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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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  • Somebody Else's Sandbox

    Somebody Else's Sandbox
    Mar 5 2026

    Here's a question that has haunted every creative person who ever watched a reboot and thought, "I could do that better": should you play in someone else's sandbox, or build your own from scratch and accept that no one will show up? This week on Craft and Chaos, we dig into the Original Character vs. Existing IP debate — and end up somewhere that involves Batman and the Joker as co-parenting dads.

    We also talk about firsts: first book signings, first school visits, first film festival screenings with four people in the audience — all your people — and at least one legendary audition for Saturday Night Live that began with a witch-manifestation and ended with Amy Poehler's dressing room and a nervous breakdown.

    Plus: the Drawer of Shame. What's still in yours? What's waiting for you to level up?

    • (00:00) - Welcome to Craft and Chaos
    • (01:32) - EC v OC?
    • (11:45) - A Haunted Interrogation
    • (32:14) - The Project Graveyard
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    53 min
  • Poser Syndrome, Chinchilla Fights, and the Art of Saying Yes Before You're Ready

    Poser Syndrome, Chinchilla Fights, and the Art of Saying Yes Before You're Ready
    Feb 19 2026
    Here's something nobody warns you about being a creative person: at some point, you will have to decide how much of your actual life you're willing to shove into your work and then show to the people you stole it from.Mandy's writing a book for her teenage daughters and discovering that words, frustratingly, do not arrive pre-edited. Ryan's twelve thousand words into a thriller and has realized he is constitutionally incapable of writing a scene without at least one silly billy. And Kyle just got tracked down through Instagram by someone who wants to produce one of his plays — which is both a beautiful story about good work finding its audience and a cautionary tale about maybe putting your contact information on things. We're all works in progress. Some of us more literally than others.This week we're talking about truth — where it shows up in creative work, how much of it you actually need, and whether "based on a true story" is a promise or a threat. Pete's deep in a film series about fraud and discovers that the best true stories are the ones about liars. Kyle argues — compellingly — that he doesn't want historical accuracy at all, he wants you to lie to him beautifully, and cites Better Man (the Robbie Williams movie where Robbie Williams is a CGI chimpanzee) as possibly the most emotionally honest biopic ever made. Mandy confesses she once showed her mom a deeply autobiographical short film and offered to never screen it publicly, which was, and she will admit this, an absolute lie.The takeaway is something like: the facts don't have to be true as long as the feeling is in creative works. Which is either profound or the motto of every con artist in history.We also dig into fake it till you make it — that specific flavor of creative terror where you say "yes" to something you cannot yet do and then sprint toward competence before anyone notices. Ryan's been calling himself a writer since he was a kid, years before he was actually doing it professionally, which turned out to be less of a lie and more of a very patient prophecy. Pete walked into rooms full of people asking "what is a podcast" and answered "I'll tell you tomorrow," which is apparently a viable business model. And Kyle talks about the moment Mandy told him he was actually good at interviewing — after he'd spent an entire podcast series convinced he was faking it. Turns out most of us are faking it. The ones who make it are just the ones who kept showing up anyway.Plus: the crew breaks down what makes them laugh — from the Zucker Brothers hiding A-list jokes in the background of hospital scenes, to Rose Matafeo's Horndog, to a comedian named Kurt Braunohler doing five minutes on 120,000 bees that plays like Shakespeare wrote a set at The Comedy Store. And our beloved fake sponsors return: The Other Orange wants your gambling money (they might train owls), and The Last Apple would like to buy everything you own and rent it back to you at a reasonable, eternal monthly rate. We remain the only podcast either of them sponsors. Probably for good reason.Films & Shows Discussed:Better Man (2024) — Robbie Williams biopic with CGI chimp, dir. Michael GraceyCan You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) — Lee Israel forgery storyThe Hoax (2006) — Richard Gere as fake Howard Hughes biographerShattered Glass (2003) — Stephen Glass / New Republic fabrication scandalQuiz Show (1994) — Charles Van Doren quiz show scandal, dir. Robert RedfordBig Eyes (2014) — Margaret Keane painting credit story, dir. Tim BurtonRocketman (2019) — Elton John biopicBohemian Rhapsody (2018) — Queen / Freddie Mercury biopicBaby Reindeer (2024) — Netflix limited series (NOT Baby Driver)Baby Driver (2017) — Edgar Wright film (NOT Baby Reindeer)The Orville (2017–2022) — Seth MacFarlane sci-fi comedy seriesShrinking — Apple TV+ comedy series (current season at time of recording)Will & Grace (1998–2006, 2017–2020) — NBC sitcomSaturday Night (2024) — SNL origin story filmThe Theranos Movie:The Dropout (2022) — Elizabeth Holmes tries to be Steve Jobs and goes to jail.Press Your Luck Documentary:The Luckiest Man in America (2024) — about Michael Larson breaking Press Your Luck (verify exact title)Comedy Specials & Clips Referenced:Rose Matafeo: Horndog (2020) — stand-up specialKurt Braunohler — "120,000 Bees" bitAlex Edelman: Just for Us (2023) — HBO stand-up specialDemi Adejuyigbe Is Going to Do One Backflip — Dropout specialJohn Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. (2024) — Netflix live talk showBob Reese — "AI Videos Are Getting Too Good" YouTube parkour seriesThe Naked Gun (1988) — Zucker Brothers; "Mrs. Nordberg" hospital jokeBo Burnham — Oh you know... just a pioneer of multimedia/tech-forward comedy specialsComedians & Writers Mentioned:Patton OswaltSean HayesMegan MullallyMax Mutchnick — Will & Grace creator/showrunnerMike Birbiglia — Referenced as storytelling comedy style influenceMonty PythonJack Benny — ...
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    1 h et 10 min
  • How to Survive Being Quote-Tweeted by Strangers

    How to Survive Being Quote-Tweeted by Strangers
    Feb 5 2026

    When your work gets traction, people don’t just consume it—they build a little civilization around it. In this episode, Pete Wright, Mandy Fabian, Kyle Olson, and Ryan Dalton talk about the first time strangers made their work feel real (and slightly terrifying), from festival reviews and elevator recognition to fan-made dioramas and grandparents reading novels aloud together.

    They dig into what creators owe their communities, how to set boundaries without killing the joy, what “seeding” iconic objects really means, and what music helps them write without their brains wandering off to watch Star Wars in their head. Also: an unexpectedly sincere love letter to pencils, France’s finest export (ennui), and a rapid-fire fandom game that proves no one should be trusted with a t-shirt press.

    Links & Notes

    • Kyle's Twenty Twenty Mix Playlist



    • (01:11) - The Moment You are the Center of the Fandom
    • (34:25) - "Sponsor" • Ennui
    • (36:30) - Music
    • (46:56) - Kyle's 202Mix
    • (49:01) - "Sponsor"• It Starts with Trees
    • (50:59) - Who is YOUR Favorite Creator?
    • (54:32) - Tell me you're a fan!
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    1 h et 1 min
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