Talking Ourselves Into A Corner

Arts EN ↓ 8 episodes

Painter Charles Parnes and songwriter Ryan Dubois have known each other for years — but somehow, they've barely scratched the surface. In this intimate, unscripted conversation, the two longtime friends finally sit down to explore the life and art of Charles. From formative childhood memories to the inspirations behind his most creative works, Charles opens up about the moments that shaped him, both on and off the canvas

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Talking Ourselves Into A Corner

Episodes

Episode 8 - A Conversation With Jack 26.05.2026 41:46

We have a guest for this episode! It's Charles' longtime friend Jack. Ryan and Jack talk about friendship, art, moving to Vermont, traveling and Throat Singing.

Episode 7 - Learning 20.04.2026 57:28

This episode Ryan and Charles talk about learning and education. Turns out Charles was a teacher for a while. Possibly more surprising, Ryan was as well.

Episode 6 - Food 06.04.2026 1:00:09

In this episode Charles and Ryan talk about Food. A topic that gets mentioned 90% of the time they see each other. Somehow they have more to discuss.

Episode 5 - Literature. 16.02.2026 49:53

This episodes' topic was suggest by a listener. Charles' talks about his love of sci fi, history and art books. Ryan doesn't say much.

Episode 4 - Our First Guest....Paul Morgan 28.01.2026 1:03:26

In this episode we are joined by Paul Morgan. To say Paul is a character is like saying a duck quacks. Or water is wet. We talk about his friendship with Charles and food and art and music and a bunch of stuff.

We Are Talking About Music EP 3 08.12.2025 43:00

In this episode we dive into Charles's love of music and how/if it effects his art.

Charles Travels Way More Than Ryan Episode 2 03.11.2025 1:08:37

In this episode Charles talks about some of his travels around the world. Ryan listens and learns?

Talking Ourselves Into A Corner Episode 1 01.10.2025 31:35

It's our first episode! We talk about Charles becoming an artist and figuring out what that was going to look like. To see Charles' art: https://www.charlesparness.com https://www.instagram.com/charlesparness To hear Ryan's music: https://thedubois.bandcamp.com