A Podcast for Creative People, hosted by writer Christopher Tallon, is exactly what it sounds like — a podcast for creative people. Whether you ’re a painter, writer, comedian, musician, business owner, or some other genre of creative, you can count on A Podcast for Creative People to bring you inspiration and information from creatives of all types to use on your creative journey. Go forth and be creative!
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Alexis Flakes wears many hats: digital content producer/editor/host, yoga teacher, jewelry designer, community advocate, entrepreneur, and MORE.
She talks about growing up black in a predominantly white, Michigan suburb, going to school out east, settling down in Harlem, getting into the digital creative sphere, her creative process, and all her ambitious dreams and goals.
See more of Alexis at:
Follow Alexis on Instagram @flakeslikefrosted
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Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Joe Bockheim was kind enough to invite me to his house for a sit down. We talked about music, home ownership, having kids, and all kinds of fun stuff.
Check out The Legal Immigrants here:
- The Legal Immigrants website
- Instagram: @legalimmis
- Facebook: @thelegalimmigrants
- Spotify
- (Want more? Google them...)
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Thanks everyone. Go to www.christophertallon.com and/or follow me on your favorite social media platform, I'm @tallonwrites on all the big ones.
If you like the show PLEASE rate AND review it wherever you download it. It means a lot.
Thanks!
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Joshua Marsella is an Army veteran turned stay-at-home dad and horror author. His books "Scratches" and "Severed" are making a lot of noise on the indie horror scene.
We talk about his military experience, struggles and triumphs with mental health, and OF COURSE his creative process as a writer. Books, films, adaptations, Stephen frigging King, military stories, dad stories, being a creative writer, and lots more.
Such a nice guy. I hope you enjoy the interview and decide to check out one and/or all of his books.
Lastly, be on the lookout for his collection HUNGER FOR DEATH when it becomes available on Halloween 2021 (mwah-ha-ha!).
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SOCIAL LINKS
Joshua Marsella on:
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Andrew "Drew" Smith is my old friend and fellow former educator. We both taught for half a decade or so before venturing into different careers. However, our training--both in content and in pedagogy--prepared us surprisingly well for our chosen paths.
Listen as we discuss our best and worst memories, how teachers REALLY talk in the teachers' lounge (sadly, it's always very good), and what it was like for Drew as an intern trying to teach non-English speaking refugees who were illiterate in their native language and never received formal education. (Amongst other things.)
I mentioned the book EXPLORE/CREATE by , and I highly recommend it.
Thanks for listening.
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Peter Spaulding is known on Twitch as Retep, the "plus-sized Dad-bod gamer." We met through podcasting--he formerly co-hosted the extremely popular Gig Economy Podcast, which is also under the Hey Guys Media umbrella.
Peter's always been a self-described computer guy. We talked about his history with gaming (which consoles he likes, PC vs Consoles, Twitch, Steam, etc...) Discord, his history of fun internet antics, podcasting, DJing, and all things related to his past and present passion of gaming.
If you like what you hear, you can get more at Peter's:
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For more on the show and its host:
@TallonWrites on all social media, www.christophertallon.com for news/updates/blogs/songs/stories/links/what-have-you...
And you can support the show at www.buymeacoffee.com.
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I also mentioned this book: Alone Together (Why Your Kids Are Watching Others Play) by RK Holliday.
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Thanks
-CT
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Got to sit down with the Ice Cold Comedian, Mike Logan...IN HIS HOUSE! (He's got a bad leg at the moment, so I came to him. You'll hear some neighborhood noise in the interview.)
I named this one "ADD & Homegrown Weed" because those were the main obstacles early in our conversation. But once it got going, Mike and I had a great talk. We, of course, covered creativity and the creative process, but we got into all kinds of other stuff: moving from place to place, racism, goal setting/changing goals as you age, classic art, how the media tries to convince us we're divided when, in Mike's opinion, we've actually been brought closer together in the last year and a half.
Mike tells stories from the entertainment industry, does a few impressions, cracks me up, and shares his fascinating perspective on a wide variety of topics.
Follow Mike Logan on all your favorite social media platforms @icecoldcomedian for updates on performances, a daily dose of wholesome, and some hard-but-necessary truths.
Follow the host of Creative Ops at www.christophertallon.com and as @tallonwrites on all social media!
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Hey folks,
I've been in a little bit of a creative funk lately. As it turns out, so was my buddy--the other half of podcasting's super friends, The Trophy Husbands--Kirk Ross. I asked him if he wanted to talk over some ideas, and we ended up just releasing our conversation as a podcast. We talk about the mission of CREATIVE OPS, get a few personal updates, talk shit, try to be funny...the usual.
So you'll hear my cut here, and in the days to follow you can listen to Kirk's cut on A Talk in the Attic AND watch the video on his YouTube channel.
I plan on having Kirk on for a planned interview sometime, but until then, catch up on his podcasts and videos, and follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
Peace out homefries!
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Chanel Ali is a standup comedian, writer, and actress living in NY. Chanel was honored as a “New Face” at the 2019 Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, and she can be seen on the Starz series Night Train with Wyatt Cenac and Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks on TruTV. In 2020, Chanel appeared on the CC Stand-Up/Refinery 29 series Taking the Stage and Speak Up. Chanel was also featured on the dais of the Friar’s Club’s Roast of Gloria Allred, where she is also a member, and she recently wrote for the @NetflixisaJoke social media accounts. Chanel released her debut comedy album CHANEL NO. 1 on 800lb Gorilla Records in June 2020, which NPR named "the best comedy album of 2020".
Twitter: @chanel__ali
Instagram: @chanelali
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
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TODAY'S GUEST: Pedro "The Roadie" Rodriguez
Pedro has been a roadie for over 20 years, spending a good deal of that time as the tour manager for the band KMFDM. He talks about his various roadie gigs, landing a dream job with KMFDM, starting the Karuna Art Collective in Philadelphia, making music and art, collaborating, and bringing up young creatives.
FOLLOW THE HOST
@christopher_tallon on IG
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FOLLOW PEDRO:
Pedro on IG: @pedrotheroadie
Karuna Art Collective on IG: @karunacollectiveart
Pedro on FB: @pedrotheroadie
Karuna Art Collective on FB: @karunacollectiveart
HEAR PEDRO (aka Namo Maitri):
Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
Jonathan Wayne Freeman is a funny funny man. He didn't find his niche until he was in his late 30s, but now he's posting funny stuff on IG daily, and getting paid to endorse cool stuff. He's an inspiration and always good for a giggle.
Go check out @jonathanwaynefreeman on Instagram and peruse the JWF online shop.
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Go to www.christophertallon.com if you don't have anything better to do right now.
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