In this episode I realise how important meaning is as a way of organising my attention, reflect on the value of starting before I am ready in any creative endeavour and try to understand why human beings seek out quiet and stillness in nature only to fill it with noise.

TL;DL
1:14 “The River Thames Project” and organising my attention to find flow
11:56 On humans and making noise in nature
19:15 A trip to Canada and the importance of starting before you are ready to start
29:04 The mysterious world of Connie Cyclonic

Links to things I mentioned
The paper on flow that I mention
Sound of Silence podcast
The imperfect portrait experiment
Two day Inner Critic Workshop
Mask Workshop
Solstice Festival at Samphire Hoe

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(Total listening time 30’ 44”)

In this episode, encountering some midges on a run gets me reflecting on nuclear terror in the 1980s, I contemplate how therapeutic art works brilliantly in the gaps between words, and explore why acts of carnival are vital for weirdos trying to make a meaningful difference in the world.

TL;DL
02’ 06” A chain of thought from midges to 1980s nuclear terror
10’25” The microtonal power of therapeutic art
18’ 18” The performative solemnity of the consummate professional
26’ 47” Jackdaw invasion!
35’ 24” Upcoming workshops and Samphire Hoe Solstice Festival

Links to things I mentioned
Jonno Hanafin’s Percieved Weirdness Index
Unhurried moments podcast where I tell the story of that moment
Playing at the Edge Inner Critic Workshop
Paper Cutting Workshop in Guildford
Mask workshop
Samphire Hoe Solstice Festival

The written substack version of this episode can be read on my Substack.

If you're wondering why this is an accidental podcast then listen to the first 5 minutes of episode one.

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(Total listening time 37’ 53”)

In this episode I investigate a strange fact I was sent about crows being rainbow coloured, explore impermanence and the art of ending projects at their peak, and lament the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station and what that can teach us about the dangers of “golf-course creativity.”

TL;DL
04’ 32” I got sent a weird book about Rooks
08’ 36” Are crows in fact rainbow coloured?
12’ 43” The art of the intentional ending
25’ 04” The lost soul of Battersea Power Station
34’ 33” The Creatively Eccentric Podcast
35’ 37” Details about forthcoming Open Studio events

Links to things I mentioned
Fred Deakin on Instagram
Lemon Jelly
Talking Jim Reilly on the Glen Dye Podcast
The Creatively Eccentric Podcast
Details about Open Studios
Buy stuff in my shop
Buy me a coffee (support this podcast)

The written substack version of this episode can be read on my Substack.

If you're wondering why this is an accidental podcast then listen to the first 5 minutes of episode one.

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(Total listening time 36’ 49”)

In this episode I try to resist doing anything special for episode ten but end up going down a decenary rabbit hole, I reflect on the difference between aloneness and loneliness and rethink the brain’s role in creativity through getting to know a primitive sea creature.

TL;DL
3’ 12” Why does the number 10 feel so significant anyway?
9 ’42” A story of transforming lonliness into solitude on a remote island
26 ’20” The human brain and the happy little stomach on a stick
32’ 35” Come hang out in my brain
33’ 22” Bad crow biology

Links to things I mentioned
The Ocracoke Art Adventure
The article about "The British artists" in the Ocracoke Observer
7 ½ lessons about the brain book
"Towards a social psychology of loneliness" paper
Upcoming workshops (Masks, musical improv, paper cutting)
Details about my forthcoming Open Studio

The written substack version of this episode can be read on my Substack.

If you're wondering why this is an accidental podcast then listen to the first 5 minutes of episode one.

Comments, questions, requests and stuff to stevexoh@gmail.com

(Total listening time 34' 26”)

In this episode I express my love of the River Thames through the metaphor of a storybook with the bridges as the chapters, explore the difference between art culture and meme culture, and reflect on boredom as a powerful indicator of living a meaningful life.

