The Good News Podcast is your thrice weekly reminder that not all news is bad.
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Film & TV, The Creative Process: Acting, Directing, Writing, Cinematography, Producers, Composers, Costume Design, Talk Art & Creativity
Acting, Directing, Writing, Cinematography Producing Conversations: Creative Process Original Series
Film & TV episodes of the popular The Creative Process podcast. We speak to actors, directors, writers, cinematographers & variety of behind the scenes creatives about their work and how they forged their creative careers. To listen to ALL arts & creativity episodes of “The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society”, you’ll find our main podcast on Apple: tinyurl.com/thecreativepod, Spotify: tinyurl.com/thecreativespotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! Exploring the fascinating minds o ...
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A new detention option could get more kids outside and soaking up some tree time. Read more about these hiking detentions here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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From the archive, a science-y food startup called Savor is building the butter of... the FUTURE! Now, it seems like folks are eating (and enjoying) this new butter and I might finally get that taste-test that I want. Read more about future-butter here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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An innovative bike design is built for people who need the most reliable possible bike. Learn more about the bike here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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Along the Klamath River, the Yurok Tribe is back in their rightful role as stewards and conservationists of forests in California. Read more about the land back deal here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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Beavers are so back baby! It's a good sign for Portugal and it should help the area rivers too! Read more about the work of tracking Iberian beavers here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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An Actor Prepares - SHARON LAWRENCE on Crafting Complex Characters - Highlights
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20:42“I would encourage you, as I do if you're an actor, to know your own equipment, know your own psychology, and use the great teachers that are synthesized in my favorite teacher's book, Moss, who I studied with later. There is a book called Intent to Live that distills down Uta Hagen, Stella Adler, Bobby Lewis, and Stanislavski. The great teachers a…
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SHARON LAWRENCE on Acting, Activism & The Art of Transformation
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1:02:31“That transformation was key to my next step as an artist, to knowing that's what acting is. It isn't just posing; it isn't just being a version of yourself in a way that was free. Performing wasn't just performing; it was transforming. I think that artists find that in many different ways, and as actors, there are many ways into that. I would enco…
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A new game helps connect younger and older people and share accomplishments. Seems like a great idea! Read more about the game here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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Researchers in Japan have created a plastic-ish material that is strong and flexible, but dissolves when it gets salty... like in an ocean! Read more about this cool material here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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Childhood, Creativity & the Stories that Define Who We Are with MEGAN ABBOTT - Highlights
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16:23“I think that it all goes back to childhood. I’ve always really been writing about family. I suppose we always are. I do think that it is the original wound, and it's where we are kind of wired and built from those early years. So I think every other relationship just replicates that. It's very natural for me to go there, I suppose because the feel…
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Exploring Family Dynamics & Fierce Female Friendships with Novelist MEGAN ABBOTT
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49:59“I always say to young writers, you need to put your heart on the page. Don't worry about being like anyone else. I would say that foremost, in any of the arts, it is self-expression at its core. I don't buy rules or a set criteria or a static criteria. I don't believe in any of that. I think the most exciting talents are kind of inexplicable. You …
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An update to a story from about a year ago. Researchers have found a way to use more of the cocoa pod to make delicious, delicious chocolate! Read more about the new chocolate formula here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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A new designation encourages people to think about their cities differently. Read more about National Park Cities here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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Caretakers in California are dressing up to help a young bear get ready to face the wilderness. Read more about the bear and its caretakers here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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Engineering, science, and mathematics have all been leveraged to design less-gross urinals, that's good news! Read more about the urinal designs here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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From the archive, if you like to listen to nature sounds like rain to relax, you can do that and help the planet at the same time. Read more about the project here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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A giant, glassy building in Chicago has upgraded it's windows to make them safer for birds flying on by. Read more about the glass and the birds here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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Ronan, a 15yr old sea lion has great rhythm and it's raising questions about music and what it means to be musical. Read more about the research here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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Another update from Voyager 1 and 2 out in interstellar space. A 20-year-old bug needed to get figured out- and fast! Read more about the repair effort here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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Building Bridges, Breaking Cycles: Personal Stories of Healing, Social Justice & Activism
