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Follow Your Curiosity: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Creativity.

Behind-the-scenes stories of creative lives are often as fascinating and worthwhile as the projects they yield, and can inspire us all. Join me as I find out what creators have learned along the way—and help folks get their creative lives back on track.

CPT #125: A Permission Slip for Perfectionists: Why I’m Letting Go (Overcoming Burnout)

8 mins; April 01, 2026

TV Comedy vs. Novel Writing: Leslie Rasmussen on Finding Your Voice in the "Wild West" of Fiction

60 hours 41 mins; March 25, 2026

CPT #124: Joy is the Antidote to Burnout

7 mins; March 18, 2026

Leveling Up Your Passion Projects with Paul Pape

61 hours 13 mins; March 11, 2026

CPT #123: Own Your Power

8 mins; March 04, 2026

Why Your Creative Block Might Be a Closed Heart with Kelly Flanagan

69 hours 49 mins; February 25, 2026

CPT 122: You don't have to earn your own kindness

5 mins; February 18, 2026

Listen Again: The Transformative Power of Play with Tim J. Myers

101 hours 47 mins; February 11, 2026

CPT #121: Find Your Sanctuary

7 mins; February 04, 2026

Music, Determination, and Asking for Help with Segun Akinola

63 hours 58 mins; January 28, 2026

CPT #120: Play Is Resistance

7 mins; January 21, 2026

From Dyslexic 'Daydreamer' to Shakespearean Legend with Louise Jameson

69 hours 35 mins; January 14, 2026

CPT #119: Why Big Goals Fail

8 mins; January 07, 2026

Listen Again: Harnessing Nature's Wisdom with Jocelyn Hastie

62 hours 34 mins; December 31, 2025

Listen Again: Creative Pep Talk #58: Do Nothing

7 mins; December 24, 2025

Listen Again: Stories, Dreams, and Tuskegee with Robert Constant

65 hours 26 mins; December 17, 2025

Listen Again: CPT #94: The Secret to Holiday Joy

8 mins; December 17, 2025

Holiday Joy Quest 2025

1 min; December 12, 2025

Creativity Doesn't Need Permission with Safiya Robinson

62 hours 44 mins; December 03, 2025

CPT #118: What Pro Athletes Know that Creative Perfectionists Need to Learn

6 mins; November 26, 2025

Listen Again: Imagination, Inspiration, and Creative Resilience with Lizzie Hopley

69 hours 19 mins; November 19, 2025

CPT #117: Patience

5 mins; November 12, 2025

Confronting Uncomfortable History with Meg Hamand

55 mins; November 05, 2025

CPT #116: Procrastination is the Illusion of Rest

4 mins; October 29, 2025

Listen Again: ”Unhiding” with Dr. Kelly Flanagan

60 hours 17 mins; October 22, 2025

CPT #115: The Myth of Multitasking

7 mins; October 15, 2025

How Creativity Helps You Heal: A Memoirist's Journey with Tony Stewart

62 hours 34 mins; October 08, 2025

CPT #114: Take Action

7 mins; October 01, 2025

The Power of Saying "Yes" with Will Brooks

61 hours 2 mins; September 24, 2025

CPT #113: The Electricity of Aliveness

5 mins; September 17, 2025

Making TV Magic from Scratch with Richard Wilmore

60 hours 12 mins; September 10, 2025

CPT #112: Embrace Your Weird

5 mins; September 03, 2025

Listen Again: Poetry and Viral Success with Jennae Cecelia

63 hours 19 mins; August 27, 2025

CPT #111: Suffering Is Optional

3 mins; August 20, 2025

Radio, Novels, and Surprising Twists with Nev Fountain

65 hours 40 mins; August 13, 2025

CPT #110: Are You Good Enough?

7 mins; August 06, 2025

Working Moms, Power Struggles, and Creative Liberation with Elle Jaye

65 hours 35 mins; July 30, 2025

CPT #109: Ignore It

5 mins; July 23, 2025

CPT #108: Fake It Till You Make It

4 mins; July 09, 2025

Don't Dream It—Be It with Barbara Hambly

56 mins; July 02, 2025

CPT #107: Rethinking "Hard"

5 mins; June 25, 2025

How Curiosity Fuels Your Creative Power with Terise Lang

70 hours 51 mins; June 15, 2025

CPT #106: You Really Do Know

7 mins; June 11, 2025

Teaching, Empathy, and Living Abroad with Alex Poppe

68 hours 14 mins; June 04, 2025

CPT #105: 16 and Faking It

4 mins; May 28, 2025

CPT #104: Limitations

4 mins; May 14, 2025

Building Worlds on Page and Screen with Josh Mendoza

57 mins; May 07, 2025

CPT #103: Celebrate Your Wins

4 mins; April 30, 2025

Navigating Feedback and Building Creative Confidence with Amber Petty

61 hours 58 mins; April 23, 2025

CPT #102: Write It Down

4 mins; April 16, 2025

Preserving Memories with Andrew Darlow

58 mins; April 09, 2025

CPT #101: What's Your Truth?

