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Arts Journalist Kerry Lengel is not here to give you a good review you can share all over your social media. He is here to tell you how he feels, and he feels good doing it.

Kerry joined me at the fantastic Coffee Talk in Chandler to discuss the importance of pushing boundries, finding the art that suits your aesthetic, and why being an expert can ruin your writing.

Follow Kerry on Facebook and Twitter to talk to him directly, and check out azcentral.com for his current journalistic work.

Don't forget to rate, subscribe and review on all your favorite places, and send questions comments and suggestions to [email protected]

Arts Journalist Kerry Lengel is not here to give you a good review you can share all over your social media. He is here to tell you how he feels, and he feels good doing it.

Kerry joined me at the fantastic Coffee Talk in Chandler to discuss the importance of pushing boundries, finding the art that suits your aesthetic, and why being an expert can ruin your writing.

Follow Kerry on Facebook and Twitter to talk to him directly, and check out azcentral.com for his current journalistic work.

Don't forget to rate, subscribe and review on all your favorite places, and send questions comments and suggestions to [email protected]

Circus artist Crystal Cruz has proven her fearlessness by dangling from hights, playing with fire, and laying on beds of nails. But can she withstand an hour of conversation with a stuttering ginger boy? Also yes.

Crystal is hosting her annual Stilt Camping Retreat in Flagstaff August 4-6. If you sign up here by July 31 you will receive 40% OFF.

More details on that and any other upcoming projects and classes can be found at houseofcirque.com

Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe everywhere, and send questions, comments and suggestions to [email protected]

Circus artist Crystal Cruz has proven her fearlessness by dangling from hights, playing with fire, and laying on beds of nails. But can she withstand an hour of conversation with a stuttering ginger boy? Also yes.

Crystal is hosting her annual Stilt Camping Retreat in Flagstaff August 4-6. If you sign up here by July 31 you will receive 40% OFF.

More details on that and any other upcoming projects and classes can be found at houseofcirque.com

Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe everywhere, and send questions, comments and suggestions to [email protected]

Actor, instructor, and arts advocate Will Hightower invited me to his home base at Urban Bean; just a couple of average-looking white guys who used to act more trying to support the arts.

We had a great chat where we discussed the the artist's place in the community, mental illness in the arts, and why we need to stop looking for the next Emma Stone.

You can learn more about Will's advocacy programs, including how to sign up for the Artist I.D. program (for $15 a year!) at theatrethinktank.org

Will is also supporting Stray Cat Theatre's Roast of Ron May on Saturday, August 5. Tickets start at $20, and festivities run all night, check out details at straycattheatre.org

Don't forget to rate and subscribe everywhere, and email questions, comments, and suggestions to [email protected]

Actor, instructor, and arts advocate Will Hightower invited me to his home base at Urban Bean; just a couple of average-looking white guys who used to act more trying to support the arts.

We had a great chat where we discussed the the artist's place in the community, mental illness in the arts, and why we need to stop looking for the next Emma Stone.

You can learn more about Will's advocacy programs, including how to sign up for the Artist I.D. program (for $15 a year!) at theatrethinktank.org

Will is also supporting Stray Cat Theatre's Roast of Ron May on Saturday, August 5. Tickets start at $20, and festivities run all night, check out details at straycattheatre.org

Don't forget to rate and subscribe everywhere, and email questions, comments, and suggestions to [email protected]

Movement artist Sydney Jackson joined me at the Chop Shop in Tempe where I try to make her feel comfortable by bringing up a bunch of stuff she doesn't remember. But then she talks to me about how we put value on ourselves as artists, why she likes to avoid as many descriptors as she can, and why a good teacher doesn't necessarily need to be a good performer.

Sydney will be performing with the BlakTina Festival, which runs ONE NIGHT ONLY, Saturday July 22 at 7:30 at Black Theatre Troupe. Tickets are 17.90, available through the Facebook event

Don't forget to rate and subscribe at all the usual spots, and send questikns, comments and suggestions to [email protected].

Movement artist Sydney Jackson joined me at the Chop Shop in Tempe where I try to make her feel comfortable by bringing up a bunch of stuff she doesn't remember. But then she talks to me about how we put value on ourselves as artists, why she likes to avoid as many descriptors as she can, and why a good teacher doesn't necessarily need to be a good performer.

Sydney will be performing with the BlakTina Festival, which runs ONE NIGHT ONLY, Saturday July 22 at 7:30 at Black Theatre Troupe. Tickets are 17.90, available through the Facebook event

Don't forget to rate and subscribe at all the usual spots, and send questikns, comments and suggestions to [email protected].

Rebecca Gambino and I tried our very best to keep it together as The Grand coffee shop was torn down and rebuilt around us. We did not.

But in between breakdowns, we discussed how to identify your limitations, reconciling your creative urges with business needs, and why Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul Dano are the best.

You can see her make-up and skincare work as Becks Aesthetics at becksaesthetics.com.

You can find Becks Aesthetics on Instagram and Facebook as well, along with her acting work on Instagram as Rebecca_Gambino.

Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Facebook, Twitter, and Google Play. For questions comments and suggestions, email me at [email protected]

Rebecca Gambino and I tried our very best to keep it together as The Grand coffee shop was torn down and rebuilt around us. We did not.

But in between breakdowns, we discussed how to identify your limitations, reconciling your creative urges with business needs, and why Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul Dano are the best.

You can see her make-up and skincare work as Becks Aesthetics at becksaesthetics.com.

You can find Becks Aesthetics on Instagram and Facebook as well, along with her acting work on Instagram as Rebecca_Gambino.

Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Facebook, Twitter, and Google Play. For questions comments and suggestions, email me at [email protected]