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12:59How do our personal relationships affect political movements and activism? What can we learn from Native American tradition to restore ecological balance? How can transforming capitalism help address global inequality and the environmental crisis? DEAN SPADE (Author of Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell T…
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From the archive, avocados get a high-tech new label and it could save a lot of plastic! Also, the avocado producer making these laser-etched avocados has also recently started making natural dyes from the avocado pits that would normally get composted or chucked- that's good news too! Read more about the avocado dye here ★ Support this podcast on …
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Guerrilla gardening is a pretty fun act of rebellion that I can totally get behind. Learn more about guerrilla gardening here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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From the archive, an international competition to see who can space out... best? The most? The... farthest? There is a competition coming up! If you're in the area and you space out competitively, let me know- I'd love to hear about it. Read more about the competition here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
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Exploring Trauma, Healing & the Creative Process with Author LIZ MOORE - Highlights
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12:13“I think income inequality really greatly contributes to the rage that people might feel, even as some Americans won't. What don't recognize that a more communal society might benefit them. What they see instead is, why don't I have what that person has? Something's getting in my way. And it's not a lack of, of community, it's: somebody else is kee…
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Two stories of communities coming together to move books- books to be sold and books to be borrowed! Read more about the library move here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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Family, Addiction & Overcoming Trauma - LIZ MOORE on Long Bright River starring AMANDA SEYFRIED
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49:08“ I've lived in Philadelphia for about 16 years. The book itself was inspired by my time spent in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia interviewing a lot of the people that I met there, both longtime residents of the neighborhood and also people who were transient, a lot of people struggling with addiction and a lot of women doing sex work…
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A popular TV show in Sweden is something you can watch for hours- technically 24 hours for days if you'd like! Read more about slow TV and the moose migration here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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Three stories about turtle: old parents, turtle rescue, and conservation successes! Read more about the sea turtle survey here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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PAUL LYNCH discusses Prophet Song, Beyond the Sea & his Creative Process - Highlights
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18:19"The country spoke Irish largely before it spoke English. Grammatically, the structure of Irish is different from English. As Ireland adopted the English language, this sort of hybridization started to occur, where the English language was placed on top of Irish grammatical constructions. You get this slipperiness, this ability to move sentences, t…
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On Storytelling, Film & The Human Condition w/ Booker Prize Winner, Fmr. Film Journalist PAUL LYNCH
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48:39 “We narrate the story of our lives to ourselves. We narrate it in linear fashion. And I know many writers have played with time in all sorts of amazing ways, but we're storytellers. This is what we do. And if you give the brain a story, a prepackaged story, you're giving a cheesecake. That's what it wants. That's why it loves stories. That's why o…
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Scientists have zapped retinae with lasers and described a color never before seen by the human eye. Read more (and see an un-lasered) version of the color here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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A sloth named Rico has undergone a novel surgery to help with a toothache. Read more about the surgery here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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Stumpy's clones are alive and well one year later and Stumpy fever is still going strong- it even has a theme song now! Check out the Stumpy song here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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ADAM MOSS - Fmr. Editor of New York Magazine, Author, Artist on Creativity as a Process - Highlights
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14:23“When I was working at the Times and the Times Magazine, on one Tuesday morning, the towers fell. September 11, 2001. The magazine had a 10-day lead time, so it was a weekly that was essentially 10 days old by the time it came out. We came to work and realized the world had changed, and the entire process, the magazine had been made for over a hund…
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An art exhibit about failure and getting better has a phone number you can call to inspire others- so cool! Read more about the exhibit here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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A cool and useful project that leverages the power of listening for improving mental health. Read more about the project here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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A new rat is on the scene, sniffing out dangers and helping humans stay safe. Good work Ronin! Read more about Ronin here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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A group of helpful rebels are building and installing seating around the Bay Area. Read more about the benches here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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An update to a story from a few years ago- a bridge has been built! Read more about the project here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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From the archive, a big publisher is experimenting with page-saving fonts to cut down on paper. Read more about the fonts here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Good News Podcast
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