This community has been in the background of my life for many years now. They’ve encouraged me, help my own creative practices, and given me a community of artists to glean from. I’m so grateful for this podcast and community.

There’s such a wide variety of artists interviewed on this podcast - for those of us who like to look under the hood of how people create, these interviews are a dream! Stephen as an interviewer comes up with exceptional questions that seem to allow artists to think of their own work in news ways. Highly recommend!

I discovered this podcast about a year ago and have almost made it through every episode in every season! Such a great podcast with wisdom, inspiration, encouragement and beauty in every episode! Great stories and guests and Stephen’s words are so profound- this podcast is for artists, makers, (even if your art is simply creating a joyful, beautiful, and meaningful life) and all who are interested in the ultimate issues of life, eternity and faith and how they are related to art and beauty.

Makers and Mystics is a treasure! It’s got such rich and varied content, including inspiring interviews with musicians and writers and artists and thinkers of all kinds. It never fails to inspire me with thoughts on art, literature, beauty, and the value of art in our lives. Quite simply, it returns me to a place where I can see the world with wonder again. And that is priceless. No matter how busy my life gets, I always make time for this podcast. Thank you, Stephen Roach!

I have truly enjoyed every episode of this podcast. It grounds me, challenges me and draws me closer to my purpose. Thanks to Stephen and team for each well thought out interview and theme. I’ve been loving the theme of transcendence! It’s perfect for the season I’m in. God bless you all and keep making!

I continually come back to this podcast for creative motivation and encouragement. Some of my favorite episodes are the artist profile series. The care in the writing and telling of the stories of others is quite engaging. Please keep creating new episodes. Thank you for championing creators and walking along us as we create!

I’m so grateful I discovered this podcast! It’s given language and new perspectives in my journey as an artist and allowed me to more effectively support the artists around me. Especially within our current overwhelming flood of information of all kinds, it’s so important to take time to focus on goodness, truth, and beauty.

Thank you so much, Stephen, for your wisdom and for all your work curating and collecting such thoughtful and encouraging interviews. This podcast has been a God-send in getting me through the messy middle of a big creative project. When I most feel like giving up, each weekly episode is exactly what I need to hear to keep going!

I’ve really enjoyed these conversations, especially in this season on Transcendence. So many wise words shared by a diversity of artists. Stephen has a gift for drawing out his guests’ humanity in relatable and profound ways. Definitely worth a listen!

this podcast is absolutely amazing. deep truths that make you ponder, that make you become unsettled (in a good way). the truths spoken are like seeds that you can’t wait to see flourish, bringing forth beauty and gentleness. thank you for talking about things that not anyone can dare go to those depth that you do. thank you for creating a space for thought, discussion, revelation and first love❤️