On this episode of Always Sometimes, friend and creative Jack McGuinness joins me to discuss artistic collaboration, sharing music with friends, fashion critique, The Blank Issue, foreign films, albums versus playlists, and New Year’s Eve.

Recorded 4/10/25. Hosted and produced by Tom.

Follow Jack and The Blank Issue on Instagram at @mcguinnessiii and @the___issue respectively. Intro and outro created using ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freesound.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and the voices of friends.

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On this episode of Always Sometimes, Chicago-via-Pittsburgh drag queen Boo Barrymore joins me to discuss her performance style, drag names and trends, Cher (the bird!), her pre-pandemic residency at Berlin Nightclub, thrifting, sculptured up-dos, and drag in non-drag venues.

Recorded 4/3/25. Hosted and produced by Tom.

Follow Boo at @boobarrymore on Instagram. Intro and outro created using ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freesound.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and the voices of friends.

On this episode of Always Sometimes, Chicago-based independent musician Raequan Scott joins me to discuss knowing when to take control, exploring alter egos, the limitations of genre, the confidence it takes to release new work, favorite numbers, open-mindedness, and his upcoming project Handle Without Care.

Recorded 11/18/24. Hosted and produced by Tom.

Follow Raequan at @raequan_scott on Instagram. Intro and outro created using ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freesound.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and the voices of friends.

On this episode of Always Sometimes, my friend (and 30th guest!) Daniella DeRose joins me to discuss the mutual friendship that introduced us, being a homebody, Village Discount, being your "worst" self, grind culture, spending time with friends IRL, and media that's made her cry.

Recorded 11/18/24. Hosted and produced by Tom.

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On this episode of Always Sometimes, creator (and my longtime friend!) Morgan Markowski joins me to discuss how we met, self-sabotage, her evolving relationship to creativity, the importance of eyebrows, mac and cheese, people-pleasing, and the ins-and-outs of being a B2B creator.

Recorded 11/16/24. Hosted and produced by Tom.

You can follow Morgan on Instagram at @morganmarkowski.

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On this episode of Always Sometimes, handpoke tattoo artist Lex Lloyd joins me to discuss caffeine highs, nurturing your imagination, Charlie's Angels, traditional versus nontraditional arts training, the responsibility of tattooing, and doing things yourself.

Recorded 11/11/24. Hosted and produced by Tom.

You can follow Lex on Instagram at @softlyitkillstattoos.

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On this episode of Always Sometimes, drag artist Vanity Unfair joins me to discuss 90s aesthetics, growing up in rural Michigan, hair (down there), holy grail beauty products, personal lubricant, the difference between style and costume, and her Chicago drag journey.

Recorded 9/9/24. Hosted and produced by Tom.

You can follow Vanity on Instagram at @vanityunfairr.

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On this episode of Always Sometimes, photographer Leah Wendzinski joins me to discuss listening to your body, stuffed animals, orange, the unpredictability of film, being an Aquarius moon, late-20s transformations, and finding balance between privacy and secrecy.

Recorded 8/26/24. Hosted and produced by Tom.

You can follow Leah on Instagram @leahwendzinski.

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On this episode of Always Sometimes, friend, artist, and organizer Kate Brooks joins me to discuss sculpture, literal and figurative clowns, the freedom found in wallowing, Dirty Dancing, dolls, the varied meanings of "mother", and Denver's infamous Casa Bonita.

Recorded 8/6/24. Hosted and produced by Tom.

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On this episode of Lately from the Always Sometimes podcast, my friend Grace Kinter joins me to discuss her experience of Summer 2024 so far.

Recorded on 7/28/24. Hosted and produced by Tom. Follow Grace on Instagram at @gracekinter.wav.

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