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Unthinkable with Jay Acunzo

An inside look at the unconventional choices of quality-obsessed creators – and the memorable things they made as a result. It's a show about trusting your intuition and your craft more than best practices and blueprints. Since 2016, Unthinkable has inspired creators to ship more personal, powerful work. In the era of AI and endless commodity content, that type of work is now urgent. Hosted by Jay Acunzo, founder of the Creator Kitchen.

Careers Business Creativity Storytelling Entrepreneurship Marketing
Update frequency
every 11 days
Average duration
30 minutes
Episodes
220
Years Active
2016 - 2024
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Slingshot: I'm No Spider-Man [Creativity Series #17]

Slingshot: I'm No Spider-Man [Creativity Series #17]

SUBSCRIBE at unthinkable.fm to get a quick note every Monday morning containing new episodes, exclusive bonus content, and new experiments to join.

 

TODAY:

 

Tom O'Keefe is one of the most well-know…

00:09:59  |   Sun 25 Sep 2016
Comfortable Being Uncomfortable [Creativity Series #16]

Comfortable Being Uncomfortable [Creativity Series #16]

FOR EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT + CREATIVE EXPERIMENTS: Subscribe at http://unthinkable.fm to get a quick note from Jay every Monday morning.

 

TODAY:

As humans, we're wired to seek out experiences that …

00:26:27  |   Mon 19 Sep 2016
Slingshot: A Side Project Saved My Startup [Creativity Series #15]

Slingshot: A Side Project Saved My Startup [Creativity Series #15]

FOR EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT + CREATIVE EXPERIMENTS: Subscribe at unthinkable.fm to get a quick note from Jay every Monday morning.

 

TODAY:

Hear the story of a creative side project that saved a star…

00:08:17  |   Sun 11 Sep 2016
The Bias to Act [Creativity Series #14]

The Bias to Act [Creativity Series #14]

FOR EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT: Subscribe at unthinkable.fm to get a quick note from Jay every Monday morning.

 

TODAY:

Too often, creative people idolize the IDEA of being creative. But our jobs aren't…

00:23:48  |   Sun 04 Sep 2016
Slingshot: Scott Monty, Oxymoron [Creativity Series #13]

Slingshot: Scott Monty, Oxymoron [Creativity Series #13]

SUBSCRIBE: unthinkable.fm to get a quick note every Monday morning containing new episodes, exclusive bonus content, and new experiments to join.

 

TODAY:

Scott Monty is one of the world's most forwa…

00:06:18  |   Mon 29 Aug 2016
Zig When Others Zag [Creativity Series #12]

Zig When Others Zag [Creativity Series #12]

SUBSCRIBE AT unthinkable.fm to get a quick note every Monday morning containing new episodes, exclusive bonus content, and new experiments to join.

 

TODAY:

In a noisy world like ours, you don't just…

00:21:25  |   Sun 21 Aug 2016
On the Making of Unthinkable

On the Making of Unthinkable

While we're on hiatus from releasing new episodes, here's a closer look at the thinking and inspiration behind making the show. Be sure to subscribe at http://unthinkable.fm for our emails each Monda…

00:55:51  |   Mon 27 Jun 2016
A Message From Jay

A Message From Jay

A message from Jay about the future of Unthinkable. Be sure to subscribe at unthinkable.fm.

00:09:06  |   Mon 06 Jun 2016
Slingshot: Scott Belsky & Behance [Creativity Series #11]

Slingshot: Scott Belsky & Behance [Creativity Series #11]

The story of how Scott Belsky created Behance, a global community of creatives focused on making ideas happen.

(Slingshots are short stories about a creative side project that led somewhere surprisin…

00:06:42  |   Mon 30 May 2016
Beauty in the Broken [Creativity Series #10]

Beauty in the Broken [Creativity Series #10]

Betting your career on your creativity means you'll have your fair share of saving bad ideas (or "polishing turds" as you'll hear in one of our stories). It also requires the ability to look past the…

00:35:43  |   Mon 23 May 2016
Slingshot: The Cooper Review [Creativity Series #9]

Slingshot: The Cooper Review [Creativity Series #9]

Slingshots are a mini-series within the Unthinkable show where we go deep into a creative side project that winds up someplace surprising. Tinkering on side projects is a powerful way to slingshot ou…

00:18:27  |   Mon 16 May 2016
2% Better [Creativity Series #8]

2% Better [Creativity Series #8]

 

People driven by their creative craft often spend hours agonizing and obsessing over the details of a project. Why? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? How do we know when to actually ship the wor…

00:44:21  |   Mon 09 May 2016
Slingshot: The Danger Booth [Creativity Series #7]

Slingshot: The Danger Booth [Creativity Series #7]

Slingshots are a new mini-series within the Unthinkable show where we go deep into a creative side project that winds up someplace surprising. Tinkering on side projects is a powerful way to slingsho…

00:25:54  |   Mon 02 May 2016
The Muse Is An Excuse [Creativity Series #6]

The Muse Is An Excuse [Creativity Series #6]

For thousands of years, humans have invoked "The Muse" (or any of the nine Muses) to inspire creativity within them. But are we thinking about creative inspiration the wrong way?

 

Also, a major anno…

00:35:52  |   Mon 25 Apr 2016
Slingshot: Wooden Nickel Shorts[Creativity Series #5]

Slingshot: Wooden Nickel Shorts[Creativity Series #5]

Slingshots are a new mini-series within the Unthinkable show where we go deep into a creative side project that winds up someplace surprising. Tinkering on side projects are powerful ways to slingsho…

00:23:34  |   Mon 18 Apr 2016
Craft-Driven [Creativity Series #4]

Craft-Driven [Creativity Series #4]

When you agonize over the act of creation itself -- for its own sake, not for some ulterior motive or end result -- good things happen. But in the business world, whether in marketing or as an entrep…

00:37:29  |   Mon 11 Apr 2016
Slingshot: Carving the White Whale [Creativity Series #3]

Slingshot: Carving the White Whale [Creativity Series #3]

Slingshots are a new mini-series within the Unthinkable show where we go deep into a creative side project that winds up someplace surprising. Tinkering on side projects are powerful ways to slingsho…

00:32:48  |   Mon 04 Apr 2016
Side Projects [Creativity Series #2]

Side Projects [Creativity Series #2]

Creative side projects are powerful ways to slingshot our careers forward as content marketers, writers, designers, podcasters, videographers, and any kind of creative. In this episode, we hear the s…

00:39:51  |   Mon 28 Mar 2016
Quality vs. Quantity [Creativity Series #1]

Quality vs. Quantity [Creativity Series #1]

In the official launch of Unthinkable, we'll tackle the bizarre but huge debate of quality vs. quantity in marketing. Plus, creator & host Jay Acunzo shares the theme of the show and why it's time to…

00:34:15  |   Mon 21 Mar 2016
Unthinkable Mic Check

Unthinkable Mic Check

See you soon! Be sure to subscribe at Unthinkable.fm to get episodes as soon as they launch, plus other exclusive content, goodies, and behind-the-scenes.

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@UnthinkableFM

@JayAcunzo

00:00:23  |   Thu 17 Mar 2016
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