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Comedy team Nee Kirschman and Zachary Foster discuss how creativity affects their work and personal lives. 

Topics include; The Hello! Hi! How Are You? kids tv show, puppets, Tom Caltabiano, Brock Morse, Christian Anderson, Victor Yerrid, Ray Romano, Maurice LaMarche, Kate Micucci, Allison Janney and trying to make a phone call to an alien with a golden phone that's nailed to a tree.

Recorded April 2025 on the phone between Palmdale, CA and Los Angeles, CA.

For more info, please visit www.pbs.org/show/hello-hi-how-are-you

Also: MommaOuttaBullets.com

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Drummer, composer and producer Rick Marotta discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life.

Topics include; Steve Gadd, Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta, Andy Newmark, Jim Keltner, Mike Garson, Brethrin, Allie Willis, David Bowie, David Spinozza, John Lennon, Elvin Jones, Joe Testa, Yamaha Groove Night, Frank Ippolito's Drum Shop, Yamaha Drums, Hip Gig drumset, Takashi “Hagi” Hagiwara, Deliverance, Everybody Loves Raymond, Hello! Hi! How Are You?,  and why Luther Vandross ate the last piece of cheese at Bearsville in Woodstock, NY!

*Special appearance by Christine Marotta.

Recorded at Vineyard West in Encino, CA March 2025.

Rick Marotta photo by Tom Caltabiano.

For more info, please visit www.yamaha.com

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Award winning puppeteer, puppet designer/builder and actor Christian Anderson discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. *Recorded in Studio City, California December 2024. Please visit www.pandersonium.com

Shows Christian has performed in: Rent, The Full Monty, Avenue Q, Kidding, America's Got Talent, Crank Yankers, and Mr. Malcolm's Music Factory.

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Drew Stahlkrantz, product marketing specialist at Nasdaq, discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. 

Topics include music, philosophy, grief, loss, and ultimately...positivity! 

*Recorded on the phone (California and Connecticut) in December 2024.

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Musician, comedian, and material scientist Jeff Leon sits down with Malcolm to discuss his new album Live at Lake Titicaca and how creativity affects his work, music and personal life. *Bonus content includes “You Must Give Me Beef” (Jefferson DeLeone), "Nonoxynol-9” (Spit Pope), and “Death Metal is Your True Master” (Hjerve Exvemenzyck). *Recorded at Maestro Machinations Studio in Palmdale California.

For more information, please visit www.jeffersondeleone.com

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Social activist, entrepreneur, and foster-turned-adoptive father Mark Daley sits down with Malcolm to discuss his new book, Safe: A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care, and the Risks We Take for Family.

Daley has over two decades of experience in message development, communication strategy, and public policy, including as a communications director and spokesperson for then-Senator Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign. He has worked with more than thirty members of Congress, numerous governors, and other elected officials. He is the founder of One Iowa, the state’s largest LGBTQ+ equality organization, and TheFosterParent.com, a national platform to connect interested families with foster organizations. Please also visit markdaley.us to learn more about Safe.

*Recorded November 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.

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Dancer, activist and wellness advocate Alexis Saenz returns to tell the truth about Thankstaking. Malcolm and Alexis discuss the history of the holiday, the Day of Mourning for Indigenous people and why they call it Truthsgiving - Thankstaking. For more information, please visit www.risinghearts.org *Included at the end of this podcast is the song Remember Who You Are by Alexis Saenz, Justin Michael Williams. ** This podcast was recorded in Silverlake, CA in November 2024.

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Unreal Engine artist, composer and graduate of Gnomon Caleb Moore discusses how creativity affects his work, music and personal life. Topics include; working at brinx.tv, mental health, video game design, and music. *Recorded in Palmdale, CA at Maestro Machinations in November 2024.

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Writer, director and actor Matt Ritchey returns to discuss his new play, Shpider, which he wrote and directed. This episode includes how the use of the creative part of Matt's brain goes way beyond conjuring up a good story; it's the practical logistics of putting on a live theater show in Hollywood with a limited budget that can demand body and soul to simultaneously be operating on all cylinders at once! For more info on Matt Ritchey, visit storycrafting.biz. To learn all about Shpider, go to www.fonproductions.com. *Recorded in Hollywood, CA November 2024.

