Creative Adventures - An accidental podcast
Episodes
Episode #13: Start before you are ready, the scaffolding of meaning, and the existential habit of commoditising nature
12 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I realise how important meaning is as a way of organising my attention, reflect on the value of starting before I am ready in any crea...
Episode #12: From midges to nuclear terror, the microtonal power of therapeutic art and the performative solemnity of the consummate professional
15 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, encountering some midges on a run gets me reflecting on nuclear terror in the 1980s, I contemplate how therapeutic art works brillian...
Episode #11: Episode #11: Iridescent corvid secrets, the lost soul of Battersea and the art of the intentional ending
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I investigate a strange fact I was sent about crows being rainbow coloured, explore impermanence and the art of ending projects at the...
Episode #10: Decenary threshold guardians, the totem of aloneness and my distant uncle who was a happy little stomach on a stick
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I try to resist doing anything special for episode ten but end up going down a decenary rabbit hole, I reflect on the difference betwe...
Episode #9: Memes vs art, a love affair with the Thames and the existential importance of being bored
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I express my love of the River Thames through the metaphor of a storybook with the bridges as the chapters, explore the difference bet...
Episode #8: Eels, outsiders and the excruciating greyness of normal
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I reflect on the cyclical emotional process of making this podcast, tumble down a fascinating eel rabbit hole, ponder the excruciating...
Episode #7: Kingstonymus Bosch, the man who loved dragons and the ghostly posters on the super-ego's bedroom wall
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about how discovering a bizarre mural has helped me approach the festive season with a little more resilience, reflect on ego i...
Episode #6: Welcome to my world, a love letter to autumn and reflections on masks that reveal
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I reflect on how much I love autumn, tell the story of a crow reunion, play a weird song I wrote and performed in assembly age 8, expe...
Episode #5: Learning about lightning, the fish that makes dreams and reflections on beautiful inexpertise
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I tell the story of how getting trapped on an exposed beach in a lightning storm became the highlight of a disastrous snorkelling trip...
Episode #4: Kindness for crabs, thoughts on the creative slump and learning to see the world as strange
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I reflect on the big creative slump I found myself in August, explore how learning to see the world as strange can help us experience ...
Episode #3: Quantum flirting, Back Gaemen and a live crow/spider skirmish
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about The Windowsill Gang and how they bring me joy but also steal my crab shells, all about Arnie Mindell's beautiful con...
Episode #2: The union of onions, the trouble with windows and the importance of niche environments and reasonable adjustments
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I enjoy following the random gifts of a dyslexic mind and reflect on some of the comments that people made about my "create windo...
Episode #1: An accidental podcast, the Carcinisation of tech and four lightly held philosophies for living a creative life
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I realise that in attempting to make an accessible audio version of my Substack that I have accidentally created a podcast. Maybe.I al...