Musician Marian Call appeared on New Disruptors back in October 2013. Her home was in Alaska, but she spent a lot of time away from it touring. With six more years under her belt, she’s trying to stick closer to her community in Juneau. One of the reasons? Her husband Pat Race, an illustrator, gallery owner, videographer,… Continue reading Race to Answer the Call of the Wild with Pat Race and Marian Call (Episode 112)
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Welcome to the World of Tomorrow with Nicole Dieker (Episode 85)
Nicole Dieker wears a lot of hats, as well as a brown coat. She’s a freelance copywriter and ghostwriter, pens fiction, and writes essays. She’s also a musician who bootstrapped herself out of a convention to which she returns every year, a rock climber, a Firefly fan, a whiskey drinker, and much more. Nicole wears… Continue reading Welcome to the World of Tomorrow with Nicole Dieker (Episode 85)
Live in Portland: Book Reading and The Doubleclicks (Episode 75)
Listen in as The Doubleclicks, a geeky two-sister band, perform four songs, and four authors read parts of their reported features from The Magazine: The Book at our last live book event in Portland, Oregon. The event was held at Reading Frenzy, and features John Patrick Pullen, Alison Hallett, Chris Higgins, and Elly Blue. Sponsors… Continue reading Live in Portland: Book Reading and The Doubleclicks (Episode 75)
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)
Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves with The Doubleclicks (Episode 64)
Photo by Jesse Kirk Angela and Aubrey Webber are the musical group The Doubleclicks, bringing geeky music to nerdy folk. The sisters never intended to form a band, but when Aubrey joined her sister Angela in Portland a few years ago, her cello coupled with Angela’s singing caused enough of a stir… Continue reading Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves with The Doubleclicks (Episode 64)
I Am Super Mann, and I Can Sing Anything with Jonathan Mann (Episode 51)
Since January 2009, Jonathan Mann has posted a song every day. Not five days a week: seven days a week. There is no rest for the wickedly productive. While he makes his living by writing and performing bespoke songs for organizations, Jonathan never stops creating for himself — and his fans. Sponsors &… Continue reading I Am Super Mann, and I Can Sing Anything with Jonathan Mann (Episode 51)
Call of the Wild with Marian Call (Episode 47)
Photo by Brian Adams Marian Call is an Alaskan chanteuse who found an audience after winning a Firefly-relatedsong contest in 2007. She has run her music career as an independentgrassroots effort ever since. She connects with her fans constantly anddirectly, both through social media and crowdfunding, and sleeping ontheir floors during tours… Continue reading Call of the Wild with Marian Call (Episode 47)
I Want to Teach the World Wide Web to Sing with Jon Mitchell (Episode 45)
Photo by Tina McConnell. Click above to listen in your browser or download the podcast directly (MP3, 29 MB, 60 minutes). Subscribe to the show’s podcast feed to get every episode automatically. Jon Mitchell was a mild-mannered reporter at a major metro-webbian publication, Read Write. He left to pursue new ideas about… Continue reading I Want to Teach the World Wide Web to Sing with Jon Mitchell (Episode 45)
He Likes Big Bots with Sir Mix-A-Lot a.k.a. Anthony Ray (Episode 41)
Click above to listen in your browser or download the podcast directly (MP3, 24 MB, 50 minutes). Subscribe to the show’s podcast feed to get every episode automatically. Sir Mix-A-Lot, a.k.a. Anthony Ray, may have become best known for “Baby Got Back“over 20 years ago, but his career spans nearly 30 years, and he’s neverstopped… Continue reading He Likes Big Bots with Sir Mix-A-Lot a.k.a. Anthony Ray (Episode 41)
Our Theme Song
The theme song that plays at the start and end of every episode is by Jeff Tolbert. You can listen to a version without me talking over it below, and purchase a downloadable version for a buck (all proceeds go to him).