Something Rather Than Nothing

This land runs through Katherine Paul’s blood. And it called to her. In dreams she saw the river, her ancestors, and her home. When the land calls, you listen. And KP found herself far from her ancestral lands during a time of collective trauma, when the world was wounded and in need of healing. In 2020 she made the journey from Portland back to the Skagit River, back to the cedar trees that stand...

Show creators Ken Volante (Creator and Host) and Peter Bauer (Editor and Producer) have a fun conversation that will let you know what THINGS you will see in 2023! We hope you enjoy this conversation and that some of the bigger ideas inspire you in your ART and LIFE. ONE LOVE! Check out Peter's work Flaming Bison- Freeform Cosmic Groove: https://flamingbison.bandcamp.com/  https://youtu.be/NJ...

SRTN's Resident Philosopher, Jakub Ferencik is back! We first heard from Jakub Ferencik in Episode 60. Then Jakub wrote another book (!) entitled Beyond Reason: Why We Fail at Understanding Each Other.  Jakub and host Ken Volante discusssed that work in SRTN Episode 130. For this episode, Ferencik helps engage complicated topics such as censorhsip, hate speech, and free speech with attention...

Shara Nova has released five albums under the moniker My Brightest Diamond and has composed works for The Crossing, Conspirare, Cantus Domus, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Roomful of Teeth, many community choirs, as well as yMusic, Brooklyn Rider, violist Nadia Sirota, Aarhus Symfoni, North Carolina Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, American Composers Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra, among others....

After releasing her first EP ‘everything is light work’ in May 2021, Blair  Borax released her debut full-length album “Keep Walking” in June 2022 . “Keep Walking” will take you on an emotional journey of moving forward ~with your head held high~ beyond trauma and heartache. It is the perfect companion to help you keep walking too. New single 'Delight Me' out on December 9, 2022. Check out he...

Taubnernaut was formed several months before the first pandemic lockdown with the intention of creating a power trio with the improvisational intensity of Jimi Hendrix and the darkness and heaviness of Black Sabbath. In the end, what you have is heavy psych with a variety of influences and always a hunger for improvisation.  Taubnernaut is Guitar-Vinny Taubner, Bass-Nathan Crumpler, Drums-Mik...

Shea Glasheen is an innovative, musical craftsman from Long Island. His artistic work includes sound design and film production as well as musical work with CRONIES and The Real Codington Factory Matthew Kyle Levine is a filmmaker and cinematographer based in New York City.  His short films have won awards and played at numerous film festivals throughout North America, including the Williamsb...

Elyse Kelly is an award-winning director based in Washington DC. Her strength and passion is storytelling through an animated lens, and leading teams of world-class artists to create content that entertains, challenges and changes the hearts and minds of audiences. Elyse runs a full-service animation studio, Neon Zoo , that specializes in content for documentaries, brands, and NGOs. In 2020, &nbsp...

Born in Latrobe Pennsylvania, Kenneth Nicholson received his AFA from Westmoreland County Community College in 2010, BFA from Seton Hill University in 2014, and MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2016.  He currently teaches as an adjunct instructor at University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Seton Hill University, and Westmoreland County Community College.  His work has...

Sammy Westervelt of the Death Valley Girls and Egg Drop Soup is back on the show following her Portland streetcast (Episode 155)!   "I feel as though I'm a conscious being, and I'm almost certain that I'm observing things around me, and those things are somethings thinging."    Check out the SRTN streetcast with Death Valley Girls in Episode 155 Watch I Got Us Journals &nb...

Enjoy this wonderful conversation with the amazing painter and artist Robyn Tsinnajinnie . Robyn is a Native artist based in the New Mexico. Robyn and I spoke about the Southwest, representations of Indigeneity, native shows & art & fashion, philosophy, color and Art School, and so much more! Her paintings are to be adored and loved. Find her at sanftmutig_one on Instagram

I’m Jonathan Case - a cartoonist from the great Pacific Northwest. I love to make art, to write stories, and to go on adventures with loved ones - especially if there’s a hammock involved. Daddy’s sleepy. Stuff I’ve done: My 2015 graphic novel, The New Deal (author/artist, Dark Horse) , was a nominee for the Reuben, Harvey, and Oregon Book awards for best graphic album. In 2012 I snagged an Eisner...

