No Time to be Timid

My producer/composer Adam Arnone and I are sitting down to talk about what's coming this fall. We're talking a longer season (September all the way through May) and a brand-new mix of episode types so you never run out of brave.Here's the lineup: Guest interviews every other Thursday  Solo casts — just me, talking straight to you, filling in the gaps Manifesto Minutes — quick, punchy courage boosts on Instagram (Mon/Wed/Fri), soon coming to YouTube, YouTube Shorts, and audio tooAdam and I also get into how much my interviewing style has changed since Season 1 (spoiler: nerves → confidence), how I actually pick guests and how it's never about obligation, always about the creative spark. We also talk about why every single guest is a living, breathing reflection of the No Time to Be Timid manifesto.And the season kicks off September 24th with a guest I am SO thrilled about: Krista Monson, who spent 13 years as the artistic director of Cirque du Soleil. If that's not a masterclass in creative courage, I don't know what is.I also give a quick update on where you can catch me next: Podcast Movement in New York, sitting on a panel with past guest and Homemade podcast host, Shannon Cason. Support our sponsor: Interabang Books — interabangbooks.comPlease watch my TEDx talk, How I Redeemed 35 Years of Regret; you can also view it at triciaroseburt.comLeave a comment and share it with your friends — it helps the story reach a broader audience!Subscribe to, review, and spread the word about No Time to Be Timid No Time to Be Timid is written and produced by me, Tricia Rose Burt. Our episodes are produced and scored by Adam Arnone of Echo Finch. Our executive producers are Amy Grant, Nancy Perot, and Sage Wheeler. Thanks also to the contributors to my Fractured Atlas fiscal sponsorship, which helps make this podcast happen. No Time to Be Timid is a presentation of No Time to Be Timid Productions.   

In this episode, I reflect on a full-circle reconnection more than 20 years in the making — and on two people who convinced me, once again, that art has the power to change the world. The first is Joni Doherty a former colleague from my teaching days at Franklin Pierce University, who commissioned my very first one-woman show decades ago. After losing touch for two decades, we reconnected when Joni — now Senior Program Officer for Democracy and the Arts at the Kettering Foundation — recommended me as a guest on a podcast hosted by the second powerhouse in this story: Bill Cleveland. Bill is a pioneering arts activist, author, and founder of the Center for the Study of Art and Community, where he trains artists to become community leaders and creative change agents. I share what moved me most from our conversation together on his podcast, Art Is Change — particularly Bill's work bringing art into prisons, and the sense of self-esteem and agency it restored in prisoners serving life sentences. Mentioned in this episode Joni Doherty  Senior Program Officer for Democracy and the Arts, Kettering Foundation My guest episode on Art Is Change  Bill Cleveland — Founder, Center for the Study of Art and Community; host of Art Is Change My TEDx talk: How I Redeemed 35 Years of Regret — available at triciaroseburt.com or by searching "Tricia Rose Burt TEDx Portsmouth" on YouTube   Sponsor  Interabang Books — a Dallas-based independent bookstore named one of the country's top five by Publishers Weekly. Shop their curated online collection at interabangbooks.com.   Credits Written and produced by Tricia Rose Burt. Produced and scored by Adam Arnone of Echo Finch. Executive producers: Amy Grant, Nancy Perot, and Sage Wheeler. No Time to Be Timid is a presentation of No Time to Be Timid Productions.      

