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Penfriend
Attention Engineer
I'm Laura Kidd, an independent music producer, songwriter and visual artist based in Nottingham, UK, making music as Penfriend (formerly She Makes War and Obey Robots).
My mission is to encourage creativity in others by sharing my artistic process, plus thoughts on the philosophy of creativity.
In my first podcasting era 2019-2021 I interviewed 50 of my favourite artists and comedians for my "Attention Engineer" episodes. I asked nosey questions about creativity, grit and determination and received some surprising answers...
In 2024 I missed podcasting so much I decided to start sharing...
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4.9 stars from 114 ratings
Great podcast
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“I'm coming to this podcast really late. Like, after it's finished. Hopefully there will be another season one day? But it's great.”Read full review »
Wishusdonna via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/03/22
Inspirational
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“Laura Kidd is a force of nature — musician, podcaster, blogger, videographer, visual artist — and now with these interviews add motivational speaker and life coach to the list. The guests are genuinely interesting, and I finish listening to each episode inspired to write a new song.”
Menemsha71 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/10/21
Brilliant Podcast
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“Ok, I'll admit that I haven't listened to as many episodes of 'Attention Engineer' as I would like, but the episodes I've listened to have been excellent, and I'll most definitely be catching up as soon as I can. There are some interviews that I'm really looking...”Read full review »
PeteMurphy75 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/09/21
Recent Episodes
Visit the deluxe show notes page for this episode at http://penfriend.rocks/matthew
Thanks for listening! Attention Engineer is a show where I seek to make the best use of my own valuable time and attention by having deep conversations with fellow artists about creativity, grit and determination....
Published 11/03/21
Published 11/03/21
Thanks for listening! Attention Engineer is a show where I seek to make the best use of my own valuable time and attention by having deep conversations with fellow artists about creativity, grit and determination. My aim is to consistently remind you - and remind myself - that creativity really...
Published 09/29/21
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