Great art almost feels like magic—it opens our minds to brand new ideas, and teaches us to see ourselves and our world more clearly. Of course, behind all great art, there are artists. And that’s where the real magic happens… As we go beneath the art itself to explore how different artists do what they do, we see glimpses of the sorts of creativity, resilience, and bravery that lead to the art that moves our world. And maybe we can learn to borrow some of that magic for our very own thinking ...
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Ep. 191: Abby Shaner
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I’m Abby, the owner and creator of WoodSolStone studio located in Cincinnati, Ohio. My passion for plants and all things green has always been a part of my dna, so the organic way that this art came to be only made sense for me. I’ve always been a creative person and love the process of moss art. I use every bit of nature I find to create a magical…
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Ep. 190: Bailey Hinkley Grogan
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Bailey Elizabeth Hinkley Grogan is a jazz vocalist, songwriter, sound healer, and performer based out of Denver, CO and Los Angeles, CA. Her bright, yet melancholy sound is a reflection of her deep study into the jazz idiom while simultaneously playing homage to her influences in Nancy Wilson, Chick Corea, Sheryl Crow, and Pat Metheny. Her improvis…
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Ep. 189: Janne Ford
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Janne is a floral photographer living in North Yorkshire in the UK. With a background in fashion and textile design she is drawn to the colourful world of flowers and creates still life imagery using natural light.Janneford.comDoor Artifice Podcast by Emily Merrell
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Ep. 188: Amrita Singh
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Amrita is an entrepreneur and the founder of @mykalekitchen. She set up My Kale Kitchen Creative as a boutique content creation company that provides cinematic and emotive videography to food and beverage brands and is currently expanding into lifestyle content and short-films as well. Amrita specializes in short-form cinematography and her true p…
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Ep. 187: Matt R. Salmon
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Dr. Matt R. Salmon, DO, MS is the Manager of Psychiatry at Whitman Walker Health in Washington, DC, specializing in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry with a focus on LGBTQ+ youth who’ve faced chronic interpersonal trauma.Matt's unique perspective is shaped by personal experiences of growing up queer and autistic in a conservative Mormon house…
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Ep. 186: Brian Casey
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Brian Casey is a jazz bassist, educator and researcher based in Colorado. Brian serves as Associate Professor of Academic Jazz at the University of Northern Colorado and earned a DMA in Jazz Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder where he taught courses in Humanities, Jazz Studies, and American Music. Brian earned a MM in Jazz Studies from…
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Ep. 185: Kolby Fackrell
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From Mesa, AZ. Attended film school at Scottsdale Community College and studied History and Sociology of Western Religion at MCC/BYU (note: I did not graduate from any of those colleges lol). Currently located in south bay Los Angeles, CA. Working for a digital Healthcare company called Sharecare in Value-based Care Technology Integrations. http://…
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Ep. 184: Lauren Zuniga
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Lauren McDonald Zuniga has been writing since she first learned to read at age three. She graduated with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of North Texas in 2012. She worked as a freelance contributor to the local Utah newspaper The Davis County Clipper, as well freelancing as a writing counselor for beginning creative writers for nearly…
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Ep. 183 Kimber Greenwood
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Throughout her life, Kimber has had two deep passions: water and art. It seemed obvious she would foray into the underwater portrait photography industry however, the road she took was a bit more scenic. As a teenager, Kimber worked as a lifeguard and eventually became Open Water SCUBA certified in a frigid Ohio quarry. In college, she earned her B…
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Ep. 182 Birgir Steinn Theodórsson
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Double bass player Birgir Steinn Theodorsson graduated from FÍH's music school with distinction in 2015 and subsequently studied at the jazz department of the Berlin Academy of Arts and Hans Eisler in Berlin. Birgir Steinn has worked with numerous bands and musicians, both as double bass player, co-author and arranger. He has performed in many plac…
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Ep. 180: Scott Franklin
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Ep. 180: Scott Franklin by Artifice Podcast by Emily MerrellDoor Artifice Podcast by Emily Merrell
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Ep. 179: Thomas Bartlett
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Thomas Bartlett is a wire jewelry craftsman and artist out of Minneapolis Minnesota. His work utilizes weaving and coiling of wire to create detailed highly textural settings for natural stones and crystals. In addition to jewelry work Thomas has a BFA in 2d media and creates psychosexual surrealist illustrations and paintings. Instagram.com/_whisk…
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Ep. 178: Dave Chisholm
