Creativity Is The Cure

Send us a text Educator, writer and reader Adam Myman discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Topics include; George Lucas, David Streight, John Ritter, Henry Winkler, Ralph Fletcher, Project Based Learning, Larchmont Charter Schools, Costen Foundation, Edutopia, education, calming jars, yoga, council, joy writing, dyslexia, epilepsy and The Magical Adventures of Brian Leonard! *Recorded January 2026 in Woodland Hills, CA. Please visit Edutopia- www.edutopia.org Su...

Send us a text Robert C. Guy discusses how creativity affects his work, personal life and spirituality. Robert is a well-known bass vocalist, songwriter, and engineer associated with the prominent contemporary Christian vocal group Acappella, celebrated for his powerful voice on spirituals and praise songs, contributing to albums like Spirituals, and is recognized by fans for his moving performances, including his interpretation of "I'm At Your Mercy." Topics include; Stevie Wonder, Afr...

Send us a text World renown vocal coaches, Seth (95 years old!) and Margareta Riggs, discuss how creativity affects their collaborative work and personal life. Topics include; ABBA, Afghan, Avenge Sevenfold, Ray Charles, Van Cliburn American, Michael Jackson, Shirley MacLaine, Ethel Merman, Ozzy Osborne, Prince, Frank Sinatra, Dira Sugandi, Mel Torme, Brian Wilson, and Stevie Wonder. Please visit- www.riggsvocalstudio.com *Recorded December 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. Support the show CREA...

Send us a text 18-year-old composer, guitarist and singer Ethan Morrow discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Heavy emphasis on extreme metal, classical music and music theory! Topics include; Xanthochroid, Meshuggah, Steve Terreberry, DragonForce, Blast beats, guitar shredding, Drowning Pool, Insomnium, Dimmu Borgir, Mastodon, Secundal tone clusters, Stephen Nachmanovitch, Fear Factory, Eric Whitacre, Henry Rollins, Bionicals, Note Flight, the downside of cheap mi...

Send us a text Drum Workshop DWe Brand Manager Mike Sutton discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Heavy emphasis on electronic drumming. Topics include; *DWe, Drum Workshop, electronic/acoustic hyrbrid drum sets, Roland, music technology...and everything you ever wanted to know about the infamous Monocle-Wearing Taco-Tasting Group! *DWe™ introduces the first-ever acoustic and electronic convertible drum set with wireless technology. Blending authentic DW shells with inno...

Send us a text Animator, Guitarist, Songwriter and Mixologist Justin Wilcott discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Topics include; Justin3dart, Dear David, SuperJazzyJustin, Yacht Rock, John Mayer, Hall & Oates, 3D printing, cats, baby sea turtles, pirate ships, Intelligentsia cold brew, A.I., Roblox, and promoting concerts on The Block for Laufey, The Weekend and KPop Demon Hunters. Oof! Please visit- https://deardavidmusic.com https://justinwilcott.com *Reco...

Send us a text Drummer, Store Owner and Educator Dave Cohen discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Cohen studied privately at The Eastman School of Music with Bill Cahn and John McNeil as well as with legendary jazz drummer Vinnie Ruggiero in Rochester, NY. College: University of North Texas with Ed Soph. Topics include; Prime Time Funk, CMD, Back Seat Sally, Buddy Rich, Steve Gadd, Barry Kiener, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Bill Bruford, Jerry Marotta, Sally Cohen,...

Send us a text 11-year-old Soccer player, drummer, rapper and singer Axel Archila discusses how creativity affects his personal life. Topics include; Soccer, Paris Saint German Academy Los Angeles, Gorillaz, Rage Against the Machine, Avenged Sevenfold, using toilet paper for a soccerball...and how his dogs, Kato and Norman, have a HUGE bite force! *Recorded October 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. Please visit- www.psgacademyla.com Support the show CREATIVITY IS THE CURE is a podcast about how ...

Send us a text Audio engineer, public speaker and world traveler Everett Mohr discusses how creativity affects his personal life and what it's like to be a teenage Waymo Beta Tester! *Recorded September 2025 at Maestro Machinations Studio in Palmdale, CA. Topics include; Creative technology, Musack.org, Snap Circuits, origami, Mohrigami, ADHD, Anxiety, Patrick Mohr, Carolyn Mohr, Grammy Camp, poetry, theater, drama club, Ableton, cross country running, Model UN, YMCA, Costa Rica, Japan, bulle...

Send us a text Drummer, composer, producer and Grammy winner John JR Robinson, the most recorded drummer in history, discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. JR shares rare insight on his recent autobiography, KING OF THE GROOVE. Topics include; Andre Agassi, Jude Cole, Cindy Crawford, Daft Punk, Miles Davis, John Fogerty, David Foster, Steve Gadd, Mick Guzauski, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Chaka Khan, Dean Parks, Buddy Rich (no beards!), Lionel Richie, David Lee Roth, ...

