Podcasts about Illustrator

✨ My Seasonal Living Class starts this Saturday 8th November! Click here for more info and to book your spot! ✨Today we're diving into our unfinished ideas, why they're so important and what they can teach us.

Today I'm diving into the beauty that can come with imperfections, and sharing a reminder I think we all might need to hear!

If you're working on your own habits and routines, and struggling to find a way to make things stick, this one's for you!

If you always feel an urge to reinvent the wheel, today I'm giving you a huge permission slip!

Van kinderboeken tot thrillers, en alles daartussenin! In deze aflevering van *Schrijfpraat* gaan Kim en Emmie in gesprek met illustrator en auteur Iris Boter. We praten over haar veelzijdige carrière, van het schrijven van feelgoodromans tot het illustreren van bekende kinderboeken. Waarom koos ze voor de kunstacademie in plaats van journalistiek? Welke feedback veranderde haar kijk op illustreren? Iris deelt haar zoektocht naar een eigen stijl en de balans tussen commercie en creativiteit. Luister nu en laat je inspireren door haar verhaal! Nog even dit: Op www.petjeaf.com/schrijfpraat kun je ons financieel steunen zodat wij deze podcast kunnen blijven maken. Dat kan al vanaf €1,- De muziek die je in het intro en outro hoort is Outdoors in Summer by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Reader beware, you're in for a scare! If you were a kid, tween, or teen at all in the '90s, you knew Goosebumps books, and you were obsessed with those colorful and creepy covers! Mark welcomes the original Goosebumps cover illustrator Tim Jacobus on the show to talk about his career, the process of making all those iconic covers, and what cover designs are most special to him. This is Part 1 of a Goosebumps celebration, and Part 2 will focus on the premiere episodes of the Fox TV series for its 30th anniversary. Follow Tim @timjacobus on Instagram, check out his work at jacobusstudios.com, and say hi to him at future conventions, where he sells prints of his work and gives a portion of the income to help feed those who are in need.

AN ELEGY FOR THE ELITE—Michael Grynbaum is a correspondent for The New York Times, where he has covered media, politics, and culture for 18 years. He's reported on three presidential campaigns, two New York City mayors—they're always so boring—and the transformation of the media world in the Trump era. He lives in Manhattan and he's a graduate of Harvard.His first book, Empire of the Elite: Inside Condé Nast, the Media Dynasty that Reshaped America, was published by Simon & Schuster in June, 2025. In the book, Michael chronicles the origins of the company, its go-go boom days in the eighties and nineties, and its more recent post-print transformation into whatever Condé Nast is these days. We'll figure that out later.Michael's bestseller captured a lot of attention when it was published—it's a bestseller and it's the latest in the line of books by and about Condé Nast magazine makers—full of great anecdotes and good stories. The kind of stuff we love here on Print Is Dead (Long Live Print!), and it's extremely readable.—This episode is made possible by our friends at Commercial Type and Freeport Press. A production of Magazeum LLC ©2021–2025

