460 - How Vulnerable Questions Lead to Strong Creative Hooks with Ronald Young Jr.

Creative Pep Talk

Education, Business, Arts, Design

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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We all want to make work that’s authentic and has our creative fingerprints on it. But it’s easier said than done. There’s lots to learn from folks who literally put themselves into the work. In this episode we chat with Ronald Young Jr. about his award winning audio memoir series “Weight for It” and glean what all of us can learn about injecting your DNA into your work. So whether you’re literally making a self portrait / memoir project or not, this episode is chocked full of takeaways on how to make your work more you! -------- SHOW NOTES: Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com Ron Young Jr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohitsbigron Weight For It Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weight-for-it/id1686599391 Leaving The Theater Podcast: https://www.ohitsbigron.com/leaving-the-theater On Air Fest: https://www.onairfest.com Angus Fletcher: https://www.angusfletcher.co Book- Wonderworks “There is no art which does not conceal a still greater art." – Percival Wilde -------- SPONSORS: Riverside - The easiest way for you and your team to record, edit and share professional grade Videos and Podcasts, from anywhere in the world. https://creators.riverside.fm/creativepeptalk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.7	And you can check out the link in the show notes for more info. info. But don't worry, you'll lift off.
0:43.0	Sometimes you just need a creative PEPTA. Hey, you're listening to Creative Pep Talk, a weekly podcast companion for your creative journey.
0:59.8	I'm your host, Andy Jay Pizza.
1:01.5	I'm a New York Times best-selling author and illustrator and this show is
1:04.8	everything I'm learning about building and maintaining a thriving creative
1:08.8	practice. Today on the show we have an almost unedited chat with fellow podcaster Ronald Young. Ronald currently has two
1:26.1	podcasts a series called Wait for It as in Body Weight and a movie review podcast
1:31.6	called Leaving the Theater.
1:33.0	If you enjoyed Right Side Out the series we made here on Creative Pep Talk just a couple months ago,
1:39.0	I highly urge you to go check out, wait for it because it's in the same vein from a different perspective.
1:47.0	It's a Radiotopia podcast and a multi award winning series that explores self image, storytelling, and personal journey. If you like
1:56.5	things like this American life or Snap Judgment you will love this show. I was
2:02.2	massively buzzing with so many creative takeaways and
2:06.0	sparks from this chat but for me it's all the insights into how to get your
2:12.2	best creativity, taste, and your past influences
2:16.6	that made you who you are all smashed into your work for max potency.
2:23.4	One of my favorite parts of this conversation
2:25.4	happens at the end when we get to the idea of finding
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