Creative Engagement Podcast

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest this episode is Jim Stockton from the world of Yoga. Jim Stockton is a Yoga instructor and body worker. He’s also a friend and a fellow Billy brother who lives near me here in the Bay Area in Northern California. Find our more at Jim's website:  http://www.garudahealing.com If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where y...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest this episode is Paul Oertel ,  Dancer, singer, actor, musician, teacher,  his wife is Nancy Spanier, Choreographer, director, videographer, teacher. It is with profound gratitude that I call them my mentors. Paul is interviewed by another teacher and friend of mine, Kath Burlinson who is a theater maker and educator and inspirational leader. For more infor...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest this episode Louis Flint Ceci is an author poet and a public servant. We discuss his fourth and final book in The Croy Cycle, "Leave Me Not Alone,"  released September 2022. You will hear Louis read the poem Midnight Train with an excerpt from his book and also hear the poem realized as a song. Words & music by Louis, arrangement Stephen Mill...

Engage with us via Text Message! Fred Mandell is a painter a sculptor, launched not for profit organization The Global Institute for the Arts and Leadership, taught the highly rated arts-based program at MIT Sloan School of Management entitled “The Leader as Artist.” He is founding principal of Creating Futures That Work , a firm which uses arts-based experiential learning to help leaders, manager...

Engage with us via Text Message! My Guest this Episode is Louise Mulvey a writer , theater maker, and Counselor from Manchester England. I met Louise on an early podcast that kicked off 2023 which was the THREE WORDS experiment with our mutual friend Rachel Connor. Louise and I discuss the topic of emotional truth. To discover more about Louise and her work, visit: https://www.kavacounselling.com ...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest this episode is Deb Seymour: Whimsical comedic folk singer  from Seattle Washington. Deb was recommended to me by Mark Bishop Evans who I interviewed in 2022. Join Deb for her weekly "Brunch w/ Deb" livestream every Sunday on Facebook *and* Youtube!  a 1/2 hour show of whimsical comedic originals and an occasional class cover or two. You can cont...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest this episode is Trebor Healey, award-winning novelist, poet and short story writer. Trebor Healey is the recipient of a Lambda Literary award, two Publishing Triangle awards and a Violet Quill award. He is the author of three novels, A Horse Named Sorrow , Faun and Through It Came Bright Colors ; a book of poetry, Sweet Son of Pan ; and two previous collec...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guests this episode are Rachel Connor (Yorkshire, UK), Louise Mulvey (Manchester, UK)  and Stuart Williams (Lusaka, Zambia). In this Special Episode Rachel Connor takes us through a Three Word end of year review / next year forecasting journey.    Rachel Connor is a writer, Life and Creativity Coach, Workshop facilitator and former Director of University creativ...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest this episode is Charlotte Von Weissenberg.  In my travels I had the delightful opportunity to visit Charlotte and Patrick in Sweden after performing at the Copenhagen Songwriter Festival. Charlotte works with textiles, clothing and builds furniture as well as painting. Check out Charlotte's paintings: https://www.instagram.com/cvwformart/ https://gall...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest is poet M.J. (Michael Joseph) Arcangelini Joe was born in 1952 in western Pennsylvania, raised there and in Cleveland, Ohio, has resided in northern California since 1979, currently in Sonoma County. He began writing poetry at 11. He has published in a lot of little magazines, online journals, & over a dozen anthologies.  He is the author of six collec...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest is Darryl V. Jones. Darryl V. Jones is a professional director, actor, and professor. He recently served as the Acting Artistic Director of the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre and is full Professor Emeritus of Theatre at Cal State East Bay and adjunct professor in the American Conservatory Theatre MFA Program. Learn more about HALIE based on the life of Mahalia...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest is Paul Santa Maria Paul Santa Maria is a four time Daytime Emmy winning music composer, fine artist, graphic artist and a film and tv music score creator. He has songs and instrumentals on iTunes and all the other platforms. His latest CD is "The Paul Santa Maria Guitar and Bass Sextet" The Guitar Explained If you enjoyed this podcast please giv...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest this episode is Mark Bishop Evans. Mark is a very talented traditional folk artist with a real passion for social justice.  You’ll hear Mark perform his Song "Bitter Wind". Check out Mark’s most recent CD called “Something ‘Bout Tomorrow” on iTunes, Amazon and Bandcamp or directly from his website: http://www.markbishopevans.net If you enjoyed th...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guests this episode are Tair Miller Billy Board President and Richard Connon. They are both Board members, DEI Committee members and coordinators for the 2022 Billy Halloween online gathering. As you may know I have been a part of the Billy community for many years, and I will be hosting the Pass the Mic event for sharing music and poetry and art as well as a wo...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest this episode from Yorkshire, UK is Rachel Connor a writer, creativity and life coach and a former director of university creative writing programs. Rachel articulates so clearly what creative engagement is in life; about creative practice/craft - both writing and coaching (and the weave between the two). Rachel shared her poem "Stone". You can co...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest this episode is Ric Page, Singer Songwriter multi-instrumentalist from the Boston area. You'll hear Ric's song  “Adria” (short for Adriamycin – one of his chemos) Listen to Ric's 2019 release, "Tales from the Big C": YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/search?q=tales+from+the+big+c SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ric_page Y...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest this episode is Amelia Hogan traditional Irish singer, painter, vocal arts instructor, podcast host and all around creative brain. MixedMedia Talks podcast Visit, Amelia's website for more info on scheduled performances, instruction, where to find downloadable recordings, hire her for bookings, and get more info about acrylic Paintings (or a commissio...

Engage with us via Text Message! This Episode my guest is Jamie "Zooby" Zoobairi Performer, Painter, Photographer & Poet Edinburgh Festival Fringe Performance: https://festival.summerhall.co.uk/events/in-the-weeds-by-joseph-wilde-produced-by-an-tobar-and-mull-theatre/ Www.jamiezubairi.com - website  Www.instagram.com/jamiezoob insta Diary of a Somebody is Zooby's recent project...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest this episode is Singer Songwriter Anne Sandstrom from the Boston area. We discuss her latest CD “The Winter Year”. This interview starts out with a performance of Anne’s song “I Walked With An Angel” and later Anne describes the meaning and circumstances of this song. Follow this link to listen and purchase Anne's CD and you can also contact Anne dire...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest this episode is Marty Rosenthal , Painter, Landscape Designer, Wood Whittler. I've created a special page to show Marty's artwork: Marty Rosenthal Artwork We met through a mutual friend a wonderful singer and musical arranger who very sadly died at the very beginning of the pandemic. His name was Stephen Henry McCoy. This episode is dedicated to...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest is Hanna Ojala. Hanna is a self-made musician, poet, filmmaker and movement researcher from Finland who has found her way of creative expression through experimental music, dance and video poetry. She savors verbalizing actual events in an abstract way as well as describing the visceral effects of inner emotions – making invisible visible and visible indef...

Engage with us via Text Message! This Episode's Guest: Nathan Otto Nathan Otto is a poet, activist, entrepreneur and humanitarian. He is the founder of the Safe Conflict Project, a five-year international project to foster collaboration among peacemakers, governments, business and community leaders to end and prevent violent conflicts worldwide. He served on the Board of the Alliance for Peac...

Engage with us via Text Message! Paulus The Cabaret Geek joins as my guest on the Creative Engagement world tour from London. His professional name is simply Paulus. The Cabaret Geek is his online handle. Email:paulus@thecabaretgeek.com   For UK audiences, Paulus has a new live show. Www.lookingformefriend.com Paulus also teach worldwide, both in person and online. Www.thecabaretgeek.com/educator...

Engage with us via Text Message! My guest this episode is Scotty Auble composer performer, flute and sax player. You can find his new album online: Chi Riffer One Facebook.com/chiriffer: Chi Riffer aka R. Scotty Auble If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share yo...

Engage with us via Text Message!  My guest this episode is Antonio Aguilar-Karayianni  Originally from Guatemala, Antonio has been a community organizer and social services provider since his arrival to the United States at age 17. He has delved into every creative expression he’s had access to in his personal life, and even became an Expressive Arts therapist to bring creativity into the process...