Odyssey & Muse
Odyssey & Muse is a weekly podcast about creativity, adventure and living life without a map. Host John Jurko II dives into conversations with interesting and talented artists, travelers, innovators and adventure junkies to discuss how they brought their creations and journeys to life.
John will dig into the big questions like how to overcome fears, how to plan and execute a large project, and how to discover the things that drive you. Finding your true North.
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- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 73 minutes
- Episodes
- 23
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2017
Ep 21: Joanna Kalafatis - Lose the Map on exploring a life of acting and travel blogging.
Joanna Kalafatis is an actress living and working in Los Angeles as well as the travel blogger and photographer behind Lose the Map. When she’s not auditioning or acting she spends her time exploring…
01:14:46 |
Mon 18 Dec 2017
Ep 20: Daniel E. Williams - BGSU professor and indie filmmaker on making a study of cinema.
Daniel E. Williams received his MFA in Film from Howard University in 1998 and in 2000 he won Best of Show at the Rosebud Film and Video Festival for his thesis film A Thousand Days a Year. He curren…
02:22:12 |
Tue 03 Jan 2017
Man Bike World Pt. 2 – Halfway down the Great Divide Trail. Bicycles, bears, friends and fires.
This is a special mini-episode of Odyssey and Muse where we check in with people that are about to embark on or are in the middle of an adventure around the world. In this episode I catch up with Rus…
00:43:34 |
Thu 01 Sep 2016
Ep 19: Ryan Bury – Burning Shade Productions, producing movies and reading a book a week.
Ryan Bury is originally from Perrysburg, Ohio. Since graduating Bowling Green State University, he has lived and worked in Los Angeles. He’s been the post-production manager on TV shows like America’…
01:03:59 |
Sat 20 Aug 2016
Ep 18: Gary Arndt - Everything Everywhere, how to blog like a pro and travel for 9 years.
Gary Arndt has mastered the art of world travel. He sold his house in 2007 and has been on the road ever since. A short time into his journey he decided to take his blogging and photography seriously…
01:15:10 |
Thu 11 Aug 2016
Ep 17: Matthew Scott – How to light a scene, share your failures and work toward mastery.
Matthew Scott is an Australian cinematographer living in Tasmania. He is constantly exploring and pushing for the mastery of his craft. He also enjoys cooking, retro games, playing piano and going on…
01:57:20 |
Fri 29 Jul 2016
Man Bike World Pt. 1 - Russ McCoy on bears, bikes and his approaching Great Divide tour.
This is a special episode of Odyssey and Muse. This is going to be the first of possibly many little in-between-isodes where we check in with people that are about to embark on or are in the middle o…
00:36:15 |
Thu 21 Jul 2016
Ep 16: Bobby McCall – The Dirty Hooks, leaving a musical legacy and avoiding the charlatans.
Bobby McCall is a singer, songwriter and musician from Las Vegas. He bought a guitar when he was 17 and has been focused on honing his skills and writing music ever since.
After parting ways with t…
01:18:03 |
Sat 11 Jun 2016
Ep 15: Vic May – Success as an actor in LA, get an agent with a beard, and keep making stuff.
Vic May is from, Anamosa, Iowa. He grew up in a creative family where he was encouraged to pursue his desire to act in theater. He graduated from Simpson College, then lived in Chicago, acting in the…
01:32:36 |
Tue 07 Jun 2016
Ep 14: Marquette Jones - Get your movie made, win at grad school and crack the film fest.
Marquette Jones is from Youngstown, Ohio, not far from where I grew up. She’s an alumna of NYU’s graduate film program, but before becoming a filmmaker, Marquette was a public interest attorney in Oa…
01:59:28 |
Wed 18 May 2016
Ep 13: Hannah Nicol - Wanderlust, traveling Southeast Asia and benefits of liberal arts.
Hannah Nicol is an academic advisor in international student affairs, teaches ESL classes at a university level, and spends all of her spare time traveling and dancing.
“I can do anything for a year…
01:33:11 |
Wed 04 Nov 2015
Ep 12: Frank Fleming - Adventure & Sustainability
In this episode I talk with my friend, Frank Fleming. He’s an adventurer and the owner-operator of lawn care service in Vancouver, Canada. But it’s more than that. Frank is interested in sustainable …
01:14:30 |
Sun 01 Nov 2015
Ep 11: Murphy Martin - Actor
In this episode I talk with my friend, Murphy Martin. He’s an actor on his way to stardom, living and working in Los Angeles. We have an amazing conversation about the craft of acting, Murphy’s twist…
01:12:59 |
Sun 21 Jun 2015
Ep 10: Angela Kerfoot - Songwriting & Performance
In this episode I talk with one of my friends, Angela Kerfoot. She’s a singer, songwriter, performance artist and social worker living in Las Vegas. She has a unique style and loves to collaborate wi…
00:49:44 |
Sun 05 Apr 2015
Ep 9: Nick Army - TV Producer Editor DP
In this episode I talk with one of my best friends, Nick Army. He was an award winning TV producer/director/videographer at WBGU-PBS. He’s currently a Producer/Editor/Director of Photography at Hart:…
01:02:18 |
Sun 08 Mar 2015
Ep 8: Britt George - Actor Producer Writer
In this episode I talk with my friend, Britt George. He is an actor, producer, writer and director living in Los Angeles. Some of the shows he’s acted on include Cryptid: The Swamp Beast, True Blood,…
01:08:32 |
Sun 01 Mar 2015
Ep 7: Cameron Dorn - Suitcase of Courage
In this episode I talk with Cameron Dorn. He is a champion endurance athlete, an adventure junkie, and the founder of The Suitcase of Courage. We talk about breaking Guinness World Records, travel, a…
00:59:10 |
Sun 22 Feb 2015
Ep 6: Mislav Marohnić - Vagabond Programmer
In this episode I talk with my friend, Mislav Marohnić. He’s a software craftsman from Croatia. He programs, works for GitHub and enjoys traveling the world. We talk about working on the road, Burnin…
01:12:35 |
Sun 15 Feb 2015
Ep 5: Amy Javens - Ironman Triathlete
In this episode I talk with my friend, Amy Javens. She is a mother of three, a wife, a coach for QT2 Systems and a professional Ironman Triathlete. We talk about the sport, becoming a pro racer, avoi…
01:07:41 |
Sun 08 Feb 2015
Ep 4: Liam Garrison - Adventure Junkie
In this episode I talk with friend Liam Garrison. He is a student at the University of Oxford, England, a cyclist, a climber and an all around adventure junkie. We talk about the challenges and excit…
00:49:38 |
Sun 01 Feb 2015
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