CREATIVITY SPARKS: THE INTRIGUE OF AUSTEN + TOYS!

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CREATIVITY SPARKS: THE INTRIGUE OF AUSTEN + TOYS!

This week on The Spark File, Susan and Laura are serving up two pipin' hot sparks... Join them as they suss out their obsession with Jane Austen -- is it the repressed sexual tension? the perfect witty, cutting remark? And listen as they dig into their memories of the toys that shaped our childhoods and what might be made of them now... From the Draw-a-Face Doll to the Little Lady Electric Range, Weebles that wobble, and Willy the Waterbug sprinkler... memories (and sparks) are tied up in these toys!

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Makersode: Tiffani Gavin

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MAKERS: TIFFANI GAVIN: CREATIVE PRODUCING, THE EUGENE O’NEILL + THE BROADWAY COMMUNITY PROJECT

This week, Tiffani Gavin, the new Executive Director of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, shares her passion for supporting emerging artists and the desire to educate the world on the scope and impact of the industry overall with the Broadway Community Project.

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MAKERSODE: JOHN EARLY

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MAKERS: JOHN EARLY: SEARCH PARTY, SHORT FILMS, AND POLITICAL STORYTELLING

On this week's episode of The Spark File, Susan and Laura laugh more than they listen to comedian John Early, star of HBO's Search Party, The Characters on Netflix, and more.

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Creativity Sparks: Garnet's Gold + Land Acknowledgement

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GARNET’S GOLD + LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This week, Susan and Laura reach into their spark files and share two fresh sparks of inspiration. First, the documentary Garnet's Gold weaves a tale of lost treasure in the Scottish highlands, and explores the pain of adventures not taken, lives not fully lived.  And then, a deep dive into understanding land acknowlegement, recoginzing Indigenous Peoples as traditional stewards of these lands, and understanding our place within history.

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MAKERSODE: Eric Stonestreet

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Makers:

Eric Stonestreet:

Fizbo the Clown, Outdoor Bathrooms + Making Memories with Music

Emmy Award winning actor Eric Stonestreet, Laura and Susan cover all the essentials — creativity, clowning, and how to build your dream bathroom in the woods.

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CREATIVITY SPARKS: FURIOUS DANCING + RESILIENCE

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CREATIVITY SPARKS: FURIOUS DANCING + RESILIENCE

Susan and Laura are back with Season 2 of The Spark File - rested, refreshed and creative fishpond restocked! They take a deep dive in search of the value of Creativity, and discover its life-saving attributes; AND they explore the need for resilience, and how to find it if you're not feeling it.

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Creativity Sparks: Fatigue Fatigue + Creative Cycles

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CREATIVITY SPARKS: FATIGUE FATIGUE + CREATIVE CYCLES

In the Season One finale, Susan and Laura discuss the various ways the world is exhausting us right now -- Zoom fatigue, Compassion fatigue, Caution fatigue and more. Plus, how knowing where you are in the Creative Cycle can help determine where your Hero goes from here. (hint: picture a Phoenix rising from the ashes).

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Makers: Michael R. Jackson

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MAKERS: MICHAEL R. JACKSON: TYLER PERRY, TRUTH TELLING + THE PULITZER PRIZE

The Pulitzer Prize winning truth teller, Michael R. Jackson will blow your hair back with his authenticity. His metafictional musical, A Strange Loop explores the transformational story of an artist confronting issues of sexuality, race and identity. 

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Makers: Karen Olivo

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MAKERS: KAREN OLIVO: TAKING A STAND

This week, Susan and Laura connect with Karen Olivo as she shares her recent vow to withhold her artistic services from "any theatre, company, or persons, who would knowingly fund organizations that would perpetuate inequality." Standing fully in her artistic power, Karen inspires with her leadership and action.

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Creativity Sparks: The Fight For Equal Rights + Making Change Pt. Deux

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CREATIVITY SPARKS: THE FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS + MAKING CHANGE PT. DEUX

Susan and Laura share sparks of creativity that have them lit up. The continued fight for equality and the many ways individuals and groups have demanded it throughout history; and the many ways artists and creatives are making change in these tumultuous times.

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Makers: Donna Lieberman

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MAKERS: DONNA LIEBERMAN: NYCLU + THE PROTECTION OF NEUTRAL PRINCIPLES

This week, Susan and Laura talk with Donna Lieberman from the NYCLU. If there ever were a time to understand the important work of this tireless woman and this incredible organization, it is now. Fighting for the neutral principles we believe in -- freedom of speech, right to peaceful protest and so much more -- the ACLU and the NYCLU are the angels protecting our inalienable rights.

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Makers: Bobby Lopez + Kristen Anderson-Lopez PART 2

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MAKERS: BOBBY LOPEZ + KRISTEN ANDERSON-LOPEZ: KINDNESS, CONFIDENCE + CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS

Part 2 of Susan and Laura's conversation with the inspirational and aspirational Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, all about creative collaborations, big wave riding and who determines success and failure?

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Creativity Sparks: The Show Must Go On...line + Making A Difference

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CREATIVITY SPARKS: THE SHOW MUST GO ON…LINE + MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Learn how The Show Must Go On...line mindset allowed Orange County School of the Art's production of Now.Here.This to continue despite the recent closures and cancellations. Plus, big ups to all the educators out there, holding it all together. Thanks to Taylor Mali for the always timeless reminder of what teachers contribute to us all!

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