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Hello friends! Today we're talking about the rise of the middle class artist. Based on Amie's substack post [https://substack.com/home/post/p-165713457]. Buy Amie's book for F***'s sake! [https://www.amiemcnee.com/order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee] ALSO you can pre-order Amie's queer Elizabethan detective novel [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/800252/to-kill-a-queen-by-amie-mcnee/], To Kill a Queen! References: Hollywood is Broken. Can YouTubers Fix it? Colin and Samir interview Max Reisinger. [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/hollywood-is-broken-can-youtubers-fix-it/id1379942034?i=1000706503239] Brandon Sanderson podcast about AI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTIyTuAArtw]

Come hang out with us as we talk shit. Very chatty, casual episode today with lots of ranting about things like: what annoys us in the gym, whether or not audiobooks count as reading, leaf blowers and, of course, the case of the Australian bloke who got a 2-book publishing deal for being hot without having written anything. Don't forget to check out our episode on the Bewildered podcast with Martha and Rowan on youtube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umFCYTeCAmE&t=1s] or your fave podcast player [https://marthabeck.com/episodes/why-we-need-your-art/] Don't forget, you can buy as many copies as you like of We Need Your Art [https://www.amiemcnee.com/pre-order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee] and gift them to random strangers. Gary's Economics [https://www.youtube.com/@garyseconomics] Gary on DOAC [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yohVh4qcas&t=5539s] Bryan Johnson [https://www.youtube.com/@BryanJohnson] the guy who wants to live forever

I'm so sorry everyone but it's another AI episode :(Listen to us, two people who aren't experts on anything really, talk about AI, climate change, utopias, the housing crisis, Australian politics and what's wrong with the left these days.⁠ [https://www.amiemcnee.com/pre-order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee] Would love it if you bought We Need Your Art!⁠ [https://www.amiemcnee.com/pre-order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee] Things mentioned:⁠ [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/27/abundance-by-ezra-klein-and-derek-thompson-review-make-america-build-again] Review of Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson⁠ [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/27/abundance-by-ezra-klein-and-derek-thompson-review-make-america-build-again] ⁠Basic Income: And How We Can Make it Happen, by Guy Standing⁠ [https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/304706/basic-income-by-standing-guy/9780141985480]⁠ TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is likely bigger than Greece’s, study finds⁠⁠ [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/12/tiktok-carbon-footprint] Hank's video about the state of renewable energy⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF_f-bfnbAo] Anthony Albanese buys a $4.3 million home [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/15/anthony-albanese-and-jodie-haydon-buy-43m-clifftop-home-in-copacabana-on-nsw-central-coast] Australian Housing Crisis compared to other countries [https://www.apimagazine.com.au/news/article/how-does-australia-s-dire-property-affordability-compare-to-rest-of-the-world]

We had so much fun recording a very fancy in person episode with THE Martha Beck and Rowan Mangan! How 'bout those production values? Don't forget Amie's new book, We Need Your Art [https://www.amiemcnee.com/pre-order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee] is out now in Hardcover, Audio, and E-book In today's episode we discuss: The amazing power of creativity to banish anxiety How art and community building creates ripples that extend far beyond our personal practice and help the whole world Why society is so afraid of art and artists And so much more! If you want more chats from Rowan and Martha, you can listen to them on the hilarious and wise Bewildered podcast [https://marthabeck.com/bewildered-subscription/]. You can also follow Bewildered on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bewilderedpodcast/?hl=en]. We will be dropping by Bewildered soon so make sure you're following them to get the Amie and James episode! Martha is on Instagram @themarthabeck [https://www.instagram.com/themarthabeck/?hl=en] And Rowan at @rowanmangan [https://www.instagram.com/rowan_mangan/?hl=en] If you want to dive deeper into all things Martha Beck, you can check out her linktree [https://marthabeck.com/links/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZKwh0mpaVtPD-bXE1H6zqNLAJDQJOihnceBBAgHUo7UMOX3FNx7ZlpbLM_aem_UHFs9-c04eafi40nQ8E_mQ], but you should really read her new book, Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose [https://marthabeck.com/beyond-anxiety/]! We absolutely loved it.

Join us as we remind you how important it is to celebrate your own art (coz no one's gonna do it for you!). Fully raw ep today. No music (sorry to our composer/intro creator Matilda Eyre [https://www.instagram.com/matildaeyre/]) I ran out of time. The Collective [https://www.amiemcnee.com/the-inspired-collective-creative-community] is open for 5 days only! WNYA is our now everywhere [https://www.amiemcnee.com/pre-order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee] 00:00 Introduction and First Impressions of New York City01:20 The Inspired Collective Membership03:57 Challenges with Book Launch Planning05:32 Grassroots Book Events and Community Support06:17 Reflections on the Publishing Industry (oh-oh!)13:23 Celebrating the Book's Success19:30 We love our agents!20:51 Iconic New York Moments24:19 The Importance of Celebration29:36 (More) Publishing Industry Frustrations36:51 Gratitude and Farewell