What Origin?
16 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -From muse to manifestation: exploring why and how people create things
What Origin? is a series of interviews with guests, exploring the origins and motivations behind what they create. We delve into personal experiences in order to examine and explore the creative process, and learn what can help keep people motivated to manifest what they desire. We hope to spread inspiration to listeners in each episode. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatorigin/support
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Episodes
Mitch Altman - Hacker, Creator, Maker
November 30, 2020 07:30 - 52 minutes - 39.4 MBIn this episode we interview Mitch Altman, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman. He's one of the founders of the hackerspace noisebridge, he has taught thousands soldering, and is embarking on a new chapter of life in Berlin pursuing writing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatorigin/support
Hannah Zeller DBSA
November 30, 2020 07:26 - 39 minutes - 30.5 MBIn this episode we talk with Hannah Zeller programs manager at Depression Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) https://www.dbsalliance.org/mood-crew/. We cover her journey to working with nonprofits, how she has used art to help and inspire people, and her most recent project mood monsters with DBSA. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatorigin/support
Alara Vural - Inner Gold
November 30, 2020 07:21 - 44 minutes - 33.2 MBAlura Vural teaches entrepreneurs and businesses how to create emotional connections. In this interview she talks about how to find your inner gold, and her journey to her current career. Visit her site: http://aluravural.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatorigin/support
Law and Technology - Pieter Gunst
June 23, 2020 00:59 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBPieter Gunst talks about how he became a lawyer, the challenges we face as a society and how technology can be applied to solve common problems. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatorigin/support
Sahar Massachi - Community, Corporate Culture, and Independence
May 15, 2020 22:58 - 24 minutes - 14 MBIn this podcast we explore the philosophy of communities, the good and bad of corporate culture, and the difficulty of starting an independent lifestyle leaving the rat race. find out more at http://sahar.io --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatorigin/support
Curious Creations #1: The Slinky
June 05, 2019 04:32 - 6 minutes - 5.44 MBThis episode is hosted by Chris and covers the history of the invention of the Slinky by Richard T. James, an icon in children's toys. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatorigin/support
ep.10 Kasi Bailey on Creative Hairstyling
April 18, 2019 00:58 - 22 minutes - 13.9 MBIn this episode we interview Kasi Bailey on creative hairstyling. Shyla hosts and covers tips and tricks for hair, and the daily life of a hairstylist. Kasi Bailey specializes in creative hair coloring, and cuts. You can find out more about Kasi Bailey's work at https://www.instagram.com/rainbow.sorcery/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatorigin/support
Ep. 9 Glamputee (Alex Locust)
March 20, 2019 23:59 - 25 minutes - 18.5 MBhttp://glamputee.com Alex Locust talks about living with as an amputee and creative ways to empower and have fun with the disability community. Alex Locust is creator of Spill the Disabili-Tea a vibrant, fun and interactive experience for the disabled and advocates. It puts a twist on the common medical model by focusing on humor, and a colorful space to make living with a disability more about community and connection rather than a clinical and dry experience. --- Support this podcast: ...
ep.8 Christy Smith: Enrichment Project
March 12, 2019 23:12 - 30 minutes - 53.5 MBhttps://enrichment-project.com/ Christy Smith describes her eight year project, called The Enrichment Project into the healing and effects of dance and creative arts. The Enrichment Project is about creating radical rituals for daily living, and Christy has finished a manuscript to be published in the future as a book. She says, "By pestering eleven other talented women, I hoped to “just figure this creativity thing out” in about a year or so. We sat down to meals, exchanged bread and salt...
ep.7 Leona Godin: Creativity in Darkness
February 28, 2019 04:45 - 22 minutes - 38.9 MBDr. Leona Godin (drmlgodin.com) started aromatica poetica (aromaticapoetica.com) an exploration into how to describe smell. She is a Writer, Actor, Artist, Educator who is Blind. She shares her journey into creativity and beyond. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatorigin/support
ep.6 Suhaila Salimpour Belly Dancing for Everyone
February 22, 2019 05:17 - 28 minutes - 49.1 MBhttp://salimpourschool.com Suhaila Salimpour talks about the origin of her love for belly dancing, creating standards for the practice and the 70th anniversary of Salimpour School --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatorigin/support
ep.5 Disabled Writers with S.E. Smith
February 14, 2019 00:12 - 29 minutes - 52.4 MBhttp://disabledwriters.com http://realsesmith.com twitter.com/sesmith In this podcast we cover disabledwriters.com and the journey of S.E. Smith in writing, disability advocacy, and helping others. Disabled Writers is a resource to help editors connect with disabled writers and journalists, and journalists connect with disabled sources. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatorigin/support
ep.4 Openlibrary with mek
February 06, 2019 02:06 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBopenlibrary.org archive.org mek.fyi mek (Michael Karpeles), shares his work on openlibrary.org with the internet archive (archive.org), how Aaron Swartz influenced him, and tips on productivity (mek.fyi). If you're a developer or lover of libraries volunteers are welcome. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatorigin/support
ep.3 Mental Health Help
January 30, 2019 02:20 - 10 minutes - 9.26 MBGavin covers the topic of mental health providing resources, advice and stories. We will cover mental health with other guests and this is seen as a reference for this seeking help who may find themselves in tough situations. https://www.nami.org/ http://dbsaalliance.org http://samhsa.gov Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-8255 (talk) National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatorigin/support
ep.2 Raising Children with Shyla
January 28, 2019 06:47 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBShyla, co-host of what origin? talks about creating a family. Shyla opens up about the deep emotional issues experienced, and the ups and downs of her journey with her kids. She’s raising a 1 year old and 4 year old. For mothers, there’s something to relate to, and for those without kids there’s nuggets of wisdom and advice to dealing with kids and the social conditions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatorigin/support
ep.1 Interviewing my Father
January 21, 2019 05:27 - 11 minutes - 11 MBGavin interviews his father Tom about life, religion and science. Tom worked for 31 years at the Stanford Linear Accelerator and being 76 has experienced the ups and downs of life, and how to maintain optimism. Tom is half of Gavin's origin biologically and helped inspire the podcast. We hope you enjoy this episode, as our personal origin. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatorigin/support