274 episodes
Something (rather than nothing) Ken Volante
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5.0 • 28 Ratings
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Why is there something rather than nothing? This podcast is a philosophical and psychological exploration into the act of creation (poets, musicians, writers, painters, thinkers, all of us) by: Ken Volante
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Ilya Popenko
Ilya Popenko [https://www.popenkophoto.com/about] is a multi-disciplinary artist who was born in the Soviet Union and immigrated to the US at the age of 16. He is an award-winning filmmaker and photographer as well as a songwriter and a performer. In 2011, he formed a band called Mad Meg who play in an eclectic style they themselves haphazardly identify as "Punk-Chanson-Noir". Based out of New York, Mad Meg has toured extensively in Russia and the former Soviet Bloc, including tours that covered close to 30 cities throughout the vast, frozen expanse of Eastern Europe, and in the course of which they shared the stage with such luminaries as Nogu Svelo!, Rasputina, and Emir Kusturica and recorded a live album in a female prison in Lithuania. While Mad Meg is on hiatus, Ilya works on his solo songs, one of which he's proud to present today.
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Spencer Fleury
Spencer Fleury is the author of I Blame Myself But Also You and other stories (Malarkey Books, 2024) and How I'm Spending My Afterlife (Woodhall Press, 2021).
He lives in San Francisco.
Spencer Fleury Website [https://spencerfleury.com/]
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Lauren O'Brien and "Lolo's Boyfriend Show"
Lauren graces the show again to talk more about her exciting solo play "Lolo's Boyfriend Show." It was such a thrill to talk to Lauren about art, the development of Lolo, taking risks on the stage and the hopes and dreams we all need : - )
We also talk about so many costume changes, fashion and design!
Bunch of John Leguizamo love at the end.
Here's a little pshow review here from Broadway World [https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/LOLOS-BOYFRIEND-SHOW-To-Have-World-Premiere-At-The-New-York-City-Fringe-Festival-20240306]
This is Lauren on the SRTN Fringe Episode [https://zencastr.com/z/Y3tHEEWZ]
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Ross McMeekin
Ross McMeekin the author of The Hummingbirds (Skyhorse, 2018.) His short fiction has appeared in literary journals and magazines such as Virginia Quarterly Review, Shenandoah, Redivider, and X-R-A-Y. He has won fellowships from Hugo House and Jack Straw Cultural Center in Seattle. For the last ten years, he has served as editor of the literary journal, Spartan.
McMeekin's Below the Falls is a collection filled with passion, tenderness, love, and peril.
Two climbers in the North Cascades risk their friendship and lives ascending a frozen waterfall. The girlfriend of a famous comedian in Greenwich Village must decide whether she wants to raise a child in the spotlight of fame. A mysterious Bird of Paradise makes daily overtures to an elderly widow in the frigid Midwest. A Texas fracking mogul struggles to find the love his money prevents. The deeply rendered American landscapes of these stories emerge as a vital background for characters faced with conflicts that cannot be easily resolved, illuminating interior worlds filled with contradiction.
You can find him at www.rossmcmeekin.com [http://www.rossmcmeekin.com/]
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Matthew Kyle Levine
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 Williamsburg Independent Film Festival and the Canada Shorts Film Festival, most notably for his short film "Miss Freelance".
Watch 'Caleb and Sarah" and other short films on Mathew Kyle Levine's Vimeo:
MKL Vimeo [https://vimeo.com/matthewkylelevine]
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Paul Luikart
Paul Luikart is the author of the short story collections Animal Heart (Hyperborea Publishing, 2016), Brief Instructions (Ghostbird Press, 2017), Metropolia (Ghostbird Press, 2021), The Museum of Heartache (Pski's Porch Publishing, 2021), the 11th installment of Belle Point Press' Prose Series, and The Realm of the Dog (J. New Books, 2024.) He serves as an adjunct professor of fiction writing at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. He and his family live in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Paul's Website [https://pluikart2.wixsite.com/paulluikart]
Customer Reviews
Cool Art Variety Show!
I like Kens way of thinking and coming up with interesting ways to interview and story tell with all different kinds of people. When he interviews his guests, he finds ways to bring out information you wouldn’t expect and demonstrate who these artists really are.
Cool guy, cool show! Check it out!
A must-listen
Ken hosts the show with wit, humor, and kindness. He is clearly so passionate about the arts, his guests, and the community he builds with listeners and contributors alike. He is well spoken, engaging, and brings a variety of voices to the forefront. He asks insightful questions, and leads with curiosity. This is by far one of my favorite shows, and really is a must listen if you like art, conversation, and/or really cool people.
Exemplar ART/Philosophy/Healing/Activism/Thinking podcast
…by creative host, Ken Volante. SRTN dives deep with each conversation- K.V. brings thought-provoking questions to a variety of creators and thinkers from all over the planet, and in turn allows for both a safe space and a platform by which guests can follow the path they choose for the episode to take. SRTN clearly has a plethora of interests and curiosities which lead to a delicious variety of voices being heard—- from poets to burlesque dancers, painters to metal bands, opera singers to bodywork healers, and everything in between. Specifically remarkable is the show’s conspicuous support of Indigenous artists and thinkers, as well as their continued acknowledgement of and action toward justice for Native American peoples.