Matt, Steph, Andy and Jared are joined by Micaela Alcaino, where we discuss the effects of tropes in media, and how their frequent use within pop culture can establish unconscious stereotyping within society. Mentions: Micaela Alcaino, The Binding - Bridget Collins, Shang Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, Orientalism - Edward Said, Only Murders in the Building, The Shining, Austin Powers, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Harry Potter, Black Panther, Why Hollywood Won't Stop Making Some Foreign Countries Look Awful | Mashable, Meadowland: The Private Life of an English Field - John Lewis-Stempel, H is for Hawk - Helen Macdonald, Circe - Madeline Miller, 35 Movie Tropes and How to Avoid Them, The Almanack Of Naval Ravikant - Eric Jorgenson, Bad Women: The Ripper Retold - Hallie Rubenhold, Kims Convenience, Interior Chinatown - Charles Yu, The Eternals, Murder With My Husband.

Matt, Steph, Andy and Jared talk about the social phenomenon that is ‘nostalgia’ and it’s function in the creative world and impact on our personal lives.  Mentions: Pogs, Korean Englishmen & Jolly, Nickleback, Enya, The Riverdance, The Living End, The Happiness of Blond People: A Personal Meditation on the Dangers of Identity - Elif Shafak, Chicken Salt, Hammachertaco, Bernard Matthews mini Kievs, Seabrook crips - Indian Tandoori, Clear Lucozade,  Paperboy - David McKendrick.

Following episode 11, Steph, Jared and Andy continue their conversation with Rob Bredow, SVP and CCO at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). Mentions: Joe Rohde, Imagineering, Animal Kingdom, Academy software foundation, The Jedi training academy, Creativity Inc: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration - Ed Catmull.

Matt, Steph, Andy and Jared are joined by Rob Bredow, SVP and CCO at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), where we discuss innovation and its important role within the entertainment industry. Mentions: ILM, Lucasfilm, ILMxLab, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Empire strikes back, Stuart Little, Cloudy with a chance of meatballs, Indiana Jones, Willow, Deluxe Paint, Vision Art, Independence Day, Star Trek, Godzilla, Sony Image Works, Castaway, Polar Express, Surf’s Up, Photoshop, Mandalorian, Stagecraft, Han Solo, The Slo Mo Guys, Jurassic park, Disney, Daughters of Botany , Only for Dolphins - Action Bronson, An echo of things to come - James Islington, AA Spectrum, mmhmm.app, Welcome to Chechnya, Narc expired, The Black Curriculum.

Matt, Steph and Jared sit down with Catherine Gladwell, CE of Refugee Education UK to talk about the importance of access to education, its impact on society and solutions to some of the issues today. Mentions: SWEET AS TUCK - Use the code ‘ONESIXONE’ for 20% off your first box when you subscribe. REUK, Bo Burnam inside - Netflix, Play Healing, Fer Productions, Beyond Mother Love, The culture map - Erin Meyer, Move to Heaven - Netflix.

Matt, Steph, Andy & Jared share thoughts around the topic of trusting your intuition when pursuing your goals and navigating opposition along the way. Mentions: The MItchells vs the machines - Netflix, Max's Sandwich Shop, rubenzreubenz, Think Again - Adam Grant, Magma Shop

Matt, Steph, Andy & Jared are joined by special guest BEKA to discuss the idea of playful curiosity, and how BEKA has incorporated that into her artist brand and music.  Mentions: BEKA, Sound of Metal, Two distant strangers, Minari, JW Training, Burning Sky Brewery.

Matt, Steph, Andy & Jared share stories around the topic of failure and the lessons they’ve learned from it. Mentions: The lean startup - Eric Reis, College admissions scandal - Netflix, Never too small - YouTube channel, The girl with the louding voice - Abi Dare, 99% Invisible - podcast

Matt, Steph, Andy & Jared talk through the process of learning and unlearning things in life. Questions discussed on the show: On reflection is there anything you’ve had to unlearn in life? If so, what prompted you to unlearn? By unlearning, what difference if any have you noticed? If you could give any advice to your younger self, what would it be? Mentions: Ego is the enemy - Ryan Holiday, dedouze, Dalia Aldu, Saeed Al-Rubeyi, Ali Al-Hamadi, gotaquestionforyou, Ted Lasso 

Matt, Steph, Andy & Jared share thoughts around the topic of imposter syndrome and the feelings of displacement, measuring success and recognising self worth. Mentions: Stop telling women they have imposter syndrome - Harvard Business Review, Why do so many Incompetent Men become leaders - Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Why you should not bring your authentic self to work - Jodi-Ann Burey TEDxSeattle, Designers Art - Bruno Munari, Clubhouse, Udemy, Chan Photographic.