And we're back! After a long hiatus (too long if you ask me) Stoke the Wild returns with a brand new episode all about anxiety, fear, and the will to continue when creativity feels forced instead of joyful.  Find Ross on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/rpwcreations/ Thanks to our supporters on Patreon who have continued to assist us as we go through all this. Visit patreon.com/stokethewild where for as little as $5/month you get access to some bonus episodes of the show, behind the scene blog posts, poetry and short stories, and the new Videocast episodes, plus MERCH exclusives only available through Patreon! www.stokethewild.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stokethewild/message

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085 || Hitting Reset w/Ross Weiler

On this week's special episode, Nick is flying solo in these short sessions on creativity. How do you approach focus? What tactics do you use to maintain focus or prioritize projects? Do you have any skills that are healthy distractions that bring you back to your project more focused? We are raising funds for Joy, who is has been off of work for the last month and will be off work for at least another month. If you're able to help, go to https://gofund.me/89198a1a to donate and help ease their peace of mind. Thanks to our supporters on Patreon who have continued to assist us as we go through all this. Each new episode is available as a Videocast over at patreon.com/stokethewild where for as little as $5/month you get access to some bonus episodes of the show, behind the scene blog posts, poetry and short stories, and the new Videocast episodes! www.stokethewild.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stokethewild/message

084 || Stoke the Wild Presents: Focus

On this week's special episode, Nick is flying solo in these short sessions on creativity. How do we see the potential of what could be? Looking at a blank canvas can be terrifying, it can be inspiring, but often times mistakes keep us from dreaming. How do we take what we've learned from the past to see the potential of our future? We are raising funds for Joy, who is has been off of work for the last month and will be off work for at least another month. If you're able to help, go to https://gofund.me/89198a1a to donate and help ease their peace of mind. Thanks to our supporters on Patreon who have continued to assist us as we go through all this. Each new episode is available as a Videocast over at patreon.com/stokethewild where for as little as $5/month you get access to some bonus episodes of the show, behind the scene blog posts, poetry and short stories, and the new Videocast episodes! www.stokethewild.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stokethewild/message

083 || Stoke the Wild Presents: Seeing the Potential

With a temporary new format, Nick is flying solo for the next few episodes in these short sessions on creativity. Why do we create? Why did you venture into being creative, why do you make what you make? Nick shares his experiences and gives an update on how Joy is doing. We are raising funds for Joy, who is has been off of work for the last month and will be off work for at least another month. If you're able to help, go to https://gofund.me/89198a1a to donate and help ease their peace of mind.  Thanks to our supporters on Patreon who have continued to assist us as we go through all this. Each new episode is available as a Videocast over at patreon.com/stokethewild where for as little as $5/month you get access to some bonus episodes of the show, behind the scene blog posts, poetry and short stories, and the new Videocast episodes! www.stokethewild.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stokethewild/message

082 || Stoke the Wild Presents: Why Do We Create?

This week, Nick & Joy talk a bit about work, tackling brick walls of creativity when the chaos ends, and naps! Rest is important, your creative work is important, how do you combine the two for the best success? We explore some ideas we are trying and look ahead to our summer plans.  Check out the Nap Ministry: linktr.ee/thenapministry or The Nap Ministry on Instagram. Stoke the Wild appreciates all our Patrons for making the show possible! Visit: Patreon.com/stokethewild and you can help continue our work on the podcast. Thank you! Questions or want to share a project with us? Email: stokethewild@gmail.com Follow @stokethewild on Instagram.com/stokethewild, Twitter.com/stokethewild, & Facebook.com/stokethewild --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stokethewild/message

081 || Taking It Easy

Happy Two Year Anniversary! Stoke the Wild is thankful and grateful to all our listeners who spent time with us these last two years. On this weeks episode, Nick & Joy talk about art for consumption vs art for engagement. It's an interesting conversation regarding the role of art in society, where our messaging comes from, and how we might think about creativity as something not designed for success but rather for imagining a better world. We hope you enjoy it.  Stoke the Wild is made possible by our amazing Patrons! Join the crew by visiting: Patreon.com/stokethewild  Questions or want to share a project with us? Email: stokethewild@gmail.com Follow @stokethewild on Instagram.com/stokethewild, Twitter.com/stokethewild, & Facebook.com/stokethewild --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stokethewild/message

080 || Consumption vs Engagement

This week Nick & Joy talk home remodel projects and film and tv weirdness while working on a puzzle.  Stoke the Wild relies on your support of not only listening, but helping us create our show. Visit: Patreon.com/stokethewild and you can help continue our work on the podcast. Thank you! Questions or want to share a project with us? Email: stokethewild@gmail.com Follow @stokethewild on Instagram.com/stokethewild, Twitter.com/stokethewild, & Facebook.com/stokethewild --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stokethewild/message

079 || Projects & Puzzles

This week Nick & Joy talk about reintroducing habits long remembered but never forgotten. For Joy, that's the love of playing the piano. Listen in as they talk about their favorite music, what they are learning now, and how they are excited for being able to play again.  Support Stoke the Wild for as little as $5/month by visiting Patreon.com/stokethewild Thank you! Questions or want to share a project with us? Email: stokethewild@gmail.com Follow @stokethewild on Instagram.com/stokethewild, Twitter.com/stokethewild, & Facebook.com/stokethewild --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stokethewild/message

