Perfectionism is a thief in the night. It’s the friend that betrays you. It presents itself as a positive ideal, meanwhile burying you in erroneous detail and increasing self-doubt. That’s why this episode needed to be made. We’ve spoken amongst...
In Episode 10 (double digits! WOOT.) of Forging Flame, Ryan and I took the opportunity to go a slightly different direction than our norm, when scheduling a guest for the show. Typically, we’re sitting down and talking with artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs...
I think I speak for both Ryan and myself when I say that neither of us really have too much of a clue about what it means to be stylish, or really even why anyone would bother. In some ways, it can seem that those obsessed with fashion are, in the worst of cases,...
This episode of Forging Flame features Joey Edwards—maker of weird and wonderful things! From wire sculptures to award winning photo-realistic pumpkin carvings, to paintings and mixed media visual art—Joey’s work exudes his affinity for all things spooky and...
We’ll start this blob by expressing our extreme gratitude to Jared & Fabian from the Drink Culture podcast for sharing their story with us. As Forging Flame is a very new show, it was incredibly beneficial for us to get multiple perspectives on the entire life...
In this well-lubricated (thanks, Hotel Tango!) episode of Forging Flame, we sit down with hometown hero and Midwestern heartthrob, Mike Angel. On top of being one of the most charming and effortlessly charismatic dudes we’ve ever met, Mike is a super-talented musician...
Past conversations with Jessica Haeckel may have been the key inspiration for starting this podcast. Jessica is a multi-talented, multi-faceted, multi-instrumental polymath artist with such a down to earth and unique relationship to her own creative process. She is...
Our guest on this podcast is Mike Gillis. Mike G (@wheresmikeg on Instagram) is a cultural icon in Indianapolis and Chicago, cementing his foothold in the social media space as a digital marketing monolith. On top of building a subversive and burgeoning marketing...
Colby was gracious enough to host our podcast recording sessions in his new studio rehearsal space called Prospect East. He’s fresh off an album release for his latest project, Status Foe. He gives some insight into how the project came into being and how he...
In our curious study of the creative process, we begin with ourselves. Our relationship with creativity is somewhat unconventional and mildly synaesthetic. This conversation covers a lot of ground! We start on how we met 14 years ago and move on to our experiences...