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Dave Chisholm is a graphic novelist and musician currently living in Rochester, NY where he received his doctorate in jazz trumpet from the Eastman School of Music in 2013. His expertise in music as well as his formal inventiveness within the comics medium has resulted in a string of critically-acclaimed music-centric graphic novels including Enter…
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Ep. 177: Jordan Sprigg
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Hailing from Narembeen in the wheatbelt of Western Australia, Jordan is a metal artist specialising in one-of-a-kind animal sculptures. Using retired tools, machine parts and recycled farm scrap sourced throughout rural Western Australia, Jordan finds inspiration in the animal kingdom and brings his sculptures to life. Now in his tenth year as a fu…
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Ep. 176: Jen Cunha
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Jen Cunha is an attorney, animal cognition trainer, writer, and international speaker, focusing on animal literacy and communication. A "parrot mama" for over 16 years, Jen has been developing cognition training techniques for almost a decade. Her training manuals have been translated and distributed throughout Europe, and she’s been featured in Bi…
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Ep. 175: Casey Drake
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Casey Drake is a self-taught artist, author, illustrator, and mother currently based in Orlando, Florida. While always driven by a strong, intrinsic need to create, her artistic journey took an unexpected turn when her whimsical sidewalk chalk creations gained widespread recognition in 2020. Before this, Casey obtained a bachelor’s of science in Bi…
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Remembering Anna Mooy
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From Anna's Obituary: Mary Annaleen Mooy, beloved sister, aunt, teacher, and devoted friend to many, age 65, peacefully passed away on January 15, 2024, due to complications of a brain tumor. I'm so grateful I have this conversation with Anna to remember and cherish, along with some truly impactful memories from my time as her student. It feels rig…
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Ep. 174: Viet Pham
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Pham was born in a Malaysian refugee camp in 1979. His parents are Vietnamese and fled the country during the Vietnam War. The family moved to the United States when he was five months old and has lived in the U.S. ever since. Pham was teased often as a young child, and has said that he began to "resent being Asian" because of this bullying. He oft…
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Ep. 173: Evan Werner
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Evan Werner is an avid woodworker, chef, outdoorsman, and entrepreneur. Living in a rural community in Utah has allowed him to spend more time with his artistic passions. He runs South Slope Wood-fired Pizza with his wife Priscilla. When he’s not serving up delicious wood fired pizza he’s in the mountains fly fishing or searching for unique logs to…
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Ep. 172: Joey Anderson
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Joey Anderson (he/they) is a movement-based artist and educator based in his hometown, Salt Lake City, Utah. He is currently a member of FLEET Co-Op, directed by Shelby Taylor, which just concluded its inaugural year. In collaboration with FLEET, Joey contributed in building and performing their immersive show, “Monomyth,” last Fall as well as thei…
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Ep. 171: Jennifer Madsen
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Jennifer Madsen is a prized fixture on performing stages of the West. A lifelong singer and actress, her early career included being a cast member of Brigham Young University’s famed performing group the Young Ambassadors. That experience founded her love of the art and afforded her the chance to sing, dance, and act for audiences across the globe.…
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Ep. 170: Aaron Schumacher
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Aaron Schumacher is a dynamic vocalist, music director, and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles. Known for his technical expertise and innovative approach, Aaron serves as the Soprano and Technical Director for m-pact, a globally celebrated vocal group renowned for their authentic and powerful vocal performances.As an entrepreneur, Aaron founded Voca…
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Ep. 169: Britt Linde
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Britt Linde is a rock climber and physical therapist living in the magical Sonoran Desert of Tucson, Arizona. Her life circumstances led her to attend BYU for her undergrad degree in Exercise Science and serendipitously led her to experience rock climbing for the first time. There began her obsession with rock climbing and the life lessons it teach…
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Ep. 168: Grace Leigh Ryser
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Grace was born and raised in Sandy, Utah where she grew up doing two things - playing soccer and making art. Today, she continues to do just that; she spends the majority of her time at Harmons Grocery painting and installing signs, at home painting original work or commissioned work for her art patrons, and of course, we mustn’t forget, playing so…
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Ep. 167: Alex Hyner
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Alex Hyner is a writer, producer, and actor for film and television in Los Angeles. In his spare time, he has cultivated a passion for photography and digital art. You can find his work on Instagram @alexhyner and his website AlexHynerArt.comDoor Artifice Podcast by Emily Merrell
