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Field of Streams

Audio readings of original writing from the creative newsletter, The Stream, written by Janeen McCrae and designed to inspire you to get out and make the thing. Subjects range from writing and art to just some generally odd stuff about what it is to be creative. Sometimes essays, sometimes humor, sometimes creative exercises.

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All Episodes

17:02

"Everything I know about Marketing" as told by a Rooster

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2024/12/17

Roosters are the absolute kings of self-promotion. We could learn a lot from them. If only there were some kind of seminar that we could attend where a rooster – nature’s megaphone – would share his secrets? Welcome to the rooster equivalent to a Ted Talk on how to promote yourself using.Go Behind the Scenes of this episode in this video. https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/behind-the-streams-artificialhttps://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/behind-the-streams-roosterThis is an audio readin...

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11:06

The Royal You

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2024/12/10

You are the newly crowned King or Queen of your creative realm. It is ordered by royal decree (which I will now read to you so that you are familiar with your Royal Creative Duties.)"Cash, stamps and flags: how royal symbols will change" - The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/08/queen-death-cash-stamps-flagsHere is a link to a video about my Grandma. A eulogy of sorts. https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/behind-the-streams-grandma This is an audio reading of the post "The ...

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21:24

Is there Art in Artificial?

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2024/12/03

Can AI make art? Can ChatGPT be a poet? Time for me to tackle this question, since my livelihood as a writer and copywriter is already being affected by it. Watch me in this Behind the Scenes video talking about protest art, propaganda, and asking the question: what is dangerous art anyway?https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/behind-the-streams-artificialThis is an audio reading of the post "Is there Art in Artificial", originally published on July 24, 2024. Additional creative inspirations ca...

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8:35

All signs point to North

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2024/11/26

Inspired by a lyric in a Gorillaz song, today's episode is all about finding your North, your meaning, your purpose in life. Try all the other directions, sure, but your true North - that's the direction to keep reseting your compass for. This is an audio reading of the post "All signs point to North", originally published on September 5, 2022. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/northSupport the showAbout Field of StreamsThis p...

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20:42

The One About Dangerous Pencils

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2024/11/21

Are you overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness? Feeling like everything is spiraling out of control around you? Art can help. And all you need is a pencil. As legend and artist, Laurie Anderson says, "Very dangerous art can be made with a pencil.""No Place for Self Pity, No Room for Fear" by Toni Morrisonhttps://www.thenation.com/article/archive/no-place-self-pity-no-room-fear/Watch me in this Behind the Scenes video talking about protest art, propaganda, and asking the question: what is...

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9:53

Is it time to purge your life pantry?

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2024/11/19

Do you have a habit of hanging onto bad memories? Bad conversations, bitterness, the pain of relationships – are you an emotional hoarder of them all? This is an episode about letting go. Remove this stuff—all the expired goods—from your life pantry! This is an audio reading of the post “Is it time to purge your life pantry?” originally published on August 29, 2022. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link.https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/pantrySupport the showAbout ...

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14:23

"..and the draft horse you rode in on."

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2024/11/12

After several failed attempts at writing a book, I'm taking another crack. To give myself a pep talk, I consulted writers and scoured the internet for advice on the first draft and have concluded that to get through the first draft, you just have to keep PULLING THE PLOW. Don't stop and look back at the field until the field is done."Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way." - E.L. Doctorow Agree...

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14:27

Can Bravery Be Bought?

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2024/11/05

Wouldn't it be great if you could order courage from a catalog? Not just bravery, but a whole Life Package that equipped you with all the tools you need - bravery, judgement, curiosity, etc. - to be an artist? And what if you bought that package and it didn't work? Here is an imagined conversation between a customer and the company that sells the Life Package goods. This is an audio reading of the post "Can bravery be bought?", originally published on August 22, 2022. Additional creative insp...

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9:46

To Bee or Not to Bee

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2024/10/29

Part riff on a Shakespearian soliloquy (hat tip, Hamlet Act 3) and part riff on finding out that bees can count, here is the text from an imagined letter by a drone bee to his Queen requesting reassignment of duties. Video from Ze Frank. "True Facts: Bees That Play With Balls And Do Math!" https://youtu.be/M6hGjh9SJ_M?si=mtoWVhrEQ6uE4cgIWatch the Behind the Scenes video about bees and this post herehttps://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/behind-the-streams-ep-54-beeThis is an audio r...

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7:08

Faith is Unreal

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2024/10/22

Why is it so hard to believe in ourselves? Much easier to believe in UFOs and flat earth theories - but let's cut it out! Here is your pep talk for the day. This is an audio reading of the post "Faith is Unreal", originally published on August 8, 2022. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/faithSupport the showAbout Field of StreamsThis podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Ja...

