Episode 18: Salad Bar

Episode 18 July 10, 2024 00:31:41
Episode 18: Salad Bar
Imagination & Junk
Episode 18: Salad Bar

Jul 10 2024 | 00:31:41

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Show Notes

Every creator likes think they're shiny and golden, dancing with their muse in a singular act of invention. But is that true? Is that how it works? Or is all creativity an act of remix? Are we inevitably treading on ground others have walked before us? And if there's no such thing as originality -- why do we bother?

Also: Brain fizz and sparky fingertips, Woz, falling down, Pinwright's Progress, high blood pressure, how to breathe, grand larceny, DJ Kool Herc, Muskification, and 400,000 years ago (a Tuesday). 

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