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Eager to Know is a weekly podcast hosted by Vermont artist Ricky McEachern that engages creative leaning people about their journey and path forward. It is inspired by the idea that the creative aspects of our minds can shift outcomes in exciting ways. Guests include artists as well as others in life roles not traditionally considered creative.
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Sunday Apr 28, 2019
Just Be Nice
Sunday Apr 28, 2019
Sunday Apr 28, 2019
Brian Justice’s brianjustice.com career spans the visual and written arts. He was an oil painter, transitioned to being a freelance writer and is currently working on a play. We speak about creativity across all of these roles and how he keeps things moving forward.

Monday Apr 22, 2019
Practical Effects
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
John McDaviit mcdavittdesign.com is an artist and muralist who paints large, public murals. We met at an industry event and I immediate liked him. I found his energy fantastic and him very easy to talk to. John's background is different from mine and I aways like speaking with those who have had a different creative journey than me.
Learn more at rickyartist.com

Sunday Apr 14, 2019
My Art is Me
Sunday Apr 14, 2019
Sunday Apr 14, 2019
Diana Leviton Gondek is an artist I met at the Zou B Art Center in Chicago. We had a wonderful conversation about art in people’s lives, and her life as a working artist. We spoke about the impact of not being exposed to the arts as a child, and what she says is the best thing you can do to be a good mother.
Enjoy Diana's fantastic artwork at dianalevitongondek.com
Learn more about this episode at eager2know.com
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Sunday Apr 07, 2019
Gather, Then Focus
Sunday Apr 07, 2019
Sunday Apr 07, 2019
Marlon Lyles is an artist with a varied background, including time as a Chicago Public Schools English teacher. I just love teachers and it is always great to be able to speak with them. Marlon’s unique and artwork is called geometric abstraction and it is inspired from a surprising source.
Learn more at rickyartist.com

Sunday Mar 31, 2019
Starting Fresh
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
Comic books, figure drawing and being an artist after a zombie apocalypse; I spoke to artist Eric Elliott about all sorts of topics in this refreshing and fun conversation.
More at WWW.RICKYARTIST.COM

Sunday Mar 24, 2019
Obstacles are Adventures
Sunday Mar 24, 2019
Sunday Mar 24, 2019
Juan de Lascurain juandelascurain.com is an artist-designer from Mexico City. He travels the world painting and exhibiting his work as well as commercializing his brand Dream Big. We spoke about faith, believing in yourself, and seeing obstacles as adventures.
More details about this episode at eager2know.com
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Sunday Mar 17, 2019
Being Creative and Productive
Sunday Mar 17, 2019
Sunday Mar 17, 2019
Allie Pleiter www.alliepleiter.com is a speaker, coach, and bestselling author of over 40 books. She is also a creativity and productivity expert who helps creative people be more productive and business people be more creative.
Learn more about this episode at eager2know.com
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Sunday Mar 10, 2019
Keeping Things Moving
Sunday Mar 10, 2019
Sunday Mar 10, 2019
Brad Leslie www.bradleyleslie.com is a Chicago-based visual artist. We spoke about keeping things moving forward in and out of the studio. From taking planned breaks to meditative walks without a cellphone, we offer a few ideas for listeners.
Learn more about this episode at eager2know.com
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CONNECT WITH RICKY & THE E2K COMMUNITY
> SUBSCRIBE to EAGER TO KNOW’s email newsletter: https://bit.ly/3j1dY4w
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> WEBSITE: eager2know.com

Sunday Mar 03, 2019
Activating Your Creativity
Sunday Mar 03, 2019
Sunday Mar 03, 2019
The works of Chicago based artist Robert Poraziski www.rporazinski.com are characterized by adaptation, change, transformation, and mutability. We spoke about his journey, creative experience and keeping things moving forward.
More at WWW.RICKYARTIST.COM

Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Relying on Your Gut
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Greg O'Neill is the co-owner of the Pastoral family of businesses. We spoke about how the business started (very small) for him and his partner Ken, the journey so far and the role of creativity.
Learn more at rickyartist.com