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Creative Colosseum Podcast

Creative Colosseum Podcast

It"s the podcast that inspires you to conquer your creativity! Join David and Allysia as they discuss all things related to the arts, and interview a plethora of visual artists, musicians, filmmakers, and other creatives. David Roman is an audio engineer, musician, sound designer, and University teacher among the many other hats he wears. Allysia Van Betuw is the host of PianoTV, a musician (The Criminal Kid), and a philosophy grad. Thanks for joining us!

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All Episodes

01:01:27

We Were Broncos: From Humboldt Broncos Hockey Player...

Creative Colosseum Podcast ·

2025/06/30

Join Allysia and Dave for a discussion with Humboldt crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki and Lucas Frison of Prairie Cat Productions about their new documentary series called "We Were Broncos" (streaming now). This discussion spans Ryan's journey with high-level competitive sports following a significant spinal injury as well as his experience being filmed in a story about his life. We also discuss filmmaking with Lucas: the process of getting a series to production (and beyond),

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01:25:32

Levelling Up and Artificial Intelligence for Creativity

Creative Colosseum Podcast ·

2025/06/25

Join Dave and Allysia for an audio-only evening chat about the ways in which they have levelled up in life over the past handful of months. This conversation spans being a university professor (Dave), going to grad school for philosophy (Allysia), the wonders of Eurovision, songs that make us feel something, apprehensions about AI (and its uses), and much more. Follow us over on YouTube:Creative Colosseum Podcast - YouTubeDave's musical feels pick:BONES AND ALL | “You Made it Feel Like Home” by

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01:04:34

#13 - Aaron Sinclair: Feature Filmmaking and "The Wild"

Creative Colosseum Podcast ·

2024/12/08

Join us with filmmaker Aaron Sinclair, who is a writer, director, editor, composer, sound designer, and who takes up a bunch of other roles besides. We talk about what is involved in making a feature-length film, how to source financing, thinking outside the box for unique film formats, and more.Check out Aaron's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronsinclair.film/ Check out his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @aaronsinclairfilm Find us on

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01:49:17

#12 - Rob Hillstead: The Art of Activism

Creative Colosseum Podcast ·

2024/09/19

Join us for a special episode with our good friend Rob Hillstead, who works in the film industry in Vancouver, BC. He wears many hats as a film director, musician, producer, lighting technician, and more, and we talk to him about some of the ups and downs of working on prominent film sets. We also discuss his history with artistic activism, particularly seen in the full-length documentary "Balikbayan" he directed, edited and filmed. Don't miss this one!Rob's

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00:54:59

#11 - Evie Johnny Ruddy: Introducing the Transgender...

Creative Colosseum Podcast ·

2024/08/28

Today's episode features Evie Johnny Ruddy, who introduces us to the Transgender Media Portal. They give us a peak into their artistic journey as a journalist, a walking tour creator, and an augmented reality artist and teacher. They also discuss the launch of the brand new Transgender Media Portal, which is a growing database that connects the user to transgender filmmakers and their works. Evie Johnny fills us in on the thought process behind the creation of the portal, some of the challenges

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01:05:17

#10 - 8 Tips for Overcoming Writer's Block

Creative Colosseum Podcast ·

2024/08/21

In today's episode, Dave and Allysia each share four tips for how to deal with writer's block, whether or not you're a writer - the expression applies just as easily to all of the creative arts. They discuss their own experience (or lack thereof) with writer's block, and share tactical strategies for dealing with it. This is an actionable episode, so let's get that abundance rolling in our creative lives!Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other

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01:07:18

#9 - Alex Paul Artistry: The Art of Beauty

Creative Colosseum Podcast ·

2024/08/14

Join Dave and Allysia for a conversation with Alex of Alex Paul Artistry. The discussion includes the topics of being a pop singer, transitioning to entrepreneurship, finding a niche in the beauty industry, natural beauty, expression and appearance, gender norms in beauty, self-care for men, cosmetics and their therapeutic value as an art form, when an interest in beauty turns into an obsession, and other topics. Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday

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01:09:38

#8 - The Art of Coping: Navigating Mental Health...

