Podcasts about why make

On Episode 31 of Why Make? we are joined by Adam Manley a San Diego, California based maker and educator. We talk with Adam about everything under the hot California sun including his large-scale sculpture and installations, his furniture and functional objects, and teaching San Diego State University as an assistant professor in their Furniture design and woodworking program.

Episode 30 of Why Make? is a Bonus Make! We discuss with Michael Puryear the evolution and creation of his Dan chair, now a part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture. From the harvesting of the wood to the markings on the legs every inch of this chair is a narrative embedded with deep historical and cultural meaning. An excellent article about this piece came out in the April 2019 issue of American Craft. Lets take a deep dive into the Dan chair Micheal's interpretation of a classic African low chair

On this episode of Why Make we have Michael Puryear a consummate furniture maker with an elegant understated aesthetic. We have found through the course of all our discussions that making is a journey both a physical and a mental and Michael is no different in that regard having traveled the world over and spent time working in a library and as a professional photographer as well as studying Tai Chi

On Episode 28 of the Why Make? podcast we talk with artist Maggie Sasso, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin based maker producing maritime influenced installation work. Maggie’s conceptual bodies of work examines material culture in relation to our collective past using comedy and levity to navigate through the harsh realities of modern life. Although Maggie has a background in contemporary craft, including woodworking and metal smithing, most of her current work is in fiber… resulting from an a-ha moment she had after raising a hand sewn signal flag over her then home in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Journey with us as we talk with Maggie about childhood plays performed for an audience of trees, studying with her father, maker and educator Paul Sasso, and even her husband, Ben Jones, crash testing speedboats into logs. So pull on your life preserver pants as we meditate on the horizon line and sail through the vast creative ocean of Maggie Sasso!

In Episode 27 of Why Make? we talk with John Nakashima and discuss his new documentary George Nakashima, Woodworker about his uncle George Nakashima We talk with John about making the stunning new documentary, his life long relationship with his uncle George and the 20 year journey that has taken in making the film. So grab a handplane or a chisel, pop your earbuds in and get to work on that air dried slab of walnut you just acquired… and hold on for a Why Make? history lesson!

In this episode we take a look back at the dumpster fire that was 2020 and the way we were able stay connected and talk about some of the wonderful conversations we had. We also give a preview of upcoming episodes in 2021 as well as talk about some Why Make side projects on the drawing board

Episode 25 of Why Make? is a Bonus Make! as we talk with Greenville, SC artist Daniel Marinelli about creating the new landmark sign at Penland School of Crafts. With butterflies in his stomach about creating his largest commission to date, Marinelli goes into detail about the design and fabrication of this incredible sign and the thrill of a job well done! Don’t adjust the kerning on this episodes layout, Daniel has already done it for you… so just sit back, listen and enjoy the latest Bonus Make!

Why graduate school? Episode 23 of Why Make? is a Bonus Make! and we talk with artist and educator Cory Robinson about his decision to go to grad school at San Diego State University in their Furniture Design and Woodworking program and how he chose which school and program to attend. Continuing our conversation from Episode 22 we have an honest discussion about what can reasonably be accomplished in a graduate program and “get schooled” by Cory Robinson. We also talk about many of the amazing alum that have come through the SDSU Furniture program including Mia Hall, Kimberly Winkle, Richard Ford and a former program instructor, Wendy Murayama. Enjoy this exciting Bonus Make!

