The Unstuck Creative: Recent Episodes
Les Weiler
We interrupt our regularly scheduled program to bring your attention to #blacklivesmatter. Racism is deeply embedded in our society and we want to promote a couple ways you can help address the inequities of Black people. First, the ACLU Civil Liberties Fund. The ACLU Racial Justice Program aims to preserve and extend constitutionally guaranteed rights to people who have historically been denied their rights on the basis of race. You can learn more and/or donate at https://www.aclu.org/issues/racial-justice
If you can give please do. There’s also ways to help that don't involve money. If you have questions or don't know where to get started please reach out to us.
Next week we will return to our regularly scheduled program. If you are looking for something to listen to in the mean time please check out 'Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air', 'Code Switch', and 'Best Friends with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata'. Please support Black voices.
https://www.theringer.com/authors/larry-wilmore-black-on-the-air
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/29/865261916/a-decade-of-watching-black-people-die
https://www.earwolf.com/show/best-friends-with-nicole-byer-and-sasheer-zamata/
Deep from a hidden self-isolation bunker in south Austin, Les chats with Javier Grillo-Marxuach about work habits, morning routines (or lack thereof), complicated project legacies, and much more!
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This week, I chat with director Gille Klabin about his feature film, 'The Wave'. It's a fun movie and a passion project, and we talk about what that means to him, how he found his professional calling as a director, and much more.
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This week, I chat with writer and producer Margaret Dunlap. She's worked on television projects like Middleman, Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, and also written novels, webseries, and more. We talk about her creative workday, how those habits have changed over her career, and more.
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The week, I chat with writer, actress and director Guinevere Turner. She's written films such as American Psycho, The Notorious Bettie Page, and Go Fish, and been on screen as well as writing on 'The L Word' and more. We talk about her workday schedule, how she maintains her relationship to her art when it's also her career, the realities of collaboration, and much more. Check it out!
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This week on the unstuck creative, we return from the holidays refreshed and ready for the year, and thrilled to talk to April Kling-Meyer. Professionally, April is an artist, musician, writer, and business development consultant whose career spans over 20 years in media, marketing, and sales. Recently, her interests have lead her to offer coaching and guidance for artists seeking to activate their creativity and align it with their spirituality. She also moved to Ireland with her family, and I wanted to discuss how she was settling into a new creative routine, and her thoughts on the change. Check it out!
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This week, I chat with producer Meta Valentic about mentorship, building a creative team, managing projects in a busy, sprawling world, and more. Check it out!
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This week, I chat with Ashland Viscosi, founder of Creatives Meet Business and the Creatives Meet Business Experience here in Austin, Texas. We talk about the realities of collaboration in a busy world, how she found herself in the niche of connecting creatives with biz knowledge, and much more.
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This week, I chat with writer and producer Carl W. Lucas about his new film 'The Wave', finding his creative collaborators, how he worked to hone his craft, and much more.
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As part of my special coverage of #AFF26, I spoke with Philip Levens and Carolyn Stotesbery-Levens. Philip is a writer and producer known for Smallville, Ascension, and Wolf Lake, and Carolyn is an actress and producer known for her work on Castle, Agent X, and more. Together, they are writing "Menace of Venice" for Freemantle. We discuss finding the fire in a project, how they work together to shepherd ideas to completion, what makes a good team, and how they move on when reality sidelines a dream project.
This week, I chat with Austin-based painter David Lamplugh. Dave's beautiful and surreal works are all over my house (and his) and I was excited to speak with a prolific and talented working painter. We discuss how he's focused his life to make space for his art, how his process works, and more. Dave's work can be seen at: https://davidlamplugh.com/
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This week, I chat with writer and producer Alex Rockwell ('Muppets Tonight', 'Word Party') about creativity, working with Jim Henson, and trusting in collaborators. It's an amazing chat, and I know you'll enjoy.
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As part of my coverage of Austin Film Festival's 26th year, I spoke with the makers of the new documentary, 'The Animal People', which details the astonishing true story of a handful of young people who found themselves imprisoned over a case with dire first amendment ramifications for us all. I talk with co-director Casey Suchan, editor and producer Sasha Perry, and activist Jake Conroy. It's a wonderful discussion of the issues brought up in the film, what it was like for Jake to live and re-tell it, and more.
As part of my coverage of Austin Film Festival's 26th year, I spoke with writer and producer Virgil Williams. We talk about writing 'Mudbound', how accomplishment doesn't necessarily make creativity any easier, and much more. It's a great chat, and I know you'll enjoy.
As part of my coverage of Austin Film Festival's 26th year, I chat with Melora Walters (Boogie Nights, Magnolia) about her new film Drowning, which she wrote, directed, and stars in. It's a wonderful interview about worry, regret, and connection, and I hope you'll check it out.
As part of my coverage of Austin Film Festival’s 26th year, I chat with Matthew Derby about his work on the iPhone-designed novel, The Silent History, writing for new media and podcasts, and much more.
As part of my coverage of Austin Film Festival's 26th year, I chat with podcaster Lindsay Graham about where he thinks podcasting is headed, how he got into this crazy business, and much more!
As part of my special coverage of Austin Film Festival, I chat with writer and director Drew Rosas about his series 'Shangri-LA', working on a budget, and the happy accidents that make things possible.
This week, I chat with actor and writer Brian Durkin about how fatherhood changed his writing habits, who he follows and reads for inspiration, and how he found his focus for writing. Brian is also the spouse of recent guest Vivian Lee, and we discuss sharing not just space, but a life with a fellow working creative.
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This week, I'm excited to begin special Unstuck Creative coverage of the Austin Film Festival. AFF is in its 26th year, and always features a great lineup of films and panels. This week, I chat with Festival founder and director Barbara Morgan about the origins of the fest, why it focuses on writers, and what keeps her inspired each year as new challenges emerge.
This week, I chat with actress, writer, and director Elizabeth Laidlaw about how we get from research rabbit-holes to actual writing, overcoming the all-on-you solitary nature of starting an idea, the benefits of collaboration, and more. Plus, we name a concept! Check it out!
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This week, I chat with Dr. Tara Sanderson about her new book, 'Too Much, Not Enough' and how we face perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and more. Join us for this great chat, then check out Dr. Tara's book over on Amazon!
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This week, I chat with writer Vivian Lee (Netflix 'Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance', 'Lost in Space') about overcoming the gremlins of procrastination, staying committed to your goals, and how she tricks her brain into doing what she wants (hint: you have to catch it while it's sleeping...)
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This week, I chat with Halle Stanford, President of Television for Jim Henson Company and Executive Producer of 'The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance'. We discuss teamwork, how fear undercuts your ability to share about your work, how she handles rejection, and more!
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This week, I chat with the always-amazing June Carryl. You may have seen her recently in Netflix 'Mindhunter' season 2, but here we talk about her career as a playwright, director and screenwriter. She shares what it's like when she has blocks working on projects, what helped her recover from early failures, how opening up in her work has benefitted her, and more.
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Welcome! This is the first episode of my new podcast, The Unstuck Creative. I'm Les, and each week I'll be chatting with creatives about how they overcome fear, conquer self-doubt, and get moving on their projects! This episode will tell you about me, the podcast, and what to expect.