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Singer, director, and writer Scott Coblio, aka Koo Koo Boy, returns to discuss his truly bizarre childhood, music and some extra spooky ghost stories! *Recorded October 2024 in West Hollywood, CA. **Features recordings by Koo Koo Boy and Malcolm The Vampire!

Topics include; Halloween, Ghosts, The Wolfman, Vampires, Koo Koo Boy, H.R. Giger, Debbie Harry, and Godzilla.

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Musical trio, Ella Jay Basco & The Sibs, discuss how creativity affects their work and personal life. Topics include opening up for Yo La Tengo this year and performing live with 3 members of No Doubt at a recent www.musack.org event. Learn about how each of them already have prolific careers in the entertainment industry with diverse acting, directing, and writing skills at the ages of 14 (Emerson), 16 (Deuce) , and 18 (Ella) years old!

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Guitarist, educator, and photographer Alex Kelley returns as he and Malcolm take a deep dive into what it's like to teach music and photography these days, as well as the state of the arts in the USA. Alex profoundly reminds us all that, "the arts are necessary to make lives better." Stay tuned at the end of this episode to hear a little bit of Alex conjuring up some fierce guitar loops! *Recorded October 2024 in Palmdale, CA and Rocheter, NY

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Neurologist Dr. Neil Cherian discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life.

Topics include; Neurology, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Tourette's syndrome, dementia, Teach Rock, Little Steven, Michael Winslow, Jon Manfrellotti, Tony Bennet, Michael Wolf, Les Paul, Oliver Sacks and martial arts of the mind!

*Recorded live on the phone from Palmdale, CA and Cleveland, Ohio.

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Actor, singer and voiceover artist Chris Diamantopoulos discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. He is currently filming Ed Brubaker‘s upcoming Prime Video series, Criminals, in Portland, Oregon but took time to talk with me on his day off at Shaddowpuppet Studios. His prolific career includes performances on; The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, Silicon Valley, True Story, The Office,Hannibal, Arrested Development, Duck Tales, Inside Job, Beavis and Butthead, American Dad, Family Guy, BoJack Horseman, Robot Chicken, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Red Notice, The Boys in the Boat, The Three Stooges, Les Misérables, and A Christmas Story Live! *Recorded September 2024 in Hollywood, CA.

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Writer, producer, and patron Donick Cary discusses how creativity affects his work, music and personal life. Topics include Musack.org, Hail to the Breadsticks, and Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics.

*Recorded September 2024 in Los Angeles, CA at the Big Red House.

**Photo by Tom Caltabiano.

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Magic Dust In The Dirt: Keyboardist, composer, and visual artist Eric The Taylor
discusses how creativity affects his work, music and personal life.

Topics include the new release, Interdwell, by Dark Sky Alliance, comprised of percussionist Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel, Indigo Girls), keyboardist Rupert Greenall (The Fixx), soundscaping synthesist Eric “the” Taylor, and cinematic sound-maestro guitarist David Helpling.

*Recorded at Maestro Machinations Studio on Zoom in Palmdale California & Rochester, NY.

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Bassist, composer and photographer Tony Levin discusses how creativity affects his work, music and personal life. As he is preparing for the much anticipated 2024 BEAT tour with Adrian Belew, Danny Carey and Steve Vai, Tony talks all about his brand new solo album, Bringing It Down The Bass. Other topics of this illuminating interview include espresso, Robert Fripp, Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Steve Gadd, Jerry Marotta, JFK, the Chapman Stick, and making music with Bonobos apes! *Recorded at the Courtyard Los Angeles Burbank Airport.

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Take a scintillating sojourn with traveler, activist, and artist Jonathan Firehawk Duplessis as he discusses how creativity affects his work, music and personal life. Spiritual synchronicity ensues as Malcolm & Jonathan deconstruct the diatribe afloat in the ether, the upper regions of air beyond the clouds. *Recorded on Zoom at Maestro Machinations Studio in Palmdale, CA.

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Musician, author, and educator Phil Circle discusses what it's like to survive AND enjoy being a professional musician in 2024, overcome *personal hardships with creativity and how to encourage students to strive for excellence. His incredible book The Outback Musician's Survival Guide: One Guy's Story of Surviving as an Independent Musician is available wherever books are sold. 

