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Creative Moonlighting is a podcast hosted by Denise and Matthew Thornton and contains content designed specifically for independent artists who are striving to transition into building a full-time business around their creative talents. The series logs Denise and Matthew's collective journey as educators by day and independent creatives by night. Join as they share experiences with film, marriage, collaboration, and creativity in general. Creative Moonlighting is brought to you by Griffyn.Co Productions - a media company owned by Denise and Matthew. Email questions to Griffyn.Co@gmail.com
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Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
This week Matthew and Denise sit down with Mary Richardson, owner of the Austin based yoga sanctuary, Studio Satya. Mary shares her journey of becoming a yogi and the life lessons learned during her time spent practicing yoga in India. Mary delves into how she's learned to lean into discomfort, not only as a yogi, but as a mother, wife, and business owner during a pandemic. She shares her honest struggles and a resilient attitude that all listeners can connect to and learn from. Join Mary for a virtual yoga class at Studiosatya.com .
As always, send questions and comments to Griffynco@gmail.com
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Today, we delve into the often unacknowledged art of math. Bob Ohanian is a math teacher in Round Rock who began his career in the world of business. For all of our listeners and Creative Moonlighters, we realize that math and money management is likely the last item you want to hear about. Bob Ohanian has often referred to it as, "good napping banter." But make no mistake, if you're anything like us, you eventually reach an age where you realize that money is a problem that everyone must solve. Some folks learn the lesson sooner than later (and more often than not, are better for it). As artists we often sacrifice all our time to learn our respective crafts. But today's show is meant to explore a flipside to that coin - and hopefully - to plant a seed regarding the concept that as artists, we can be both creative and math savvy with our bank accounts. After all, having finances in order relieves the burden on our brains and frees us to be more creative. We hope you'll take a moment to tune into what "Mr. Ohanian" (as he is known at school) is talking about.
As always, send questions and comments to Griffynco@gmail.com
Saturday Sep 12, 2020
Saturday Sep 12, 2020
This week, Denise sits down with the newly retired, Barbara Taylor. Barbara reminisces about the pivotal moments throughout her 43 years as an educator that allowed her to understand how to make space for people to express themselves, and in turn, how to nurture confidence, responsibility and creativity. Listen and enjoy Barbara's infectious conversation as she embarks on a new chapter of life.
As always, send questions and comments to Griffynco@gmail.com
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
This week, Denise sits down with the young and talented, Ashley Acuna, to discuss the role of resilience and resolve not just in creativity, but in life. You'll be surprised by this young woman's maturity and insight. Moreover, her attitude and ability to express her thoughts provides a great deal of hope for the next generation of adults. Enjoy!
As always, send questions and comments to Griffynco@gmail.com
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
In this episode, Denise shares her perspective as the producer of a 21-day creative road trip. She speaks of a multi-faceted approach that spanned over a year in her planning of the trip. This is the second of a two-part series in which the pair discusses how they balance productivity with pleasure while exploring national parks and off-the-beaten-path locations across the Great American West.
And for more specific details about the planning, please check out Denise's Blog at: "Roadtrippin' During 'Rona Season"
As always, please email griffyn.co@gmail.com if you have further comments or questions. Otherwise, you may reach out to us on social media as well.
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
In this episode, Matthew and Denise record their first podcast in the car while embarking on a 21 day road trip. They dig into establishing creative routines and making intentional choices for maintaining a creative mindset while traveling. This is the first of a two-part series in which the pair discusses how they balance productivity with pleasure while exploring national parks and off-the-beaten-path locations across the Great American west. Matthew discusses how he determines what gear to pack, as well as when and how he chooses to use it.
Friday Jul 10, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
Welcome back for the second part of our interview with Christopher Thompson and Brian Cobos. In this episode, we will dig deeper into their experience of writing the feature adaptation of their short film, West of Leona. If you missed episode 15, we urge you to go back and start there to get the full experience with these two talented guys. If you would like to see some of their past work, please use (and share) the links below!
Please use the following links to view some of Chris and Brian's work:
As always, if you have a question or comment you would like to have included, email us at griffyn.co@gmail.com. Enjoy!
Friday Jul 10, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
This week, we are proud to welcome Christopher Thompson and Brian Cobos to speak on their experiences of having collaborated in film for nearly a decade. They are currently writing a feature adaptation of their short film, West of Leona, and they were kind enough to visit with us in the middle of the pandemic to do a deep-dive on what it means to collaborate successfully. If you would like to see some of their past work, please use (and share) the links below! As a further notice, this is the first of a two-part interview which will carry over to episode 16.
Please use the following links to view some of Chris and Brian's work:
As always, if you have a question or comment you would like to have included, email us at griffyn.co@gmail.com. Enjoy!
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Today, Denise and Matthew take a question from writer/actor, Brian Cobos, about the co-writing process (which hopefully will lead to a guest appearance by Brian and his writing partner Chris in a later episode ;). They then turn their attention to the affect of music on creativity. Denise has recently taken up the banjolele and the ukulele, and aims to share how learning to play music has served as a conduit for enhancing her own creativity at work.
As always, if you have a question or comment you would like to have included, email us at griffyn.co@gmail.com.
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
In this episode, Denise and Matthew talk bout the role of awards in success, and how creative folk might choose to view their success with or without a trophy to show for their efforts.