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Craft and Chaos

Craft and Chaos

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 A Weird Show for Weirdos Who Make Things How do you make art when the world feels like it’s on fire? Welcome to Craft and Chaos, the podcast for creative minds trying to thrive in the madness. Whether you write, paint, build, perform, or daydream ideas that keep you up at night, this show is your companion through the wild ride of making something out of nothing. Join Misty, Pete, Kyle, and Ryan — a ragtag team of creative types — as they dive into the joy, frustration, and beautiful mess of the artistic process. From the spark of inspiration to the reality of “I actually made this,” they’ll share honest stories, epic wins, total flops, and the weird, wonderful chaos that comes with being possessed by a new idea. This isn’t just about craft. It’s about surviving the noise, embracing your weird, and making cool stuff anyway. Wherever the strangest podcasts are found.©TruStory FM Art Sciences sociales
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  • You Still Have a Tongue (But Not the Way You Think)

    You Still Have a Tongue (But Not the Way You Think)
    Oct 16 2025
    It all begins — as so many creative disasters do — in a tavern. Not a real tavern, because this is 2025 and nobody can afford to drink anywhere that isn't their own kitchen. No, this is a fictional tavern, conjured by Kyle Olson in an attempt to make Dungeons & Dragons seem exactly as sophisticated as it actually is. And there they are: Pete Wright, sage of sighs; Misty Stinnett, who claims the episode title in minute five like a boss; and Ryan Dalton, wizard of words and human embodiment of, “I’m fine, actually." They're here to discuss beginnings — that thing you agonize over for weeks before giving up and starting with someone waking up in a daze. Misty brings the skull-cracking horror of Verity and the pajama-clad Celine Dion catharsis of Bridget Jones's Diary, proving you can pivot from blood spatter to "All By Myself" without a map. Ryan obsesses over The Dark Knight's opening heist with fantasy-football-lineup energy, then reads from The Gone-Away World about the irony of fire. Pete shows up with Blade Runner because of course he does, and Kyle brings Clive Barker's story about sentient, revolutionary hands, because every D&D party needs someone who makes everyone else wonder ...what?But this isn't just about great openings — it's about what happens when you hand your tender, unfinished creation to another human and they look you in the eye and say, "What if this took place in space?" Misty got that exact note on a script about Black backup singers in the 1960s civil rights movement. Space. Kyle once took script notes from a twelve-year-old. Pete has a "little red wagon of despair" full of projects he won't share because he's terrified of feedback. And Ryan — beautiful, unshakable Ryan — basically shrugs and says criticism can't hurt you... not like knives can. The takeaway? Feedback is brutal and necessary. Choose your readers carefully. Don't ask for notes from people who don't understand your medium. And for god's sake, don't take it personally when someone suggests your heartfelt drama should "maybe happen in space." They’re really saying that they want to be in space. It’s a them-problem.And then, because all good stories must end, they talk about endings. Misty's still haunted by Inception's spinning top (every other day). Pete defends Whiplash's nine-minute drum solo with pizza-topping-argument passion. Ryan ugly-cries over "My friends, you bow to no one" in Return of the King despite having seen it a hundred times. And Kyle drops the mic with Kurosawa's Yojimbo — a samurai stands in a street full of corpses and says, "Town should be a lot quieter now. I'll see ya," then walks off into the credits. It may be the most perfect mic drop in cinema.So here we are. The end of Season One. It started in a tavern and ends with the gang leveling up, earning a long rest, and reminding you to go make weird art. Start strong. Take your notes. Cry a little. Ignore the bad ones. Keep going. And when you reach the end, make it count. Now go. Make something strange. And whatever you do, don't let the hands win.Works Mentioned(In order of appearance, because we care about beginnings too)Verity by Colleen HooverBridget Jones’s Diary (2001)The Dark Knight (2008)The Gone-Away World by Nick HarkawayBlade Runner (1982)“The Body Politic” from The Inhuman Condition by Clive BarkerInception (2010)Whiplash (2014)The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternYojimbo (1961) (00:00) - Welcome to Craft and Chaos(02:16) - Beginnings(21:49) - "Sponsor" Clouds(22:56) - Taking Notes(01:01:06) - "Sponsor" Coalition of Procrastinators(01:02:26) - Endings
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    1 h et 16 min
  • The Lorem Ipsum of Our Future

