Afleveringen
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Creative Rebels is on mid season break but here is a bonus episode, as I was lucky enough to jump on a substack live with the amazing Seth Werkheiser from Social Media Escape Club.
We spoke about mailing lists, in person meet ups, making art outside and the truth about going âviralâ.
Thank you mary beth kaplanđȘ¶, Joi, Francesca Bossert, Fi Cooper, Gary Spetzler, and many others for tuning into my live video with Seth Werkheiser! Join me for my next live video in the app.
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Daisy Fancourt is professor of Psychobiology & Epidemiology and Head of the Social Biobehavioural Research Group at UCL.
Her book Art Cure shows how art makes us happier, healthier and helps us live longer.
Daisy has published 300 scientific papers, won over two dozen academic prizes and is listed as one of the most highly cited scientists in the world.
Enjoy!
The podcast is taking a short break and will be back soon!
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I loved chatting with visual artist, Caitlin Winner about the modern realities of being an artist.
We covered selling on instagram vs with galleries, why 10x is easier than 2x, learning from faliures and the type A approach to quitting!
Here are some of Caitlinâs beautiful paintings!
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This week is a special Q&A episode. I answer your questions and worries about social media, âcontentâ, galleries, failures, doom scrolling and the freedom of creative discipline.
I hope this fires you up for 2026!
Make stuff.
Put it out.
Youâre capable of more than you think.
My insta - http://instagram.com/davidspeeduk
My mailing list (to access art releases and event tickets) - https://shorturl.at/g9Tsx
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Gabriel DeSanti is building the worldâs longest resume.
He has worked as a mural painter, a delivery driver, a dog walker, a wedding dress designer, a wiener-man and lots more.
Each week he goes to work with someone new, films it and the resulting videos have had millions of views.
We talk about the people heâs met, content creation and how long it took to finally âmake itâ.
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Bee was an elite swimmer as a child. They bring the determination and resiliance to their art career as they share their ups and downs through the work they make.
This episode covers; approaching creativity as an athlete approaches sport, the behind the scenes studio struggles that no one sees and why you should work like youâre âpeckishâ.
As always, when I have a visual artist on the show, itâs my pleasure to share some images of their work. Here are some of Beeâs illustrations :)
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This podcast has helped me so much over the last year. I hope itâs helped you too!
This week we speak to the legend, Alex Brychta, the illustrator who drew over 600 Biff, Chip and Kipper kidâs books.
You can check out his work here: https://www.instagram.com/alexbrychtacreative/
If you enjoy this episode - tell someone.
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JOY! Collective is a creative production house from London, who specialise in huge public art projects. They describe themselves as an âoutsource-able art departmentâ.
They began as mural painters in 2010 and focused on painting for many years. They still create murals but they also bring ideas to life in various creative ways that donât always involve paint.
In this episode we discussed finding the perfect business partner, getting clients and then once you have clients, getting them to trust you to deliver big projects.
If you enjoyed this episode phone your gran on christmas day and tell her about it xx
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This is one of my favourite discussions, with one of the most iconic designers of all time - Peter Yee
We discuss how pain tolerance is essential in a creative career in fact, the path of the creative is one of the most uncomfortable you can take.
Most people give up at the first sign of pain.
Peter didnât give up and as a result, 90% of the planet has seen his work at some point. From the Oakley âOâ logo, to his the over-the-top eyewear design, Peterâs designs have become timeless.
It was an honour to interview such a legend and Iâm really excited to share this conversation with you!
Follow Peter Yee here: https://www.instagram.com/peteryeedesign
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There have been three episodes of this show this year that have had a real impact on the art Iâm making - podcasts with Luisa Omielan, Oliver Jeffers and this weekâs episode with Alex Chinneck.
Alex makes huge, incredible sculptures that deconstruct the world and put it back together. His work is surreal, it breaks the rules of gravity and physics.
âThere are more artists than opportunitiesâ itâs time to become one of the artists that is getting the opportunities.
Alexâs website -
https://www.alexchinneck.com/
Alexâs insta - https://www.instagram.com/alexchinneck/?hl=en
If you like this episode, tell everyone youâve ever met, please.
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This week youâre going to feel like youâre in the studio, listening in. I chatted to Frisbie about the realities of being an artist, from pouring time into big pieces to the pressures of posting on social.
If youâve not seen it, Iâm excited to show you some of his hand made artworks!
Frisbieâs website:
www.byefrisbie.com
Or search for byefrisbie on socials :)
If you love this episode, maybe tell your friends and get a creative rebels tattoo x
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Lava La Rue is the definition of a multi-hyphenate, they are a musician, a director, a designer and artist.
In this episode we spoke about DIY culture and the idea that if youâre obsessed with what you do, you can build your own thing, even if you have no support.
Build something, get people excited, create your own scene.
If you enjoyed this episode, call everyone you know and tell them x
Lavaâs new single âEasy Come Easy Goâ is OUT NOW
Lava on Insta : https://www.instagram.com/lavalarue
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I was sitting at my kitchen table. Beans, my tiny cavapoo, was asleep on my lap.
4.29pm. 1 minute until the podcast is due to start.
I go through the usual checks - mic is connected. Camera is on. My hat isnât crooked. Internet is connected.
