Episode 039 – The Producer returns – Truth Barometer

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This week's episode is the Insight in Progress One Year Anniversary, featuring a new conversation with the show's very first guest, “The Producer a.k.a The Anonymous Artist” (www.theallgirlprisonformodels.bandcamp.com), about the biggest lesson he learned from recently completing the February Album Writing Month challenge (www.fawm.org). Listen to find out how analyzing artistic motivations, Carl Jung, aggressively attacking negative thinking, and a whole lot more relate to that lesson. This talk is all about the creative process, and is everything from profound, to vulgar (fair warning!), to motivational. Whether you are a musician or you just enjoy discussions about creativity that are simultaneously blunt and complex, this one might be for you!

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Episode 025 – Alan Van Dyke – Non-Applied Lessons & Distracting Achievements

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This week's episode is an interview with writer/filmmaker Alan Van Dyke about his biggest lessons learned in life and writing so far. Listen to find out how author Ray Bradbury, the importance of responsibility and accountability, dealing with the “business” part of show business and much more relate to those lessons. This is a fun discussion that is as much witty as it is thoughtful. Whether you are specifically a writer or you are simply interested in self-improvement, this one might be for you!

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Episode 022 – Daniel Strange – How Badly?

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This week's episode is an interview with director Daniel Strange (www.ubercontent.com/director/danielstrange) about his biggest lesson learned in life and as a filmmaker so far. Listen to find out how trials by fire, Academy Award-nominated actress Julianne Moore, taking creative risks and so much more relate to that lesson. This is a fun, intellectual discussion about filmmaking and the nature of creativity. Whether you are a film aficionado or a deep thinker, this one might be for you!

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Episode 019 – Jesse Rose-Smith – Humanity's Potential

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This week's episode is an interview with writer/filmmaker Jesse Rose-Smith about his biggest lesson learned in life so far. Listen to find out how author Arthur C. Clarke, a life-changing medical battle, transcending fear and so much more relate to that lesson. Despite its sometimes heavy nature, this is often a very funny conversation that is life-affirming and looks to the vast possibilities of human progression. Whether you find yourself contemplating our place in the universe or you find inspiration in stories of people triumphing over terrifying obstacles, this one might be for you!

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Episode 002 - Justin J. Jackson

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This week's episode features an interview with documentary filmmaker Justin J. Jackson (www.vol4.com) about his biggest lessons in life and creativity so far. Listen to find out how self-honesty, social anxiety, the post-metal band Rosetta and more all factor into those lessons. This is a fun, in-depth and neurotic conversation, and if you enjoy discussions about self-reflection and/or the creative process in filmmaking, this one might be for you!

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