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Taming Lightning — 66 episodes

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EP 64: Luminous Phenomena: Rïse Peacock's Artistic Journey and Curatorial Intersections at CMoG

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EP 63: Understanding the Science Behind the Art of Neon with Dani Kaes

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EP 62: Bright Ideas: Balancing Art and Career with Jacob Willcox

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61: Exploring Light and Ephemeral Art with Alexander Groves of Studio Swine

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EP 60 - Neon Primer with Kacie Lees

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EP 59: Neon Insights: Alta Robbins' Valve Innovations with Greg Wilson

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EP 58: Neon Glo with Adam Smo

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EP 57: Kiln-formed Glass and Plasma with Mark Ditzler

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EP 56: A Conversation on Conservation with Suzanne Hargrove of the Toledo Museum of Art

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EP 55: Under Vacuum with Angie McHale ft. Pat Gadzinski

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EP 54: A Glowing Potential with Kate Herron

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EP 53: From Furnace to Flame - Pulling Neon Tubes with Ethan Samaha ft. Zach Layhew

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EP 52: Emerging Light and Space Artist, Ethan Samaha

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EP 51: Moore Tubes with Wayne Strattman

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EP 50: Light in Transmission: On curating and Critique with Vicky Clark

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EP 49: Glass Quarterly no.163 - LIT Review by Vicky A. Clark

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EP 48: Return to Taming Lightning

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2022 Hiatus - July to October

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EP 47: Thomas Zickuhr & Neon Lab

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Ep 46: Ben Orozco - Neon as Systems Building

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EP 45: Plasma Design with Amy Lemaire

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EP 44: David Svenson - Path of Light from Alaskan skies to the Neon Shop

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Ep 43: In the form of neon with Marta Beltowska

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EP 42: Harry 2.0 - Lights, Glass, and Phosphors

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EP 41: Neon Crash Course with Nikki Lau

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EP 40: Glass Focus 1990 Interview of Paul Seide, ft. Zach Layhew

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EP 39: Michael Flechtner - Drawing with Light

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EP 38: Wayne Strattman - Standing on the Shoulders of our Predecessors

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EP 37: Intro to Plasma | Chapter 4: Starting your Plasma Journey

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EP 36: Intro to Plasma | Chapter 3: Chemistry of Collaboration

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EP 35 : Rusty Russo - Neon in Excellence

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EP 34: Tristan August - Plasma & Konstruktiv

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EP 33: Intro to Plasma |Chapter 2: Taking Shape

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EP 32: Chapter ONE X Notes: Inspiration, Tell-tale Truth, and Elements of Plasma

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EP 31: Intro to Plasma | Chapter 1: Plasma Primer with Percy

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EP 30: A Noble Quest: History of Noble Gases

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EP 29: Dalibor Farný x Nixie Tubes

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EP 28: American Classic Neons with Tim Takacs

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EP 27: Candice Watkins - Enlightened Arts

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EP 26: Mundy Monday - DIY Electrodes and Gas Mixtures

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EP 25: Bruce Suba - On Learning as much as you can, and MORE!

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EP 24: Cork Marcheschi - Making Art that Lights You Up!

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EP 23: David Wilson - Solar Powered Glassblowing, Glo Glass, and Plasma!

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EP 22: David Johansen aka Neon Dave - Navigating Art and Craft

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EP 21: Ashley Goodwyn - Adapting Neon and Plasma from Urban Glass

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EP 20: Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh: Plasma Light Art from Sweden to Boston, and Beyond!

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EP 19 : Tommy Gustafsschiöld - The Last Neon Bender (in Scandinavia)

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EP 18: Steven Cole - 2nd Generation to the Next

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EP 17: Inaugural Glas Plasma Parley

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EP 16 - Leo Tecosky

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EP 15: Ed Kirshner - Plasma Yoda

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Plasma, Workshops, and Expectations

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EP 14: Danielle James | DJ Neon

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EP 13: Eve Hoyt - Evening Neon

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EP 12: Ben Livingston - BeNEON

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EP 11: Sarah Blood - Light and Material

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EP 10: Light up your world with Plasma

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EP 9: Bernd Weinmayer - Hidden Master

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EP 8 - Harriet Schwarzrock - Hearts and Minds

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EP 7 - Mundy Hepburn - Mad Scientist, Alchemist, and Luminous Glass Artist

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EP 6 - Dylan Neuwirth - Western Neon School of Art

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EP 5 - Kiki Jewell - High Voltage Plasma Art and BANG! Studio

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EP 4 - Speakable - A Blaze of Crimson Light: The Story of Neon

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EP 3 - James Akers - Waver and Hacker Artist

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EP 2 - Ashlin Williamson - Fourth State Glass

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EP 1 - Pat Collentine - Traditional Neon and Plasma