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pod000: Introduction to The Creative Turn
In the zeroth episode of this new audio podcast, Yuvi attempts to figure out (with the help of Michael Schechter) what the hell his podcast thing is going to be all about…Show notes:Michael Schechter...
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pod001: The depressing episode (with Telaina Eriksen)
In this podcast episode, I get to talk to my friend Telaina Eriksen about how she is able to write about grief and loss and death in her essays. I first met Telaina in 2008 when we both were in the...
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pod002: The second big thing (with Scott Sparling)
In this podcast episode, I talk with Scott Sparling about the challenges of writing the second book. We talk about bringing a work-in-progress into your heart when it wasn't born in the heart. We talk...
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pod003: Writing in the raw (with Kristen Forbes)
In this podcast episode, I get to talk to my good friend Kristen Forbes about writing well-crafted pieces that cover emotionally raw material. I really enjoyed speaking with her, and other than the...
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pod004: The podcast based on the book based on the movie (with Kate Maruyama)
In this podcast episode, I talk to Kate Maruyama. She is the author of the novel Harrowgate, which just came out in September and hit #3 on the Kindle horror bestseller list. Kate and I usually...
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pod005: Before I was an African-American artist
In this podcast episode, I talk to Harold Johnson – poet, novelist, musician, artist, teacher, editor, and more. Harold is an African-American man who was born in 1930s Yakima, Washington and I really...
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pod006: This Turn It’s the Turn’s Turn
In this podcast episode, I wander through some rough thoughts about what next. It’s a more detailed (and meandering) account of what I wrote last week.Show notes:I’m a Failed Writer Video SeriesPretty...
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Never good enough (failpod-s2-07)
Welcome to season 2 of The Failed Podcast (previously called “The Creative Turn”). The theme of this season is relationships — and being in a relationship with a creative person. Or some crap like...
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Our dark periods (failpod-s2-08)
In this episode, I talk to my wife about our “dark period.” Actually, she clarified for me that we have had several dark periods – these are periods in our marriage where we have really struggled to...
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Our unromantic romance (failpod-s2-09)
My wife and I recorded this podcast episode on Valentine’s Day after having NOT celebrated V-Day, so it seems fitting that we talk about how unromantic we are. Though we end up finding romance in our...
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Our Couples Counselors (failpod-s2-10)
In this podcast episode, the wife and I take you on a tour of every one of our couples counselors. What could be more arousing than psychoanalyzing a whole bunch of therapists?...
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Marrying a Divorcée (failpod-s2-11)
In this podcast episode, the wife and I discuss the impact of us getting together later in life – as a couple and as parents. Join us and let’s get old together…...
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Marrying an Insecure Angsty Depressive (pod-12)
In this podcast episode, I talk to my wife about what it is like to be married to an insecure, angst-ridden, depressed person. Is it as sexy as it sounds? I was particularly insecure and full of...
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Repair attempts (pod-13)
In this podcast episode, we discuss something known as a repair attempt. It’s a term coined by John Gottman. He is a psychologist who has done 40 years of research on relationships and marital...
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Money trouble (pod-14)
In this podcast episode, we talk about money. Or more specifically, we talk about our money problems. Or more specifically, we talk about our relationship problems that relate to our money...
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Neurotic Tour of the Vagina Tour (pod-15)
In this podcast episode… yeah, you’re just going to have to listen to this one to make sense of it. Sorry. http://traffic.libsyn.com/thecreativeturn/tornado015.mp3Podcast InformationFind out more about...
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New Frontiers of Vulnerability (pod-16)
In this podcast episode, we discuss vulnerability, shame, and my own craziness. We talk about Brené Brown’s research and we talk about the essay I recently published. Join us for this delightfully...
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Resentment and You (pod-17)
In this podcast episode, we talk about resentment. Or at least we try to talk about resentment — a little bit of my resentment and a little bit of my wife’s resentment. We bicker about our messy home....
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Sex and Marriage (pod-18)
In this podcast episode, we actually try to talk about our sex life – or at least our struggle with getting sex into our busy lives. WARNING: This discussion is not so sexy.By the way, I reference my...
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Drawn to Women (pod-19)
In this podcast episode, my wife and I analyze why we both typically prefer to talk with women more than men. This isn’t an across the board thing though – we both have close male friends – and so we...
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