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Since Jan 2024
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Formerly The Accidental Creative. Being a creative professional should be the greatest job in the world. You get to solve problems, express yourself, bring something new into the world and you get paid to do it. What's not to love. Yet every day, creative pros face, tremendous pressure and uncertainty. The temptation is just to play it safe, surrender to distraction and settle for less than your best daily creative is about making sure that's not your story. Each episode focuses on a topic relevant to creative pros, like how to come up with ideas under pressure, or how the collaborate when you're overwhelmed, or how to lead your team and help them discover motivation. It's time to fall back in love with your work. Listen to Daily Creative wherever you get your podcasts or subscribe in the Daily Creative app at dailycreative.app.

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S1E113 Signal To Noise

Jun 09, 2026 39m Transcript

In this episode of Daily Creative, we explore what it really takes to do meaningful, protected creative work in an age of perpetual noise and overwhelm. We kick off with a story from Claude Shannon,…

S1E112 The Success Wound

Jun 02, 2026 24m Transcript

Why does the title never feel like enough? Why do so many of us hit every goal we set and still go to bed feeling like we came up short? My guest this week has a name for it. Brooke Taylor calls it…

S1E111 Stop Hoarding Your Genius: Why Habits Precede Breakthroughs

May 26, 2026 32m Transcript

In this episode, we explore the often-overlooked gap between creating meaningful work and actually releasing it into the world. Starting with the story of Vivian Maier—the prolific street…

S1E110 When Bad News Is Good News

May 19, 2026 35m Transcript

In this episode, we explore one of the most powerful—but counterintuitive—practices for sustaining high-performance teams: making it safe to bring bad news forward, early and often. Drawing from…

S1E109 Constraint & Uncertainty: David Epstein and Simone Stolzoff on Thinking Inside The Box

May 12, 2026 38m Transcript

This week, we explore two forces that shape every creative journey: constraint and uncertainty. Drawing on the remarkable artistic reinventions of Hokusai, we look at how creative legends…

S1E108 What's Running The Show? Henry Cloud and Owen O'Kane on Strategy & Anxiety

May 05, 2026 37m Transcript

In this episode, we examine what really drives our actions as leaders and creators, and why our best intentions often fail to deliver results. We open with the image of a child learning to…

S1E107 Herding Tigers Bonus Episode! Optimizing: You're Probably Playing Different Games at the Same Table

May 02, 2026 10m Transcript

In this surprise revival of the Herding Tigers Podcast, we kick off a new direction with an exploration of what it means to "optimize" as leaders. We discuss the invisible drivers that cause…

S1E106 Ceilings, Frames, & Churn: Breaking Invisible Barriers in Your Work and Relationships

Apr 29, 2026 32m Transcript

This week, we explore the invisible boundaries that shape our work, our relationships, and our own sense of what's possible. We open with the story of the four-minute mile: for nine years, no one…

S1E105 Rules and Play: The Invisible Boundaries That Limit Us, and How To Break Them

Apr 21, 2026 43m Transcript

In this episode, we step into the often-invisible world of cultural scripts—the unwritten rules that shape what we see, what we ignore, and even how we work and create. We begin with the…

S1E104 Procrastination Proof: Why Jon Acuff Says Procrastination Is a Well-Funded Fear

Apr 15, 2026 25m Transcript

In this episode, we examine why even the greatest minds—think Leonardo da Vinci—struggled to finish what they started, and why uncompleted work is less about laziness and more about well-disguised…

S1E103 Made With Love: Why You Need To Design Love In, Not Bolt It On

Apr 08, 2026 36m Transcript

This week, we dive into the architecture of trust, brand, and why the most resilient organizations don’t rely on quick fixes. We revisit the case of Johnson & Johnson’s Tylenol crisis, looking…

S1E102 Subtle Maneuvers and Big Outcomes

Apr 01, 2026 29m Transcript

This week, we explore the myth of sudden breakthroughs in creative and leadership journeys, digging instead into the reality: a meaningful life is built in the margins, not the spotlight. We first…

S1E101 Human Fracking and the Design of Creative Freedom

Mar 25, 2026 37m Transcript

There’s a silent war being waged on our creative lives, but it’s not the obvious enemies we expect. In this episode, we dive deep into the invisible threats constraining our creativity—both inside…

S1E100 Unlocking Everyday Genius: From Memory Palaces to Getting Outside

Mar 18, 2026 30m Transcript

In this episode of Daily Creative, we explore the often-overlooked link between our environment, memory, and creative potential. We kick off with the story of Cicero and ancient memory techniques,…

S1E99 Feeling Overwhelmed With Everything? Me too. Here's What to Do Next.

Mar 10, 2026 16m Transcript

In this episode, we explore what to do when the weight of uncertainty and overwhelm makes it hard to think, create, or move forward. We open with the legendary survival story of Ernest Shackleton’s…

S1E98 Why The Best Ideas Come From a Marketplace of Ideas

Mar 03, 2026 27m Transcript

This week, we kicked things off with a story that’s almost too good to be true—the Great Emu War of 1932—and used it to highlight what happens when we try to solve modern problems with old, top-down…

S1E97 The End Of History Illusion

Feb 24, 2026 21m Transcript

In this episode, we explore a new dimension of intelligence for navigating our rapidly-changing world. We start with the story of Hiroo Onoda, a soldier whose unwavering commitment to a mission long…

S1E96 Seeing The Here and Now

Feb 17, 2026 7m Transcript

In this episode, we explore the rarely recognized power of “seeing the here and now.” Using a memorable scene from Spielberg’s Lincoln as a launchpad, we dig into what it really means to rise to…

S1E95 What Do You Do When You're (Actually) Working?

Feb 11, 2026 28m Transcript

In this episode, we dive deep into the real value of creative work—what we truly get paid for, beyond our time and output. We bring together two insightful thinkers, Rebecca Hinds and Jen Fisher,…

S1E94 Ecosystems Of Brilliance

Feb 03, 2026 20m Transcript

On this episode of Daily Creative, we explore the myth of the lone genius and make the case for why sustainable creative brilliance happens when we grow and nurture real relationships. We’re joined…

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How many episodes does Daily Creative with Todd Henry have?

Daily Creative with Todd Henry has published 116 episodes since January 2024, covering topics in Business, Careers.

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Daily Creative with Todd Henry is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 22m.

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