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Engage with the creative process and join hosts Conner and Dustin as they use film and television as templates for the discussion of topics such as storytelling, representation, corporate consolidation, life affirmation, and challenging one's opinions.
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Circuit and Gear

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Join Gareth and Mike as we chat about the technology used in scenic automation. We dive into machine design, programming, and electronics, and how all that stuff can be used on stage to bring motion into live performances. We also might take an occasional detour to talk about other interesting gadgets.
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Authentic Influence is a podcast about how the world's most interesting brands mobilize their masses to become more authentic. Tune in to hear Adam Conner interview the world's best CMOs, CEOs and founders.
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Writer's Block? Rejection? Impostor Syndrome? Writing is full of ups and downs, but we can still find plenty of joy on this creative journey! Bestselling author Marissa Meyer interviews writers and industry professionals about books, craft, and publishing, to find out how we can all bring more joy to our writing process and career.
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There's a force at work that keeps you from being you. We feel it, too. It's the reason we avoid making the call, the reason we put off the diet. It's why we've done nothing about that entrepreneurial idea, that creative endeavor, that new relationship. In his book The War of Art, Stephen Pressfield defines this universal force as Resistance. Welcome to The Resistance, a new podcast featuring honest interviews with creative persons about this force and the forms it takes.
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Call It Good

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Hosted by Matt Conner, Call It Good is a limited series of conversations with authors, artists, and pastors about creative confidence and the invitation before us to join with the Spirit in the act of re-creating the world.
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Effin' Rager

Effin' Rager

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Effin' Rager is a live weekly call-in talk show where hosts Conner Clifton and Ned Gayle interview artists and creators about their creative process and how they've met potential collaborators through partying!
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Welcome to the Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame Podcast, where laughter takes center stage! Join us on a hilarious journey through the rich and vibrant history of Canadian comedy as we celebrate the comedic legends who have shaped the nation’s sense of humor. Named one of the Top 20 Comedy Podcasts in Canada, each episode, we delve into the lives and careers of the funniest individuals to have graced the Canadian stage, screen, and airwaves. From timeless stand-up comedians and improvisational g ...
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Marissa chats with Jill Tew about her debut dystopian romance, THE DIVIDING SKY. Also discussed in this episode: making the transition from the corporate world to writing sci-fi inspired by the corporate world, sci-fi worldbuilding, sci-fi as a cautionary tale (“if this goes on”), plotting out romance to make it feel organic, the irony of promoting…
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1:46 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “Barry” (HBO). 9:56 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “The Blue Angels” (2024). 17:19 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “Immaculate” (2024). ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/ ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dem…
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Shifting our approach to feedback In my recent conversation with mindset coach, Margaret Jennings (MJ), our conversation started with the emotional rollercoaster created by feedback—especially when you're early in your career. Feedback, both positive and negative, is useful but can also result in a wild ride. MJ once described herself as a “flounde…
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Marissa chats with Hari Conner about their queer regency graphic novel rom-com, I SHALL NEVER FALL IN LOVE. Also discussed in this episode: a non-typical (is there such a thing as typical?) road to finding an agent, mining real world history and Jane Austen texts for influences, using comics to make historical stories feel relatable, historical res…
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1:00 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “It Comes At Night” (2018). 6:30 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “It Follows” (2014). 14:10 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “Lake Mungo” (2008). 23:00 - Then we just linger and goof around, as one does. ------- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. If …
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Marissa chats with Amanda M. Helander about her debut romantasy, DIVINE MORTALS. Also discussed in this episode: how keeping diaries can be a first step in a writing career, publishing timelines and how there’s no such thing as typical, the frustration of fitting books into age categories and writing books in their margins, worldbuilding, planning …
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2:05 - STRONG RECOMMENDATION - “Sound of Metal” (2019). I give my thoughts on the film, then I replay Dustin’s original review, and then I ask him about it, as we discuss spoilers. 27:27 - Some musings about fan conventions. Our discussion begins with the recent news about the Hunt for Gollum film, before we transition into Dustin’s declaration tha…
