Eager To Know
A weekly podcast that explores how using the creative aspects of our brains can shift outcomes in exciting ways. Each episode offers listeners specific suggestions on how to engage creativity when moving things forward. Guests include artists as well as others in life roles not traditionally considered creative. Hosted by Chicago artist Ricky McEachern
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
David Stern
Executive director of Wild Goose Players from Bellows Falls, VT
Candace Jensen
Candace Jensen is a visual artist, writer, printmaker, calligrapher, community organizer, and activist. We speak about keeping things moving and staying continuously creatively activated.
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Josh Farr
Josh Farr is a photographer, curator, graphic/web designer, photo printer, furniture-builder, and Gallery Director at the Vermont Center for Photography.
TM with Ryan Matthew
Ryan Matthew has a consistent Transcendental Meditation (TM) practice. We speak about how TM has helped his life and creative process.
Charlie Hunter
Charlie Hunter was raised in rural New Hampshire and Vermont, and is the son of a small-town printer, He worked as a graphic designer and artist manager in the music industry, Hunter now works full-t…
Mindy Fisher
Mindy Fisher’s artwork is fun and colorful. We speak about the process of creating abstract artwork.
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Janet Cathey
Janet Cathey is an artist and art educator. We speak about her development as an artist and the nuances between skill and creativity.
more details at rickyartist.com
MC Noyes
Artist MC Noyes owns Canal Street gallery in Bellows Falls Vermont. We discuss how artist-owned galleries are unique and his development as an artist.
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Sean Rohberon
Sean Rohberon is a theatre guy and he answers all of Ricky’s questions about acting, directing and the value of theatre for regular people.
Change Yoga
Owner of Change Yoga studio in Jamaica Vermont speaks to Ricky about the importance of yoga and working with horses.
More details at rickyartist.com and changeyogavt.com
Willow Vermont
Tom and Ravi just opened Willow Vermont, a retreat in Southern Vermont. They speak to Ricky about this new venture and how a regular yoga practice enabled it to happen.
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Passion & Tenacity
Our guest today believes you cannot fake passion or tenacity. He is the co-founder of Urban Pooch, a dog and pet owner nirvana. One of the most enthusiastic people I know, I am pleased to share my c…
Deena ”Fireball” Baikowitz
Deena brings the funny to business: she blends comedy with coaching to help her clients develop their networks and promote their unique brands with less stress, more confidence, quicker results, and …
Temple Adornment
Temple Adornment is a remarkable journal series exploring contemporary tattooing and spirituality. It collects candid conversations with tattooers who work within and uniquely push forward the Americ…
Reginald Gibbons
Reginald Gibbons teaches at Northwestern University. He has published eleven books of poems and his novel, SWEETBITTER, won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award.
I enjoyed talking to him about his academic …
Dmitry Samarov
Dmitry Samarov is an artist with 4 published books. I found his relationship with his art, and our world, very interesting.
More details can be found at: eager2know.com
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Let‘s Punk This
Helping people create rock-star level brands - that is what this episode's guest does. Chris is Chief Rock and Roller at Rock-it Growth Agency - a company that helps creative businesses succeed.
The Abstract Painters
Another compilation episode, this one with abstract painters. I have spoken to many types of painters over the years but the abstract painters hold a special sense of mystery for me. They approach pa…
Summerdale II
Four gay men. Four addictions. One landlord from Hell. Welcome to Summerdale, a LGBT horror novel trilogy set in Chicago's Andersonville. I am excited to have back David Jay Collins, to talk about Su…