All Episodes

$180K in Art School Debt—and She’d Do It Again | Kristin Calabrese

309 Why Artists Have to Do Everything Just to Survive | Azul Silverio

308 Why “I'm Sorry” Is the Wrong Thing to Say | Saba Sadr

307 Would You Buy Art That Won't Last? | Juan Gomez

306 Alex Gonzalez: Painting MacArthur Park, Sign Painting & Narrative Art in Los Angeles

305 Sterling Wells on Plein Air Watercolor, Contemporary Painting, Water Systems & the Art Market

304 Moon | Chicago, HBCU Education, DMS Atelier, Community Building & Contemporary Art in Los Angeles

303 Azole Njengele | Photography, Architecture & South African Contemporary Art at Otis College of Art and Design

302 Manny Valdez on Participatory Art, MFA Education, Institutional Critique & the Los Angeles Art World

301 Ioanna Sakellaraki on Photography, Grief, Archives, Greek Ritual, and Contemporary Art Practice

300 Art World Gatekeeping, Internet Culture, and Creative Survival - Dakota Noot & Christopher Anthony Velasco

299 Dave Young Kim — Asian Mythology, Immigrant Narratives, and Curating Contemporary Art in Los Angeles

298 Snezana Petrovic — Yugoslav War, Migration, Identity & Ecological Art Practice

297 Joe Galarza: Punk, Indigenous Anarchism, and Art as Resistance in Los Angeles

296 Josh Schaedel — Artist-Run Spaces, Photography Economics & Community in Los Angeles

295 Donel Williams — Abstraction, Black Figuration, Performance Art & Institutional Critique

294 Faris McReynolds — Painting, Art Market Critique, Artist Labor & Institutional Power

293 Jahn Muller: Painting, Generational Memory & the Experience of Art

292 Katie Hector — Portrait Painting, Beauty Standards, and Contemporary Image Culture

291 Estefania Ajcip on Painting, Immigration, Family Separation & Contemporary Art Practice

290 Raul Baltazar Interview: Chicano Art, Ritual Performance & Cultural Syncretism in Los Angeles

289 Kristine Shomaker on Conceptual Painting, Collaboration & Artist Support in Los Angeles

288 Olivier Arsène Ganthier: Haitian Muralism, Black Figuration & Spiritual Syncretism

287 Liz Stringer on Monumental Ceramics, Biopolitics, the Body, and Public Ritual

286 Frannie Hemmelgarn on Community Art Spaces, Papermaking, and Gentrification | DMST Atelier

285 Stephanie Sherwood on Painting Trash, Artist Collectives, and Municipal Art Spaces in Los Angeles

284 Ever Velasquez on Artist Careers, Spiritual Practice, and Power Inside the LA Art World

283 Joaquin Stacey on Ecuadorian Identity, Latin American Art, Catholic Iconography & Fermentation as Practice

282 Flora Kao — Installation Art, Taiwanese Rituals, Grief, Origami, and Cultural Memory

281 Manuel Vdah Bracamonte — Graffiti, LA Street Culture, Identity, and Art as Survival

280 Kelly Witmer | Glass, Clay, and the Desert: Material Process & Survival in the Art World

279 Craft, Textiles, and Community Resistance in East L.A. | René Camarillo

278 Hmong Refugee History, Weaving, and Contemporary Art in Los Angeles | Sheng Lor

277 Elmer Guevara | Painting the 1992 LA Uprisings, Inherited Trauma, and the Salvadoran American Experience

276 David Lloyd on AI, Abstract Painting, and the Los Angeles Art World

275 Kristen Huizar: Drawing, Printmaking & Documenting Los Angeles Life

274 Emma Christ on Artillery Magazine, Gallery Work, and the Future of Artist Support

273 Israel Campos: Printmaking, Mexican Revolution Art, & Los Angeles Identity

272 Jackie Castillo: Southern California Light, Class, & Installation Art | ICA LA

271 Feminist Ritual, Asian Art, and Curating Beyond the Western Gaze | Ann Shi (a poco art collective)

270 Filipino-American Artist Kim Garcia on Dementia, Diaspora, and Art as Emotional Archive

269 Paper, Process, and the Alchemy of Grief with Lauren Goldenberg Longoria

268 Aggressive Feminism, Neurodivergence, and the Reclamation of Minimalism with Dena Novak

Diana Taylor: A practice where research and materiality meet. 
Presented by What's My Thesis? in partnership with DON’T LOOK Projects

