Devotee - The Creativity Podcast

Filmmaker and musician Cory McAbee (The American Astronaut; Stingray Sam; The Billy Nayer Show) joins us to talk unconventional musicals, the importance of kindness, and his love for legendary screenwriter Dennis Potter.

This month's devotee is writer Mike Carey (Hellblazer, The Unwritten, Lucifer, The Girl With All The Gifts), who joins us to talk about the appeal of an apocalypse, co-writing with his teenage daughter and his love of sci-fi/fantasy legend Roger Zelazny.

Performer & writer Rama Nicholas ("Mary Weather's Monsters") joins us to talk monsters, improvisation, the importance of not drinking beer at rehearsals - and Joss Whedon's classic television series Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

Comedian Damien Lawlor (Lime Champions; The Hugh Jackman Diaries) joins us to talk about filmmaker, musician, actor and graphic artist Cory McAbee (The American Astronaut; Stingray Sam; The Billy Nayer Show).

Comedian Josh Earl drops by to talk turning a break-up into a successful comedy career, the fiery world of librarian web forums and his love of proto-punk musician Jonathan Richman. Also: we're making a film! Check out www.capesfilm.com

Vince Giarrusso, frontman of seminal Australian indie band Underground Lovers, joins us to talk '90s sitcoms, 21st century reality shows, and Italian Neo-Realist movies of the 1940s and '50s.

Colleen Coover & Paul Tobin, creators of the award-winning comic series Bandette, join us to talk stylish cat burglars, teen detectives, living your art, the films of Audrey Hepburn and the Impressionist painters.

Actor/comedian Dave Lawson (Utopia; Time of Our Lives; It's a Date; Dave's Shed Show) drops by to talk sexy eyebrows, the cruelty of children, staging a tonight show in your garage... and Metallica.

Musician Ben Birchall, lead singer of Klinger and Duke Batavia, joins us to talk about the value of being a dilletante, the art of songwriting and the films of Wes Anderson.

Cartoonist Mike Dawson (author of "Freddie & Me", "Camp 142" & "Angie Bongiolatti") talks memory, being a good person, and his obsession with the rock band Queen.