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Ep. 166: Jess Davies
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My culinary passion started at a young age. Growing up, I would help my mother make wedding cakes in her spare time and make caramels, brownies, and more with my dad. I developed a love for pastries- the balancing of flavors, the chemistry behind it, the look, the flavor combinations, and of course the taste!I was born and raised in Salt Lake City,…
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Ep. 165: Sarah Czaplewski
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Sarah Czaplewski was born in Omaha Nebraska, and grew up in Papillion, Nebraska, a suburb of Omaha. She started singing and taking voice lessons as a child (kind of had to since mom, grandma, uncle and aunt were all singers). During high school Sarah was in soccer (not really anything to write home about with the soccer skills, but decent to be on …
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Ep. 164: Ross Hagan
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Ross Hagen is an Associate Professor of Music Studies at Utah Valley University, focusing on musicology and ethnomusicology. He has been at UVU since 2010 and received his Ph.D. and M.M. in Musicology at the University of Colorado at Boulder and his B.A. at Davidson College.Dr. Hagen’s research interests include underground music scenes, black meta…
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Ep. 163: Drew Nichols RETURNS
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Drew Nichols, at age 4, received a police escort home while selling handmade puppets door-to-door. He later studied music composition at Arizona State, toured with ALW’s The Wizard of Oz, and worked for Weisersound as a keyboard programming assistant for Broadway’s Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Blvd, Les Mis, Cats, Miss Saigon, School of Rock, and N…
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Ep. 162: FinFolk Production (Abby and Bryn Roberts)
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FinFolk Productions was founded by twin sisters Abby & Bryn Roberts in 2012 and specializes exclusively in realistic, fully swimmable mermaid tails and accessories. From the Lakes of Minnesota, to the beaches of Hawaii, and now to the mountains of North Carolina, the studio location has changed over the years and expanded to a small team of 8 but o…
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Ep. 161: Mike Steinel
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Mike Steinel is a jazz trumpeter, pianist, composer, arranger, and novelist. For forty years he taught jazz at the collegiate level, most notably at the University of North Texas (32 years). He has performed throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia; recorded with the Frank Mantooth Orchestra, the Mike Waldrop Band, the Chicago Jazz Quintet; and …
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Ep. 160: Somer Ahonen
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Artist, photographer, dancer, performer. Married to a supportive husband and mother of 1. Somer started her profession as a photographer back in 2004. Shortly after, she fell in love with a new sport of pole. Her passion for dancing and performing has led her to open her own studio and just recently she got to perform at The Snoop Dogg concert at t…
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Ep. 159: Jordan Clark
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Jordan Clark is a musician, songwriter, music engineer, and producer with extensive experience in writing, performing, and recording musical works. As a musician, he has performed with a number of musical groups, including Vanladylove (named "#1 Artist on the Verge" at the 2014 New Music Seminar), and has worked diligently as a solo artist. Jordan …
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Ep. 158: Benjamin Brown
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The Fresh King Benjamin is a Utah-based comic who has headlined such prestigious events as The Sunstone Symposium and Wyoming Equality’s Annual Rendezvous. He grew up on a Mormon polygamist compound in Wyoming before escaping to the vast and wicked metropolis of Salt Lake City at the tender age of 20. Since then he’s been slowly figuring out how to…
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Ep. 157: Daria Fedorova
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Daria Fedorova / Dasha Plesen is a multidisciplinary artist and photographer, based in Moscow. She's developing a unique methodology which allows her to capture the Universal Microbiome, and metaphorically visualize the Nothing. Experimenting with natural phenomena, decay processes and life and death cycles, she creates very extraterrestrial micro …
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Ep. 156: Langston Collin Wilkins
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Langston Collin Wilkins, PhD is folklorist, ethnomusicologist, and writer based in Madison, WI. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Folklore and Afro-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Wilkins is the author of Welcome to Houston: Hip Hop Heritage in Hustle Town, which was released through the University of Illinois P…
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Ep. 155: Maxwell Eddington
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Maxwell is a pianist and knit portrait artist from Arizona. Ever since he can remember, Maxwell Eddington has been creating. Although his passion for creating beauty has led him to dabble in aquascaping, interior design, digital art, singing and sewing, his life’s main artistic devotions remain knitting and playing the piano.Maxwell learned to knit…
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Ep. 154: Angie Halford Re