Affinity gratis para siempre: Canva convierte Affinity en una suite profesional gratuita con inteligencia artificial.  Por Félix Riaño @LocutorCo  Escucha este y más episodios en Flash Diario en Spotify y compártelo con tus amigos creativos.  El mundo del diseño digital acaba de cambiar para siempre. Canva, la herramienta que millones usamos para crear presentaciones, logos o publicaciones, acaba de liberar su versión profesional: Affinity Studio. Es una aplicación completamente gratuita que combina edición de fotos, diseño vectorial y maquetación de documentos, todo en una sola interfaz. Y sí, usa inteligencia artificial para ayudarte a crear como un experto, sin pagar nada.  Affinity fue durante años el nombre de un trío de programas de pago que competían directamente con Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator e InDesign. Pero ahora Canva la ha transformado en Affinity Studio: una plataforma unificada y gratuita que pone herramientas de nivel profesional al alcance de cualquier persona.Esta nueva versión combina tres mundos en uno: imagen, texto y diseño vectorial. Todo funciona dentro del mismo espacio, sin tener que saltar entre aplicaciones distintas. Además, incluye inteligencia artificial integrada que puede ayudarte a recortar imágenes, mejorar colores, crear composiciones y hasta eliminar fondos en segundos. Canva promete que será “gratis para siempre” y que no hay versiones limitadas ni suscripciones ocultas.Un software gratuito desafía el dominio de Adobe en diseño  Durante más de una década, Affinity fue la gran alternativa profesional a las costosas licencias de Adobe. Su popularidad creció porque ofrecía calidad, precisión y rapidez sin depender de cuotas mensuales. En 2024, Canva compró Affinity por unos 380 millones de dólares, y hoy lanza Affinity Studio, una nueva era en la que cualquier persona puede descargarlo gratis y usarlo sin restricciones.El programa combina lo mejor de tres disciplinas creativas: fotografía, diseño gráfico y maquetación editorial. Todo sucede en un solo lienzo, con herramientas que se adaptan automáticamente al tipo de trabajo que estás haciendo. Su motor de rendimiento permite hacer zoom de hasta diez millones por ciento sin perder detalle y manejar miles de capas en tiempo real.  El anuncio sorprendió incluso a los diseñadores más experimentados. Muchos temían que Canva convirtiera Affinity en un servicio por suscripción o que limitara sus funciones gratuitas. Pero el mensaje fue contundente: Affinity Studio es libre, para siempre, y para todos.La estrategia tiene una lógica clara. Canva quiere ampliar su ecosistema profesional conectando Affinity con sus servicios colaborativos y con Canva AI Studio, su sistema de inteligencia artificial. Quienes paguen Canva Premium podrán usar herramientas avanzadas como Generative Fill, edición con IA y ampliación inteligente de imágenes, directamente desde la interfaz de Affinity.Eso abre un debate interesante: ¿cómo puede sostenerse un software tan potente sin cobrar? Canva responde que lo hace como una inversión para impulsar la creatividad global y atraer nuevos usuarios a su plataforma principal.  El movimiento de Canva ha sacudido a toda la industria. Mientras Adobe mantiene suscripciones obligatorias, Affinity se convierte en una opción libre, veloz y abierta. El nuevo Affinity Studio conserva la precisión de siempre, pero suma fluidez, colaboración y personalización. Cada usuario puede crear su propio “estudio” con herramientas adaptadas a su flujo de trabajo y compartir configuraciones con otros.La nueva identidad visual de Affinity refleja ese cambio. El logotipo, los colores y la tipografía fueron diseñados por equipos internacionales para simbolizar una comunidad creativa diversa. Los tonos carbón, papel y verde lima evocan materiales reales, mientras que la tipografía Affinity Serif combina elegancia con un toque rebelde.Y más allá del diseño, hay un mensaje potente: el acceso a las herramientas creativas ya no debe depender del dinero. Canva y Affinity apuestan por una era en la que cualquiera pueda crear, aprender y publicar sin barreras.  El nuevo Affinity Studio admite los principales formatos del sector: PSD, AI, PDF, SVG, TIFF e IDML, lo que permite abrir y guardar proyectos compatibles con Adobe y otras plataformas. También introduce un nuevo formato propio, .af, pensado para mantener la máxima calidad entre los distintos tipos de diseño.La inteligencia artificial integrada puede automatizar tareas repetitivas como recortes o ajustes de color, y lo hace directamente en tu dispositivo, sin enviar datos a la nube ni usarlos para entrenar modelos de IA.Canva también presentó su Canva Design Model, un modelo de inteligencia artificial que genera diseños editables, no imágenes planas. Además, añadió Ask Canva, un asistente que responde dudas dentro del proyecto y sugiere mejoras en tiempo real. Todo forma parte de su nuevo sistema operativo creativo, el Creative Operating System, que busca integrar diseño, marketing y publicación en un solo entorno.  Canva lanzó Affinity Studio, la nueva herramienta profesional gratuita que une foto, vector y maquetación con inteligencia artificial. Es rápida, libre y está disponible para todos.Descárgala, pruébala y cuéntanos tu experiencia.  Canva lanza Affinity Studio, un programa profesional gratis con inteligencia artificial. Foto, vector y maquetación en un solo lugar.  

