Sara Benincasa is an author, comedian, writer, and outspoken advocate of LGBTQ youth, among many other hats she’s worn. She is an expert impressionist and parodist of Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann. Sara is the author of the novel Great and the memoir/confessional, Agorafabulous!: Dispatches From My Bedroom, and her third book, the novel Believers,… Continue reading Mi Casa Es Su Benincasa with Sara Benincasa (Episode 90)
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Into the Bellwoods with Lucy Bellwood (Episode 82)
Lucy Bellwood is a Portland cartoonist who started her working life with a crowdfunding campaign. She’s a member of Periscope Studio, a loosely affiliated working space and collective of which I’ve interviewed other members. True Believer was the outcome of her Kickstarter project, and she’s built a career from there. Sponsors and patrons This podcast… Continue reading Into the Bellwoods with Lucy Bellwood (Episode 82)
T Minus Zero with Gary Chou (Episode 79)
Gary Chou launched Orbital Boot Camp to accelerate people’s product ideas into reality in a 12-week intensive session. He knows from startups from his work at Union Square Ventures and The Product Sessions, but his particular interest is making sure that people with traditionally fewer opportunities are included. Sponsors & patrons This podcast is made… Continue reading T Minus Zero with Gary Chou (Episode 79)
Freelance To Be You and Me with Katie Lane (Episode 76)
Katie Lane is an attorney who writes a blog called Work Made for Hire. She advises creative freelancers and artists on how to protect their rights and get paid fairly for their work. She recently took the plunge herself, going full-time as a self-employed person. We’ll talk about what led her into this specialized career… Continue reading Freelance To Be You and Me with Katie Lane (Episode 76)
Sailing in Brackish Waters with Maggie Vail and Jesse von Doom (Episode 73)
Maggie Vail and Jesse von Doom are the co-executive directors of CASH Music (Coalition of Artists and Stakeholders) a non-profit organization that brings an open-source approach to music distribution and production. CASH focuses on educating around those ideas through online resources, stakeholder events, and face-to-face workshops, as well as offering a software platform. Sponsors &… Continue reading Sailing in Brackish Waters with Maggie Vail and Jesse von Doom (Episode 73)
Girls Just Want To Code Apps with Jean MacDonald (Episode 52)
Jean MacDonald was formerly best known for her role as a software marketing and public-relations guru for a major Macintosh software developer, but her work to create App Camp for Girls has eclipsed that. Jean and her colleagues raised over $100,000 on Indiegogo to fund an initial two sessions of a week each… Continue reading Girls Just Want To Code Apps with Jean MacDonald (Episode 52)