No Bad Art - Episode 48 - The Kickback
Cheesesteak contraband, origin stories, and building your own community with no cigarettes. This week John, Jennifer, and journalist...
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- May 4
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 47 - Claire Godbee
Presenter anxiety, imposter syndrome, and forever students. John spends some time on the art therapy couch with Jenn and this week's...
- May 4
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 46 - Dirk Staschke
Art show jury duty, skinhead brawls, "factory artists" and our favorite new sitcom Jar Jar and Mindy. This week John sits down with...
- May 4
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 45 - Song Songs Songs
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- May 4
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 44 - Zachary Edison
Nu metal, retail hell, and living that art handler life. This week John and Jenn sit down with artist and Assistant Head Preparator for...
- May 4
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 43 - Stacey Holloway
Home pay-phones, real time parental locator systems, Jaws 2, and Haribo gummy bears. This week John and Jenn crack open some sugary,...
- May 4
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 42 - Jakob Dwight
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- Mar 9
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No Bad Art - Episode 41 - Cary Norton
White house press pools, toy cameras,, beekeeping, photographic processes, and forgotten Alabama histories. This week John and Jenn sit...
- Feb 27
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 40 - Manjari Sharma
This week John and Jenn turn on the waterworks with artist and educator Manjari Sharma!
- Feb 21
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 39 - Doug Barrett
Richard Simmons, asshole professors, and pristine apocalyptic landscapes at the Vanishing Point of our Frontier. This wee John and Jenn...
- Feb 20
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 38 - Steven Mark Finley Jr.
Art studio FOMO, re-centering the origin of house music, and black joy as an act of defiance. This week John and Jenn sit down with...
- Feb 6
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 37 - Shauna Stuart
Stone Mountain, imposter Santas, and bougie daps! We pop the corks for another Prosecco-fueled episode! This week John and Jenn get rowdy...
- Jan 30
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 36 - Leah Hamel
Blame it on Totinos! This week John and Jenn sit down with artist Leah Hamel to discuss pizza roll rage and her latest exhibition Sacred...
- Jan 30
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 35 - C.A. Jones
Due to some technical difficulties this episode did not properly record and is lost to the ages...surviving only in our memories.
- Jan 18
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 34 - John, Jenn, Roscoe, and Donté K Hayes
Queen Jenitifa Bassett, cheat codes, wild carrier turkeys, Mr. Jerry Gogosian, and art-speak code switching. John, Jenn, and Roscoe...
- Dec 31, 2022
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No Bad Art - Episode 33 - New Year's Eve Spectacular
Tesla charging stations, calamari conspiracy theories, art cheat codes, and showing up for 2023! This week John and Jenn pop the Prosecco...
- Dec 31, 2022
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 32 - Jim Sokol
Art collecting, Alabama prison reform, and New Orleans debauchery. This week John and Jenn sit down art collector and philanthropist Jim...
- Dec 20, 2022
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No Bad Art - Episode 31 - Darius Hill
Xavier's School for the Alabama Gifted, artistic appropriation, and Public Enemy makes it to suburban Alabama to terrify parents across...
- Dec 12, 2022
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No Bad Art - Episode 30 - Mollie Schaefer-Thompson and Brad Davis
Late-stage capitalism, the Great Resignation, Miley Cyrus vs. Glenn Danzig, and what it's like to be in a band that records albums and...
- Dec 5, 2022
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No Bad Art - Episode 29 - Jillian Marie Browning and Erin Gordon
Photography, straight-edge Christian hardcore, "country" Florida, kickstarter comics, K-pop, and more on this week's episode with artist...
- Nov 18, 2022
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 28 - Donté K. Hayes
Comic books, hip-hop, Klingon honor codes, Confederate monuments, Dr. Who, Elon Musky, Coca-cola/Elf on a Shelf 2026 and stained glass...
- Nov 11, 2022
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No Bad Art - Episode 27 - Sara Garden Armstrong
Art critics, head trauma, John Cage cover bands, and coming home again for the first time. This week John and Jenn chat with Sara Garden...
- Nov 7, 2022
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No Bad Art - Episode 26 - Brandon Watkins
This week we're joined by Brandon Watkins, co-owner of Yellowhammer Creative, to talk Catholic school, art school, Lebanese green beans,...
