Field of Streams
Audio readings of original writing from the creative newsletter, The Stream, written by Janeen McCrae and designed to inspire you to get out and make the thing. Subjects range from writing and art to just some generally odd stuff about what it is to be creative. Sometimes essays, sometimes humor, sometimes creative exercises.
Podcasting since 2023 • 173 episodes
Field of Streams
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The time it takes is the time it takes
Slow down. Don't get mad. There are things you can control and things you can't and you can't escape time. Lemme explain what I mean.This is an audio reading of the post "The time it takes is the time it takes" from April...
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I am not a brand. I am a body of work.
You are what you make. Listen in to ten minutes of me reframing what failure and success look like for me going forward, then launch into a spirited reading of my new mantra. If you want to skip straight to that, hit 11 mins and 18 seconds and ...
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If Your Heart Beats Like a Hammer, Find a Nail
Today I read a piece of my writing triggered by Justin Hawkins, frontman of The Darkness, describing a certain type of drummer as a "shed builder." I take that term and give it a positive spin in relation to creativity and what it takes to be a...
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The Taste of Yuck: An Incomplete Oral History
Komodo dragons have an 'iron' coating on their teeth, protecting them and keeping 'em sharp. In today's episode, I make a connection between the idea of the damage negative emotions have on us and how we must eat them to learn how to digest and...
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