*If you or a loved one is experiencing or affected by a mental health, substance use, or suicidal crisis, please call or text ‘988’ for free, confidential, and immediate help.

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Missy Gibson & April Grossinger discuss how creativity affects their work and personal life. Topics include the launch of their own new Sheela Na Gig podcast! A sheela na gig is a figurative carving of a naked woman. These carvings, from the Middle Ages, are architectural grotesques found throughout most of Europe on cathedrals, castles, and other buildings. Their Sheela Na Gig Podcast celebrates women whose strength, talent, and perseverance is largely (or completely) unrecognized. Go to sheelanagig_podcast on Instagram or visit their website that launches on 9/8/24!

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Actor, DJ, and producer Derek Basco discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Acting credits include; Dexter (2010),The Fabulous Filipino Brothers (2021), Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022), Maggie Moore(s) (2023), & Mayor of Kingstown (2021-2024) *Recorded August 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.

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Richard Stoltzman (clarinet) and Mika Stoltzman (marimba) discuss how creativity affects their work, music and personal lives. *Recorded August 2024 in Los Angeles, CA and Japan.

Topics include;
"Spirits" (1995) by Richard Stoltzman
"Spirit of Chick Corea" (2022) by Steve Gadd & Mika Stoltzman

Plus...Sesame Street, Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, Steve Gadd, Nexus, Steve Reich, Jeremy Wall, Eddie Gomez, David Torn, Spyro Gyra, Dave Samuels, Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Marin Yoshida, Ned Corman, Tony Levin, Gary Burton, Amakusa, Japan, Omaha, Nebraska, Young Audiences, and music education.

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Actress, mother, and animal wrangler, Becki Newton discusses how creativity affects her work, family and personal life. *Recorded August 2024 in Hollywood, CA.

Topics include; Chris Diamantopoulos, The Lincoln Lawyer, Ugly Betty, Carol Burnett, Judy Garland, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain, Craig Ferguson, Kelly Ripa, and P-22.

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Part 2 of my interview with Italian journalist, photographer and book publisher Armando Gallo! In this  episode, he continues to share memories and insight.

Topics include; His apps and books about Genesis and Peter Gabriel, the 50th anniversary of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway box set as well as his related and upcoming photo exhibit. Also included are many more stories about David Bowie, Kate Bush, Steve Hackett, Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins.

*Recorded live February 2025 in Culver City, CA.

**Please visit Armando on FB, IG and at ArmandoGallo.com for more information.

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Dancer, activist, and wellness advocate Alexis Saenz discusses how creativity affects her work and personal life.

Alexis hails from the beautiful city of Denver, Colorado. She has trained as a dancer at Denver School of the Arts, Artistic Fusion Dance Academy and California Institute of the Arts. She started Pilates training when she was 15 years old with Luba Takamoto at Artistic Fusion and later in college while studying under Cynthia Young. Alexis graduated from CalArts with her BFA in Dance and choreography and was certified by Master Instructor Risa Sheppard through the Sheppard Method Pilates Teacher Training Program. Alexis seeks to help her clients gain better physical awareness to prevent injury and maintain a healthy, long lasting conditioning practice. 

*Recorded August 2024 in Los Angeles, CA

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Singer, director, and writer Scott Coblio discusses how creativity affects his work, music and personal life. *Recorded July 2024 in West Hollywood, CA.

Topics include; Koo Koo Boy, Heavy Sweater, Scott's book I Monster, Jay Reto, Debbie Harry, Blondie, Anais Nin, David Bowie, John Waters, Hairspray, Rochester, New York, Dog's Life, Dr. Seuss' The Glunk That Got Thunk, puppets, The Little Theater, and Scott's 2007 film Murderess about Winnie Ruth Judd (1905-1998).

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James Moore is chairman of the English department at Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey, as well as director of squash programs and head coach of the girls varsity.

Topics included; Egyptian vs. English squash techniques, Darrell Hammond, Toni Morrison, Robertson Davies, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, E. E. Cummings, Andrea Barrett, air horns, and peanut butter and jelly sandwich experimentations.

