Art Will Power Life

Writers Simon and Anna talk about all things art, including drawing, writing, mythology, inspiration, tattoos, book clubs and gaming. They share with you their own experiences and knowledge and might even interview some experts. Get ready for a wide variety of topics, art projects and short stories!

Horror Text Adventure: Episode 1

In this episode, Simon and Anna play a horror text adventure for you! I can't promise anything for the following episodes of this game but in this one, there's nothing too spoopy.  Trigger warning for death/suicide Contact us here: AWPLPod@gmail.com

09-16
30:58

Halloween Minisode 1: A Horror Story

TW below! Happy Almost-Halloween! In this episode, Anna shares with you a horror short story with sound effects. Enjoy!   Trigger warning: Death, horror, murder, jump scares, rats Sound from Zapsplat.com Contact us here: AWPLPod@gmail.com

09-02
06:03

Catching Up and Rambling

In this episode, Simon and Anna talk about what they were up to these past couple of weeks. They talk about their studies, concerts, translator glasses, The Sandman, episode ideas, books, the struggle with books, Mike Flanagan and horror, The Haunting of Bly Manor, AI, future episodes and they even react to a video on how to open a door!    Large Language Model (free AI stuff): https://huggingface.co/bigscience/bloom Why Anna will become obsolete: https://youtu.be/lj0bFX9HXeE How to open a door: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wof0xPUmW38 Contact us here: AWPLPod@gmail.com

08-19
49:14

Spoilers and Apologies

In this episode, Anna says sorry for not having an episode prepared for today and tells you a little about what's to come next!   Reach us here: AWPLPod@gmail.com

08-05
01:26

Short Stories 2: Phantom Arm Pain

In this episode, Simon and Anna will pick out a writing prompt and write short stories about the same prompt.    Send us your short stories here: AWPLPod@gmail.com

07-22
41:53

Minisode 3: Entities in Germanic Mythology FGH

TRIGGER WARNING BELOW In this episode, Anna will take you on a journey from the Fangga and The Flying Dutchman to The Hanging of Odin and the Mandrake. Which isn't an H. Trigger Warning for killing, self-sacrifice, powdered children and hanging

07-08
12:58

The SCP Episode You’re Going To Enjoy Lots!

[Trigger warning below] In this episode, Simon and Anna talk about various SCPs 001, as well as SCPs 1876.   Trigger warning for mentions of death and gore.

06-24
01:00:13

Book Club 1: Transport

In this episode, Simon and Anna talk about the book Transport by Phillip P. Peterson and answer typical book club questions:   1. Some boring details that Anna is obsessed with 2. Summary of the beginning 3. What was your favorite part of the book? 4. What scene stuck with you the most? 5. What was your least favourite part? 6. Did you race to the end or was it more of a slow burn? 7. Are there lingering questions from the book? 8. What did you think about the writing? 9. Were there any standout sentences? 10. Would you read another book by this author? 11. Did reading the book impact your mood? 12. Did you reread any passages inside the book? 13. Would you reread the book? 14. What surprised you most about the book? 15. Did your opinion of the book change as you read it? 16. Did the book strike you as original? 17. Did this book remind you of any other books? 18. If you could ask the author anything, what would it be? 19. If you could give the book a new title, what would it be? 20. Is the book overrated or underrated? 21. What would you rate the book out of ten? 22. Who do you most want to read this book? 23. Our closing thoughts   Where we got the questions: https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a31047508/book-club-questions/ Send us your answers: AWPLPod@gmail.com    

06-10
44:21

A sad little announcement

In this very short episode, Simon and Anna talk about how their upload schedule will change from now on. From their initial plan to upload every single Friday, they now went to uploading every second Friday. Next episode on 10 June!   Wish us luck with our exams here: AWPLPod@gmail.com

06-03
02:05

The Art Of Rage Quitting

In this episode, Simon and Anna talk about why it's okay, even important, to rage quit your art project every so often.    Send us an email here:  AWPLPod@gmail.com Or comment on the Podbean app: https://www.podbean.com/user-z6ylgvh85TV2

