- 19
- Episodes
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 2K
- YouTube views
About Creative Colosseum Podcast
It's the podcast that inspires you to conquer your creativity! Join David and Allysia as they discuss all things related to the arts, and interview a plethora of visual artists, musicians, filmmakers, and other creatives. David Roman is an audio engineer, musician, sound designer, and University teacher among the many other hats he wears. Allysia Van Betuw is the host of PianoTV, a musician (The Criminal Kid), and a philosophy grad. Thanks for joining us!
- Publisher
- Creative Colosseum Podcast
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Jun 2024
- Latest episode
- 23 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
19 episodes in the feed.
23 Oct 2026
Soracon 2026: Regina's Anime Con
Dee and Trinity visit Soracon 2026, Regina's Anime Con! Along the way they recruit the help of a blue Na'vi named Tasia. Join the crew as they highlight many of the vendors, organizers and attendees of Soracon 2026! For more information about Soracon check out: https://soracon.ca/ (https://soracon.ca/) Image Credits: Soracon logo used with permission from Nebulee Art https://nebulee.net/ (https://nebulee.net/) Music Break featuring "FairyTale" by Tara St. Michel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sytI6YnUROI&list=RDsytI6YnUROI&start_radio=1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sytI6YnUROI&list=RDsytI6YnUROI&start_radio=1) Socials from folks appearing in this episode: https://www.instagram.com/worldorderofpirates/ ( https://www.instagram.com/worldorderofpirates/) https://www.instagram.com/ketchum_onpoint/ (https://www.instagram.com/ketchum_onpoint/) https://www.instagram.com/bloomzlystudios/ (https://www.instagram.com/bloomzlystudios/) https://www.instagram.com/rhescrafts/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/rhescrafts/?hl=en) https://www.instagram.com/comicreadersdowntown/ (https://www.instagram.com/comicreadersdowntown/) https://www.instagram.com/tarastmichelofficial/ (https://www.instagram.com/tarastmichelofficial/) https://tarastmichel.com/ (https://tarastmichel.com/) https://www.instagram.com/garnetinferno_r5/ (https://www.instagram.com/garnetinferno_r5/) https://www.twitch.tv/stevenmnemonic (https://www.twitch.tv/stevenmnemonic) https://www.instagram.com/riverstration/ (https://www.instagram.com/riverstration/) https://www.instagram.com/rivergfilms/ (https://www.instagram.com/rivergfilms/) https://www.instagram.com/terramonix/ (https://www.instagram.com/terramonix/) https://www.sparrowdesign13.com/product/terramonix-terrarium-assorted/995 (https://www.sparrowdesign13.com/product/terramonix-terrarium-assorted/995) https://www.twitch.tv/shadowlinkcosplay (https://www.twitch.tv/shadowlinkcosplay) https://www.instagram.com/coffeebeansncraftythings/ (https://www.instagram.com/coffeebeansncraftythings/) https://linktr.ee/kiri.cosplayca?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=408f9e94-46b9-44d0-a430-a0b8a05f4267 (https://linktr.ee/kiri.cosplayca?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=408f9e94-46b9-44d0-a430-a0b8a05f4267) https://www.instagram.com/nebuleeart/ (https://www.instagram.com/nebuleeart/) https://nebulee.net/ (https://nebulee.net/) Subscribe to Creative Colosseum on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JZCcmzQcID3NcyDHC3w0W?si=5e460a0027da4c9f (https://open.spotify.com/show/0JZCcmzQcID3NcyDHC3w0W?si=5e460a0027da4c9f) Subscribe to Creative Colosseum on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTIyVBMUrG9Y79ofh2K4tow (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTIyVBMUrG9Y79ofh2K4tow ) Follow Nerd Party Entertainment on Twitch to catch the Creative Colosseum livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/nerdpartyentertainment (https://www.twitch.tv/nerdpartyentertainment)
21 Oct 2026
Reinventing Your Creativity: Coming Back From a Slump
Dee and Allysia make an effort to push themselves through a creative slump by sharing their thoughts on their own creative slumps. This is a meta episode all the way, and somehow all roads always lead back to AI related discussions. Subscribe to Creative Colosseum on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JZCcmzQcID3NcyDHC3w0W?si=5e460a0027da4c9f (https://open.spotify.com/show/0JZCcmzQcID3NcyDHC3w0W?si=5e460a0027da4c9f) Subscribe to Creative Colosseum on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTIyVBMUrG9Y79ofh2K4tow (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTIyVBMUrG9Y79ofh2K4tow ) Follow Nerd Party Entertainment on Twitch to catch the Creative Colosseum livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/nerdpartyentertainment (https://www.twitch.tv/nerdpartyentertainment)