While Jeri Shepherd is new to the world of fiction, the author behind the Fault Lines Series has been in the writing industry for decades in playwriting, children's books, sportswriting, biography, leadership, ministry, and more. She wrote under the name Reji Laberje as a solo author and as a co-author alongside celebrities, athletes, and leaders of industry.  As Reji Laberje, Jeri has 12 #1...

Marc J Palm is an artist you definitely need to know. He is an Eisner Award nominated cartoonist with Mad Magazine. He makes amazing ART.  He is the self-publisher of The Fang , Punch to Kill , Dune mini comics and Intruder comix newspaper. Listen here for a great conversation with Marc as we cover comix, music, life, bananafishbones (jk), the universe and everything. Get his ART here https:/...

Susie deVille is on a mission to show entrepreneurs the power of trusting themselves. Work lighter while making higher profits. Eliminate self-doubt. To stop trying to overachieve one’s way into a sense of self, but rather lean into the surprising power of innate creativity. Her new book, Buoyant: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Becoming Wildly Successful, Creative, and Free , shows you how. In this t...

A delirious time with Bonnie Bloomgarden and Sammy Westervelt of the Death Valley Girls Stay on after the fun chat for the exclusive live cut of Abre Camino Your day will be made more smiley by this experience. Check out their Podcast - available on all major platforms!  Support their Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Deathvalleygirls?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan Check out their bandcamp here...

I was visiting the ocean. The ocean always transforms me. I went to the market and faire. There I saw such fantastickal ART.  I saw animal-people and people-animals-both.  They were all the creations of someone named Holly who is Wildness by Design . So, Something (rather than nothing) is happy to present Holly! https://www.wildnessbydesign.com/about-holly/

Pamela Valfer still has my mind reeling on questions of space, time, art, philosophy and history. Check this episode out. Bonus: a lovely Kitty Craft song at the end. Valfer's statement:  "In my creative work I am interested in the politics of Space. I use a multidisciplinary approach (performance, installation, video and drawing) to reveal constructions of post-truth and our unconscious part...

Saroya Tinker is currently a professional women's ice hockey player for the PHF's Toronto Six. She previously graduated from Yale University with her Bachelors of Arts in The History of Science, Medicine and Public Health. In addition to her studies she played on the Yale Varsity Women's Ice Hockey team. Since graduating, Saroya has found a passion for educating others and using her social media p...

Originally from Austin Texas, Los Angeles-based interdisciplinary artist Kym Priess is a pure pioneerwoman, fierce frontwoman, adventurous musician, writer and actor.  As of late, she has specialized in creating conceptual whimsical performance art mixed with immersive, interactive rock n’ roll experiences under the name STUNTDRIVER .  The debut concept album “Saga” was released last Sep...

For the 150th Episode of the show we have the fabulous April March! In a former life April March must have been a rockier fairy than Tinker Bell and like a cat, she has already had several lives. An animator trained by Disney, she has animated for Pee-wee Herman, Ren & Stimpy, Madonna, worked on Archie Comics, assisted Spiderman creator Steve Ditko and even assisted the legendary Harry Smith w...

Episode 149 is a conversation with Renée Barasch about tattooes, art, environment, Oregon and what is important in life. "Tattooer, adventure prone, simple moments, glorious mess”    Renée was born and raised in Portland, Oregon.  She began tattooing in 2016.   Her studio in Astoria, Simply Human Art, opened summer of 2019.   Renée also tattoos with Hidden Rose tattoo in N...

Tallmadge Doyle is a painter, printmaker, teacher, and public artist who’s work reflects on issues of the environment related to climate change.  Born in New York City now based in Eugene, Oregon. She received her BFA from the Cleveland Art Institute and an MFA from University of Oregon. She has participated in over 150 national and international exhibitions and her work is included in over 3...

Joe Uehlein is the founding President of Voices for a Sustainable Future and the Labor Network for Sustainability. Joe is the former Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO’s Industrial Union Department and former director of the AFL-CIO’s Center for Strategic Campaigns. Joe spent 35 years doing bargaining, organizing, public policy, and strategic campaign work in the labor movement. Joe also served on...

Matthew Kyle Levine is a filmmaker and cinematographer based in New York City.  His short films have won awards and played at numerous film festivals throughout North America, including the Williamsburg Independent Film Festival and the Canada Shorts Film Festival, most notably for his short film “Miss Freelance.” https://vimeo.com/matthewkylelevine