Evan Hanczor on connecting food and art, gathering around a table, and pursuing new ventures
Hello creators and welcome back to another episode of the Creation Stories Media Podcast. I've been away on Holiday and starting a new creative journey of my own as an MFA student at Hunter College which I'm excited about, but really glad to be back to share with you a great conversation I had with Evan Hanczor. Evan is a chef, writer, organizer. Evan started his food journey after undergrad and grew as a chef at Egg in Williamsburg with owner George Weld, which would continue into various ventures in both Brooklyn and beyond. His ventures into building a community of folks interested in the intersection of food and literature led to the creation of Tables of Contents, a collaboration between creatives of all types including writers, musicians, and of course, food, which host meals and events in NYC. In 2021 the tables of contents team launched their first print cookbook with contributors including Alexander Chee, Emma Straub, Paul Lisicky, and more. The cookbooks profits supported the work of FIG NYC, a group supporting food security in NYC communities.
Ten Lessons from Ten Creatives - A Creativity Masterclass on how to Boost Creativity!
Hello everyone and welcome back to yet another episode of the Creation Stories Media Podcast. For this podcast I am doing something a little bit different as I go back through and soak in the lessons I've learned in the first ten episodes of the podcast and revisit some of what I hope you have all gained from the podcast. As any creative type knows reflection and really mining into your own psyche can be so helpful in the creative process but for me with the podcast it's a way to really honor the impact that the guests I've had so far on my time on the show have had on me.
Lessons from Dr. Charlan Nemeth, on Fostering Authentic Dissent, and what impact it can have on your creativity and world view
Hello and Welcome back to Episode 10 of the Creation Stories Podcast where we make each day a day to make! I'm super excited to share with you this episode where we talk about fostering creativity through dissent, how to break out of our bubbles, and the importance of courage. Today's episode I am joined by professor and author Dr. Charlan Nemeth. Charlan is an expert in creativity and dissent, and her book, In Defense of Troublemakers has been used by public and private sector leaders alike to rethink how they foster innovation and the role authentic dissent can have in our public and private lives.
Charlan has taught at UC Berekley and her work has been features in Wired, the New Yorker, Ode, and many other news outlets. If you consider yourself a trouble maker or someone who challenges norms, I really encourage you to listen to this podcast. You can find her at www.charlannemeth.com to learn more and explore more of her research.
Lessons from Angela aka @Angeless on Streaming, the Work Ethic required for Online content, and Representation in Gaming
Today's podcast guest Angela aka @Angeless a streaming sensation where she presents a unique voice in the gaming world as a queer woman of color and is an especially unique creative to me personally as someone who has managed to build an incredible online presence and community all while working a full time job.
In this episode Angela gives me a streaming 101 lesson and you can see my lack of knowledge on this front very clearly, but we talk about the stigma people place around gaming and the tendency of the public to diminish the hard work that goes in to what Angela has created. Nevertheless, she recently reached over 100K subscribers on YouTube and is continuing to grow every day. You can find her on @Angeless on Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch, and @Angeless.IG on Instagram. Check her content out even as a non-gamer I find her presence on video to be so magnetic as you'll see in our episode today.
Lessons from @StoopingNYC on creating communities of care online, finding balance through creativity and amazing NYC finds
Today's podcast guest are the hosts of @StoopingNYC, a supportive online community of “stoopers” which share free things left out on NYC stoops and sidewalks, all shared through the account run by a couple living in Brooklyn
@StoopingNYC has reached over 250K followers through its several daily posts where community members across the five boroughs can find unique and nice things for their home. The account has been featured in numerous news outlets including NPR, Vogue, and Time Out. They have developed a community where folks share their stooping successes, including the creative projects they have turned out of items that were left for the trash. In this episode we talk about what it means to build an online community which actually serves a community, how creativity builds balance in our daily lives, and the many unique things that have come to their accounts straight from NYC streets.