Getting Work To Work

Latest Episodes
“The Little Things Tickle Me” with gough (GWTW812)
Today on the show for the 22nd time and to celebrate our 7th anniversary with copper and wool is the Australian filmmaker, gough. He is the purveyor of jokes and awkward pauses, appropriately inapprop
On My Mind (GWTW811)
One of the prevailing narratives that guides my days is that I'm lazy and unproductive. I make a weekly to-do list on Sundays, fill each day as full as I can, but also allow unknown and urgent tasks t
“Freedom to Create & Live” with Pia Leichter (GWTW810)
I believe that conversations show up when you need them the most; I needed today's episode. Over the years, I've talked a lot about creativity, the creative process, and business, but I haven't spent
“Dumbify” with David Carson (GWTW809)
Is it possible to get smarter by thinking dumber? That's the premise of Dumbify, a weekly newsletter by today's guest, David Carson. David is an entrepreneur and marketing innovator who applies unconv
“The Magic of Human Creative Energy” with Vincent Wanga (GWTW808)
Today I'm talking with Vincent Wanga about the magic of human creative energy. Vincent is an executive creative leader, serial entrepreneur, and author of The Art of Direction: Personal Perspectives o
“The Art of Rewriting” with Kelley Baker (GWTW807)
I'm talking to my good friend Kelley Baker about the art of rewriting. Kelley is an accomplished filmmaker, sound designer, and author. We got together to record a couple film-based conversations for
Big Dreams & Small Realities (GWTW806)
I believe that big dreams are essential to the work of a creator. If we never dream of moving a ship over a mountain like Werner Herzog in Fitzcarraldo, then how we will learn about our capabilities a
“The Best Part of the Internet” with Christopher Butler (GWTW805)
I'm talking with one of my favorite people in the world about a bunch of interesting topics ranging from old tech, new promises, and platforms of argument and despair to the traits of makers, the sear
Smash the Prototype (GWTW804)
When we start out doing something, we make mistakes until eventually something works. We build upon the things that work, actively avoiding what didn't work. We build our skills until they become the
“Chemical Rocketeers” with Devin Blair (GWTW803)
I always love when people who are doing something completely different reach out to be on the show. When I started looking into what today's guest is producing, I knew I wanted to have him on the show