A new picture book by a trio of well-known Twin Cities creatives tells the story of an American couple whose social justice writing and activism had wide-ranging influence. They were James Boggs, who was a Black union organizer in Detroit, and Grace Lee Boggs, a Chinese-American philosopher. When they got married in 1954, their interracial relationship was illegal in parts of the country.The new book about their lives is called "Revolutions Are Made of Love." It was written by Sun Yung Shin and Mélina Mangal and illustrated by Leslie Barlow. They spoke with MPR News' Emily Bright. The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis will host a book launch Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ahead of the book's release on Tuesday.

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New to Endless Thread? Wooooo! We're revisiting some favorites from our archives to welcome you. First up: The cover art for the 1976 paperback edition of Madeleine L'Engle's classic, spooky sci-fi/fantasy novel "A Wrinkle in Time" — featuring a rainbow-winged centaur and a green, glowering, red-eyed face — is iconic. And yet, for nearly 50 years, no one has known who illustrated it. Well, not NO ONE. Not anymore... Endless Thread cracks the case!

Today I'm offering a gentler way to honour your quirks, gifts, and authentic self!

This bonus episode is the audio of a Breastcancer.org webinar. When life is interrupted by breast cancer at a young age, there are distinct challenges and quality-of-life issues to manage.  It's important to understand all the possible ways a diagnosis can impact the future, including fertility decisions, pregnancy care, career disruptions, parenting young kids, long-term survivorship concerns, sexuality, and more. This webinar is for patients, caregivers, advocates, and healthcare providers who want to understand and support the unique experiences of people diagnosed before age 45. Hear powerful personal stories, get expert insights, and learn about resources that can help you.  Featured Speakers: Jeanelle AdamsBreast Cancer Advocate, @elleviews Allie BrumelChief Operating Officer, The Breasties Brooks FuentesCommunity Support, Young Survival Coalition Hayley GullenAuthor, Illustrator, and Breast Cancer Survivor Melissa JenkinsCommunity Director, Breastcancer.org Athena JonesAward-winning Journalist and Breast Cancer Advocate Jasmine McDonald, PhDAssociate Professor, Columbia University Mackenzie McGrathVP, Programs, First Descents Megan Tesch, MD, MPHBreast Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Dani TropsBreast Cancer Advocate, @dani_trops Marisa Weiss, MDChief Medical Officer, Breastcancer.org

Today I'm sharing something really helpful and practical for when it comes to recognising your values, gifts and strengths, and working WITH your brain, rather than against it.

Hi Everyone, I interviewed Courtney Pippin-Mathur, children's book author and illustrator. I got to meet and talk with Courtney in person at a KW retreat and she was so welcoming!Here is more about Courtney:Courtney grew up in East Texas and passed the hot summer days reading, drawing, watching She-Ra and exploring her grandma's farm. She doodled constantly through elementary, middle and high school but didn't think about art as a career until a fateful art history class at The University of Texas at Austin. After transferring from Government to Studio Art, she moved to the east coast and started pursing a career in childrens' books where she could combine all of her favorite things.She now lives in Northern VA with her husband and three kids and is the author/illustrator of several picture books, Maya was Grumpy, Dragons Rule, Princesses Drool, Fairies Don't Fight and Dinosaur Days (2026, author only) She has also co-written and illustrated  a picture book with her sister-in-law, Sanyukta Mathur, titled Happy Diwali! and illustrated It's Holi! which Sanyukta wrote. Courtney also makes paper maché and polymer clay figures, ornaments, original acrylic paintings and more. (See shop link above)To see what she's up to lately, follow her on Bluesky or Instagram @pippinmathur.Visit her website: www.pippinmathur.comThanks for listening!

