Future Prairie Radio

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

S7E1: Stay Ready with Mel Brown

February 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 16, 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 27, 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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S5E12: For Artists to Thrive with Mic Crenshaw

December 20, 2022 • 27 mins

Rapper and poet Mic Crenshaw on creating social change through music.

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Episodes

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S6E14: A Metropolis in Eden with Stephan Nance

S6E13: The Chosen Generation with Derrick McDuffey

S6E12: At Last, I See You with Ricardo Nagaoka

S6E11: Destiny with Alonzo Chadwick

S6E10: In the Realm of the Ancestors with Libretto

S6E9: Navigating with Stephanie Chefas

S6E8: Into Another Being with Miriam Gossing

S6E7: Saccharine with Jennifer Timmer Trail

S6E6: Monstrous, Feminine with Wendy Noonan

S6E5: A Whole New Direction with Michelle Ruiz Keil

S6E4: For All of Us with Kerry Politzer

S6E3: To Activate with Layna Lewis

S6E2: Grateful Cry with Ashleigh Flynn

S6E1: By Any Means﻿ with David Shirkhani

S5E15: Seeing You/Seeing Me with Mami Takahashi

S5E14: Our Healing with Alexandra Loves Lewis

S5E13: Pyrography with Lisa Cox

S5E12: For Artists to Thrive with Mic Crenshaw

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S7E1: Stay Ready with Mel Brown

S6E15: I Always Dreamt with Vaughn Kimmons

S6E1: By Any Means with David Shirkhani

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