The Wussow's Podcast

This month, artist and Art Coordinator for the café Annmarie Geniusz and her partner/local fashion icon Sparkly Steve sit down to discuss their time before coming to and embracing Duluth, creating art, how frisbee has shaped their lives, and more!

New episode of the Wussow's Podcast release the FIRST TUESDAY of EVERY MONTH!

On this month's episode, artist and owner of Duluth Pottery, Tile & Gallery Karin Kraemer sits down with hosts Jason Wussow and Terry Johnson to discuss her life before Duluth Pottery, running an arts non-profit, The Empty Bowl, an encounter with a tornado, life as an artist in Duluth, and more!

New episodes on the FIRST TUESDAY of EVERY MONTH. Basically.

This month on the Wussow's podcast, Jazz guitarist and mental health advocate Sam Miltich and the Hotclub of Duluth band sit down with host Jason Wussow to discuss the Hotclub of San Francisco, Hotclub of Duluth's current members, Jazz in Northern Minnesota, creating art with disabilities, and more!

New episodes of The Wussow's Podcast are available on the FIRST TUESDAY of EVERY MONTH.

Wussow's Concert Cafe | 324 N Central Ave, Duluth, MN

From designing lighting for Bentleyville, playing at Baystock, to painting murals and designing logos for the cafe, Barry Pirkola has been an integral part of the Duluth/Minnesota art scene for over 20 years. Today, he sits down with hosts Jason and Terry to discussing the early days of Wussow's and Bentleyville, his own musical ups and downs, collecting records, and more!

New episodes of The Wussow's Podcast are available on the FIRST TUESDAY of EVERY MONTH.

Wussow's Concert Cafe | 324 N Central Ave, Duluth, MN

Guests Linda LeGarde Grover, Ellie Shoenfeld, and Tina Higgins Wussow are all writers and poets, and today they sit down with hosts Jason and Terry to talk all about it!

Ellie Shoenfeld is a Duluth writer and poet, the 2016-18 Duluth Poet Laureate, and co-founder of Duluth's Poetry Harbor alongside Pat McKinnon.

Linda LeGarde Grover is a professor-emeritus of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, a member of the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe, and award winning author of several Ojibwe novels, short stories, and poems. Her lastest book, "A Song Over Miskwaa Rapids" is available at Zenith Bookstore, next door to Wussow's Concert Cafe in West Duluth, or wherever you buy your books.

Tina Higgins Wussow is a writing teacher at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, as well as a poet, curator and host of the Homegrown Music Fest Poetry Showcase, and the Writer's Salon on the third Thursday over every month at Wussow's Concert Cafe.

In 1999, Jason opened up what is now Wussow's Concert Cafe. This month, we learn more about what came before. Gary Houdek owned 'Jitters Lake Superior Coffee and Tea House' in Duluth from 1997 until 2015, where he employed Jason and our other guest- Corryn Smith! They discuss the early days of Jitters, fishing in Alaska, bear encounters, and more! New episodes the FIRST TUESDAY of EVERY MONTH!

New episodes on the FIRST TUESDAY of EVERY MONTH!

This month, hosts Jason and Terry sit down with Janna Dreher, who is celebrating the 17th annual Bayfront Reggae and World Music Festival, and Pete Cich, who celebrated the 11th annual Petefest in June!

Reggaefest is Saturday, July 15th. Gates open at 12pm!

New episodes the 1st Tuesday of the month!On this month's episode, Guests Adam Herman, Scott Lillo, and Steve Solkela join hosts Jason and Terry to discuss gig food and competitive eating, Adam’s career as an archeologist, the importance of making stuff you care about, and more!Adam Herman is the author of "Villa Leilla: A Muddy Tale of Love and Monsters", as well as being a musician, songwriter, podcaster, and archeologist!Scott Lillo is described by Adam as a legend, having been involved in a wide variety of local music ventures like Homegrown Music festival, Audio Electronics manufacturer Crane Sone, and Superior Porchfest.Steve Solkela, proud Finish-Minnesotan, has been battling boredom with "Steve's Over Populated One Man Band", while also being a comedian, stuntman, opera singer, actor, and composer.