POP GOES PRINT—“Today, creativity feels like it's being squeezed into smaller and smaller boxes. Content is designed to chase likes, rack up views, serve a clear function—a purpose….we're here—to celebrate creativity for creativity's sake, no strings attached. Analog isn't dead; it's the new rebellion.”This manifesto is a part of a striking editorial in the first issue of Playground, a new magazine created out of Singapore by Pop Mart, the maker of the Labubu. I honestly never thought I would a) write that kind of sentence in my life, and b) understand it, but here we are. It's 2025! If  you're unfamiliar with PopMart you are unfamiliar with one of the largest creative companies in the world, one valued almost as much as Disney or Nintendo. Playground is an extraordinary editorial project, championed by creatives and executives in a company that claims its mission is to “light up passion” so that its brand can promote a “galaxy of creative possibilities.” Got all that? So by now you might be asking yourself a fundamental question: Why? Why this thing? And why print? Well, that same editorial anticipates this exact question:“So, why print? Because print makes you pause. You can't swipe past a paragraph in a magazine. You can't multitask while turning a page. Print demands your attention and invites you to linger, to savor, to think…So here it is: our first issue. Take your time with it. Flip through the pages, spill some coffee on it if you must. Just don't try to scroll.” Amen—This episode is made possible by our friends at Freeport Press. A production of Magazeum LLC ©2021–2025

An exhibit at Harvard's Houghton Library showcases the work of the macabre illustrator Edward Gorey, who attended the university in the 1940s.

You get to choose who you spend time with and who you surround yourself with. That's what we're diving into in today's daily pep!Resources: The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck - Sarah Knight“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.” - Alice Walker⚡️ Fancy some rebel rousing, support, or just some fun stuff? Check this out! ⚡️| Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion! ✉️ | A transcript of this episode is available here.About Meg & The Daily Pep!I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.Website | Everything! | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators

If you're in the middle of making a decision, or you've come to the end of something and don't know where to go next, today's pep talk is for you!⚡️ Fancy some rebel rousing, support, or just some fun stuff? Check this out! ⚡️| Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion! ✉️ | A transcript of this episode is available here.About Meg & The Daily Pep!I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.Website | Everything! | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators

On this episode of #LatinosOutLoud #RachelLaLoca interviews award-winning Author and Illustrator, John Parra. The two chat it up about John's newest picture book about mindfulness and the Day of the Dead. THIS MOMENT IS SPECIAL follows a boy through all the moments of the day, both large and small, as he prepares for Día de Muertos . Told in both Spanish and English, this story is filled with family, love, and inspiration as we learn to slow down and live in the moments of life that make special memories. The belief of Dia de Muertos is that there is a moment when the world of the living and those that have passed on are in connection and celebrate these memories as one. ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR John Parra's illustrations for Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos, written by Monica Brown, earned the book a New York Times Best Illustrated Book designation. He also illustrated Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong, which received a Pura Belpré Honor and the Américas Book Award: Commended; Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner, which won the Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration and was a Bank Street Best Book of the year; and Hey, Wall, by Susan Verde, which School Library Journal called “a must-purchase” in a starred review. Learn more at JohnParraArt.com. #ThisMomentIsSpecial #JohnParra #LatinosOutLoud #Comedy #Books #LOLLit #Simon&Schuster #Podcast #DiaDeLosMuertos #DayOfTheDead  

As many of us know, burnout is all too real. So if you're feeling reluctant to stop and take a pause, this episode is for you.⚡️ Fancy some rebel rousing, support, or just some fun stuff? Check this out! ⚡️| Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion! ✉️ | A transcript of this episode is available here.About Meg & The Daily Pep!I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.Website | Everything! | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators

