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**Creative Pep Talk**

A Weekly Podcast Companion for Your Creative Journey

Transform your creative potential into reality by making your creativity a practice. A “creative discipline” can feel like an oxymoron. Creativity is about doing something new. Discipline is about doing something consistently. The aim of this podcast is to help you strike that elusive balance.

Each week, New York Times Bestselling Author Illustrator Andy J. Pizza shares everything he’s learning about building a thriving creative practice. Through solo episodes and interviews with top-tier creatives, Pizza brings you the strategies and stories that you need week in and week out to keep your inner critic at bay, bust through creative blocks and stay creatively pepped to the max!!

Learn more: creativepeptalk.com
Check out the host: andyjpizza.com

Latest Episodes:

567 - Find What to Focus On Next with These Frameworks Aug 05, 2026

Show notes

If you don’t know what side quest to focus on next…

You feel conflicted about where to channel your energy…

You can’t seem to start or finish your next project…

This episode is for you!

I explore 4 - 6 frameworks for organizing your ideas and selecting which one to take action on.

This is a “CPT UNPLUGGED” episode, which means there’s no music or edits, it’s a yap session exploring where I am at right now and what’s helping me navigate this moment.

Hope it helps you as much as it helped me to record it!

UK MEETUP WHATSAPP CHANNEL:

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UK BOOK EVENT DETAILS:

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
August 13th
11am AT READ Bookshop
Register: https://to-be-read.co.uk/books/andy-j-pizza-event/

Horbury, Wakefield
August 14th
10am AT Darling Reads
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London (Richmond)
August 16th
11am AT The Alligator’s Mouth
Register: https://www.thealligatorsmouth.co.uk/event-details/mysterious-things-andy-j-pizza-author-illustrator-visit

SHOW NOTES:

Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg

566 - Creative Strategy: Less Social Media, Income Streams & 3 Essentials Jul 29, 2026

Show notes

Is Social Media Driving you crazy?

Do you feel like your creative practice is off balance?

Do you need to rethink your creative strategy or embrace strategic thinking for the first time?

If any of those ring true, this episode is for you!

This episode is me being interviewed by Amelia Hruby on her podcast Off the Grid

Off the Grid is for creatives trying to succeed without social media - and I had such a blast and we talked about so many interesting things I decided to share it here!

We talk about my income streams, what having creative strategy looks like, why bad projects are necessary, and what you need if you’re trying to shift some of your creative strategy off social media.

SHOW NOTES:

Amelia Hruby
https://www.ameliahruby.com
Off the Grid
https://offthegrid.fun/podcast

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565 - What Type of Creator Are You? Unlock Your Style with Katie & Ilana of Goodtype Jul 22, 2026

Show notes

This episode is for you if:

1 - You feel lost trying to find yourself as a creator

2 - You need some different types of artists to see yourself in

3 - You need a lighthearted chat to help get you out of your funk and seeing new possibilities in your creative path today

This is a chat with Katie Johnson and Ilana Griffo of Goodtype about insights from their new book “Follow Your Art: Uncover & Unleash Your Creative Voice”.

SHOW NOTES:

Goodtype
https://goodtype.us/about-us

Follow Your Art Book
https://goodtype.us/follow-your-art-book

Young Jerks
https://youngjerks.com

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564 - Unlock Creative Drive, Peace and Clarity with This Framework Jul 15, 2026

Show notes

This episode is for you if:

1 - You kind of hate your current life season

2 - You are a neurodivergent creative

3 - You struggle with being present

4 - You always want to skip to the end of a process or goal

This idea was one of the biggest shifts in my life and creative journey, I hope it gives you some peace and motivation for your current stage!

SHOW NOTES:

Joseph Campbell - Hero of A Thousand Faces
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hero_with_a_Thousand_Faces

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563 - Find Your Inner Writer, What You Want to Say and See Your Ideas with Halsey Berryman Jul 08, 2026

Show notes

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This episode is for you if:

1 - You are sick and tired of waiting for someone else to tell you what to do.

2 - You want to take control of your creative path but struggle with self doubt.

3- You need to learn how to recognize what your ideas look like.

