A Podcast for Creative People

A Podcast for Creative People, hosted by writer Christopher Tallon, is exactly what it sounds like — a podcast for creative people. Whether you ’re a painter, writer, comedian, musician, business owner, or some other genre of creative, you can count on A Podcast for Creative People to bring you inspiration and information from creatives of all types to use on your creative journey.Go forth and be creative!

A Podcast for Creative People is a arts podcast hosted by Christopher Tallon, with 96 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Christopher Tallon hosts A Podcast for Creative People, a arts show with 96 episodes published.

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  Ep.92 | Cocoon ArtSpace - The Collaborative "Growth" Exhibit

  Jun 17, 202548 minS0

  <p>Cocoon Art Space is a vibrant art gallery and studio located at 327 S. Division Ave in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded by artists (and married couple) Josie Garcia and Tedd Smith, the space serves as a hub for local creativity, offering a rotating selection of exhibitions, handmade goods, and community events.</p> <p>The "Growth" exhibit celebrates nine different artists, who over the course of two months, illustrated, painted or sculpted their idea of growth into one collaborative piece. I talked to a few of the artists about how this whole thing worked. Those artists are:</p> John Jurries* Tedd...

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  Ep.91 | Pablo Eskobear - Jammie Award Winning Producer (Best Instrumental Album)

  Jun 3, 202555 minS0

  <p>Pablo Eskobear is well known in Grand Rapids, Michigan, having recently won INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR at the Jammies. He produced tracks for a bunch of artists locally and nationally, including past guest Sonny Ski (listen to "The Grandest").</p> <p> Among other things, we talk about:</p> Pablo's "standard" musical beginnings his deviation from school band into metal drumming listen to Slow Croak how he got into hip hop collaborating vs solo projects performing making his studio building your brand promotion social media jail AI in music <p>And at the end there's a rough cut of s...

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  Ep.90 | Chris LaPorte - From Theme Parks to ArtPrize Glory

  May 13, 20251h 3mS0

  <p>In this episode Chris LaPorte, the Grand Rapids-based artist who won the second ArtPrize competition and currently teaches at Aquinas College, shares the personal and creative journey that led him from one year of being an engineering student to award-winning artist—and yes, there’s an '80s cover band involved.</p> <p>Chris opens up about his decision to leave engineering school to attend art school, mostly to follow his creative passion. (Partly to join an '80s cover band.) He reflects on his early work drawing caricatures in theme parks, the years of dedication behind his large-scale penc...

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  Ep.89 | Hot Sauce Challenge! - w/ Ivan Labra

  May 7, 202530 minS0

  <p>WATCH THE VIDEO HERE on Ivan's youtube channel. Ivan who, you ask?</p> <p>Ivan Labra, the photographer from episode 78 (who also took my author photo for my most recent book, Sleepwalker Angel), returned with the Hot Ones Season 25 hot sauces. We consumed hot wings at Carbon Stories in Grand Rapids, Michigan, filming and recording audio as we went along.</p> <p>It's kinda like my normal podcast, but we try to do this episode while our mouths are on fire. Enjoy!</p> <p> </p>

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  Ep.88 | Working GalaxyCon Richmond with the Pop-Up BookShoppe

  Apr 21, 202539 minS0

  <p>The GalaxyCon in Richmond, Virginia, was a ton of fun. I carpooled with Rich Hosek, and together we drove through the night—taking shifts at the wheel—until we arrived in Richmond, Virginia, at day one of this four-day event to sell books with the Pop-Up BookShoppe for the first time.</p> <p>The Pop-Up BookShoppe is run by an author I first met at the GalaxyCon in Columbus in 2024—C.R. Rice, who was a guest on episode 86. We talked about the Pop-Up BookShoppe then, and this time I went and worked it. In short, it's like an author...

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