267 Gentrification, Grief, and the Labor That Built California with Corey La Rue

266 Dreams in Migrations: AAPI Identity, Diaspora, and Resistance in Contemporary Art

265 Queer Landscapes, Dual Lives, and the Art of Looking Closely with J. Carino

264 Strategic Generosity: Collecting, Curating, and Championing Emerging Artists with Leslie Fram

263 Astrology, Embodiment, and the Myth of Power: A Conversation with Alystair Rogers

262 Building Gene’s Dispensary: Community, Curation, and Creating New Art Spaces in Los Angeles with Keith J Varadi

261 What We Keep: Material Memory and Cultural Translation in the Work of Chenhung Chen

260 Light, Legacy, and the Detroit Mindset with Gerald Collins

259 The Radical Intimacy of the House Gallery: Rethinking the Contemporary Gallery Model with Liz Hirsch

258 Queer Spectacle, Polaroid Realities, and the Art of Wrestling with Identity with Christopher Anthony Velasco

257 Building a Gallery from the Ground Up: Materiality, Mentorship, and Making Space with Rhett Baruch

256 Worldbuilding Through Memory and Myth: Elias Hernandez on Storytelling, Surrealism, and the Legacy of Conflict

255 Sanctuary in Practice: Art, Advocacy, and Survival with Dalia Palacios

254 Art as Infrastructure: A Conversation on Social Practice, Community, and the Evolving Role of Nonprofit Art Spaces in Los Angeles

