Dar Williams has been described by The New Yorker as “one of America’s very best singer-songwriters,” but to thirteen-year-old Tamar she was, quite simply, a personal hero: a songwriter whose poetry, poignancy, and humor could capture at once the authentic voices of an inner child, a searching young adult, and a wizened sage. We met in person in 2013 at Dar’ ... Show More
Sep 14
Ep. 72 - Joe Rosenthal's "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" (1945)
“While the men prepared to replace the first flag, I was able to position myself for a picture, the elements of which were composed by the men themselves, and the wind, weather, midday lighting, and the luck of timing.” - Joe Rosenthal, Associated Press At the end of the war in W ... Show More
40m 50s
Apr 2025
Ep. 69 - Yee Sookyung's "Translated Vase" (2011)
“It is not about fixing or mending, but about celebrating the vulnerability of the object and ultimately myself.” - Yee Sookyung
Shattered porcelain is impossible to repair. As impossible as fully, and accurately, reconstructing the past. But who needs that pressure? What if, ins ... Show More
23m 40s
Feb 2020
13: DELANILA (In Conversation)
<p>Join me for an intimate sit down conversation with Danielle Eva Schwob, also known as the dark pop singer / songwriter: DELANILA. We discuss her songwriting process, misconceptions about creativity, the allure of having an artist persona, and writing a song inspired by Dostoye ... Show More
1h 23m
Sep 2024
Best of Design Matters: Martha Wainwright
Singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright joins to discuss her latest album and new memoir about growing up in a family of rock ‘n’ roll royalty and her experiences with love, loss, motherhood, divorce, and the music industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ... Show More
50m 5s
<p>Today Amie had the pleasure of interviewing the author of <em>Already Enough,</em> creator of <em>Human Stuff </em>on substack, and one of our instagram heroes, Lisa Olivera.</p>
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<p>Topics Discussed by Lisa and Amie: </p>
<p>The magic of being introverted and ... Show More
