
Conversations about inspired thinking, hosted by Orange Nebula — a creative agency making board games and other popculturey-type things.
Episodes

Jan 3, 2023
Jan 3, 2023
45 min
What Is An Old Reliable Muse? / What Is The State Of Your House? / Fail Share
04:07 - Jared's musical musings
17:43 - Tom's major fixer-upper
20:16 - Main Topic - Fail Share
36:26 - Approaching repeated failures

Dec 20, 2022
Dec 20, 2022
32 min
What's Your Favorite Way To Consume Media? / If You Could Be A Music Genre, What Would You Be? / What Does Your Work Day Look Like?
02:03 - Derick describes his preferred environment for media consumption
06:59 - Krista has an existential crisis as to her music-genre personification
10:00 - Main Topic - What Does Your Work Day Look Like?
17:50 - Derick describes the merits of switching between tasks

Nov 29, 2022
Nov 29, 2022
36 min
How Different Is O-Neb Off Camera Compared To On Camera? / What Makes Designing Games More Problematic Than Designing Other Things? / Is Creativity Contagious?
01:42 - Tom claims off camera to be funnier
04:50 - Jared compares fulfillment of a game online to a board game
12:42 - Main Topic - Is Creativity Contagious?
16:39 - Krista describes the inherent creative force within us all

Oct 18, 2022
Oct 18, 2022
51 min
In What Ways Do You Sabotage Your Own Creative Potential? / Do You Think People's Interests Are Remaining Childish For Longer Than Past Generations? / Comparison & Cynicism In the Creative Space
03:10 - Tom discusses frittering away creativity on frittery things
17:50 - Childish Vs Childlike
23:25 - Main Topic - Comparison & Cynicism In The Creative Space
24:08 - Krista's ideal process of comparing her work to others'

Oct 5, 2022
Oct 5, 2022
45 min
When You Switch To A New Project, How Often Do You Resurrect Old Ideas? / When Are You Most Creatively Motivated? / The Language of Visual & Verbal
03:37 - How Tom usually goes to his Idea Well
10:13 - Marc differentiates inspiration & motivation
16:36 - Main Topic - The Language of Visual & Verbal
19:25 - Tom discusses what you control & what is out of your control, in writing

Sep 20, 2022
Sep 20, 2022
36 min
What Is A Misunderstood Pop Culture Franchise That Doesn't Get Enough Credit? / Does A Team Made Up Of Creative-Types Handle Adversity Better Or Worse Than A More Traditional Team? / Fear's Role In Creativity
01:32 - Lacey shares which franchise she wishes was still around
08:23 - Kevin, joined by everyone, struggles to say "adversity"
12:46 - Main Topic - Fear's Role In Creativity
23:50 - Adorable fear monster, with large eyes

Sep 2, 2022
Sep 2, 2022
35 min
What is missing from Pop culture that would make it more for you? / How much do you think people's interests are the results of everyone else's? / Using Pop Culture as Escapism vs Catharsis
2:46 - Lacey recounts super powered squirrel
9:30 - Krista being suggested media
12:37 - Main Topic - Pop Culture As Escapism Vs Catharsis
22:45 - Derick's Escapisms

Aug 15, 2022
Aug 15, 2022
45 min
Is Creativity Narcissistic? / Collecting Vs Consuming / Relationships With Hobbies
4:31 - Creating For Yourself Vs Others
12:23 - The Major Difference Between Consuming & Collecting
19:22 - Main Topic
19:17 - Jared's Hobbies

Jul 26, 2022
Jul 26, 2022
55 min
How Important Is It To Keep Up On Emerging Industry Tech? / Best Or Most Powerful Memories At Orange Nebula / Villains In Storytelling
6:30 - Lacey distinguishes different ambitions of growth
13:23 - Lacey Recounts Vindication's First Kickstarter
22:42 - Main Topic - Villains In Storytelling
28:48 - Lacey discusses the background of the word "Villain"

Jul 12, 2022
Jul 12, 2022
52 min
Do You Follow The Industry Happenings? / The Most Frustrating Things In The Board Game Business? / Control Issues
4:29 - Lacey's Industry Analysis
13:41 - Marc's Least Favorite Part Of It All
25:03 - Main Topic - Control Issues
37:40 - Jared Tells A Story Where He Seized Control
