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Always Choose Orange

Always Choose Orange began 13.8 billion years ago as a tiny piece of the infinitely small, hot, and dense singularity that contained all the mass and matter in the universe. Since then, it has been expanding rapidly with no signs of slowing down. The show provides actionable ways to develop and maintain a thriving creative process. Tune in each week for a mix of short teachings and long conversations with creators across a wide array of mediums including musicians, authors, painters, photographers,

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98:49

#85: Any Austin — Growing His YouTube Channel to 1.5+...

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2026/01/02

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 the benefits and challenges of bringing on additional team members, the one thing he believes should be the true goal of time management, and how he uses the rise of imitators as competitive fuel rather than a distraction.During the second half of our conversation, I ask Austin a

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#84: Henry Lien — Eastern Narrative Structures,...

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2025/12/17

Henry Lien is a speculative-fiction writer who was born in Taiwan and currently based in Hollywood, California. Henry is well known for his middle-grade fantasy series Peasprout Chen, a genre-bending saga that blends martial-arts action, figure skating flair, and sharp coming-of-age dynamics — a mashup that one reviewer memorably described as “Hermione Granger meets Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon meets the Ice Capades meets Mean Girls.” In addition to Peasprout Chen, Henry writes short fiction

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#82: This Episode Could Have Been an Email

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2025/10/29

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? With the advent of LLMs such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini, it's easier than ever before to access information in a fraction of the time. And many times, that's a great thing. But everything comes with a cost. In today's episode, we examine that cost and segue into

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

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2025/07/09

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 the following questions as a guide:Which book surprised you the most?What is the most ambitious book you read this year?Which book had the best prose?What is one book that made you cry?Which book impacted your life the most?What was your personal favorite? Beyond simply talking

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67:09

#77: Alex Eckman-Lawn - Why He Makes Time for...

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2025/06/11

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 the human body. Alex’s distinctive visuals have appeared across a wide spectrum of media, including comic books, album and book covers, music videos, t-shirts, and gig posters. He has collaborated with bands such as Afterbirth, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Imperial Triumphant, and his

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#76: Mastering the Art of the Epigraph

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2025/06/04

A single sentence at the start of a book can set the tone for everything that follows. In this week's episode, we dip our toes into the mysterious and powerful world of epigraphs — the quotes or passages that open some of our favorite stories. We explore the many purposes of epigraphs, from foreshadowing and framing to adding emotional or intellectual depth. We examine how they can elevate a work (and occasionally distract from it) and why some writers swear by them while others avoid them

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57:05

#74: Tara Sellios - Highlighting the Beauty of the...

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2025/05/14

Tara Sellios is a Boston-based artist whose monumental photographs highlight the beauty of the grotesque. She creates still life vignettes from organic materials including animal bones, insect specimens, and dried flowers which she photographs using a large format 8 x 10 camera. Tara's imagery takes inspiration from Christian devotionals including illuminated manuscripts, altarpieces, and stained glass windows while engaging with historical traditions of still life painting, particularly Dutch

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#73: Caroline Shaw - Conjuring New Emotional Worlds...

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2025/05/01

Caroline Shaw is a musician who moves among roles, genres, and mediums, trying to imagine a world of sound that has never been heard before but has always existed. She often works in collaboration with others, as producer, composer, violinist, and vocalist. Shaw is the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in Music, an honorary doctorate from Yale, five Grammys, and a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. She has written and produced for iconic artists and ensembles across the musical spectrum, including Rosalía,

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#71: How to Enjoy Art & Everything Else More | Part...

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2025/04/09

Getting lost is often thought of as a bad thing. However, when it comes to art, it can be a major contributor to our sense of enjoyment. This week's episode hones in on six access points to getting lost in something you love. From allowing your mind to freely associate to memorizing pieces of a poem, we'll examine some practical ways to look at art from a new angle. FOR EXCLUSIVE CREATIVITY TIPS, MUSINGS, AND EXERCISES, SUBSCRIBE TO THE ALWAYS CHOOSE ORANGE

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#70: How to Enjoy Art & Everything Else More | Part...

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2025/04/02

Resistance is futile! At least, it will be after this episode. In part three of our series on enjoyment, we look at four common ways we resist pieces of art and explore some tools we can use to invert that resistance. From identifying the different types of screaming in metal music to intentionally finding flaws in pieces of art, we explore curiosity and the power it has to help us enjoy things more. FOR EXCLUSIVE CREATIVITY TIPS, MUSINGS, AND EXERCISES, SUBSCRIBE TO THE ALWAYS CHOOSE ORANGE

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#66: Matt Bucher - Thoughts on A.I. and Art, Staying...