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19:08

How to ask for help

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2024/10/15

If you were an alien tourist, visiting Earth in a humanoid rental body, would you know how to ask for help? Specifically "Where is the toilet?" Luckily, there is an alien tourist guide for that. Take a listen. Watch the behind the scenes video about the post here: https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/behind-the-streams-helpThis is an audio reading of the post "How to Ask for Help" originally published on April 30, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://janeen...

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12:12

Take care of the caretaker

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2024/10/08

There are things you should care about and things that you should not. Do not expend energy on pointless trivialities! Direct those energies on empathy and understanding. Take a listen to my list of things that I shall care more and less about in my effort to show care to myself and others. This is an audio reading of the post "Take care of the caretaker" originally published on August 15, 2022. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/du...

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15:50

Confessions of a Life Pickpocket

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2024/10/01

How much of your own life - your memories your experiences and your time - do you use in your creative work? What else do you steal? In this episode, I ask for forgiveness from all those things I steal from my own life. In short - I pick my own pockets ruthlessly. How about you?Watch the Behind the Scenes video on this post - including a whole lot of pickpocketing ephemera - herehttps://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/behind-the-streams-pickpocket?r=qg15This is an audio reading of the post "Confe...

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7:52

What does opportunity look like?

Field of Streams ·

2024/09/24

Recognizing opportunity when its right in front of you can be a challenge. What does it look like? Is it really a chance at something, or is it not right for right now? Only you can decide, but when the right one comes along, your mission is clear: seize it!This is an audio reading of the post "What does opportunity look like?" originally published on July 25, 2022. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link.https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/opportunitySupport the showAbout ...

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18:58

Dial 1-800 Cry-On-Cue

Field of Streams ·

2024/09/17

Did you know there’s a difference in the composition of tears shed from cutting onions when compared to tears triggered by emotion? Today, I read a piece of my writing inspired by weeping. Listen in…Related Links"Hello, I would like to purchase a high horse"https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/outrage"Idea Fireworks for Explosive Minds"https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/fireworkBehind the StreamsGo behind the scenes on this episode, with additional links to cry-related science.https://janeenm...

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12:00

Signs you might be a masochist

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2024/09/10

Do you have a penchant for putting yourself through hard physical and mental challenges? You might be a masochist. If you make/create art of any kind, you definitely are. Let's talk about why being a masochist isn't all bad. Things I've written about two Stupid Arbitrary Goals (cycling)Centuries are for the Birdshttp://www.nodirectionknown.com/centuries-are-for-the-birds/The Year of Living SAG-ilyhttp://www.nodirectionknown.com/the-year-of-living-sag-ily/This is an audio reading of the post "...

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13:46

Totality is Lit

Field of Streams ·

2024/09/05

Did you watch the most recent total eclipse? It got me thinking about how it's a chance for the Sun and the Moon to talk to each other without Earth butting in. So that's what this episode us - us humans eavesdropping on that conversation. This is an audio reading of the post "Totality is Lit" originally published on April 02, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link.https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/totalityWatch the Behind the Streams video where I discuss the them...

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15:28

The Zone of No Returns

Field of Streams ·

2024/08/29

Are you good at spacing out? Do you think that spacing out is an essential part of the creative process? Let's talk about it. (Oh, and if you are good at spacing out, I'll clue you in to a place where you can prove it to the world.)The Official Space Out Competition RulesThis is an audio reading of the post “The Zone of No Returns” originally published on April 02, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link.Support the Show.About Field of StreamsThis podcast provides aud...

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21:37

Singular Humanity: Approved Modifications to...

Field of Streams ·

2024/08/22

Inspired by the story of a man who shoved a Guinness record breaking number of matches up his nose and training his nostrils to accommodate such a feat, (I won't spoil the surprise of how many, but I tell you in the intro) please tune your ears to the sound of my voice and learn how to expand you heart, mind, and soul with some exercises I made up. Here's the story of the nostril stretcher: "Danish dad crams 68 matchsticks up his nose to set world record"Behind the Streams and Themes of this ...

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13:56

How to Flip Your Way Out of Failure

Field of Streams ·

2024/08/15

The bird, the middle finger, the one-finger salute. It is a power gesture in the real world, but what about in your creative life? Here's a piece of the different breeds of (metaphorical) birds you can flip at all the things in your creative pursuits that get in your way. From self-doubt to failure - flip those birds in your hand and keep on making. Behind the Streams and Themes of this episode:https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/behind-the-streams-birdThis is an audio reading of the pos...

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