Series: Workin' It

Not all jobs suck. Talking about work with Reed Fish.

Episode 04: Illustrating simply and obsessively, or how to be Real Fun, Wow with Daren Magee.

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Illustrator Daren Magee is better know to his thousands of fans as Real Fun, Wow. Daren is talented, prolific and has a singular, immediately recognizable aesthetic. We sit down, stretch out our legs and chat about ego, obsessiveness, simplicity and why having time constraints just might be a good thing. Also, we, of course, talk about ayahuasca.

“I think nature kind of nailed it and I’m basically just trying to copy it in a simplified, modified form.”  

-Daren Magee

You know you want to see more of Daren’s work, so go now to realfunwow.com and of course, follow him on Instagram.  You can check out his mural at Superba Snacks in Pasadena. We also discuss the excellent album and art for Lost Time Behind the Moon by Scott Hirsch.

Reed Fish is @tallreedfish on Instagram and @reedfish on Twitter.

Since we mentioned it in our chat, you might want to watch The Five Obstructions for FREE on Kanopy. Do you know Kanopy? It’s a great free streaming service that you can get with your library card (provided your library is a part of the Kanopy network.) It’s great!

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Episode 03: Disney Princesses do make dreams come true with Stephanie Fish.

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Episode 03: Disney Princesses do make dreams come true with Stephanie Fish.







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Stephanie Fish was Princess Tiana at Disneyland for four years. In our conversation she tells us how her insatiable love of Disneyland was not diminished by the grind of doing endless princess meet-and-greets. Stephanie also opens up about how portraying Disney’s first Black princess was literally a dream come true.  Stephanie was cast as Princess Tiana even before the movie Princess and the Frog was released in 2009. Plus, we get to the bottom of whether there are secret tunnels under Disneyland and find out why so many Disneyland princesses get crabs.

***Note, due to the princess straight talk, discussion of skeevy dudes and crabs, not recommended for the youngest listeners. ***

Follow Stephanie’s current adventures at Disneyland via her Ex Princess Diaries YouTube channel and follow her on Instagram.

Reed Fish is @tallreedfish on Instagram and @reedfish on Twitter.

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“When you take a walk through the park by yourself when it’s closed it is so magical and beautiful.”      – Stephanie Fish

Episode 02: Shopkeeping in the Age of Instagram with Rachel Graves.

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Episode 02: Shopkeeping in the Age of Instagram with Rachel Graves.







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Rachel Graves, along with her husband, Mike, co-founded Summer Camp in 2014. Rachel illuminates the process of how a small-town gift and framing shop amassed tens of thousands of social media followers and why that’s less meaningful than you might think. We also chat about what it means to have something for everyone and why, for Rachel, timeless retail is the best retail.

Buy stuff at shopsummercamp.com and follow them on Instagram.

Reed Fish is @tallreedfish on Instagram and @reedfish on Twitter.

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I was obsessed with the ’50s when I was a kid.  I was a Girl Scout.  That’s part of the Summer Camp thing, we loved Midcentury camping items. – Rachel Graves

Episode 01: Window Washing as Meditation with Chris Wilson.

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Chris Wilson has thought more about window washing than anyone you know. He’s been cleaning the residue of negative thoughts from his client’s windows for the last 27 years. In this episode, we talk about the physical and spiritual aches and pains that come with the relentless pursuit of perfectly clean windows.

Chris Wilson owns Window Washing by Chris Wilson in Ojai, California. Check out Chris Wilson: Instagram @iamchristwilson & windowashing.com

Reed Fish is @tallreedfish on Instagram and @reedfish on Twitter.

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The best part about window washing is the windows get dirty again. – Chris Wilson

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Workin’ It. Not all jobs suck. A new podcast from Reed Fish. Episodes every Monday to start your work week right. Series debuts on Tax Day, April 15th 2019.

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