We all tend to carry the heavy weight of ghosts of projects past, so today I've got a prompt and permission slip for you!⚡️ Fancy some rebel rousing, support, or just some fun shit? ⚡️| Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion! ✉️ | A transcript of this episode is available here.About Meg & The Daily Pep!I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.Website | Everything! | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators

SHE LOVES HER WORK—The word ‘unicorn' gets thrown around a lot these days. But in our book, Sarah Ball is the Real Deal. The editor of WSJ. Magazine is a student of old-guard, in-the-trenches, work-on-a-story-for-years magazine making, which has earned her cred among the Jim Nelsons and David Grangers of the biz.She's also a digital native with a flare for experimentation and a new media scrappiness. Sarah spent her career bridging those divides predominantly at Vanity Fair and GQ where she helped those titles join the digital revolution—much more stylishly and convincingly than many of her competitors.Arguably more than any other editor of her generation, she brings print-era rigor, and also the romance of the whole magazine-making endeavor to digital-era reality. That's why when the Vanity Fair editor-in-chief job came open last spring, Sarah was right at the top of The Spread's list for who should get the gig.The wind blew a different way, as we all know by now, and she's happy at WSJ. But when you listen to our chat, we think you'll get why our money is on her.There's a lot of pessimism in journalism these days for good reason, but we challenge you to listen to this conversation without getting just as swept up as we did in Sarah's passion for magazines. It's almost enough to make us believe that print is not in fact dead. Not yet, at least..—This episode is made possible by our friends at Commercial Type and Freeport Press. A production of Magazeum LLC ©2021–2025

If You're Going to Compete, Compete with Yourself — with Artist Megan RoyMake bad art. Be cringe. Just keep showing up — because your only goal is getting better. — BrandiIn this inspiring episode of Colour Me Happy, artist and illustrator Megan Roy joins host Brandi Hofer for a heart-to-heart about creativity, self-improvement, and the courage it takes to keep showing up. Megan shares how competing only with yourself can transform your art practice — and your mindset. Together, Brandi and Megan dive into how past experiences (even unrelated jobs!) can shape your creative voice, how to escape “victim mode” through personal growth, and why being your own best advocate is the key to unlocking opportunities. You'll fall in love with Megan's refreshing honesty, her practical advice, and her reminder that growth comes from making, not from waiting for perfection.3 Takeaway Tips:Compete only with yourself. Progress happens when you focus on improving a little each day — not comparing yourself to others.Be your own advocate. Opportunities rarely fall into your lap — go after them, ask for them, and believe you're worthy of them.Step out of victim mode. Difficult moments are temporary — shift from “why me?” to “what can I learn from this?” and watch your confidence grow.

Today's a sassy one about the problem with comparison! It's so easy to compare our own imperfect lives to the lives of others.Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion! ✉️ | A transcript of this episode is available here.About Meg & The Daily Pep!I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.Website | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators

If like me you often get frustrated by just how damn long things can take, then today I have a sassy and compassionate reminder for both of us.Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion! ✉️ | A transcript of this episode is available here.About Meg & The Daily Pep!I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.Website | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators

Today's episode is a loving reminder that for as loud and as convincing as your inner dreamsh*tter can be, it really truly is a liar.Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion! ✉️ | A transcript of this episode is available here.About Meg & The Daily Pep!I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.Website | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators

Illustrator, game designer and educator Brendan Barnett joins Ben to discuss art, ideas, inspiration, creative process, dragons, wizards and goblins (oh my!) as we leaf through Paul Kidby's 2024 gorgeous coffee table book, Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld. Paul Kidby started bringing Terry Pratchett's Discworld to life when, on the third attempt, he showed off his skill to the author by drawing his own versions of Discworld characters who had so captured his imagination. After several successful collaborations on art books, diaries, maps and the epic The Last Hero, he took over as the cover artist for the series after the death of Josh Kirby in 2001. His illustrations of the characters have become iconic, and Pratchett himself referred to him as his ‘artist of choice'. In this book, Paul discusses his pre-Discworld career, his long collaboration with Terry, and even shows us a glimpse of what might have been by sketching drafts of covers for the books that never were. Do you have a favourite illustration from the book? What was most interesting to you about Paul's process as an artist - and what's it like to read if you don't consider yourself one? How many of originals that Kidby parodies or does an homage to did you know? And who are your other favourite artists? Illustrate your point by sending us your answers (or questions) via a comment, or on the back of a social media post using the hashtag #Pratchat88. Guest Brendan Barnett (he/him) has spend around 15 years working with young people to foster their creativity, including for most of the last decade with Ben at their previous workplace, the creative writing centre 100 Story Building. Trained as an animator and an actor, he is also a keen lover of fantasy roleplaying, and has designed some very well-received adventures for Dungeons & Dragons and similar games. You can find out more about his work at brendanbarnett.com, and find his latest adventure, Grotto of the Golden Gargoyle, on itch.io - as well as his recent collaboration with Ben, the one-page adventure Flee the Flying Saucer! You can find episode notes and errata on our web site. Next month we're surfing the wave of Melbourne International Games Week (which happened just as this episode was being edited) to discuss the 1995 graphic adventure videogame Discworld! A slightly odd adaptation of the plot of Guards! Guards!, Discworld stars Eric Idle as the voice of Rincewind, alongside a small but equally impressive cast of UK comedy talent. It's not currently commercially available, but you can find play-through videos of it on YouTube. Get your questions in via email to chat@pratchatpodcast.com, or send them via social media using the hashtag #Pratchat89. Then, for December, #Pratchat90 will return us to the Discworld novels for nearly the final time, as we read the final Moist von Lipwig book, Raising Steam! We'll remind you about it next month, but if you want to get your questions in early, the hashtag for that episode is #Pratchat90. And don't worry - we have plans to discuss Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch in the new year. Watch this space!

Seit 50 Jahren arbeitet Michael Sowa als freier Maler und Illustrator. Sein Markenzeichen: Tierfiguren mit menschlichen Zügen. Durch den Film "Die fabelhafte Welt der Amélie", in dem seine Werke vorkommen, wurde er bekannt.

Blame isn't helpful. Illustrator and author Charlie Mackesy thinks learning to forgive yourself and others will lead to more peace.In this chat, Fearne and Charlie talk from personal experience about just how physical shame can feel. Charlie explains how fear of abandonment keeps us silent about our insecurities, but that in reality the moment we start talking about our shame is the moment real human connection is made.Charlie and Fearne also chat about how polarised the world is becoming, and offer advice for how to cope with fear, as well as why it's important to disagree respectfully.Plus, why did Charlie feel he needed to hide away in the toilets at the Oscars?Charlie's latest book, Always Remember: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, The Horse, and The Storm, is out now.CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains some conversation about suicidal ideation.If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like:Teddy SwimsWill PoulterOlly Alexander Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While we're so busy just surviving, it can sometimes feel impossible to look a bit further ahead down the road at what we need. So today's episode is a gentle nudge to pause, and plan ahead.Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion! ✉️ | A transcript of this episode is available here.About Meg & The Daily Pep!I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.Website | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators

