New Creative Era
Episodes
Cake in a box
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are back. Not yet in our usual weekly cadence (that resumes after the summer), but back for an episode and an overdue catchup after the longest gap...
The path forward, not back
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the finale of season 02 of New Creative Era, Josh and Yancey take stock of everything we've learned across 12 episodes exploring dark forests, priv...
Four countries or a thousand?
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Back with part two of our special AMA episodes fielding questions from our NCE DFOS space. This episode covers everything from nationalism to Section ...
The two wolves
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week Josh and Yancey sit down in the same room for the first time to answer questions from 250+ people who found their way down the rabbit hole i...
What if you could start your own internet?
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This season of New Creative Era, we’ve been exploring the idea of dark forests. This week we’re exploring one in reality. Together.Listen in as Jo...
The internet has been building to this
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Josh takes listeners through the concept of teleology: the idea that tools inevitably drift toward outcomes embedded in their design,...
The politics of withdrawal
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are dark forests just retreat?Adam Curtis documented how 1970s communes and EST taught people to pursue happiness within themselves rather than pursui...
Ingroups and outgroups
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is curation actually about exclusion? In this episode, Josh and Yancey explore one of the most uncomfortable questions in creative communities: what i...
Dark forests and antimemetics
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A key fact of dark forests: they don’t want to be seen. Dark forests are spaces hidden from public view where outside eyes are not welcome.Why is th...
Do dark forests live forever?
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on New Creative Era, Josh and Yancey explore the lifecycles of Dark Forest spaces. How do they start? How do they mature? How do they die? D...
The philosophy of dark forests
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on New Creative Era we dive deeper into the world of dark forests and the underlying philosophies and belief systems behind their existence....
The economics of the Dark Forest
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week in New Creative Era we dive into how exactly Dark Forest spaces support themselves, what it costs to run one, and all the implications of on...
What's a Dark Forest?
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This season on New Creative Era, we’re diving into the world of Dark Forests. But what exactly is a Dark Forest? What’s the origin of the term, an...
The return
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You thought it was over. But we’re so back.Welcome to a new season and focus for New Creative Era.This year we’re diving deep into the world of da...
Artist Corporations: new podcast and early traction
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week our TED Talk introduced Artist Corporations (A-Corps) — a legal and economic structure for creative work. So far there have been:* 200k+ v...
Why talk about the creative life?
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks the final episode of the first season of New Creative Era, as well as the release of a new book that collects all our conversations in...
Seven things we want out of a new creative era
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the penultimate episode of the first season of New Creative Era, Josh and Yancey each come to the table with their list of seven things they most w...
What we wish we knew then
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What lessons do we keep with us from our creative journeys so far?This week Josh and Yancey turn back the clock and take turns sharing seven things th...
How to develop a creative career
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to build a creative life — especially when the rules keep changing?In this episode, Josh and Yancey reflect on the nonlinear paths...
Is there such a thing as artist-format fit?
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Josh and Yancey dive into the question of formats. How do we as artists find the right format for our work? What if we work well in one form...
Creative economic case studies (with actual numbers!)
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many creative conversations are more ethereal and emotional. What a work references, what it feels like to experience it.In this week’s episode of N...
How to decide where to invest your creative time
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of New Creative Era, we answer a listener question. Jamie Reddington (Sound of Fractures) writes:“Creators struggle to choo...
Labels: creative support structures of the past and future?
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Labels: the out-dated horse-and-buggy of the cultural sphere, or a still-underexplored structure that could lead to greater resource sharing and colle...
How do you decide what platforms to use?
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on New Creative Era, Josh and Yancey open up the topic of platforms. Are they good? Are they bad? What does it mean to depend on one? What a...
Why collaboration should feel like a fun conspiracy
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week in New Creative Era with Josh and Yancey, we dive into the topic of collaboration. How have we found ourselves in collaborative projects? Wh...
How to tell the story of your work
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When someone asks you at a party what you do, how do you answer? Do you fumble for words or do you have a compelling hook ready that makes them lean i...
How to create context and release your work
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re happy to introduce a new podcast from Joshua Citarella, Yancey Strickler, and Metalabel: New Creative Era.New Creative Era is a bi-weekl...