Suddenly, my screen goes blank and a pop up appears.. âsomething something updates restartâ
Beans stirs as loud shutdown music plays.
I hate being late. I start to panic. Itâs so embarrassing to have a guest left in an online waiting room.
Itâs 4.33pm. I manage to get back online and luckily, my guest isnât there yet.
I quickly check my emails in case she came and went. Nothing, Iâm in the clear.
Six minutes later, Marsha logs in.
âSorry Iâm lateâ she says, âIâve been listening to your podcast so much that I feel like I know you. I was getting ready, thinking âitâs only David, he wonât mindââ
I didnât mind at all.
This weeks guest is Yes Yes Marsha - sheâs a storytelling expert.
You wonât want to miss this one.
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Marshaâs secret web page for you with EVERYTHING she mentioned - yesyesmarsha.com/creativerebels
@yesyesmarsha on all socials too
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I started a podcast as a hack.
I wanted to speak to my heroes.
If you email Seth Godin, Debbie Millman or Oliver Jeffers and ask for an hour of their time, the answer will probably be no.
A podcast is the cheat code to having a conversation you never imagined youâd have and this week I get to tick another hero off of my list and share it with you.
Oliver Jeffers has sold 18million books.
But the first thing I asked about was his dip paintings. Because, itâs one of my all time favourite art projects.
We spoke about Oliverâs long career as an author, illustrator and artist and navigating between them. This will be an episode I come back to many times. I hope you enjoy it.
If you do - tell a stranger on the bus about it.
Oliverâs links:
Website - oliverjeffers.com
Insta - @oliverjeffers
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Jason Naylor is an artist, a designer and muralist known in New York for his bright colour palette and messages of positivity. He and I are both visual artists, our art carries similar messages of kindness and hope and our career ethos is similar too.
This episode covers breaking up from a corporate 9-5, pitching brands and destroying trolls and haters with love
As always, if you enjoy this episode, take out an ad in your local paper, thx.
Jasonâs website -
https://jasonnaylor.nyc/
Jasonâs Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jasonnaylor/?hl=en
Or just google Jason Naylor
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Dr Rebecca Marks jokes that we shouldnât listen to what critics and art historians say, but some of her unique takes in this interview, have been rattling around my brain since our discussion.
Rebecca is an art historian, writer, and social media creator which is an interesting and pretty unique Ven diagram.
In this episode we discussed some big topics, like the purpose of art and the âstarving artistâ cliche.
If youâre a long-time listener, youâll know Iâm always struggling with the tension of making art for yourself vs making it for an audience. My biggest take away from talking to Rebecca was her opinion that when an artist expresses their individual experience, it becomes an âexpression of universal experienceâ that can resonate with a huge number of people.
I hope you enjoy this one :)
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Itâs time to take yourself seriously.
Itâs time to give those silly little drawings or that silly little writing the respect it truly deserves.
No longer will we be delusional.
We are going to stop running from the villain and find the truth that is keeping our creative voice small.
This weekâs guest is the incredible Vanessa Aldrich.
Vanessaâs Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@vanessadomslife
Vanessaâs substack - https://vanessaaldrich.substack.com/
Vanessaâs website - https://www.anotefromself.com/
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This week I sit down with Quyen Dinh aka The Parlor Workshop
The TikTok algo served me up one of Quyenâs incredible creations and I knew I had to try and get some time with this wonderland creator!
We spoke about Quyenâs wiggly path to get where she is today. Growing up in a strict Vietnamese family, Quyenâs dad told her that art was selfish and that she needed to get a proper job.
Itâs something I see with so many creatives, the pressure of not âletting downâ your family can be really intense. At the end of it all though, you must follow your curiosity and live your own life. Iâve met countless people who have buried their creativity to please others and they always have huge regrets.
In this episode we discuss;
* The philosophy of pain and growth
* Overcoming fear to create
* Sacrificing income for creative freedom
* Whether you need to post frequently on social media to be successful
* And much more!
If you like this episode, take out an ad in your local paper and let everyone know. THX x
Quyenâs insta / tiktok - @the_parlor_workshop
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Creatives can learn so much from comedians.
If a painting, a piece of writing or a sculpture goes wrong for us at least it doesnât go wrong on stage in front of 100 people. All artists are bearing their soul to an audience in one way or another but I believe comedians are the bravest, to do it so publicly.
Itâs always a pleasure to bring you an episode with the brilliant Liz Miele.
In this episode we discuss;
* Pay what you want platforms for creatives.
* Being demonetized on YouTube and shadowbanned on Insta
* Staying true to your craft as a creative and ignoring trends
* The âfansâ that donât deserve your work
If you enjoy this episode, please share it.
Keep creating
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Iâm excited to let you into the room to hear a discussion I was lucky enough to be a part of recently.
Iâve just completed an artist residence at the University of Warwick, called âRetreat to Createâ as well as creating a mural and giving a keynote to the students, I hosted the panel talk youâre about to hear! My guests were; Doreen Foster who is the director of the Warwick Arts Centre, Jonothan Neelands the professor of creative education at UoW and Denisha Anderson who is an artist, filmmaker, photographer and documentary producer.
We spoke about a big topic - the state of creativity in 2025.
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