In this episode, we walk through the full creative journey of Atlas . From the first short films he made in middle school to the music he’s creating today with Annex B.

We talk about the early filmmaking experiments like Ransom Space Wars and Fine and I’ll Stay, how Atlas started a freelance videography business at just 16 years old, and the moment he began composing his own scores. The conversation continues through his gap year and the creation of his first feature-length film Black Box, his autobiographical book Sunglasses, and his years posting drum covers on his YouTube channel, Atlas Drums.

We also dive into his collegiate film projects at the University of North Texas, what it was like stepping onto professional sets including work with Paramount Pictures, and how music eventually became a major creative outlet.

If you’ve ever wondered how a creative career actually unfolds. The experiments, risks, and projects that shape it. This episode breaks down the full story.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

2:41 Atlas' Middle School Cinematic Universe

13:37 When the Hobby Became a Hustle

19:12 Black Box: The Gap Year Saga

26:00 Sunglasses: Turning Life Into a Book

30:05 Atlas Drums: The Loudest Creative Outlet

47:32 UNT: Film School & Final Cuts

53:52 The Post-College Grind

1:09:33 Annex B: Cue the Soundtrack

1:27:06 Outro

This week we’re talking about what security actually unlocks.

We spent our first weekend apart since getting married (turns out… we really like each other), and it led us into a deeper conversation about honesty, jealousy, and what it looks like to create a safe relationship. Olivia shares a vulnerable moment about processing old feelings from a past relationship and why withholding jealousy and choosing grace instead changes everything.

We also talk about what we’re building creatively right now: breakthroughs in our movie outline, renaming Atlas’ album, and how feeling secure at home gives you the freedom to take bigger risks in your art.

Safe love. Big ideas. And a walking pad that might’ve changed Olivia’s life.

(00:00) Intro(03:12) Turns Out We Actually Like Each Other(05:24) The Safety of Telling the Truth(31:38) Movement Changes Everything(38:52) Creative Breakthroughs(56:11) Outro

We’re snowed in and what starts as cabin fever turns into some honest conversations about creativity, calling, and what it looks like to build a marriage with someone who never stops dreaming.

In this episode, we talk about Olivia’s growing Needoh obsession, Atlas finally getting his thumb stitches removed, church hunting (including our visit to Hope Fellowship), and what it’s been like to reignite creative drive in the middle of everyday life and responsibilities.

We also dive into the tension of loving a chronically creative person. The ambition, the restlessness, the constant pull toward “what’s next?”, and how to stay anchored in covenant while still chasing a big vision.

Chapters:

(0:00) Intro

(7:26) Needoh & Let God

(9:33) Stitch Please

(15:28) Sanctuary Scouting at Hope Fellowship

(30:31) Between Paychecks & Passion

(46:43) The Rhythm of a Creative Marriage

(58:32) The Itch That Won’t Quit

(1:18:00) Outro