The Call to Create

Season 1 of Call to Create is live!

Meet artists like Cherie Corso, who’s out in Manhattan connecting, creating, and selling her work and encountering a few interesting characters along the way!

Whether you're just starting or rekindling an old love, it’s never too late to begin.

Listen now!

"All writers get nervous." Some truisms and practical words of encouragement from Dan Moretti our guest in episode 6, and a lawyer who found success as a playwright. Tune in to season one and get inspired!

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If you're worried that you'll miss the excitement of your career in retirement, it might actually be the other way around! Lawyer turned playwright Dan Moretti shares his story and how fun it has been to start on a brand new path later in life.

Lawyer turned playwright Dan Moretti shares how he applies the skills and discipline gained over several decades of practicing law to writing his plays. Tune in this Wed., 3/2 for more practical tips in how to become an unlikely playwright like my friend Dan! Episode links in bio.

Save your books, history, literature, as they cannot be altered. Read Fahrenheit 451.

In the '60's there were "teach-ins," discussions about the topics the establishment didn't want us to know -- including slavery and oppression, segregation and discrimination.

What art history can teach us.

A 19th century print of the ancient Egyptian ruins of the temple at Thebes

If this massive temple could fall, anything can.

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YouTube video by The Call To Create Podcast Share your passion for art: how a retired dentist became a docent at the Met with Deborah Pilla, DDS

Listen now for a fascinating look at the process of becoming a docent at the MET. Will you answer the Call to Create?

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Episode 5 is live today!
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🎧 Listen now and get inspired to find YOUR way to answer the call to create.

We'll hear from Dr. Deborah Pilla, as she explains her retirement journey from oral surgeon to MET docent.

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Join us this Wed. 3/19 for a new episode!

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So many of us hold back due to fear or perfectionism. Deborah’s story will be a reminder that the only thing standing in your way is the first step!

What's your art practice?

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In Episode 5 of Call to Create, we're talking to retired dentist Deborah Pilla, who took on the graduate school-like process of becoming a docent at The MET. This isn't just a volunteer gig!

🎧 Tune in 3/19 and get inspired! #CallToCreate #LifelongLearning #MidlifeReinvention
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Episode 4 of Call to Create – The Possibilities Are There!

Thinking about getting back into acting? Steve Taylor did—by putting himself out there just a little bit—and it led to the opportunities he was looking for!

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Steve & Kathleen fell in love with theater in their youth, stepped away to raise a family, and found their way back in their 60s. If you’ve ever wanted to return to an old creative passion, this podcast is for you!

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In Episode 2, retired banker Graham Broyd talks about the unexpected success of his "silly little hitchhiking story", the new book "Backpack, Jacket, Surfboard". How did a passion project into an unexpected book deal with Forbes? Tune in and find out! 🎧

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Episode 3 is LIVE!

Pick up your childhood violin again – seriously! Join the “late starters” finding joy in making music with Elena Rahona

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Tune in tomorrow 2/19 for Episode 3 of The Call to Create!

Did you ever regret quitting your childhood violin lessons? 🎻 Think it’s too late to start making music? Think again!

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Did you ever regret quitting your childhood music lessons?

In Episode 3 Elena Rahona, cofounder of the New York Late Starters Orchestra proves it's never too late to start!

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Completely agree!

YouTube video by The Call To Create Podcast Cherie Corso: Getting out there with her artwork—and selling successfully

In episode #1 of our new podcast, Cherie shares her journey—from media professional to business owner, and finally, to the artist she always dreamed of being. Now, she's not just creating beautiful art—she’s selling it too!

Listen to her story next and get inspired to take your creative plunge!

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🎧 Episodes 1 & 2 go live tomorrow, 2/5, and we can't wait for you to join us!

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🎙️ New Podcast Alert 🎙️

In episode #1 of our brand new podcast, we sit down with Cherie Corio, a midlife creative who made the pivot from a successful career in media to thriving artist! If you’ve ever thought, "I can do that", Cherie’s story is for YOU.

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Loved this book as a kid!

Banville, viewing two portraits by Rubens, reveals that real art isn't flawless—it’s the rough, unfinished brushstrokes that give it life and soul. In an era where AI can offers seeming perfection, it's the human touch, the imperfections, that make art authentic.

Imperfections   — The Call to Create Podcast “The point of art is that it has imperfections. That’s what makes it real.” So remarked Irish author John Banville in an article in The New York Times Book Review by Nicholas Casey, on January 5, 202...

Imperfections = Authenticity

In the latest Call to Create blog, we dive into the beauty of imperfection in art, inspired by Irish author John Banville's reflection on his recent visit to Spain's Prado Museum.

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