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108: Listening x Creativity: Jenna Kingston, Dog Trainer
In January 2018, our family was looking to adopt a dog. Our previous family dog (a Shetland Sheepdog named Molly) left the world the...

Diana Varma
May 16, 20224 min read


107: Listening x Creativity: Drew Marshall, 3-Month Vow of Silence
Today’s guest has a very interesting life story. Here’s the abridged version: Drew Marshall was adopted, grew up in a funeral home,...

Diana Varma
May 16, 20224 min read


106: Listening x Creativity: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Clinical Psychologist
The ways we show we’re actively listening can differ from person-to-person, group-to-group, culture-to-culture. A few months ago I came...

Diana Varma
May 10, 20225 min read


105: Listening x Creativity: Kalya Ramu, Jazz Vocalist
Can listening to music make us more creative? Some sources point to ‘yes’, others to point to ‘no’. In a fascinating 2019 article by TIME...

Diana Varma
May 9, 20225 min read


104: Listening x Creativity: Oliver Martin, Mediator
Saturday Night Live might have been a total flop. After all, in looking back at the writers in the very first year of SNL, the big...

Diana Varma
Apr 26, 20223 min read


103: Listening x Creativity: Tim Miller, Improv Extraordinaire
Growing up, improv scared the pants off me. I dreaded the moments where I had to think ‘off the cuff’ or make up a scene in front of the...

Diana Varma
Apr 25, 20225 min read


102: Listening x Creativity: Kati Mason, TV Producer
Why is it important to dive into this world of listening as it relates to creativity? I believe there are lots of reasons! Listening...

Diana Varma
Apr 15, 20224 min read


101: Listening x Creativity: Emad Saedi, Composer
I’m going to come right out and ask it: Do you consider yourself a good listener? Or perhaps a better place to start is by asking: Do you...

Diana Varma
Apr 12, 20225 min read


100: Desert Island Typefaces with Mark Simonson
I started this podcast exactly 28 months ago with a gut feeling, a creative urge and a curiosity about all things podcasting in an...

Diana Varma
Mar 21, 20224 min read


096: Storytelling & Athletics with Micha Powell
Stories connect us, they inspire us, they communicate our values to the world. Stories allow us to empathize with thoughts and actions...

Diana Varma
Feb 20, 20223 min read


095: Olympic Design Systems with Paul Twa
The 24th Winter Olympic Games are underway! Already in these Beijing 2022 games, we’ve seen acts of courage, athleticism and the coming...

Diana Varma
Feb 18, 20224 min read


056: Stunning Magazine Design with Janine Vangool of Uppercase Magazine
In the second episode of this magazine miniseries we’re talking all about design. Designing for magazines is exciting, creative,...

Diana Varma
Jun 10, 20212 min read


055: Creativity in Magazine Publishing with Wayward Arts Magazine
Over the next three episodes in this Magazine Miniseries, we will hear from amazing people doing amazing work in the field of magazine...

Diana Varma
Jun 2, 20213 min read


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


053: The Digital re:Publish Project - New, Near and Next in Digital Publishing
Technology is an incredibly powerful force that shapes virtually every aspect of our lives, from transportation, to healthcare, to...

Diana Varma
May 21, 20215 min read


052: The Digital re:Publish Project - What’s Possible In Publishing Through Leveraging Technology
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the digital publishing revolution. From the very first entry into Project...

Diana Varma
May 16, 20215 min read


051: The Digital re:Publish Project - From Past to Present, 50 Years in the Making
A few months ago I released a mini series of podcast episodes all about digital publishing. In a Charles Dickens-esque fashion we...

Diana Varma
May 12, 20214 min read


049: Dear Professor, Let's Talk Paper Scissors with Anna Lang and Katelyn O'Brien
While I love podcasting and exploring storytelling in an audio format, my day job is as a lecturer at a university in Toronto, Canada....

Diana Varma
Apr 24, 20212 min read


044: Zapfino Arabic with Nadine Chahine: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Zapfino Arabic Release Date: 2014 Designer: Nadine Chahine Classification: Calligraphic Owned By: Linotype Claim to Fame: This...

Diana Varma
Apr 10, 20213 min read


034: Digital Publishing's Future with Jason Lisi
You’ve arrived at the future of digital publishing! Welcome! In between taking our self-driving hover cars to soccer practice and...

Diana Varma
Feb 13, 20215 min read
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