On this episode of Why Make? we talk with Cory Robinson, an artist and educator who teaches at the Herron School of the Arts in Indianapolis Indiana. Cory grew up in small town Indiana and somehow managed to to travel the the world only to return to his alma mater and become an instructor, which was never his plan. Cory’s work encompasses painting, sculpture, furniture and design but in this episode we take a tangent as we discuss what it means to be  Studio Furniture Maker and the impact of the Collectable Design world on the practice of furniture making

Sylvie Rosenthal is a Madison, Wisconsin based artist and educator. She maintains a studio practice making commission furniture, work for online sales, and fantastic genre challenging sculpture dealing with the intersecting flight patterns of the histories of trade, hybridity, materiality, queer theory, and the natural world. On Episode 21 of Why Make? we discuss her fascinating 2018 show at the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum in Milwaukee called “House Of Risk” and the implications of taking risks in ones work. We also talk about the way in which Sylvie seeks to put multiple layers of understanding and interpretation in her work but ultimately leaves it to the viewer to determine meaning. Take a chance, roll the dice and join us for the next hour as we discuss risk with Sylvie Rosenthal!

Straight from the editing room workbench we are continuing with our newest feature in the Why Make? @whymakepod world... Bonus Make! These are pieces and parts from our initial conversation with Adrien Segal @adriensegal that didn’t make the final cut of Episode 19 but still make for some very compelling discussion about her life and artwork. Please enjoy Episode 20, our second Bonus Make! We talk with Adrien about her time spent as an ‘artist at sea’ aboard the RV Falkor off the coast of Fiji and some of her other geographically inspired adventuring.

Artist and “data” sculptor Adrien Segal creates evocative work, in her Oakland, Ca studio, based on both the natural and human driven changes in our world. Whether she is graphing the tidal changes of the historic Sutro Baths in San Francisco to create the table-like Tidal Dadum series or reinterpreting fire progression chart data to elegantly display the fearsome power of forest fires in southern California, Adrien uses the aesthetic power of sculpture to inform. We nerd out on Episode 19 of Why Make? about some of the technology Adrien uses to make her work, including lidar and photogrammetry, and talk about how Adrien’s background as a furniture maker has helped to strengthen her progression into making sculpture.

As a new element of the Why Make podcast, we are going to occasionally release snippets are our conversations with makers that for some reason or other ended up on the editing room floor but still make for a compelling discussion. We are calling these episodes Bonus Make, so please enjoy our first Bonus Make episode with Jason Schneider our guest in episode 16 as he talks about his current work.

Our introduction to the 2020 season of Why Make. Robb and Erik talk about whats new for 2020 including our new Patreon page to help fund production of the podcast, upcoming guests and of course life in these strange times of the corona virus and our new remote podcasting platform Squadcast. We also share our thoughts on our first season of Why Make and what worked and what didn’t.

Fifty years after Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins went to the moon, it’s hard to shake off the afterimage of the Saturn V rocket rising into the sky on a column of flame, and remember that the astronauts' bold adventure was also the product of decades of work by engineers, politicians, propagandists, and even science fiction writers. That’s the gap Lillian Cunningham of the Washington Post set out to fix in her podcast, Moonrise. And she’s here with us today to talk about how the show got made, what she thinks the Apollo story can teach us about the power of imagination, and how the stories we tell help us to write the future.Cunningham has been at The Washington Post for nine years, and in addition to creating Moonrise, she produced and hosted the limited-run podcasts Presidential and Constitutional. She spoke with Soonish from the Post's studios in Washington, D.C., on October 29, 2019, and in this episode we're sharing a version of the conversation that's been edited for length and clarity.See the episode page on the Soonish website for full show notes. And for an even deeper dive, including a chat about Lillian's writing process, the music for Moonrise, and the new Apple TV+ series "For All Mankind," check out this bonus segment at our website.Chapter Guide0:00 Hub & Spoke Sonic ID01:31 Soonish Theme01:45 The Golden Age of Limited-Run Podcasts02:48 A World-Changing Podcast about the Moon Race05:08 Welcoming Lillian Cunningham to Soonish05:45 Lillian’s Journey to Podcasting08:53 Why Make a Show about the Moon Race?12:21 Beginnings: Why Start the Moon Story in 1933?17:58 The Role of Science Fiction and Futurism in the Moon Program20:52 The Soviet Side of the Moon Story24:10 Midroll Message: Recommending Words To That Effect26:07 What Makes an Expert an Expert?31:14 The Story Never Stops35:19 Will We Ever Go Back to the Moon?39:14 End Credits and Patreon Thank-Yous41:38 Promoting Hub & Spoke Newest Show, SubtitleThe Soonish opening theme is by Graham Gordon Ramsay.Additional music is from Titlecard Music and Sound.If you like the show, please rate and review Soonish on Apple Podcasts / iTunes! The more ratings we get, the more people will find the show.Listener support is the rocket fuel that keeps this whole ship going! You can pitch in with a per-episode donation at patreon.com/soonish.Give us a shout on Twitter and sign up for our email newsletter, Signals from Soonish.Please check out Subtitle from Patric Cox and Kavita Pillay. It's the newest addition to the Hub & Spoke audio collective. The premiere episode Not So Anonymous is about the remarkable power of forensic linguistics software to unmask writers who'd probably rather stay unknown.