18 Oct 2026
Acting For a Music Video: Tragic Bronson's Slow Burn
Dee sits down with actors Trinity Smith and Davit Khublaryan to discuss the new music video by Tragic Bronson titled "Slow Burn". Trinity and Davit talk about their craft as actors as well as their adventures in acting while living in Saskatchewan. The future is bright for Saskatchewan actors! Follow Trinity Smith here: https://www.instagram.com/_trinity.smith_/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/_trinity.smith_/?hl=en) Follow Davit Khublaryan here: https://www.instagram.com/davit_khublaryan1/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/davit_khublaryan1/?hl=en) To book these actors, visit Edge Agency: https://www.edgeagency.com/ (https://www.edgeagency.com/) Follow Tragic Bronson here: https://www.instagram.com/tragic.bronson.music?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&cplk=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== (https://www.instagram.com/tragic.bronson.music?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&cplk=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==) Slow Burn Music Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpgD5zkQ9tc ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpgD5zkQ9tc) Subscribe to Creative Colosseum on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JZCcmzQcID3NcyDHC3w0W?si=5e460a0027da4c9f (https://open.spotify.com/show/0JZCcmzQcID3NcyDHC3w0W?si=5e460a0027da4c9f) Subscribe to Creative Colosseum on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTIyVBMUrG9Y79ofh2K4tow (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTIyVBMUrG9Y79ofh2K4tow ) Follow Nerd Party Entertainment on Twitch to catch the Creative Colosseum livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/nerdpartyentertainment (https://www.twitch.tv/nerdpartyentertainment)
14 Sept 2026
Creative Technologies and Design Showcase 2026
David attends the Creative Technologies and Design Showcase at the University of Regina. Many students and colleagues stop by to share what they're up to and how they plan to conquer their own creativity! (see what I did there?). Appearing in this episode: Gwendolynn Cousins - Student Ben Valiaho - Sask Music (@saskmusic (https://www.instagram.com/saskmusic?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&stkn=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==)) Ian Campbell - U of R Faculty (@inkocus (https://www.instagram.com/inkocus?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&stkn=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==)) Howard Rennebohm - Student Aiden Kinistino - Student Martin Gagnon - Student Kadence Meredith - U of R Masters Grad/Sessional Instructor Rojen Bolito - Student Evan Arnold - Student Jaecy Bells - U of R Masters Student/Sessional Instructor Sydney Coleman - Student (@gracie.dot.png (https://www.instagram.com/gracie.dot.png?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&stkn=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==)) Sophie Byers - Student The Creative Technologies and Design department exists within the Media, Art, and Performance Faculty at the University of Regina. There are a lot of exciting creative things happening there, so every year they host a showcase in the Spring to show off the incredible student work being produced through the program. If you want to join in and study at the U of R, check out the links below! Creative Technologies and Design Website: https://www.uregina.ca/media-art-performance/creative-technologies-design/index.html (https://www.uregina.ca/media-art-performance/creative-technologies-design/index.html) University of Regina: https://www.uregina.ca/ (https://www.uregina.ca/) Subscribe to Creative Colosseum on Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rVE5SMlpKQjNyQi13MVN6RzB6c3hyM3xBTl9pYzRjc0pCNDQxdThGLWRpQ3BTV2ZJOWxDWUdDcHdsZ1dnSmtBYl9LbkN0M2c0VEE1WV85WUtlMFZuemZzd2VnZ2tFYlhjem9YeXdobER4Rlg3VDdOd2R6Yk9xLXNxeUtD&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasters.spotify.com%2Fpod%2Fshow%2Fcreative-colosseum&v=j4rFBYApJhg) Subscribe to Creative Colosseum on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum (https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum) Follow Nerd Party Entertainment on Twitch to catch the Creative Colosseum livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/nerdpartyentertainment (https://www.twitch.tv/nerdpartyentertainment)
30 Jun 2025
We Were Broncos: From Humboldt Broncos Hockey Player to TV Star
Humboldt Broncos crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki discusses his journey with competitive sports after a spinal injury and being filmed for the documentary series "We Were Broncos" with Lucas Frison in this interview.
