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Neon Nonsense
by Danielle James & Alleson Buchanan
Welcome to the Neon Nonsense neighborhood.A PLACE WHERE THE CITY CODE ENFORCER CAN'T HEAR YOU SCREAM!Our goal with this podcast is to bring to light the trials and tribulations of building your own neon shop from scratch, making long-lasting units, and keeping the neon fires going for future generations. Won't you join us? This podcast is sponsored by our buddies at FMS Sign Products!Check out their wide variety of neon related nonsense here: https://www.brillite.com/index.php
Episodes
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S.2 Ep. 4 Phosphor Party with Mike Sweet of FMS
We invite you to join us for the second episode of our supply chain series this season. In this episode, DJ and Alleson interview Mike Sweet from FMS Sign Company. They will discuss the intricacies of our specialized supply chain, the changes in phosphor availability, and the various developments...
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S.2 Ep. 3 Art is the Way Through w. Zoelle Nagib
On this episode of Neon Nonsense, we welcome our friend, artist, and all around cool person Zoelle Nagib. Zoelle was raised on neon. She grew up in her family's neon shop (LightWriters Neon) and spent much of her life exploring many artistic mediums. Art sustained her and eventually brought her...
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S.2 Ep.2 Thinking Beyond the Finished Product w. Steve Pettit
The highly anticipated second episode of our second season is here! In this episode, we chatted with the wonderful Steve Pettit from West Coast Custom Designs in Phoenix, Arizona. This episode kicks off our new Suppliers Series, where we will be featuring various suppliers and behind the scenes...
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S.2 Ep.1 Best Coast: Welcome to Season 2
Aaaand we're back! Happy New Year and happy second season of Neon Nonsense to you! Ring in the new year with your favorite neon besties! On this episode we share a bit of what we've been up to the last several months and try to convince each other to move to the opposite coast.
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Ep.14 Live Laugh Lava w. Jacob Fishkow
Welcome back! In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing Jacob Fishcow of Ozone Gifts, a lava lamp extraordinaire who has been fascinated with these mesmerizing light fixtures since a young age. Jacob shared with us his insights on the lava lamp community, history, as well as his work…
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Ep. 13 Be My (Neon) Valentine w/ Amy Zachariah & Bill Horwood
Happy Valentine's Day Neon Nonsensers! We're celebrating the Hallmark holiday with our crush, Neon Valentine! Amy Zachariah and Bill Horwood are learning to make neon in the UK. We talk through their journey from musicians to neon makers, their experience trying to find a space to set up shop and...
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Ep 12. Viva Las Vegas w. Ash Melendez
Neon Nonsense does VEGAS!!!! DJ and Alleson met in Las Vegas for an adventure a few months back. We reunited at the Neon Boneyard where we met our amazing tour guide and new bud Ash Melendez. They gave us our most favorite tour of the Boneyard to date and so we invited them to join us to talk all...
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Ep. 11 Lights, Camera, Poo Poo w. Nick McKnight
Welcome to the new and improved Neon Nonsense. We finally figured out our microphones and nailed down a respectable intro. Sampled from this cool video here: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhv_6tg71bc) But more importantly we had the oppertunity to sit down with our good friend and fellow guild...
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EP. 10 "I've always been a science guy" w/ Mike Poulton
We have been a little quite for the past few months over hear in the Neon Nonsense neighborhood. We were shocked and heart broken to learn that a few short weeks after our interveiw with Mike, he passed suddenly. We first met Mike the day before the GAS conference in Tacoma and immediatly upon…
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Ep.9 Neon Supplier Bingo!
Love neon!? Doy, so do we! On this episode of Neon Nonsense, let's play Supplier BINGO! Walk through some of our favorite neon suppliers and generally cool neon adjacent companies too. On our socials you'll find a “BINGO card” to note which suppliers you've used. Share it to your stories, note...
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Ep.8 Artists Teaching Artists: 40 Years of MONA w. Corrie Siegel
Join us on our galavant around The Museum of Neon Art (MONA) with Corrie Siegel! The Museum of Neon Art was founded in 1981 and is one of the longest running artist run museums in the world. We had the pleasure of teaching a class at MONA and after, we wandered the gallery with our travel…
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Ep.7 The Great Plumbing Episode
On this episode, DJ and Alleson walk through the brass tacks of setting up neon burners for working with soft glass. We walk through the differences between using natural gas or propane, the types of manifolds and how many trips you should expect to take to the hardware store. It's important to...
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EP 6. Hot Takes and Helium Tanks w/ Shawna Peterson
On this episode of Neon Nonsense, we're excited to have Shawna Peterson of Peterson Neon. Shawna is an amazing neon bender, a self proclaimed working stiff, former soccer player and sometimes fine artist. Shawna tells us all about her neon origin story. She schools us on everything from helium...
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EP 5. Strange Mentors
In our first episode we mentioned that sometimes we find neon mentors in strange places, “Strange Mentors” if you will. So on today's episode we invite you into our libraries - allow us to share some of the sources that help us on our neon journey. We have exciting news! Neon Nonsense now has a...
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Ep 4. Electrode School w/ Robert Haus
Episode 4, Electrode School w/ Robert Hause On this episode of Neon Nonsense, we welcome fellow neon nerd, historian, and collector of all things niche, Robert Haus. Robert's knowledge of neon runs the gamut. He's been a guest lecturer at The Museum of Neon Art. He has personally helped both of…
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Ep 3. The Mothership w/ Morgan Crook
Morgan Crook is an amazing tube bender, author, general helper, and teacher extraordinaire of all things neon! He's been an amazing support for us both and can usually talk us down from our neon related panic on a given project. He's also casting a vision for a neon journeyperson mothership…
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Ep 2. The many talents of Eve Hoyt
Today we get to chat and talk shop with Philadelphia neon bender, artist, mom and badass Eve Hoyt! The Eve links we promised: https://www.eveningneon.com/ https://www.shebends.com/eve-hoyt https://www.instagram.com/eveningneon/?hl=en Check out the digital versions of The Neon News here:...
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Ep 1. Womanifold
Welcome to the Neon Nonsense neighborhood? A PLACE WHERE THE CITY CODE ENFORCER CAN'T HEAR YOU SCREAM! Our goal with this podcast is to bring to light the trials and tribulations of building your own neon shop from scratch, making long-lasting units, and keeping the neon fires going for future...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the Neon Nonsense neighborhood.A PLACE WHERE THE CITY CODE ENFORCER CAN'T HEAR YOU SCREAM!Our goal with this podcast is to bring to light the trials and tribulations of building your own neon shop from scratch, making long-lasting units, and keeping the neon fires going for future generations. Won't you join us? This podcast is sponsored by our buddies at FMS Sign Products!Check out their wide variety of neon related nonsense here: https://www.brillite.com/index.php
HOSTED BY
Danielle James & Alleson Buchanan
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Welcome to the Neon Nonsense neighborhood.A PLACE WHERE THE CITY CODE ENFORCER CAN'T HEAR YOU SCREAM!Our goal with this podcast is to bring to light the trials and tribulations of building your own neon shop from scratch, making long-lasting units, and keeping the neon fires going for future...
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