Inside the Village

Inside the Village:  This podcast is an open conversation about creativity, community, and what becomes possible when we stop trying to build everything alone. In this episode, Amanda Johnson, Clinton Brown, and Matt Sturm explore the power of collective creation through the lens of Awaken Village Press' first-ever Writing the World Forward Summit . Together, they discuss why emerging voices matte...

In this deeply honest and expansive conversation, Amanda Johnson sits down with writer and guide Megan “Mira” Lathrop to explore money, self-trust, embodiment, and what it means to stand at the threshold of personal transformation. Together, they unpack the hidden emotional and nervous system patterns that shape our relationship with money, intimacy, creativity, and self-worth. Mira shares insight...

This episode of Inside the Village steps into one of the most pressing and complex conversations of our time: the rise of AI and what it means for creativity, authorship, and the human experience. We explore a central question: What makes a human voice truly irreplaceable? As AI becomes increasingly capable of generating content, ideas, and even entire manuscripts, we examine where it can support...

This episode of Inside the Village explores a question many creatives quietly carry: Am I building something meaningful—or just something visible? Through an honest and expansive conversation, we dive into the tension between impact and metrics, the pull of virality versus the slow work of creating something that truly lasts. From the perspective of authors, creators, and builders, we reflect on w...

This episode of Inside the Village: At the Threshold is an honest, unfiltered conversation about the creative process—specifically what it means to write, edit, and evolve through the journey of bringing a book into the world. We explore the emotional and psychological layers of editing a manuscript: the vulnerability of having your work seen, the tension between your voice and outside feedback, a...

This podcast is an open conversation about rethinking how we live, create, and build in today’s world. We explore the purpose behind what we do—questioning current systems, challenging traditional business models, and imagining new ways of working that are sustainable, meaningful, and regenerative. From the way humanity interacts with the planet to how creatives and creators can build differently,...