HeyJaredSomething (rather than nothing)
Why is there something rather than nothing? This podcast is a philosophical and psychological exploration into the act of creation (poets, musicians, writers, painters, thinkers, all of us) by: Ken Volante
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Di Slaney and Manor Farm (opens the original)
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Di Slaney lives with her husband in a Grade II Listed, 400 year old farmhouse in Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire with more animals than is sensible. She runs Manor Farm Charitable Trust [http://www.manorfarmcharitabletrust.org/]which offers a home for life for livestock, particularly elderly animals or those with special needs. She operates an Egg Club to raise funds for the poultry and sells speciality yarn from the small flock of rare breed and rescued sheep under the name Hooligan Yarns. [https:/
Steven Seidenberg and The Architecture of Silence (opens the original)
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Steven Seidenberg [https://www.stevenseidenberg.com/artwork-1] is an artist, poet, and philosopher whose collections of photographs include The Architecture of Silence (Contrasto, 2023), Pipevalve: Berlin (Lodima Press, 2017), and the forthcoming Kanazawa Vacancy (Chin Music, Fall 2026). He has had solo exhibitions of his work in Japan, Italy, Germany, Mexico, and the United States. He is the author of Coda (Omnidawn, 2026), Anon (Omnidawn, 2022), plain sight (Roof Books, 2020), Situ (Black Sun
Kazu Haga and Fierce Vulnerability (opens the original)
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Kazu Haga [https://www.kazuhaga.com/] I have lived in Buddhist monasteries. I have spent the last twenty-five years in social justice movements. I have sat in hundreds of circles with incarcerated people witnessing them do the hard work of healing and accountability. And I have been humbled and inspired by my own, never-ending healing journey. My work tries to bring all of my experiences together in a way that contributes to social change and collective liberation. Each day I find myself more co
J Webster Sharp (opens the original)
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Podcast Host Ken Volante here. I am pleased to present J Webster Sharp, who is my favorite, illustrator, like, ever. Jemma has created The Scrapbook of Life and Death, Fondant, and an upcoming work on the super famous early 20th century actor Fatty Arbuckle. I can't even wait to lay my fingers on her Fatty book. Here's an exclusive interview. J Webster Sharp [https://jwebstersharp.bigcartel.com/] This is Something Rather Than Nothing [https://somethingratherthannothi.podview.com/]
Vanessa and Isobel Stockard tackle The Universe (opens the original)
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Famous Painter Vanessa Stockard [https://www.instagram.com/vanessastockard/?hl=en] and her adventurer-space-mind-explorer-daughter Isobel tackle The Universe! A Something Rather Than Nothing [https://somethingratherthannothi.podview.com/] podcast exclusive
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