Notes on Your Notes

Notes on Your Notes

100 episodes

How do you learn to value your own creative process in a world so focused on results? Join writer Adam Lesser and director Joshua Townshend as we delve deep into the creative process across the storytelling spectrum--screenwriting, fiction, acting, directing, visual arts, sound design. We offer up tools, inspiration and insights that will transform your creative process.

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Laura Davis

Published: Nov. 1, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 54 seconds

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Setting Boundaries As an Artist

Published: July 1, 2021, 4:20 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 23 seconds

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The Third Way

Published: May 27, 2021, 5:24 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 28 seconds

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A Creative Spring

Published: March 26, 2021, 3:45 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 21 seconds

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Developing Betty's Story, Part 2

Published: Dec. 10, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 48 seconds

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Developing Betty's Story, Part 1

Published: Dec. 3, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 47 seconds

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The Creative Process with Kim Murriera

Published: Oct. 14, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 48 seconds

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The Hannah Recap

Published: July 9, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 19 seconds

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Ann Randolph: On Starting a Church

Published: June 18, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 46 seconds

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When We Look Back at This Time

Published: April 21, 2020, 2:08 a.m.
Duration: N/A

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Jessica Abel

Published: April 1, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 8 seconds

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Creativity in the Time of Corona

Published: March 27, 2020, 6:55 p.m.
Duration: N/A

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The HANNAH EPISODES, Part 4

Published: March 19, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 21 seconds

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The HANNAH EPISODES, Part 3

Published: March 12, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 10 seconds

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The HANNAH EPISODES, Part 2

Published: March 5, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 40 seconds

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THE HANNAH EPISODES, Part 1

Published: Feb. 27, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 11 seconds

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Nora Nolan

Published: Feb. 20, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 4 seconds

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The HANNAH EPISODES Trailer

Published: Feb. 17, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 20 seconds

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Steven Kotler

Published: Feb. 11, 2020, 9:41 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 25 seconds

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Alex Flores

Published: Feb. 6, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 4 seconds

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Once The Project is Done

Published: Jan. 30, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 20 seconds

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Clare Means

Published: Jan. 23, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 21 seconds

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Creative Workbook, Part 2

Published: Jan. 16, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 38 seconds

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Your Happiest Creative Times

Published: Jan. 13, 2020, 2:50 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 43 seconds

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The Creative Workbook, Part 1

Published: Jan. 9, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 22 seconds

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What Do You Want To Create?

Published: Dec. 14, 2019, 8:01 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 52 seconds

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Sliding Doors and Choices

Published: Dec. 6, 2019, 4:56 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 19 seconds

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I Don't Know What to Say

Published: Nov. 28, 2019, 8:03 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 51 seconds

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The Value Of Open Systems

Published: Nov. 21, 2019, 4:54 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 22 seconds

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Why Self Talk Matters to an Artist

Published: Nov. 14, 2019, 5:42 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 32 seconds

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Accessing Full Self Expression

Published: Nov. 7, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 41 seconds

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Morris Ruskin

Published: Oct. 31, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 43 seconds

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Getting The Outside Perspective

Published: Oct. 24, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 13 seconds

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Our 100th Episode: Origin Story!

Published: Oct. 17, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 29 seconds

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If We Check Out from a Story

Published: Oct. 10, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 25 seconds

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To Work or Not Work on Multiple Projects

Published: Oct. 5, 2019, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 44 seconds

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Your Dominant Sensory Experience

Published: Sept. 26, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 46 seconds

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Characters Under Stress

Published: Sept. 19, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 27 seconds

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How To Approach Meetings

Published: Sept. 13, 2019, 11:41 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 18 seconds

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Priming The Pump

Published: Sept. 5, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 5 seconds

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Dating and Character Choices

Published: Aug. 30, 2019, 4:28 p.m.
Duration: N/A

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5 Ways To Support Yourself As an Artist

Published: Aug. 23, 2019, 1:33 p.m.
Duration: N/A

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Getting Unstuck In Your Process

Published: Aug. 16, 2019, 6:43 p.m.
Duration: N/A

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How Aware is Your Character?

Published: Aug. 8, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 47 seconds

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Joshua and Adam's Secret Lives

Published: Aug. 2, 2019, 2:29 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 23 seconds

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Debra Silverman

Published: July 25, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes

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Attraction And Repulsion. More.

Published: July 19, 2019, 1:45 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 12 seconds

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What Does It Mean To Quit?

Published: July 11, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 30 seconds

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What Jokes Teach Us About Story

Published: July 4, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 56 seconds

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Coming to Story Ideas

Published: June 29, 2019, 1 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 48 seconds

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Directing Vs Coaching

Published: June 21, 2019, 8:24 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 13 seconds

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Saying No To Say Yes

Published: June 13, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 11 seconds

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The What and The How

Published: June 8, 2019, 7:47 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 51 seconds

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Systems For Starting A Project

Published: May 31, 2019, 9:27 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 58 seconds

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Adam's Top 10 Podcasts

Published: May 23, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 40 seconds

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Creative Visions and Accountability

Published: May 17, 2019, 7:01 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 39 seconds

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The Value of Your Time

Published: May 9, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes

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The Art of Listening

Published: May 2, 2019, 2:58 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes

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Giving Great Notes

Published: April 25, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 45 seconds

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The Shelf Life of A Story

Published: April 18, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 30 seconds

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Staying True To Your Creative Goals

Published: April 11, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes

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Maturing As An Artist

Published: April 4, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 20 seconds

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Getting Started

Published: March 28, 2019, 5:17 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 12 seconds

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A New Age View of Character

Published: March 21, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 22 seconds

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Intentions Vs Goals

Published: March 14, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 28 seconds

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Writing For Performance

Published: March 7, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 40 seconds

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Everything is Neutral

Published: Feb. 28, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 38 seconds

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Misbehavior and Compensation

Published: Feb. 21, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 50 seconds

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The Chocolate Episode

Published: Feb. 14, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 51 seconds

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Define and Refine

Published: Feb. 7, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 34 seconds

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The Future of Comedy

Published: Jan. 31, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 26 seconds

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Your 2019 Creative Vision!

Published: Jan. 24, 2019, 4:44 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 30 seconds

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Self-Awareness and Buddhism

Published: Jan. 17, 2019, 7:12 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 19 seconds

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Going Fallow

Published: Jan. 10, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 14 seconds

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Welcome to 2019!

Published: Jan. 3, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 26 seconds

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Choosing Your Art

Published: Dec. 13, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 23 seconds

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The Second Act

Published: Dec. 6, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 45 seconds

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Tanya Swerling

Published: Nov. 29, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 56 seconds

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Attraction/Repulsion

Published: Nov. 15, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 26 seconds

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When Does A Relationship Begin?

Published: Nov. 8, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 16 seconds

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Sherman Augustus

Published: Nov. 1, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes

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That Private Moment

Published: Oct. 25, 2018, 3:43 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 7 seconds

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The Internal Split

Published: Oct. 18, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 5 seconds

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Our 50th Episode!

Published: Oct. 11, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes

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Reversals

Published: Oct. 4, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 13 seconds

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Your Secret Life

Published: Sept. 27, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 37 seconds

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Meditation for Creativity, Part 1

Published: Sept. 20, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 4 seconds

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Meditation for Creativity, Part 2 (Guided Meditation)

Published: Sept. 20, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes

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Setup

Published: Sept. 13, 2018, 3:32 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 48 seconds

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Personal Heroes

Published: Sept. 7, 2018, 9:44 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes

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Layers

Published: Aug. 30, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 58 seconds

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Residuals

Published: Aug. 23, 2018, 9:58 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 15 seconds

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Choices and Discoveries

Published: Aug. 16, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 54 seconds

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Porn, Creativity and YouTube

Published: Aug. 9, 2018, 2:55 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 54 seconds

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When It's the Man Who Wants the Child

Published: Aug. 2, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 57 seconds

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Create. Release. Relax

Published: July 26, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 35 seconds

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Getting In The Mood

Published: July 19, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 4 seconds

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Hopes And Dreams

Published: July 12, 2018, 5:15 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 55 seconds

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Are you a city person or a country person?

Published: July 5, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 54 seconds

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On The Nose Dialogue

Published: June 27, 2018, 1 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 46 seconds

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The Scenes Between the Scenes

Published: June 21, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 51 seconds

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Phases of The Creative Process

Published: June 14, 2018, 4:06 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 55 seconds

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Character Transformation, Part 2

Published: June 7, 2018, 7:53 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 38 seconds

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Character Transformation, Part 1

Published: May 31, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 30 seconds

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