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With the life science tools industry facing a 7% drop in revenues, innovation and fresh approaches are needed to hold on to your slice of the pie. I spoke with Marina Hop, Managing Director, and Gary Brooks, Creative Director at Viveo Consulting, to explore creativity in life science marketing. Our discussion focused on how creativity can be a powe…
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0:00 - Conner regales Dustin on the fun and then horror of his son’s birthday weekend. 11:00 - Fish Tacos and Tony Hawk, and Skate Jam, the movie that never was. 21:35 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" (2024). 49:13 - We’re curious, but cautious about the upcoming Russo Brothers film, “The Electric State”, for Netf…
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After a summer break the CCHOF Podcast returns! Two very funny comics on the return episode. First Up is Hunter Collins, Hunter is a killer comedian who has a new hilarious Horror Themed Comedy Album coming out Oct 4th called Monster Orgy! Reviews are in and this album is unique, creative and hilarious! Hunter is a native Montrealer has performed a…
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The process of content review, approval, and distribution is often perceived as a "necessary evil" in life science marketing. If you're reading this, you probably know how challenging this process can be. In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Annalise Ludtke, Senior Manager for Marketing Communications and Strategy at Vodori, and hos…
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1:00 - We begin to talk about Pixar, but we quickly diverge into a tangent surrounding the new Australian “The Office” series.And apparently, there are quite a lot of international adaptations of that show. Sorry. 18:00 - Ok, we’re finally ready to talk about the situation at Pixar. https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-out-2-was-the-hit-pixar-needed…
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Hooriya Hussain is a life science marketing leader and a fierce advocate on the National Board of Governors at the Human Rights Campaign. Before filming this video we had had only two conversations, one on zoom and one at BIO 2024 in San Diego. Both times, Hoori mentioned the idea of soul in the life sciences. I wasn’t entirely sure what she meant.…
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Marissa chats with Sabaa Tahir about the first book in her new YA fantasy duology, HEIR. Also discussed in this episode: Yosemite National Park, using the GMC (Goal, Motivation, Conflict) technique, how the final, typeset draft can be a place where momentum requires deeper revisions (much to publishers’ chagrin), adding unexpected twists midway thr…
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Welcome to a gap in the schedule, everybody! A discussion about physical home media in 2024. Are studios rooting for home media to fail? Is it too much to ask for them to mimic the book publishing model of multiple editions of their product? Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we …
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We'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week, but first here's the audio recording from a 2022 business conference where Conner discusses what independent artists and educators can learn from industrial music. Part 2/2 of our digression into academic discourse. Rhetorical theory † Entrepreneurial ecologies † Mythologies of warfare…
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Marissa chats with A. R. Vishny about her debut paranormal YA romance, NIGHT OWLS. Also discussed in this episode: the popularity of getting started with fanfiction, how much timing can matter in the submission process, the recent trend (again!) of vampires, the inherent challenges of writing vampire romance, the importance of knowing a character’s…
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0:30 - Explaining the HooperCast “Lecture Series” concept. 3:00 - James Earl Jones has passed away. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/09/entertainment/james-earl-jones-death/index.html 8:53 - Linkin Park debuts their new lead vocalist and the Internet reacts….poorly… 22:15 - Should the estate of a deceased performer be allowed to give consent to use the …
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Due to a confluence of scheduling conflicts and technical issues, we're briefly changing up the format. This week features a reading from an article Conner wrote about the ideology and pragmatics of industrial music. Part 1/2 of our digression into academic discourse. Genealogy † Organizational autonomy † Access to information & extra-musical eleme…
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In this bonus craft episode, Marissa shares her steps and processes for revisions. Hint: they begin in the drafting process! Also discussed: celebrating milestones and accomplishments, the importance of letting a project simmer, how to know when to jump back in, making a plan to tackle revisions and the different methods, how many rounds of revisio…
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Re-broadcast of Episode #419, The Novelist Screenwriter (The Gillian Flynn Episode) ---- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/ ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Du…