Creative Colosseum Podcast ·

2024/08/07

In today's episode, Dave and Allysia discuss the chicken-or-egg problem of mental health and the creative arts. We get personal and talk about how creativity and music helped us through our own significant challenges, and also the ways in which creativity has exacerbated our mental health issues. We muse on why so many people in the arts seem to struggle with mental health issues, discuss self-care solutions and ways to navigate the darkness, and more. Thanks for tuning in!If you need help,

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01:06:21

#7 - Roman Empire Studios: Conquering Film Audio

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2024/07/31

In this episode, Dave interviews Laura Psotka from Roman Empire Studios, and they nerd out about film audio. They discuss the boom and bust cycle of being a creative entrepreneur, doing tech surveys and shooting location audio, overdubbing, the state of the film market in Saskatchewan, Laura’s work in the film Resting Potential (with a featured clip), the “garbage in, garbage out” philosophy of audio recording, how audio is edited in post production, room tones, non-diegetic sound, stereo sound

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01:08:12

#6 - Allysia and David's Top Ten Lyrics List

Creative Colosseum Podcast ·

2024/07/25

Join us as we count down from 10 to 1 and spotlight our favourite lyrical moments. We discuss particular lines or passages that resonate with us, and chat about the artists who wrote them. It was impossible to pick only five each, but them's the breaks. What are your favourite all-time lyrics? We highly recommend spending a few hours combing for your music collection to come up with your own list; you'll invariably learn something about yourself in the process. Or you'll simply enjoy

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01:07:33

#5 - Andrew Valdez: An Actor on the Prairies

Creative Colosseum Podcast ·

2024/07/17

In today's episode, Dave chats with fellow Chilean Andrew Valdez, an actor based out of Saskatchewan. They discuss how they know each other, how Andrew got interested in acting, working on the film Talent, the realities of working somewhere that isn't a dominant film hub (like Vancouver or L.A.), and more. For more on Andrew, visit: https://andrewovaldez.com/ Andrew's demo reel: https://andrewovaldez.com/#reels "Talent" on ibdb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6576200/ Watch on

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01:11:27

#4 - Making a Living From Art

Creative Colosseum Podcast ·

2024/07/10

The age-old question creative people get asked, and ask themselves, is, "how does one make a living with art?" Dave and Allysia have both forged a creative path that has led to some economic success, so they get into the topic of money in this episode. They debunk popular advice slogans ("just follow your dreams and don't listen to anyone else," and so forth) and offer a more grounded approach. The bottom line? There are a lot of opportunities for fulfilling, meaningful work

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01:15:46

#3 - Spirit Wealth: Using the Arts to Heal

Creative Colosseum Podcast ·

2024/07/04

Dave and Allysia chat with Sundance Robson and Karen the Krakken about transformation through sound. We discuss Dave and Sundance's music connection and their ill-fated performance, the serendipity surrounding Sundance and Karen's connection, Sundance's transformational journey, addiction, getting into gongs and sound baths, having no plan B, Souris Valley, transitioning from a good job to a more heart-aligned path, entrepreneurship with Sacred Compass and Spirit Wealth, and more

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01:21:59

#2 - Twenty+ Years of Songwriting

Creative Colosseum Podcast ·

2024/06/25

We (Allysia and Dave) have been writing songs for 20+ years. And not just songwriting alone in our basements (though there's been plenty of that), but in bands; music to be performed at shows and recorded on albums. In Dave's case, this includes music that has even won an award. Music and songwriting trends have changed a lot over the years, and in this episode we discuss how our approach to songwriting has (and hasn't) changed along with the times. Our particular approaches to

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01:06:57

#1 - Making the Case for Creative Collaboration

Creative Colosseum Podcast ·

2024/06/19

Creative people - be they artists, musicians, entrepreneurs, comedians - can easily fall into "lone wolf" syndrome. This propensity to go it alone is even more prevalent today, because creatives have access to many more tools than the people of yesteryear (or, for Dave and Allysia, our past selves). In this episode, we discuss the important role collaboration has played in our lives, how we have chosen our collaborators, why collaborating is awesome even if you have the skills to go it alone, and

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