- Nov 7, 2022
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No Bad Art - Episode 25 - Paul Wilm
This week John and Jenn sit down with artist Paul Wilm to discuss art, loss, music, and more. Special appearance by surrealist filmmaker...
- Nov 7, 2022
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No Bad Art - Episode 24 - Wendy Jarvis
This week John and Jenn stroll down Birmingham art scene memory lane with Wendy Jarvis!
- Oct 10, 2022
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No Bad Art - Episode 23 - Space One Eleven
This week John and Jenn sit down with Peter Prinz and Cheryl Lewis from Space One Eleven to reminisce about the early days of the...
- Oct 4, 2022
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No Bad Art - Episode 22 - Jenny Fine
This week John and Jenn sit down with artist Jenny Fine to discuss family, loss, and Cyndi Lauper!
- Sep 28, 2022
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No Bad Art - Episode 21 - Ronald McKiethen
This week John and Jenn sit down with artist and advocate Ronald McKiethen to talk about his inspirational journey towards becoming an...
- Sep 21, 2022
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 20 - Lauren Frances Evans
On this week's episode John and Jenn sit down to talk about her journey as an artist, professor, and parent. We talk about our shared...
- Sep 10, 2022
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 19 - Jacqueline Surdell
On this week's episode of No Bad Art, John sits down with Chicago-based artist Jacqueline Surdell to talk about American sports culture,...
- Sep 5, 2022
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 18 - Joi Brown
On this week's episode John chats with Joi Brown to discuss her work with the Jefferson County Memorial Project and their mission to help...
- Sep 5, 2022
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 17 - Andi Rice
On this week's episode John and Jenn sit down with photographer Andi Rice to discuss his journey from his life working in corporate...
- Aug 23, 2022
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No Bad Art - Episode 16 - Rico Gatson
This week John and Jenn sit down with Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist Rico Gatson to talk about his journey as an artist and his...
- Aug 18, 2022
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No Bad Art - Episode 15 - Melissa Yes
This week John sits down with artist and professor Melissa Yes to discuss her artist-run space Vinegar, personal creative vulnerability,...
- Aug 10, 2022
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 14 - Missy Roll
This week our hosts John, Jenn, and Roscoe sit down with artist and maker Missy Roll to discuss her journey as an artist, trash...
- Aug 1, 2022
- 1 min
Episode 13 - Erin LeAnn Mitchell
This week, John sits down with artist and educator Erin LeAnn Mitchell to talk about her personal journey as an artist, creative process,...
- Jul 25, 2022
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 12 - Jennifer Fields
On this week’s super-sized episode of No Bad Art - John, Jennifer, and Roscoe drop some truth this week as they discuss Jennifer’s latest...
- Jul 18, 2022
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 11 - Eric Essix
This week John chats with Alabama Jazz Hall of Famer Eric Essix about his life, career, insecurities, and his brand new album Stride.
- Jul 15, 2022
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 10 - Carey Fountain
This week John sits down with visual artist, musician and Manager of Public Programs for the Birmingham Museum of Art Carey Fountain to...
- Jul 15, 2022
- 1 min
No Bad Art - Episode 9 - Celestia Morgan
This week John sits down with artist Celestia Morgan to discuss art, institutional racism, food disparities, the missing Avondale ducks,...
- Jun 29, 2022
- 1 min
Episode 8 - Alexandra Jo
This week John sits down with visual artist, poet, and death care professional Alexandra Jo to discuss her journey as a queer artist,...
- Jun 19, 2022
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Episode 7 - Chintia Kirana
This week John sits down with multidisciplinary artist, educator, and art activist Chintia Kirana to discuss cultural dualities,...
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Episode 3 - Kimberly Kirklin and Salaam Green
This week we sit down with Kimberly Kirklin, Director of UAB’s Arts in Medicine and acclaimed author and poet Salaam Green to discuss...
- May 13, 2022
- 1 min
Episode 2 - Sydney A. Foster - May 14, 2022
This week we sit down with artist and photographer Sydney A. Foster to discuss her path as a visual artist, our country’s complex...
- Apr 27, 2022
- 1 min
Episode 1 - Roscoe Hall - May 7, 2022
On this week's debut episode, host John Fields sits down with acclaimed chef and artist Roscoe to discuss his journey as a visual artist,...
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