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Fueled by Charcoal

Fueled by Charcoal

By: Connor Safran
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Fueled by Charcoal is a conversational outreach between creatives, encompassing the normally taboo topic of burnout and its relationship to maintaining the creative process in professional settings. Each episode, host Connor Safran speaks with a new creative professional from various industries about their experience, their relationship with burnout or creative blocks, and what mechanisms or best practices they have enacted to achieve a healthy balance between productivity and continued creative drive. Much like how charcoal is tempered from wood under heat and pressure, to produce a longer burning fuel, so too can artists overcome their burnout and temper themselves to greater potential.

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Episodes
  • Fueled by Charcoal with Ellen Black of Lehr&Black

    Fueled by Charcoal with Ellen Black of Lehr&Black
    Oct 16 2025

    This week, our host is joined by Ellen Black, creative director and co-owner of Lehr&Black invitations a multi-generational, family-owned and operated creative design company, to speak on the ideas of legacy in a creative industry, as well as balancing creative consistency in a high-paced professional setting.

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    37 mins
  • Fueled by Charcoal with Tim Shiner

    Fueled by Charcoal with Tim Shiner
    Oct 9 2025

    This week, our host interviews Timothy Shiner, a multifaceted creative who has a storied career in acting, production, and writing. Tim delves into the lessons learned across his career and drives the message of meeting challenges head-on as the best means to engage creativity.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Fueled by Charcoal with Victoria Priano

    Fueled by Charcoal with Victoria Priano
    Oct 2 2025

    Our host is joined by a lifelong friend, an illustrator and talent representative, Victoria Priano. The interview delves into the inherent meaning of identifying as an artist and overcoming burnout by seeking what sparks joy in one's art and in all things one does.
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    1 hr and 1 min
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