Perfume, Playfulness, and the Creative Process | Russell Weiss
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Hosted by Michael Mirza & Roberto Flores · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 15 episodes
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What does play mean to you? A musician will give a different answer than an athlete, just as a lawyer will interpret the question differently than a monk. Somehow, all of their diverse definitions can be true at once. Play can be a performance factor, a relationship accelerator, a spiritual practice, an explosion, or a whisper. Age is just one of many variables. Define Play explores playfulness through conversations with fascinating people sharing what play means to them. Join Michael Mirza and his guests on a mission for meaning, and maybe you’ll discover your own definition of play along the way, too.
Michael Mirza & Roberto Flores hosts Define Play, a society show with 15 episodes published.
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Phasha Spencer is the Executive Director of Playworks Illinois, which is part of the national Playworks organization that "helps schools and youth programs create recess and play environments where every child can join i
White Lucy is a Chicago-based band that blends RnB, soul, jazz, indie rock, and hip-hop. Chase Carson, co-owner of Black Cat Scaffolding, plays guitar and writes melodies, and Micah Boyce, a senior manager at Magnit, wri
Josh & Dana Penley are international teachers and travel bloggers currently living in Kuwait. In their own words: "We’re Josh and Dana Penley, a couple from the Midwest USA. We lived and worked in Chicago for 10 years. D
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Learn more about Lightward and Abe's many other projects: https://lightward.inc Listen to Abe's playlist of songs that inspire him to play: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1palMBTitmv2qlTS1RDqcS?si=ed6d71e570df419a Fol
Sarah Corley is a Chicago-based Guinness World Record holder, baker, actress, and water fitness instructor, as well as Senior Integrated Marketing Campaign Strategist at Sprout Social. Follow Sarah on social: - https://w
Allie Szczecinski, M. Ed., is an author, special education teacher, social and emotional learning coach, and content creator as Miss Behavior. Her brand new book, "Their Best Behavior: Practical Strategies for 10 Common
Note: in the second half of the conversation, Michael asks Terence about play in the "Black community." We want to acknowledge that the somewhat sloppy wording of Michael's question could imply an assumption of a monolit
What makes you feel alive? What makes you feel like a kid again? For David, the answer to both is "stoke," the secret ingredient to adventure. David embodies "work hard, play hard" in every area of his life, and invites
Rev. Meghan DeJong is a Chicago-born athlete, activist, and mother, as well as the Executive Pastor of Adult Discipleship at Highrock Church in the Greater Boston Area. Hosting and creative direction by Michael Mirza. Vi
Timm Bloem is Principal at TB, a creative strategy studio: https://timmbloem.com Timm on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timmbloem Books mentioned: - "The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Crea
"Play our way into meaning" is an idea coined by Dan Dowman: https://www.anthem.ooo Sources for comment on children receiving toys in the war in Ukraine: - https://www.unicef.org.au/stories/where-do-children-play-in-a-wa
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