SHOW NOTES:

Halsey Berryman
https://www.halseyberryman.com

Pests & Other Friends by Halsey Berryman
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/787999/pests-and-other-friends-by-halsey-berryman/

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562 - Show the Real You, Why the Death of Insta isn't All Bad, Do Your Thing by Being Part of Something Bigger & ADHD Jul 01, 2026

Show notes

Do you feel like your work is very you-ish?

How do you make creative work that really feels authentic?

What does that even mean!?

Today’s episode is a deep dive conversation and we cover a lot of topics around making authentic work.

We talk about:

How to strip away the ego and throw off trying to be cool.

Why instagram being kind of over for artists might be a good thing.

Why doing your thing often starts with being part of something bigger than yourself.

Why art and collaboration is a fight and why that’s a good thing

And we touch a bit on ai and why it doesn't matter what it can and cannot do!

Some other ai thoughts I haven’t heard anywhere else!

This is a different type of episode, this time I am being interviewed, on the captain offscript podcast, and I had so much fun that I had to share it with all of you here! Hope you love it.

SHOW NOTES:

CAPTN OFFSCRIPT PODCAST:
https://captnoffscript.com/s02-e30-andy-j-pizza-adhd-self-worth/

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561 - The Best Case for Not Fearing AI, Help with Email and Creative Diet with Cal Newport Jun 24, 2026

Show notes

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BUCKLE UP! This episode is CHOCK FULL of powerful insights from bestselling author Cal Newport!

This episode is for you if:

1 - You are overwhelmed by the supposed “AI Art-pocalypse” and why this computer scientist doesn’t believe the hype (most hopeful take I have ever heard btw!).

2 - You are overwhelmed by admin like e-mail and need a different approach.

3 - You are brainsick from screen time and short form video.

4 - You need a mental emotional motivational boost! This will do it!

SHOW NOTES:

Cal Newport
https://calnewport.com

Deep Questions with Cal Newport
https://www.thedeeplife.com/listen/

SPONSORS:
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health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/peptalk #rulapod

560 - Get Back to Passion, Ignore the Internet, Reorient to "Bad" Creative Feelings and Find Your Next Season Jun 17, 2026

Show notes

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This episode is for you if:

1 - You struggle to find the joy in your creative practice.

2 - You’re constantly distracted by schemes to fix all your problems.

3 - You get taken out and waste time with feelings of jealous or envy and they make you want to give up.

4 - You need shift gears and reorient yourself for the new creative season you find yourself in today.

SHOW NOTES:

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Ira Glass - Taste
https://vimeo.com/85040589

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559 - Make Before Thinking, Sales Mode, Get Weird with It, The Opposite of Depression and MORE with Austin Kleon Jun 10, 2026

Show notes

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This episode is for you if you need:

1 - Tactics for escaping overthinking.

2 - More fun in your creative practice.

3 - Insights on how to find your child like passion for creating again.

4 - Something unexpected to spark you!

This is a phenomenal chat with the great Austin Kleon.

The guy is full of creative wisdom and is BACK with another banger of book for creatives.

It’s called “Don’t Call it Art” and it is chock full of stuff to get you making stuff and having fun again doing it!

SHOW NOTES:

ICON 13 ILLUSTRATION CONFERENCE $100 OFF:
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Austin Kleon
https://austinkleon.com

Don’t Call It Art by Austin Kleon
https://geni.us/iHeRR

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RULA
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health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/peptalk #rulapod

558 - Start, Do, Finish: Get Around What's Blocking You from Doing Stuff Jun 03, 2026

Show notes

Pre-Order My New Book “Mysterious Things” and Help Us Spread the Word: invisiblethings.co

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Most creative people don’t need help being creative.

You have the ideas. Where you trip up is the executive dysfunction. It’s getting yourself to start, middle, and finish the thing strong.

In this episode I want to share with you the number 1 things that’s helped me, a creative with MEGA ADHD, transform ideas into 10+ books, projects that lead to work with X-Box, Apple and Nickelodeon and more.

Stick around until the end for our “Creative Call to Adventure” it’s called “Out Block” and it will help you turn your current creative block into a starting block today!

SHOW NOTES:

ICON 13 ILLUSTRATION CONFERENCE $100 OFF:
www.eventbrite.com/e/1808652431109/?discount=ICON13FriendofBoard

SPONSORS:
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Head to https://www.squarespace.com/PEPTALK to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PEPTALK

RULA
Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/peptalk #rulapod

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