Podcast Archives - K. Tempest Bradford: Recent Episodes
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In this episode Aleen and I talk about what writers and artists and other creatives can do in the wake of this and any other social media platform's decline. Spoiler: It's about diversification.
Continue reading ORIGINality Podcast Episode 39: Do Not Put All Your Eggs in Twitter’s Basket on my blog
In this episode, I share my experience writing and publishing a middle-grade book, from the first picture game to finding an agent to books hitting the bookstore shelves. It was, indeed, a long process.
Continue reading ORIGINality Podcast Episode 38: It’s Been a Long Process on my blog
Aleen and I share our thoughts, feelings, history with spirituality, & current spiritual practices (or, in Aleen's case, attempt at creating ritual) and how they relate to their creativity.
Continue reading ORIGINality Podcast Episode 37: Fuzzy Woo-Woo Business on my blog
I've been dying to talk to Whitney "Strix" Beltrán about her twisty-turn-y journey to becoming a narrative designer in the video games industry since XOXO back in 2019. Turned out to be just as fascinating a conversation as I hoped.
Continue reading ORIGINality Podcast Episode 36: Make Believe About Dragons on my blog
In this episode Aleen and I talk about how easy it is to get bogged down in the notion that you've waited too long to start being creative. We're here to tell you that it is never too late to try something new or start your creative life.
Continue reading ORIGINality Podcast Episode 35: Lean Into Your Creative Genius on my blog
The folks at Glitchy Pancakes invited me and Sheree Renée Thomas on to talk about #OwnVoices fiction. Not just what it is, but also some of the complexity behind how people wield that label in writing and reading discourse online.
Continue reading Listen to me on the Glitchy Pancakes podcast on my blog
Last week I had the great pleasure of being on WNYC's Science Friday as part of the #SciFriBookClub. All this month they're reading and talking about stories from New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction By Writers of Color edited by Nisi Shawl. I got to talk to editor Aisha Matthews and producer Christie Taylor about the story "Dumb House" written by Andrea Hairston.
Continue reading I’m on the Science Friday Book Club talking about New Suns on my blog
In this episode Aleen talks to Rosemary Orchard and we discuss getting over barriers to creativity, not holding yourself to impossible standards, and establishing a writing ritual that works for you.
Continue reading Originality podcast episode #31: Being Transparent About Hating the Process on my blog
In this episode we discuss how to find your tribe in the context of the XOXO Festival and why creating intentional community spaces at conferences like this one matters.
Continue reading Originality podcast episode #30: The XOXO Episode on my blog
In this episode we talk about the F word: failure. Bob Ross didn't want you to be afraid to fail, and neither do we. So we discuss mistakes and how to frame those experiences to be productive instead of destructive. It's not as woo-woo as it sounds, I promise.
Continue reading Originality podcast episode #29: Pantser, Plotter, Architect, Spy on my blog
In this episode we have four guests discussing when and how to create a space where everyone shares a similar worldview, trusting your community, productive work parties, and why there should be somewhere you can say those things you can't say publicly.
Continue reading Originality podcast episode #28: 50% Art Stuff, 50% Life Stuff on my blog
In this episode Aleen and I talk about the line between inspiration and appropriation. We also dip into the nuances of drawing from different cultures, how to interrogate what really interests you about that culture, and what to do when you mess up.
Continue reading Originality podcast episode #27: Once You Know the Rules You Can Break the Rules on my blog
We discuss how we use bite-sized goals and rewards to keep working, why “grit” is super annoying, and the importance of taking time to step back, look at the big picture, and be kind to yourself.
Continue reading Originality podcast episode #26: Everything is Really Difficult on my blog
In this episode Aleen and I discuss bring creative while under the mental toll of life in America in 2019.
Continue reading Originality podcast episode #25: You Are Not Alone on my blog
In this episode Aleen and I discuss the dreaded 'shoulds' and how to bury them so you can focus instead on what you want to be doing.
Continue reading ORIGINALity podcast episode #24: Bury Your Shoulds on my blog