On this episode of Rat Nest Podcast we talk to Joey Quiroz AKA Papa Focaccia about his delicious bread that is obviously not f*cking pizza, and about his art.

Welcome to the Rat Nest Podcast Season 2 Premier. Matt and Jim talk to each other in this hour and half long special premier episode.

Chelsee Harris is a painter from San Diego, Ca Listen to us talk about going to school in Humbolt, her current projects, and art rules we don't like to follow. www.chelseeharris.com

In episode 19 we talk with Regan Russell. Regan is multi disciplinary artist who is current working on a mural project behind his house.

In episode 18 we talk with retired magician Floyd Orr about getting his first magic trick from a shop in Brooklyn, finding a mentor, and becoming a resident magician at one of the most private venues in the country, The Magic Castle!

Episode 17 is illustrators nerding out on type and lettering. Comic book artists Tom Neely and David Moses join us along side skateboard artist Chris "Tallboy" Coulon. Get a pen and paper ready because you'll want to write down the half dozen lettering books we mention, or the dozen artists who's names get dropped in this one!

Luchuk is an illustrator and painter out of Tijuana, Mexico. In episode 16 we chat about cartoons when we were young, how to pronounce "stippling", and what kind of early 2000s indie we like.

Eddie, the creator of Strangers Fanzine, sits down with us in episode 15. Strangers is a self published magazine that interviews and showcases artists young and old. They also have a distribution side that gets hard working artists comics into hands all over the country.

Existereo talks with us on episode 14. Not only is he an amazing MC, he's also a first hand historian to the underground LA scene in the 90s. Go check Candys 22 and of corse, the Shape Shifters!

Neal from Method Made Design Lab joins us on episode 13 of the podcast. Neal is a content curator for a global network of artists. We talk about working with artists, how he started with a gallery in San Fransisco, and the future of artist contracts!