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Wake Up Excited!

Brad Frost
Creativity
Music
Rebecca Garza-Bortman
Self-Improvement
Family Relationships
Family
Design
Mental Health
Web Standards
Self-Censorship
Storytelling
Design Systems
Authenticity
Community Engagement
Open Source Software
Pittsburgh
Long COVID
Artificial Intelligence
Enthusiasm
Community Building

Inspiring conversations with exuberant humans about how to live a creative, fulfilling, and authentic life. Hosted by enthusiasm enthusiast, Brad Frost. We experience a brief moment of truth when we first wake up in the morning. Before the cold shower of reality, our infinite to-do lists, and macro-level woes seize our consciousness. We experience a brief moment of excitement — and this pure momen... more

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Abby Covert shares what excites her now, leaving corporate life, reclaiming creativity through recovery work, sobriety, journaling, and disciplined writing, and how community builds confidence beyond capability. They explore being willing to be bad a... more

Dan and Brad explore AI as a creative partner for drafting and ideation while requiring strong human direction, and compare today’s shift to the desktop-to-web and mobile transitions, including recurring backlash to new tech. They address risks: meta... more

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Sacha Judd discusses what excites her now: founding Lume Music, which aims to fix broken subscription-era music economics by launching a digital album format bundled with behind-the-scenes content in a beautiful app for dedicated music lovers. She ar... more

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Amber Case reflects on where you live and how returning to a familiar place can help think clearer. Case discusses seeking authentic, small-scale community, work nights, recess-like breaks, welcoming rituals, and mutual support. She contrasts these w... more

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Sasha Judd
Founder of Loom Music, a startup reimagining music consumption
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Amber Case
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Brendan Dawes
Creative coder, artist, and filmmaker
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Episode: Adaptability, Curiosity, & Creative Breadth with Brendan Dawes
Jem Gold
Artist, designer, musician; founder of Manzanita Research
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Episode: Design, Creativity, Systems, and Potential in the Agentic Age with Jem Gold
Georgia Lupi
Designer and data visualization expert, partner at Pentagram
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Episode: Georgia Lupi on Brain Retraining, and Visual Storytelling with Data
Ben Callahan
Founder/leader focused on community building through Sparkbox and Redwoods
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Episode: Ben Callahan on Building Community, Your Values, and the Power of Connection
Gemma O'Brien
City-based artist and designer known for murals, lettering and more
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Episode: Gemma O’Brien on Neuroaesthetics, Flow States, and Trusting Creative Intuition
Mike Rybachuk
Founder of The Projector Institute (design education platform)
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Episode: Mike Rybachuk on Self-Honesty, Resilience, and Spreading Joy
Christine Vallaure
Designer, speaker, founder of Moon Learning
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Episode: Designing a Life That Excites You with Christine Vallaure

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Brad Frost
Host of Wake Up Excited!

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 3 ratings
  • Refreshing

    So nice to have this style of podcast back in my feed: honest conversations about creativity, life, and the web industry. I loved all the podcasts about the web, design, etc from 2008-2018. This feels like a new take on that form. Thanks Brad!

    Apple Podcasts
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    mijustin
    Canada10 months ago

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Designing a Life That Excites You with Christine Vallaure
Q: Are you competitive or ambitious? Which one are you?
Christine describes herself as ambitious rather than competitive, valuing personal progress and collaboration over zero-sum rivalry.
The Power of Exuberance with Rebecca Garza-Bortman
Q: What has you waken up excited these days?
Rebecca discusses the unfolding story of her partner's job search, expressing excitement about the developments.

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