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Re-Creative

Re-Creative

De : Mark A. Rayner and Joe Mahoney (MonkeyJoy Press and Donovan Street Press Inc.)
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Hosted by Joe Mahoney and Mark A. Rayner, Re-Creative is a podcast about creativity and the works that inspire it. We talk to creative people from all walks of life, and learn from them what piece of art stokes their own imaginative fires.

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  • David Perlmutter and the Powerpuff Girls

    David Perlmutter and the Powerpuff Girls
    Jul 4 2026
    Re-Creative Spotlight: David PerlmutterIn episode 17 of Re-Creative from our first season, Mark A. Rayner and I talk to writer, encyclopedist, and cartoon expert David Perlmutter. David, a freelance writer based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, takes us on a deep dive into the history of cartoons.We posted that episode on July 5th, 2023. And I have noticed in the years since that David has been an unflagging supporter of both our Re-Creative podcast and Donovan Street Press. Thanks David!Mark and I both really enjoyed this conversation. I’ve always loved cartoons, and this episode gave us an opportunity to talk about the cartoons we loved growing up. For David, it was the Smurfs and G.I. For Mark and I, Bugs Bunny and The Flintstones. Every Saturday night I would park myself in front of the television with my sisters and watch Bugs Bunny, often while eating supper. It was just about the only time my parents would let us eat in front of the television. David walks us through how developments in each decade contributed to the next generation of animation. One of David’s greatest inspirations was the late-90s breakthrough show Powerpuff Girls, created by Craig McCracken, which David explained was heavily influenced by the Batman television series from the 60s. Craig McCracken, David told us, was “like the Kurosawa of television animation.”If you like cartoons, we think you’ll really appreciate this episode of Re-Creative.David Perlmutter’s published works include the non-fiction books America ‘Toons In: A History Of Television Animation (McFarland and Co.) and The Encyclopedia Of American Animated Television Shows (Rowman and Littlefield); as well as a number of speculative fiction collections and novellas, including Orthicon (2020). You can purchase David’s books via the Independent Author Network or on Amazon.You can subscribe to six month’s worth of this podcast completely for free. Paid subscriptions support Donovan Street Press Inc. and the creation of new books and podcasts.Re-Creative is a co-production of Donovan Street Press Inc. in association with MonkeyJoy Press.Contact us at: contact@donovanstreetpress.com If you don’t wish to receive the podcast (or you’re receiving too many emails from this newsletter), it is possible to manage your Substack subscription to receive only the sections you want (e.g., the Donovan Street Press newsletter, the Captain’s Away serial, the Re-Creative podcast) via your account settings. You can do so by clicking on your avatar and selecting “Manage subscription” or by directly navigating to your account page.Follow Joe Mahoney and Donovan Street Press Inc. on: Goodreads, Bluesky, Threads, Mastadon, Facebook, and Instagram Get full access to Donovan Street Press Inc. at mahoneyj.substack.com/subscribe
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    40 min
  • Krista Wallace on Tunnel Vision

    Krista Wallace on Tunnel Vision
    Jun 17 2026
    Re-Creative Spotlight: Krista WallaceIn this season one episode of Re-Creative, Mark and I chat with Port Coquitlam-based fantasy author, actor, and musician Krista Wallace. Krista has a remarkably varied creative footprint: she writes and records audiobooks inside her walk-in closet, sings in a couple of jazz groups (including the beautifully named Fat Jazz), and pays the bills by working as a standardized patient for the UBC Faculty of Medicine—meaning she channels her acting training to simulate specific illnesses for medical students under exam conditions.The inspiration for our conversation was a tiny, four-by-five-inch original watercolor by Burnaby artist Jane Appleby titled Tunnel Vision. Krista bought it years ago, later ran into the artist by pure coincidence at a youth baseball game, and ultimately used the painting as the direct blueprint for a pivotal, un-plotted underground journey in her fantasy series. We dug into how her background in jazz improvisation strips away the fear of the unknown, giving her the confidence to follow a narrative down a dark tunnel without a premeditated exit strategy. You can check out Krista’s novels and short stories on her website here. If the tale about Tunnel Vision intrigues you, then you should definitely read her trilogy, beginning with Gatekeepers Key. Her weekly podcast is called Totally Fantastic Title.Support the PainterAbove is the watercolor painting that inspired Krista, Tunnel Vision, by Burnaby artist Jane Appleby.Visit Jane Appleby’s website to see some of her more recent works.You can subscribe to six month’s worth of this podcast completely for free. Paid subscriptions support Donovan Street Press Inc. and the creation of new books and podcasts.Re-Creative is a co-production of Donovan Street Press Inc. in association with MonkeyJoy Press.Contact us at: contact@donovanstreetpress.com If you don’t wish to receive the podcast (or you’re receiving too many emails from this newsletter), it is possible to manage your Substack subscription to receive only the sections you want (e.g., the Donovan Street Press newsletter, the Captain’s Away serial, the Re-Creative podcast) via your account settings. You can do so by clicking on your avatar and selecting “Manage subscription” or by directly navigating to your account page.Follow Joe Mahoney and Donovan Street Press Inc. on: Goodreads, Bluesky, Threads, Mastadon, Facebook, and Instagram Get full access to Donovan Street Press Inc. at mahoneyj.substack.com/subscribe
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    45 min
  • Timothy S. Johnston on The Fly

