Overview: Adam Williams, creator of Humanitou, goes it alone in this episode and shares one of his simplest, most private practices for breaking away from conformity: mismatching his socks. He’s been doing it for years, and has been influencing his two sons in doing it, too. Frivolous and weird? Maybe. Read more…
TRANSCRIPT Hey! Welcome to the Humanitou Podcast. I’m Adam Williams, a visual artist, a writer, and the creator and host of this podcast, among other things, like … … being a super-curious introvert who really isn’t a superstar at small talk but loves great, energizing in-depth conversations with incredible human Read more…
A compelling history has taken shape in the name Humanitou. And it’s rooted, I’ve come to learn, in ancient, spiritual and creative mythologies that could not be more suited to me and my work. As fated, it seems. On the practical side, Humanitou is the name of my podcast, website Read more…
Writing poetry has gotten less time from me of late. I started 2020 on a mission to complete a chapbook of poetry (and some photography) from time spent in San Agustinillo, on the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico. Then the upheaval that would be the year that this has been. I Read more…
EXPLORING CREATIVITY & CREATIVE PRACTICE I’ve worked in creative fields for many years as a writer and photographer. I’ve worked in those ways a lot of creative people make their livings: by getting a tangentially creative job that provides consistency and relative security of salary and benefits — and a Read more…
Overview: Amanda E.K. is a writer and filmmaker, the editor-in-chief and publisher of Suspect Press, a memoirist about purity culture and an exvangelical. In this conversation, Amanda talks about her fundamentalist evangelical upbringing, purity culture, rapture anxiety and religious trauma syndrome. We also talk about when she started to question the faith, Read more…
Overview: Lucas LaRochelle is a designer and artist, and the founder of Queering the Map, a collaborative digital archive of queer experience across the world. With Lucas, we dive into the storytelling and the magic of Queering the Map. We talk about the importance and the transcendental powers of anonymity, and we Read more…
Overview: Virgil Ortiz, an artist internationally renowned for his work in pottery, fashion and film, carries on a legacy of pueblo potters. He bridges the past with the future, conceptually and technologically, through his blend of indigenous and sci-fi-influenced work. His art is featured in museums and galleries across the U.S., Read more…
Overview: Adam Williams, creator and host of Humanitou, digs into his own “humanness and creativity,” going into those corners he so often asks his guests to vulnerably explore on the podcast. He talks about how his immense curiosity led him into the U.S. Army, and now guides Humanitou. He talks Read more…
Overview: Lisa Congdon is an illustrator, and the author of eight books, most recently: “Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic.” Her client list runs deep, including the Obama Campaign, the United Nations, Lululemon, Crate & Barrel, MoMA, REI, AirBnB, Martha Stewart Living … In this Read more…