*Recorded July 2024 in Los Angeles, CA and Blairstown, NJ

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Guitarist, educator, and photographer Alex Kelley discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Alex is a guitar instructor in Rochester, NY. He has spent a significant portion of his life recording and performing as a solo act as well as with various bands. A pivotal part of his music journey included playing in Robert Fripp's Guitar Craft. *Recorded July 2024 in Los Angeles, CA and Rochester, NY.

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Veterinary Assistant, Gamer, and Sports Enthusiast, Django Moore discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Topics include; Jim Henson's Dinosaurs, Kendrick Lamar, Kingdom Hearts, Richard Horvitz, PaRappa the Rapper, Django Reinhardt, The Anaheim Ducks, Genndy Tartakovsky, and the Nutria...a herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent from South America. *Recorded July 2024 in Los Angeles, CA and Tualatin, OR.

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Filmmaker, drummer, and gamer Ripley Rodriguez discusses how creativity affects
his work, music and personal life. Topics include Ewoks, Predator, Steve Gadd, Neil Peart, The Last of Us, Fallout and Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining." *Recorded July 2024 in Los Angeles

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Writer, entrepreneur, and musician Chris Velez discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Chris ruminates on intriguing topics that include his Hawaiian ancestry, his love of the 1998 Henson film Elmopalooza, and the challenging reality of being an musician in 2024.*Recorded June 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.

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Screenwriter, director, and drummer Otis Cary discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Otis is currently a student at LACHSA. The Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) offers a specialized program combining college-preparatory academic instruction and conservatory-style training in the visual and performing arts. He also currently plays drums in the band Lucas Shen & The Terminators. *Recorded in May 2024.

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Writer, director and actor Matt Ritchey discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Recent directing credits include the sold-out hit Romeo and Juliet In Hell (writer/director) at Force of Nature Productions,  which was nominated for four awards (including "Best Director") at the 2019 LA Valley Theater Awards. Matt and Malcolm Moore created 2 kids shows together; Friendly Face From Space (2021) and Mr. Malcolm's Music Factory (2022). *Recorded April 2024 in Los Angeles. For more info on Matt, go to www.mattritchey.net.

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Puppeteer, director, voice-over artist, and consultant Victor Yerrid discusses how creativity affects his work, music and personal life. Some of Victor's best puppetry work includes; Bear in the Big Blue House (1997-2006), Greg The Bunny (2002-2004), Crank Yankers (2007-2022), The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019), The Adventures of Mr. Clown (1994-Present)*Recorded July 2024 in Los Angeles. *For more info on Victor, go to victoryerrid.com

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Armando Gallo (born 1944 in Oriago di Mira, Venice) is an Italian journalist, photographer and book publisher. In this  episode, he discusses how creativity has affected his childhood, work and personal life. 

Topics include; Meeting Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, and many more fascinating personalities who he photographed along the way.

*Recorded live February 2025 in Culver City, CA.

**Please visit ArmandoGallo.com for more information.

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Actor, comedian, and musician Jon Manfrellotti discusses how creativity affects his work, music and personal life. Some of Jon's best acting work includes-
Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-2005), Men of a Certain Age (2009-2011), I’m Dying Up Here (2017–2018), and Somewhere In Queens (2022). Recorded July 2024 in Los Angeles. *For more info on Jon, go to www.jonmanfrellotti.com

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Writer, comedian, and photographer Tom Caltabiano (Everybody Loves Raymond) discusses jazz, psychology, Jon Manfrellotti, Ray Romano and why he's agnostic about clowns! 

*Malcolm met Tom in 2017 when they started collaborating on each other's puppet videos for the next several years. Chaos ensued...

**Recorded February 2025 in Los Angeles, CA at Tom and Grace's house.

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Consultant, entrepreneur, engineer and marketing wizard Nithin Cherian discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life.

Topics include; Japanese whiskey, Yamaha, Servant Leadership by Jack Kahl, Robert Moog, Les Paul, Noa Thomas, Phantom Audio Group, and The House of Guitars.

*Recorded live at Maestro Machinations Studio in Palmdale, CA.

**Please visit www.phantomaudiogroup.com and www.playthespaces.com for more information.

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Regionansvarig (the one responsible for the region), guitarist, and dungeon master Collin "Nils" Stahlkrantz discusses how creativity affects his work, music and personal life.

