Creativity Is The Cure

Send us Fan Mail J.C. Gabel continues to discusses with Malcolm how creativity affects his work and personal life. Part 4 of their discussion focuses heavily on the current global financial system and how it affects book publishers. Topics include; Los Lobos, Warren Ellis, Rutger Bregman, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Los Angeles culture and history, Dub Lab, Big Table podcast, The Decline of W...

Send us Fan Mail Drummer, composer and painter Chris Parker discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Topics include; Saturday Night Live, Bob Dylan, G. E. Smith, T-Bone Wolk, Will Lee, Steve Gadd, Frida Kahlo, Thelonious Monk, Stuff, Brecker Brothers, Don Grolnick, Steve Khan, David Sanborn, Quincy Jones, The Parker Brothers Extravaganza, Sneaky Cookin', Mikell's, Woo...

Send us Fan Mail J.C. Gabel continues to discuss how creativity affects his work and personal life. Part 3 of our discussion focuses heavily on books, film and music.  Hat & Beard Press is an independent, Los Angeles-based publisher and print production house.  Topics include; Fred Armisen, Trenchmouth, The Flaming Lips, Brian Wilson, Pulp, Suede, Nikola Tesla, La Bamba, Lou Diamond Phillips,...

Send us Fan Mail Pilates instructor, dancer and studio owner Grace Wang Caltabiano discusses how creativity affects her work and personal life. Topics include; Pilates, scholarship, ballet, balance, red light therapy, Studio Reformers, full body strength and longevity, Joseph Pilates, Madonna, Wayne Brady, Tom Caltabiano, Ray Romano, Ed Begley Jr., Living with Grace  and how Grace Anatomy is very...

Send us Fan Mail J.C. Gabel continues to discusses with Malcolm the current state of independent book publishing in the USA and how creativity affects his work and personal life. Part 2 of our discussion focuses heavily on music.  Hat & Beard Press is an independent, Los Angeles-based publisher and print production house.  Topics include; Pulp, Jarvis Cocker, The Cure, Robert Smith, Anton Corb...

Send us Fan Mail Multi-disciplinary artist-teacher who often playfully explores the chaos of waste and recyclable materials, both in her own work and with her elementary school artist-students. Jamia Weir discusses how creativity affects her work and personal life.  Topics include; Sister Corita Kent, Brian Wilson, The Artist's Way , Skirball Cultural Center, plarn, flow, mimes, clowns, puppe...

Send us Fan Mail J.C. Gabel discusses the current state of independent book publishing in the USA and how creativity affects his work and personal life.  Hat & Beard is an independent, Los Angeles-based publisher and print production house. With our book imprint, Hat & Beard Press, we create original, illustrated nonfiction books of pop-cultural and historical significance that draw on exi...

Send us Fan Mail German multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator Markus Reuter discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Topics include; Stick Men, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Andy Toomey, Guitar Craft, Psychology, Luther U 8-string Touch Guitar, Chapman Stick, Reeves Gabrels, Berlin, Germany, meeting Robert Fripp in the corridor of castle in Switzerland and how the Warr Gui...

Send us Fan Mail Creative Rhythms owner and Founder Gail Jackson discusses how creativity affects her work and personal life. Gail is a Certified  Mindfulness Teacher through Engaged Mindfulness Institute, Certified in Sound Healing and Therapy, a Village Music Circles Global Trainer, a REMO-Endorsed Drum Circle Facilitator, trained HealthRhythms Facilitator, Rhythm2Recovery Facilitator and Music...

Send us Fan Mail Music Will Founder & Chief Vision Officer David Wish discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Fueled by his belief that all people are innately musical, Dave Wish founded Music Will, a nonprofit organization that funds and runs one of the largest instrumental and vocal music programs in US public schools today. Music Will is also a leading provider of free...

Send us Fan Mail Roundtable discussion with Tom Schreiber, Rory Earnshaw and Rob Keil of Maker Compass Studio about how creativity affects their work and personal lives. Maker Compass Studio is a project by three longtime friends and collaborators with decades of experience across brand strategy, storytelling, photography, filmmaking, and design. Built on friendship, mutual respect, and a shared l...

Send us Fan Mail Drummer, photographer, artist and writer Dony Wynn discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Born in Memphis, TN and raised in South Louisiana, Wynn began playing drums at age three and turned pro at age 13 (with a fake mustache). He spent decades playing with people such as Dr. John, Patti LaBelle, Robert Plant and most notably Robert Palmer...for 25 years!  To...

Send us Fan Mail Nicolette Santino, puppeteer currently on a 3 year world tour with Coldplay,  discusses how creativity affects her work and personal life. Topics include; Coldplay, The Jim Henson Company, The Barbarian and the Troll , Wooby & Fotty , GLOP (Glorious Ladies of Puppetry), Puppet Up! – Uncensored, Nickelodeon, Drew Massey, Colleen Smith, Alice Dinnean, Geneviève Flati, Christian...

