk sensibilities. Their musical journey began with Asthmatic Kitty Records in 2008 with the debut album, Welcome To The Welcome Wagon produced by Sufjan Stevens. In this bonus, album drop episode, Vito and Monique share with me about the creative process behind the making of their latest release, Esther. *Patrons...
S10 E08: Exit The Cave with Blaine Hogan
November 08, 2022 12:52 - 34 minutes - 78.4 MBBlaine hogan is a writer, film and creative director and actor. He is the former creative director for Willow Creek Community Church and is currently a full-time filmmaker living in Atlanta, Georgia. His recent memoir titled Exit The Cave: Embracing A Life of Courage, Creativity and Radical Imagination is a brutally honest recounting of his struggle with addiction and the unexpected gift of hitting rock bottom. In this episode, Blaine and I talk about his background as an actor, the rela...
BRIGHT WINGS POETRY CONTEST
November 01, 2022 11:29We’re excited to open submissions to our third annual Bright Wings poetry contest in partnership with Ekstasis Magazine! Our panel judges for this year’s contest are: Rachel Marie Kang Ryan Diaz Paul J. Pastor Deadline for Entry: November, 25th, 2022 Entry Fee: $20 for up to three poems Winner will receive a $500 honorarium, read the winning poem on an episode of the Makers & Mystics podcast and have the poem featured in an issue of Ekstasis Magazine. Second and third prize winners...
S10 E07: Resiliency and The Arts with Michael Hayes
November 01, 2022 10:59 - 33 minutes - 76.5 MBMichael Hayes is the founder and director of Umoja Health, Wellness, and Justice Collective. He is a visionary agent of change who has found powerful ways to infuse the art of storytelling and the science of resilience into opportunities for healing and recovery. He is the author of the HOPE module (Healing Our Past/Personal Experiences,) a Certified Peer Support Specialist, a Wellness Recovery Action Plan facilitator and a Reconnect for Resilience Skills Educator. Michael is also the f...
S10 E06: The Poetics of Restoration with Malcolm Guite
October 25, 2022 11:47 - 37 minutes - 86.4 MBMalcolm Guite is an English poet, academic and priest in the Church of England. He is a fellow of Girton College in the University of Cambridge and has published widely in the field of theology and literature. His research interests include the intersection of religion and the arts and the examination of the works of J.R.R. Tolkein, C.S. Lewis and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. In this episode Malcolm and I discuss what I’ve termed as the poetics of restoration and how poetry and literature ho...
S10 E05: Let There Be Art with Rachel Marie Kang
October 19, 2022 10:49 - 39 minutes - 90.5 MBRachel Marie Kang is a New York native, born and raised just outside New York City. She is an author, poet and founder of The Fallow House online creative community. Her writing has been featured in Christianity Today, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and (in)courage. A mixed woman of African American, Native American (Ramapough Lenape Nation), Irish, and Dutch descent, she is a graduate of Alliance College with a Bachelor of Arts in English with Creative Writing and a minor in Bible. In this ep...
S10 E04: The Art of Receiving with Strahan
October 11, 2022 11:57 - 31 minutes - 71.2 MBStrahan is a writer, award-winning folk musician and spiritual director from Aotearoa, New Zealand. He founded Commoners Communion in 2017 to explore what it means to become a deeply prayerful people in our times. Since then, he has written three prayer books offering poetic prayers, contemplations and reflections to help readers deepen their communion with God. Today, Strahan runs spiritual retreats, Online Prayer Schools and is currently working on his first non-fiction book titled, 'Beho...
S10 E03: Place To Land with Jess Ray
October 04, 2022 00:13 - 27 minutes - 63.7 MBJess Ray is a singer-songwriter-and music producer from Raleigh, North Carolina. Her particular musical brand, has been affectionately dubbed “friendly folk,” and is an enchanting blend of indie pop vibes and lyric-driven sensibility. Jess’ decade-long musical journey has weaved in and out of Christian spaces, mainstream circles, from house concerts to historic venues like the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN and from solo shows to sharing the stage with her heroes. Her music, much lik...
