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276: Choose Your Own Adventure with George Wylesol
If you’re a frequent listener of this podcast, you may recall an episode released earlier this fall: Episode #273 - On a Trip with Amanda Breeze of TRIPPER Magazine . Without knowing it at the time, episode 273 marks the start of a little experiment—a journey down the rabbit hole. Each conversation in this series connects in unexpected ways; each new episode spurring a new line of inquiry, like a tunnel turning off in a different direction, each with an origin that’s traced b

Diana Varma
Nov 132 min read
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275: Humanizing the Experiences of Dementia Using Disappearing Ink Technology with Rachel Arthur of boom saloon
Today’s guest and her team’s most recent book project is truly emotional and inspiring. As always, this episode is not sponsored, however I do want to disclose that I received an advance copy of the book and after experiencing it, I absolutely had to chat with our guest about the incredible technology, typography, and hope behind this project. In this conversation, you’ll hear from Rachel Arthur, Founder and Editor of boom saloon , “an independent publisher dedicated to democ

Diana Varma
Nov 102 min read
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274: Making Time with Author Maria Bowler
I read a book a few months ago called Making Time: A New Vision for Crafting a Life Beyond Productivity. It stirred something up inside of me in the best way possible. I felt like the author, Maria Bowler, was speaking directly to me. So I reached out to Maria to see if she'd be interested in chatting about her book, and I was thrilled that she said yes. In this conversation, Maria and I dive deep into the world of problematic ideas around productivity, the ways in which the

Diana Varma
Oct 302 min read
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267: Brave Creative Humans: Failure (Part 1)
Failure: friend or foe? One of my very favourite exercises I use to help others summon their creative confidence is a sensory exercise around failure and it’s the first step in decoupling our identity with the idea of failure. My thinking is that if we can sense failure’s presence when we’re experiencing it, we can begin to recognize its pattern; that it’s a feeling that comes and goes, but ultimately doesn’t have to be entangled with our identity and that by the very nature

Diana Varma
Sep 112 min read
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266: Brave Creative Humans: Perfection
To celebrate the launch of my first book, Brave Creative Human: Embrace Failure, Reframe Imposter Syndrome, and Be Unapologetically You...

Diana Varma
Sep 43 min read
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265: Brave Creative Human Book Launch Day!
Today is the day! Brave Creative Human: Embrace Failure, Reframe Imposter Syndrome, and Be Unapologetically You is now available in...

Diana Varma
Aug 285 min read
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254: Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., Citizen Printer
Today we have the one, the only, Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. , an American printer and book artist who has been puttin’ ink on paper since...

Diana Varma
May 261 min read
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250: I Wrote a Book!
Welcome to episode 250 of Talk Paper Scissors! For whatever reason, 250 feels like a big milestone. I started this podcast 5 1/2 years...

Diana Varma
May 54 min read
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205: Digital Reading Experiences with Alyssa Andino of Rakuten Kobo
Welcome to the third of six episodes in this year’s magazine miniseries! If you want to learn more about the magazine industry through...

Diana Varma
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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160: Celebrated Book Design with Coralie Bickford-Smith
I have a special episode for you today! In this conversation, you’ll hear from the iconic illustrator, storyteller, designer and Book...

Diana Varma
Oct 26, 20232 min read
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136: Book BIG MAGIC
Serendipity [noun]: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. Chance, fluke, luck. There is an...

Diana Varma
Jan 24, 202310 min read
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122: I Didn't Do The Thing Today with Madeleine Dore
I Didn’t Do The Thing Today: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt. When I first heard of this book by author Madeleine Dore, the title...

Diana Varma
Jun 30, 202210 min read
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118: Big Emotions in Creative Living with Lisa Anchin, Picture Book Author & Artist
In this last episode of this three-part miniseries all about big emotions in creative living, I sit down with Lisa Anchin, children’s...

Diana Varma
Jun 21, 20223 min read
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065: Printing Magazines with Dan Thompson of Italic
In the final episode of this summer magazine miniseries, we are exploring the world of production, both in printed and digital mediums. I...

Diana Varma
Aug 2, 20212 min read
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064: Designing Magazines with Nicola Hamilton of Best Health
In the second episode of this second magazine miniseries we’re talking all about design with Nicola Hamilton. Nicola is an independent...

Diana Varma
Jul 28, 20212 min read
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063: Editing Magazines with L'Amour Lisik of The Malahat Review
As July nears its end, we are half way through the summer season and another round of Magazine Production & Publishing has almost come to...

Diana Varma
Jul 26, 20212 min read
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054: Extra Bold with Ellen Lupton
Today is a special day. It’s not every day that you have the chance to sit down and chat with one of your professional idols. “Ellen...

Diana Varma
May 25, 20216 min read
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013: Extreme Type
Today’s episode is one that looks at extremes. Huge type, tiny type and everything in between live here. But before we get to the fun...

Diana Varma
Oct 2, 20205 min read
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004: Gutenberg
It was a warm spring day in the town of Mainz, Germany where rays of sun danced around the clouds that cast shadows on the ground. There...

Diana Varma
Dec 5, 20196 min read
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003: Book Printing 101
I love books, that’s no secret. And today we’re talking books and the making of books. This episode could also have been called “my...

Diana Varma
Dec 3, 20196 min read
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