Create And Amplify Podcast
Create And Amplify Podcast
Podcast Description
Create and Amplify is an interview podcast spotlighting creatives with disability. Episodes will focus on the guest’s previous and current projects, how the community can spread awareness about their work, their artistic process, their strengths and agility. It will also explore the guest’s relationship to disability and how their disability influences their creativity.
Create and Amplify is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
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The show delves into themes of artistic expression, disability advocacy, and community building, featuring episodes that highlight specific projects such as Hal Simons' poetry and Kath Duncan's theatre work while discussing the relationship between disability and creative processes.
Create and Amplify is an interview podcast spotlighting creatives with disability. Episodes will focus on the guest’s previous and current projects, how the community can spread awareness about their work, their artistic process, their strengths and agility. It will also explore the guest’s relationship to disability and how their disability influences their creativity.
Create and Amplify is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
Strange Little Girl: Jessica Knight on Memoir, Mormonism & Making It as a Writer
In this episode of Create And Amplify, writer and performer Jessica Knight joins us for a conversation about disability, diary-reading relatives, and what it really takes to write your first book.
Jessica opens up about her memoir Strange Little Girl, her Mormon upbringing, and the joy and chaos of being a disabled creative. From dialysis to diary disasters.
We also talk music: check out just some of the bands Jess loved growing up: Operation Ivy, Mojo Nixon, NOFX, No Use for a Name, The Vandals, AFI, Dropkick Murphys, The Distillers, Sleater-Kinney, Bikini Kill, The 5.6.7.8’s, Shonen Knife, L7, and The Eyeliners.
Whether you’re an aspiring writer, a fan of personal storytelling, or just here for the exclusive family anecdotes this episode is for you.
Buy Strange Little Girl: https://ultimopress.com.au/products/strange-little-girl Learn more about Jess: https://jessicaknight.com.au/
Create And Amplify is supported by Creative Australia
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