In the final slice of this conversation, COVEpod host Paul Carganilla is joined by series regulars David Benjamin, Mike Pierce, and Nicole Pierce to continue the chat about the importance of approaching creative work with a positive attitude. The discussion swirls around Chat GPT's "artificially intelligent" points on the subject, highlighting the importance of humanity in the arts and creative problem-solving.

Mike Pierce performs his original tune "Vowel Song", and Nicole Pierce performs her own original song, "For You."

EPISODE VIDEOS: www.covetube.com
COVE DIRECTORY: https://linktr.ee/covepod
COVE PATREON: www.patreon/covepodcast
CONTACT: covepod@gmail.com

VOICE-OVER INTRODUCTION: Todd Leitz ( "The Voice of Dodger Stadium" )
SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM: Craig Jackman, Emily Thatcher, Christina Marie Bielen, Dary Mills, Amanda Benjamin
PATREON CURATORS: Saundra Carganilla, Emily Thatcher, Charity Swanson, Krista Faith King, Kelsey B Gibson, Angelica Bollschweiler, Anna Giannavola, Gina Dobbs, Merrill Mielke, Susan Kuhn, Wendy Walker
INTRO MUSIC: “Papi Beat” [ KICKTRACKS ]
CREDITS MUSIC: “Fat Banana” [ KICKTRACKS ]
HOST, CREATOR, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, EDITOR: Paul Carganilla

In the first slice of this two-part conversation, COVEpod host Paul Carganilla is joined by series regulars Amanda Benjamin, David Benjamin, Mike Pierce, and Nicole Pierce to talk about the importance of approaching creative work with a positive attitude. The discussion swirls around points made by Chat GPT's "artificially intelligent" points on the subject, highlighting the importance of humanity in the arts and creative problem-solving.

David Benjamin performs an improvised classical piano piece based on Barbara Frederickson's broaden-and-build theory, and Amanda Benjamin performs an original tune, "Survivor (Heather's Song)", on her electric guitar.

EPISODE VIDEOS: www.covetube.com
COVE DIRECTORY: https://linktr.ee/covepod
COVE PATREON: www.patreon/covepodcast
CONTACT: covepod@gmail.com

VOICE-OVER INTRODUCTION: Todd Leitz ( "The Voice of Dodger Stadium" )
SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM: Craig Jackman, Emily Thatcher, Christina Marie Bielen, Dary Mills, Amanda Benjamin
PATREON CURATORS: Saundra Carganilla, Emily Thatcher, Charity Swanson, Krista Faith King, Kelsey B Gibson, Angelica Bollschweiler, Anna Giannavola, Gina Dobbs, Merrill Mielke, Susan Kuhn, Wendy Walker
INTRO MUSIC: “Papi Beat” [ KICKTRACKS ]
CREDITS MUSIC: “Fat Banana” [ KICKTRACKS ]
HOST, CREATOR, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, EDITOR: Paul Carganilla

Catching up with singer/songwriter and newly-published author: Kat Hamilton. Her new book of poetry, "The Things We've Lost", explores topics of death, grief, childhood, longing, loss, and assault in this 100 poem collection.

In this conversation, Carganilla Online Variety Entertainment podcast host Paul Carganilla & Hamilton explore various topics revolving around creativity, inspiration, motivation, and the 'calling' creatives feel to continue to put new work into existence.

We also take a listen to Kat's newest single from the music video "F*** You You F***ing F***" (Better Songs): https://youtu.be/W0DKveLKZRQ?feature=shared

Producer Craig Jackman wraps up the episode with a poignant discussion around the poem, "I am in the Need of Music" by Elizabeth Bishop on poemhunter.com.

Links to Kat's work:
THE THINGS WE'VE LOST on Amazon: https://a.co/d/2b92SXl
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://kathamiltonofficial.squarespace.com/
INSTAGRAM: @kathamiltonofficial
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EPISODE VIDEOS: www.covetube.com
COVE DIRECTORY: https://linktr.ee/covepod
COVE PATREON: www.patreon/covepodcast
CONTACT: covepod@gmail.com

EPISODE PRODUCER / POETRY PERFORMER: Craig Jackman
VOICE-OVER INTRODUCTION: Todd Leitz ( "The Voice of Dodger Stadium" )
SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM: Craig Jackman, Emily Thatcher, Christina Marie Bielen, Dary Mills, Amanda Benjamin
PATREON CURATORS: Jamie Carganilla, Emily Thatcher, The Faeryns, Charity Swanson, Krista Faith King, Kelsey B Gibson, Angelica Bollschweiler, Anna Giannavola, Gina Dobbs, Merrill Mielke, Susan Kuhn, Josefa Snider, Wendy Walker
INTRO MUSIC: “Papi Beat” [ KICKTRACKS ]
CREDITS MUSIC: “Fat Banana” [ KICKTRACKS ]
HOST, CREATOR, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, EDITOR: Paul Carganilla