Something Rather Than Nothing

T Edward Bak is a cartoonist and illustrator exploring the crossroads of culture and the natural environment. We talked about art, service industry work, Alaska, graphic novels, Buddhism, Shunryu Suzuki, energy, ecology Saint Nagarjuna, Thomas Merton, Jack Kerouac and more . . . Follow on Instagram @t.edward.bak Check out T Edward Bak's Website  T Edward Bak Tumblr Support on Patreon Purchase...

Illustrator Nicholas Friesen lives in Winnipeg, Canada with his wife and dog. He likes drawing sad robots, people wearing headphones, and robots wearing headphones. He creeated Olivia Sea. Who lives in music and comics. Follow all the links at https://linktr.ee/nicholastronaut Olivia Sea "I Choo Choo Choose You" video Nicholas Friesen on Instagram @Nicholastronaut Check out Nicolas and Oliva Sea a...

Thick layers of oil paint encrust the canvases of Cape Cod-based painter Susan Carr , which reach out into the third dimension like small sculptural objects. Looking back toward artists like Phillip Guston, Willem De Kooning, and Robert Ryman, Carr works by applying paint to the canvas with a brush or trowel, working quickly (wet on wet) and determining the composition as she goes along. Though th...

B.L. BLANCHARD Her novel The Peacekeeper:  "Against the backdrop of a never-colonized North America, a broken Ojibwe detective embarks on an emotional and twisting journey toward solving two murders, rediscovering family, and finding himself. North America was never colonized. The United States and Canada don’t exist. The Great Lakes are surrounded by an independent Ojibwe nation. And in the...

Organically gripping and raw, Hayley Lynn’ s sultry timbres extend through the various depths of her vocal range as she is soft-spoken but packs a punch when her lyrical motifs drop. Lynn's first body of work “Bring on the Flames,” co-created with producer Kyle Devine, was performed to several sold out shows across the Northwest as well as placement in the Netflix Original shows “The Pier” and “Mo...

"We're all living in a haunted house, and we're all being haunted by it." Breanna Cee Martins paints the mirage of an America that never existed, for people like her and entire swaths of the population of this country.  The artist’s watercolor paintings fall away from the viewer like a half-remembered dream; images of ghostly and phantom children, coming together to explode in kaleidoscopic c...

faetooth is a four-piece doom metal band based in Los Angeles, California. They officially formed in 2019, with Ashla Chavez Razzano (she/her) on guitar & vox, Jenna Garcia (she/they) on bass & vox, Ari May (they/them) on guitar & vox, and Rah Kanan (they/them) on drums. The quartet had already been friends for several years before the band's inception, instilling the confidence necess...

How to be an Ethical Slut is the award-winning solo by Brooke McCarthy . Experience the ride of your life as an unethical slut penetrates lies, STDs, triads, orgies, and love in her musical journey to becoming an Ethical Slut.  Lead performer and solo daredevil - Brooke McCarthy is an actor, singer, dancer, content creator (YouTube: Bartender Brookie), playwright, and teaching artist. She hol...

Rebecca Mills is an artist and arts professional who has  independently curated exhibits, facilitated events, wrote a successful one act play, and is a creative writer as well. She freelances as a teaching artist and arts educator, having taught youth and young adults through workshops, special programs, and as an adjunct professor. Her primary medium is oil painting with mixed media such as...

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...