The Creative Condition podcast
Welcome to 'The Creative Condition' podcast: an ongoing exploration of human creativity to help you navigate an increasingly automated world with your story and soul. The show is hosted by creativity coach, Founder of The Creative Condition, author and illustrator Ben Tallon. Creativity is an often misunderstood pillar of human happiness, something far bigger than artistic talent and crucial for fulfilling lives and careers. But in a data and efficiency-obsessed world, self-awareness, story and soul are more important than ever.
Featuring exclusive interviews with experts and thought leaders, including illustrators, designers, artists, founders, rock stars, sensitivity experts, musicians, emergency service workers, Olympic gold medal winners, comedians, microbiologists, photographers, fighters, and many others. Supported by founding sponsor Illustration X, Paradiso Institute the Ukrainian Institute.
For more creativity resources or coaching opportunities with Ben, head to The Creative Condition official website.
If you wish to support the show's cause of elevating creativity in our societies, please consider telling a friend about the show and rating, reviewing, or subscribing wherever you get your podcasts!
Episodes
Jun 18, 2026
Jun 18, 2026
4 min
Something silly and extra for the 300th episode of The Creative Condition podcast : )
Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!
https://austinkleon.com/
Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor
Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com
Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/
Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/
To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach
To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua
For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/
Feedback: ben@bentallon.com
Jun 17, 2026
Jun 17, 2026
1hr 31 min
Austin Kleon is a phenomenally successful author. His books, Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work, Keep Going, and now, Don't Call It Art, have sold in obscene numbers for a great reason: he brings immense value to the lives of people who wish to create something true to them.
For the 300th episode of The Creative Condition podcast, we're getting into everything that matters in this current, overwhelming moment, and the good news is, it's all very joyful!
Austin likes analog, and we talk about parenting, creativity, learning from four-year-olds, creating before we have an idea to get an idea, and so much more, including common mistakes even the greats make.
Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!
https://austinkleon.com/
Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor
Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com
Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/
Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/
To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach
To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua
For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/
Feedback: ben@bentallon.com
Jun 10, 2026
Jun 10, 2026
41 min
Even the calmest of minds is being tested in these times. Drawing upon my inner work during a period of anxiety, stress and at times, despair I've compiled a list to serve as a possible sanity toolkit!
Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!
Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor
Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/
Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/
To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach
To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua
For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/
Feedback: ben@bentallon.com
Jun 3, 2026
Jun 3, 2026
1hr 7 min
Tina Rapp works with creatives, founders, and visionaries who appear successful on the outside yet feel disconnected from themselves in their creative and professional lives. Her work sits at the intersection of art, psychology, and spirituality, helping people untangle the performance patterns, expectations, and identities that once drove their success but no longer reflect who they truly are, so they can lead from a grounded, embodied sense of direction and authenticity.
She joins me to discuss the importance of feeling over theory when seeking growth, change, and flowing creativity.
To connect with Tina, find her on Linkedin or head to https://tinarapp.de
Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!
Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor
Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/
Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/
To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach
To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua
For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/
May 27, 2026
May 27, 2026
10 min
We default to tools, to software, to digital prisons before we've considered how best to play, to serve the idea.
A reflection on analogue's role in the information age.
Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!
Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor
Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/
Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/
To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach
To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua
May 27, 2026
May 27, 2026
22 min
Here's a little tool I've begun helping my creativity coaching clients with. 'Your Universe' can bring a vital lift in lethargic, low, or pensive moments. Here's how it works.
Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!
Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor
Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/
Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/
To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach
To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua
May 20, 2026
May 20, 2026
18 min
It's all, always unfolding. As we change and grow, so must our creativity. Otherwise, that way lies discontent, frustration, and diminishing returns.
Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor
Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/
Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/
To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach
To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua
May 13, 2026
May 13, 2026
1hr 23 min
Tethering Presence is a stunning project, encapsulating the truisms of Micah Purnell and the photography of Harris, exploring the role of distraction and smartphones in our lives across two books – a London and a New York edition. They join me to discuss the role of smartphones in our creativity and our lives, and the origins of the project.
The book is out now: https://micahpurnell.com/books-prints/p/power-giclee-69gmj-g9sks-atjb6
https://micahpurnell.com
https://www.the1harris.co.uk/
Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor
Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/
Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/
To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach
To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua
May 6, 2026
May 6, 2026
12 min
I reminder to self, and to all artists that we are artists, and this is our way of life.
Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor
Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/
Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/
To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach
To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua
Apr 29, 2026
Apr 29, 2026
14 min
The latest instalment of The Creative Condition's Creativity Diary.
Covered in this edition:
Fear over AI ignorance and analog loyalty
Being unafraid of disorder and acknowledging the messy ways of creativity
An old friend returns in a second-hand bookshop
Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor
Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/
Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/
To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach
To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua









