Uncanny Creativity Podcast

Brian E. Young, a magazine art director based in Baltimore, created the Uncanny Creativity Podcast as a companion to his Uncanny Creativity blog. Originally launched as the Sketchbook Podcast, the show ran for 10 episodes between 2015 and 2017, offering practical advice on creative process for visual artists and designers. The episodes cover ground that matters to anyone who makes things: how to make practice enjoyable instead of tedious, techniques for generating ideas when you feel tapped out, getting past the fear of failure, and executing projects from initial concept to finished piece. Young also brought on guests like Alan Henry from Lifehacker for conversations about productivity and creative workflows. The tone is collegial and unpretentious -- it sounds like getting advice from a fellow artist over coffee rather than attending a lecture. Let's be straightforward: this show stopped publishing almost a decade ago and only produced 10 episodes. It carries a 5.0 rating from 2 reviewers. The back catalog is very short. But the content that exists is focused and practical, particularly for visual artists and illustrators. If you work in design or illustration and can spare a few hours to listen to the whole run, you'll likely pick up a handful of genuinely useful ideas about creative practice. Just know going in that this is a snapshot of a creative person's thinking at a specific moment, not an ongoing resource.