The Cocktail Napkin
Culture
Some of the greatest ideas begin as scribbles on the back of a cocktail napkin. On this periodical of uncurbed ideas, a wide variety of guests discuss creativity, ideas and inspiration. Hosted by Jeremy Fuksa.
Location:
Kansas City, MO
Description:
Some of the greatest ideas begin as scribbles on the back of a cocktail napkin. On this periodical of uncurbed ideas, a wide variety of guests discuss creativity, ideas and inspiration. Hosted by Jeremy Fuksa.
Twitter:
@3rdmartini
Language:
English
Contact:
5by5 Broadcasting 5114 Balcones Woods Drive Suite 307-292 Austin, TX 78759-5273
Email:
itunes@5by5.tv
Episodes
70: The Circle Is Complete
4/26/2012
This series finale brings the interview journey full circle. Jeremy checks in with Adam Lisagor to see how his initial statements of how "lazy" he is have held up, as well as tearing down ideas to build them back up.
Duration:00:37:57
69: Indefensible Ideas
4/19/2012
Jeremy sits down in Austin's Driskill Hotel with Ross Floate to discuss merciless treatment of ideas that solve no problems.
Duration:00:26:05
68: Look Who's Hawking Sugar Frosted Crack!
4/16/2012
Take a peek into the beginnings of Jeremy's creative impulses during a discussion with Dave Colin, one of Jeremy's first creative collaborators.
Duration:00:31:50
67: 30 Rooms for Whipple to Squeeze This
4/12/2012
Jeremy speaks to advertising icon Luke Sullivan via phone about infinite resignation and slow boiling.
Duration:00:27:02
66: Luckyshirt's Perfect Internet Score
3/28/2012
A conversation with Darrin Ross about throwing lots of creative ideas at the wall seems to resonate very well in the twilight of this show's existence. Best show yet.
Duration:00:49:44
65: My Canadian Boyfriend
3/22/2012
Twitter jokes aren't all just fun and games. There's a craft to them and, in Jason Sweeney's case, a deeper source of joy and healing.
Duration:00:47:32
64: Geeking in the Rain
3/12/2012
The rain at SXSW isn't stopping people from finding interesting things that inspire them. Everyone except for the guy at the end.
Duration:00:03:37
63: The Lamest Nerd in Austin
3/10/2012
A bad travel day makes the plans for a dazzling opening SXSW episode fall flat.
Duration:00:03:54
62: Austin Bound
3/8/2012
It's Open Topic week yet again. Jeremy lays out his plan for possible self-destruction in Austin, TX.
Duration:00:12:45
61: Bridges Don't Build Themselves
3/2/2012
Two Kansas City boys, thrust into Internet renown in part by nods from John Gruber, sit down for coffee and discuss taking big leaps.
Duration:00:28:18
60: In the Halls of the Golden Crown
2/23/2012
Good friend and creative colleague Pat Piper stops by the studio for beer, discussion about packaging, movies and keeping big ideas free of window dressing.
Duration:00:31:55
58: Smells Like Toast
2/17/2012
In the first official "Open Topic Tuesday," Jeremy comes clean on being creatively burned out and verbally works through how to fix it. Also, a new programming schedule is revealed.
Duration:00:25:26
57: Revealing Swedish Secrets
2/3/2012
A recurring theme for this show is that everything great starts somewhere small. Timmy Fisher and a group of friends built motion graphics studio MK12 from humble beginnings in an apartment above a bar.
Duration:00:27:35
56: Opening the Kimono
1/19/2012
I've received a number of questions over the past few weeks regarding different aspects of this show's production. I thought I'd take you through the process of how the show gets produced.
Duration:00:17:55
55: Bikram Creativity
1/13/2012
Retreating from the world to do the hard parts of creative work is one way to get the right focus. Toni McLellan wants to help you mentally sweat out those ideas in an inspiring, encouraging environment.
Duration:00:31:35
54: Conversing with the Hexagons
1/5/2012
We've all picked up random hobbies when faced with absolutely nothing to do. But how many of those time passers turn into a true outlet for expression? Bruce Seeds discusses how the control and precision from a life of architecture/CAD translates into the geometric beauty of quilted textile art.
Duration:00:36:47
53: Copying Garfield on the Kitchen Floor
12/22/2011
To close out 2011, writer and artist Austin Kleon discusses the myriad of ways he works to end the messy divorce between words and pictures.
Duration:00:34:45
52: Revenge of the Dinosaur Luddite
12/15/2011
Jeremy and Ad Contrarian Bob Hoffman discuss that just because technology allows one to do so many things, it's not always the best idea to do them. Especially in marketing. Does your idea really need to be social?
Duration:00:25:01
51: The Nerd Looks Back at 50
12/8/2011
Jeremy and his wife Robin look back at the last 50 episodes and discuss where the show has been and where it may go in 2012.
Duration:00:33:34
50: Flummoxed
12/1/2011
A discussion about quirky kids meets a quirky host with a quirky Skype setup.
Duration:00:34:31