Routines & Ruts

In Luke Currie-Richardson's own words, he may not know what he does for a living, but he knows why he wake up in the morning.

In this conversation, Luke delves further into this idea of it’s not what you do it’s the way that you do it, navigating the loss of work during this time, his thoughts on routine being more about priority than rigid structures, the toxicity of sayings like “the show must go on” and “fake it till you make it,” the power of asking for help and taking care of your mental health, and knowing when to walk away from something.
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Jai Long is a photographer, educator and creative entrepreneur. We talk about being impactful rather than busy, how we are all wired differently, not putting your spark out for other people, the complicated relationship between money and the idea of designing your life, failure, fear, and so much more.

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Thank you for listening to Routines & Ruts, a labour of love fuelled by time and curiosity. If you'd like to support the podcast, please share with a friend, or buy the companion book, I Didn't Do The Thing Today.

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Sarah Jane Adams is a self-made antique jewellery dealer, designer and became an international model in her sixties, responsible for the #mywrinklesaremystripes social media movement celebrating the beauty in ageing.
We talk about how her daily life resembles a sliding tile puzzle toy, how there is no such thing as certainty, being a misfit, living with openness and joy, solitude, self-sabotage and pressing the reset button.

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Thank you for listening to Routines & Ruts, a labour of love fuelled by time and curiosity. If you'd like to support the podcast, please share with a friend, or buy the companion book, I Didn't Do The Thing Today.

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Gold coast based artist Samuel Leighton-Dore is a satirical cartoonist, a painter, ceramic artist, filmmaker, a regular contributor for SBS Sexuality and author of the graphic novel 'How to be a big strong man'.

In this conversation, Samuel share his three-tiered approach to balancing various projects, the little things you can do to feel more disciplined working from home, toxic masculinity, the connection between ambition and depression, failure, untangling your identity from creative success.

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Thank you for listening to Routines & Ruts, a labour of love fuelled by time and curiosity. If you'd like to support the podcast, please share with a friend, or buy the companion book, I Didn't Do The Thing Today.

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There is no one way to navigate a pandemic. This routine-collage and slice of creative life during COVID-19 showcases these differences as well as unifying reflections.
Bringing together over 60 difference perspectives – from dozens of listeners and more than thirty artists and creatives I’ve previously interviewed – you can hear how other people are coping, their routines and their ruts, and maybe feel less alone in your own.

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Thank you for listening to Routines & Ruts, a labour of love fuelled by time and curiosity. If you'd like to support the podcast, please share with a friend, or buy the companion book, I Didn't Do The Thing Today.

To stay in the loop, sign up to the Madeleine Dore—On Things newsletter.