Emerging Form: A Bi-Weekly Podcast
Hear the latest from “Emerging Form“, a weekly podcast about the creative process.
Join me and my co-host, the New York Times bestselling science writer Christie Aschwanden as we discuss creativity, usually over a glass of wine. Themes for season one include quitting, getting started, collaboration and existential despair. Guests for season one include poets and writers as well as a sketch artist, a songwriter, a winemaker and a circus performer.
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- Episode 21: Craig Childs on life in the pandemic June 4, 2020Listen now (35 min) | Hula hooping story tellers on street corners? That’s one topic of discussion in this episode of Emerging Form, part of our miniseries on how creatives are responding to the pandemic. We speak with our friend, author and adventurer Craig Childs, whose new book,Christie Aschwanden
- Creating in the Midst of Big Change June 1, 2020Emerging Form interviews non-fiction writer Craig Childs and poet Aaron A. AbeytaRosemerry Wahtola Trommer
- Episode 20: Creativity and COVID-19 with Tim Green May 28, 2020Listen now (34 min) | Are there any trends in how the pandemic has affected creative output in America? In this episode of Emerging Form, part of our miniseries on how creatives are responding to the pandemic, we speak with Timothy Green, editor of Rattle, one of America’s most popular poetry magazines. Timothy has worked […]Christie Aschwanden
- Episode 19: Creativity and COVID-19 with Peter Heller May 21, 2020Listen now (31 min) | When life gets difficult, how do we bring our best selves to meet it? That’s one of the questions we ask in this episode of Emerging Form. We continue our miniseries on creativity and COVID-19 by interviewing Peter Heller, author of The Dog Stars, a best-selling post-apocalyptic novel in which […]Christie Aschwanden
- A Preview of the Post-Apocalypse May 18, 2020An interview with Peter Heller, author of The Dog Stars, and Timothy Green, editor of RattleRosemerry Wahtola Trommer
- Episode 18: Creativity and COVID-19 with Helena de Groot May 14, 2020Listen now (28 min) | In Emerging Form’s ongoing series, Creativity and COVID-19, we interview creatives about how they’re channeling their creativity to cope with coronavirus. In this episode, we talk with Helena de Groot, a Belgian radio producer based in New York. She is the host and producer ofChristie Aschwanden
- Episode 17 Bonus: Shelter in Place May 8, 2020Listen now (8 min) | In this bonus episode, we bring you a special treat: an episode of Shelter in Place, a new podcast created by our guest this week on Emerging Form, Laura Joyce Davis. This episode is titled “The Call to Create.” Enjoy! Laura Joyce Davis Shelter in PlaceChristie Aschwanden
- Episode 17: Creativity and COVID-19 with Laura Joyce Davis May 7, 2020Listen now (38 min) | This is the first of a new mini-series in which we explore this weird new reality we’re living in by interviewing a variety of creative makers about how they’re channeling their creativity to cope with the new coronavirus. In this episode, we talk toChristie Aschwanden
- Leaning Together Into Uncertainty May 4, 2020Emerging Form launches a new miniseries devoted to creating during coronavirusRosemerry Wahtola Trommer
- Episode 16 bonus: An extended interview with Rose Eveleth April 30, 2020Listen now (25 min) | Welcome to our extended conversation with Rose Eveleth, the founder and host of Flash Forward, a podcast about the future. In this bonus episode, we talk with Rose about clarity: how she uses it to guide a project through growing pains. We’ll talk about her process for making monthly goals […]Christie Aschwanden