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Marissa chats with Tigest Girma about her debut, a YA romantic vampire novel, IMMORTAL DARK. Also discussed in this episode: struggling with the young adult/new adult/adult labels, making the change to age down a book and characters and what that entails, writing morally gray characters, crafting an extreme enemies to lovers romantic storyline, cre…
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0:00 - “Anchorman” just stays in your brain, doesn’t it? “Anchorman 2” not so much… 3:55 - Repping Nintendo shirts tonight! You’re welcome, audio listeners! 5:30 - The awesome viral marketing for tonight’s film. 6:30 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “Alien: Romulus” (2024). 29:22 - SPOILER DISCUSSION - “Alien: Romulus” (2024). Thanks for joining us! If…
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I spoke with Brian Thomson, HR consultant and leadership coach, about leadership, hiring, retention, and culture in early-stage life science companies. Brian’s practical insights offer a roadmap for building and sustaining a thriving company from the ground up. The Importance of Modeling the Right Behaviors From the beginning, Brian emphasized a ke…
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Marissa chats with Adalyn Grace about WISTERIA, the conclusion to her Belladonna trilogy. Also discussed in this episode: the love of and uses for Pinterest, the phenomenon of finishing a book and forgetting having written it, writing a series with differing POVs, the rare book that’s “easy” to write, turning concepts into characters, favorite trop…
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0:00 - Vaguebook statuses. 2:36 - The wrong transition ever…into our topic. Which is long movie run times. When are they warranted? When are they unwelcome? Are there basic criteria that can determine each? YES, good people, there are! Join us to learn about it. Or don’t. It’s your life. And time is running out. ----- Thanks for joining us! If you …
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0:00 - False memories, getting old, and the Pee Pee Scale. 4:00 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” (2024). 22:10 - NOT RECOMMENDED - “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” (2024). ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. If you’re interested in my writ…
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Marissa chats with Julian Winters about his latest YA romance, PRINCE OF THE PALISADES. Also discussed in this episode: how fanfiction is a great way to get started in writing, the sometimes difficult elements of crafting a contemporary royal story, writing romance and the importance of creating moments when characters are vulnerable, how challengi…
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0:00 - Conner made it through summer with kids. 1:20 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “Atlanta” - Spoiler-free recommendation of the entire series. 17:00 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “Bosch: Legacy” Season 2. 23:00 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “Batman: Caped Crusader”. 36:15 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “My Adventures with Superman”. 52:25 - QUALIFIED RECO…
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Issa Kildani is the founder and principal consultant at Ambrosia Ventures. Our conversation centered on his journey from metabolic and cardiovascular research into the consulting world. Even if you are not planning on becoming a consultant, one can learn a lot from his approach to acquiring skills and building relationships with customers. Transiti…
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Marissa chats with Remy Lai about her new illustrated sketch diary, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. Also discussed in this episode: why kids relate to horror, the importance of capturing the tone of the book on the cover and determining appropriate content for a young audience, making important design choices like font and color, deciding on a story’s forma…
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We are just wrapping up™️ development the next version of Spikemark. Besides changing how cues are written, how many GO buttons are available, live speed adjustment mid-move, and a new authorization model, not much has changed 😂 Listen in as we dig into the details. Oh, and Christian got a new TV. And Gareth bought (another) lens.…
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1:00 - REVIEW - “Deadpool and Wolverine” (2024) - We’ll begin with no spoilers.We speak at length about the tone that a Deadpool story does or does not require. 36:00 - Quick Update on Conner’s dishwasher. 37:40 - SPOILERS BEGIN. We discuss plot details, surprise casting, the ending, and more! 1:07 - We discuss the big Marvel news at ComicCon and h…
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1:00 - RECOMMENDATION - “The Sandlot” (1993). 12:30 - RECOMMENDATION - “Rookie of the Year” (1993). 19:45 - RECOMMENDATION - “Angels in the Outfield” (1994). – Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/ ----…
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Marissa chats with author and life coach Lydia Michaels about her craft book, Write 10K in a Day. Discussed in this practical episode: the challenges of being an indie author/entrepreneur, writer burnout, time poverty – particularly for women, why setting boundaries on word counts is a good idea, signs of burnout, paying attention to ROJ (Return on…
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0:00 - Conner’s dishwasher has died. 4:10 - REVIEW - “Twisters” (2024). We first discuss the original “Twister” film. ---- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/ ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey…
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