Art Works! with Spencer Thomas Spencer Thomas

When Lawson King drives a car, he almost sees everything as art. The bends in the trees. The spirals created by the wind. Somehow these shapes are already speaking to us, and he finds fulfillment in taking what the world gives and creating further meaning out of it through sculpture. His work with Reed Smith (Rod Smoth) provided a collaborative experience to bring out Letting Go, a piece as playful as it is powerful. A hand reaching up towards a balloon with the string in a spiral around the forearm. It’s in reach and out of reach. In control and out of control. The Broken Arrow piece featured in downtown Cleveland, Mississippi is representative of a Native American symbol of peace honoring professor Ethan Schmidt, a beloved colleague who was the victim of a shooting on the Delta State Campus in 2015.
Lawson and I talked mid-November 2020 about the kid-like process you need to start your art before you edit, the little known scenes in small town Mississippi, the act of simplicity to create the biggest impact and much more. Prepare to be extremely calm while listening.


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Kenny Pahina is Jackson, Mississippi’s pop sensation. We can all imagine wanting something so bad but not being able to do it to our greatest extent. Kenny served in the Air Force a few summers back in Abu Dhabi sweating through the night with a midi keyboard and a laptop trying to perfect his songs one minute detail at a time. When his time was up in the military, he was ready to start his blossoming music career at full force. Kenny has since released four singles with compelling music videos following. He’s shown the world that he can create a song with air tight production and pop hooks without the help of high budget studios and big named producers. All he needed was a community of talented friends he’s so gifted at creating.

I spoke with Kenny back in November 2020 about his first 3 singles, his service in the military, landing his first deal with Samsung for a commercial and how gratitude for the most basic elements of our lives can push us forward. It’s not like you can forget the name Kenny Pahina in the first place, but I promise you’ll be hearing it a lot more soon enough.


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Annalee Richards is a Mississippi-born, LA-based film/theater actor. We discuss her move across the country, her journey since getting to Los Angeles, and the personal growth she's achieved through therapy and meditation that's made her stronger in her art and more rooted in her sense of self.

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Charles Warren is a Georgia Renaissance man. He's a videographer, photographer, fly-fisherman, guitar player, and business owner. We're catching him after filming his first music documentary, and I'd say we caught him on the way up.

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Ashley Locke, managing editor of Good Grit Magazine, and I talk about recipe making, keeping your kitchen ready for cooking on a whim, food waste, and her passion project: Cooking Every Country.

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Patrick Ferguson, drummer of your favorite band's favorite bands and Crash & Ride podcast host, and I talk about a festival just beyond the "Chicken Neck" of India, the emotional roles of Southern men, making a lousy living playing music and making wishes to stay in tune to what you desire most.

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