Friday LIVE

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra podcast, we talk with TV, Broadway and movie star Sally Mayes, who has an upcoming show as a part of the Brownville Concert Series.

On this May 8 episode of Friday LIVE, we're back broadcasting from our radio studios. Hear host Genevieve Randall have lively conversations with: -Tom Trenney, who leads the Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir and talks about their upcoming tour (1:52) -Laura Stracko and Jenna Lea Rosen, who are helping bring the story of SUFFS to the Lied's stage (12:50) -Brian Corr, Associate Professor of Art at Hastings College, who talks about his exhibition at Kearney's Museum of Nebraska Art. (21:22) -Co-conductors for the Lincoln Community Concert Band, Michael Murphy and Lance Nielsen, about their upcoming American 250 Concert (30:55) -Addie Barnhart, the director of the Omaha Community Playhouse's production of Dial M for Murder (49:25). The episode will also feature more poetry from Charlene Pierce (39:00), as well as a film review of "Days and Nights in the Forest" from Kwakiutl Dreyer (44:25).

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra podcast, we talk to Madeline Reddel about the upcoming Garden Party Omaha, a one-day festival with the goal of uplifting women and nonbinary songwriters from Nebraska and the surrounding region. We also chat with artist Katie Nieland about her art, exploring the beauty and fun of the natural world, and how it connects to Super Bird Saturday.

On the May 1 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from The Mill Coffee and Tea in Lincoln's Historic Haymarket. Host Genevieve Randall has lively conversations with: LSO's conductor Edward Polochick, concertmaster Anton Miller and composer-in-residence Elena Ruehr (8:56); Director of the Lincoln Choral Artists Brian Pfoltner (26:08); Todd Sharman, a singer in the Bee Gees tribute band, Stayin' Alive (40:41); Author Michael Clair about his newly released book, We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball: How the Czech Republic's Amateur Underdogs Became World Baseball Classic Heroes (1:31); Nebraska State Poet, Jewel Rogers about her HOMEGROWN event in Scottsbluff (35:10). This episode also features more poetry from Charlene Pierce (22:01).

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra podcast, The House of Afros, Capes & Curls founder Jade Rogers talks about Black Fae Day, an outdoor celebration that blends fantasy, folklore and Afrofuturism.

On the April 24 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from the Nebraska Public Media Radio studios. Host Genevieve Randall will have lively conversations with: Film writer and director Eva Thomas about her film NIKA and Madison (1:37); Husband and wife duo, ACOUSTIC EIDOLON (17:04); Conservation photographer Michael Forsberg (24:42)-; Sculptor and courtroom illustrator, Peter Millett, as well as craniofacial surgeon and medical illustrator Dr. James Vargo, about their upcoming event at Omaha's KANEKO (37:17); and Director for Wayne State College's Mariachi Negro y Oro, Josh Calkin (52:38) The episode will also feature poetry from Charlene Pierce (48:13), and a review of I Swear from Kwakiutl Dreyer (10:04).

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra podcast, photographer Hunter Helmstaedter talks about how he got into collodion wet plate photography, why he chose to pursue it, and where you can find him next. We also hear from guest conductor, Ernest Richardson, about the upcoming concert being put on by Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra, "The Music of Harry Potter."

On the April 17 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from the Nebraska Public Media Radio studios. Host Genevieve Randall will have lively conversations with: Two artists from Clement Noyes' third Friday art event (1:14); The director and a storyteller for the upcoming The Moth event at the Lied Center (9:34); Author Elizabeth Zaleski about her book, "The Trouble with Loving Poets and Other Essays on Failure" (26:30); Two members of the Yorkshire Playhouse's cast discuss their upcoming production of The Invitation (39:30); and photographer Nia Karmann (50:50). The episode will also feature more poetry from Nathan Ertzner (21:10) and a movie review from Kwakiutl Dreyer (46:06).

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra podcast, artist Leah Powell Hosseinabad tells us about her exhibit at Wallspace LNK, "Hold: The Space Between", featuring work created while processing the loss of her mother and her husband’s response to war and turmoil in his Iranian homeland. We also hear from two members of the Nebraska Chamber Players about their final set of performances for the season.

On the April 10 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from St. Paul United Methodist Church in Lincoln and bringing live music to boot! Host Genevieve Randall will have lively conversations with: Singer and songwriter, Daniel Christian (0:47); Composer, violist and guest composer for the upcoming Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra concert, Kenji Bunch (26:20); and Steel Drum band, PANgea. The episode will also feature live poetry from Tim Moran (15:40).