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Poiesis PodcastThe Hearth of the MatterI recently met Miranda Aisling Hynes at a event called Makers Monday at the Artist's Asylum in Somerville, MA. The event itself is sponsored by Miranda's Hearth, an Organization founded by Miranda with the mission of bringing people together around doing creative work and building relationships. Maker's Monday is one of a number of recurring, monthly event's run by Miranda's Hearth members (aka. Embers). Other monthly events include a potluck dinner, a waltz night (often with live music), book club gatherings, a creative writing night, and more.. Talking with Miranda that night I became intrigued by her philosophy on...
2017-07-0739 min
Poiesis PodcastCATCHING UP WITH ACTOR, NEWS ANCHOR, STORYTELLER - JOSH BROGADIRJosh Brogadir is a man on the go. When he's not anchoring the early morning news, or filling in on the sports desk at WCVB Channel 5 in Boston, he is likely acting in a locally shot movie or commercial. He also co-hosts the Framingham Access tv show, Novel Ideas, reviewing books and interviewing authors. In addition to reviewing books, he has done voice-over work on numerous books and video games. Josh thrives on being involved in a variety of different projects. In this interview we explore the ins and outs of what goes into making a decision to follow...
2017-04-041h 15
2017-04-011h 09
Poiesis PodcastOn Being Sex Positive - Interview with Nicole MazzeoThe first incarnation of this blog and podcast, Poiesis Studio, was actually a practice group for actors and filmmakers. We used to meet at the Democracy Center in Harvard Square, Cambridge. It was there that I first met, Nicole Mazzeo. Her educational organization Pleasure Pie was sponsoring an ongoing discussion group called Sex Positive Boston. Curious to see what they were about, I eventually ventured into one of the meetings. A bit nervous, I was pleasantly surprised to find myself welcomed into a meeting space of very diverse folks talking with one another openly and honestly about their sexuality. I was...
2017-03-3146 min
Poiesis PodcastSusan CampbellSusan Campbell's writing on communication and personal coaching consultations have helped me greatly. She is a psychologist, a prolific writer, and a life coach in Sebastopol, California. Her latest book is 5 Minute Relationship Repair. I also highly recommend her other books Getting Real, and Truth in Dating. She has a passion for inspiring and fostering progressive change in the world, and channels this through her writing, work with clients, and training of other coaches in her Getting Real approach. I'm excited that she is on this podcast. Her wisdom flows with such ease, it could be easily missed if...
2016-12-2245 min
Poiesis PodcastMenon SudheepI had a chance meeting with Menon Sudheep about a year ago, and quickly found myself in a conversation about trance music, Brian Eno, and Indian micro-tonal composition. I had a feeling I would be talking with him again. I recently caught up with Menon via Skype in Bangalore India. He was kind enough to take some time and share of his thoughts on music composition for film. In the conversation we touch on among other things: Menon's current film project in India How to approach scoring an Indian Film. Contrasting song structures between western pop and Indi...
2016-11-171h 03
Poiesis PodcastStephen K. LevineI first encountered Stephen Levine through his writing. In particular his book, Poiesis: The Language of Psychology and The Speech of the Soul, which I began reading in the summer of 2004, before I started the Expressive Therapies graduate program at Lesley University. If you have noticed the name of my blog and my podcast, you can see that this book, along with Steve's chapters in the book Principles and Practices of Expressive Therapies, made just a wee bit of an impression on me. While I was at Lesley, Steve was not faculty there, and I only encountered him once...
2016-10-191h 18
Poiesis PodcastJOANNE Q., OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST EXTRAORDINAIRELinks from the show: This is My Brave Weighted blankets Wasted Madness American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Blue Day Books Girl Interrupted Shawshank Redemption Inside Out Stress BallsJenga DBT Skills Training Manual People mentioned: Joanne's Mom Brené Brown Marsha Linehan Marya Hornbacher Andrew Solomon Carl Rogers Kurt Vonnegut Show notes: Joanne's super cliche answer to Rob's super cliche question. [3:31] Joanne's various friend crushes. [5;50] Why Joanne chose occupational therapy over clinical psych. [7:20 ] Full-on sensory integration. [10:29] The magic of weighted blankets. [13:34] Back to the friend crushes. [16:42] This is My Brave. [20:07] Suicide Prevention. [22:28] Joanne and I attempt t...
2016-09-1258 min
Poiesis PodcastFROM MIT PHD TO AWARD WINNING ACTOR, FILMMAKER: EPISODE 2 WITH ALBERT M. CHAN.In this episode, Canadian born filmmaker, Albert M. Chan, known for his films, The Commitment, and, Ancestors of the Future, Descendants of the Past, talks about success, and how he balances his various careers as an actor, a filmmaker and an electrical engineer who holds a Ph.D. from MIT…not to mention being a Dad, and a husband. Also in this episode Albert talks about: - how he was able to cast Golden Globe, Emmy, and Drama Desk nominated actress, Tina Chen for one of his films. - How he got his first breaks as an actor in Bo...
2016-09-071h 15
Poiesis PodcastDeep Diving with Filmmaker Emily Sheehan Emily Sheehan is an upcoming, award winning, filmmaker fresh out of the Boston University Graduate Filmmaking program, who has been featured in Variety Magazine as a filmmaker to watch. Her short film, After, won 3rd place in the Boston Redstone Film Festival in 2015. In the same year, she was awarded the $5000 Adrienne Shelley Production Grant for young female filmmakers, to make her film, Skipping Stones. Her documentary, Adaptation, also won 3rd place in the best film category for the 2016 Boston Redstone Film Festival. She is currently in post-production with her film Borderline, which explores the devastating effects of a...
2016-09-0600 min