Creative Pep Talk

Andy J. Pizza

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Booking Overview

This show is a weekly creative-discipline playbook that pairs Andy J. Pizza’s practical guidance with interviews from high-profile creators. It’s a strong booking target for PR professionals representing authors, illustrators, and cultural creatives who can translate their process into actionable advice for makers.

Metrics

Episodes: 563

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 13.8k subscribers

Instagram: 130.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Andy J. Pizza - New York Times Bestselling Author Illustrator Andy J. Pizza shares what he’s learning about building a thriving creative practice, mixing solo lessons and interviews to help listeners keep their in...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Bestselling authors, illustrators/visual artists, and widely recognized creative thought leaders (often award-winning) who can share a clear framework or practical process for building a creative practice.
Required Achievements:  
Bestselling books, Major creative awards (e.g., MacArthur grant), High-visibility publishing/brand partnerships, Notable contributions to indie/DIY or creative communities

Recent Guest Discussions

Austin Kleon - Overthinking And Getting Unstuck Creatively; Making With More Fun; Creative Strategies For Building A Practice

Hanif Abdurraqib - Finding Your Scene; Building Real Creative Connection In Real Life; Hope And A More Human Future For Creativity

Recent Topics

Illustration, Writing, Creative Practice, Art Process, Executive Function

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Creative Pep Talk
:

559 - Make Before Thinking, Sales Mode, Get Weird with It, The Opposite of Depression and MORE with Austin Kleon

June 10, 2026

Pre-Order My New Book “Mysterious Things” and Help Us Spread the Word: invisiblethings.co --- This episode is for you if you need: 1 - Tactics for escaping overthinking. 2 - More fun in your creative practice. 3 - Insights on how to find your child like passion for creating again. 4 - Something unexpected to spark you! This is a phenomenal chat with the great Austin Kleon. The guy is full of creative wisdom and is BACK with another banger of book for creatives. It’s called “Don’t Cal...

558 - Start, Do, Finish: Get Around What's Blocking You from Doing Stuff

June 03, 2026

Pre-Order My New Book “Mysterious Things” and Help Us Spread the Word: invisiblethings.co --- Most creative people don’t need help being creative.  You have the ideas. Where you trip up is the executive dysfunction. It’s getting yourself to start, middle, and finish the thing strong.  In this episode I want to share with you the number 1 things that’s helped me, a creative with MEGA ADHD, transform ideas into 10+ books, projects that lead to work with X-Box, Apple and Nickelodeon and more...

557 - Finding Your Scene, IRL Creativity, the Hopeful Return of Indie / DIY with Hanif Abdurraqib

May 27, 2026

Pre-Order My New Book “Mysterious Things” and Help Us Spread the Word: invisiblethings.co --- Your genius might be hiding in your backyard. This episode is for you if: 1 - You need to find real people to collaborate with. 2 - You need to cultivate real creative connection in real life. 3 - You need hope of a more human future for creativity. 4 - You want to be inspired by a brilliant creative mind like Hanif! I had a blast chatting face to face with the local AND worldwide creative le...

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