Future Prairie Radio

Future Prairie Radio

Sponsored by Regional Arts and Culture Council, Future Prairie Radio is a podcast examining the future of art, design, and culture through the eyes of marginalized artists. We go beyond AI, robotics, and new currencies to learn about process and art making across media. We're using art practice as a lens to investigate the humanist and ethical values that intersect with contemporary life and technology.

Episodes

S7E2: Work Ethic with Rob Nosse

February 7, 2025 • 15 mins
Musician, labor organizer, and Oregon state legislator Rob Nosse on Portland, politics, and what we need to thrive.
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S7E1: Stay Ready with Mel Brown

February 5, 2023 • 46 mins
Drummer Mel Brown on art, life, and legacy in Portland, Oregon.
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S6E15: I Always Dreamt with Vaughn Kimmons

February 5, 2023 • 26 mins
Multidisciplinary artist Vaughn Kimmons on celebrating Blackness and the sacred through music, digital collage, video, and visual art.
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S6E14: A Metropolis in Eden with Stephan Nance

February 5, 2023 • 15 mins
Musician Stephen Nance on creating poetic piano pop inspired by birds and winning an artist grant from Regional Arts and Culture Council.
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S6E13: The Chosen Generation with Derrick McDuffey

January 25, 2023 • 28 mins
Gospel music director Derrick McDuffey on ministering and teaching in Portland, Oregon.
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S6E12: At Last, I See You with Ricardo Nagaoka

January 25, 2023 • 10 mins
Photographer Ricardo Nagaoka on his process and 2022 solo show in Portland, Oregon.
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S6E11: Destiny with Alonzo Chadwick

January 21, 2023 • 46 mins
Singer Alonzo Chadwick on finding peace through music, his work with the Grammy-nominated Oregon Symphony, and managing BRAVO Youth Orchestras, a nonprofit that teaches children to play classical music with free violin, string, and choral classes.
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S6E10: In the Realm of the Ancestors with Libretto

January 21, 2023 • 55 mins
Rapper Libretto on getting his first record deal with BSI Records, his journey in hip hop, and making art after incarceration.
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S6E9: Navigating with Stephanie Chefas

January 21, 2023 • 10 mins
Curator Stephanie Chefas on bringing local, national, and international artists to Portland.
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S6E8: Into Another Being with Miriam Gossing

January 21, 2023 • 30 mins
Filmmaker Miriam Gossing on making art with her BFF, showing queer work at international film festivals and exhibitions, and making a feature-length movie about mermaids.
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S6E7: Saccharine with Jennifer Timmer Trail

January 21, 2023 • 18 mins
Photographer Jennifer Timmer Trail on relationship-based art, curation, and parenting.
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S6E6: Monstrous, Feminine with Wendy Noonan

January 19, 2023 • 20 mins
Writer Wendy Noonan and visual art collaborator Kirsten Driggers discuss their oracle deck, 'Monstrous, Feminine,' which explores feminine and genderqueer demons, witches, and other mythical creatures.
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S6E5: A Whole New Direction with Michelle Ruiz Keil

January 19, 2023 • 24 mins
Author Michelle Ruiz Keil on developing her critically acclaimed young adult novels, the importance of being cared for as a creative, and her Regional Arts and Culture Council-sponsored research trip for her first novel for adults.
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S6E4: For All of Us with Kerry Politzer

January 15, 2023 • 10 mins
Jazz pianist, composer, and educator Kerry Politzer on creating a driveway jazz series to offer a COVID-safe way for the Portland jazz community to celebrate local musicians.
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S6E3: To Activate with Layna Lewis

January 14, 2023 • 19 mins
Layna Lewis, director of Viva La Free, explores how art and activism can come together to create change in our communities, such as at her trauma-informed approach to art for 9th-grade students at Portland's Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School.
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S6E2: Grateful Cry with Ashleigh Flynn

January 14, 2023 • 14 mins
Musician Ashleigh Flynn on creating a band of female musicians over 40 paying a musical homage to “Rosie the Riveter,” whose brand inspired a social movement putting women to work in America.
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S6E1: By Any Means with David Shirkhani

January 13, 2023 • 18 mins
Multidisciplinary creative David Shirkhani on creating Black & Gifted, his art collective exploring mental health.
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S5E15: Seeing You/Seeing Me with Mami Takahashi

January 2, 2023 • 30 mins
Performance artist Mami Takahashi on sculptural explorations of being Asian and a woman living outside her home country while working towards US citizenship.
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S5E14: Our Healing with Alexandra Loves Lewis

December 26, 2022 • 16 mins
Artist Alexandra Loves Lewis on storytelling from Africa and her diaspora.
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S5E13: Pyrography with Lisa Cox

December 21, 2022 • 17 mins
Pyrographer Lisa Cox on finding her artistic voice and life as a woman in woodworking.
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