Topics include music, Dungeons & Dragons, Spyro the cat (very brief sonic appearance), and Can Man.

*Recorded on Zoom in USA and Sweden January 2025. **Please visit www.can-man.se

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Author, composer and Professor Leah Kardos discusses how creativity affects her work and personal life. *Recorded in California and London via Zoom January 2025. **Please visit https://leahkardos.com.

Malcolm interviews Leah about her two recent books;
Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie (2022)
33 1/3 Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love (2024)

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Producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Hudson Music, Rob Wallis discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. *Recorded in California and New Jersey via Zoom January 2025. Please visit https://hudsonmusic.com

Topics include; instructional music videos and books, Steve Gadd, Elvin Jones, Neil Peart, Dennis Chambers, Steely Dan, Billy Cobham, Yogi Horton, Giovanni Hidalgo, and Ilan Rubin.

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Actor, puppeteer and show creator Brock Morse discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life.

Topics include; The Dweebo Show, Morgan Freeman, The Ritual Killer, Victor Yerrid, Tom Caltabiano, Michael Biehn, Kevin Nealon, Hello! Hi! How Are You?, The Born to Act Players, M.O.B. Productions, Tom Waits, dogs, puppets, dirt piles, action figures  and what it's like being the new Brawny Man!

*Recorded April 2025 in Altadena, CA at Brock's house.

**The Dweebo Show

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Architect, planner and development consultant Peter Hendee Brown discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life.

Topics include;
The Humphrey School of Public Affairs, practicality vs. aesthetics, vertical gardens, Antoni Gaudí, The Petersen Automotive Museum, Voltaire, Socrates in Athenian Agora and why Robert Venturi described architecture as either, "a duck or a decorated shed." Take a deep dive into Brown's podcast, The Reflective Urbanist, his two illuminating books, How Real Estate Developers Think, America's Waterfront Revival and all about Five Eggheads Talk About Big Ideas.

For more information, please visit-
www.peterhendeebrown.com

Recorded April 2025 on the phone between Palmdale, CA and Minneapolis, MN.

*All incidental music by Malcolm Moore.

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Voice actor Maurice LaMarche discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life.

Topics include;
Pinky and the Brain, Morbo the Annihilator, Chief Quimby, Dr. Freeze, Kif, Yosemite Sam, The Real Ghostbusters, Warner Brothers, Hysteria, DC Follies, Hello! Hi! How Are You?, Fantasy Island, Inspector Gadget, Futurama, The Simpsons, Robin G. Eisenman, Rob Paulson, Steven Spielberg, Phil Hartman, Matt Gourley, Rodney Dangerfield, Don Adams, Nancy Cartwright, Billy West, Howie Mandel, Orson Wells, Tom Caltabiano, Lexus, International William Shatner Day, burping, Tuvan throat singing, ADR, looping...and how to overcome tragedy and grief with comedy, cartoons and video games!

Recorded April 2025 in Burbank, CA.

*Maurice LaMarche photo by Tom Caltabiano.

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CREATIVITY IS THE CURE is a podcast about how creativity influences people in their daily lives and work. In each episode, Malcolm Moore interviews fascinating people of diverse ages, cultures, spiritualities, and professions. For more info, go to www.creativityisthecure.org.

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Actor, comedian and writer Justin Wings Wade discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life.

Topics include;
Actor's Night, The Pitt, Noah Wyle, Kyle Crane, The Comedy Store, Richard Pryor, Montreal, New York City, Hollywood, Ska, Snoop Dog, Betty White, The Society of Camera Operators and Klingon Tinder!

Recorded April 2025 on the phone between Hollywood and Palmdale, CA.

*Please check out The Pitt on Max!

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CREATIVITY IS THE CURE is a podcast about how creativity influences people in their daily lives and work. In each episode, Malcolm Moore interviews fascinating people of diverse ages, cultures, spiritualities, and professions. For more info, go to www.creativityisthecure.org.

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Music industry icon John DeChristopher, aka Viper, discusses how creativity continually affects his work and personal life.

Topics include;
Zildjian, Drum Workshop, Simmons electronic drums, Bill Bruford, Wurlitzer, Vic Firth, Steve Gadd, Mission From Gadd,  Charlie Watts and John's award-winning podcast, Live From My Drum Room.