You can’t argue with a story. And that’s why digital marketing legend Perry Belcher leverages storytelling to make sales. So, what makes people buy when they’re under the influence of story? And how can we harness an understanding of storytelling to sell real estate? Perry is the cofounder of DigitalMarketer and the cocreator of Traffic & Conversion Summit. A serial entrepreneur known for his expertise in digital marketing and copywriting, he is a prolific author and sought-after consultant in the realm of growing an eCommerce business, driving web traffic, and increasing conversion. Today, Perry runs Olympus Peak Media, a digital marketing and membership company with 5.5M annual readers and a client roster of 500K. On this episode of Founders Club, Perry joins Oliver to share the DigitalMarketer origin story and discuss how his background in retail contributes to his success in eCommerce. He offers his formula for building a business around a domain name, explaining why he sees web addresses as land and where to go to buy available domains. Perry also describes his ‘peel the onion’ approach to writing headlines and weighs in on the top tools for writing copy that converts. Listen in to understand the relationship between storytelling and sales—and learn how to apply the story arc for effective real estate marketing! Key Takeaways [1:23] Perry’s background in business Retail, manufacturing, eCommerce and digital marketing Partner with Ryan Dice on DigitalMarketer [6:50] Perry’s insight around domain names View as real estate (buy and register for 10 years) Build site with content to increase value [13:26] Resources for buying domain names Registercompass, JustDropped and Undeveloped Use NameJet for domain auctions [19:16] Perry’s formula for picking winning domains Product people need Over $100 Hard to find in local market Don’t sell on Amazon [22:31] The DigitalMarketer origin story Met partner at mastermind Made $9M in first 7 months [28:07] The relationship between storytelling and sales Creates connection with consumer Make promise, tell story + call to action [35:57] Perry’s explanation of the story arc Set the scene Introduce characters ‘Story cliff’ [43:19] How to adapt the story arc to real estate History of home Imagine… [51:12] Why story is key to persuasion Puts prefrontal cortex to sleep Reptilian brain releases happy chemicals [1:03:40] Perry’s ‘peel the onion’ approach to writing headlines Figure out what customer really wants (the WHY) Make replacement offer, not improvement offer [1:09:30] Perry’s favorite online tools and software Hemingway app to write to grade level Natural Reader reads copy back in human voice Trello for storyboarding [1:12:20] What Perry is investing in right now Business of human capital Trained and managed outsourcing Connect with Perry DigitalMarketer Olympus Peak Media perry@olympuspeakmedia.com Connect with Oliver Big Block Realty Oliver on Facebook Oliver on LinkedIn Resources War Room Mastermind Traffic & Conversion Summit Roland Frasier EstiBot GoDaddy Escrow.com Registercompass JustDropped Undeveloped Domain Marketplace Frank Schilling NameJet Yanik Silver Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari Significant Objects Perry’s 21-Step Sales Letter Formula Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs John Paul DeJoria Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini Hemingway Editor Natural Reader Trello

An engaging and wide ranging conversation with Wayne Raab the now retired lead instructor in the program in fine woodworking at Haywood Community College and both Robb and Erik’s instructor during their time in the program. Having this conversation with Wayne was part of the inspiration for Why Make podcast so Robb and Erik could begin to explore their roots as makers and why they make.

