The Creative High Podcast is an exploration into creativity, addiction and recovery. Interviews with musicians, performers, writers and
artists provide insight into the creative process and the remarkable shifts that happen in recovery. The Creative High podcast is hosted by
arts expert and director Adriana Marchione. This series of lively discussions are a companion to the documentary film, The Creative High which is currently in production.www.thecreativehigh.com.
Corey Fischer has an acting and directing career spanning 50 years, and is termed an 'acting treasure’ of the San Francisco Bay Area. Corey talks about being on the TV show Barney Miller, working wit…
Tom Sway is a ‘lyric blues’ musician and a dynamic performer who sinks deep into emotional terrain. Tom and Adriana talk about the magic of art-making, the gifts of sensitivity, and how recovery gets…
Thayer Walker works behind the scenes in video and sound production. He talks to Adriana about how relationships have shaped his path to recovery, and being in an artistic partnership with his wife J…
Lee Gant is a knitter with tattoos. Overcoming her painful past including an addiction to toxic substances, Lee talks to Adriana about the healing power of knitting, writing her memoir and her relaps…
Filmmaker, writer and activist Wickie Stamps embraces edginess in her recovery. An active part of the queer arts community in San Francisco, her work reflects this subculture. Wickie talks about the …
JoAnneh Nagler is an author, musician and teacher who brings passion and clarity to all of her creative projects. Encountering deep disorientation and loss due to debting, JoAnneh’s recovery embraces…
John Ater is a photographer in long term recovery. John talks with Adriana about how to ’see’ as a photographer, the way he has developed his creative work in recovery and growing up in Texas. Find J…
Guest Carmen Martines is a writer, poet, storyteller and blogger. Carmen talks with Adriana about her daily writing practice, the impact of a recovery community, losing her best friend and her yearly…
The Creative High Podcast is an exploration into creativity, addiction and recovery. Through the sharing of experiences from artists and performers a clearer picture of how creativity and addiction c…