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#96: Favorite Reads of 2026 | Part 1 (with Andrew Drake)

July 16, 2026 5:02pm 1:28

My brother Andrew is in the house and (of course) we’re talking about books! In this episode, the two of us reflect back on what we’ve read so far in 2026 and use the following questions as a guide:Which book surprised y...

#95: The Clearness Committee

June 18, 2026 7:13am 25 min

What in the world is a “clearness committee” and what could it possibly have to do with our creativity? In today’s episode, we make a few observations about a short excerpt from Parker J. Palmer’s book Let Your Life Spea...

#94: For the Love of the Game

May 06, 2026 7:04am 19 min

Do you ever want to quit working on a creative project because it feels like a slog? Or find yourself saying that you just need to get it done as fast as you can so you can move onto something else? If that sounds famili...

#93: Mat Charley of Raynes — Musical Obsession, Literary Devices, and How Songs Take Shape

April 09, 2026 12:45pm 1:27

How do songs actually come into being?In this episode of Always Choose Orange, Mat Charley (co-founder, lyricist, and producer of Raynes) and I talk about the craft and obsession behind his songwriting.After more than 30...

#92: Ellie Richards — Finding Your Personal Style Through Fashion Psychology

March 25, 2026 12:47pm 1:11

Have you ever looked into your closet thinking, “None of this feels right?”In this episode of Always Choose Orange, I talk with stylist Ellie Richards about how clothing can act as a mirror for how clearly we understand ...

#91: Peter Rollins — Designing Experiences That Actually Change People

March 11, 2026 12:25pm 1:33

How do you design an experience or piece of art that transforms someone rather than simply giving them more information? In this thought-provoking episode of Always Choose Orange, author and philosopher Peter Rollins and...

#90: Coulou — Trumpet Meditations, Deep Openness, and the Art of Long-Form Improvisation

February 25, 2026 7:20am 1:02

In March of 2024, Coulou sat down in the bedroom of his Brooklyn apartment with his guitar, some effects pedals, and a trumpet. What happened next was something special. He set up a camera, strummed his guitar, found som...

#89: Sarah Detweiler — Redefining Success, Maintaining Creative Freedom, and Unmasking Your Authentic Self

February 11, 2026 12:20pm 1:18

How do you keep moving forward once your work begins to resonate with people on a larger scale?In this episode of Always Choose Orange, I talk with mixed media painter Sarah Detweiler about the quieter, more complicated ...

#88: Nasir Young — Decoding the Visual Language of Urban Spaces

January 28, 2026 6:40am 1:08

What does it take to see the world around you the way an artist sees it? In this episode of Always Choose Orange, I chat with visual artist Nasir Young about how skateboarding transformed the way he moves through citysca...

#87: Favorite Reads of 2025 | Part 2 (with Andrew Drake)

January 21, 2026 6:35am 1:08

With 2025 behind us, my brother Andrew and I check in with each other to talk about some of the most powerful, entertaining, and interesting books we read in the second half of the year. Between the two of us, we read a ...

#86: Ankurana — Developing Patience, Embracing Minimalism, and Building Cohesive Albums in a Track-by-Track World

January 14, 2026 6:35am 1:03

What does it actually take to build a sound slowly and deliberately? In this episode of Always Choose Orange, I talk with electronic music producer and multi-instrumentalist Ankurana about the long, unglamorous reality o...

#85: Any Austin — Growing His YouTube Channel to 1.5+ Million Views Per Video, Dealing With Imitators, and Cultivating the “Unremarkable and Odd” Mindset

January 02, 2026 1:11pm 1:38

Any Austin changed the rules of gaming content on YouTube. So what happens after that?In his return to Always Choose Orange, Austin reflects on the growth and influence of his channel over the past year. We talk about th...

#84: Henry Lien — Eastern Narrative Structures, Choosing the Right Ideas, and Writing Lessons from George R.R. Martin & Kelly Link

December 17, 2025 6:49am 1:25

How do cultural values shape narrative structure?This is one of the main questions in author Henry Lien's most recent book, Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird: The Art of Eastern Storytelling. After leaping headfirst into wr...

#83: Mean It Always

November 22, 2025 8:48pm 26 min

You know what they say, “you can’t spell artificial without art!” …What? What do you mean you haven't heard that? I'm sure someone, somewhere has said it… Anyway, in today's episode, we explore a provocative idea put for...

#82: This Episode Could Have Been an Email

October 29, 2025 6:26am 27 min

Have you ever been in a meeting that just as easily could have been an email? Have you slogged through a personal development book only to realize that the whole thing could've been summed up in a few tidy bullet points?...

#81: The Book as a House — A Short Musing on Mindfulness, Narrative Structure, and the Illuminating Nature of Really, Really Good Prose

September 17, 2025 6:35am 17 min

After a two month hiatus, Always Choose Orange is back with a new episode! But here's the question —  what exactly is it? A quiet manifesto? A book review for three Pulitzer Prize-winning meditations on the human experie...

#80: Favorite Reads of 2025 | Part 1 (with Andrew Drake)

July 09, 2025 7:05am 1:35

We're a little more than halfway through 2025 and it’s time for a six-month reading check-in! In this episode, my brother Andrew joins me to discuss six books that affected us during the first half of the year. We use th...

#79: Andrea Burgay — Modern Collage, Overcoming Creative Blocks, and Turning Destruction Into Creation

June 25, 2025 6:35am 1:09

Andrea Burgay is a visual artist from Syracuse, New York, currently based in Brooklyn. Her practice centers on collage, sculpture, and mixed-media assemblage, often utilizing found and vintage materials to explore themes...

#78: How To Better Recall Your Dreams and Solve Creative Problems While You Sleep (with Dr. Deirdre Barrett)

June 18, 2025 6:35am 1:16

Dr. Deirdre Barrett is a renowned psychologist, author, and dream researcher affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Serving as a Lecturer in Psychology within the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance, s...

#77: Alex Eckman-Lawn - Making Time for Experimentation, the Best Places to Source Collage Images, and What He Learned From Studying Dave McKean

June 11, 2025 6:35am 1:07

Alex Eckman-Lawn is a Philadelphia-based artist and illustrator known for his intricately layered, hand-cut paper collages. His work explores themes of control, psychological complexity, and the hidden architecture of th...

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