Welcome to the w3 award-winning podcast, 'Artfully Mindful', produced and hosted by D. R. (Don) Thompson. Don is a filmmaker, essayist, and playwright. He also teaches meditation because meditation has helped him understand life more deeply and be more effective as a creative. In addition to degrees in Film and Media Studies from UCLA, Don is certified to teach mindfulness meditation through UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center and Sounds True. He is also a founding partner with the Center for Mindful Business and a university professor and mentor. His website is: www.nextpixprods.com
A smoothie by a resort pool doesn’t sound like the start of a serious worldview check, but that’s exactly where our “Notes From The Field” reflections begin. After a break from regular podcasting, I’m back with a candid solo talk sparked by a Hawaii trip that felt like equal parts fun and retreat. Watching families, listening to the rhythm of vacation life, and staring out at the ocean’s vastness opened up questions that don’t stay on the beach for long. We start with what I noticed most: ch...
5 Apr 2026
The Trouble With Truth
This is a REPLAY of a podcast from July 2024, and it seems to me to be pretty darn relevant today in the midst of the current conflict with Iran. What if everything you believed to be true was merely an illusion? Inspired by the iconic line, "You can't handle the truth," from "A Few Good Men," we embark on a journey to unravel the complexities of truth. We explore the human craving for certainty and how it leads to conflict and war. Through the lens of Buddhism and mindfulness, we discu...
27 Jan 2026
What is an Artist?
What if art’s real job is to translate life into something we can carry? Don Thompson takes us into a clear, honest exploration of what an artist is, why beauty matters, and how creative work helps us make sense of a noisy world. We follow the thread from paint to prose to film, seeing how each medium turns private perception into public form—and why that matters for anyone trying to understand their own experience. We tackle the friction that fuels art history: realism giving way to impressi...
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