The Hydrant Podcast: Unleashing The Creative Artist

𝑨𝒓𝒕, 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄 & 𝑴𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚 - 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌 - 𝑬𝒑.88

In this edition of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩, author 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌 talks about the inspiration for all her books, music's ability to reach those dealing with alzheimers or dementia, the life of Michelangelo Caravaggio and the repulsive nature of cured fish.

𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕 - 𝑨𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒘 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂

In this episode of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩, author 𝑨𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒘 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂 talks about being a history buff and how that translates to writing historical fiction, how being a NYC Firefighter played into his latest historical novel, the events leading up to The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and the impact of Tammany Hall politics played in the event.

𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒖𝒏 & 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒕 - 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒂 - 𝑬𝒑.86

In this episode of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩, Actor 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒂 talks about the current state of performing for theater, film, stage and audiobooks, the effects of the pandemic, strike and L.A. fires on the film industry, the influx of celebrities in commercials and audiobook narration, and why onions are the best pizza topping.

𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓'𝒔 𝑽𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆: 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒂 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒐𝒕 - 𝑬𝒑.85

In this episode of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩, Author 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒂 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒐𝒕 talks about the writer's voice, writing unique characters, working with a writing partner, listening to night sounds and being a cancer caregiver.

𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑 !! 𝑰'𝒎 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 !! - Ep.84

In this episode of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩 author and self-publishing consultant 𝑹𝒐𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔 describes the perils of remaining anonymous while ghost writing, what represents a Badge of Honor for ghostwriters, what the economic realities are of novel writing today, how finishing the first draft is just the start of the publishing process, and how authors can be surprised when they see all that can be involved in getting a book published.

𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑻𝒐 𝑮𝒆𝒕 𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚 - Ep.83

In a lively episode of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩, host Jim Cooper interviews financial guru 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒘 𝑳𝒆𝒔𝒌𝒐, known for his unique approach to educating people on obtaining government funds and other financial assistance available to them. Lesko shares enlightening insights about the vast assortment of organizations offering free help, particularly for rent and essential living expenses, reminding listeners that legitimate resources exist despite a general perception of scams. He scrutinizes the growing wealth disparity in America, emphasizing that while capitalism benefits the affluent, a hidden community-oriented side of the economy offers substantial support that often goes unnoticed by those in need. Lesko encourages individuals to leverage these resources, highlighting the importance of proactive engagement and perseverance in seeking assistance.

𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑭𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 - Ep.82

On 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩, Author 𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏 𝑮𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒌𝒂 𝑫𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒔 𝑳𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒛 discusses searching for the perfect He-Man/Masters of The Universe novel, the spark to writing historical fiction, the reasons for writing under a pseudonym,  the author's need to perform marketing and distribution of their work, learning Greek and Latin as a career, conjugating Latin verbs a la Monty Python, and the tricks and traps of writing series fiction.

𝑨 𝑫𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝑫𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 - Ep.81

On 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩, Author 𝑺𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒉 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒆𝒓 discusses writing about one's life experiences, the benefits of spending time in the library, the memories of folk legends while visiting Greenwich Village in Manhattan, using at inspiration for her novel 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚂𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜, and letting the draft of a novel marinate with time before taking the next step in the writing process.