Episode 11: Quiet Inspiration
Welcome back to another episode of Storybeast, where Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston discuss the transformative power of story.
In this episode, you'll hear:
the co-hosts navigate their long distance relationship, in which Ghabiba is now in Africa and Courtney chugs caffeine at 5 A.M.
Courtney and Ghabiba listen to Deore's song, Soul Tie, and talk about gathering sparks of creativity from a variety of media, such as music and visual art. Watch the music video here.
A chat about how Ghabiba picks her mugs with her feelings and how Courtney additionally considers the amount of coffee she can put into hers
Ghabiba's proposal for the grocery list game
an appreciation for character complexities in Olivie Blake's Alone with You in the Ether and the Atlas Six
Ghabiba talk about her concept of internal seasons
Personal strategies for jotting down inspiration and getting your butt into the chair because "someone is waiting"
Ghabiba, as usual, getting excited about brains (#sorrynotsorry)
Thoughts about how people can inspire us, but also real fear talk of not being a "success story" in this moment and "inspiration noise"
Ghabiba mention a TED Talk by Lynne Franklin, "Reading minds through body language" and discusses it in the context of knowing your own tendencies and connecting with people.
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A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find her on Instagram or more of her creative work on Spotify.
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