Creativity in Captivity

Sweetwood Creative

An insider dialogue that invites the listener to pull up a seat at the table with A-list creatives from a variety of disciplines. They share their insights on the process, craft, and inspiration. Join us for a better understanding of this elusive muse every Thursday with Pat Hazell (Seinfeld, The Tonight Show) and his friends as they demystify the transferable nature of creativity. Produced by: Sweetwood Creative In Partnership with Stoney Island Audio

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FRANK OZ: The Honesty Sheriff

The Iconic voice actor, puppeteer and filmmaker responsible for bringing to life Yoda, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear & Cookie Monster as well as being the Legendary Director of the movies “What About Bob?” “The Score,” “Death at a Funeral,” “Bowfinger,” “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” “The Dark Crystal” and “Little Shop of Horrors.” You will hear why Frank is described by Steve Martin as being “Precise and Playful” and learn how with both drama and comedy he keeps his focus on the honest impulses....

Jun 24, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 5

DREYA WEBER: A High Flying Creative

An actress, producer & director whose talents and curiosity allow her to shape-shift to many mediums. Dreya is well known for being the Aerial Choreographer for Pink & Cher, but also produced and starred in the films The Gymnast , The Aerialist, and The Marine Story . Her directing credits include the stage and movie versions of Frank Ferrante’s Groucho . She is a former Olympian that starred in the P90X DVD fitness series and the immersive theatrical experience: Teatro ZinZanni. She has...

Jun 17, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 4

OPEN MIKE EAGLE: Rapping The Dishes

A Hip Hop artist and comedian that hosts the popular podcast “What Had Happened Was.” This multi-talented indie recording artist with albums such as “Brick Body Kids Still Daydream,” “Dark Comedy” and “Anime, Trauma + Divorce” knows firsthand the difficulty of choosing the right clothes that allow you to teach during the day and do rap shows at night. He also shares with us how a war-of-words on Twitter escalated to a full contact face-off in the wrestling ring. Open Mike Eagle also runs our par...

Jun 10, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 3

PEILIN CHOU: An Animated Conversation

Academy Award-nominated Producer of “Over The Moon,” known for her work on “Abominable” and “Kung Fu Panda 3” shares advice about the importance of writing just one page and introduces us to an original composition created by her son Bailey during quarantine. This Producer at Netflix Animation and the Director of the short film “Awakening: An Anthemic celebration of Asian Americans” knows how to tell a story that transports us to new worlds. Peilin Partnered with CAPE and other Asian American Ar...

Jun 03, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 1

PETE DOCTER: A Prescription for Creativity

Chief Creative Officer of Pixar & Academy Award-Winning Writer & Director of “Soul”, “Inside Out” and “Up”, Pete Docter, brings humor, heart, and humanity to the creative process and talks about the major influence that making flipbooks had on him growing up that lead to working on “Toy Story,” “Toy Story 2,” "A Bug’s Life” and “Monsters, Inc.”

May 10, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Super Trailer

Pat Hazell speaks to A-list creatives about their process, craft, inspiration, and incubation of ideas. An inspired insider dialogue on a variety of disciplines allows the listener to have a seat at the creative coffee table. Join us for a better understanding of this elusive muse every Thursday with Pat and his friends as they demystify the transferable nature of creativity. Creativity is a powerful force that reveals itself unexpectedly, it often comes with a dose of imposter syndrome or feeli...

May 10, 2021•3 min

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