Episode 16 - Creativity from The Two Vague Podcast

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Episode 16 - Creativity

1 hour 13 minutes Posted Oct 7, 2021 at 6:18 pm.

Rachel reveals the topic with such gusto!

Rachel passes on the first question and then pleads the fifth

“Body by Frost” started with a viral TikTok video

They are called “jib-bits” (and they are trademarked)

Creative vs. artistic

Rachel’s mom is the Helen Young Frost, renown quilter

A lesson in American Sign Language and signing songs

“Deaf” or “hard of hearing” is not offensive

Fallacies and Freud

The interesting Astrology book title

Rachel’s need and opportunity struggle with creativity

Tom the trickster

Two stories about boxes of stinky garbage

“What’s the deal with lightbulbs?”

“No, she’s a lawyer”, back to lightbulbs and it’s not Benjamin Franklin

Innovation versus creativity

Creative writing and “The Vagina Monologues”

The hookers and the honor system

Rachel cheats in the Sims in the name of creativity

Ben’s story about his friend Michaela and the Sims

“Brain Age” and typing games

The cake and the companion cube

A brief history of rhythm games

Ben loves Katamari Damacy!

Rachel’s video game conversations with her students

“Boring but nice,” and the last question

Closing thoughts on creativity

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Former teacher turned custom jewelry maker Rachel, joins Ben for a discussion about creativity. In addition to her thoughts on the subject, Rachel shares how she discovered her creative niche through experimentation with different mediums and how a particular TikTok video she made went viral and jump started her business. Ben talks about Sigmund Freud, lightbulbs, and games that make him think of creativity.

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