The Spark

Discussing Game of the Year lists, video game industry trends, and horror's place in media with cultural critic Jenna Stoeber

Discussing public access television and filmmaking with NECAT studio manager Cameron McCasland

Discussing painting your family and preparing a gallery show with Blythe

Discussing stories of the music industry with Nashville Public Radio host and reporter Justin Barney

Discussing comics and stories for kids with graphic novelist Kay Davault

Discussing new hobbies and stand-up comedy in Nashville with Katie Hill!

Discussing DJing and analog music with Hayden Macmath aka DJFORGOOD

Welcome back to The Spark, NPL's podcast about art and creativity. Today, we're joined by Alex Kimerling, the president of Nashville-based board game publisher Hootenanny Games to talk about the process of taking a board game from concept to reality and how the deeply human pastime of play can engage and connect us with each other. Find more about Hootenanny Games at https://playhootenanny.com/ Join us for The Spark every third Thursday! Theme song by Joey Frevola

Welcome back to The Spark, NPL's podcast about art and creativity. Today, we're joined by Michael J. Ewing, an associate curator from the Frist Art Museum, to talk about his work on some of the Frist's newest shows and what goes into making a museum welcoming and engaging to all who enter. Specifically, the exhibitions "David C. Driskell & Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship" and "Kindred Spirits: Intergenerational Forms of Expression, 1966–1999," both of which are on view until June 1, 2025. Find more about the Frist, its exhibits, and events at https://fristartmuseum.org/ Join us for The Spark every third Thursday! Theme song by Joey Frevola

Welcome back to The Spark, NPL's podcast about art and creativity. Today, following up on last month's discussion of tabletop roleplaying games at the library, we're joined by Andrew Palmer to discuss running D&D for teens, the relationship between tabletop and video roleplaying games, and making compelling stories for an audience via actual play podcast. Watch Overdue Adventures' preview episode on NPL's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9X_Dk9lG5I Find RPG programming and much more on NPL's events page: https://events.library.nashville.org/ Join us for The Spark every third Thursday! Theme song by Joey Frevola

Welcome back to The Spark, NPL's podcast about art and creativity. Today, we're joined by Haylee and Beck—who run Dungeons and Dragons programs at the library—to talk about the appeal of tabletop roleplaying games, their experiences playing them, and the values these games can instill in players of any age. Find NPL's D&D programs and much more at https://events.library.nashville.org Join us for The Spark every third Thursday! Theme song by Joey Frevola

Welcome back to The Spark, NPL's podcast about art and creativity. Today, we're joined by members of NPL's Wishing Chair Productions to discuss all things puppetry and the history of this decades-old partnership between puppeteers and your local library system. Find out more about Wishing Chair Productions and their shows at https://library.nashville.org/wishing-chair-productions Join us for The Spark every third Thursday! Theme song by Joey Frevola Members of NPL's Wishing Chair Productions to discuss all things puppetry

Welcome back to The Spark, NPL's podcast about art and creativity. Today, we're joined by multi-instrumentalist and composer Jesse Peck to discuss the relationship between a creator and their work and music of all sorts. Find Jesse's music on Bandcamp https://harnesstheyabyss.bandcamp.com/track/playground And find his work with Flummox at https://linktr.ee/flummoxofficial Join us for The Spark every third Thursday! Theme song by Joey Frevola

Welcome back to The Spark, NPL's podcast about art and creativity. Today, we're joined by Alexie Smith--pottery instructor, warehouse manager, and kiln repair specialist at the Clay Lady's Campus--to discuss the hands-on creativity of ceramics. Find out more at https://theclaylady.com/ Join us for The Spark every third Thursday! Theme song by Joey Frevola

Welcome to NPL's new podcast all about art and creativity—The Spark! On this inaugural episode, we're joined by Jordan and Deezy, the co-owners of Novelette Booksellers in East Nashville, to talk about problem-solving and community-building through books and small business. Find out more at https://www.novelettebooksellers.com/ or find them on Instagram @novelettebooksellers Join us for The Spark every third Thursday! Theme song by Joey Frevola

From Nashville Public Library, we’re here to talk about the triumphs and tribulations, the joy of creativity in all its forms, and the enjoyment of appreciating the creations of others and the connections they make. All those things that light something up in you…that give you The Spark.