The Creative Muscle Podcast
1) Universal Standard Brings Elevated Fashion to All Bodies
Together with cofounder Polina Veksler, Alexandra Waldman created Universal Standard in 2015 to obliterate the dividing line of size—a style barrier which often determines who has the privilege and fr...Show More
2) How the Co-Founder of Kickstarted Decided What to Do Next
Imagine you co-found something enormous and culture-shaping like, say, Kickstarter. Where do you go from there? How do you decide what to do next? Charles Adler is a designer and technologist who has ...Show More
3) Peter Dunn Helps People Do Good Work On-the-Go
As we prepare to enter the third decade of the 21st century, fewer people than ever are working in traditional offices. Many of us do our work in coffee shops, airports, hotel rooms, on-location with ...Show More
4) Two Lost Girls, One RV, and the Wild World of Vintage
Six years ago Sarah Azzouzi and Kyla Embrey started a locally-owned, woman-owned and minority-owned small business called Lost Girls Vintage, a pop-up shop operating out of a 1976 Dodge RV Camper (and...Show More
5) Ello Combats Single-Use Plastic With Style
So many people go into creative work because they want to make something that will be noticed or make an impression. But what about the kind of creativity that's meant to blend in with our everyday li...Show More
6) There Is No “I” in Beer
Do all craft brewery taprooms have to be industrial spaces with loud music blasting over guys drinking hoppy beers at tables made of reclaimed wood? Samantha Lee thinks not. She is the co-founder of H...Show More
7) Lyric Opera Fight Choreographer Nick Sandys Makes Violence Look Real...for the Good of the World
In many operas and plays you see characters get stabbed, shot or killed in a fight. Or course, no one’s really dying or getting hurt, but it has to look like they are. That’s where Nick Sandys comes i...Show More
8) A Gunshot Victim, an Artist, and a Psychologist Walk Into a Glassblowing Studio
It’s no secret that there are astonishingly high levels of gun violence in Chicago, particularly among young people. Could creativity be part of the solution? Project Fire is an artist development emp...Show More
A Gunshot Victim, an Artist, and a Psychologist Walk Into a Glassblowing Studio
25:35 | Jun 14th, 2019
9) Victor Saad Took the Leap
If you want to learn and grow, do you have to go back to school and get a Master’s Degree? Victor Saad designed his own Master’s by completing 12 projects in 12 months. He called it The Leap Year Proj...Show More
10) Teri Turner Wants No Crumbs Left On Your Plate
If you’re freaked out by a recipe with more than ten ingredients, if you don’t know what to make for dinner tomorrow, if you’re ready to take your cooking game to the next level, Teri Turner is here f...Show More