253 Artist-Run Futures, and Burning the Art World Down (Gently) - Cat Gunn

252 Art Criticism, Political Engagement, and the Role of Discontent with Elwyn Palmerton

251 What’s My Thesis? – Live from Orange Coast College: Dakota Noot on Art, Censorship & Community Building

250 The Business of Art: Building a Sustainable Market with Tyler Park Presents

249 Exploring the Weird and Wonderful: Art, Aliens, and Roadside Attractions Episode - Mary Sabo

248 Embracing the Artist’s Journey with Clarisse Abelarde

247 Surviving, Creating, and Building: A Conversation with Zeina Baltagi

246 Navigating Community Activism and Local Politics - Neighborhood Council President Fernanda Sanchez

245 Photography, Family Archives, and Artistic Entrepreneurship - Hiroshi Clark

244 The End of Art School Critiques - Amir Zaki

243 Post Colonial Realities - Kader Amkpa

242 The Las Vegas Art Scene - Artist Brent Holmes

241 Painting: Metaphysics & Bacchanal - Painter Oscar Pearson

240 1980's Los Angeles Art Scene - Anthony Ausgang

239 Collecting Art: CEO MMXIX - Art Collector Dwight Smith

238 Painting and Performance Theory - Amy Mackay

237 Do Stuff and Figure it Out - Artist Daniel Herr

236 The Lowest of the Low: Lowriders in Art - Artist Jacqueline Valenzuela

235 From Guatemala with Love: Invisible Undocumented Communities in America - Artist César López

234 Indigenous Orphan: Predominantly White Institutions - Artist Laurie Steelink

233 Silent Disco: Technology and Isolation- Artist Becky Brown

232 Creator Owned Comics of the 90's & the Italian Renaissance - Nick Lowe

231 Flower Shop Collective: Art of the Global Majority - Nadia Tahoun

230 New York: Commercial Art Gallery Breakdown - Artist Nick Naber

229 Tunnel: Artist Run Miami - Luna Palazzolo - Daboul

228 Miami's Art Scene Vs Art Basel - Artist misael soto

227 Drawing Is the Medium: Conceptual Abstraction - Artist John O'Conner

226 Subverting Corporate Spaces: Ikea Residency - Artist Mary Boo

225 Slow & Steady Wins the Race : Art Career Longevity - Kristopher Raos

224 Art in the LA Harbor: Long Beach and San Pedro - Art Journalist and Podcaster Melina Paris

223 Art Gallery Representation 101: Mid to High Level Gallery Art Sales - Advisor to Art Collectors Saskia Bailey

222 Feminist Utopia - Artist Liv Aanrud

221 High Strangeness Naomi Nadreau

220 Art Journalism - Writer Matt Stromberg

219 Art Activism Through Community Engagement - Gloria Gem Sanchez

218 Good Naked: Selling Art in New York City - Art Dealer Artist Jaqueline Cedar

217 For the People: Art in Public Spaces - Cynthia Luján

#216 The Art Business: Navigating Commercial Galleries - Alex Andrew Sanchez

215 Chicago's Art Scene: Artist Run Spaces and Commercial Galleries - Adam F Scott

214 Alternate Personas in Art - The Art Dominatrix Elizabeth Folk

#213 Entering the Arena: Success in the Art Market - Tidawhitney Lek

#212 African Diasporic Spiritual Practice - Ajani Brannum

#211 Grief in Color and Miami's Art Scene - Cristina Victor

#210 The Art World Explained - Skip Snow

#209 Even Artists Get the Blues - Jon Pylypchuk

#208 Humor - Lex Gjurasic

#207 Art for Abolition - Brianna Mims

#206 How to Find Your People - Painter Molly Segal

#205 Staring at the Wall - Conceptual Art Practice - Erica G Peralta

#204 Art and Intimacy - Artist Edward Cushenberry

#203 Latinx Children in Cages - Victor Estrada

#202 From El Salvador to South Central - Elmer Guevara

#201 Blk Halos - Artist Dea Jenkins

#200 Episode 200!!! with Guest Host Molly Schulman

#199 Platforming Artists - Long Beach Museum of Art Deputy Director Paul Loya

#198 No Te Rajes - Juan Pablo Hurtado

#197 Returning to Art - Artist Daniel Young

#196 The Artist’s Way: Working Through Creative Block - Natasha Caruana

#195 Both Image & Object: Conceptual Sculpture, Mummified Remains, & Moral Uncertainty - Cameron Cummings

#194 Existentialism and Murder - Artist Liz Walsh

#193 Visual Arts Communities: Exploring Artist-Run Initiatives and MFA Trauma Recovery - Mika Casteñada