Please remember to rate and review our podcast! Check out your YouTube channel @comadresycomics  CHISME DE LA SEMANA: Nerds for Literacy chisme! Nerdsforliteracy.comON MY RADAR:  Galactic is an upcoming science-fiction comic book series published by DSTLRY, a creator-owned publisher founded by former Comixology executives. Written by Curt Pires and with art by Amilcar Pinna, the comic is described as a high-concept sci-fi story fused with a gritty criminal love story.  dstlry.co.comTRASTORNO DE PANICO: The Chilean movie Trauma (2017), which is available on Amazon Prime.  Directed by Lucio A. Rojas.BOOK REVIEW:  Sí, Se Puede: The Latino Heroes Who Changed the United States by Julio Anta (Author) & Yasmin Flores Montañez (Illustrator) @julioanta @yasfmartEN LA LIBRERIA: HAIRSPRAY MAGAZINE #2 - A comic anthology published by Karla Paloma https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hairspray/hairspray-magazine-2JUNTOS Y FUERTES: 5 Gothic Horror Listens for Latine and Hispanic Heritage Month - As Halloween season dawns, so does our ravenous appetite for dark, hypnotic tales. Even better if those tales are crafted by bestselling authors like Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Isabel Cañas, and stocked to the brim with epic settings and deeply haunted characters. Yes, we're talking not only about scary stories, but about sagas of the macabre and the gothic. Not to mention that each of these tales is carefully imbued with a sense of history, culture, and place. Take our hand and listen to clips from the audiobooks below…you never know what you may find waiting for you. penguinrandomhouseaudio.comSALUDOS: @rhodemontijo The Fantasmical World of Rhode Montijo #fantasmicalloween2025Follow us on socials @comadresycomicsVisit our website comadresycomics.comProduced by Comadres y Comics Podcast

A NEW RECIPE FOR FOOD MAGAZINES—You may think a magazine called Famous for My Dinner Parties would be about food or entertaining—and I wouldn't blame you if you did. You wouldn't be wrong, but you also wouldn't be right.Taking its name from Robert Altman's film, 3 Women, Famous for My Dinner Parties started as a pandemic-inspired digital project among three friends (Junshen Wu, Sandra von Mayer-Myrtenheim and Yannic Moeken) in Berlin and has evolved into a proper magazine and media brand, and along the way has won an engaged and broad audience far beyond Berlin. Something that continues to surprise the founders.The magazine is slightly odd, if I'm being honest, idiosyncratic, thoroughly compelling, and undeniably beautiful. It's also almost entirely done in house, including all the design, photography and writing. And despite this, or maybe because of it, the thing works. Whether or not this method—or lack of one—is sustainable is another question.And just to be clear, there is not a single recipe in the magazine. Just a whole lot of ideas. This is a magazine then, editorially and conceptually, built around vibes. Fuel for a discussion, perhaps, at your next really great dinner party. Whether or not you aspire to any sort of fame.—This episode is made possible by our friends at Freeport Press. A production of Magazeum LLC ©2021–2025

A life-changing course with Paula Vogel, San Francisco, post-grad revelations, The Kilroys, joy, and loss on this episode of “The Subtext.”

If you've ever discounted something you've done because you did it too fast, this one's for you!Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion! ✉️ | A transcript of this episode is available here.About Meg & The Daily Pep!I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.Website | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators

Lord, Increase Our Faith: The Power of a Mustard Seed At the start of Mass, the congregation says “Amen” to the opening prayer, asking for God's mercy . . . . . . mercy that both pardons what conscience dreads and grants blessings too great to ask for. The Homily reflects on this prayer, connecting it to the Gospel where the disciples ask Jesus, “Lord, increase our faith.” Jesus' response and parable about faith the size of a mustard seed teaches that even a small amount of faith can accomplish great things if it is lived out . . . not by instantly fulfilling our desires, but by learning to trust God's timing and will. Faith grows through use, through daily acts of trust and service. The Homily emphasizes that belief is not just about ideas about God but a living trust in God. Each believer is called to say, “I believe in God,” personally and actively. Ordinary Christian life means serving, trusting, and acting in faith every day . . . not just occasionally or passively. The Homily concludes by beautifully at the Eucharist: Jesus, the Master, comes to serve his servants. When we receive Him in Communion and pray, “Lord, increase my faith,” His response is immediate and intimate: “I am here within you . . . believe in Me.” Even a small act of belief in that moment begins the growth of faith that transforms our lives. Listen to this Meditation Media on this parable. Lord, Increase Our Faith: The Power of a Mustard Seed ------------------------------------------------------------- Art Work Parable of the Mustard Seed: Dutch Poet, Illustrator and Engraver: Jan Luyken: (lived) 1649-1712 ------------------------------------------------------------- Gospel: Luke 17: 5-10 First Reading: Habakkuk 1: 2-3; 2: 2-4 Second Reading: 2 Timothy 1: 6-8, 13-14

