Extra Lean 60 - That Should Be a T-Shirt Dot Com

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob discuss a t-shirts, music duos, product ideas, and have a question for the Leaners.

• Mr. Miyagi - Bottle Break
• Randy Rhode's Tribute T-shirt
• Thinking, Fast and Slow
• David Seah
• LIA Cast 124 - Asking Tough Creative Project Questions, with David Seah and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Lean Into Art
• Collaborating More Like Columbo
• Actually Treebeard saying a wizard should know better
• Hall and Oates - You Make My Dreams Come True
• Slayer - War Ensemble
• Art Geek Zoo Comics
• Lean Into Art
• Lean Into Art on Patreon

Extra Lean 59 - Robotech Yoga Retreat

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob discuss a wide range of topics, from Castle Grayskull to relaxacons to networking at conventions.

• Branded in the 80's
• Kevin Coppa Talking about He-Man on Comics are Great
• Nerd Night in Ann Arbor
• 5 Tips Episode of Lean Into Art
• Robotech
• Relaxacon
• Pantera
• Lean Into Art
• Lean Into Art on Patreon

Extra Lean 58 - Werewolf Mentos Moment

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob discuss professional boundaries vs. bringing your whole self to the work.

• Dan Pink - To Sell is Human
• Brené Brown - Daring Greatly
• You Are Not So Smart – The Science of Misremembering with Julia Shaw and Daniel Simons
• Lean Into Art
• Lean Into Art on Patreon

Extra Lean 57 - Personal Art Mythology

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob discuss expectations we get for artists when we enjoy their art and how that led Jerzy to drive a long way for a rare recording.

• They Might Be Giants
• Iron Maiden
• Lean Into Art
• Lean Into Art on Patreon

Extra Lean 56 - Many Art Battles

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob discuss recent art battles we're taking on and learning through in our respective comic projects.

• Rob's Unblocking Project
• Boulder and Fleet Comic
• Lean Into Art
• Lean Into Art on Patreon

Extra Lean 55 - Projects We Can Talk About

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob discuss working on projects in public without revealing too much about the upcoming project.

• Boulder and Fleet Comic
• Art Geek Zoo Comics
• Rob's Unblocking Project
• Lean Into Art
• Lean Into Art on Patreon

Extra Lean 54 - You've Been Franklined

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob discuss being on the hill in the bubble of possible originality.

• The Front, by Jerzy Drozd
• The Letter People - Wikipedia
• List of female Transformers - Wikipedia
• List of Gobots characters - Wikipedia
• Ben Franklin effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• The Benjamin Franklin Effect « You Are Not So Smart
• Lean Into Art
• Lean Into Art on Patreon

Extra Lean 53 - It's Fun When Chakras Show Up

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob discuss what music we're currently listening and don't stop ourselves from attempting to examine why we're into the music we're into.

• American Music Club
• Ride Band)
• Stone Roses Band
• George Harrison: All Things Must Pass
• ELO
• Traveling Wilburys
• Joeseph Campbell Lectures
• Amon Amarth
• Amon Amarth: Twilight of the Thunder God
• Lean Into Art
• Lean Into Art on Patreon

Extra Lean 52 - BMX Ramp of Experience

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob discuss crunch times in recent times and past.

• Lean Into Art
• Lean Into Art on Patreon

Extra Lean 51 - Arcade Territory

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob explore how pleasant it is to travel in a Snoopy wardrobe and five of our favorite arcade video game experiences.

• Thanksgiving (United States))
• Thanksgiving (Canada))
• Nickelodeon Universe - Mall of America
• Camp Snoopy - Inflatable Snoopy - evidently not able to bounce in his belly though
• Mr. Do!
• Golden Axe: The Revenge Of Death Adder - Videogame by Sega
• Ms. Pac-Man turbo: Boards 16-19 - YouTube
• Blockout
• Smash TV
• Rondo (soft drink)
• Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
• Pac-Man
• Time Crisis II - Videogame by Namco
• Gauntlet II
• Shinobi (Arcade) - YouTube
• Lean Into Art on Patreon

Extra Lean 50 - The Effort of Simon McFred

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob explore how hard effort doesn't always look compelling to those on the outside and how Rob may be a little punchy from all the recent prep for his talk.

• Mark Kistler's Imagination Station
• Grizzly Adams 1 - Adams Cub - YouTube
• This Old House - Full Episode from 1990 - YouTube
• Lean Into Art on Patreon

Extra Lean 49 - Art Soundoff

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob announce a new art challenge called Art Soundoff - a month of art journaling. Along the way we examine the benefits of creative reflection in micro-podcast form.

