Way of the Artist Podcast

The B&E Podcast #117 “How to Not Ruin Your Work With Perfectionism” Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: When do you finally call a project?  As in, when do you move on?  When is enough, enough?  When have you edited as far as you can take it?  When does it become harmful?  We embark on answering some of these questions and discovering that getting over our ideal...

The B&E Podcast #116 “Not Knowing Makes Artistry a Rewarding Adventure” Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: Oh, these Not So Serious talks are so much fun.  We break down some of the limiting views on approaching art and industry to reveal a few of the things that actually matter.  Express the truth, get out of how you think things should go, and embrace the unk...

The B&E Podcast #115 “Being in the Reality of Your Emotional Life” Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: Emotions!!!  Oh yes, those pesky things.  Always getting in the way.  We talk about changing our relationship to all spectrums of our emotions and finding new freedom in our lives. POINT #1: “EMOTIONS GONNA HAPPEN" –You a human?  Yeah?  Of course, you are.  Her...

The B&E Podcast #114 "Why Assuming You Don't Know Serves You Best" Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: This one is all about learning!  No really.  Learning.  Learning about learning.  How we learn, how to learn better and all that.  We discuss our egos, finding good teachers, and being better students.  Accepting that we don't know anything is a good start. POI...

The B&E Podcast #113 "The Art of How to Motivate Yourself" Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: Nothing like a Not So Serious podcast to get into the little problem of motivation.  Turns out, it involves rethinking some of our programmings and getting over a lot of social stigmas.  When we follow our truest desires of what we want, without shame or guilt, we can...

The B&E Podcast #112 "A Guide to Working the Webseries Festival w/ Suzette Laqua" Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: With the creator/founder of the Vancouver Web Fest, Suzette Laqua, we talk about the incredible potential of creating content for online release.  Using festivals and connecting to producers/distributors, this platform is growing every year and u...

The B&E Podcast #111 "The Big Picture of Having an Acting or Writing Career" Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: This one takes all kinds of delightful little turns into specific areas concerning acting and writing.  From being a beginner to a novice to making a career worth having, there's lots of information and misinformation out there.  Let's get honest with...

The B&E Podcast #110 "The Controversy of Idolizing Artists" Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: Our conversation starts off with where there always seems to be controversy -- the Oscars. How do we respond when things don't go to plan, or when people with checkered pasts or behavior have ongoing success? It's a sticky soup to be sure, won't you join us? POINT #1:...

The B&E Podcast #109 "Being An Artist A Hundred Years In the Future" Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: This episode went in a direction we really didn't expect. We talk about the potential future that the world is going in, and what that means for artists. There's a lot of exciting directions it appears things are going in, and we can begin the future by embod...

The B&E Podcast #108 Why We Love Film Vol.2: Wax On, Wax Off Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: We return to discuss the finer points of some beloved films by ourselves and audiences worldwide. The pictures in review today are Pixar's wonderful "Inside Out", and John G. Avildsen's "The Karate Kid". We break them down on a technical storytelling level and also t...

The B&E Podcast #107 "Your Convictions As An Artist Define You in the Industry" Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: There's so much to be learned from seeing work that leaves you wanting so much more -- not in a good way. We get into some terrific practical and philosophical wanderings about the choices we make as artists and the consequences that come with it....

The B&E Podcast #106 "The Creative Bond of True Friendship" Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: There's nothing like having friends around when we're in creating. But what does that mean? Yes, we can literally have our friends collaborate with us on projects which open us up to new sides of each other we've never really seen and even deepen our relationships. Ho...

The B&E Podcast #105 "The Artist's Paradox: Getting What You Want By Not Wanting It" Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: As many of our Not So Serious podcasts go, this one dives down some interesting rabbit holes. This one may go down as one of our favorites with lots of fun and fascinating insights into many of the struggles we face as artists. POINT #1: "THE...

The B&E Podcast #104 "Making a Show When You've Never Made a Show" w/ Banerd & Poague Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: With actor/filmmakers Eric Banerd and Sean Poague, we dive into the trials and joys of producing a new type of work for the first time. Often it means having to make certain compromises and accepting certain limitations but sticking to where...

The B&E Podcast #103 "Finding Peace in the Messy Reality of Our Dreams" Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: This one is all about our dreams and our expectations and how if we're not mindful, they can end up strangling us. This one is juicy and poised to maybe shift some of your perceptions. POINT #1: "IDEAS OF DESIRE" -Our dreams are wonderful and idealistic an...

The B&E Podcast #102 "The Transition Stages of an Evolving Artist" w/ Mark Mulhearne Pt.2 Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: Continuing where we left off with artist Mark Mulhearne, we get into how we can make being uncomfortable an ally and much less painful. In addition, we talk about the goals we set for ourselves and the process of being a humble learner. P...

The B&E Podcast #101 "The Transition Stages of an Evolving Artist" w/ Mark Mulhearne Pt.1 Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: There's a lot of learning as we grow up as artists, figuratively and literally. With artist and illustrator Mark Mulhearne, we discuss the growing pains and changes in our perception as our creativity matures without losing a childlike he...

The B&E Podcast #100 "All the Lessons Learned" w/ Kat Karpoff & Owen Laukkanen Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: We celebrate our one-hundredth podcast with a few returning guest for a creativity, artistry, industry roundtable of epic proportions. We talk about lessons we've learned over the last year and truths we continue to run into with our processes. Hope...

The B&E Podcast #099 "Allowing Your Own Authentic Experience to Direct You" Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: Learning through experience is the most profound of teachers. The only way we can achieve this is through trusting the process we're in which opens us up to fully taking it in. It isn't necessarily the fastest way of learning but is far more life-chang...

The B&E Podcast #098 "When You Feel Out of Control, Take the Wheel" w/ Michael David Stewart Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: What happens when we find ourselves in a place of confusion and disconnected from a sense of purpose? Sometimes our entire foundation of what we have been doing and thinking completely comes apart. It's a hard situation to be in, but t...

The B&E Podcast #097 "Clearing Out the Basement of Our Fears & Childhood Dreams" Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: On another spitball session, we talk about balancing our logic and emotion to achieve optimal creative states as well as taking responsibility and taking a look at the things that we have let stop us from going for our dreams. You know, the "uussh...

The B&E Podcast #096 "The Poetry of Light & Dark" w/ Christine Bissonnette Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: What we thought was going to be a conversation about having more fun in the creative process turned into an exploration of our duality of light and dark. By learning to embrace this experience in our lives, we can learn to have more fun and communicate...

The B&E Podcast #095 "Embracing the Wild Nature of Creativity" w/ Shane Martin Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: "If we could just let go a little more, who knows what we could create." Wow. This quote from our guest is the centrepiece for this fantastic conversation on creativity process and learning to embrace some of our powerlessness in grappling with the...

The B&E Podcast #094 "Turning Dreams Into Actionable Goals" w/ Samantha Gordon Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: With our guest, journalist/radio host/producer/writer/littlebitofeverything Samantha Gordon, we discuss and tangent on this whole problem of making our dreams into realities. We try and shift some perceptions, offer some practical advice, as well as...

The B&E Podcast #093 "Patience is the Key to Process" Soundcloud Link: soundcloud.com/thebandepodcast SUMMARY OF THE PODCAST: We uncover the profound power of having patience towards yourself and your goals. If we can learn patience, we can learn process, trust, and even joy in pain. Say whaaaaat!? POINT #1: "PATIENCE TAKES OFF THE PRESSURE" -When we can get over our desire for immediate gratifica...