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This isn’t my first interview with Daniel C. Rodgers. He’s been on mine once before, and I’ve been on his twice before. I like talking with him, because while we come from different backgrounds, we’re very like-minded. We blend our careers between finance, creativity, and whatever strange new frontier presents itself to us. Daniel’s one…

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This week on Lightminded Arts, I interviewed Seth Panitch — actor, director, playwright, filmmaker, professor, and now novelist.  What surprised me most wasn’t the list of accomplishments. It was how he got there. I’ve always assumed that once an artist steps into academia, the creative output slows down. You trade the hustle for stability. You…

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Independent filmmaking is a strange mix of ambition, math, delusion, and stubborn optimism. If you’re an artist trying to avoid the “struggling artist trap,” you already know the drill: big dreams, small budgets, and a whole lot of figuring things out as you go. Recently, I found myself deep in that exact storm. I had…

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Sometimes I tend to find myself trucking down a road I never meant to be on. The last year and a half has been like that. I wanted to share a real update—not the polished version, but the actual journey I’ve been an independent writer and producer trying to build something meaningful without losing my…

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Before hitting record, I did the standard host deep-dive and managed to completely whiff it—falling down a weird rabbit hole of unrelated search results while missing Shawnna Lea’s actual bibliography. Luckily, she laughed it off, and once we got talking, it turned out she’s got a far more interesting story than any search engine could…

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In this blog, we talk about what it actually means to be a writer This week on the show, I sat down with two fellow Utah writers—Tom Farley and Rio L. Barney. It became three people trying to make sense of how to stay creative while raising kids, managing demanding careers, fighting stubborn imposter syndrome,…

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I just had my first table read ever of a script I’ve been working on for some time, “A Good Man.” A Good Man is my sci-fi rom-com and first full-length feature, and I’ve been super excited about it. I always thought my 1st feature would be from one of my other stories I’ve already…

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Last time, I had more that I wanted to talk about in my season recap, so here’s a few things I missed touching on, but are none-the-less important. This season’s interviews were packed with insights, and today I want to focus on three big themes that kept showing up: execute relentlessly, advocate aggressively, and stop…

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Last year was a crash course in creativity. I talked with writers, filmmakers, financial coaches, and life coaches — people chasing clarity, craft, and meaning in their work. The biggest lessons weren’t just about art. They were about how to live as an artist without losing your sanity, your family, or your financial footing. This…

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I sat down with Jay Corso. I didn’t know him beforehand, but this turned into an engaging and refreshing experience for me. We talked about things ranging from AI and creativity to identity. If you didn’t check out the podcast, you should. Its so hard to capture the raw enthusiasm he portrayed here in a…

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