MAKERSODE: TAYLOR MALI

MAKERS: TAYLOR MALI: POETRY, PERFORMANCE + WHAT A TEACHER MAKES

This week, Susan and Laura talk to poet, teacher, speaker Taylor Mali. Called "a ranting comic showman and a literary provocateur" by The New York Times, Taylor is one of the most well-known poets to have emerged from the poetry slam movement and one of the original poets to appear on the HBO series “Def Poetry Jam”. He is a four-time National Poetry Slam champion, in fact, we've read one of our favorites Taylor Mali poems, “What Teachers Make” on a previous episode of The Spark File and we're so thrilled to get this time with him to catch up and talk shop!

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Makers: Kate Quarfordt Part 2

MAKERS: KATE QUARFORDT PART 2: HOLDING JOY, CATCHING A THREAD + BEING ONTO SOMETHING

This week on The Spark File, part 2 of Susan and Laura's conversation with Artist Kate Quarfordt. If you find yourself "teetering on the knifes edge" these days, sit back, relax, and take a trip back to three weeks ago when things felt normal. We discuss our Grandmothers, the Resistance Revival Chorus and the power of music and art in any movement for change.

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Makers: Kate Quarfordt Part 1

MAKERS: KATE QUARFORDT PART 1: ON BEING A CREATIVE INSTIGATOR, SHIT STIRRER, CAPITAL “A” ARTIST

This week on The Spark File, Laura and Susan are treated to the wisdom, the joy, the laughter and the luminosity that is Kate Quarfordt, Artist. From learning how "your weirdness is your genius" to the discipline required to transcend into kairos time, this episode is dream for all artists or Artists at every juncture.

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MAKERS: FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME'S ANTHONY "TWO-TOUCH" VENEZIALE AND CHRIS "SHOCKWAVE" SULLIVAN part 2

MAKERS: FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME’S ANTHONY “TWO-TOUCH” VENEZIALE + CHRIS “SHOCKWAVE” SULLIVAN - PART 2

Part 2 - Recorded LIVE from The Spark File New Year 2020 Creativity Workshop in NYC, Anthony and Shockwave share their belief in restorative play, mental fitness and the ability to learn how to learn. Plus, the unforgettable story of taking a tennis ball to the, well… balls during a performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Brutal.

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MAKERS: FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME'S ANTHONY "TWO-TOUCH" VENEZIALE AND CHRIS "SHOCKWAVE" SULLIVAN PART 1

MAKERS: FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME’S ANTHONY “TWO-TOUCH” VENEZIALE + CHRIS “SHOCKWAVE” SULLIVAN

In this episode, recorded LIVE from The Spark File New Year 2020 Creativity Workshop, Susan and Laura share in the flat out delight of Freestyle Love Supreme's Anthony 
”Two Touch" Veneziale and Chris "Shockwave" Sullivan. We talk of overriding the fear mechanisms in our brains to allow for more freedom in expression and creativity and the belief that improv skills can benefit everyone. Plus, they’re just hella cool.

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MAKERS: META WAGNER PART 2

MAKERS: META WAGNER PART 2: IDENTIFYING YOUR CREATIVE TYPE (AND ITS EVOLUTION)

Ready for Part 2 of our conversation with Creativity Expert Meta Wagner? We dig into the remaining Creative Types — Sensitive Souls, Gamechangers and Activists and question whether we can evolve into other areas? Can we be a combo-platter of motivations?

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Makers: Meta Wagner Part 1

MAKERS: META WAGNER PART 1: WRITING THE BOOK ON CREATIVE TYPES

This week, Susan and Laura dig into the meaty topics of talent, dedication and purpose with Meta Wagner, author of What's Your Creative Type? Harness the Power of Your Artistic Personality. In Part 1 of 2, Meta shares the driving passion and purpose behind the 5 Creative Types. You can't help but question, what is YOUR 'why'?

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