The True Meaning of Discipline with John Cage and Mason Currey
Today's episode is based on Mason Currey's piece, John Cage on the true meaning of discipline. You should subscribe to Mason's essential newsletter, Subtle Maneuvers. And here's his piece about totally insane, unhinged, helpful strategies.
Mason's book, Making Art and Making a Living is available for pre-order here.
The John Cage interview excerpts come from The Internet Archive. Hear the whole thing @John Cage interviewed by Jack Hirschman in Los Angeles, 1963.
Mason was last on TBAS talking about procrastinating properly.
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Dogs and Berries Are Miracles. Why Not Combine Them?
Leora is a doctor and dog lover and berry lover. This advice originally aired back in August of 2020.
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You Don't Need To Remember Everything with Susannah Goodman
Susannah Goodman is an artist and potter and community organizer in Detroit.
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Leftovering with Susannah Goodman
Noticing with Susannah Goodman
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Zak interviews his hero Jonathan Goldstein
I originally interviewed Jonathan Goldstein, creator and host of the greatest podcast of all time, Heavyweight, back in 2017 for Transom.org. I'm playing it here to celebrate Heavyweight's grand return.
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This Experiment Will Help You Move From Procrastinating to Creating with Malaka Gharib
Malaka Gharib is a writer, journalist, and cartoonist. She is the author of I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir, winner of an Arab American Book Award and named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, and the New York Public Library. By day, she works on NPR’s science desk, covering the topic of global health and development. Her comics, zines, and writing have been published in NPR, Catapult, The Seventh Wave Magazine, The Nib, The Believer, and The New Yorker.
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Mason Currey's Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
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Brad Stulburg on not needing to feel good to get going.
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