{"podcast":{"title":"Creative Pep Talk","slug":"creative-pep-talk-838349","podcast_index_feed_id":838349,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TPG2212080179","website_url":"http://www.creativepeptalk.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0ca137e0-bc74-11ee-a299-b739941e412c/image/a176b67f923337bf4d6913e9905a786b.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Creative Pep Talk","episode_count":566,"summary":"A Weekly Podcast Companion for Your Creative Journey Transform your creative potential into reality by making your creativity a practice. A “creative discipline” can feel like an oxymoron. Creativity is about doing something new. Discipline is about doing something consistently. The aim of this podcast is to help you strike that elusive balance. Each week, New York Times Bestselling Author Illustrator Andy J. Pizza shares everything he’s learning about building a thriving creative practice. Through solo episodes and interviews with top-tier creatives, Pizza brings you the strategies and stories that you need week in and week out to keep your inner critic at bay, bust through creative blocks and stay creatively pepped to the max!! Learn more: creativepeptalk.com Check out the host: andyjpizza.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T14:19:01.942340+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creative-pep-talk-838349"},"episode":{"title":"540 - Why the Creative Path Has to Be Twisty and Turny with Nishant Jain","slug":"540-why-the-creative-path-has-to-be-twisty-and-turny-with-nishant-jain","published_at":"2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creative-pep-talk-838349/540-why-the-creative-path-has-to-be-twisty-and-turny-with-nishant-jain","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creative-pep-talk-838349","url":"http://creativepeptalk.com/540","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG8480164814.mp3?updated=1769550437","summary":"Pre-Order My New Book Mysterious Things Here --- It’s so easy to forget what this is all about. If you need a reminder to embrace imperfection as part of your flavor, and rekindle your drive to just go out and make stuff you love about things you’re interested in, this is your episode!! Guest Nishant Jain drops a billion good gems here. We talk about his sneaky public drawing practice, his inspiring philosophy around creativity and his new book “Make Sneaky Art”. I could have talked to Nishant for another hour or more! This will fuel your creative tank! SHOW NOTES: Nishant Jain https://www.sneakyartist.com Book: Make Sneaky Art https://www.sneakyartist.com/the-book Kendyll Hillegas http://www.kendyllhillegas.com Roald Dahl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Dahl Quentin Blake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Blake Sneaky Art Podcast - Hosted by Nishant Jain https://www.sneakyartist.com/podcast Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.coAudio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.coSoundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com SPONSORS:SQUARESPACEHead to https://www.squarespace.com/PEPTALK to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PEPTALK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Pre-Order My New Book Mysterious Things Here --- It’s so easy to forget what this is all about. If you need a reminder to embrace imperfection as part of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5026,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/creative-pep-talk-838349/episodes/540-why-the-creative-path-has-to-be-twisty-and-turny-with-nishant-jain/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creative-pep-talk-838349/540-why-the-creative-path-has-to-be-twisty-and-turny-with-nishant-jain.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}