Introducing: The Art We Make Podcast
There we were, lying belly down on brown shag carpet, in our corduroys and striped velour shirts. Our toe heads hovered, with spit dripping down our chins, and an eager index finger positioned above the red circle of the RECORD button. Then with a nervous inhale, the button clicked down. As the spools of tape slowly wound and unwound, we expelled a violent cacophony of juicy fart noises into the recorder. Our bodies shook with laughter as our radio show just took a turn for the blue.
I would give anything for those tapes of our childhood radio show — even though I am fairly certain it was just 90% fart noises and 10% giggles. It was so much fun to create a show – a production – even if our audience was just us.
After those experimental years of our radio show, I spent the rest of my youth consuming the music that radio played until my college years when I became indoctrinated into the meaningful broadcasting of NPR. Oh, how wonderful do become well informed to the happenings in the world without having to read about it. Furthermore, there was wit and humor – and yes, maybe even some fart noises from the Cart Talk brothers. RIP Tom Magliozzi.
As a young mother, the radio was on constantly as I nursed, cooked dinner, and wiped butts. And somewhere in there, about 10 years ago, maybe, radio went rogue in the form of podcasts! I was an early adopter. I could listen to shows when I want, wherever I want. It was like having my funny friends in my pocket.
And podcasting has since exploded. There is a podcast or two or ten for everything, and they are an amazing way to learn while doing other things. As someone who works with her hands, I can expand my horizons while I work–peak into communities and points of view that I would not have otherwise. Here are just some of the audio journeys I have gone on: science, feminist film theory, cultural criticism, politics, world cup history, hollywood gossip, scripted fiction, wacky game shows, entrepreneurship, and fake internet judgements. Podcasts have so enriched my life and my every day.
So, it shouldn’t surprise you that I have harbored a secret (or maybe not so secret) desire to have my own podcast. And while I have dabbled in some audio recordings of family members telling their stories, I wasn’t ready to take the leap until this year!
So, without further ado, here is my new podcast: The Art We Make
The Art We Make Podcast is a podquest to determine why we make art and what art does for us! In each episode I will either sit down with an artist or maker to find out how their creativity is expressed and what impact it has on their life, or I will be sharing my philosophy of creativity in solo shows.
How Can you Listen to the Art We Make Podcast?
The podcast will be released on Tuesdays, but as of today you can listen to the teaser and my first solo show, which explains my arrival at this podcast topic and name.
Links to the shows will be posted on the website here, but be sure to subscribe to the Art We Make Podcast on your favorite podcast streaming app (i.e. itunes ) and join me in my podquest to find out more about value of creativity and making!
If you or someone you know would like to be on the show, please email me [email protected] I look forward to hearing from you!