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Iain McCaig - Storytelling from the Chocolate Box

Iain McCaig - Storytelling from the Chocolate Box

FromGrey Matter with Michael Krasny


Iain McCaig - Storytelling from the Chocolate Box

FromGrey Matter with Michael Krasny

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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Oct 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Why are some of us drawn to scary stories? "Because we want to believe that we are strong enough to survive being scared." In peeking into that dark side, we cultivate empathy. Few have had a bigger role in constructing imaginary worlds than renowned concept artist Iain McCaig. His work is truly the stuff of legend. We found his zest for illustration, telling stories, the creative process and living a creative life to be nothing short of infectious. Accountable only to his own validation, McCaig is an exemplar of living fully and illuminating a path for the rest of us to follow. We spoke of his illustrious career and his esteemed colleagues, as well as his myriad creative projects past, present and future. Unencumbered by a quest for truth, McCaig cannot NOT tell stories that make people smile. Despite, or perhaps because of, being left to live alone at 14 and surviving a heart attack, he is only afraid of being afraid. He left us with an irrepressible urge to draw our own stories - a skill, he insists, that we all possess. Join us to catch that itch.
Released:
Oct 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Welcome to Grey Matter. I'm Michael Krasny, and it's a pleasure to be with you once again on Grey Matter - a podcast which features in-depth interviews with leading newsmakers, scholars, authors and intellectuals in conversation with me.