{"podcast":{"title":"The Creative Process in 10 minutes or less · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Sustainability, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, Technology","slug":"the-creative-process-in-10-minutes-or-less-arts-culture-society-books-film-music-tv-art-writing-creativity-education-environment-theatre-dance-lgbtq-climate-change-sustainability-social-justice-spirituality-feminism-technology-4458372","podcast_index_feed_id":4458372,"rss_url":"https://thecreativeprocess.squarespace.com/10mins?format=rss","website_url":"https://www.creativeprocess.info/10mins/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5745d9f137013b9d0a627c60/1635324027445-A5QYY2EP5GOQ2GL1Y3O5/the-creative-process-podcast-logo-10mins.png?format=1500w","author":"Mia Funk","episode_count":300,"summary":"Ten minute highlights of the popular The Creative Process & One Planet podcasts. Exploring the fascinating minds of creative people. Conversations with writers, artists & creative thinkers across the Arts & STEM. We discuss their life, work & artistic practice. Winners of Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Pulitzer, leaders & public figures share real experiences & offer valuable insights. Notable guests and participating museums and organizations include: Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Neil Patrick Harris, Smithsonian, Roxane Gay, Musée Picasso, EARTHDAY-ORG, Neil Gaiman, UNESCO, Joyce Carol Oates, Mark Seliger, Acropolis Museum, Hilary Mantel, Songwriters Hall of Fame, George Saunders, The New Museum, Lemony Snicket, Pritzker Architecture Prize, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Serpentine Galleries, Joe Mantegna, PETA, Greenpeace, EPA, Morgan Library & Museum, and many others. The interviews are hosted by founder and creative educator Mia Funk with the participation of students, universities, and collaborators from around the world. These conversations are also part of our traveling exhibition. www.creativeprocess.info For full episodes, follow The Creative Process - Arts Culture & Society.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T08:17:52.918814+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-creative-process-in-10-minutes-or-less-arts-culture-society-books-film-music-tv-art-writing-creativity-education-environment-theatre-dance-lgbtq-climate-change-sustainability-social-justice-spirituality-feminism-technology-4458372"},"episode":{"title":"Our Wild Familiars - DR. DAN WERB on Animals that Live Among Us & Urban Wildlife Conservation","slug":"our-wild-familiars-dr-dan-werb-on-animals-that-live-among-us-urban-wildlife-conservation","published_at":"2026-07-03T18:41:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-creative-process-in-10-minutes-or-less-arts-culture-society-books-film-music-tv-art-writing-creativity-education-environment-theatre-dance-lgbtq-climate-change-sustainability-social-justice-spirituality-feminism-technology-4458372/our-wild-familiars-dr-dan-werb-on-animals-that-live-among-us-urban-wildlife-conservation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-creative-process-in-10-minutes-or-less-arts-culture-society-books-film-music-tv-art-writing-creativity-education-environment-theatre-dance-lgbtq-climate-change-sustainability-social-justice-spirituality-feminism-technology-4458372","url":"https://www.creativeprocess.info/10mins/dan-werb-highlights-zyn8s-tpjme-b5564","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5745d9f137013b9d0a627c60/t/6a626053da473e2b60a45c45/1784832089160/HIGHLIGHTS+DAN+WERB+-+UPDATED.mp3","summary":"If you live in a city, you’ve probably had that moment in the middle of the night. You hear a scratching in the walls, or you catch the glowing eyes of a raccoon peering out from a dumpster, and for a second, the concrete world feels a lot less 'controlled' than we like to pretend. We’ve been taught to think of cities as 'biological deserts'—places where nature goes to die. But my guest today, Dan Werb, says that’s a myth we tell ourselves to feel safe. Dan is an award-winning epidemiologist and a musician, and in his new book, Our Wild Familiars , he explores the 'synanthropes'—the wild creatures that aren't our pets, but aren't quite strangers either. They are the coyotes, the bats, and even the octopuses that are learning to use our cities as laboratories for their own rapid evolution. He’s also the author of The Invisible Siege and City of Omens . (0:02) The unexpected biodiversity of urban areas and wild familiars (1:18) What is a Synanthrope? (4:15) The Myth of the Biological Desert (8:04) The Ancestral Bond between early humans, ravens, and foxes (9:15) Crows and Grudges (12:42) Stepping Stones in the Concrete (14:20) The Epidemiological Triangle (17:58) The Illusion of AI Connection (19:56) The Museum of Memory Episode Website www.creativeprocess.info/pod Instagram: @creativeprocesspodcast","meta_description":"If you live in a city, you’ve probably had that moment in the middle of the night. 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