Robb and Erik discuss just what they want the Why Make podcast to be about and Erik has the very first Why Make conversation with Robb about what inspires him

Ariel Garten  is neuroscientist, innovator, mother, entrepreneur, founder of Muse, a brain sensor headband that makes everyone feel like Wonder Woman or any superhero. She speaks about happiness, meditation,understanding the brain, mental health and constantly giving her audiences the tools they need to help individuals become their better selves. Click to download How to Get Unstuck Worksheet Learning Outcomes Understanding the innovation blocks for Individuals: Normally you have 2 kinds of mental blocks, the thinking & feeling blocks. When you need to think about ways to overcome your mental blocks you tend to think about your thinking blocks but there is also this realm of feeling blocks that you can overcome as well. One of the best way to overcome your thinking block and feeling block is motivation. Being engage, being passionate, doing something we want to do. TIPS: MAKE THE IDEA BIGGER! -  if you go to an idea and you want that idea to come true; is to make your idea really really big; make it so big that it overcomes the fear and it doesn't matter if it is a little uncomfortable because it is something that you really want to do in your life You need to feel the ‘WHY’ Make the idea real for you - make the idea soooo big that you’re compelled to do it Don’t be afraid of talking about your idea - no one is going to steal your idea. Most people don’t take action By talking about the idea - it creates a temperature check and helps you validate your idea and they may help you connect to others that may help you with your idea Don’t get caught in the INFO INTAKE PARALYSIS Reach out to people beyond your pay grade People genuinely want to help and support If you have an idea that is going to make the world a better place then you are much more likely to succeed Galvanize towards that idea that actually adds value for the world and add value for particular customer group You’ll never know what will happen if you put yourself out there - Ariel shares her trip to Silicon Valley You just need 5 seconds of courage (you just need to take that 5 seconds of courage to take the first step to open up so many other doors You will get this 5 seconds of courage through Meditation YOUR ABILITY TO TOLERATE YOUR DISCOMFORT makes you closer to success in life!!! Your feelings give you fake information   Ariel talks about Meditation: During our podcast episode, Ariel talks about the importance of Meditation and how it can help leverage our selves, balance out our thoughts to get a bigger purpose. Here, you will learn: Meditation - focus on your breathing Meditation helps you stay away from your wandering mind which is often negative Meditation allows you to have a clear mind, which is like a clean room When you meditate, you are strengthening your attention and you are learning to manage your distraction TIP: (on how to get yourself back from wandering mode or a set-back) Setbacks are completely normal and we have those all the time. Being an entrepreneur and being able to deal with a no or a setback is critical and the best way to deal with it is just to let it right past and not engage in it.   Getting out of Being Scared During Presentation: In this section, Ariel shares a story of why she loves loves presenting her product or content on stage. This section we will learn: Why Ariel is passionate about her content and loves to deliver it How to focus on the content and the values of what you are presenting Don't pump up the fear because it actually doesn't mean anything Know your content and practice it (the more you practice your content beforehand, the more easier it is for you to share during your presentation) If you are feeling nervous, transform that nervousness into excitement because the sensation of being nervous and excited are actually really close to one another   6 Steps on How to Kill your Inner Critic Exercise: Your inner critic are the voice that is inside of you, constantly telling you bad things about you. Ariel help us go through a little exercise to help us how to overcome our little critic.   “Kill the jerk in your head”   Step 1: Think about something that your inner critic told you recently. Step 2: Follow through Ariel’s guide (audio) and imagine what your inner critic says Step 3: Imagine what your inner critic looks like. Step 4: Tell that inner critic the same thing that you would have told that stranger dissing your best friend Step 5: Talk to your inner critic Step 6: Use your fingers and imagine that you are shrinking your inner critic and flick it away Our inner critic dis-empowers us if we use them as motivations.   The Power of Meditation that Counters Procrastination   The thing about procrastination is that nobody ever realize that we are doing it. Meditation will teach you how to distinctively avoid procrastination. We procrastinate because we have a feeling block, because we think we need to do something that is really hard and it feels uncomfortable. Recognize that you are procrastinating and then make the choice to return back to reality. Stay focused and stay engaged   Here are my takeaways: If you got an idea make it BIGGER! Do one small thing everyday to help you validate your idea and help push the idea forward Practice meditation Setbacks are good. It is just data that tells us whether to pivot or not or to try something new Know your content Kill the jerk in your head and flick it away Just do it!   If you want to learn more about Muse headband, click here to listen to our podcast episode.   Connect with Ariel:   Website: Muse | The Brain Sensing Headband Social Media: LinkedIn: Ariel Garten on LinkedIn Twitter: @ariel_garten and @ChooseMuse Facebook: Muse on Facebook Instagram: @Choosemuse @ariels musings

