Join Allysia and Dave for a discussion with Humboldt crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki and Lucas Frison of Prairie Cat Productions about their new documentary series called "We Were Broncos" (streaming now).

This discussion spans Ryan's journey with high-level competitive sports following a significant spinal injury as well as his experience being filmed in a story about his life. We also discuss filmmaking with Lucas: the process of getting a series to production (and beyond), "making it" as a filmmaker, and much more.

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Join Dave and Allysia for an audio-only evening chat about the ways in which they have levelled up in life over the past handful of months. This conversation spans being a university professor (Dave), going to grad school for philosophy (Allysia), the wonders of Eurovision, songs that make us feel something, apprehensions about AI (and its uses), and much more.

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Dave's musical feels pick:BONES AND ALL | “You Made it Feel Like Home” by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | Official Music VideoAllysia's musical feels pick:Dear Rouge | Stolen Days | First Play Live

Join us with filmmaker Aaron Sinclair, who is a writer, director, editor, composer, sound designer, and who takes up a bunch of other roles besides. We talk about what is involved in making a feature-length film, how to source financing, thinking outside the box for unique film formats, and more.

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Join us for a special episode with our good friend Rob Hillstead, who works in the film industry in Vancouver, BC. He wears many hats as a film director, musician, producer, lighting technician, and more, and we talk to him about some of the ups and downs of working on prominent film sets. We also discuss his history with artistic activism, particularly seen in the full-length documentary "Balikbayan" he directed, edited and filmed. Don't miss this one! Rob's portfolio: https://darkgems.media/portfolio Check out Rob on imdb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2228548/ Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum⁠

Today's episode features Evie Johnny Ruddy, who introduces us to the Transgender Media Portal. They give us a peak into their artistic journey as a journalist, a walking tour creator, and an augmented reality artist and teacher. They also discuss the launch of the brand new Transgender Media Portal, which is a growing database that connects the user to transgender filmmakers and their works. Evie Johnny fills us in on the thought process behind the creation of the portal, some of the challenges in creating the new site, and how we can support transgender filmmakers. Find the Transgender Media Portal here: https://www.transgendermediaportal.org/ Find the "Queering the Queen City" walking tour here: https://izi.travel/en/7f7d-queering-the-queen-city/en Find the augmented reality "Buffalo Futurism" app here: https://www.commonweal.ca/buffalo-futurism-app Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseumhttps://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum

In today's episode, Dave and Allysia each share four tips for how to deal with writer's block, whether or not you're a writer - the expression applies just as easily to all of the creative arts. They discuss their own experience (or lack thereof) with writer's block, and share tactical strategies for dealing with it. This is an actionable episode, so let's get that abundance rolling in our creative lives! Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum⁠

Join Dave and Allysia for a conversation with Alex of Alex Paul Artistry. The discussion includes the topics of being a pop singer, transitioning to entrepreneurship, finding a niche in the beauty industry, natural beauty, expression and appearance, gender norms in beauty, self-care for men, cosmetics and their therapeutic value as an art form, when an interest in beauty turns into an obsession, and other topics. Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum⁠

In today's episode, Dave and Allysia discuss the chicken-or-egg problem of mental health and the creative arts. We get personal and talk about how creativity and music helped us through our own significant challenges, and also the ways in which creativity has exacerbated our mental health issues. We muse on why so many people in the arts seem to struggle with mental health issues, discuss self-care solutions and ways to navigate the darkness, and more. Thanks for tuning in!

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