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Creativity Jijiji
Chris Mchale
30 episodes
1 month ago
Today's Creativity Jijiji opens with a story about the first printed Advent calendar, and we use that small door as a metaphor for a bigger one: how intentional listening opens the space between us. We move from the reflex of hearing to the craft of listening, exploring why attention is an act of love and how silence, safety, and subtext shape honest conversation. Patty and Chris get candid about their own habits—interrupting, noisy minds, and the work of waiting. We break down the differenc...
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Today's Creativity Jijiji opens with a story about the first printed Advent calendar, and we use that small door as a metaphor for a bigger one: how intentional listening opens the space between us. We move from the reflex of hearing to the craft of listening, exploring why attention is an act of love and how silence, safety, and subtext shape honest conversation. Patty and Chris get candid about their own habits—interrupting, noisy minds, and the work of waiting. We break down the differenc...
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Creativity Jijiji
Day 6: The Gift of Listening
Today's Creativity Jijiji opens with a story about the first printed Advent calendar, and we use that small door as a metaphor for a bigger one: how intentional listening opens the space between us. We move from the reflex of hearing to the craft of listening, exploring why attention is an act of love and how silence, safety, and subtext shape honest conversation. Patty and Chris get candid about their own habits—interrupting, noisy minds, and the work of waiting. We break down the differenc...
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1 month ago
6 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
Day Three: The Gift of Curiosity
What if one small question could change the way you see the day ahead? Day three of our audio advent unwraps curiosity as a living, breathing gift—something you can choose, practice, and carry into each corner of your life. We explore how a gentle tug to look closer becomes the spark behind invention, melody, and story, and why the most daring creative moves often begin with a what-if that feels just a little scary. Together, we trade certainty for experiment and show how curiosity banishes ...
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1 month ago
6 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
Day 5: The Gift of Wonder
The Gift of Wonder is a daily invitation to remember what you already carry inside you: the spark, the curiosity, the inner brightness you were born with. Part meditation, part creative ignition, this special Creativity Jijiji series leads listeners back to the child-like awe that fuels all great art. Each short episode opens with Patty’s warm, luminous voice—rooted in her belief in angels, light, and the unseen forces that guide us. Chris follows with a reflective monologue on creativity, ...
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1 month ago
1 minute

Creativity Jijiji
Day 4: The Gift of Memory
What if memory’s real job isn’t to file perfect details, but to light the meaning underneath them? We open day four of our audio advent by reframing memory as a lantern, not a ledger, and everything changes from there. Instead of debating whether our recollections are accurate, we ask what they’re trying to teach—about love, fear, risk, and the choices that shaped us. We talk about how blurred memories still carry a deeper truth that creative people can trust. Chris shares how working on a m...
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1 month ago
2 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
Day Two: The Gift of Play
The world gets softer when we remember how to play. Day two of our Audio Advent Calendar unwraps a gift adults often misplace: the light, curious state that melts pressure and lets imagination breathe. We share the small rituals that turn tightness into ease, from short walks to scrappy tennis rallies to the humble magic of a jigsaw puzzle. Along the way, Buddy—our senior dog and unlikely coach—reminds us that joy isn’t a phase; it’s a practice. We explore why play is not childish but cataly...
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1 month ago
7 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
Day One: The Gift of Attention
The first window opens not with chocolate, but with a spark: attention. We kick off our audio advent calendar by reclaiming the simple act that powers every idea, every brushstroke, every lyric and insight. In a world that trains us to rush, we make the case for slowing down long enough to actually see, hear, and feel what is present—and to let the world whisper back. We reflect on the way children catch everything adults miss: ants on the sidewalk, rabbits in the clouds, the tiny dramas tha...
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1 month ago
9 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
Why Human Rhythm Outruns AI Every Time
Ever felt a room change when the band locks in and the audience leans forward at the same time? That’s the moment we chase today—where pulse becomes conversation, risk becomes texture, and four people in a room make something no algorithm has learned to feel. We open with the pull of the orchestra’s shared breath, then trace that energy through jazz, theater pits, and the grit of writing a song the slow way. Chris lays out what the trained ear hears in seconds: microtiming, phrasing, and the...
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1 month ago
20 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
The Art of Playing for Twelve People and a Bartender
A sticky floor, a half-broken PA, and fifteen people who actually listen—sometimes that’s all it takes to shape a voice you’ll carry for life. We revisit our Boston days with Unction, the band that treated Monday nights at The Rat like a creative laboratory, and we unpack why low-stakes rooms are the secret engine of real growth. From peeling paint to tight harmonies, we explore how small, attentive crowds and imperfect venues gave us permission to be unfinished, to fail loudly, and to discov...
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1 month ago
11 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
Get Wild
What if the map is the problem? We trade tidy outlines for living curiosity and show how “getting wild” can rescue a flat draft, reroute a stuck project, and even clarify the self that’s been hiding behind a careful plan. Wildness here isn’t chaos. It’s the deeper order you notice when you pause the algorithm, walk into unfamiliar streets, and let the work speak first. We start with light and shadow—the inner contradiction that powers real art—and a coffee shop moment that reframed preparati...
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2 months ago
15 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
The Art of the Call
Ever stared down a project while your brain begged for one more option, one more draft, one more “thinking walk”? We’ve been there—on an opera stage with eighty Vikings, in ad studios racing against dawn, and inside a passion project that ballooned into overwhelm. Today we pull those threads together to show how decisive action turns chaos into creative momentum. We start with the high-stakes story: a dress rehearsal, an expectant cast, and a conductor waiting. That pressure cooker reveals a...