Send us a text Motion Capture Artist Deirdre Krupa discusses how creativity affects her work and personal life. Topics include; Motion Capture, pick jackets, A.I., Unreal Engine, The Volume, Industrial Light & Magic, Star Wars, Ashoka, Skeleton Crew, Indiana Jones, Wicked, flying monkeys, mental health, ADHD, KISS, Pokémon, Detective Pikachu, The Drexel Motion Capture Club...and how once someone called Motion Capture "The Devil's Rotoscope." Recorded September 2025 on the phone. Please...

Send us a text Writer/Director/Producer Satie Gossett discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Gossett is storyteller, thinker and an image builder. In this episode, he expounds upon Pan and Zoom, his show where he interviews entertainment industry professionals about their career journeys. He is also currently filming a documentary about his late father, legendary actor Lou Gossett Jr. Topics include; Lou Gossett Jr., Sarge the dog, George Lucas, Steve Petersen, Wol...

Send us a text Music industry icon Joe Testa discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. As Vice President of Artist Relations at Zildjian/Vic Firth, Testa shares an impressive and humorous overview of his impressive career and longevity in the music business. Topics include; Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth drumsticks, Balter Mallets, Yamaha drums, DCI Music Video, drum machines, 4 track recorders, fax machines, metronomes, book publishing, SUNY Potsdam Crane School of Music, Den...

Send us a text Steve Petersen is a Cuban-American, award-winning Creative Director known for producing work that combines live-action and visual effects. Petersen discusses with Malcolm how creativity affects his work and personal life. Topics include; Miami Vice, Syracuse University, Jenna Ortega, Star Trek, Ricardo Montalban, Walter Koenig, Judge Judy, The X-Files, 3rd Rock From the Sun, Future Cat, Viva (2022), HEAR NO EVIL (2025) by Vai Petersen,anamorphic illusion...and what it's like wo...

Send us a text Actor, public speaker and soccer player Pomona Cicco discusses how creativity affects her personal life and what it's like to be a teenage equestrian! *Recorded August 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. Topics include; Books, horses, dark chocolate, theater, pottery, Tiverton, CBGB, David Byrne, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Kate Pierson, Andy Warhol, Lydia Lunch, The Runaways, Deborah Harry, Sid Vicious, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Les Misérables, Tai Quan Dao, D...

Send us a text Percussionist, drummer and educator John McNeill discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. This one was very special to me because John was my drum teacher for nearly a decade in the 70's and 80's. He has greatly influenced my life and inspired me in myriad ways ever since then. Topics include; The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, The Eastman School of Music, John Beck, Ruth Cahn, Bill Cahn, Tony Levin, Pete Levin, Steve Gadd, Chuck Mangione, Gap Mangione, N...

Send us a text J.C. Gabel continues to discusses with Malcolm how creativity affects his work and personal life. Part 6, the final episode, focuses heavily on social media and how it affects book publishers. Topics include; The Loved One, Gary Baseman, Brian Roettinger, David Lynch, Marc Maron, Noah Wyle, Tik Tok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Barnes & Noble, the 21st century surveillance capitalism advertising agency...and how planned obsolescence is a huge problem in the tech industry! ...

Send us a text Singer, musician, author and prolific composer Andy Toomey discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Topics include; Zachary Alford, LuAnn Dunkinson, Rick Grice, Pete Levin, Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta, Pat Mastelotto, Scott Petito, Iggy Pop, Markus Reuter, Goatika Creative Lab, Stick Men, Dreamland Recording Studios, Endangered Wise Men studios, NRS Recording Studio, Tuvan throat singing, how to avoid being nibbled to death by ducks...and why Duke Ellington as...

Send us a text J.C. Gabel continues to discusses with Malcolm how creativity affects his work and personal life. Part 5 of their discussion focuses heavily on the current global financial system and how it affects book publishers. Topics include; The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, John Cale, Brian Eno, The Cure, Pulp, Jarvis Cocker, Blur, Damon Albarn, Minutemen, A to Z Media, The Numero Group and the book Slash: A Punk Magazine From Los Angeles, 1977–80. *Recorded July 2025 i...

Send us a text Ever wonder how to turn a human into Chester Cheetah and beam him into Las Vegas as a hologram? Paul Salmons, experienced film and TV producer with a strong background in cinematography and post-production, discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Topics include; Holograms, Pepper's ghost, Whitney Houston, FilmOn TV, The Volume, AI, Salvador Dali, Tim Burton, David Fincher, Se7en, Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, The Matrix, Mad Max: Fury Road, Man On Fire, ...