#192 The Promise of Paradise - Artist Josh Vasquez

#191 Man in a Ring Mold - Patrick Donovan

#190 Strange Reality - Art Critic and Curator Mario Vasquez

#189 Creating Black Queer Otherworlds: Embracing Surrealism - Leslie Foster

#188 Food Fertility, and Border Control - Kim Ye

#187 Gender - Kean O’brien

#186 Florist for the Dead: Absurdism and Art - Artist Emily Silver

#185 Art History is Not Linear: Painting After Postmodernism - Rachid Bouhamidi

#184 Processing Fear - Emmy Bright

#183 Other Places Art Fair - K Knittel

#182 Fleeing Communism - Katya Usvitsky

#181 Philosophy and Art - Ricardo Harris Fuentes

#180 Lapsed Mormon - Conceptual Artist Alison Neville

#179 Outsider Art - Trent Christiansen

#178 Chthonic Cults of Ancient Greece - Anthony Bodlović

#177 It’s Not a Cult - Chelsea Flowers

#176 Art or Machinima - Yeltsin Penado

# 175 The Twenty Year Flood - Charlotte Bastian

#174 Augmenting Reality - Artist Matthew John Apol

#173 Learning Disabilities - Painter Alicia Cheatham

#172 A Vigilante Rises - Painter Avani Patel

#171 Popular Science - Photographer Kevin Cooley

#170 Ambitopian Science Fiction - Artist Yann Novak

#169 Romantic Comedies - Liz Nurenberg

#168 Things We Can’t Talk About - Laurelie Rae

#167 Art DNA - Hagop Najarian

#166 Thinking about Thinking - Artist Renée Forest

#165 How to Make Sense of the New Art Economy - Josh Hashemzadeh

164 Architecture and Art - Ben Warwas

163 Blinking In and Out of Existence: Art, Quantum Physics, and Skinwalker Ranch - Artist Leah Beeferman

162 True Crime, Religion, and Cults - Camilla Taylor

161 Shepard Fairey: a Mapping Point of Gentrification and Neoliberal Art - Raul Baltazar

160 Leaving Los Angeles - Artist/Ceramics Restorer Debora Broz

159 What We Say About You in Spanish - Emmanuel Galvez

158 Art Labor - Artist Samuel Scharf

157. John Berger’s Ways of Seeing - Artist Megan Reed

156. Dystopian Optimism - Bridget Batch

155. The Music We Love to Hate - Juan Gomez

154 Art Studio Fire - Surge Wiltron

153. Que Pasa USA? - Pamela Ramos

152. Underdog Imperialism - Justin Michelle

151. The Third Culture Kids and the Information Superhighway - Malado Francine

150. Whatever Happened to Nostalgia? - Artist/Printmaker May Roded

149. Artist as a Full Time Job - Artist/Painter Doug Domonkos

148. Metalwork and Poetry - Artist/Fabricator Jacky Perez

147. Theories about Edges - Artist Megan Muller

146. Don’t Huff Sh*t, Kids - Lauren Maryam Moradi

145. Hopeless Horny Teenagers in Love - Soyoung Shin

144. Nikki Ochoa

143. How to Make Art Friends - Maiden LA Co-Founder Molly Schulman

142. The Athenian Marketplace - Robert Ramirez

141. Christine Atkinson

140. Humor in Art - Rose Briccetti

139. Don’t Talk Sh*t About LA - Gozie Ojini

138. Artist Run LA - Carl Baratta

137. OK Boomer - Sam Dybeck

136. $6000 Worth of Weave - Quinn Hunter

135. Thumbtack Wrestling - Christopher Anthony Valesco

134. Whatever Happened to Critical Thought? - Emily Blythe Jones

133. Collaboration - Clare Gatto

132. Pre and Post Millennium Ravers - Victor Castañeda

131. Artist Baking Residency - Sara Nishikawa

130. Family Archive Project - Kamal Badhey

129. Light - Gerald Collins

128. Where Inspiration Comes From - Pilar Rius

127. Streets and Context - Hiroshi Clark

126. Drug Memories - Ian McDaniel

125. Art Practice and the Unknown - Marley Starskey Butler

124. While the Encampments Burned - Alex Andrew Sanchez

123. How Colors Make Us Think and Feel - Danielle Winger

122. Coincidence, Serendipity, and Fate - Debra Broz

121. Financial Strategy for Artists - Chris Adler

120. Italian Horror Films - Dakota Noot

119. Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind - Jamie Hamilton

118. Unmixed Paint - Phillip J. Mellen

117. Law Vs Morality - Molly Parmer

116. Generational Labor - Melissa Loney

115. Kitsch - Anna Breininger

114. Fighting Gentrifiers in 2021 - Lincoln Heights Intel

113. Landscapes of the Post-Industrial Midwest - Kale

112. Treasure Hunt For Ordinary Things - Deirdre Colgan Jones

111. Still Life - Annie Compean

110. When Stuffed Animals Attack - Adrienne Sacks

109. The Biden Years

108. Island of Banished Daughters - Elin Karlsson

107. Latinx Futurism - Michael Anthony Garcia

106. Rooted in Horticulture - Surge Witrön

105. The Fight Against Gentrification - Lincoln Heights Intel

104. Painting Bad - Sofia Heftersmith

103. Mad Science - Michelle L Morby

102. Flag Design - Cristina Victor

101. Hair - Chelsea Flowers

100. Metal Leaf - Dawn Okoro

99. Canadian Covid - Alex Noel