7 mins; April 02, 2025

Wrangling the Doubt Monster with Amy L. Bernstein

57 mins; March 26, 2025

CPT #100: Take a Chance

5 mins; March 19, 2025

Changing Lives with Wendi Gordon

64 hours 5 mins; March 12, 2025

CPT #99: Trust Yourself

4 mins; March 05, 2025

CPT #98: Be Brave

7 mins; February 19, 2025

Crafting Worlds with Mark Morris

58 mins; February 12, 2025

CPT #97: Have Fun

4 mins; February 05, 2025

Traveling in Wonder with Autumn Carolynn

59 mins; January 29, 2025

CPT #96: Follow Your Energy

6 mins; January 22, 2025

Stop Holding Yourself Back: Embrace Your Imperfection

55 mins; January 13, 2025

CPT #95: (Re)Define Your Creativity

8 mins; January 08, 2025

Lead Your Life in 2025 with Les Watson

58 mins; January 01, 2025

Replay: CPT #56: Kick It Old School

7 mins; December 25, 2024

Authenticity and Innovation in Audio Drama with Lisa McMullin and Alfie Shaw

96 hours 13 mins; December 04, 2024

Replay: CPT #76: Recognize Your Creativity

5 mins; November 27, 2024

Replay: The Art of TV Music with Dominic Glynn

57 mins; November 20, 2024

CPT #93: Take Care of Yourself

6 mins; November 13, 2024

You Cannot Mess This Up with Amy Weinland Daughters

64 hours 53 mins; November 06, 2024

Why Make Bad Art? with Lucinda Sage-Midgorden

22 mins; November 03, 2024

CPT #92: The Magic of Making Bad Art

6 mins; October 30, 2024

Creativity, Resilience, and Hurricane Helene with Darcy Wade

62 hours 37 mins; October 23, 2024

CPT #91: Change Your Perspective

9 mins; October 16, 2024

Narrative in Medicine and Fiction with Dr. David Weill

55 mins; October 09, 2024

CPT #90: Chaos and Control

13 mins; October 02, 2024

Failure, Innovation, and Play with Paul Pape

61 hours 27 mins; September 25, 2024

CPT #89: Building Momentum

6 mins; September 18, 2024

Uniting Communities through Music with Lianna Magerr and Kimberly Doucette

72 hours 23 mins; September 11, 2024

Replay: CPT #15: Rule Number 6

5 mins; September 04, 2024

Replay: Professional Fandom with Gary Russell

90 hours 53 mins; August 28, 2024

Creative Pep Talk #88: Keep Going

4 mins; August 21, 2024

Pulling the Rug Out with Michael Broussard

70 hours 48 mins; August 14, 2024

CPT #87: Clear Out the Gunk

4 mins; August 07, 2024

A More Beautiful Question with Warren Berger

60 hours 55 mins; July 31, 2024

CPT #86: Rest and Have a Laugh

3 mins; July 24, 2024

Complexity and Authenticity in Writing with Judith Turner-Yamamoto

58 mins; July 17, 2024

CPT #85: The Power of Community

8 mins; July 10, 2024

Imagination, Editing, and Writing with Steve Cole

55 mins; July 03, 2024

CPT #84: Ask for Help

5 mins; June 26, 2024

The Evolving Landscape of AI in the Arts with Simon Guerrier

72 hours 14 mins; June 19, 2024

CPT #83: Be Gentle

9 mins; June 12, 2024

The Art of TV Music with Dominic Glynn

57 mins; June 05, 2024

Make Bad Art

2 mins; June 04, 2024

CPT #82: It's Okay Not to Know

6 mins; May 29, 2024

Creativity and Self-Discovery with Ellen Kaplan

70 hours 29 mins; May 22, 2024

CPT #81: It's Okay Not to Finish

6 mins; May 15, 2024

Replay: Uncovering Forgotten Histories with Rahna Reiko Rizzuto

71 hours 59 mins; May 08, 2024

Give Yourself Permission to Play

3 mins; May 03, 2024

CPT #80: Choose Courage

6 mins; May 01, 2024

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