Ready Go!Feb 06, 2015
Episode 98: Songwriting tips
As Kami continues to work on her Feb Songwriting Challenge, Brian gives her some tips. Also, some updates on the website and upcoming projects.
Episode 97: Kami's Piano
Kami has musical realization and tries her hand at songwriting.
CTA: Make something by the end of the month.
If you want to write a song (and haven't before, do that)
Episode 95: Dungeons and Dragons and Details
Kami and Brian report on their Dungeons and Dragons game. They talk about how additional details can enhance your art and what consumers of your art bring to the experience.
CTA: Add 3 new details to something you are working on.
Episode 93: New Normal
Going forward, the podcast will have a little more structure and purpose with small arcs. Be excited.
CTA: Make some form of To Do list and make a new routine.
Episode 88: Quarantine
CTA: Look for a spark
Episode 87: The Audition
CTA: Encourage someone else to step out of their comfort zone.
Episode 82: Distractions
CTA: Catch 5 Water-type pokemon. Identify what is distracting you and determine if it is a worthy distraction.
Brian’s new webcomic:
brianknudson.tumblr.com/
www.instagram.com/anotherthingbybrian/
Episode 81: What you have to say
CTA: Figure out what you want to say.
Episode 77: Old Dog, New Tricks
CTA: Learn a new skill.
Episode 75: Breathe
CTA: Take inventory of your media consumption and your creative output. Take time to be bored.
Episode 71: Let’s Collab
CTA: Invite someone to work on a creative project with you.
Also, here’s a link to Brian’s Soundcloud.
Episode 69: Ownership and Intent
CTA: Let go of the desire to control the intent of your art… and tell your parents to listen.
Episode 66: The Dreams of Jon Williams
Episode 64: Blacksmithing with Ed Byrne
Brian interviews former video gamer, Irishman Ed Byrne.
CTA: Find something you are interested in and find someone who knows how to do it.
Episode 62: Following the Flow with Jasmina
You can follow her on instagram @mina.miyaki
Check out her patterns here:
www.minamiyaki.com
Or look at her portfolio:
www.jasminamathieu.com
Episode 61: Dom Cecere and his amazing IMDB profile
CTA: Observe life around you. Watch the world for 20 minutes and write down 5 observations.
Episode 56: Duality
In today’s episode Kami and Brian discuss the internal conflicts associated with our creative personas. Public and private, religious and secular, and what success means for someone trying to pursue their creative goals.
They kinda go all over the place in this one,
Episode 55: Pitching
Episode 50: New Routines
We talk about the following suggestions:
Single-Tasking
Focusing on a goal
Making a routine
Eliminating the non-essential
Episode 48: Fandom
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Episode 40: Priorities
Why haven’t we recorded in a while? Priorities. Today we talk about what gets in the way of our projects and some tips for re-prioritizing your life.
Also, don’t forget to read and review The Second Order.
Episode 39: Branding
Kami is back from maternity leave and gives an update of what she has been up to. We talk about Japanese pop bands, and how to cultivate your brand. Spoiler alert its all about being genuine.
Episode 38: Self-Promotion
Brian interviews fantasy author Peter Orullian, and they talk about social media, conventions, and shamelessly promote their books.
The Second Order is available on Amazon now!
And look for Peter’s books at orullian.com
And if you are not into fantasy, there is always Buffalo Fish Police
Episode 37: Freemium Content
Today we learn all about the sordid past of Mr. Russ Andes and how he went from designing GameBoyAdvanced games to hosting online programming for creative folks a la Tim “the toolman” Taylor.
We discuss the path of creative folks and the merits of freemium content.
Episode 36: Races and boats
While Kami is on maternity leave, Porter steps in and discusses puns, puppies and the business of races.
35. The Kelsie Episode
Happy birthday Kelsie. In this episode we talk about other types of creativity, particularly the kind embodied by our sister.
Episode 34: Idea Muscles
How do we get better at idea generation? By exercising our idea muscles of course. In this episode Kami and Brian give an update on their creative endeavors and discuss James Altucher and how to build those idea muscles.
Episode 33: Sleep
Yawn.
Today Brian and Kami talk about sleep and how it affects your creative brainthoughts. We talk a bit about Dali and Edison, Twilight and Benzine and other dreamy topics.
Episode 32: On Kittens
Brian takes time to vent about his complicated history and feelings about the most backed kickstarter of all time.
Episode 30: Bad Ideas
AKA the Thanksgiving episode, or the one with all the Brothers Knudson. Scott talks about a politics app he has been thinking about, and how he uses his older, wiser brothers as to filter out bad ideas. Brent shows up too. If you listen close, you can hear uncle Rob in the background.
Episode 31: Dabbling
Today we discuss some of the projects we are working on and the value of dabbling in lots of different disciplines. And Brian talks about his new cartoon characters.
Episode 29: Muses
Are you a genius? Or do you have one? Today we discuss the muses as an external creative forces and Elizabeth Gilbert's TED Talk.
Episode 28: Brainstorm
Today we talk about Brian’s superpower… brainstorming.
Episode 27: Whims
The episode takes a turn and we decide to talk about whims and whimsy. Sometimes the silly or unexpected projects end up being favorites. Buffalo Fish Police is born.
Episode 26: Strategy
How to we realize our ideas? What do we do with our realized ideas? Today Kami and Brian discuss the various strategies for bringing about creative pursuits.
Episode 25: Collaboration
McCartney and Lennon, Rogers and Hammerstein, Heckle and Jeckle. Sometimes the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Brian and Kami discuss the advantages of having a collaborator.
Episode 24: Research
What can we learn from Edward Tufte and Steve Jobs’s ghost? Is all research biased and untrustworthy?
Episode 22: Lessons
Kami takes voice lessons, Brian fails gymnastics. On today’s podcast: the educational side of the creative process. This is the episode where Brian conceives of a new scifi epic: Idiot Robot.
Episode 22: Greatness
Special guest Alex Bean talks about ChristmasLand, MBAs and what keeps us from reaching Greatness.
Episode 21: Fame
Kami and Brian saw some documentaries that spawn a delightful outdoor conversation about fame.
Then they discuss an article about fame vs recognition.
Episode 20: Consumption
How does the media we consume influence the media we create? We’ll talk about it.
Episode 19: Consumability
We discuss the time invested in a creative project vs. the time it takes for the audience to consume it.
Episode 18: Criticism
How do you deal with criticism? How do race directors deal with it? What does Teddy Roosevelt have to say on the matter? Find out this week on RGP!
Episode 17: Momentum
After some job changes, Kami and Brian discuss momentum and how to build it and maintain it in the creative process.
Episode 15: Halloween
Brian and Kami discuss the creative virtues of Halloween and give some suggestions for how do get the most of your holiday.
Episode 14: Constraints
Sometimes thinking INSIDE the box is the key to creativity. Cori stops by to help brainstorm.
Episode 12: Building an Audience
Brian and Kami discuss getting to 1000 true fans, and Unleashing the Idea Virus.
Episode 11: Fear and Failure
Brian and Kami discuss 'originality' and how it plays into the creative process. They talk about the 'Knudson Curse' and how fear impacts their creative output.
Episode 10: Originality
Kami joins the podcast as the new co-host. They discuss originality and how it plays into the creative process.
Episode 9: Testing Creativity
Brian Interviews Tyler Lewis to ask him about his research on different creativity tests.