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Celebrate Creativity

This podcast is a deep dive into the world of creativity - from Edgar Allan Poe and Walt Whitman to understanding the use of basic AI principles in a fun and practical way.

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20:52

A Fierce Undeniable Attraction

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2025/08/15

Send us a text Welcome to Celebrate. Creativity - This is Episode 434 - A Fierce Undeniable Attraction Walt Whitman’s words about the female form is the subject of the first section of this episode. Section 4 This is the female form, A divine nimbus exhales from it from head to foot, It attracts with fierce undeniable attraction, I am drawn by its breath as if I were no more than a helpless vapor, all falls aside but myself and it, Books, art, religion, time, the visible and s...

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27:50

Cataloging the Sensual

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2025/08/14

Send us a text Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - Episode 433 - Cataloging the Sensual I left off talking about Whitman's use of free verse, and now I'd like to say a little bit more. about his technique of cataloging - away in which you might say that he glorified the common place. In his catalogues, such as the one in "I Hear America Singing," Whitman elevates the ordinary work of everyday people into something monumental. He lists the "mechanic," the "carpenter," the "mason," the "boatman,...

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27:13

Flowing and Swelling

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2025/08/13

Send us a text Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - My name is George Bartley and this is episode 432 - Flowing and Swelling This episode is the second in a series of podcast episodes about Walt Whitman’s unique approach to free verse. Now a good example of Walt Whitman's free verse - one that celebrates the messy, vibrant, and expansive reality of the modern world is from "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry." In this poem, he captures the sensory experience of a daily commute, blending the sublime with ...

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25:17

A Patient Spider

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2025/08/12

Send us a text Welcome to Celebrate Poe - Episode 431 - A Patient Spider From a week of Shakespeare to a series of podcast episodes about Walt Whitman - not as big jump as you might think. You see, Walt Whitman and William Shakespeare are two of the most influential poets in the English language, and while they lived in different eras and had vastly different styles, they share some key commonalities. Both poets are renowned for their profound impact on literature, and their works are consi...

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28:51

Yesterday and Tomorrow

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2025/08/11

Send us a text Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - Episode 431 - Yesterday and Tomorrow I mentioned that it was necessary to have a list of name signs when signing a play by William Shakespeare in an earlier podcast episode. And I want to say a final note about that here. What I always did when interpreting a play at the black fires Playhouse, I printed a sheet on my computer with ready set go - I doubt that anybody remembers that - a page making program where I could have eight or...

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25:52

Playing with Language

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2025/08/10

Send us a text Welcome to Celebrate Creativity Episode 429 Playing with Language Snce the auditory characteristics of a Shakespearean play (such as puns and meter) are outside the frame of reference of a Deaf audience, puns can be shown in “plays on signs,” instead of “plays on words.” Meter can be communicated though smooth and regular signs – the jerky interpreter who is searching for words cannot convey the inner stresses and beats in a line of text. Instead of “rhythm i...

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29:22

How to Say No

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2025/08/10

Send us a text Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - Episode 429 _ How to Say No Name Signs as Clarifiers: Which Side Is He On? One common practice when interpreting a play is for t when mythological references are used the interpreter needs well needs to be able to be creative yes be creative add to avoid finger spelling and therefore breaking the meter the interpreter excuse me just a second here he interpreter to come up with a sign to signify a character - this is much faster - much faster ...

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32:41

Yesterday and Tomorrow

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2025/08/08

Send us a text Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - Episode 427 - Yesterday and Tomorrow Let's get back to a brief look at American Sign Language - remember American Sign Language or ASL is the natural language of the deaf. It might be a good idea to review the five parameters of American Sign Language. Asl They are Location: Where on the body the sign is made. Movement: The way the sign moves. Palm Orientation: Which way the hand is facing. Non-Manual Markers: Facial expressio...

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29:47

Hear the Hungry Lion!

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2025/08/08

Send us a text Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - Episode 427 - Hear the Hungry Lion When we left the previous episode I was working with Gemini to make my Master thesis about interpreting Shakespeare's place for the deaf more understandable. And Gemini said - Okay, here's the next section, revised for a seventh-grade reading level. I've broken down the longer paragraphs and used simpler language to explain the concepts of ASL grammar and the different styles of interpreting. &nb...

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31:09

Signing Shakespeare

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2025/08/07

Send us a text Welcome to celebrate creativity - episode 426 - Signing Shakespeare In graduate school, I did a master thesis called Signing Shakespeare regarding interpreting the works of Shakespeare and Performance into American Sign Language for the deaf. Now the problem is that the language of the paper was certainly appropriate for graduate School, but way over the head of the normal, average person - in other words the language was far too high falutin and made up of words almost ...

