On this final episode of Season 2, we're joined in the studio by my first born child, Charlie. Middle-schooler extraordinaire, YouTuber, and aspiring film maker, they are one of my favorite people on planet earth. Take a listen to understand why!

Subscribe to Charlie's YouTube Channel: Charlie-the-Therian-Cat

Also mentioned: Queer Chameleon YouTube Channel

To learn more about your host, visual artist Kimmy Noonen, visit kimmynotkim.com and follow on IG @kimmynotkim

Intro Music by Charlie Noonen

Today we're joined in the studio by Penny Pinch, Chicago-based street artist best known for his character Pinch, drawn in animal costumes ready to chat with the city through thought-provoking dad jokes and a commitment to found materials. Such a great conversation full of laughter, inspiration and wisdom!

To learn more about Penny Pinch, visit his website at ⁠pennypinchchicago.com⁠ or IG @⁠_pennypinch_⁠

To learn more about this podcast and the art of your host, Kimmy Noonen, visit her website at ⁠kimmynotkim.com⁠ and follow on IG ⁠@kimmynotkim⁠

Intro Music by Charlie Noonen

Everyone's favorite sub-series is back! In The Story of Us, my husband Nate joins me in the studio to look back at what we've learned during our years together. This week we talk about SEX! Don't worry, it's not as explicit as it might sound, but it is honest. We talk about recovering from purity culture, celebrating our bodies, healing from trauma, trying to give our children healthy relationships to sex, and more. It's a GREAT conversation. Welcome to studio!

Resources mentioned:

⁠Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad about Feeling Good (about Sex) by Nadia Bowles Weber⁠

⁠All About Love by bell hooks⁠

The concept of ⁠Shuhari⁠

To learn more about this podcast and Kimmy's art practice, visit ⁠kimmynotkim.com⁠ and follow along on ⁠IG@kimmynotkim⁠

Intro Music by Charlie Noonen

Kicking off a new weekly sub-series called Studio Thoughts where I (your host, visual artist Kimmy Noonen) invite you into real time thoughts about my life and practice. This week I share my current pile of partially read books and explore a through-line that runs through them all. Check out my work at kimmynotkim.com and follow the process on Instagram @kimmynotkim. Welcome to the studio!

Books:

African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song

Banyan Moon by Thao Thai

The Explosive Child by Ross W. Greene

These Wilds Beyond Our Fences by Bayo Akomolafe

Painting Can Save Your Life by Sara Woster

Cook90: The 30 Day Plan by David Tamarkin

The Arrival by Shaun Tan

Poems:

Closer by Anis Mojgani

life & garden (Kaycee) by JJ Brinski

Today's conversation with visual artist Lisa Walcott takes us on the show's second road trip to Holland, Michigan! Her sculpture practice grapples with the perils of daily life by using domestic objects, monotony, humor and kinetic movement. You can learn more about Lisa's work by visiting her website lisawalcott.com and on IG @lisawalcott

You can learn more about the work of you host, Kimmy Noonen, at kimmynotkim.com and on IG @kimmynotkim

Intro Music by Charlie Noonen

Today we're joined by Theresa Mathew, former High School English teacher of 16 years and founder of the Bookstagram account @ChaiCityBookWorm (on Instagram), dedicated to sharing inclusive and diverse literature for all ages. She shares about the power of representation in children's books, how to help your kids find books they'll love, offers a ton of great recs and much more. You can purchase the books she recommends from local bookstores through her site ChaiCity Book Worm Bookshop.

The banning of Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry (article by the Signal)

"The Beginning of Sildent Reading Changed Westerners' Interior Life" (and article by Quartz)

"Diversity Is On The Rise In Children's Literature" (and article by Publishers Weekly)

In the Light Podcast with Dr Anita Phillips

Books:

Thank a Farmer by Maria Gianferrari

The Garden Within: Where the War with Your Emotions Ends and Your Most Powerful Life Begins by Dr Anita Phillips

Tell Me the Dream Again: Reflections on Family, Ethnicity, and the Sacred Work of Belonging by Tasha Jun

Masala Chai, Fast and Slow by Rajani Larocca

More Than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean by Roz MacLean

Tethered to Other Stars by Elisa Stone Leahy

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

Born A Crime by Trevor Noah

To learn more about this Podcast or the work of host Kimmy Noonen, visit kimmynotkim.com and follow on Instagram @kimmynotkim

Have you ever wondered what it's like to build a life around the art of music? Today we're joined by two Chicago-based musicians (and my good friends),

To learn more about the work of James Ross visit

To learn more about the work of Joshua Crozier and check out the dates for his summer 2024 National Tour, visit grrrrecords.com/joshua-crozier. You can stream his music anywhere you get your tunes, or right here on Spotify and follow him on IG or TikTok @joshuacroziermusic as well as check out his music videos on YouTube. And if you'd like to contribute financial support to his summer tour, visit his gofundme page!

To learn more about my art, follow me on IG @kimmynotkim and my wesbite kimmynotkim.com

Music by Charlie Noonen

Welcome to Kimmy Not Kim Podcast's first ever live recording in the front of an audience! Cay Mims from humbleDiety facilitates a artist talk with Jill Nahrstedt, Victoria Pater and myself, Kimmy Noonen about our group show You Are Invited hosted at Dank Haus German American Cultural Center in Chicago, IL. We talk about our work, being artist mothers, and how we live as whole creative people.

You Are Invited Artists:

Amanda Mulcahy, Kimmy Noonen, Jill Nahrstedt, Kathryn Rodrigues, Cathleen Cramer, Victoria Pater, Kelley Clink, Marea Cordero, Elaine Luther, Mary Kate Venturini

Follow the work of humbleDeity on Instagram @humbleDeity

Stuff we talked about in this episode:

Book: Mobile Autonomy, Excercises in Artists' Self Organization by Nico Dockx & Pascal Gielen

Thrive Together Network

Intro to the Fluxus Movement

Follow along on Instagram @kimmynotkim to get updates on new episodes, get frequent encouragment and learn more about Kimmy's art practice.

Intro Music by Charlie Noonen

Today is our third and final conversation on the road in Ames, Iowa with painter Alicia Wilkinson! Alicia is an abstract painter and arts ministry leader at Harvest Vineyard Church in Ames. We dig into our messy questions, honest stories, and long-formed hopes for a church that can offer true restoration for all people with art as a primary healing tool. To learn more about Alicia visit her website www.aliciawilkinson.com and on Instagram @aliciawilkinson_art

Topics from this episode:

Harvest Vineyard Arts Ministry

Artist Li Zhang

Introduction to the Enneagram

Another Name For Everything Podcast with Richard Rohr

To learn more about my work, head to www.kimmynotkim.com and follow me on Instagram @kimmynotkim

Intro Music by Charlie Noonen

Today's conversation with interdisciplinary artist Amenda Tate is part two of our field trip series to Ames, Iowa! Amenda creates participatory artwork by pairing a robot of her own design with the physical, dancing movements of her participants. Asking questions about control, curiosity, and chance, her artwork visualizes questions about what it means to be human in a tech-saturated world.

You can learn more about Amenda Tate at her wesbite amendatate.com and on IG @amendatate. You can also go to the Sapient_2.021 website to learn more about her film or follow on IG @sapient_2.021

Resources from this episode:

Intro to the Fluxus Movement

Pig Iron School

Intro to Kinesthetic Empathy

100% Over Racism

Sound artist Jason Snell

You can learn more about the work of your host, Kimmy Noonen, at kimmynotkim.com and on IG @kimmynotkim

Intro Music by Charlie Noonen