Episode 640: Listen as I chat with former Washington Post Dance Critic, Sarah L. Kaufman. She’s got a new book out called Verb Your Enthusiasm, which I was really stoked to read. It talks about powering your writing with action verbs. We talk about the book, the writing process & also the life of a Ballet Critic.
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Episode 639: Listen as I chat with Catherine Kanvik & Debbie Hunt of the Charlotte Studio Artists collective about this gem of an organization in Charlotte, both for the artists and the community. It gives the artists studio space, marketing services, diverse community, support & full proceeds to name just a few of the perks. It give the community access to fine art & artists. It’s a win-win. Also artist, Greg Russell pops in for a chat.
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Episode 638: Listen as UK artist, Clarke Reynolds. aka Mr. Dot. Clarke joins me on the pod. Clarke is completely blind and he does this fabulous braile art. We talk about what it’s like growing up blind. what it’s like being a blind artist & all of the opportunities he’s got coming up. He’ll be really busy. this is such an inspiring episode.
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Episode 637: This is a very exciting episode. Today I’ve got Ryan Cronin & his wife, Melanie on the pod. Ryan is a graffiti artist along the lines of Basqiat & Keith Haring. In fact, the reason i wanted to talk to him this time is because they were able to feature some Keith Haring pieces in their own gallery!!
Ryan also talks about how Keith has been an inspiration to him since middle schoolI mean, It’s as if Ryan’s life has come full circle. I am so happy for these guys and I knew I had to find out all about this. How did they make the connections? what all was involved? What’s it like seeing your work alongside of your inspiration?
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Episode 636: Charlotte creative entrepreneur, Kenya Templeton tells me how she dealt with the panic of an unexpected job loss to coming into abundance at a whole new level. She talks about how having multiple income streams / “irons in the fire” drives her, she talks about the power of asking, and being open to new things.
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Episode 635: Listen as I chat with author, Christopher C. Gorham about his first, but definitely not last art novel, Matisse at War, where he captures Matisse’s time spent in Nazi-occupied France during WW2. It’s a fascinating look at an artist’s search for meaning. We talk art…we talk war…we talk writing. All sorts of gold in this chat.
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Episode 634: Listen as I chat with author Terry Glaspey again. We are talking about a talk he just gave at a CS Lewis event Wheaton College focusing on faith & imagination. We talk about the ballet based on the book Till We Have Faces. We also talk about the ballet based on Lewis quote, The Baptized Imagination. Lewis famously said that reading Phantastes baptized his imagination long before his intellect or will accepted his faith in Christianity.
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Episode 646: Listen as Brian & I chat about 2025 movie and celebrity culture. We always have a blast. This time we talk about celebrity deaths, stars who are horrible people, stars who are great people, double-standards in Hollywood, and much more!
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Episode 633: Listen as I chat with NY Shadow Sculptor, Larry Kagan. He creates these amazing steel sculptures which cast their own distinct shadow forms on the wall. His solo show Men is at the Louis K. Meisel Gallery in NYC until June 20, 2026.
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Episode 647: Listen as I chat with Inbal Zakai, the author of the Crazy Pablo blog, the Bite-Sized and Snob-Free Newsletter that makes you talk about art like an expert. It’s all about enjoying art without overthinking it. I’ve been enjoying her blog for years & knew I had to get her on the pod to talk about it. Enjoy!
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