This week we talk with Jen Klos and Mark Chenovick, the artistic partnership behind Second Story Repertory. Mark and Jen discuss the delights (and challenges) of running a theater company, tell us how preparation met opportunity in putting together an exc

Guitarist, instructor, and writer Jeff Nagel helps us recover from a near-disaster and then tells us about the importance of asking "why?", when to accept imperfection, and the art of delivering a good show no matter how large—or small—the audience. A

Hello, esteemed listener! Yes, we have no podcast today. But we will have one all set for you next week—in fact, we have a bunch of fresh interviews recorded and queued up, waiting to be made all podcast-y. So thanks for your patience, and please watc

Chef, restauranteur, and author Meeru Dhalwala describes her amazing motto, tells us how her background in Third World development influences her current work, and describes the surprising way she feeds her inspiration to create new dishes. Links Meeru'

Comedian Jackie Kashian (seen on Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central, and Last Comic Standing, among others) reveals a standup comedian's thought process during their set, comes up with some truly practical uses for time travel, and, ultimately, triumphs over t

Educator and multi-instrumentalist Jim Abernethy explains to us the mysteries of the sewerphone, why becoming a father made him swear off time travel, and how a successful band is like a successful marriage—raising his spouse count into double digits.

Printmaker and artist Chandler O'Leary tells us about the close relationship of drawing and writing in her work, shares one of her beautiful hand-drawn travel journals, and draws us an excellent picture of the Submerged Whale of Preparedness.

We hit a...unique snag producing The Artist Rolls this week. Here's a brief report from the factory floor so you can hear the issue for yourself. We'll get this fixed and be back next week with our regularly scheduled programming of unique perspectives on

Comedian and writer Joseph Scrimshaw tells us about using storytelling in comedy, how Twitter can be a "beautiful addiction," and how he once played a role-playing game that took three years to complete. He also draws a damn fine self-portrait on his form

Art educator Sally Vongsathorn joins us on a special remote podcast from Bellevue's The Little School. She tells us about the great art K-6 kids can create and how she uses every Role, every Style and a little bit of Shapeshifting to help each of her stud