The Brainwave Podcast with Gail Hulnick
Creativity. What happens in that charmed moment when a genius song, painting, book or film is born? On The Brainwave Podcast, Gail Hulnick interviews writers, composers, artists, designers, entrepreneurs, and others about how, when, where, and why they fell in love with an idea. Subscribers to The Brainwave Premium Content "After the Idea" will hear creativity tips, advice on nurturing the muse, and practical, actionable suggestions for encouraging the creative flow.
Episodes
Accomplished photographer, author, poet, philosopher Janet Sternburg now makes her home in Mexico and she has turned her observant, artistic photographer's eye to objects and scenes she's discovered around her. With comments from a local friend, Jose Alberto Romero Romano, she has created a stunning, hard cover book in English and in Mexican Spanish that takes the viewer into corners and up to vistas of Mexi...
Award-winning photographer, writer, poet, and philosopher Janet Sternburg has released a new book of photographs of her life and observation in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Titled Looking at Mexico Mexico Looks Back, this hard-cover collection also features comments from her friend Jose Alberto Romero Romano, and between them, Janet and Alberta cross the border dividing their two countries.
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Imagine you've scaled a mountain, carrying your paints and easel, only to have a blizzard move in, foiling your plan to make a masterpiece. In this episode of the Brainwave Podcast, visual artist Alexander Inchbald describes that experience and the charmed moment that led to his finished work. We also hear about the journeys around the world he leads for other artists, about his philosophy on seeing and knowing, ...
In this episode I talk with visual artist Alexander Inchbald who leads retreats around the world for people who want to work on their masterpiece. I also update you on podcasting news and publishing news about my latest books.
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The 66th Grammy Awards were handed out last week. In this solo episode of the Brainwave Podcast, I talk about the show and the origin of the awards.
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In this solo episode, I talk about the beginnings of the Grammys, in 1958, the inspiration for Joni Mitchell's song "Both Sides Now", which she performed live at the 2024 Grammy Awards ceremony, the memorable '80s performance of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car", which became a hit for Luke Combs in the 2020s, and the record-making achievement of Taylor Swift's a...
Today, we have details on the new Blue Norther Bookstore, hosted by WindWord Group Publishing & Media to sell print books, ebooks, and audiobooks from Gail Hulnick, Devin Audrah, and David A. Stone.
You'll hear about Apple Podcasts' plan to provide transcripts for all podcasts hosted on its platform, and about Gail's research for the origin story of the Grammy Awards for outstanding work in the...
Today, we have details on the new Blue Norther Bookstore, hosted by WindWord Group Publishing & Media to sell print books, ebooks, and audiobooks from Gail Hulnick, Devin Audrah, and David A. Stone.Â
You'll hear about Apple Podcasts' plan to provide transcripts for all podcasts hosted on its platform, and about Gail's research for the origin story of the Grammy Awards for ...
You'll hear an update on the WindWord Group's progress toward opening an author-direct store and an interview with New York's premiere landscape designer Steve Griggs. Where do the inspirations for an elaborate backyard design come from? What is the role of the client? What's one of the most important things for an aspiring landscape architect to do?
Learn more about Steve's work at www.s...
You'll hear an update on the WindWord Group's progress toward opening an author-direct store and an interview with New York's premiere landscape designer Steve Griggs. Where do the inspirations for an elaborate backyard design come from? What is the role of the client? What's one of the most important things for an aspiring landscape architect to do?
Learn more about Ste...
This time I talk with filmmaking team The Boylan Sisters, Andrea and Alexandra, about their movies Catching Faith, Catching Faith 2, Identity Crisis, Wish for Christmas, The Greatest Inheritance, and Switched. All can be seen on Amazon Prime Video in January 2024.Â
The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media.
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In 2022, 24% of the 250 top-grossing films in Hollywood were female-driven, with women writers, directors, producers, executive producers, editors or cinematographers. In 2023, that number had fallen to 22%. My guests today fall into that minority group. The Boylan Sisters create and produce female-driven, faith-based movies. You may have seen Catching Faith, Switched, Identity Crisis, or anothe...
Do you love a good heist movie? I do. How about a novel about a heist movie that is stolen? Novelist Tyler Schwanke is the author of Breaking In, the story of a student filmmaker who goes after someone who has ripped her off. In this episode, I explore the beginning of the idea that led to the book.
You can find out more about Tyler's work at his website www.tylerschwanke.com
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Do you love a good heist movie? I do. How about a novel about a heist movie that is stolen? Wheels within wheels. Novelist Tyler Schwanke is the author of Breaking In, the story of a student filmmaker who goes after someone who has ripped her off. We talk about his background, writing screenplays and novels, and how his experiences led to the book, how he marketed it and found an agent, and his ...
In Episode 90 of The Brainwave Podcast, I talk with author Ed Moser about his new book, The Old Town Horror, about his previous books about criminal doings in what he calls "America's most historic locale", and about his experiences as a tour guide, telling stories about the U.S. capital to visitors.Â
The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and ...
The Imaginative Storm writing method urges you to Write What You Don't Know and I was intrigued by this piece of advice which runs counter to the opposite tip, more commonly given. Â
Poet James Navé is cofounder and coauthor of the book, which is the foundation for some of his workshops and writing retreats.
Navé is also the host of Twice 5 Miles Radio and the author of 100 Days: Poems after Cancer.
"Write what you know." That's one of the most familiar and common pieces of writing advice -- I probably heard it a hundred times when I was first starting out as a novelist.
There is a new book titled Write What You Don't Know and its co-author, Allegra Huston, is an intriguing woman who began her own writing journey with a memoir, titled Love Child, and has since written other books that in...
The Brainwave Podcast is now producing new episodes, after an eight-month hiatus. We are also making some changes and details are provided in this episode.
The Brainwave Podcast with Gail Hulnick is presented by The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.
The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media.
Please visit our website at https://ww...
In this interview with journalist / producer Rob Schwartz, I am discussing the origin of a book published posthumously by eminent sociology Morrie Schwartz, the subject of the bestselling book Tuesdays with Morrie. WhenTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom was published in the late '90s, its popularity exploded ... and it's still recommended and shared today. This new book shares Morrie...
In Hollywood today, they're buzzing with anticipation for the biggest event of the year, creatively and commercially. The Academy Awards will be given out and for the thousands of people whose fame, fortune, or livelihoods depend on the movies it's a bigger deal than the switch to Daylight Saving Time (which also happens today.)
On this bonus, solo episode of The Brainwave Podcast, Gail takes a look at s...
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