Send us Fan Mail Art director, painter, graphic designer and storyteller Tom Schreiber discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Topics include; Mind maps, neurodivergent learners, David Byrne, Bob Rauschenberg, Steve Martin, Willem de Kooning, Joan Osborne, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Jon Gnagy, Jean Michel Basquiat, John Cleese, STEAM education, Star Wars, George Lucas, Edutopia,...

Send us Fan Mail Puppeteer, voice actor and humor therapy facilitator Geneviève Flati discusses how creativity affects her work and personal life. Topics include; Fraggle Rock, AJR, The Jim Henson Company, Puppet Up, Oculus, virtual reality, female puppeteers, GLOP(Glorious Ladies of Puppetry), Mr. Malcolm's Music Factory, Disney Jr., Swazzle, mental health, Dr. Moody, UCB, Earth to Ned, Disn...

Send us Fan Mail Architect, planner and development consultant Peter Hendee Brown discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Topics include; The Humphrey School of Public Affairs, practicality vs. aesthetics, vertical gardens, Antoni Gaudí, The Petersen Automotive Museum, Voltaire, Socrates in Athenian Agora and why Robert Venturi described architecture as either, "a duck or...

Send us Fan Mail Voice actor Maurice LaMarche discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Topics include; Pinky and the Brain, Morbo the Annihilator, Chief Quimby, Dr. Freeze, Kif, Yosemite Sam, The Real Ghostbusters , Warner Brothers, Hysteria , DC Follies , Hello! Hi! How Are You? , Fantasy Island , Inspector Gadget , Futurama , The Simpsons , Robin G. Eisenman, Rob Paulson, Ste...

Send us Fan Mail Actor, comedian and writer Justin Wings Wade discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Topics include; Actor's Night, The Pitt, Noah Wyle, Kyle Crane, The Comedy Store, Richard Pryor, Montreal, New York City, Hollywood, Ska, Snoop Dog, Betty White, The Society of Camera Operators and Klingon Tinder! Recorded April 2025 on the phone between Hollywood and Pal...

Send us Fan Mail Music industry icon John DeChristopher, aka Viper, discusses how creativity continually affects his work and personal life. Topics include; Zildjian, Drum Workshop, Simmons electronic drums, Bill Bruford, Wurlitzer, Vic Firth, Steve Gadd, Mission From Gadd,  Charlie Watts and John's award-winning podcast, Live From My Drum Room. *Special audio clip at the end of John's b...

Send us Fan Mail Actor, puppeteer and show creator Brock Morse discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Topics include; The Dweebo Show , Morgan Freeman, The Ritual Killer , Victor Yerrid, Tom Caltabiano, Michael Biehn, Kevin Nealon, Hello! Hi! How Are You? , The Born to Act Players, M.O.B. Productions, Tom Waits, dogs, puppets, dirt piles, action figures  and what it's li...

Send us Fan Mail Comedy team Nee Kirschman and Zachary Foster discuss how creativity affects their work and personal lives.  Topics include; The Hello! Hi! How Are You? kids tv show, puppets, Tom Caltabiano, Brock Morse, Christian Anderson, Victor Yerrid, Ray Romano, Maurice LaMarche, Kate Micucci, Allison Janney and trying to make a phone call to an alien with a golden phone that's nailed to...

Send us Fan Mail Drummer, composer and producer Rick Marotta discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Topics include; Steve Gadd , Tony Levin , Jerry Marotta , Andy Newmark , Jim Keltner, Mike Garson , Brethrin, Allie Willis, David Bowie, David Spinozza, John Lennon, Elvin Jones, Joe Testa, Yamaha Groove Night, Frank Ippolito's Drum Shop, Yamaha Drums, Hip Gig drumset, Tak...

Send us Fan Mail Neurologist Dr. Neil Cherian discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Topics include; Neurology, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Tourette's syndrome, dementia, Teach Rock, Little Steven, Michael Winslow, Jon Manfrellotti, Tony Bennet, Michael Wolf, Les Paul, Oliver Sacks and martial arts of the mind! *Recorded live on the phone from Palmdale, CA and Cleveland...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of my interview with Italian journalist, photographer and book publisher Armando Gallo! In this  episode, he continues to share memories and insight. Topics include; His apps and books about Genesis and Peter Gabriel, the 50th anniversary of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway box set as well as his related and upcoming photo exhibit. Also included are many more stories about Da...

Send us Fan Mail Armando Gallo (born 1944 in Oriago di Mira, Venice) is an Italian journalist, photographer and book publisher. In this  episode, he discusses how creativity has affected his childhood, work and personal life.  Topics include; Meeting Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, and many more fascinating personalities who he photographed along the way. *Recorded live February 2025 in Culv...