    The Lorem Ipsum of Our Future
    Oct 2 2025
    This week on Craft and Chaos, Pete, Misty, Kyle, and Ryan take a running jump into the boiling cauldron of AI, authorship, and the existential dread of wondering if your book draft is secretly moonlighting as training data for Skynet’s moody younger cousin. Pete opens the show mourning the discovery that Google Docs is essentially that roommate who “borrows” your clothes without asking—except instead of your hoodie, it’s your creative soul. Kyle yanks all his writing off the internet faster than you can say “Blue Harvest.” Ryan insists on contractual AI abstinence clauses like he’s starring in the world’s least sexy prenup. And Misty? She just admits she’s given up—then immediately delivers a sermon on theft, cognitive diminishment, and the performative weirdness of social media that makes you wonder if Instagram is actually just a giant gaslighting experiment.But this isn’t all doom and gloom! The crew pivots from paranoia to possibility, arguing that the one thing AI can’t replicate is weirdness. Distinct human mess. The sentences with too many M-dashes. The sketch about sperm redistribution. The Shakespearean play about late-night TV hosts fighting for the throne. The legendary giant squid of Lancashire. This is the content the robots can’t touch, and it’s glorious. Then, as if that weren’t enough chaos, they unleash The Working Titles Game—where Hollywood’s real, baffling project code names are guessed, mocked, and improved. “Starbeast” becomes Alien. “Rory’s First Kiss” turns out to be The Dark Knight. And everyone learns that “Group Hug” is somehow The Avengers.If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re a “face” or a “hands,” if you’ve contemplated anonymity as artistic freedom, or if you just want to hear Pete suddenly turn a sketch character Jewish halfway through, this episode has everything. It’s part therapy session, part roast, part TED Talk on weirdness, and part game show fever dream. By the end, you’ll either feel inspired to go make something beautifully strange… or just jealous that you’re not the one writing a half-hour comedy called Sperm Robin Hood.Links and NotesPeople & Creators:John ScalziAustin KleonJohn AugustUrsula K. Le Guin Daily Writing RoutineMiranda July - Author of All FoursWhite Hot Heist (2022) - the one where Bowen Yang does that thing with that stuff.Articles & Resources:"So Your Kid Wants to be a Twitch Streamer" - Wired article discussing "faces vs. hands""Downton Arby's"“Night of the Squid”Creative Works & Projects:Welcome to Night ValeSwashbuckling Ladies Debate SocietyGo Help YourselfHeadstoneMarvel Movie MinuteArcher Thorne superhero seriesTools & Platforms Mentioned:Wattpad - Early writing platform, later acquired and data concerns raisedAutoPod/AutoCut - AI-powered podcast editing tools for multi-camera switchingConcepts Discussed:The Dark Side of Cognitive DiminishmentThe Dunbar number (00:00) - Welcome to Craft and Chaos(02:40) - How have you changed because of AI?(12:07) - "Sponsor:" Headstone with Pete Wright(14:04) - MAJOR SEGMENT ALERT(01:09:26) - "Sponsor:" The Audio Fiction Convention(01:10:57) - Working Title Game!
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    1 h et 23 min
  • Dying to Cobble

    Dying to Cobble
    Sep 18 2025

    This week on Craft and Chaos, Misty wrangles the chaos as the team dives into the comfort of cozy mysteries, the horror of genre snobbery, and the existential unraveling that occurs when you go viral and absolutely nothing happens.

    We kick off with a round of “what are you enjoying,” which—shockingly—turns into a love letter to Murderbot, Idris Elba, and Helen Mirren solving crimes while wearing cozy cardigans. Pete accidentally reboots his Apple TV algorithm. Ryan makes new famous friends. Kyle shares a Netflix recommendation so charming it may cause spontaneous Britishness. And Misty just got back from Edinburgh Fringe with a play that involved one tire and possibly a direct hotline to the gods of storytelling.

    Then we take on a deceptively gentle listener question: “How do you find a supportive creative community when yours has turned toxic?” Cue the most emotionally validating roundtable since that time you cried in your car after improv class. The crew gets real about vibe checks, class-based writing groups, running far away from bad energy, and possibly forming a new community by declaring “you’re in my group now” to strangers in a bookstore café.

    We have a rousing round of Craft Confessions this week and we unpack a brutally honest essay from Amy McNee, whose appearance on a massive podcast should have led to skyrocketing book sales. It didn’t. At all. And that leads us into a real conversation about what success actually looks like when the “big break” doesn’t break anything.

    Finally, we ruin classic movies. Bet you’ll have Little Women: Too Little, Too Women. living rent free you-know-where when it’s over.

    Links & Notes


    Shows, Movies, and Books

    • Hijack
    • Only Murders in the Building
    • High Potential
    • Knives Out / Glass Onion / Wake Up Dead Man
    • Thursday Murder Club (based on the books by Richard Osman)
    • Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
    • Murderbot Audiobooks via GraphicAudio
    • Sandstorm by James Rollins
    • A Letter to Lyndon B. Johnson or God, Whoever Reads This First by Xhloe and Natasha


    Writers & Creators Mentioned

    • Amie McNee (Author of We Need Your Art)
    • "I went on one of the biggest podcast in the world" by Amie McNee


    Bonus D&D Reference

    • Deborah Ann Woll explains D&D to Jon Bernthal
    • (00:00) - Welcome to Craft and Chaos
    • (01:04) - What are you enjoying right now?
    • (09:57) - Listener Questions!
    • (23:22) - "Sponsor" The Other Orange
    • (24:54) - Craft Confessions
    • (37:15) - What's the Bump? Tell me what's a-happenin' ... How do you define success?
    • (57:48) - "Sponsor:" Your Favorite Comfort Show
    • (58:59) - The Terrible Sequel Generator
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    1 h et 7 min
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