Exploring CreativityExplicit
by Michael J. Morgan
Our goal is to inspire, educate and provide a community for creative people to do the best work of their entire lives.
Podcast episodes
Season 1
(Season 1 Finale) Making Cool Sh*t | Michael J. Morgan
In this week’s episode, Christian Wheeler interviews me! He and I discuss lessons from my many years of collaboration, playing and making cool shit, my relationship to process over time, curating my environment, appreciating your work, the many takeaways from the past 27 Instagram Lives, and more… Our Guest: Christian Wheeler https://www.instagram.com/christianwheeler/ Hosted by: Michael J. Morgan https://www.instagram.com/michaelj.morgan/ Learn more at: http://mjm.earth Intro Music by: Karl Remus https://www.instagram.com/karlremus/ Episode Music by: Christian Wheeler https://www.instagram.com/christianwheeler/ Mixed and Edited by: Moon Studios https://www.moon.nyc
Overcommitting and Saying No, Networking, Having a Point of View | Christian Wheeler
Musician & Writer Christian Wheeler and I discuss “Feedback languages“, setting conditions and agreements with collaborators, overcommitting and saying no, having a point of view, the creative journey towards understanding concepts and dismantling them, waiting for inspiration vs. grinding for inspiration, why networking isn’t as sleazy as it seems, wanting people to win, process orientation versus outcome orientation, burnout, and more… Our Guest: Christian Wheeler https://www.instagram.com/christianwheeler/ Hosted by: Michael J. Morgan https://www.instagram.com/michaelj.morgan/ Learn more at: http://mjm.earth Intro Music by: Karl Remus https://www.instagram.com/karlremus/ Episode Music by: Christian Wheeler https://www.instagram.com/christianwheeler/ Mixed and Edited by: Moon Studios https://www.moon.nyc
Reframing Past Narratives, The Burden of Teams, Productizing Creative Work | Ruairi O'Flaherty
Mastering Engineer Ruairi O’Flaherty and I discuss what it looks like to be an awful collaborator, the burden of teams, the instructions around feedback, honesty, the toxicity and benefit of comparison, productizing creative work, the necessary conditions for play, discovering the self, reframing past narratives, and more… Our Guest: Ruairi O’Flaherty https://www.instagram.com/nonamemcnoname/ Hosted by: Michael J. Morgan https://www.instagram.com/michaelj.morgan/ Learn more at: http://mjm.earth Intro Music by: Karl Remus https://www.instagram.com/karlremus/ Episode Music by: Christian Wheeler https://www.instagram.com/christianwheeler/ Mixed and Edited by: Moon Studios https://www.moon.nyc
The Limits of Titles, Being a Business and a Creative, Practice | Molly Fletcher
Violinist, Composer, Touring & Recording Artist Molly Fletcher and I discuss How giving yourself a title can limit you, multipotentiality, the Macarena, viewing yourself as a business and a creative, The various forms of practice, collaboration, The ebb and flow of creative work, and more… Our Guest: Molly Fletcher https://www.instagram.com/molfizzle/ Hosted by: Michael J. Morgan https://www.instagram.com/michaelj.morgan/ Learn more at: http://mjm.earth Intro Music by: Karl Remus https://www.instagram.com/karlremus/ Episode Music by: Christian Wheeler https://www.instagram.com/christianwheeler/ Mixed and Edited by: Moon Studios https://www.moon.nyc
MERCHHH, What Makes an Excellent Collaboration, Fashion and Our Identity | Lord Landon Michael
SPECIAL EPISODE I have recently released a clothing collection called MERCHHH To give you some background on the line and introduce you to one of my favorite collaborators on the project, I spoke with Hybrid Creative and Fashion Architect, Lord Landon Michael. We discuss the inspiration for MERCHHH, what makes an excellent collaborator, fashion and its relationship with our identity, and so much more... Listen until the end for a special coupon code. ;-) Our Guest: Lord Landon Michael https://www.instagram.com/lordlandonmichael/ Hosted by: Michael J. Morgan https://www.instagram.com/michaelj.morgan/ Learn more at: http://mjm.earth https://www.merchhh.com