In this episode of Re-Creative, Joe and Mark talk to Sean Prpick, former journalist and network producer for CBC Radio. Mark kicks the conversation off to a great start by asking Joe and Sean about their favourite piece of analog tech. And then Mark indulges the two former CBC'ers as they reminisce about their CBC Radio careers—over thirty years for each of them. In Sean’s case, working as a reporter before serving as Saskatchewan’s network producer from 1990 to 2015, where, among other memorable experiences, he got to work with the legendary Peter Gzowski, without whom there would not have been any network producers.

The lads also talk about where the CBC is and where it’s headed, with Mark offering a cogent, dissenting opinion about where he thinks the CBC’s focus ought to be. And they talk about Sean’s current passion, which is something both Mark and Joe also happen to be interested in: the production of audiobooks, which Sean produces in collaboration with his daughter.

Re-Creative is a co-production of Donovan Street Press Inc. in association with MonkeyJoy Press.

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In the latest episode of Re-Creative, Mark and Joe welcome Miriam Schulman. Miriam is an artist, author, and — as host of The Inspiration Podcast — a fellow podcaster. Miriam kind of blew Joe's mind because she’s good at the business side of art. As our conversation went on Joe became increasingly curious about how her approach could apply to books and publishing.

It’s a really interesting conversation about how Miriam draws from her own artistic and financial background to teach others how to build sustainable, profitable careers from their art — without selling their souls.

As always, the conversation is built around art that has inspired our guest. In this case, Mary Renault’s classic historical novel The Bull from the Sea, the sequel to The King Must Die. Miriam tells Mark and Joe what drew her to this retelling of the Theseus myth and its emphasis on living with the consequences of one’s choices. And from there they get into how rich people think, “how they love crazy,” such as Beeple’s $100,000 pooping robot dogs, and how people typically purchase “meaning over medium.”

You can learn more about Miriam Schulman and her work by picking up a copy of her book, Artpreneur, or by visiting her website. To dive deeper into her strategies for creative business and mindset, tune into The Inspiration Place podcast, available on all major podcast platforms and YouTube.

Re-Creative is a co-production of Donovan Street Press Inc. in association with MonkeyJoy Press.

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In the latest episode of Re-Creative, Mark and Joe welcome back Matt Watts, in his second magnificent appearance on this podcast, to talk about one of his favourite movies, Mad Max: The Road Warrior.

Matt Watts appeared on Ken Finkleman’s The Newsroom and was the star and a writer on Michael, Tuesdays and Thursdays (Michael: Everyday), on CBC television.

Matt is also a comedian, radio writer, and actor. He created, wrote and starred in the CBC One radio dramas: Steve, The First, its sequel Steve, The Second and Canadia: 2056 and has written for Kids in the Hall. And he’s the author of the middle grade fiction novel Hope of the Wasteland, published by Donovan Street Press.

Re-Creative is a co-production of Donovan Street Press Inc. in association with MonkeyJoy Press.

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