What art tells us about ourselves - with Max Kerman of Arkells

Andrew Berkshire and Dave Kaufman are joined by Max Kerman, the lead singer of Arkells to talk about Canadian art in the modern age. How important is supporting artists as Canada faces new challenges? We'd argue; instrumental. We also talk about Max's first book; Try HardTopicsPurpose and artistic creationThe process of growing as an artist in CanadaHow AI is affecting arts and cultureFeeling the pulse of CanadaArt as connectionBridging generational divides through artFollow the hosts on Blueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/berkshire.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davekaufman.bsky.social---Max Kerman is the lead singer of Canadian band Arkells, and wrote a book about his creative journey called Try Hard. Buy it here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/744570/try-hard-by-max-kerman/9780735248854---Clearing the Benches is a high concept Canadian political discussion show, where Dave Kaufman (The Kaufman Show) and Andrew Berkshire (Game Over Network) put their heads and rolodexes together in an attempt to discuss ideas and concepts that are being missed in legacy media coverage.Subscribe. rate the show, and tell your friends about it.---Check out Game Over Network if you're into hockey! https://www.thegameovernetwork.com---Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clearing-the-benches/id1809780678Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5CNfnD5a8v8kO9SInrvJoo?si=2edf706bc0454059Amazon: https://music.amazon.ca/podcasts/19e5a278-9270-4426-82b2-cb9006afb12e/clearing-the-benches