Host and therapist Marnie Freeman and co-host Carlos DeLos Rios launch the first episode of Artistic Badassery, introducing the show’s focus on creativity, psychology, neuroscience, and “ancient wisdom wrapped in bacon.” Marnie welcomes internationally recognized creativity researcher Dr. Vlad Glaveanu of Dublin City University, founder of possibility studies, and shares a story from Egypt where stillness and awe unblocked her writing. Vlad discusses possibility thinking as scanning the world for what could be, the role of context and community in creativity, “glocal” culture, multiple perspectives via the blind men and the elephant parable, and how fear, vulnerability, risk, playfulness, curiosity, and wonder shape creative agency. They touch on utopia/dystopia, imagination versus agency, AI’s smoothing of friction, and end with a five-minute possibility-thinking challenge and details about the Artistic Badassery universe and December challenge.

Vlad Glaveanu

Email: vlad.glaveanu@dcu.ie

Website: Researcher Details | Dublin City University |

YouTube: @PossibilityStudiesNetwork

LinkedIn: in/vlad-glaveanu

Marni Freedman

Email: Marnifreedman18@gmail.com

Website: www.marnifreedman.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marni.freedman.2025/

Instagram: @marnifreedman18

TikTok: artisticbadassery

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marni-freedman-96973511

Threads: @marnifreedman

Books: 7 Essential Writing Tools, Permission to Roar

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/817750/artistic-badassery-by-marni-freedman/

Substack: https://artisticbadassery.substack.com/

Carlos DeLos Rios

Email: cdelosrios800@gmail.com

Website: (info at Marnifreedman.com) :

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlos.delosrios.7121/

X: https://x.com/CarlosdelosRi05

Books: Kids in Cages

Artistic Badassery is a podcast about overcoming creative blocks, quieting your inner critic, and finding the courage to trust your own voice.

Hosted by therapist, creativity coach, and author Marni Freedman, Artistic Badassery explores what it takes to become an unstoppable creative force. Through intimate, funny, and deeply human conversations with bestselling authors, groundbreaking artists, filmmakers, musicians, entrepreneurs, and cultural provocateurs, Marni goes beyond the highlight reel to uncover the moments when fearless creators stopped asking for permission and started believing in themselves.

. Every episode offers creative inspiration, practical insight, and an invitation to embrace imperfection, reconnect with your imagination, and make work that is unapologetically yours.

You don’t have to wait until you feel ready. Your creativity is your birthright—and you are an Artistic Badass.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Artistic Badassery, a podcast about creativity, courage, and what it really takes to build a life around your art.

Join Marni Freedman and Carlos de los Rios as they explore the messy, inspiring, and often unexpected realities of the creative life through honest conversations with artists, makers, and creative thinkers. If you’ve ever wondered how to trust your voice, push through self-doubt, and keep making the work that matters to you, this show is for you.

Listen to the trailer and discover your own artistic badassery.

Artistic Badassery is a podcast about overcoming creative blocks, quieting your inner critic, and finding the courage to trust your own voice.

Hosted by therapist, creativity coach, and author Marni Freedman, Artistic Badassery explores what it takes to become an unstoppable creative force. Through intimate, funny, and deeply human conversations with bestselling authors, groundbreaking artists, filmmakers, musicians, entrepreneurs, and cultural provocateurs, Marni goes beyond the highlight reel to uncover the moments when fearless creators stopped asking for permission and started believing in themselves.

. Every episode offers creative inspiration, practical insight, and an invitation to embrace imperfection, reconnect with your imagination, and make work that is unapologetically yours.

You don’t have to wait until you feel ready. Your creativity is your birthright—and you are an Artistic Badass.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.