*Special audio clip at the end of John's band, Grand Theft Audio!

Recorded April 2025 on the phone between Cohasset, MA and Palmdale, CA.

Please visit LiveFromMyDrumRoom.com

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CREATIVITY IS THE CURE is a podcast about how creativity influences people in their daily lives and work. In each episode, Malcolm Moore interviews fascinating people of diverse ages, cultures, spiritualities, and professions. For more info, go to www.creativityisthecure.org.

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Drummer, photographer, artist and writer Dony Wynn discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life.

Born in Memphis, TN and raised in South Louisiana, Wynn began playing drums at age three and turned pro at age 13 (with a fake mustache). He spent decades playing with people such as Dr. John, Patti LaBelle, Robert Plant and most notably Robert Palmer...for 25 years! 

Topics include; Gary Newman, Pat Mastelotto, Charles Bukowski, Captain Beefheart, The Wasp, The Spider, and how The Invisible Hands once told him to, "Quit your job, sell everything you have, pay off your debts and move to the middle of nowhere to live a life of poverty…and then write a novel."

Recorded June 2025 on Zoom between Palmdale, CA and Algood, TN.

Please visit- DonyWynn.com

*Photo Durbin Pictures

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CREATIVITY IS THE CURE is a podcast about how creativity influences people in their daily lives and work. In each episode, Malcolm Moore interviews fascinating people of diverse ages, cultures, spiritualities, and professions. For more info, go to www.creativityisthecure.org.

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Nicolette Santino, puppeteer currently on a 3 year world tour with Coldplay,  discusses how creativity affects her work and personal life.

Topics include; Coldplay, The Jim Henson Company, The Barbarian and the Troll, Wooby & Fotty , GLOP (Glorious Ladies of Puppetry), Puppet Up! – Uncensored, Nickelodeon, Drew Massey, Colleen Smith, Alice Dinnean, Geneviève Flati, Christian Anderson, Chris Martin and how sculpting a strawberry with deer horns is good for your soul!

Recorded May 2025 on the phone between Palmdale, CA and Los Angeles, CA.

*Please visit- Nicolette Santino

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Art director, painter, graphic designer and storyteller Tom Schreiber discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life.

Topics include;
Mind maps, neurodivergent learners, David Byrne, Bob Rauschenberg, Steve Martin, Willem de Kooning, Joan Osborne, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Jon Gnagy, Jean Michel Basquiat, John Cleese, STEAM education, Star Wars, George Lucas, Edutopia, Joseph Campbell, Mythology, Armando Gallo and working on a project with the Pillsbury Doughboy!

For more information, please visit-
tomschreiber.com/creativity

makercompassstudio.com

Recorded April 2025 on the phone between Los Altos, CA and Palmdale, CA.

*All incidental music by Malcolm Moore.

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CREATIVITY IS THE CURE is a podcast about how creativity influences people in their daily lives and work. In each episode, Malcolm Moore interviews fascinating people of diverse ages, cultures, spiritualities, and professions. For more info, go to www.creativityisthecure.org.

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Puppeteer, voice actor and humor therapy facilitator Geneviève Flati discusses how creativity affects her work and personal life.

Topics include;
Fraggle Rock, AJR, The Jim Henson Company, Puppet Up, Oculus, virtual reality, female puppeteers, GLOP(Glorious Ladies of Puppetry), Mr. Malcolm's Music Factory, Disney Jr., Swazzle, mental health, Dr. Moody, UCB, Earth to Ned, Disneyland...and why puppeteers say, "If it doesn't hurt, you aren't doing it right."

Recorded April 2025 on the phone between Los Angeles, CA and Palmdale, CA.

For more information on Geneviève, please visit-
www.gflati.com

*If you’re thinking about suicide, your pain may seem overwhelming and permanent. But there are ways to cope with suicidal thoughts and feelings and overcome the pain. For more information, please visit-
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CREATIVITY IS THE CURE is a podcast about how creativity influences people in their daily lives and work. In each episode, Malcolm Moore interviews fascinating people of diverse ages, cultures, spiritualities, and professions. For more info, go to www.creativityisthecure.org.