I’m your host Tucker and this week is an interview with me for another podcast called Every Speaker Has A Story. It’s a podcast made, and hosted, by Dr. Steven Vrooman. Steve is a professor Texas Lutheran University where is chair of the Depart

154 - Guestcasts

Aug 25th, 2017 18m 36s

Guest casts was a concept I was playing with where other people would do an insight and inspiration episode. I wasn’t sure if they were going to be a regular thing or perhaps a Patreon subscriber bonus. I asked a few people to do some as an exp

153 - Teaching and connecting through colouring with Crystal Salamon

Aug 9th, 2017 47m 18s

Hello and welcome to the The Spark & The Art creativity podcast. Thank you for subscribing to our weekly podcast, where we alternate between interviews with creative folks from all different career levels and insight and inspiration episodes. A

152 - The end is beginning

Aug 4th, 2017 8m 35s

http://TheSparkAndTheArt.com/152 - The end is beginning

151 - Healing your relationship with creativity with Melissa Dinwiddie

Jul 28th, 2017 50m 30s

In today’s chat Melissa talks about her 15 year break from making art and how she came back to art because she was procrastinating while working at becoming a writer.

150 - Chunking

Jul 7th, 2017 15m 6s

http://TheSparkAndTheArt.com/150 - I've been listening to the book This is Your Brain on Music - Dr. Daniel J. Levitin. It's about the science behind what happens to your brain when you listen to music and what makes it such a powerful thing in

149 - Passion and Perseverance with Troy Kokol

Jun 30th, 2017 55m 28s

http://TheSparkAndTheArt.com/149 - Troy is a songwriter but as you’ll learn he does more than just write songs. Recording demos and working as a producer for other artists and more. Works well with our episode about Streams of Income.**- Link

148 - Streams of income

Jun 15th, 2017 8m 7s

http://TheSparkAndTheArt.com/148 – The fact is I’d have to do all everything. My question was more or less "what should I do first?”

147 - Yoga and Art with Jerusha Francisco

Jun 9th, 2017 46m 33s

http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/147 - I’m taking away the piece on how to reframe my concerns about what others think of either me or my actions. My biggest struggle isn’t always finding the time to do something it’s when my brain justifies th

146 - Selling what you want. Selling what customers want.

May 26th, 2017 13m 25s

http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/146 - You can sell anything you want. The secret is to sell what other people want. I’m not going to get into the difference between selling what people want and what people need I’ll cover that in another episo

145 - An improvised life with Rebecca Northan

May 12th, 2017 47m 31s

http://thesparkandtheart.com/145 – This week we talk with Improviser, Actress, Producer and professional breath recording artist Rebecca Northan. In today’s chat Rebecca reflects on a yearbook quote and how it relates to her life now and the in

144 - laid-off

Apr 28th, 2017 16m 4s

http://TheSparkAndTheArt.com/144 - I got laid-off and I don't know how to feel about it.

143 - The power of creating your own work with Samantha Duff

Apr 21st, 2017 42m 11s

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/143 - We talk about what led Samantha Duff to start her own theatre company and specifically a family theatre with a mandate to ensure theatre is financially accessible to all. **- Links for this episode -**
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142 - Art as a secondary power

Apr 14th, 2017 9m 32s

‪http://thesparkandtheart.com/1‪42 – I'm not really sure how to describe this. Super power seems like it would be the main power but what is it when your power isn't the main thing? What if you are a brain scientist who wants to talk about brai

141 - Because it's difficult with audiobook narrator Sean Pratt

Mar 31st, 2017 55m 21s

http://thesparkandtheart.com/141 – With over 900 audiobooks under his belt Sean Pratt is one of the most sought after book narrators today. **- Links for this episode -**

Sean Pratt - https://twitter.com/SPPresents
British Americ

140 -Encouragement vs Appreciation

Mar 24th, 2017 7m 44s

http://TheSparkAndTheArt.com/140 - This week is another semantic exploration. This time about encouragement and appreciation.

139 - Creative cooking & Creative teams with chef Chris Barton

Mar 17th, 2017 47m 58s

http://thesparkandtheart.com/139 – Chris Barton is a Chef who’s restaurant creates a new menu each week. Chris recognizes the drain creating a new menu each week would be on him if he had to do it all alone. We talk about how important his team

138 - What you can control

Mar 3rd, 2017 6m 24s

Keep writing. Keep singing. Keep working with others. Keep building relationships. Keep doing it. Because that’s what you can control. You can’t control if you get a song on the radio. You can’t control if an artist decides to record your song.

137 - Purposefully choosing a career with Andrew Ford

Feb 24th, 2017 1h 1m

http://thesparkandtheart.com/137 – We talked to animator Andrew Ford a couple years ago and the theme of that episode was Reach your goal and keep learning. Andrew’s goal was to work at Disney and now that he’s done it you can hear how his phil

136 - Clutter

Feb 17th, 2017 8m 14s

http://thesparkandtheart.com/136 - Clutter is fine when you are using it all. A messy desk means you are there often and using things. But what about those boxes of old magazines for that collage you are going to make one day or that carton of

135 - Getting there is only half the journey with Jackie Koehler

Feb 10th, 2017 52m 59s

http://thesparkandtheart.com/135 – Jackie was a guest on the show a couple years ago as she had just finished up as lead animator on the film Book of Life. Her goal through everything she’s done was to one day work at Disney. Well, she made it

134 - Space gets filled

Feb 3rd, 2017 7m 54s

http://thesparkandtheart.com/134 – Space gets filled. So does time. What you fill it with is up to you.

133 - Owning your own job and Making your own art with David Andrew Wiebe again

Jan 27th, 2017 52m 21s

http://thesparkandtheart.com/133 – David is very busy as a musician, entrepreneur and writer but we talk about how he handles that workload and some things he does to help keep overwhelm at bay.**- Links for this episode -**

David An

132 - Breathing In. Breathing Out.

Jan 12th, 2017 7m 9s

http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/132 - I heard a quote earlier this week and I can’t find it anywhere online so I don’t know who said it or in what context but I’m gonna talk about it anyway because it got me thinking.The quote was something

131 - Work for a living but create to be alive with Amy Pon

Jan 6th, 2017 40m 26s

http://TheSparkAndTheArt.com/131 - In today’s chat we learn about Amy’s path through business school, culinary school, art school and how she came to work with me at the large unnamed communications company here in Canada.**- Links for this e