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2 months ago
16 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
Dark Night of the Creative Soul
The haunting vulnerability of 3AM self-doubt is a universal experience, but for creatives, it takes on an almost mythic quality. This raw, unfiltered exploration of the "dark night of the soul" reveals how these moments of paralyzing uncertainty aren't failures but essential initiations into deeper artistry. What happens when you wake in darkness convinced you're a fraud? When you question every creative choice and wonder if you should abandon your art entirely? I recently endured such a dar...
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3 months ago
11 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
The Galactic Songsprite Contest: The Stars Listen
Have you ever wondered if the sounds we make might journey forever through the vastness of space? According to Chris McHale, they do exactly that—traveling as "songsprites" that leave permanent marks on the cosmos. The Galactic Songsprite Contest emerges as a vibrant community-building initiative where sound becomes something far more profound than entertainment. McHale shares his childhood belief that songs lived inside his shortwave radio, voices and vibrations he pulled down from the sky ...
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3 months ago
17 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
The Algorithym Made Me Do It: Song in Space Goes Social
What happens when a seasoned creative who's spent decades in traditional marketing dives headfirst into the bewildering world of social media algorithms? Join Chris McHale on this raw, unfiltered journey as he documents the creation of "Song in Space" – an epic space opera for kids being developed with a global team of passionate creators. The digital landscape has transformed how creative content comes to life. Gone are the days when you needed strategy teams, account executives, creative d...
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5 months ago
11 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
The Sonic Humanist
What does music reveal about our humanity in an age where machines can sing? Chris McHale, composer and Studio GGG founder, unveils his life's work: The Sonic Humanist Project—a four-part creative odyssey exploring sound's power to shape identity, heal divisions, and unite us. The project begins with "Sound Strategies," McHale's field guide to vibration's future drawn from creating over 30,000 soundtracks. Next, his upcoming TED talk deconstructs how a simple four-note melody became the bill...
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6 months ago
24 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
3 Artists vs AI
What happens when the algorithms come for our art? As AI promises to dominate the world by 2027, we're left wondering what remains uniquely human in our creative landscape. The answer lies not in what we create, but why we create it, and who we become through the process. This episode dives into three essential sparks of humanity that AI can never truly replicate: kindness, shared culture, and resilience. Through the gentle revolution of Fred Rogers, who changed policy with nothing more than...
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7 months ago
9 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
The Infinite Diamond. Baseball By Ear.
What if the most vivid way to experience America's pastime isn't through your eyes, but through your ears? Baseball transcends the boundaries of visual media in a way no other sport can match. When the crack of the bat echoes through radio waves, something magical happens – the game transforms into pure theater of the mind. Your imagination paints the outfield greener than any high-definition broadcast, the players larger than life, and that fly ball might just never come down. The voices w...
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8 months ago
4 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
The Pilgrimage of Sight: Jon Ortner and the Sacred Art of Seeing
What pulls someone towards art? It's rarely a straight line. It begins with a flicker, a strange obsession, a moment that seizes you and doesn't let go. Photographer John Ortner's creative journey began with a casual suggestion from a hippie on a houseboat in Kashmir: "There's this cave not too far from here where holy men go." Without preparation, Ortner and friends trekked into the Himalaya, surrounded by thousands of sadhus—wandering mystics who've spent lifetimes seeking truth. Their...
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8 months ago
20 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
Are artists time travelers? Creativity Jijiji interviews Suzanne Clores
What if genius isn't talent at all, but a glitch in time? A portal opening to futures not yet arrived? Throughout history, extraordinary artists and thinkers have described their creative process not as invention but as transmission – receiving fully-formed visions, melodies, equations and ideas from somewhere beyond themselves. William Blake claimed he could see "the past and the present and the future all existing at once." Mozart reportedly heard entire symphonies in his mind before writi...
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9 months ago
28 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
Lost Temples & the High Himalaya: Jon Ortner's Epic Quest for the Sacred
Send us a text Join us as visionary traveler, author, and photographer Jon Ortner talks about his extraordinary adventures across some of the world's most sacred landscapes. From the mystical realms of India's Amarnath Caves to the breathtaking heights of the Himalaya, Jon's passion for understanding and capturing the spiritual essence of ancient religions becomes a voyage of artistic and personal transformation. Hear about his 65-day trek through Nepal's Kali Gorge, where the interplay of na...
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10 months ago
33 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
This One Word Will Transform Your Writing Forever
Send us a text This episode uncovers the vital role of the word "because" in storytelling and creativity. It highlights how this seemingly simple word enhances narrative flow, connects characters to their choices, and serves as a persuasive tool in communication. • Exploring the significance of the word “because” • How “because” links actions and meaning in storytelling • The concept of voltage in narrative flow • Persuasive power of “because” in arguments • Understan...
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11 months ago
11 minutes

Creativity Jijiji
Today's Creativity Jijiji opens with a story about the first printed Advent calendar, and we use that small door as a metaphor for a bigger one: how intentional listening opens the space between us. We move from the reflex of hearing to the craft of listening, exploring why attention is an act of love and how silence, safety, and subtext shape honest conversation. Patty and Chris get candid about their own habits—interrupting, noisy minds, and the work of waiting. We break down the differenc...