S10E02: A Curious Faith with Lore Ferguson Wilbert
September 27, 2022 01:35 - 32 minutes - 74.4 MBLore Ferguson Wilbert is a writer, thinker, learner, and author of the book, A Curious Faith. She writes for She Reads Truth, Christianity Today, and more, as well as her own site, Sayable.net. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram @lorewilbert. She lives in New York and has a husband named Nate, a puppy named Harper Nelle, and too many books to read in one lifetime. In this episode, I talk with Lore about the importance of asking the hard questions and the necessity of cultivating a cu...
S10E01: What's Your Story? with Cathy Loerzel
September 20, 2022 01:05 - 37 minutes - 86.3 MBCathy Loerzel is the Co-Founder of The Allender Center at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology and co-author of Redeeming Heartache: How Past Suffering Reveals Your True Calling with Dan Allender. She has spent the last 15 years developing a popular new coaching and therapeutic approach called Story Work that moves people through their past stories of heartache to heal and discover healthier ways of being in the world. In this season opening episode, Stephen talks with Cathy abou...
MMS10: Introduction
September 13, 2022 19:16 - 3 minutes - 6.24 MBThis introduction to Season Ten of the Makers & Mystics Podcast offers a brief overview of themes we will discuss in our interviews, artist profiles and round-table discussions. The meta-narrative is “Restoring The Heart of The Artist.” Inside this are three distinct threads. Wounded Healers. In The Splice. Re-storying. Stay tuned and get ready to take the journey. It is time to leave the past behind and lean into the soon discovered!
BONUS EPISODE: Ryan Diaz on Poetry and Prayer
August 15, 2022 20:07 - 38 minutes - 87.1 MBRyan Diaz is a poet and writer from Queens, NY. He holds a BA in History from St. Johns University and is currently completing a MA in Biblical Studies. His work has been featured in publications like Ekstasis, Premier Christianity, Dappled Things, and Busted Halo. In this bonus episode, Ryan and I talk about the relationship between poetry and prayer, cynicism and the sacramental imagination. Patrons of the podcast can enjoy additional conversation segments featuring four book recommendat...
BONUS EPISODE: Hannah Rose Thomas on Restoring Dignity Through Art
August 09, 2022 13:27 - 33 minutes - 76.9 MBPortrait Artist, Hannah Rose Thomas has pioneered an incredible means of combining humanitarian work with paintings of refugee women she has encountered. Through her art, Hannah gives voice to the voiceless, lionizes the isolated and prescribes dignity to the persecuted and forcibly displaced. In this episode, Hannah and Stephen discuss her process of portrait painting and advocacy as well as the impact her paintings have upon Western viewers and the women who have undergone intense trau...
S9 E16: Restoring The Heart of The Artist (Season Finale)
July 28, 2022 09:44 - 33 minutes - 77.4 MBIn this season finale episode, Stephen Roach shares on how the past two years have impacted artists personally, socially and creatively. Drawing from his own journey of faith and art, Stephen tells how spiritual practice, community and imagination have played a significant role in re-integrating fragmented parts of himself into a deeper, lasting wholeness. Become A Patron Brightbell Creative: Meaningful Marketing For The Creative Artist
S9 E15: Conversations with Space featuring Numinous Flux
July 18, 2022 22:24 - 27 minutes - 63.1 MBLaura Valentine is the Artistic Director and Choreographer for Numinous Flux Dance Company in Nashville, TN. The work she curates is sensory and riddled with humanity, telling stories thru the human form and searching for a shared inner movement between herself, those embodying the work, and those making sense of it. She has crafted and produced multiple full length productions over the past decade, exploring birth, loss and everything plot-worthy in between. A Numinous piece can take years ...
