Pratfalls Of Parenting

 “My work may be visually all over the place, but conceptually it all looks the same.” Public Art St Paul‘s City Artist in Residence Amanda Lovelee talks about allowing for social justice to inform her work without making that overtly what it’s about. She shares how she went from being a photographer to creating participatory, […]

“Knowing when to do a real deep dive is a skill. You can’t share an anecdote for every song you play.”  Mac Wilson talks about working a full time day job at Hamline University while maintaining a second job as an on-air host for MPR’s The Current. Mac talks about trying to get six hours […]

“What I really want to teach my kids is less focus on whether you’re best in the world at something and more on sticktoitiveness.”  American Public Media Managing Director of National Content, Arts & Ideas programming Peter Clowney talks about his struggle with perfectionism and how different his son’s temperament is from the way he […]

“Business owners, they’re kind of like kids.”  Attorney Davis Senseman talks about how her decision to study law was heavily influenced by how much shorter law school would be over pursuing a phD. She talks about how stage fright kept her from performing but how presenting in front of groups as an attorney has become […]

“You spend a lot of money on babysitters and go do shit that doesn’t pay you because you love it and it feeds your soul.”  Samantha Baker Harris is an actor, improviser, and academic advisor. On this episode of the show, she talks about creating and directing shows as early as 2nd grade. Samantha also […]

“They already have this weird perception of what an artist is that’s way different than I had when I was a kid.” Musician and photographer talks about being a working mother while chasing her own ambition. Sarah talks about performing on Broadway with Donny Osmond. She talks about moving to New York to grow her […]

“When you preserve something, it’s stuck.” Jason Noer aka B-Boy J-Sun talks about the history of Hip-Hop dance and why capturing and sharing that history is so important to him. He also talks about building community as an artist and as a parent. And Jason has a lot to say about the struggle to get […]

 “It’s true, I do love talking about puberty!” Sex communicator Lindsey Hoskins talks about teaching teens and parents about sex. She shares how motherhood has influenced her relationship to education and how it informs the way she connects with parents in her workshops. Lindsey talks about not wanting to be a performing but loving speaking […]

“I don’t have anyone in my peer group that’s a single mother, that has 60 exhibitions and supports a household.” Visual Artist Beth Loraine Bowman hangs out to talk about making large scale work at a relatively slow pace. She shares how formal art school created a foundation for her work even if it didn’t […]

“Who knows when I really got interested in music, it was always there.” Musician Anthony Newes talks about working on his collaboration with BK One under the name Bones and Beeker. He talks about how collaboration with other musicians is about building a relationship. He also talks about being the father of a one year […]

“I feel about working motherhood the way Churchill talked about Democracy; it’s the worst possible system, except for all the others.” Writer Christin Croll Carlson talks about writing a book while maintaining a full-time travel-heavy job as a medical sales representative and still being a present parent. Christin talks about the relationships with other working […]

“What ever we do, I’ll find a way to be happy with it.” Improviser Rita Boersma talks about getting back on stage to perform only a short time after giving birth and how her brain may not have been ready. Rita talks about her educational outreach work of teaching young people how to communicate and […]

“For some artists, their primary mode of expression is their art practice and I fall just outside of that more traditional definition.”  Documentary film director and producer and ArtHome Dot Org founder Esther Robinson calls in from New York to be the special guest on episode 100! Esther talks about building a career that doesn’t […]

“I’m convinced that your life is molded in Middle school.” Performer and entrepreneur Mark Lazarchic talks about building things from the ground up. He shares how and why he takes risks with new business ideas and as a performer. Mark also talks about having open and frank conversations with his four children about the value […]

“It’s becoming much more difficult to shoot physical film but I much prefer that.”  Photographer, event producer, and co-founder of Cake in 15 dot com, Stacy Schwartz sits down with Levi to talk about planning for new motherhood and feeling tired all the time. She also talks about wanting to expose her baby son to […]

“How do I gracefully guide you without forcing you to do it?”  Author of 10,000 Lakes and writer for WCCO dot com’s Wander Minnesota blog Amy Rea joins Levi to chat about going from being a travel agent to a professional writer. She shares stories of what it’s like to have a song graduating high […]

“Being gone for 4 1/2 hours while you’re still breastfeeding is a challenge.” Actor, writer, improviser, musician, and awesome person Jen Scott returns to talk about becoming a mother, moving to France, and not being afraid of change. Jen talks about how significantly her time has changed in motherhood but also about what has stayed […]

“The world has an expectation that your story will make logical sense.” This episode features Clockwork media CEO, co-founder of Geek Girls Guide, and author Nancy Lyons. Nancy talks about the collaborative nature of her design and technology solutions work. She talks about starting Geek Girls Guide to demystify technology and how technology folks talk […]

  “There’s no perfect balance.” Writer and technology consultant Patrick Rhone talks about his path from helping people building websites to helping people incorporate technology into all parts of their lives. He talks about traveling as a parent and he shares how much he’s thinking about the world on a grand scale in the context […]

“When I got out of the service industry I ran as hard and fast as I could.”  Actors Lacey and John talk about first meeting because John was Lacey’s dance captain for a show. John talks about transitioning from a focus on music to a focus on dance and how that all led to him […]