25 Jun 2025
Levelling Up and Artificial Intelligence for Creativity
Dave and Allysia discuss personal growth, academic pursuits, Eurovision's appeal, emotionally resonant music, and concerns about the implications of artificial intelligence in this episode.
8 Dec 2024
#13 - Aaron Sinclair: Feature Filmmaking and "The Wild"
Filmmaker Aaron Sinclair shares insights on feature filmmaking, financing, and innovative formats, empowering creators to think outside the box and bring unique stories to life.
19 Sept 2024
#12 - Rob Hillstead: The Art of Activism
Join us for a special episode with our good friend Rob Hillstead, who works in the film industry in Vancouver, BC. He wears many hats as a film director, musician, producer, lighting technician, and more, and we talk to him about some of the ups and downs of working on prominent film sets. We also discuss his history with artistic activism, particularly seen in the full-length documentary "Balikbayan" he directed, edited and filmed. Don't miss this one! Rob's portfolio: https://darkgems.media/portfolio Check out Rob on imdb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2228548/ Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum
28 Aug 2024
#11 - Evie Johnny Ruddy: Introducing the Transgender Media Portal
Today's episode features Evie Johnny Ruddy, who introduces us to the Transgender Media Portal. They give us a peak into their artistic journey as a journalist, a walking tour creator, and an augmented reality artist and teacher. They also discuss the launch of the brand new Transgender Media Portal, which is a growing database that connects the user to transgender filmmakers and their works. Evie Johnny fills us in on the thought process behind the creation of the portal, some of the challenges in creating the new site, and how we can support transgender filmmakers. Find the Transgender Media Portal here: https://www.transgendermediaportal.org/ Find the "Queering the Queen City" walking tour here: https://izi.travel/en/7f7d-queering-the-queen-city/en Find the augmented reality "Buffalo Futurism" app here: https://www.commonweal.ca/buffalo-futurism-app Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseumhttps://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum
21 Aug 2024
#10 - 8 Tips for Overcoming Writer's Block
In today's episode, Dave and Allysia each share four tips for how to deal with writer's block, whether or not you're a writer - the expression applies just as easily to all of the creative arts. They discuss their own experience (or lack thereof) with writer's block, and share tactical strategies for dealing with it. This is an actionable episode, so let's get that abundance rolling in our creative lives! Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum
14 Aug 2024
#9 - Alex Paul Artistry: The Art of Beauty
Join Dave and Allysia for a conversation with Alex of Alex Paul Artistry. The discussion includes the topics of being a pop singer, transitioning to entrepreneurship, finding a niche in the beauty industry, natural beauty, expression and appearance, gender norms in beauty, self-care for men, cosmetics and their therapeutic value as an art form, when an interest in beauty turns into an obsession, and other topics. Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum
7 Aug 2024
#8 - The Art of Coping: Navigating Mental Health Through Creativity
In today's episode, Dave and Allysia discuss the chicken-or-egg problem of mental health and the creative arts. We get personal and talk about how creativity and music helped us through our own significant challenges, and also the ways in which creativity has exacerbated our mental health issues. We muse on why so many people in the arts seem to struggle with mental health issues, discuss self-care solutions and ways to navigate the darkness, and more. Thanks for tuning in! If you need help, dial (or text) 9-8-8 in Canada/US: https://cmha.ca/find-help/if-you-are-in-crisis/ https://www.mhanational.org/resources/988 Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum
31 Jul 2024
#7 - Roman Empire Studios: Conquering Film Audio
In this episode, Dave interviews Laura Psotka from Roman Empire Studios, and they nerd out about film audio. They discuss the boom and bust cycle of being a creative entrepreneur, doing tech surveys and shooting location audio, overdubbing, the state of the film market in Saskatchewan, Laura’s work in the film Resting Potential (with a featured clip), the “garbage in, garbage out” philosophy of audio recording, how audio is edited in post production, room tones, non-diegetic sound, stereo sound versus surround sound and immersion, sound and music and their effect on emotions, mentions of “Mother” and “Interstellar,” modern cinema’s obsession with LFEs, goals for Roman Empire Studios, and other topics. “The worst part about watching a movie is remembering you’re watching a movie.” - Laura Psotka Catch Laura on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/laurapsotka/ (https://www.instagram.com/laurapsotka/) And Roman Empire Studios: https://www.instagram.com/roman.empire.studios?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D (https://www.instagram.com/roman.empire.studios?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D) Find us on Spotify and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-colosseum (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-colosseum) https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum (https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum) Watch “Resting Potential” here: https://www.restingpotentialfilm.com/