Download  Bio of the artist: Kathi Carey is an award-winning writer/producer/director with several features currently in development. Kathi says, "It's important to me that each project I undertake not only entertain the audience but give them something extra. This is why, as a filmmaker, I gravitate towards stories that explore how the characters navigate the transformational turning points in their lives." Also, probably because that was her story: she was a child prodigy in music headed toward the concert stage when she picked up her dad's 8mm camera and there was no turning back--the destination was no longer Carnegie Hall, but Hollywood.   What she shares in this episode:   What does it take to be a successful filmmaker? How will you know if this is the path you want to take? These questions were answered by Kathi. In today's episode, Ariane and Kathi take us to the world of filmmaking. They discuss how to start producing a content, finding out if this craft is for you and know the ins and outs of making a film. Listen in as they take us to the wonderful world of movies.   In this episode of the Creator Mindset Podcast: Kathi's story on how she started as an artist How to get started in producing content How to find your WHY Make a compelling story from your life experience How to become a filmmaker Method on how to find the starting point of being a filmmaker Understand the limitation of having a micro budget Learn how to work with a small and big crew production The step by step on how to set up your goal   Key takeaways: You're going to have more control over your career as an actor if you can write, produce, and direct your own projects because you can always create work for yourself You are born with your WHY There are parts of life that are tough and difficult to get through. If this doesn't makes you want to overcome all that then this isn't for you Being an artist; it's a calling. You are born to it. “I teach my child to be who they are, without me being Who I am” A good director with good actors can make a compelling scene anywhere If you know what you want before you start, getting there is easier There's nothing wrong with finding some other aspect of creativity that you decide you like even more   Links mentioned in this Episode:   Kathi's course How to connect with Kathi: Website Facebook Instagram Twitter

Tommy Kraft Talks Star Trek Horizon. Tommy Kraft has labored for three long years as the main creative force behind the film Star Trek Horizon. Now the film is about to be released, and Tommy has a lot to say about the rigors of being a one-man-band filmmaker. In this episode of Continuing Mission, host Dennis Castello is joined by Brandon-Shea Mutala as they interview Tommy to find out how he almost died making the film, learn about some of the good things that happened to the project along the way, and get some great advice for those thinking of making their own fan films. Chapters Welcome Tommy (00:02:02) Why a New Crew? (00:06:20) About Tommy Kraft (00:09:08) Tommy's Favorite Enterprise Episode (00:10:19) Why Make a Film? (00:16:11) A Good Surprise (00:20:16) How Tommy Almost Died Making His Movie (00:22:42) Tommy's Gear (00:24:59) Tommy's Advice to Fan Filmmakers (00:27:44) How to Contact Us (00:37:38) Hosts Dennis Castello and Brandon-Shea Mutala Guest Tommy Kraft Production Dennis Castello (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Ruth Ward (Associate Producer) Will Nguyen (Associate Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager)

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