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Angie Halford Re is founder and owner of award-winning Unique Mosaics, LLC, a Global, and Nationally recognized custom mosaic tile artwork studio located in South Salt Lake, UT. Her 22 years of experience in tile and design makes her a thought leader, and top consultant in the U.S. with designers, tile contractors, builders, and architects in custo…
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Ep. 153: Ryan Nielsen RETURNS
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Dr. Ryan Nielsen is a trumpet artist truly at home in both classical music and jazz. A devoted teacher and clinician, he has been a consultant for professionals and students alike from Los Angeles to London to Turkey. His popular YouTube channel Ryan’s Trumpet has thousands of subscribers from around the globe. He has performed and recorded with th…
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Ep. 152: McKenna Rees
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Hello! My name is McKenna and I live on a farm by the river. I have goats, pigs, a jersey cow, chickens, quail, rabbits, dogs, and lizards! I love all my animals and the opportunities they give my children to learn how to work hard and get dirty. I enjoy gardening and learning how to better homestead our land. I love making beautiful soaps with my …
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Ep. 151: Tito Livas
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Tito Livas is an actor, husband, father, and advocate for inclusion andrepresentation on stage and screen. When he's not on set or on stage you can find him tending to his chickens, caring for his garden, or most likely, cleaning up after his two boys, both of whom are under six and full of more energy than any single human should have.https://www.…
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Ep. 150: Joan Steinmann
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Joan Steinmann earned a Bachelor of Music from The University of Utah in Vocal Performance. Since 2006 she has taught both Choir and German at Paradigm Charter High School in South Jordan. Under her direction, Paradigm High Choirs have won various musical awards and performed extensive through Utah. Recently Joan Steinmann's choirs were featured gu…
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Ep. 149: David Martinez
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David A. MartinezDave Martinez is an eclectic human.With influences and inspirations from Bob Dylan to Lon Chaney to the back of old TIME magazines found on some dusty shelf at the old antique store down the road, you never know what the man’s discovering.He loves going on tangents on just about anything; stares the uncomfortable bits of life in th…
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Ep. 148: Charlotte Bell
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Charlotte Bell has been practicing yoga since 1982, and began teaching in 1986. Shehas established and taught regular classes along Utah’s Wasatch Front, and inCalifornia and Hawaii. She also teaches workshops, teacher trainings, and yoga forcancer patients and their families at Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City. Shehas taught at national…
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Ep. 147: Jeff Britman
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Jeff Britman has been working with aquariums since he was 8 or 9 years old, starting with a 10-gallon freshwater tank. He began working with his first saltwater tank (a 75-gallon mixed-reef tank) at age 14, with help from his father and older brother. Currently, he curates and maintains a 120-gallon mixed-reef tank, which he started late in 2017. J…
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Ep. 146: Olga Assayah
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Olga Assayah was born in Kiev Ukraine and moved to the United States at the age of 5. She always had a love and appreciation for art and its expression and learned to sew as a little girl. She graduated from SLCC fashion institute and decided to start Zaiya Collection to create beautiful designs that are innovative yet practical for everyday life. …
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Ep. 145: Bryan Young
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Bryan Young (he/they) works across many different media. His work as a writer and producer has been called "filmmaking gold" by The New York Times. He's also published comic books with Slave Labor Graphics and Image Comics. He's been a regular contributor for the Huffington Post, StarWars.com, Star Wars Insider magazine, SYFY, /Film, and was the fo…
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Ep. 144: Emily Young
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Emily Young is an artist proficient in the medium of embracing the here and now. Her gifts span from guiding mothers through birthing realms to examining consciousness and healing through plant medicine. Twenty years ago the black and white may have talked about her going to court reporting school for all the wrong reasons or eating pancakes and pl…
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HW Diaries Part 12: The Hallowed Wide II
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A breakdown of the writing, meaning, and hidden treasures in the twelfth track of my new album "The Hallowed Wide" out on all streaming platforms now!Door Artifice Podcast by Emily Merrell
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Ep. 143: Aelias Lorenzo
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I am an Artist based in Salt Lake City, Utah. I was born and raised in Texas and moved to Utah in 2014. I spent Two years (2015-2017) serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mongolia. My Passion has always lied within visual art. These days I’ve been painting film sets for an upcoming Apple TV show set to launch lat…
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