078 || Old Habits Die Hard

Wow...what a ride, the nine episodes of WandaVision brought us an epic and you might say, divisive conclusion. This week, Nick & Joy talk trauma, pain, isolation, and their portrayal in WandaVision. Nick also goes on two tangents regarding fan petitions for movies and towards the end about emails with people. It's a whole thing.  Stoke the Wild relies on your support of not only listening, but helping us create our show. Visit: Patreon.com/stokethewild and you can help continue our work on the podcast. Thank you! Questions or want to share a project with us? Email: stokethewild@gmail.com Follow @stokethewild on Instagram.com/stokethewild, Twitter.com/stokethewild, & Facebook.com/stokethewild --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stokethewild/message

077 || WandaVision Finale

This week Nick & Joy look back on the last year and how things they thought would work for their schedules failed. Not only that, but how to reproach creating healthy boundaries with work and personal time, creative projects, or just life in general. It's March again, again? Stoke the Wild relies on your support of not only listening, but helping us create our show. Visit: Patreon.com/stokethewild and you can help continue our work on the podcast. Thank you! Questions or want to share a project with us? Email: stokethewild@gmail.com Follow @stokethewild on Instagram.com/stokethewild, Twitter.com/stokethewild, & Facebook.com/stokethewild --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stokethewild/message

076 || March Again, Again?

Ever feel like a season of your favorite show hits big up top or finishes real strong, but the rest is a little lackluster? Writing for TV (or anything) is difficult, if it was easy, everyone would be doing it. But that doesn't mean that each season or each episode is a standout hit. This week Nick and Joy discuss the joys of TV filler episodes, what they notice from watching their favorite shows, and how Nick approaches his own storytelling methods.  Episode image is curtesy of Unsplash.com and artist Laura Kapfer https://unsplash.com/@kapfii Stoke the Wild relies on your support of not only listening, but helping us create our show. Visit: Patreon.com/stokethewild and you can help continue our work on the podcast. Thank you! Questions or want to share a project with us? Email: stokethewild@gmail.com Follow @stokethewild on Instagram.com/stokethewild, Twitter.com/stokethewild, & Facebook.com/stokethewild --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stokethewild/message

075 || Looking at the Larger Narrative

This week Joy and Nick spend sometime looking at three different folktales. They talk a little about how they originated, but mostly how they could be improved in a reimagining. It gets weird and silly. Beauty & the Beast, The Pied Piper, and Thumbelina all make special guest appearances. Stoke the Wild relies on your support. Visit: Patreon.com/stokethewild and you can help continue our work on the podcast. Thank you! Questions or want to share a project with us? Email: stokethewild@gmail.com Follow @stokethewild on Instagram.com/stokethewild, Twitter.com/stokethewild, & Facebook.com/stokethewild --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stokethewild/message

074 || Reimagining Folktales

This week Nick & Joy talk about the weirdness of WandaVision ep. 3 & 4 (Spoilers from 4:30m to 16:04m) then they dive into how mythology & morality influence storytelling. How does storytelling work & play within reality while also speaking to the choices humans make? Christopher Nolan's TENET is used as the backdrop to the conversation, but it's spoiler-free! Stoke the Wild relies on your support of not only listening, but helping us create our show. Visit: Patreon.com/stokethewild and you can help continue our work on the podcast. Thank you! Questions or want to share a project with us? Email: stokethewild@gmail.com Follow @stokethewild on Instagram.com/stokethewild, Twitter.com/stokethewild, & Facebook.com/stokethewild --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stokethewild/message

073 || Mythology, Morality, & Storytelling

On this weeks episode, Nick & Joy discuss the balance of choosing ideas while writing. The differences between pulling from reality and creating something fantastical. Episode Image from unsplash.com - Amelia Barklid Stoke the Wild relies on your support of not only listening, but helping us create our show. Visit: Patreon.com/stokethewild and you can help continue our work on the podcast. Thank you! Questions or want to share a project with us? Email: stokethewild@gmail.com Follow @stokethewild on Instagram.com/stokethewild, Twitter.com/stokethewild, & Facebook.com/stokethewild --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stokethewild/message

072 || Sailing a Sea of Ideas

Happy 2021, and we are back with some new content. We go through the first 2 episodes of WandaVision and breakdown some ideas and theories of where the series is going. Spoilers if you haven't seen the show, go watch it! What did you think of the show? Have any weird theories about what's happening in this reality? Send us your thoughts! Thanks for sticking with us through our hiatus! Stoke the Wild relies on your support of not only listening, but helping us create our show. Visit: Patreon.com/stokethewild and you can help continue our work on the podcast. Thank you! Questions or want to share a project with us? Email: stokethewild@gmail.com Follow @stokethewild on Instagram.com/stokethewild, Twitter.com/stokethewild, & Facebook.com/stokethewild --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stokethewild/message

071 || The MCU is Back!

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