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Welcome to the standalone second (and final) part of our two back-to-back episodes featuring members of the Spokane Public Library⁠⁠.

This week we're back on location at the SPL's in-house podcast studio, this time with SPL Writing Education Specialist and author Sharma Shields.

Sharma talks about several of the library's lit-related initiatives in addition to giving a quick preview of her forthcoming novel Duckling, which is due out next year.

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This week's episode is on location at the Spokane Public Library's podcast studio, where our guests are Eva Silverstone and Alina Murcar.

Eva is the SPL's Arts Education Specialist; Alina is the Marketing & Communications Manager.

The two of them talk about how Spokane's library system has transformed from a repository of printed matter into a multifaceted resource for the creative community.

Next week's episode with author and SPL Writing Specialist Sharma Shields will continue this conversation.

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This episode marks A Line Around Your Thoughts' one-year anniversary. And in honor of that, we're checking back in with our debut-episode pioneers, Troy Nickerson and Chris Jensen of Theater on the Verge.

They talk about a year's worth of activity as well as their upcoming production of the puppet-forward dark comedy, Hand to God.

Hand to God opens on May 21, 2026 at The Listening Room at Hamilton Studio and runs there until June 6, 2026

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On the second Thursday of each month, poet David Klenda ("86") and multi-instrumentalist Thomas Richardson unleash The Chaos at the Blue Door Theatre.

The Chaos is an unpredictable, semi-improvised evening of music, spoken word poetry, improv actors, stand-up comics, hula hoopers and even a magician.

For this week's episode, David and Thomas recap what happened at the last Chaos (hint: someone gets beaned by a hula hoop) and preview what they think is coming up at the next one on May 14, 2026.

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We're back in the Rogue Heart Media studio this week to revisit with Imagine Jazz. But this time, we're talking to musician Brendan McMurphy.

In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, Imagine Jazz is hosting an International Jazz Day Celebration at the Spokane Public Library's downtown location on April 30, 2026.

It's a full day of free concerts featuring ensembles like Kristina Ploeger Quintet, the Brent Edstrom Trio and The Glass Bead Orchestra plus up-and-coming musicians.

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This week's episode was recorded at Hamilton Studio's Listening Room, where the musician Riley Anderson will be performing on April 24, 2026 as part of their Emerging Artists series.

Riley makes solo music as RCA and is also the frontman for RCA and the Radicals. This episode closes with RCA and the Radicals' debut single "Lakeshore Drive."

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This week, we're chatting with photographers Donna Larsen and Steve Whitacre, who are co-chairs of the Spokane Camera Club.

They cover the ins and outs of the 94-year-old club before getting into that inescapable topic—AI—and its application in photographic judging. There's also time to talk about another perennial debate in photography: How much post-processing is too much?

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Colin Manikoth, an assistant professor in the Department of Design at Eastern Washington University, joins us this week.

The discussion touches on Colin's field of user experience (UX) design in addition to universal design principles, human-centered design and, of course, AI.

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This week, we're talking with printmakers Reinaldo Gil Zambrano and Madeline E. Goolie (aka MEG).

We explore their processes, their inspiration as well as the many ways that the public can engage with printmaking locally. That includes, among many other things, the upcoming Spokane Print Fest (Apr. 4–18, 2026) and MEG's "UNTAMED" exhibition at the Entropy Gallery in May.

33 Artists Market returns to the podcast, now under the stewardship of this week's guests, Scott and Irene Kelly.

The pair shed some light on why the popular multi-vendor event has changed hands and what they've got planned for the future — including their upcoming March 28, 2026 market.

As artists themselves, Irene and Scott also talk about their respective backgrounds in weaving and digital art.