A random show: Deadlines, Perfection, and Collaboration

War with Art by Eric, George, & Sheldon

Feb 3, 20260:29:25Arts

In this episode of The War with Art, we try something new: a random show. After wrapping another recording, the conversation kept going — bouncing between ideas about deadlines, perfection, collaboration, and the strange...

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