    Timothy S. Johnston on The Fly
    Apr 30 2026
    Re-Creative Spotlight: Timothy S. JohnstonIn the latest episode of Re-Creative, Mark and I welcome back Timothy S. Johnston, who’s quickly becoming our resident SF monster movie expert. But not just any monster movie — only the best. Having previously dissected John Carpenter’s The Thing for us, Timothy returns to remind us of the brilliance of Canadian director David Cronenberg’s 1986 masterpiece The Fly on the occasion of its 40th-anniversary. Timothy clearly knows his stuff; he’s come well prepared with a bevy of facts and trivia about the making of The Fly along with a thoughtful analysis of what makes the movie special. The Inspiration: Body Horror as High ArtTimothy considers The Fly a definite improvement on the original. I’ve never seen the original but have no problem agreeing that Cronenberg’s version—filmed in Toronto—is a superb (if unsettling) piece of filmmaking. One thing I never got around to mentioning to Mark and Timothy during our conversation was that I was lucky enough to meet David Cronenberg back in 2008, taping an episode of Q for CBC Radio. After the host interviewed Cronenberg, which (if memory serves) was a pre-tape — meaning we recorded the interview a day or two before the actual live show — we sat around chatting with the famous director. I remember him telling us about making The History of Violence. For that movie he’d studied up on a martial arts system called Target Focus Training, employed by the hero of that movie, which I knew a little bit about because someone in the dojo I was training in at the time happened to be super interested in that system.Cronenberg was super casual and down-to-earth but also a tiny bit threatening, as you can hear in this clip from a “Previously On” promo for the show Q that I made afterward (you’ll hear Cronenberg’s voice right after Phil Collins and right before Jeremy Irons). (You can also hear the Canadian Indie band Ohbijou in that promo. Love those guys.)Support Our GuestTimothy S. Johnston is a lifelong fan of thrillers and science fiction thrillers in both print and film. His greatest desire is to contribute to the genre which has given him so much over the past five decades. He wishes he could personally thank every novelist, screenwriter, filmmaker, director and actor who has ever inspired him to tell great stories. He has been an educator for twenty-five years and a writer for thirty. He lives on planet Earth, but he dreams of the stars. Visit www.timothysjohnston.com to register for news alerts, read his blog and reviews, and learn more about his current and upcoming thrillers. Timothy is the author of The War Beneath, The Savage Deeps, Fatal Depth, An Island of Light, The Shadow of War, and A Blanket of Steel. His futuristic murder mystery/thrillers include The Furnace, The Freezer, and The Void. He has won the 2018 GLOBAL THRILLER Award (Action/Adventure category), the 2016 EPIC Award (Science Fiction), the 2015 CYGNUS Award (Science Fiction Thriller), the 2020 CYGNUS Award (Climate Fiction category), the 2021 GLOBAL THRILLER Award, the 2015 CLUE Award (Blended Mystery category), the 2023 CYGNUS Science Fiction Award Grand Prize, the 2024 CYGNUS Award (Climate Fiction), and the 2024 GLOBAL THRILLER Award Grand Prize. He has been Finalist or Semi-Finalist in other award competitions, and short- or longlisted in others. Follow Timothy on Facebook @TSJAuthor and Twitter @TSJ_Author.You can subscribe to six month’s worth of this podcast completely for free. Paid subscriptions support Donovan Street Press Inc. and the creation of new books and podcasts.Re-Creative is a co-production of Donovan Street Press Inc. in association with MonkeyJoy Press.Contact us at: contact@donovanstreetpress.com If you don’t wish to receive the podcast (or you’re receiving too many emails from this newsletter), it is possible to manage your Substack subscription to receive only the sections you want (e.g., the Donovan Street Press newsletter, the Captain’s Away serial, the Re-Creative podcast) via your account settings. You can do so by clicking on your avatar and selecting “Manage subscription” or by directly navigating to your account page.Follow Joe Mahoney and Donovan Street Press Inc. on: Goodreads, Bluesky, Threads, Mastadon, Facebook, and Instagram Get full access to Donovan Street Press Inc. at mahoneyj.substack.com/subscribe
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    55 min
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