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2025/02/19

Matt Bucher is the author of The Belan Deck and co-host, with Dave Laird, of The Concavity Show podcast. He is one of the founders of the International David Foster Wallace Society and administers the wallace-l listserv. His writing has been published in Electric Literature, The Dublin Review of Books, Puerto del Sol, Publishers Weekly, and other places. He currently lives in Austin, Texas.Website: https://www.mattbucher.comPurchase The Belan

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#63: How to Concisely Start a Chapter in Six Words or...

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2025/01/29

It’s possible to start a chapter in six words or less AND have your reader want to keep reading. How do I know? I analyzed the opening sentence of every chapter in Raymond E. Feist’s Riftwar Saga (Magician: Apprentice, Magician: Master, Silverthorn, and A Darkness at Sethanon) and found some eye opening patterns. In this episode, we'll see what we can learn through studying Feist’s short and striking chapter openers.

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#61: Kreg Yingst - Block Printing as a Spiritual...

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2025/01/15

Kreg Yingst is an illustrator specializing in block printing, with original works created from carved blocks of wood, linoleum, or other materials, and printed onto paper or other media. Initially trained as a painter with a Bachelor’s Degree from Trinity University and a Master’s from Eastern Illinois University, Kreg turned his attention to the block print in the mid-1990s after discovering the graphic novels of Lynd Ward and Frans Masereel. In 2003 he quit his teaching position to pursue a

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#60: Favorite Reads of 2024 | Part 2 (with Andrew Drake)

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2025/01/08

Now that 2024 is behind us, it’s time for a six-month reading check-in! My brother Andrew is back and we each discuss six books that affected us during the second half of 2024. We use the following questions as a guide: Which book surprised you the most?What is the most ambitious book you read this year?Which book had the best prose?What is one book that made you cry?Which book impacted your life the most?What was your personal favorite?Our selections include books from the following genres:

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#59: Nothing is Lost - Creative Abundance, Recycling...

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2025/01/01

To kick off the new year, let's talk about two ways of viewing and experiencing creativity — the first is scarcity, a white-knuckled clinging to ideas that constantly asks things like "What if the ideas run out?", "What if I never come up with anything better than this?", or "What if the inspiration goes away?" The second is abundance, a way of looking at the world that holds ideas loosely and says things like "There are more ideas than I'll ever be able to act

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#58: The Gift That Keeps On Giving - How to Reflect...

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2024/12/25

The year is coming to a close and it's a great time to reflect back and celebrate your creative accomplishments. This episode is one part highlight reel and one part guide to looking back on the art you've made in 2024 (as well the things that inspired you throughout the year). We talk about lists, accomplishments, statistics, learnings, favorite media, and the moments that make you smile. FOR EXCLUSIVE CREATIVITY TIPS, MUSINGS, AND EXERCISES, SUBSCRIBE TO THE ALWAYS CHOOSE ORANGE

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#56: A Few Ideas About Ideas

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2024/12/11

Where do ideas come from? How do they grow? How do you know which ideas to pursue and which to save for later? In today's episode, we'll explore those topics and more! From Ramit Sethi's book-buying rule to YouTuber Any Austin's view that you can't make 100 bad ideas, we'll take a deep dive into the foundation of creative projects and have you out before your lunch break is over. Material Mentioned in This Episode: I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit SethiHow To Listen to

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#55: Claire Luxton - From Fine Art Portraits to...

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2024/12/04

Claire Luxton is a British contemporary multi-disciplinary artist working with photography, immersive installation, and poetry. She works from her rural studio based in East Sussex, and the nature she is surrounded by is reflected in her work. After receiving a BFA from Goldsmiths University of London, Luxton’s practice developed a strongly recognizable aesthetic, which quickly gained her recognition. Her dynamic work explores the delicate equilibrium between humans and nature, the ominous

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#54: Kate Woodman - Photo Concepts That Make You Say...

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2024/11/27

Kate Woodman is a Portland, Oregon-based commercial photographer specializing in conceptual and narrative imagery. A structural engineer by trade, Kate made the jump to photography after a work transfer to New Zealand got her interested in shooting landscapes, and things spiraled from there. Ten years into her professional career, Kate shoots everything from pharma to fashion and all sorts of things in between. When she’s not photographing, she’s teaching color theory and putting her engineering

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#53: Simon Van Booy - Facing Your Weaknesses as a...

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2024/11/20

Simon Van Booy is the award-winning, bestselling author of more than a dozen books for adults and children, including The Illusion of Separateness, The Presence of Absence, and most recently, Sipsworth. Simon is the editor of three volumes of philosophy and has written for The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Washington Post, and the BBC. His books have been translated into many languages and optioned for film. Raised in rural North Wales, he currently lives in New York where he is also a

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