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What Origin?

What Origin?

By Gavin

From muse to manifestation: exploring why and how people create things

What Origin? is a series of interviews with guests, exploring the origins and motivations behind what they create. We delve into personal experiences in order to examine and explore the creative process, and learn what can help keep people motivated to manifest what they desire. We hope to spread inspiration to listeners in each episode.
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Mitch Altman - Hacker, Creator, Maker

What Origin?Nov 30, 2020

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Mitch Altman - Hacker, Creator, Maker

Mitch Altman - Hacker, Creator, Maker

In this episode we interview Mitch Altman, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman. He's one of the founders of the hackerspace noisebridge, he has taught thousands soldering, and is embarking on a new chapter of life in Berlin pursuing writing.

Nov 30, 202052:44
Hannah Zeller DBSA

Hannah Zeller DBSA

In this episode we talk with Hannah Zeller programs manager at Depression Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) https://www.dbsalliance.org/mood-crew/. We cover her journey to working with nonprofits, how she has used art to help and inspire people, and her most recent project mood monsters with DBSA.

Nov 30, 202039:43
Alara Vural - Inner Gold
Nov 30, 202044:02
Law and Technology - Pieter Gunst

Law and Technology - Pieter Gunst

Pieter Gunst talks about how he became a lawyer, the challenges we face as a society and how technology can be applied to solve common problems. 

Jun 23, 202012:28
Sahar Massachi - Community, Corporate Culture, and Independence

Sahar Massachi - Community, Corporate Culture, and Independence

In this podcast we explore the philosophy of communities, the good and bad of corporate culture, and the difficulty of starting an independent lifestyle leaving the rat race. 

find out more at http://sahar.io

May 15, 202024:53
Curious Creations #1: The Slinky

Curious Creations #1: The Slinky

This episode is hosted by Chris and covers the history of the invention of the Slinky by Richard T. James, an icon in children's toys. 

Jun 05, 201906:17
ep.10 Kasi Bailey on Creative Hairstyling
Apr 18, 201922:05
Ep. 9 Glamputee (Alex Locust)

Ep. 9 Glamputee (Alex Locust)

http://glamputee.com

Alex Locust talks about living with as an amputee and creative ways to empower and have fun with the disability community. Alex Locust is creator of Spill the Disabili-Tea a vibrant, fun and interactive experience for the disabled and advocates. It puts a twist on the common medical model by focusing on humor, and a colorful space to make living with a disability more about community and connection rather than a clinical and dry experience.

Mar 20, 201925:08
ep.8 Christy Smith: Enrichment Project

ep.8 Christy Smith: Enrichment Project

https://enrichment-project.com/


Christy Smith describes her eight year project, called The Enrichment Project into the healing and effects of dance and creative arts. The Enrichment Project is about creating radical rituals for daily living, and Christy has finished a manuscript to be published in the future as a book.

She says, "By pestering eleven other talented women, I hoped to “just figure this creativity thing out” in about a year or so. We sat down to meals, exchanged bread and salt, and then the real stories began to emerge."

Mar 12, 201930:45
ep.7 Leona Godin: Creativity in Darkness

ep.7 Leona Godin: Creativity in Darkness

Dr. Leona Godin (drmlgodin.com) started aromatica poetica (aromaticapoetica.com) an exploration into how to describe smell. She is a Writer, Actor, Artist, Educator who is Blind. She shares her journey into creativity and beyond.

Feb 28, 201922:26
ep.6 Suhaila Salimpour Belly Dancing for Everyone

ep.6 Suhaila Salimpour Belly Dancing for Everyone

http://salimpourschool.com

Suhaila Salimpour talks about the origin of her love for belly dancing, creating standards for the practice and the 70th anniversary of Salimpour School


Feb 22, 201928:19
ep.5 Disabled Writers with S.E. Smith

ep.5 Disabled Writers with S.E. Smith

http://disabledwriters.com
http://realsesmith.com
twitter.com/sesmith

In this podcast we cover disabledwriters.com and the journey of S.E. Smith in writing, disability advocacy, and helping others. Disabled Writers is a resource to help editors connect with disabled writers and journalists, and journalists connect with disabled sources.

Feb 14, 201929:53
ep.4 Openlibrary with mek

ep.4 Openlibrary with mek

openlibrary.org
archive.org
mek.fyi

mek (Michael Karpeles), shares his work on openlibrary.org with the internet archive (archive.org), how Aaron Swartz influenced him, and tips on productivity (mek.fyi). If you're a developer or lover of libraries volunteers are welcome.

Feb 06, 201918:38
ep.3 Mental Health Help

ep.3 Mental Health Help

Gavin covers the topic of mental health providing resources, advice and stories. We will cover mental health with other guests and this is seen as a reference for this seeking help who may find themselves in tough situations.
 

https://www.nami.org/
http://dbsaalliance.org
http://samhsa.gov
Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-8255 (talk)
National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

Jan 30, 201909:60
ep.2 Raising Children with Shyla

ep.2 Raising Children with Shyla

Shyla, co-host of what origin? talks about creating a family. Shyla opens up about the deep emotional issues experienced, and the ups and downs of her journey with her kids. She’s raising a 1 year old and 4 year old. For mothers, there’s something to relate to, and for those without kids there’s nuggets of wisdom and advice to dealing with kids and the social conditions. 

Jan 28, 201913:18
ep.1 Interviewing my Father

ep.1 Interviewing my Father

Gavin interviews his father Tom about life, religion and science. Tom worked for 31 years at the Stanford Linear Accelerator and being 76 has experienced the ups and downs of life, and how to maintain optimism. Tom is half of Gavin's origin biologically and helped inspire the podcast. We hope you enjoy this episode, as our personal origin.

Jan 21, 201911:55