Common Shapes

About Common Shapes

A podcast about Practices and Systems for Creative Work, hosted by Cody Cook-Parrott. New episodes weekly on Wednesdays. Learn more at codycookparrott.com/podcast

Publisher

Cody Cook-Parrott

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 May 2023

Latest episode

1 May 2026

Latest episodes

40 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 May 2026

   The Practice of Attention + Landscapes is Open for Enrollment

   Welcome back to Common Shapes. Dear Listener, this is the third installment of our 3-part mini-series exploring the ebbs and flows of creative work. Today’s episode marks the return of Landscapes—a writing group for all genres. Registration is now open. Join us. We also explore the writing process— moving from idea to draft to completion, and the structures that support that work. Cody shares how their new book, The Practice of Attention, came to life within the container of Landscapes, and r...

2. 

   30 Apr 2026

   PROMPTS + More Landscapes

   Welcome back to Common Shapes. Dear Listener, this is the second installment of our 3-part mini-series exploring the ebbs and flows of creative work. Today’s episode is about offline offerings— the act of returning to a practice, creating with less noise, and building new channels for connection. Cody shares the evolution of PROMPTS. Prompts comes to your door once a month. A letter from Cody with ten writing prompts to do off screen. Cody also reflects on the tension between visibility, burn...

3. 

   29 Apr 2026

   The Return of Landscapes

   Welcome back to Common Shapes. Dear Listener, as we pause between seasons, we’re bringing you a 3-part mini series to re-connect with you and talk about the ebbs and flows of creative work. Today’s episode explores what happens when a project comes into the foreground of our attention and asks to be revisited. Cody shares life and work updates, and an invitation to join Landscapes: a writing group for all genres. In this episode: Reflections on closing Landscapes—and what made it unsustainabl...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

84 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

142 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

29

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

92

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