Best Artist Soapbox Podcasts (2024)

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Fake Bird Calls 23:59

2M ago23:59

23:59

Louise Lawler, Birdcalls (1972–81) All music composed, performed and produced by The Ghosts of Nothing, courtesy The Ghosts of Nothing and Perfect Pitch Publishing.By Sean Jungwirth and Sean Lowry

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A Year of Your Life You'll Never Get Back 25:35

2M ago25:35

25:35

Tehching Hsieh, One Year Performance 1980–1981 (Time Clock Piece) (1980–81) All music composed, performed and produced by The Ghosts of Nothing, courtesy The Ghosts of Nothing and Perfect Pitch Publishing.By Sean Jungwirth and Sean Lowry

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My Photograph of Your Photograph is Better Than Your Photograph 23:18

3M ago23:18

23:18

Sherrie Levine, After Walker Evans (1981) All music composed, performed and produced by The Ghosts of Nothing, courtesy The Ghosts of Nothing and Perfect Pitch Publishing.By Sean Jungwirth and Sean Lowry

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Get Off Your Soapbox 25:52

3M ago25:52

25:52

Andy Warhol, Brillo Boxes (1964). Episode 9 of "Is Art Shit". This piece is something that a lot of people may already be familiar with. It's a bit more mainstream than some of the...art... they normally discuss. However, as Sean states in the episode - In the moment, someone wrote in the gallery book after seeing Brillo Boxes the following..."SHIT…

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176: ASBX LIVE 2024 – Jane Gets Sent & The Wellerdads 50:14

3M ago50:14

50:14

Enjoy this recording of two original audio dramas performed (LIVE) in front of an audience in the spring of 2024. Capital Arts Theater Guild partnered with Artist Soapbox to present ASBX LIVE: Home Sweet Home. ASBX LIVE was an evening of theatrical fun, featuring LIVE presentations of two original audio dramas, written by North Carolina writers wit…

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The Biggest 16:42

3M ago16:42

16:42

Steven Rhall, The Biggest Aboriginal Artwork in Metro Melbourne (2016). This piece has even more significant resonance after the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum. Let's see what the Seans have to say about it... All music composed, performed and produced by The Ghosts of Nothing, courtesy The Ghosts of Nothing and Perfect Pitch Publishin…

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House 17:21

3M ago17:21

17:21

Rachel Whiteread, House (1993) All music composed, performed and produced by The Ghosts of Nothing, courtesy The Ghosts of Nothing and Perfect Pitch Publishing.By Sean Jungwirth and Sean Lowry

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A Fart In The Desert 27:21

3M ago27:21

27:21

Robert Barry, Inert Gas Series/Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon/From a Measured Volume to Indefinite Expansion (1969) - Basically, A Fart In The Desert. Both Seans love Robert Barry. "He's prolific - in that he does less and less and less in terms of actually creating art..." Is Art Shit? Let's see what Sean has to say... All music composed, per…

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Rooms Full of Nothing 18:19

4M ago18:19

18:19

Rooms Full of Nothing - AKA Voids, A Retrospective, Pompidou Centre, Paris (2009) Sean described it as "The Stadium Rock Super Group Festival of Contentless Work". The absence of art is the art. You can understand why the other Sean gets pretty riled up in this episode. Is Art Shit? Let's see what Sean has to say... All music composed, performed an…

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Literal Shit 22:31

4M ago22:31

22:31

Piero Manzoni, Artist's Shit (1961). Art doesn't get any more shit than this. Literally. Sean has his work cut out this week to convince Sean that shit is not shit. All music composed, performed and produced by The Ghosts of Nothing, courtesy The Ghosts of Nothing and Perfect Pitch Publishing.By Sean Jungwirth and Sean Lowry

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White Paintings 27:45

4M ago27:45

27:45

Robert Rauschenberg, White Paintings (1951) might just be the 'OG' of art in the category of ‘If I can do it, it can't be art’. Pretty much proving Sean's point, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art says the following about Robert Rauschenberg, White Paintings (1951) (emphasis added) – “Considered shocking and even characterized as a cheap swindl…

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Banana 17:48

4M ago17:48

17:48

Is Art Shit? Have you ever found yourself in a gallery, staring at a work of art, and thought, "This is so $hit that even I could do it" or "How did the artist get away with this?" Sean has felt this way many times. His friend Sean, an artist and academic deeply involved in the art world, however, sees things differently. One day, after visiting a …

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1000 Hours of Staring 32:25

5M ago32:25

32:25

Have you ever found yourself in a gallery, staring at a work of art, and thought, "This is so $hit that even I could do it" or "How did the artist get away with this?" Sean has felt this way many times. His friend Sean, an artist and academic deeply involved in the art world, however, sees things differently. One day, after visiting a contemporary …

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LET OUR ANGELS SING: The Write to Heal Episode 6 31:14