TL;DL
2’ 41” A trip to St Leonards and the Hong Kong valley of the spiders
6 ’02” A love affair with the Thames
15’ 16” The existential importance of boredom
17’ 33” Readings from my old school reports
27’ 07” Memes vs art
37’ 26” Support the show and a soabox bit about podcasts
39’ 44” Jim the Podcast Sherpa

Links to things I mentioned
Seething Wells
10 Year plan prints
My shop
Podcast with Jim the Podcast Sherpa
My next mask workshop
Super Secret Musical Improv Workshop
My online shop
Become a patron of my studio
Buy me a coffee (from £1)

The written substack version of this episode can be read on my Substack.

If you're wondering why this is an accidental podcast then listen to the first 5 minutes of episode one.

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(Total listening time 41’ 46”)

In this episode I reflect on the cyclical emotional process of making this podcast, tumble down a fascinating eel rabbit hole, ponder the excruciating greyness of “normal”, and explore my love of the brilliant weirdo.

TL;DL
1’ 15” Running in the dark and the peril of head-torches
6’ 34” The repeated process of making this podcast
8’ 55” The excruciating greyness of normal
10’ 53” Patterns of stuckness
12’ 54” Tumbling down an eel rabbit hole
18’ 22” My love of the brilliant weirdo
32’ 20” Making little zines that you can buy
33’ 02” Mask workshop promo
33’ 24” Spread the word

Links to things I mentioned
Sound of Silence podcast
Pavement’s “Type Slowly”
Michael Malay’s “Late Light”
Watzlavick et al on stuckness
Daniel Johnston: “Walking the cow”
Lucia Pamela: “Walking on the moon”
Wesley Willis: “Rock and roll McDonalds”
The Shaggs: “Philosophy of the world”
Connie Converse: “I have considered the Lillies”
The Legendary Stardust Cowboy on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in
Shooby Taylor live at The Apollo
Daniel Johnston’s first live TV appearance
Buy my zines
My next mask workshop
My online shop
Become a patron of my studio
Buy me a coffee (from £1)

The written substack version of this episode: Stevexoh’s substack thing.

If you're wondering why this is an accidental podcast then listen to the first 5 minutes of episode one.

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(Total listening time 34’42”)

In this episode I talk about how discovering a bizarre mural has helped me approach the festive season with a little more resilience, reflect on ego ideals as the posters my inner critic keeps on its bedroom wall and tell the story of the man who loved dragons as a way of exploring the phenomenon of aboutism.

TL;DL
6’ 17” The Kingstonymus Bosch mural
15’ 38” The ghostly posters on the inner critic's bedroom wall
24’ 05” All about aboutism
24' 45” The man who loved dragons
30'56” The imperfect portrait experiment
36'25" Plug for my 20% off sale in my shop and mask workshop

Links to things I mentioned
London's horrific AI mural (Evening Standard article)
My talk about learning to dance with my inner critic
The Inexpert 2018 conference experiment
Drawing portraits in Trafalgar Square
John Luke Robert’s telling the story of the person who hated his gig
My online shop
My next mask workshop
Become a patron of my studio
Buy me a coffee (from £1)

The written substack version of this episode: Stevexoh’s substack thing.

If you're wondering why this is an accidental podcast then listen to the first 5 minutes of episode one.

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(Total listening time 38'00")

In this episode I reflect on how much I love autumn, tell the story of a crow reunion, play a weird song I wrote and performed in assembly age 8, experiment with less censored/more eccentric social interaction and talk about the power of masks that help reveal more of who we already are.

TL;DL
2’ 15” I really love autumn
4’ 36” A crow reunion
14’ 27” The open studio/welcome to my world
22' 02” The bizarre assembly performance remembered
26’ 51” Experiments in social interaction
31’ 01” Reflections on masks that reveal
44’ 32” Plugs for festive markets I’m doing
46’ 06” Weird greetings cards available in my shop

Links to things I mentioned
Buy a print of "Crow Therapy"
Feelings are Real exhibition at Barbican (Feb 25)
My studio
Partners zine
Keith Johnstone
Len Dancing
My mask workshops
My shop

The written substack version of this episode: Stevexoh’s substack thing.

If you're wondering why this is an accidental podcast then listen to the first 5 minutes of episode one.

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(Total listening time 47’ 12”)