05-27
28:54

How To Flesh Out A Character

[Trigger Warning Below] In this episode, Simon and Anna tackle three characters out of a book that Anna is writing that just aren't it. Simon prepared some inspiring questions that helped Anna immensely in tackling the big task of making a character appear more human.    Our Email address: AWPLPod@gmail.com The app where you can comment: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-app-iphone-android-mobile   Disclamer: Trigger Warning for mentions of spiders on top of people  

05-20
01:12:55

Minisode 2: Entities in Germanic Mythology CDE

In this episode, Anna tells you about entities in Germanic Mythology in alphabetical order. Find out about ghosts, witches, dragons and more!

05-17
16:59

Gaming and Art: Tukoni, Marie’s Room, What Never Was, Session Seven

In this episode, Simon and Anna talk about four short and free games that you can find on Steam and analyse them to the best of their abilities, artistically as well as gameplay-wise.   Tukoni on Steam:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/1419860/Tukoni/ Marie's Room on Steam:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/648390/Maries_Room/ What Never Was on Steam:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/866440/What_Never_Was/ Session Seven on Steam:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/915720/Session_Seven/  

05-13
41:50

Paint&Pod: Acrylic Painting

[Trigger Warning Below] In this episode, Simon and Anna decided to try something new. They used acrylic paint, which Simon had used many times before, but Anna hadn't, so Simon answered questions that came up during the act of painting. The next episode Paint&Pod will be on Youtube, this time with visuals!   The image we used as reference:  https://www.pinterest.de/pin/286682332519210932/ The pictures of Anna's plants that we used in our paintings: https://www.instagram.com/artwillpowerlifepod/ The colour mixing video that Simon mentioned: https://youtu.be/TNB3XY67Q-I The book about anger by Mahatma Gandhi‘s grandson that Simon mentioned: https://www.amazon.de/Gift-Anger-Lessons-Grandfather-Mahatma/dp/1476754853   This episode‘s recommended artist:  @paintfreckles on Instagram    Disclaimer: Trigger Warning for mentions of stress, elaborate talk about reasons for social media detoxing, brief mentions of mental health  

05-06
01:37:28

Short Stories 1: The Futuristic Plane

[Trigger Warning Below] In this episode, Simon and Anna let fate pick a writing prompt for them. They both write their own short stories about the same prompt and read their respective short stories in the second half of this episode! If you want to show us your short story, or maybe even want us to read it on the podcast, write to us here: awplpod@gmail.com (and tell us if you want us to read it on the podcast or not)   The website we used for the prompt: https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/500-writing-prompts-to-help-beat-writers-doubt/ The prompt we used: In an alternate universe where global warming has ruined the planet, you’ve spent your entire life living in an airplane on autopilot. Simon’s reading aloud website: https://www.naturalreaders.com/online/ This episode’s recommended artist: https://www.instagram.com/erinhansonartist/   Disclaimer: Trigger Warning for climate change, fictional deaths and isolation

04-29
50:25

Minisode 1: Entities in Germanic Mythology AB

In this series, Anna is flying solo and telling you about entities in Germanic Mythology in alphabetical order. There’s everything, from nightmares to little household helpers.   Want to make your google history suspicious too? Find out about vampire burials: https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2017/11/archaeologists-suspect-vampire-burial Huckup photo on our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc2I7yzNRQH/

04-27
18:49

The Hero’s Journey or: Every Story is the Same

In our first episode, we talk about the "Hero's Journey" and how it shaped the way we write stories. Disclaimer: Every time we say “he” when we talk about The Hero, we refer to the German male pronoun for the word hero. We do not own any of this information and express our own honest opinions - we are not experts! Timestamp to skip the segment about "Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy": 06:56 - 14:50 Reddit link: https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/3y3mb9/comment/cyadz7q/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 This episode’s recommended artist: https://www.instagram.com/leewritess/

04-22
33:22

Episode 0: Introductions

We introduce ourselves, our creative interests, and abilities and talk about the process of planning the podcast. Plus teasers for upcoming episodes!

04-20
19:54

Recommend Channels