“Knowing when to do a real deep dive is a skill. You can’t share an anecdote for every song you play.”  Mac Wilson talks about working a full time day job at Hamline University while maintaining a second job as an on-air host for MPR’s The Current. Mac talks about trying to get six hours […]

“What I really want to teach my kids is less focus on whether you’re best in the world at something and more on sticktoitiveness.”  American Public Media Managing Director of National Content, Arts & Ideas programming Peter Clowney talks about his struggle with perfectionism and how different his son’s temperament is from the way he […]

“Business owners, they’re kind of like kids.”  Attorney Davis Senseman talks about how her decision to study law was heavily influenced by how much shorter law school would be over pursuing a phD. She talks about how stage fright kept her from performing but how presenting in front of groups as an attorney has become […]

“You spend a lot of money on babysitters and go do shit that doesn’t pay you because you love it and it feeds your soul.”  Samantha Baker Harris is an actor, improviser, and academic advisor. On this episode of the show, she talks about creating and directing shows as early as 2nd grade. Samantha also […]

“They already have this weird perception of what an artist is that’s way different than I had when I was a kid.” Musician and photographer talks about being a working mother while chasing her own ambition. Sarah talks about performing on Broadway with Donny Osmond. She talks about moving to New York to grow her […]

“When you preserve something, it’s stuck.” Jason Noer aka B-Boy J-Sun talks about the history of Hip-Hop dance and why capturing and sharing that history is so important to him. He also talks about building community as an artist and as a parent. And Jason has a lot to say about the struggle to get […]

“It’s true, I do love talking about puberty!” Sex communicator Lindsey Hoskins talks about teaching teens and parents about sex. She shares how motherhood has influenced her relationship to education and how it informs the way she connects with parents in her workshops. Lindsey talks about not wanting to be a performing but loving speaking […]

“I don’t have anyone in my peer group that’s a single mother, that has 60 exhibitions and supports a household.” Visual Artist Beth Loraine Bowman hangs out to talk about making large scale work at a relatively slow pace. She shares how formal art school created a foundation for her work even if it didn’t […]

“Who knows when I really got interested in music, it was always there.” Musician Anthony Newes talks about working on his collaboration with BK One under the name Bones and Beeker. He talks about how collaboration with other musicians is about building a relationship. He also talks about being the father of a one year […]

“I feel about working motherhood the way Churchill talked about Democracy; it’s the worst possible system, except for all the others.” Writer Christin Croll Carlson talks about writing a book while maintaining a full-time travel-heavy job as a medical sales representative and still being a present parent. Christin talks about the relationships with other working […]