S9 E15: Conversations with Space with Numinous Flux
July 18, 2022 22:24 - 27 minutes - 63.2 MBLaura Valentine is the Artistic Director and Choreographer for Numinous Flux Dance Company in Nashville, TN. The work she curates is sensory and riddled with humanity, telling stories thru the human form and searching for a shared inner movement between herself, those embodying the work, and those making sense of it. She has crafted and produced multiple full length productions over the past decade, exploring birth, loss and everything plot-worthy in between. A Numinous piece can take years ...
S9 E14: The Emotionally Healthy Artist with Pete Scazzero
July 12, 2022 14:02 - 29 minutes - 66.7 MBPete Scazzero’s book Emotionally Healthy Spirituality has had a tremendous influence on our modern understanding of how emotional health intersects with contemplative spirituality. In this episode, our friend Luke Humbrecht talks with Pete about how the artist can live a more healthy emotional and spiritual life. Help us continue to produce these conversations on art and faith! For as little as 10. a month you can be a part of encouraging artists of faith across the globe.
S9 E13: Electric Jesus with Chris White
July 07, 2022 20:28 - 31 minutes - 71.3 MBChris White is an award-winning filmmaker who has spent over a decade writing, directing, and producing a variety of feature length and short films. His most recent project is the music-centric, coming of age comedy Electric Jesus, which explores the world of a fictional 1980's Christian hair metal band called 316. The film follows the band's journey from playing Bible camp talent shows to larger rock venues and gives an amusing look at youth culture during the time when heavy metal music ...
S9 BONUS: Creativity & Bipolar Disorder with Dani Parks
July 02, 2022 14:19 - 25 minutes - 57.9 MBIn this bonus episode, I speak with one of today’s favorite mental health advocates, Dani Parks. Dani is a public speaker, author, minister and mentor of young adult girls. In our conversation, she shares her story about her struggles with depression, suicide attempts, and the mental suffering she endured for over ten years due to the incorrect treatment of her bipolar disorder. Get Dani’s Journal
S9 E12: How Art Shapes Empathy with Mary McCampbell
June 28, 2022 15:04 - 34 minutes - 79.8 MBIn this episode, I talk with Author and Professor ,Mary McCampbell about her book, Imagining Our Neighbors As Ourselves: How Art Shapes Empathy. In our conversation, we discuss how narrative art serves as an invitation to awaken and expand our capacity for empathy. Buy Mary’s Book Support The Podcast! Your generosity enables this work to continue. Featured music by: Jessamyn Day Interlude music by: Luke Vandergriff
S9 E11: Gold And Shadow with Sho Baraka
June 21, 2022 11:51 - 35 minutes - 82 MBSho Baraka is a globally recognized recording artist, performer, culture curator, activist, and writer. His work combines his artistic platform with his academic history to contribute a unique perspective, elevating the contemporary conversation on faith, art, and culture. In this episode I talk with Sho about his book, He Saw That It Was Good: Reimagining Your Creative Life to Repair a Broken World We discuss how art and imagination address the issues we face in today’s society in ways o...
S9 E10: Roundtable 2: Part One with Scott Erickson and Heather Stringer
June 14, 2022 12:18 - 30 minutes - 70.6 MBIn this Round Table Discussion, I talk with visual artist and performance speaker, Scott Erickson along with trauma therapist, ritual-maker and NYC-based artist, Heather Stringer. In this round table, we talk candidly about disorientation and the process of re-orienting after two years of social and personal upheaval. Join the Creative Collective Official Website Follow Us on Instagram
S9 E09: Speaking Into The Chaos with Joshua Luke Smith
June 07, 2022 15:08 - 35 minutes - 81.6 MBJoshua Luke Smith is a British rapper, poet, and producer with a dramatic, socially conscious style rooted in explorations of the Christian faith. He was born in London raised in Pakistan, and holds a degree in philosophy, which informs his music with a unique perspective on the world both from his education and experience. In this episode, I talk with Joshua about his upbringing, his creative process as well as well as philosophy and overcoming addiction. Get Joshua’s new book Somethi...