1+ y ago31:14

31:14

Interview with the podcast co-producers June Guralnick and Tamara Kissane. THE WRITE TO HEAL: SOLDIERS DEEP DIVE INTO STORYTELLING In this new, limited six-episode audio series, Artist Soapbox speaks with life-changers – people who champion creative writing as a catalyst for soldiers’ healing, as well as soldiers whose lives have been radically tra…

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RESILIENCE IS A MUSCLE: The Write to Heal Episode 5 29:04

1+ y ago29:04

29:04

Interview with Captain Moira G. McGuire, former Chief of the Arts in Health Program at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, and Sarah Moore, Community Specialist for Arts and Health at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. THE WRITE TO HEAL: SOLDIERS DEEP DIVE INTO STORYTELLING In this new, limited six-episode audio series, Artist So…

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OUR MINDS ARE STILL THERE: The Write to Heal Episode 4 27:35

1+ y ago27:35

27:35

Interview with Gail Ashby Bryant (Army veteran 1975-1981), Mark Bartholomew (Iraq Combat Medic veteran), and Bill Dixon (Vietnam veteran and Board Chair of Vets to Vets). THE WRITE TO HEAL: SOLDIERS DEEP DIVE INTO STORYTELLING In this new, limited six-episode audio series, Artist Soapbox speaks with life-changers – people who champion creative writ…

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TRANSFORMING PAIN THROUGH ART: The Write to Heal Episode 3 28:34

1+ y ago28:34

28:34

Interview with Brooke Dickhart, Executive Director of The Joel Fund and Linda Giles, retired social worker with the Department of Social Work at Womack Army Medical Center. THE WRITE TO HEAL: SOLDIERS DEEP DIVE INTO STORYTELLING In this new, limited six-episode audio series, Artist Soapbox speaks with life-changers – people who champion creative wr…

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BIG GUNZ, SMALL BULLETS: The Write to Heal Episode 2 29:07

1+ y ago29:07

29:07

Interview with Barbara Aragon, social worker with Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration’s Tribal Training and TA Center, and Pedro Reyes, Iraq veteran and Native American digital storyteller. THE WRITE TO HEAL: SOLDIERS DEEP DIVE INTO STORYTELLING In this new, limited six-episode audio series, Artist Soapbox speaks with life-changer…

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STORIES SAVE US: The Write to Heal Episode 1 35:06

1+ y ago35:06

35:06

Interview with Joseph Bathanti, former North Carolina Poet Laureate and Dr. Bruce Kelly, retired Assistant Chief of Primary Care at the Charles George VA Medical Center. THE WRITE TO HEAL: SOLDIERS DEEP DIVE INTO STORYTELLING In this limited six-episode audio series, Artist Soapbox speaks with life-changers – people who champion creative writing as…

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175: ASBX LIVE 2023 – Domed & Lizard-Licked 45:46

1+ y ago45:46

45:46

Enjoy this recording of two original audio dramas performed (LIVE) in front of an audience in the spring of 2023. Capital Arts Theater Guild partnered with Artist Soapbox to present ASBX LIVE: Bringing the Outside Inside. ASBX LIVE was an evening of theatrical fun, featuring LIVE presentations of two original audio dramas, written by North Carolina…

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174: Finding strength through creativity while caregiving, with author Julia Freifeld 28:56

1+ y ago28:56

28:56

How can we use writing as a refuge during our journey thru grief? Can we evolve rather than dissolve as we act as caregiver for a loved one? In this episode, Julia Freifeld delves into her creative process as author and artist, and details the personal journey that led to her book: In Each Other’s Bones: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Living. In Each …

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173: Creating Trans Inclusive Theatre with Gender Consultant, Shira Helena Gitlin 43:12

1+ y ago43:12

43:12

How do we create trans inclusive spaces? What is a gender consultant? How do theatre companies support best intentions with best practices? If you are committed to creating an inclusive space, this episode with Griffin James and Shira Helena Gitlin, is a must listen. Big thanks to Griffin for initiating this important and timely conversation with S…

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172: Craft and contemporary Southern fiction with novelist, Marjorie Hudson 45:59

1+ y ago45:59

45:59

Let's open our 2023 season with a conversation with writer, Marjorie Hudson, about her beautiful novel, Indigo Field. Indigo Field is being described as "among the best of contemporary Southern fiction". Marjorie Hudson is a longtime writer of fiction and non-fiction, a committed educator and community member, advocate and activist. Throughout this…

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171: Welcome to the 2023 Artist Soapbox Season 8:34

1+ y ago8:34

8:34

Tamara drops in to open the 2023 Season of the Artist Soapbox podcast, to touch base with you about the exciting episodes that will be coming to your ears, and to talk about the future of Artist Soapbox. [Spoiler Alert: This season includes: 3 interview episodes, 2 radio plays, and a 6 episode limited series. Then, a hiatus of indefinite length.] *…

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Aimee, it’s time. 20:03

2y ago20:03

20:03

It's the Season One finale, and you'll never guess who makes an appearance. Aimee has an epic hallucinogenic dream sequence with explosive results. Microwaves, family secrets, and the Potential of a Pancake converge in this zany dark comedy about a middle-aged woman reckoning with her power for the first time. *Content Warning: Jesus Pancake is rat…