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25:55

From Stratford to London

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2025/08/06

Send us a text Welcome back to celebrate creativity - Episode 425 - From Stratford to London. Today, we're going on a very special Elizabethan journey, not into one of Shakespeare's plays, but into the writer’s very own life - a life that was surprisingly simple. Who was the man who created all these amazing characters and stories? Where did he come from? And then we will look at his writings from using a fascinating form of communication. But first I want to tell you - very briefly - how I ...

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21:15

Poe the Swimmer

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2025/08/04

Send us a text Welcome to celebrate creativity - pisode 423 - Poe the Swimmer I am going to be taking some time off from this podcast - I think I have had almost 30 episodes in the past month - and devote the time to just doing podcasts and doing them right - with the sound effects and some really fascinating subjects. As of today this podcast has had almost 23,000 downloads in nearly 100 countries and territories. Now for today - well, this episode is largely made up of conten...

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22:38

Dickens and London, Part 2

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2025/08/04

Send us a text Welcome to celebrate creativity episode 422 - Dickens and london, part two Sure, Charles Dickens was a master at portraying the poor population of London, often with a mix of stark realism, deep pathos, and sometimes even a touch of grotesque caricature to highlight their plight. He didn't just describe their outward appearance; he delved into their living conditions, their desperation, and their often-fragile hopes. Ah, here is the ghost of Mr. Dickens himself. Would you be...

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2:52

Things to Come ...

Celebrate Creativity ·

2025/08/04

Send us a text Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - Episode 424 - Things to Come - If you are listening to this podcast episode, that means I have a few more minutes on my podcasting hosting time - just enough for this episode. I am taking some time off from recording to concentrate on writing episodes that are more Direct, interesting, and just generally a better experience. One of the subjects that I know I will be delving into is Shakespeare because that was my major in graduate school - and...

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22:38

Dickens and London, Part 1

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2025/08/04

Send us a text Welcome to celebrate Poe episode 417 - Why Dickens Still Matters, Part One This first quote is from a George Gissing in 1898 - he famously said - I suppose that for at least five and 20 years of his life, there was not an English speaking household in the world where his name was not as familiar as that of any personal acquaintance, and where an illusion to characters of his creating could fail to be understood. And that creative person was none other than Charles Dick...

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20:54

Why Dickens Matters, Part 3

Celebrate Creativity ·

2025/08/03

Send us a text This is the third and final installment - for now - of my online conversation with Gemini concerning Charles Dickens the man. Gemini began with Let's zoom in on the very essence of our podcast's title: creativity, specifically in the context of Dickens's own development. How did this extraordinary mind first show signs of his unparalleled creative genius, and how did that creativity evolve and deepen throughout his prolific career? To understand Dickens's creativity, w...

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25:49

Why Dickens Matters, Part 2

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2025/08/03

Send us a text Welcome to Celebrate Creativity Episode 419 Why Does Dickens Matter, Part 2 We begin this podcast episode with a few more excerpt by Dickens that showcase his masterful description of the common person. 1. The Hard-Working, Overwhelmed Clerk (from A Christmas Carol) Here's Bob Cratchit, Scrooge's clerk, illustrates the quiet dignity and hardship of the working poor: "The clerk's fire was so very much smaller that it looked like one coal; but he couldn't replenish it, f...

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28:39

Why Dickens Matters, Part 1

Celebrate Creativity ·

2025/08/02

Send us a text Welcome to celebrate Poe episode 417 - Why Dickens Still Matters, Part One This first quote is from a George Gissing in 1898 - he famously said - I suppose that for at least five and 20 years of his life, there was not an English speaking household in the world where his name was not as familiar as that of any personal acquaintance, and where an illusion to characters of his creating could fail to be understood. And that creative person was none other than Charles Dick...

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22:05

Creativity for Dummies

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2025/08/02

Send us a text Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - Episode 417 - Creativity for Dummies In this episode, I want to go out of my way to keep things basic - to delve into the elements of human creativity. I asked Gemini - could you use clear and basic language to explain what creativity is using simple and basic language. Sure - Think of creativity not as some magical dust that automatically happens, but as a recipe. You need a few key ingredients to make it work. Thank you for experiencing ...

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21:21

Why Use Gemini?

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2025/08/02

Send us a text Welcome to celebrate creativity formally celebrate pro - Episode 416 Why Use Gemini - In this podcast, one of the areas I want to emphasize is writing an effective prompt, and the information that can be gained from it. Now I had used Google Bard, Chat GPT, perplexity.ai, and Gemini (which I found out was originally Google bard and has become my favorite of the major AIs out there currently) and I wanted to ask Gemini which bot I should suggest for users of this podcast....

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