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May 19, 20231 min read
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...
May 4, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
No Bad Art - Episode 45 - Song Songs Songs
COMING SOON
May 4, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
No Bad Art - Episode 42 - Jakob Dwight
COMING SOON
Mar 9, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
No Bad Art - Episode 40 - Manjari Sharma
This week John and Jenn turn on the waterworks with artist and educator Manjari Sharma!
Feb 21, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
No Bad Art - Episode 24 - Wendy Jarvis
This week John and Jenn stroll down Birmingham art scene memory lane with Wendy Jarvis!
Oct 10, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
Episode 7 - Chintia Kirana
This week John sits down with multidisciplinary artist, educator, and art activist Chintia Kirana to discuss cultural dualities,...
Jun 19, 20220 min read
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Jun 19, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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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