On the Aug. 14 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from Nebraska Public Media. Tune in to hear Genevieve Randall have lively conversations with: Musician Maddog, who will also be playing her songs "Porch Sittin Szn" and "Shyanne" (0:53), Vision Maker Media's President and CEO Francene Blyth-Lewis, about the Vision Maker's 50th anniversary (23:44), Director of the Sheldon Museum of Art Susan Longhenry, who will share what is coming up for the Sheldon (32:26), and author Michael Bettendorf, about his new book "Midwestern Chrome." (43:56) You'll also hear poetry from JV Brummels (18:49).

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra, Genevieve Randall is checking in with Nick Talbott of the Talbott Brothers about what they have been working on and what they have coming up. Also hear from multi-instrumentalist Matea Jerkovic about jazz, music education and upcoming gigs.

On the Aug. 7 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from the Haymarket Mill Coffee & Tea. Guest host Penelope Morrow has lively conversations about: - composer Masayoshi Ishikawa's latest album Migration (1:09); - author David Moscovich's latest book, Premieres: A Memoir in Verse (18:52); - artists of the month at Cozad's Robert Henri Museum and Art Gallery, Beth Jasnoch and Jeri-Jasnoch-Schultheiss (10:34); and - a new theater production coming out of Omaha's Union for the Contemporary Arts, Frydaddies (37:25). We also hear poetry from Eleanor Reeds (31:36) and KJ Teder learns about Kim Hager and Angie Seykora in her series about the artists of Omaha's new public library (44:45).

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra, explore musical wandering and printmaking. Hear from printmakers Karen Kunc and Janine Wong about the craft, as well as what is going on at Constellation Studios and the LUX for First Friday, and don't miss an update from Americana band The Midnight Wanderers.

On the July 31 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from Nebraska Public Media's Ron Hull studios! Tune in to hear live music, poetry and Genevieve Randall have lively conversations with: Erik Higgins of from The Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival (4:39), - "Benkshaft (Longing" from Alex Weiser's "And all the days were purple" (0:40) - "Coqueteos" from Gabriella Lena Frank's "Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout" (14:30) - Sandeep Das tabla improvisation (25:30) the Brad Colerick Band (45:53), and poet Caroliena Cabada (20:39 and 39:27)

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra, we're talking with director Shannon Kring about her documentary, Nine Little Indians. We will also be joined by Yvonne “Pat” Charbonneau, whose story is being told within the documentary. Also, don't miss our conversation with the 2025 winner of the annual Ex Ophidia Press's Richard-Gabriel Rummonds Poetry Contest Colleen Morton Busch.

-Due to technical issues within our recording system, this podcast sounds off. We thought the interviews were good, and figured they should be heard, no matter if the sound quality isn't as good as normal- On the July 24 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from the Nebraska Public Media radio studios! Tune in to hear guest host Penelope Morrow have lively conversations about: The Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival (1:04), an exhibition at the Museum of Nebraska Art that delves into the landscapes of Nebraska (15:28), and Lincoln's zine, Interrobang (30:44). There will also be another installment from KJ Teder about the art of the new Omaha Library. This week we hear from artist Littleton Alston (23:54).

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra, we hear from the Beatrice Community Players about their Dungeons and Dragons laden upcoming production of "She Kills Monsters". Also learn how to connect with an Omaha artist through a payphone, with the new Omaha Payphone Project. If you can't make it to the physical payphone, the Omaha Payphone Project has an app where you can access it! Find that website here, and the "phonebook" you can use to look up artists, or even leave a voicemail, here.

On the July 17 episode of Friday LIVE, we're back and broadcasting from the Nebraska Public Media Radio Studios! Tune in to hear host Genevieve Randall have lively conversations about: Larksong Writers Place's upcoming writers' workshop in Brownville (); Angel Theater Company's 11th Annual Taking Flight Festival (); a new anthology assembled by Ilanna Masad and Stevie Seibert Desjalais called Here for All the Reasons: Why We Watch The Bachelor (); and learn about Norfolk's new ArtWorks Studio. There will also be more poetry from Eleanor Reeds, as well as hear the first part of a series on the art of the new Omaha Library from KJ Teder. This week we hear from artists Cindy Weil and Shelby Neely.

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra, we hear from Omaha's Film Streams about an upcoming screening of "Bad Faith- Christian Nationalism's War on Democracy" in conjunction with the Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska. Also hear about the West Nebraska Art Center's 2026 President's Show, "250 Years of Voices: Women Shaping Our Nation."