Consider joining us, post a link to your art journal microcasts using the hashtag #artsoundoff!

• Art Soundoff
• Inktober
• Thunder Punch Daily
• Polytechnicast
• Art and Story
• Mark Rudolph
• Kevin Cross
• That's Incredible!
• Lean Into Art on Patreon

Extra Lean 48 - This is Your Party

In this episode of Extra Lean, Rob asks Jerzy about his trip to New York Comic Con in support of The Warren Commission Report: a Graphic Investigation, some trips are packed with activities, some places are packed with people, and this adventure had both.

• Dawn Griffin
• LIA Cast 113 Webcomic Jack of all Tradse with special guest Dawn Griffin
• Homestar Runner Secret Song
• NYCC: New York Comic Con
• Thunder Punch Daily
• Kids Read Comics
• Caught in a Mosh
• Abrams Comic Arts
• Bergen Street Comics
• Alex Simmons Kids Comic Con
• Mark Mariano
• Gregg Schigiel
• Ernie Colón
• Joe Rubinstein
• Otis Frampton
• The Warren Commission Report: a Graphic Investigation
• Sgt. Slaughter
• Zack Giallongo of Broxo
• Ben Hatke of Zita the Spacegirl

Extra Lean 47 - To be a Discount Quentin Tarantino

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob talk about the creative challenge season which is upon us. What makes the challenges fun, also what makes them scary and difficult.

• Inktober
• 30 Characters in 30 Days
• NaNoWriMo National Write a Novel Month
• 24 Hour Comic Day
• Lean Into Art Patreon
• Jerzy's Inktober kickoff
• Rob's Inktober kickoff
• A Theory of Fun
• Twilight Zone - A Nice Place to Visit
• Open Book Minneapolis

Extra Lean 46 - I Don't Want to Miss Out On Dragons

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob consider a concept Rob calls "entertainment debt." What is it about and why does it seem to recur, perhaps it's, perhaps it's Fear Of Missing Out.

• Faith No More - Midlife Crisis (Official Music Video) - YouTube
• Support Lean Into Art on Patreon
• Fabulous Secrets 05 – Mr. Miyagi Says It–It’s the Truth, with Kohl Glass : Comics Are Great!
• Fear of missing out - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison (HQ) - YouTube
• LIA Cast 103 - Plotting Your Comic, with Kasey Van Hise — Lean Into Art
• Tigerhawk - Transformers Wiki
• The Dick Van Dyke Show - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• List of MTV VJs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Iron Maiden

Extra Lean 45 - Start the F-word In Tweet One

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob discuss kinds of learning experiences and sharing feedback, ranging from car horn timing preferences to when Jerzy or Rob is ready to negative tweet.

• Design is a Job by Mike Montiero
• LIA Cast 43 - Roadblocks to Sharing

Extra Lean 44 - Tap Dancing on Your Lizard Brain

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob consider some of our marketing challenges. In particular, we explore side effects of "burying the lead" when we market things. How we can frame things specific enough to be relevant and exciting without tossing people into overgeneralized categories?

• Super Comics Challenge with Jerzy Drozd
• Raph Koster's A Theory of Fun
• OK Soda
• Confirmation bias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Filter bubble - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Little Jack Horner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Extra Lean 43 - Every Thought is a Pokemon

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob explore two topics. First: what happens and ways to recover when when you're working hard yet not getting the results you expected. Then we discuss dealing with long term personal projects with a self imposed project secrecy.

• Mindfulness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Warren Commission Report, The - Graphic Novels - Abrams & Chronicle
• Creativity Inc. by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace
• Inside The Pixar Braintrust | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
• August Patrons-only place to converse: LIA open mic post

Extra Lean 42 - Reframing

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob discuss reframing things, especially in the situation of interviewing. Then we delve into a similar situation when you're interviewing or negotiating for a gig or project that's a stretch and consider when is it too much of a stretch?

• Cognitive Reframing
• Article on interviewing advice for interviewers - The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing
• Triangulation (social science) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
• Note: still new this month - a Patrons-only place to converse

Extra Lean 41 - Accountable Collaboration

In this episode of Extra Lean, Jerzy and Rob discuss three connected topics: the Make Share Collaborate Manifesto, the bring your whole self to work concept, and our new place to converse/forum of sorts for Leaners who are also patrons.

• New this month - a Patrons-only place to converse
• Courtney Hahn - Podunk
• The Make - Share - Collaborate Manifesto