Popping in this hump day with a fun question I think you might enjoy.Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion! ✉️ | A transcript of this episode is available here.About Meg & The Daily Pep!I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.Website | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators

Today's episode is all about fact checking the stories we tell ourselves, and my experience of being called out by my Fitbit.Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion! ✉️ | A transcript of this episode is available here.About Meg & The Daily Pep!I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.Website | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators

Looking to Get Into Illustration? Here's How to Begin.NEW—I am now offering free previews of Monologue episodes. This will help you decide if subscribing on Patreon / Spotify is right for you. Wouldn't it be nice if there was an Illustrator's Starter Pack that could get you up and running as an illustrator ASAP? The reality is that any attempts to find a fast track into illustration could actually slow you down. In this episode, I share my SMART System: five paradigms (Styles, Markets, Applications, Reasons, Techniques) that help you get specific about what you want to make and where it belongs. Instead of hunting for the perfect gear or foolproof course list, SMART gives you a clear way to map your starting point.If you've been overwhelmed by tools, apps, or conflicting advice—and you just want a concrete way to begin—this episode is for you.IN THIS EPISODEWhy gear and classes alone won't make you an illustratorThe SMART System overviewStyles vs. Techniques: how they relate and why they're not the same thingMarkets vs. Applications: who buys the work vs. where the work livesReasons (purpose): the “why” that sharpens every briefThe closest thing to a starter pack? — (iPad + Apple Pencil + Procreate)How to use SMART to choose your next practice project and reduce decision paralysisTwo starter-pack parables: first-aid kits and flimsy badminton setsAs always (from now on), a reflection prompt to help you turn my thoughts into your actions!SHOW LINKSMalika Favre (style reference) — malikafavre.comHervé Tullet (style reference) — herve-tullet.comJohn Roman, 45 Markets of Illustration (markets overview)What is Risograph Printing? (technique primer) — risottostudio.comProcreate (iPad app) — procreate.artMy New Skillshare Class — SLO-FI IllustrationsHOW TO LISTEN/READIf you'd like to hear the full version of monologue episodes like this one:Join on Patreon for as low as $3/monthBecome a paid subscriber on Spotif ($2.99/month)This is also available as a story on Medium for paid members on that platform.FIND ME ELSEWHEREWork and Classes — tomfroese.comInstagram — instagram.com/mrtomfroeseDaily Drawings — instagram.com/drawingisimportantCREDITSMusic and Cues by Mark Allan Falk — Semiathletic on Linktree

We can take so much of our own power back by recognising our own patterns. Today we're doing just that through the lens of procrastination, with a big dose of curiosity! Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion! ✉️ | A transcript of this episode is available here.About Meg & The Daily Pep!I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.Website | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators

So often things look right on paper, and we've done everything we can to make them ‘right', only to find that it just doesn't work for us. Fear not, you're in good company.Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion! ✉️ | A transcript of this episode is available here.About Meg & The Daily Pep!I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.Website | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators

If you're finding yourself in need of an extra dose of rebel rousing this hump day, then today's episode is for you.Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion! ✉️ | A transcript of this episode is available here.About Meg & The Daily Pep!I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.Website | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators

When you're values driven it can often feel that giving your 100% is a natural extension of you are, so for today's episode we're taking some of the pressure off. Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion! ✉️ | A transcript of this episode is available here.About Meg & The Daily Pep!I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.Website | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators