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Make/Work

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In each episode of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with emerging and established artists working in a wide range of creative mediums about how they survive, how they make a living, and how they maintain their work over the long term.

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Make/Work Episode 28: Pamela Z

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  • February 19, 2015
In episode 28 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with the composer/performer Pamela Z about her penchant for databases, life without a security net, and the benefits of the one-a-day Squickie.
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Make/Work Episode 27: Saul Melman

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  • January 29, 2015
In episode 27 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with emergency room physician and visual artist Saul Melman about the parallels between creative practice and caregiving.
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Make/Work Episode 26: Christine Hiebert

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  • January 15, 2015
In episode 26 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with visual artist Christine Hiebert about limitations, the relationship between drawing and musical improvisation, and of course, lines.
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Make/Work Episode 25: Jim Ragen

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  • January 1, 2015
In episode 25 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with writer Jim Ragen, who has been working on a five-volume novel spanning generations of life in the Dakotas.
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Make/Work Episode 24: Artist Roundtable

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  • December 18, 2014
In episode 24 of The Rumpus's Make/Work podcast, Scott Pinkmountain hosts a conversation between four artists about labor power, the difference between honesty and truth in art, and public vs. private practices.
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Make/Work Episode 23: Katherine Ball

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  • December 4, 2014
In episode 23 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, Scott Pinkmountain speaks with the artist/activist Katherine Ball about the importance of the “yes” and the “no” and the poetry in creative activism.
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Make/Work Episode 22: Mick

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  • November 13, 2014
In episode 22 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, Scott Pinkmountain speaks with guitarist and songwriter Mick about his childhood abuse, drug use, and the crucial need for alternatives to Katy Perry.
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Make/Work Episode 21: Mona Tian

  • Scott Pinkmountain
  • October 30, 2014
In episode 21 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with violinist Mona Tian about her lost childhood, and how she eventually had to discover her own reasons and motivations to continue playing music as an adult.
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Make/Work Episode 20: Gene V. Baker

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  • October 16, 2014
In episode 20 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with musician Gene V. Baker about finding time for his creative practice outside of a consuming day job.
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Make/Work Episode 19: Angela C. Villa and Thollem McDonas

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  • October 2, 2014
In episode 19 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with documentarian Angela C. Villa and musician Thollem Macdonas.
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Make/Work Episode 18: Lisa Ward

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  • September 18, 2014
In Episode 18 of The Rumpus's Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with artist and architect Lisa Ward.
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Make/Work Episode 17: Brett Fletcher Lauer

  • Scott Pinkmountain
  • September 4, 2014
In Episode 17 of Make/Work, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with writer Brett Fletcher Lauer.
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