98. The Role Imagination Plays in Building Identities and Traditions - Tsz Kam

97. Genealogical Disclosure - Ana Iwataki

96. Kidnapping Artisans - EJ Son

95. Neo-Liberal Fascists

94. The 5th Dimension - Roberto Jackson Harrington

93. The Commercialization of Apathy - Matt Miranda

92. Decolonizing the Self - Abdiel Lopez

91. Late Stage Capitalism - Aubrey Ingmar Manson

90. Martial Arts - Maia Anderson

89. Lebanese American Experiences - Zeina Baltagi

88. Trusting Your Work More - Rukudzo Mutambara

87. The Sun is a Perfect Black Body - Lorenzo Baker

86. My Gender is Black - André Terrel Jackson

85. Film Cameras - Michelle Lisa

84. Science and Metaphor - Gozié Ojini

83. Intelligent Dance Music, and Natural Dye - Cat Lauigan

82. Universal Basic Income, Two Concepts of Liberty, and Class War

81. Hospitality - Jacqueline Falcone

80. Buffing Rich People Graffiti - Jordan Baumgarten

79. Starts in Epistemic Bottoming - Matt Miranda

78. Reality TV - Rebecca Forstater

77. Cat Dreams - Erin Demastes

76. Sales, Satan, and Socialism - Erin Demastes

75. Mexican Immigrant - Jorge Mujica

74. Advocacy in Art Practice - Jorge Mujica

73. Non Binary - Abdiel Lopez

72. Queer of Color Critique - Abdiel López

71. Flesh and Foliage - Peter Max Lawrence

70. Death to Neo-isms - Peter Max Lawrence

69. Centro America - Pamela Ramos

68. Ambiguity of Research - Pamela Ramos

67. Overwatch, Anime, and Comics - Rakeem Cunningham

66. Carving Out a Lane - Rakeem Cunningham

65. Deep Fakes - Amanda Carter

64. Photography as a Syncretic Experience - Amanda Carter

63. The Whiteness Episode - Lorenzo Baker

62. Anti-Black - Lorenzo Baker

61. Culture Shock - Gweneth Gilmore

60. What is Creative Freedom? - Gweneth Gilmore

59. Critical Consumption of Media - Kellan Barnebey King

58. Pivotal Moments in History - Kellan Barnebey King

57. An Illustrated Autoethnography - Dr. Bethanie Irons

56. Instagram - Dr. Bethanie Irons

55. Generation Gaps - Katie Kline

54. FOMO - Katie Kline

53. LA Stories and Poems - Alex Andrew Sanchez

52. The Everyday Violence That Doesn’t Kill You - Alex Andrew Sanchez

51. Origins and Practice - Michelle Chong

50. Narrative Therapy - Michelle Chong

49. 2020 - Micah Wood

48. L’Origine du Monde - Micah Wood

47. Blobs - Laura Hyunjhee Kim

46. Postmodernism - Adrian Paules

45. Anne Carlisle - Adrian Paules

44. Playing Roles - Nico Hernandez

43. Escapism - Nico Hernandez

42. Ashtanga Yoga and Perception Pt II - Sydney Croskery

41. Ashtanga Yoga and Perception Pt I - Sydney Croskery

40. Venezuela: For a Fistful of Petrodollars

39. DABDA - Tony Irons

38. Grief and Acceptance - Tony Irons

37. Positive and Negative Frustration - Josh Scheadel - Live From Other Places Art Fair!

36. Interpersonal Dynamics - Nina Sarnelle

35. Balancing Activity and Reactivity - Nina Sarnelle

34. The Miaminess of Miami - Jessica Gispert

33. Santeria - Jessica Gispert

32. Intersectionality and Deep Listening - Natalja Kent

31. Somatic and Embodiment Practices - Natalja Kent

30. Atomic Age: Rise of the Proxy War - Jamie Hamilton

29. Atomic Age: Fast and Furious - Jamie Hamilton

28. Gravity, Brands, and Kanye West Pt II - David Alekhuogie

27. Gravity, Brands, and Kanye West Pt I - David Alekhuogie

26. Binge Watching, Insecurity and Tarot Card Readings Pt II - Yoshie Sakai

25. Binge Watching, Insecurity and Tarot Card Readings Pt I - Yoshie Sakai

24. Queer in Kansas - Peter Max Lawrence

23. 90s Indie and Super Hero Comics - Peter Max Lawrence

22. A History of Playgrounds - Zach Kleyn

21. Play - Zach Kleyn

20. Screens and Their Conditions Pt II - Nathan Gulick

19. Screens and Their Conditions Pt I - Nathan Gulick

18. Identity Politics Pt II - Josh Steichmann

17. Identity Politics Pt I - Josh Steichmann

16. Bodies and the Politics of Presence - Zoya Sardashti

15. Immigration Law - Mark Prada

14. Telematic Space - Jamie Hamilton

13. Platonic Love - Gaea Woods

12. The Technological Singularity - Live from Cirrus Gallery - Molly Schulman, and Brice Bischoff

11. The Atomic Age Part II: Atoms for Peace

10. The Atomic Age Part I: the Proto Atomic Era

9. Stream of Consciousness 2: Random Conversation is Not Interesting

8. Universal Basic Income, the Precariat, and the Philosopher Billionaire

7. Stream of consciousness 1: Unencumbered Toss

6. Forbidden Fruit

5. Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty and Why Philosophy Matters

4. Lucid Dreaming Part III

3. Lucid Dreaming Part II

2. Lucid Dreaming Part I

1. The First Futurist, Italian Fascism, and the Avant-Garde