In this episode, host Brit Smith sits down with Chicago-based artists Bob Faust and Nick Cave to talk about their roles as guest editors of the upcoming book. Drawing from decades-long careers across visual art, performance, and community-centered practice, Faust and Cave share how their distinct backgrounds shaped an initial vision rooted in storytelling, collaboration, and movement. They unpack how the character of Mr. Karen serves as both narrator and guide, leading readers through the book’s shifting moods and ideas while anchoring its larger world. The conversation also highlights the many photographers, writers, and artists who expand the project, each contributing their own perspective to the book’s layered narrative. Throughout the conversation, cannabis and lifestyle emerge not as trends, but as cultural touchstones — woven naturally into a broader discussion about creativity, process, and the ways Faust and Cave believe art reflects how we live.