The Eardrum

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The Eardrum features interviews with artists and writers about their craft and is produced by the staff of Irvine Valley College's The Ear, a creative writing publication featuring fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, photography and visual art from Orange County and beyond.

  1. 20 de mai.

    Emily Ryan of Emily's Sassy Lime

    Episode Notes Formed by Emily Ryan and sisters Wendy and Amy Yao, who met as teens in Irvine, California, Emily’s Sassy Lime (1993–2001) was a garage-punk rock band. Considered an essential part of the early riot grrrl movement, their scrappy punk sensibility and creative resourcefulness, primarily developed during their high school years, embodies the tumult of adolescence. Recently featured in the 2025 California Biennial: Desperate, Scared, But Social, their installation presented ephemera from their shared youth—posters, photographs, zines, letters, and video footage of their performances—alongside works from their individual practices in drawing, sculpture, and social space.

    34 min

  2. 23 de abr.

    brattyxbre

    Episode Notes Bre is a Black and Polynesian artist and zine maker based in Long Beach, CA. After receiving her B.A. in English, Creative Writing in 2019, Bre ventured off into freelance work that involved commissions for popular brands and celebrities like Cricut, Manic Panic, and singer-songwriter Mac DeMarco. Besides her full-time work as an artist, Bre enjoys using her leisure time to create and post zine tutorials and resources to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube as a way to encourage people to dip their toes into the wonderful, DIY world of zine making.

    49 min

  3. 23 de mar.

    Erick Aguinaldo

    Episode Notes Erick Aguinaldo is a spoken word poet, professor, a father, brother, fighter, and lover. He was born in LA and raised in the IE. He has some degrees from some fancy universities but has learned the most from his community. From the walls of formal education to the forced segregation of the streets, he draws strength from the resistant and resilient. For him San Bernardino is home. He embraces the good, the bad, and the ugly. He firmly believes true power is in the people.

    31 min

  4. 17 de fev.

    Ian Campbell

    Ian Campbell is an artist and photographer from Southern California. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and Imaging from Art Center College of Design in 2012 and continues to use his skills to tell visual stories about subcultures, musicians, artists, and other ideas surrounding myth, tradition, and obsession. Ian’s work has been published in Juxtapoz Magazine, Hi-Fructose, American Art Collector Magazine, L.A. Record, VICE Magazine, and Thrasher. Ian has been showing artwork throughout the United States and curating group shows in California since 2006. Although academically trained in photography, Ian’s art processes include printmaking, sign painting, illustration, and zine making. Ian is currently the Lab Technician for the Visual Arts Department at Irvine Valley College where he supports faculty and students in Digital Media Arts, Printmaking, Drawing, Painting, and Ceramics.

    1h 1min

  5. 17/11/2025

    Sophie Stava

    Episode Notes Sophie Stava received her BA in English literature from UC Santa Barbara. She currently resides in Southern California with her family. COUNT MY LIES is her debut novel. A read-in-one-night psychological thriller narrated by a compulsive liar whose little white lies allow her to enter into the life of a wealthy couple who are harboring much darker secrets themselves. You can pre-order her book today at https://www.sophiestava.com. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    47 min

  6. 23/10/2025

    Lee Herrick - California's Poet Laureate

    Episode Notes Lee Herrick is the California Poet Laureate. He is the author of four books of poems: In Praise of Late Wonder: New and Selected Poems (Gunpowder Press, September 2024); Scar and Flower, finalist for the 2020 Northern California Book Award; Gardening Secrets of the Dead; and This Many Miles from Desire. He is co-editor of The World I Leave You: Asian American Poets on Faith and Spirit (Orison Books 2020) and Afterlives: An AGNI Portfolio of Asian Adoptee Diaspora Writing. His poems appear widely, in The Poetry Foundation, Academy of American Poets, The Place That Inhabits Us: Poems from the San Francisco Bay Watershed, Indivisible: Poems of Social Justice with a foreword by Common, HERE: Poems for the Planet, with a foreword by the Dalai Lama, and Dear America: Letters of Hope, Habitat, Defiance, and Democracy, among others. Herrick serves on the advisory board of Terrain.org and Sixteen Rivers Press. He co-founded LitHop in Fresno. He has taught in Qingdao, China, and for Kundiman in New York City. He was born in Daejeon, Korea and adopted as an infant. He lives with his family in Fresno, California and served as Fresno Poet Laureate from 2015-2017. He teaches at Fresno City College and in the low-residency MFA program at University of Nevada Reno at Lake Tahoe. He is the 10th California Poet Laureate, and the first Asian American to serve in the role. In April 2025, he became the first California Poet Laureate to be officially reappointed to a second two-year term. Read about Our California, Lee’s first term CAPL statewide project. Read the full press release from the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom here.

    57 min

  7. 25/09/2025

    Lisa Alvarez

    Episode Notes Bio: Lisa Alvarez’s poetry and prose have appeared widely including About Place Journal, Air/Light, Citric Acid, Huizache, Los Angeles Times, Santa Monica Review, and in anthologies such as Sudden Fiction Latino: Short-Short Stories from the United States and Latin America (Norton) and most recently, Women in a Golden State: California Poets at 60 and Beyond (Gunpowder Press). For 33 years she has been a professor of English at Irvine Valley College, where she co-directs the PUENTE program. In the summers, she co-directs the writers workshops at the Community of Writers in California's High Sierra. Her debut collection, _Some Final Beauty and other Stories, _was published in August 2025 by the University of Nevada Press, as part of their New Oeste imprint which promotes Latinx writers of the American West. Link to website: https://www.lisaalvarez.com/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    1h 1min

  8. 11/04/2025

    Ashley Hernandez

    Episode Notes Emmy Award-winning bilingual journalist and communications strategist, Ashley Hernandez, leverages over 15 years of experience to deliver impactful results. At CBS News, she currently leads creative and editorial strategies, reaching an audience of 15 million+ through social media platforms, streaming, and traditional broadcast channels. Ashley has a background in high-pressure news environments, including roles in line and field producing, feature writing, and coordinating live coverage of critical events. This has honed her expertise in crisis management, logistical planning, and compelling storytelling. Ashley’s MBA in Organizational Leadership and Management complements her media experience, providing her with a unique ability to conduct thorough research, distill complex data, and drive strategic solutions. She excels in project management, cross-cultural communication, and leading teams in high-stakes situations. This combination of skills has enabled her to successfully expand into corporate communications, where she has served as a strategist and consultant for national and international companies. Ashley is passionate about using her communication skills to make a positive impact, with a proven track record of crafting data-rich, character-driven narratives. This in turn resonates with diverse audiences, including consumers and investors, and drives engagement for organizations, including those in the non-profit sector. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    1h 5min
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The Eardrum features interviews with artists and writers about their craft and is produced by the staff of Irvine Valley College's The Ear, a creative writing publication featuring fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, photography and visual art from Orange County and beyond.

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  • Criado por
    The Ear Community
  • Anos de atividade
    2024 - 2026
  • Episódios
    19
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    The Eardrum