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Aaron McCall

Bad Idea Social Club

A weekly Arts, Society and Culture podcast
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Bad Idea Social Club

Aaron McCall

Bad Idea Social Club

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Bad Idea Social Club

Aaron McCall

Bad Idea Social Club

A weekly Arts, Society and Culture podcast
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Lainey Yehl (freelance graphic designer, illustrator) shares her story with Aaron McCall as they discuss her crooked and colorful path to graphic design, the love/hate relationship with hunting down new business, and overdue invoices, and Insta
Trish Hadley (boudoir photographer) shares her story with Aaron McCall as they discuss the mutual vulnerability and trust in boudoir photography,  the varied motivations of her subjects to be photographed, and the ability to pivot when your pat
Sabrina Dahlgren (singer, stage/voice actor) shares her story with Aaron McCall as they discuss the effects of mental health on creativity and relationships, exploring herself as a performer and a whole person, and sticking up for your time and
Derek Mohr (freelance brand designer and web developer) shares his story with Aaron McCall over a few bottles of red wine as they discuss the influences of travel on creativity, balancing professional and creative responsibilities with extracur
Sarah Anderson (traveling ceramics artist) shares her story with Aaron McCall as they discuss life on the road as a traveling artist, her vibrant and expressive sense of self and art, and her connection with nature from an ever-changing backdro
Joe Short (founder, brewer, creative maniac, Short's Brewing Company) shares his story with Aaron McCall as they discuss his relationship with creating and consuming beer, the blurry line between Joe as a person and Short's as a brand, and less
Kaelyn Moore (storyteller, podcaster, producer, Heart Starts Pounding, The Timekeeper) shares her story with Aaron McCall as they discuss the depths and limitations of telling real stories with creativity and empathy, exploring our dark curiosi
In the first-ever Bad Idea Social Club LIVE event, hosted by DO:BETTER (dobetterhere.com) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jacob Rosenburg (graphic designer, illustrator, Design Director, Commonwealth//McCann Detroit) shared his story with Aaron McCall
In this BONUS episode, marketing and communications professional, Lindsay Dow, turns the tables to put our host, Aaron McCall (graphic designer, artist, podcaster, Bad Idea Social Club), on the other side of the interview. Aaron shares his stor
To wrap up Season 2, Edwin Anderson (painter, mural artist, Studio Smoov) shares his story with Aaron McCall as they get into the weight of creating artwork to reflect the people and the culture of the space it’s in, making the most of the oppo
Jason Richardson (chef) and Korin Hollinshead (varied creative) are the husband and wife team behind Black Napkin Takeout and Any Colour You Like Popsicles. Jason and Korin share their story with Aaron McCall as they discuss creating something
Nick Camia (elementary school art teacher, illustrator, extracooler) shares his story with Aaron McCall as they discuss creating artwork in the professional wrestling space, nurturing the creativity of children through education and illustratin
Dustin Foster (video editor, director, Chop & Hue) shares his story with Aaron McCall as they discuss the value of collaboration in creativity, finding and addressing your vulnerabilities, and the impact of physical and mental health on creativ
Susan Thompson (brand designer, art director, The Dogs Breakfast) shares her story with Aaron McCall as they get into what makes a good brand, intentionality in both creativity and in life, and the importance of giving a damn.Keep up with Susan
Luciana Van Dort (poet, Love Ya, Flippant Hiatus) and Aaron McCall have a raw and honest conversation about creativity as a form of therapy and healing, the changes that come with suffering personal tragedies, and the weight of each word she pu
Jon Moore (co-founder, Foster Coffee Co.) shares his story with Aaron McCall as they discuss coffee and cocktails, his former life as a touring drummer, and how creativity plays into his everyday life without a specific medium.Keep up with Jon
Khalid Ibrahim (photographer, Eat Pomegranate) opens up with Aaron McCall about connecting with his subjects, balancing his creativity with his life as an epidemiologist, and how his experiences growing up in both Pakistan and the United States
Jen Estill (creative director, Redhead Creative Consultancy, The Nelson Gallery, podcast co-host, The Speak Easy Podcast) shares her story with Aaron McCall as they discuss her transition from a freelance graphic designer to an agency owner, co
Bradley Walden (singer, songwriter, Emarosa, Badley) shares his story with Aaron McCall as they discuss the substance in songwriting, real-life influences in his music,  and upholding creative integrity. Keep up with Bradley Walden:emarosa.usIG
Earlier this year, Aaron McCall launched Bad Idea Social Club as a way of collecting stories and insights from some wildly talented creatives. Season 1 was a f—cking blast, and we're stoked to share that Season 2 starts hitting on Tuesday, Octo
Before the first episode went live, Aaron McCall recorded a test episode with his good friend, Jeff Torrey (podcaster, Fantasy Football Prophet). The point was to get a feel for the process, build the format, and to get comfortable behind a mic
To wrap up our first season, Christopher Michon (artist, Failed Imagineer) shares some stories with Aaron McCall about mashing up punk rock and popular culture, the fun and the anxiety that comes with putting your artwork into the world, and ho
Rhett Blankenship (motion and visual effects artist, The Flannel Motion Co.) shares some stories with Aaron McCall about finding his footing in video, the blurry line between work and life, and his love for horror and bad comedy bits.Keep up wi
Jon Eslinger (brand strategist/designer, DO:BETTER) shares some stories with Aaron McCall about selling t-shirts on the indie wrestling scene, starting a design shop rooted in social justice and defiance, and some successes and f*ck ups, too.Ke
Kelly Brown (potter, writer, model, marketer, host of Creative Mornings Grand Rapids, and dabbler in about a dozen other things) shares her story with Aaron McCall as they discuss the importance of trying new things, how and why she set out to
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