Exhausted by grief and life, I’d already decided to miss my niece's wedding in Cairo. Then the phone rang. A story about saying yes anyway — whirling dervishes, hand-fasting ceremonies, doing my best at Arabic, and the surprising discovery that across ten countries and four continents, we're all the same.  Last October, I was running on empty. Six months after losing my mother, four months after clearing out her house, and still in the middle of planning where to scatter her ashes, I got word that my niece — living in Germany, engaged to a man from Egypt — was getting married in Cairo. I was thrilled for them. But at that moment, I just didn’t think I could summon the energy to attend their ceremony halfway across the world.  I’d already made up my mind to stay home and send my  husband as the family representative — until a phone call from my niece changed everything. In this episode, I share how a spontaneous "yes" turned into one of the most moving experiences of my life: officiating my niece's wedding at a 12th-century citadel in Cairo, surrounded by 100 guests from ten countries, a Zaffa dance procession, an actual whirling dervish, a Celtic hand-fasting ceremony, and my own valiant (if imperfect) attempt at an Arabic welcome. It's a story about grief and joy showing up in the same season of life, about the plans we make versus the ones that find us, and about a dance floor in Cairo that looked a lot like a dance floor back home. Support our sponsor: Interabang Books — interabangbooks.com Please watch my TEDx talk, How I Redeemed 35 Years of Regret; you can also view it at triciaroseburt.com Leave a comment and share it with your friends — it helps the story reach a broader audience! Subscribe to, review, and spread the word about No Time to Be Timid No Time to Be Timid is written and produced by me, Tricia Rose Burt. Our episodes are produced and scored by Adam Arnone of Echo Finch. Our executive producers are Amy Grant, Nancy Perot, and Sage Wheeler. Thanks also to the contributors to my Fractured Atlas fiscal sponsorship, which helps make this podcast happen. No Time to Be Timid is a presentation of No Time to Be Timid Productions.  

We're re-airing one of our favorite conversations: Season 4 guest Devin Finigan, chef and owner of Aragosta at Goose Cove in Maine. Since we first spoke with Devin, Food & Wine named Aragosta the #1 hotel for food and drink in the country, and her cookbook, A Kitchen on Goose Cove: Recipes from the Heart of Maine, has officially been released. This episode also holds special meaning for me, as I open up the episode with a tribute to my late mother, Sadie B — a lifelong food lover whose recipes, generosity, and "never let anyone leave hungry" spirit set the stage for a conversation with a guest who embodies that same philosophy through her cooking. Devin never went to culinary school. She dropped out of art school, followed her instincts, signed a restaurant lease she couldn't really afford, and built Aragosta into an award-winning destination — all while staying true to her own vision. If you've ever wondered what it looks like to take the unconventional path and make it work, this is the episode for you. Manifesto Connections “The riskiest thing you can do is play it safe” — leaving art school and signing her first restaurant lease on a handshake. “There is more than one right way in life” — no culinary school, no traditional path, and it worked anyway. “Constraints are opportunities” — building Goose Cove on a tight budget by leaning on local artisans, potters, and woodworkers.   Calls to Action Learn more about Aragosta at Goose Cove or make a reservation: aragostamain.com Follow Aragosta on Instagram: @aragosta.main Support our sponsor: Interabang Books — interabangbooks.com Watch Tricia's TEDx talk, “How I Redeemed 35 Years of Regret” — TriciaRoseBurt.com or https://youtu.be/KpMSGApoLKE?si=3-u3CaywtoWcKXIm Credits No Time to Be Timid is written and produced by Tricia Rose Burt. Episodes are produced and scored by Adam Arnone of Echo Finch. Executive producers: Amy Grant, Nancy Perot, and Sage Wheeler. No Time to Be Timid is a presentation of No Time to Be Timid Productions.

I take you along to Foxboro Stadium for a World Cup match between Paraguay and Germany — my first live World Cup experience. Between the multicultural crowd, the national anthems that had me tearing up, and Paraguay's stunning underdog upset in penalty kicks, I stumble onto an unexpected connection to the show's whole theme: the World Cup actually ranks players on a "creativity" score, rewarding risky, original play over safe, predictable passes. Turns out even professional athletes know playing it safe is the real risk. Please watch my TEDx talk, How I Redeemed 35 Years of Regret; you can also view it at triciaroseburt.com Leave a comment and share it with your friends — it helps the story reach a broader audience! Subscribe to, review, and spread the word about No Time to Be Timid No Time to Be Timid is written and produced by me, Tricia Rose Burt. Our episodes are produced and scored by Adam Arnone of Echo Finch. Our executive producers are Amy Grant, Nancy Perot, and Sage Wheeler. Thanks also to the contributors to my Fractured Atlas fiscal sponsorship, which helps make this podcast happen. No Time to Be Timid is a presentation of No Time to Be Timid Productions.