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Stick and poke 20:27

2y ago20:27

20:27

Aimee loses her job, continues to wade thru her grandma's records, and visits Dr. Ray Ignite again. This is the second to last episode in Season One! Microwaves, family secrets, and the Potential of a Pancake converge in this zany dark comedy about a middle-aged woman reckoning with her power for the first time. *Content Warning: Jesus Pancake is r…

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You wanna FLY? 31:23

2y ago31:23

31:23

Inara shares her heart with Frater Luke. Aimee and Jem seek out two experts for assistance -- the magical chanteuse Tina LeShay and the indescribable Dr. Ray Ignite. Aimee has a shocking memory. Microwaves, family secrets, and the Potential of a Pancake converge in this zany dark comedy about a middle-aged woman reckoning with her power for the fir…

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Attention, FreshMart Shoppers! 25:45

2y ago25:45

25:45

Aimee tries to connect via Soil Searchers Soul Community and her local FreshMart. This ep features her BFF Jem, her estranged sister Inara, her dead grandma Maureen, a very patient receptionist, and a very confused shopper. Microwaves, family secrets, and the Potential of a Pancake converge in this zany dark comedy about a middle-aged woman reckoni…

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A little kitchen mishap 21:06

2y ago21:06

21:06

A visit from Sydni's mom. A fridge delivery. An incredible discovery from the past. Microwaves, family secrets, and the Potential of a Pancake converge in this zany dark comedy about a middle-aged woman reckoning with her power for the first time. *Content Warning: Jesus Pancake is rated R for content. Episodes contain explicit language, lust and s…

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The Appliance Annex 19:44

2y ago19:44

19:44

Aimee and Mr. Pickles go to the mall. Things get really weird in The Appliance Annex. Microwaves, family secrets, and the Potential of a Pancake converge in this zany dark comedy about a middle-aged woman reckoning with her power for the first time. *Content Warning: Jesus Pancake is rated R for content. Episodes contain explicit language, lust and…

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You have a fruit bowl! 17:16

2y ago17:16

17:16

Aimee journals about microwaves and her dead grandma. Sydni (the neighbor kid) comes over and gets carried away with the kitchen knives. Microwaves, family secrets, and the Potential of a Pancake converge in this zany dark comedy about a middle-aged woman reckoning with her power for the first time. *Content Warning: Jesus Pancake is rated R for co…

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Do this egg. 19:56

2y ago19:56

19:56

Jem encourages Aimee to prove her Pancake Power exists...with unexpected results. Aimee journals about A-bombs and creamed corn. Microwaves, family secrets, and the Potential of a Pancake converge in this zany dark comedy about a middle-aged woman reckoning with her power for the first time. *Content Warning: Jesus Pancake is rated R for content. E…

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I see Jesus on my pancake! 19:51

2y ago19:51

19:51

Aimee sees Jesus on her pancake. And so the adventure begins. Microwaves, family secrets, and the Potential of a Pancake converge in this zany dark comedy about a middle-aged woman reckoning with her power for the first time. *Content Warning: Jesus Pancake is rated R for content. Episodes contain explicit language, lust and sexual situations, deat…

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Jesus Pancake Trailer 1:11

2y ago1:11

1:11

Microwaves, family secrets, and the Potential of a Pancake converge in this zany dark comedy about a middle-aged woman reckoning with her power for the first time. Jesus Pancake is a new scripted audio fiction series from Artist Soapbox and the Soapbox Audio Collective. Nine episodes of Season One will be released FALL 2022. Subscribe via your favo…

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Jesus Pancake Trailer - Jesus Pancake 1:11

2y ago1:11

1:11

Microwaves, family secrets, and the Potential of a Pancake converge in this zany dark comedy about a middle-aged woman reckoning with her power for the first time. Jesus Pancake is a new scripted audio fiction series from Artist Soapbox and the Soapbox Audio Collective. Nine episodes of Season One will be released FALL 2022. Subscribe via your favo…

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Jesus Pancake Trailer - Jesus Pancake 1:11

2y ago1:11

1:11

Microwaves, family secrets, and the Potential of a Pancake converge in this zany dark comedy about a middle-aged woman reckoning with her power for the first time. Jesus Pancake is a new scripted audio fiction series from Artist Soapbox and the Soapbox Audio Collective. Nine episodes of Season One will be released FALL 2022. Subscribe via your favo…

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170: ASBX End of Season Wrap UP 14:44

2y ago14:44

14:44

It’s Tamara here with a season 2022 wrap-up. In this short little episode, you'll hear a hodgepodge of season-related thoughts and recap, some numbers, what’s next for Artist Soapbox, recommendations, etc. It’s a little formless jumble of gratitude in audio form! Mentioned in this episode: ASBX Live Madame Magenta: Sonos Mystica Midnight Burger All…

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