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Creative Arts Episodes

March 27, 2023

Olivia Krodel, Graphic Designer

Olivia Krodel is a graphic designer, obtaining her degree from High Point University. Her work has been featured across a variety of media from newspaper ads, to freelance work such as fun designs for this very podcast on th...

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March 6, 2023

Patrick DaSalvo and Garnet Grimm of Savoy Brown

It was a pleasure to interview the last remaining members of the band, Savoy Brown, bassist Patrick DaSalvo and drummer Garnet Grimm. Visit Savoybrown .com to order their latest album and more The History of Savoy Brown Defin...

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Feb. 27, 2023

Paulette Kennedy, Author

Originally from the Ozarks, Paulette Kennedy now divides her time between her Missouri hometown and Los Angeles, where she lives with her family and a menagerie of rescue pets. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys tending to he...

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Feb. 20, 2023

Nikkolas Smith, Artist, ARTivist, NYT Bestselling Illustrator

Nikkolas Smith , a native of Houston, Texas, is a Master of Architecture recipient from Hampton University. After designing theme parks at Walt Disney Imagineering for 11 years, he is now an ARTivist, Concept artist, Children...

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Feb. 13, 2023

Clay Melton, Blues/Jazz Musician

At only 27, Clay Melton , the Louisiana-born and Texas-based blues-rocker has already spent 14 years performing live. His powerfully raspy voice and wicked guitar licks leave no doubt he’s grown up in the school of barroom bl...

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Feb. 6, 2023

Heather Hutchison, Musician, & Author discusses finding solace and su…

Heather Hutchison is the Amazon best-selling author of Holding On by Letting Go: A Memoir, and an award-winning singer/songwriter with four albums released to date. old with both heart-wrenching honesty and sharp whit, Holdin...

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Jan. 30, 2023

Jennifer Ball, Master Wedding Planner (Part two!)

Master wedding planner, Jennifer Ball of Knot Your Average Events is back on the show to discuss current trends, running a successful business when life gets messy, the importance of finding time, and so much more. Jennifer B...

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Jan. 23, 2023

Dr. Tracy Floreani, Professor, Literary Critic

Tracy Floreani is Professor of English at Oklahoma City University where she teaches American literature and writing. She also serves as Director of the Center for Interpersonal Studies through Film and Literature, the univer...

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Jan. 9, 2023

Bruce Coville, Children's Author

Children’s author, Bruce Coville has been writing for over 40 years and has over 100 books published including MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN, and some of my all time personal favorites, INTO THE LAND OF THE UNICORNS, and BRUCE COVIL...

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Jan. 2, 2023

Laura Henning, Dancer, and multi-creative

The 2023 podcast year starts off with a good friend of mine, former Rockette, Laura Henning. Laura is a multi-creative including dancer, model, actor, singer and choreographer. She currently resides in New Mexico and enjoys s...

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Dec. 17, 2022

Glam Rock Band Royal Sugar dishes on everything from tour life to the…

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Tyler and Garrett from the band Royal Sugar. It was a delight to get to know this talented duo and chat about pretty much everything under the sun. For more about Royal Sugar, ...

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Nov. 28, 2022

Steve March Tormé, Musician, Composer

Steve March Tormé, son of legendary singer-songwriter Mel Tormé and the stepson of well-known actor/comedian Hal March, is a talented entertainer in his own right. Since the late 1970s, he has been a successful singer, enter...

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Nov. 21, 2022

Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial series talks finances for crea…

Erin Lowry is a writer, speaker, and author coach known for her Broke Millennial book series that helps break down the mysteries and intricacies of finance, from budgets basics, to investing, and more. Her goal is to spread f...

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Nov. 14, 2022

David Libert, Musician, Music Manager

David Libert is more than a musician, and manager. He’s a talented, hard-working household name who worked with many along his unique journey from a kid in Jersey, to being a bandmate, and beyond. You can now ready about his ...

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Nov. 7, 2022

Vickie Lan, Author, Podcaster

Vickie Lan is a writer, and host of Speculative Sandbox, a podcast that delves into writing tropes with industry professionals. In this episode we dig deep into being Asian-American in the creative field, and touch on lighter...

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Oct. 17, 2022

Sarah Jesudason, Librarian, Multi-creative.

Sarah Jesudason is a Librarian, and Multi-creative person who shares her talents of music, and sewing with her community. She is active in the music community in Oregon, and in this episode we discuss her creative path, the f...

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Sept. 26, 2022

Laura Gayle Green, Music Librarian, Musician, Musicologist

It was a delight to catch up with one of my favorite people, musician and music librarian, Laura Gayle Green. We discuss a vast array of topics from her start, to the unique smell of books, and more in this insightful episod...

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Aug. 29, 2022

Rhonda Proctor, Photographer

Rhonda Proctor is a North Carolina based photographer with broad visual interests from black and white photography, to nature, animals, abstract, and more. She is also a member of the Sharpshooters International Photography g...

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Aug. 1, 2022

Gena Destri, Artist

Gena Destri is a semi-abstract expressionist landscape painter. Her pieces are color-oriented and intuitive, celebrating nature, energies, humanity, womanhood and growth. Usually, Destri works from life or photographs to star...

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April 4, 2022

Elizabeth MacDuffie, Editor

Elizabeth MacDuffie is the Editor-In-Chief of Meat for Tea: The Valley Review. It was founded by Elizabeth MacDuffie and Alexandra Wagman. MFT is a non-academic affiliated magazine committed to recognizing and featuring the w...

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March 14, 2022

Jonathan Wilson, Luthier, Musician

Musician and Luthier, Jonathan Wilson of TogaMan GuitarViols makes updated versions of Appreggione’s an instrument from the 1800’s. His instruments can be heard in a variety of places from movies to videogames. We dig into hi...

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Feb. 21, 2022

Marian Parsons, Artist, & Entrepreneur

Co-host of podcast, The Creative Exponent, Marian Parsons j oins the show to discuss her winding creative road, her love of musicals, dispenses fantastic creative advice, dishes on books that inspire her, and more. Marian is ...

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Jan. 3, 2022

Hannah Lipsey, Artist

Hannah Lipsey is a professional commission based artist, creating highly realistic portraits in both graphite and coloured pencils. Born near Liverpool, England, Hannah Lipsey gained her BA (Hons) in Fine Art from the Univers...

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Nov. 2, 2021

Dario Acosta, Photographer

Acclaimed portrait photographer Darío Acosta gives rare glimpse behind the lens. Portrait photographer Darío Acosta’s brilliant work capturing top musicians, artists, CEO’s and more can be seen across advertisements, magazine...

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