#58: Smells Like Toast

February 17, 2012 at 12:00pm • 25 minutes• video

In the first official “Open Topic Tuesday,” Jeremy comes clean on being creatively burned out and verbally works through how to fix it. Also, a new programming schedule is revealed.

#57: Revealing Swedish Secrets

February 3, 2012 at 12:00pm • 27 minutes• video

A recurring theme for this show is that everything great starts somewhere small. Timmy Fisher and a group of friends built motion graphics studio MK12 from humble beginnings in an apartment above a bar.

#56: Opening the Kimono

January 19, 2012 at 12:15pm • 17 minutes• video

I’ve received a number of questions over the past few weeks regarding different aspects of this show’s production. I thought I’d take you through the process of how the show gets produced.

#55: Bikram Creativity

January 13, 2012 at 10:00am • 31 minutes• video

Retreating from the world to do the hard parts of creative work is one way to get the right focus. Toni McLellan wants to help you mentally sweat out those ideas in an inspiring, encouraging environment.

#54: Conversing with the Hexagons

January 5, 2012 at 12:00pm • 36 minutes• video

We’ve all picked up random hobbies when faced with absolutely nothing to do. But how many of those time passers turn into a true outlet for expression? Bruce Seeds discusses how the control and precision from a life of architecture/CAD translates into the geometric beauty of quilted textile art.

#53: Copying Garfield on the Kitchen Floor

December 22, 2011 at 11:30am • 34 minutes• video

To close out 2011, writer and artist Austin Kleon discusses the myriad of ways he works to end the messy divorce between words and pictures.

Special guest: Austin Kleon

#52: Revenge of the Dinosaur Luddite

December 15, 2011 at 9:00am • 25 minutes• video

Jeremy and Ad Contrarian Bob Hoffman discuss that just because technology allows one to do so many things, it’s not always the best idea to do them. Especially in marketing. Does your idea really need to be social?

Special guest: Bob Hoffman

#51: The Nerd Looks Back at 50

December 8, 2011 at 12:00pm • 33 minutes• video

Jeremy and his wife Robin look back at the last 50 episodes and discuss where the show has been and where it may go in 2012.

#50: Flummoxed

December 1, 2011 at 4:00pm • 34 minutes• video

Christa Dahlstrom drops in to talk about Flummox and Friends, a TV pilot she’s developing to help “quirky kids” overcome social and emotional issues through comedy.

Special guest: Christa Dahlstrom

#49: A Love Affair With Failure

November 18, 2011 at 10:00am • 27 minutes• video

The smart creative person knows that a trophy case full of failures is as important as the successes those failures ultimately produce. Some creative people, like Yuvi Zalkow, have a true affection for failure and wear it like a badge of honor.

Special guest: Yuvi Zalkow

#48: Mental Jewelry

November 10, 2011 at 10:00am • 34 minutes• video

Improv is more than just a comedy form. Good improvisation skills translate into a variety of business skills that help you make better things, and Scott Connerly explains the fundamentals of freeing your mind.

Special guest: Scott Connerly

#47: Creative Aversion Therapy

November 4, 2011 at 8:00am • 28 minutes• video

The Industrial and Labor Relations School at Cornell University published a study on human response to creativity. Apparently even though we value creativity and innovation, truly novel and innovative ideas turn our stomach. My friend Jacob Edenfield and I discuss how knowledge work can be aversion therapy against this.

Special guest: Jacob Edenfield

#46: Let's Consume Everything

October 27, 2011 at 4:30pm • 25 minutes• video

A well-rounded mind is a hungry mind, and San Francisco journalist Anna Rascouët-Paz tells Jeremy about all the ways she expands her world via unfettered curiosity.

Special guest: Anna Rascouët-Paz

#45: Henry Ford Was A Tinkerer

October 20, 2011 at 12:00pm • 27 minutes• video

Ford Motor Company was built by a tinkerer and inventor. In an age when branded social media still errs on the cautious side, Scott Monty takes the attitude of his corporate ancestor to guide communications that surprise and delight.

Special guest: Scott Monty

#44: Post-Apocalyptic Hyperviolence

October 6, 2011 at 3:00pm • 33 minutes• video

Brian Winkeler, co-creator of the comic Bastard Road, visits with Jeremy about comics, characters, dreaming up “they must have been high” kinds of ideas and Kick Buttowski.

Special guest: Brian Winkeler