25 Jul 2024
#6 - Allysia and David's Top Ten Lyrics List
Join us as we count down from 10 to 1 and spotlight our favourite lyrical moments. We discuss particular lines or passages that resonate with us, and chat about the artists who wrote them. It was impossible to pick only five each, but them's the breaks. What are your favourite all-time lyrics? We highly recommend spending a few hours combing for your music collection to come up with your own list; you'll invariably learn something about yourself in the process. Or you'll simply enjoy music for a while, something we're usually too busy to do. Let us know how it goes for you! Find us on Spotify and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-colosseum (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-colosseum) https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum (https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum)
17 Jul 2024
#5 - Andrew Valdez: An Actor on the Prairies
In today's episode, Dave chats with fellow Chilean Andrew Valdez, an actor based out of Saskatchewan. They discuss how they know each other, how Andrew got interested in acting, working on the film Talent, the realities of working somewhere that isn't a dominant film hub (like Vancouver or L.A.), and more. For more on Andrew, visit: https://andrewovaldez.com/ Andrew's demo reel: https://andrewovaldez.com/#reels "Talent" on ibdb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6576200/ Watch on iTunes: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/talent/umc.cmc.7i9mw1gx5lszpygzndjw0tzuh Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum
10 Jul 2024
#4 - Making a Living From Art
The age-old question creative people get asked, and ask themselves, is, "how does one make a living with art?" Dave and Allysia have both forged a creative path that has led to some economic success, so they get into the topic of money in this episode. They debunk popular advice slogans ("just follow your dreams and don't listen to anyone else," and so forth) and offer a more grounded approach. The bottom line? There are a lot of opportunities for fulfilling, meaningful work for creative people beyond becoming the next Taylor Swift. The book Allysia recommends in this episode is "So Good They Can't Ignore You" by Cal Newport. Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum
4 Jul 2024
#3 - Spirit Wealth: Using the Arts to Heal
Dave and Allysia chat with Sundance Robson and Karen the Krakken about transformation through sound. We discuss Dave and Sundance's music connection and their ill-fated performance, the serendipity surrounding Sundance and Karen's connection, Sundance's transformational journey, addiction, getting into gongs and sound baths, having no plan B, Souris Valley, transitioning from a good job to a more heart-aligned path, entrepreneurship with Sacred Compass and Spirit Wealth, and more. Sundance also performs Ogichidaa live. For more on Sundance and Karen, visit: https://www.spiritwealth.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/sundancerobson/ https://www.instagram.com/karen_thekraken/ Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum
25 Jun 2024
#2 - Twenty+ Years of Songwriting
We (Allysia and Dave) have been writing songs for 20+ years. And not just songwriting alone in our basements (though there's been plenty of that), but in bands; music to be performed at shows and recorded on albums. In Dave's case, this includes music that has even won an award. Music and songwriting trends have changed a lot over the years, and in this episode we discuss how our approach to songwriting has (and hasn't) changed along with the times. Our particular approaches to songwriting are quite different, so we compare and contrast. We also talk about our favourite songwriters, and our favourite things that we have written. Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum (https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum)
19 Jun 2024
#1 - Making the Case for Creative Collaboration
Creative people - be they artists, musicians, entrepreneurs, comedians - can easily fall into "lone wolf" syndrome. This propensity to go it alone is even more prevalent today, because creatives have access to many more tools than the people of yesteryear (or, for Dave and Allysia, our past selves). In this episode, we discuss the important role collaboration has played in our lives, how we have chosen our collaborators, why collaborating is awesome even if you have the skills to go it alone, and how you can go about nurturing relationships which could potentially bear future collaborative fruit. We also discuss the origin story of our friendship, which, like all else on this podcast, seems to go back to Rob.
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