Created Creative Podcast
by Ruth Hetland and Dawn Trautman
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Ep 138 - John Munson on the Rise of Semisonic and the Rise of His…
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Embark on a journey with Ruth, creator of the wildly popular ConseCrate subscription box for ministers, and Dawn, veteran life coach to leaders to churches and non-profits through her business Big Picture Big Purpose, as they navigate the labyrinth of creativity on "Created Creative." Together, these creative entrepreneurs delve into the universal aspects of the creative life. From the restlessness within that compels us to build something new, whether it's a Lego castle or a life-altering venture, they celebrate the beauty and sanctity of these creative stirrings. Join them in exploring the transformative power of paying attention to that inner restlessness and making space for the growth of new, beautiful things. Welcome to a podcast that recognizes and celebrates how we are all "Created Creative."
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- Ep 138 - John Munson on the Rise of Semisonic and the Rise of His Award Winning Bread · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 138Remember that rock star Dawn and Ruth ran into in the Creative Arts building at the Minnesota State Fair? The one who won fifth place for his sourdough? He said yes to the…
- Ep 137 - Think Bigger: School Tours, Screens, and Building a Mastermind · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 137Dawn and Ruth open with something that stops you in your tracks: a benefit fundraiser for a young woman with cancer. They reflect on how community support shouldn’t be required…
- Ep 136 - Celeste Rose Koppe on Running for Detroit Lakes City Council, Housing, and Responding to the School Board Rainbow Ban · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 136Dawn and Ruth open with fall vibes, parenting updates, school visits, and a reflection on resilience before diving into one of the most important conversations they’ve had: why…
- Ep 135 - Getting Rid of Stuff Was Never Really the Point: Tiny-Home Living, Community, and Simplicity with Suzanne Searcy Johnson · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 135Meet Suzanne Searcy Johnson: writer, poet, simplicity coach, new podcaster, and resident of an Austin-area tiny-home agrihood. We're talking about 120 homes built around an…
- Ep 134 - Pastor Yolanda Denson-Byers on Art, Courage, and Truth-Telling (Because Artists Tell Truth, Even When It's Tender) · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 134Dawn and Ruth welcome Rev. Dr. Yolanda Denson-Byers, senior pastor at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Edina and author of See Me, Believe Me, a book written to name the…
- Ep 133 - Because Sometimes the Most Sacred Thing You Can Do Is Let Go with Sarah Jones · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 133Dawn and Ruth welcome Pastor Sarah Jones, program director of the ELCA's Church Property Resource Hub, launched March 2025. Sarah's doing some of the most important and…
- Ep 132 - Celebrity Sightings and Butter Queens at the Minnesota State Fair (Or: Where Else Would a Rock Star Win Fifth Place in the Bread Competition?) · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 132Dawn and Ruth are ACTUALLY AT THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR and this episode is pure joy. They kick things off debating corn on the cob textures (very important), sampling falafel and…
- State Fair Baking, Creative Outlets, and Building a VBS Volunteer Culture with Victoria Hoppes (Because Ministry Leaders Need Creative Outlets Too) · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 131Dawn and Ruth kick things off with State Fair anticipation (Minnesota, obviously), late summer updates from New York City, outdoor concerts, forest school prep, a son's…
- Ep 130 - Conversations on Creative Living and Transitions · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 130We Took a Slow Summer and We're Not Sorry About It Dawn and Ruth are back, a little sun-kissed and finally figuring out their recording software (only took all summer, but who's…
- Ep 128 - Brian Spahr - Writing 59 Songs in a Year: Brian’s Return to Songwriting · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 128(The audio ended abruptly on this episode but we are posting what we have - please check out Brian's music - he is amazing!!)Dawn and Ruth open the Created Creative podcast by…
- Ep 127 - The Magic is in the Pivot · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 127Dawn and Ruth are shifting Created Creative to every other week episodes. Why? Running a top 5% podcast (yes, our humble little podcast is in the top 5% in the world) comes with…
- Ep 126 - Thomas Maltman on Making Stories Real · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 126What do you do when you have no ashes the night before Ash Wednesday? You burn something, of course. And then twenty years later, you write a novel about it. That's exactly what…
- Ep 125 - Creativity, Faith, and Early Brain Development with Dawn Rundman · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 125Dawn and Ruth welcome Dawn Rundman, a publishing professional at Augsburg Fortress since 2002 who also happens to have a PhD in developmental psychology. Her book Little Steps…
- Ep 124 - Creativity Grows Best in Good Soil · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 124Dawn and Ruth are celebrating Easter and swapping stories about Holy Week weather, canceled egg hunts, and Dawn's experience dyeing eggs at a New York community garden that…
- Ep 123 - Cleaning for Holy Week and the Moravian Gravestone Tradition (Because Sometimes Sacred Preparation Involves a Really Good Scrub) · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 123Dawn and Ruth dive into spring cleaning, hospitality, and the surprisingly spiritual act of preparing for Holy Week. But this isn't just about vacuuming. They're exploring a…
- Ep 122 - Being Hearable: Regina Shands Stoltzfus on Teaching Peace, Trauma, and Sustaining Activism (Because You Can't Teach Peace Without Understanding Violence) · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 122If you enjoy Created Creative Podcast, we warmly invite you to become a patron: patreon.com/u11072417 For just $10 a month you can become part of our monthly Created Creative…
- Ep 121 - Small Steps, Big Hope: Kimberly Knowle Zeller on Blessings, Pilgrimage, and Writing · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 121Dawn and Ruth check in mid-Lent about rotating Wednesday pastorates, quirky church history discoveries, and children's theater outings before sitting down with Kim Knowle Zeller…
- Ep 120 - Living Outside the Box with Matt Smith (Because Some People Actually Know How to Do Everything) · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 120Matt Smith is a fellow yogi from rural Minnesota who makes the rest of us feel like we've been living in bubble wrap our whole lives. He grew up seasonal farm style: spring morel…
- Ep 119 - Dangerous Songs with Richard Bruxvoort Colligan · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 119Some songs are too dangerous for the songbook—and that's exactly why we need them. Richard Bruxvoort Colligan joins Dawn and Ruth from Rochester, MN fresh from selling his Iowa…
- Ep 118 - What If "Normal" Is Actually the Problem? with MaryAnne McKibben Dana · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 118Dawn and Ruth start this one with Ash Wednesday updates and a wild circus reinvention Dawn attended (no animals, robotic performers, no ringmaster, just pure light-show magic)…
