This Podcast Needs A Name

Creativity doesn’t live in one lane. And sometimes the best conversations start before you hit record. Welcome to  This Podcast Needs A Name… , the podcast about how creativity  actually  works — not how we pretend it does. I’m your host,  Lee Allentuck , and in this episode I sit down with two brilliant creatives working at wildly different scales. Jordan Goddard  is a toy & game inventor, fo...

One studies stars, galaxies, and the origins of the universe. The other builds cinematic, story-driven worlds using toys. In this episode of  This Podcast Needs a Name , host  Lee Allentuck  sits down with NASA astrophysicist  Michelle Thaller  and professional toy photographer  Mitchel Wu  for a fun, thoughtful, and deeply human conversation about creativity, curiosity, and play. Together, they e...

Creativity doesn’t start with talent — it starts with curiosity, commitment, and courage. In this episode of  This Podcast Needs a Name , host  Lee Allentuck  sits down with  Kanja Chen  — writer, producer, and puppeteer on  Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock  — and  La Touche , a cultural brand strategist and renown British hat restorer who has helped restore and reimagine some of the world’s most ic...

Draft Ugly, Edit Beautifully- Disney's Matt Conover & Music Composer/Producer Philip Sheppard (Ep 1) Creativity isn’t clean. It’s messy, uncertain, and full of bad first drafts—and that’s exactly the point. In this episode of  This Podcast Needs A Name , host  Lee Allentuck  sits down with  Matt Conover , a Disney Live Entertainment producer, and  Philip Sheppard , an award-winning composer, p...

Welcome to  This Podcast Needs a Name , hosted by  Lee Allentuck  — a podcast about creativity, curiosity, and play, told through honest conversations between people who  shouldn’t  have much in common… but do. In this short manifesto-style Episode 0, Lee shares why this podcast exists, how the format works, and what listeners can expect in upcoming episodes. Drawing from his career working at the...

This Podcast Needs A Name , hosted by  Lee Allentuck , is a podcast about creativity, curiosity, and what it actually looks like to make things for a living — not the polished version, the real one. Episode 3,  Creativity Isn’t the Point , started as a practice run and accidentally became one of the most honest conversations of the season. Lee is joined by two of his closest friends —  Mike Cass ,...