Something (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
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 304
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Blair Borax
Born on the East Coast, and home to the West, Blair Borax’s relationship with music began unexpectedly in 2016, when a friend gifted her a cheap guitar.Since then, Borax has become a prolific songwri…
00:37:21 |
Sat 23 Aug 2025
Jesi Bender
Jesi Bender is an artist from Upstate New York.
Her work leans towards experimental historical fiction that interrogates the tension between language's utility & malleability.Jesi's gorgeous new boo…
Her work leans towards experimental historical fiction that interrogates the tension between language's utility & malleability.Jesi's gorgeous new boo…
00:39:44 |
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Jen Michalski
Jen Michalski currently lives in Carlsbad, California. She graduated from St. Mary’s College of Maryland with a BA in English and received her MS in Professional Writing from Towson University. She w…
00:40:18 |
Tue 05 Aug 2025
Ophelia Darkly
Ophelia Darkly is a DJ, model, writer, performer, and Doll Tarot reader based out of Portland, Oregon. Magic, dreams, and storytelling are the threads that bind all of her creative ventures together.…
00:57:00 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Calvin John Smiley
Something Rather Than Nothing Podcast Episode 300!!! We talk ABOLITION.Calvin John Smiley, Ph.D. is an associate professor of sociology at Hunter College-CUNY. His research and scholarship broadly fo…
00:54:49 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Katie Marie
Katie Marie is a Cherokee/Choctaw educator, Indigenous Wisdomkeeper, and decolonial guide who works at the intersection of healing, community, and education.Enjoy this ranging conversation into matri…
01:04:11 |
Mon 30 Jun 2025
Annabel McConnachie
Annabel McConnachie (she/her) is an actress, writer, singer, dancer and content creator. She is originally from Sydney, Australia but is currently based in New York City. She is best known for her wo…
00:30:23 |
Wed 18 Jun 2025
Sophia Hembeck
Sophia Hembeck is a bilingual writer and artist based in Edinburgh. She has published three books (Things I Have Noticed, 2020 & Things I Have Loved, 2023 & Thiings That Are Different Now, 2025) whic…
00:58:24 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
LIVE at Browsers' Bookstore with Abe Richmond and Pete Dryden
This episode was recorded and captured LIVE on Independent Bookstore Day (April 26, 2025) from Browsers' Bookstore in Albany, Oregon. Pete Dryden:Photographer, cabinet maker, professional overthinker…
00:35:46 |
Fri 23 May 2025
Craig Randall
About Craig Randall - I've loved stories and literature and writing for as long as I can remember. For just as long, I've also struggled with anxiety and depression. They have loomed over me, all my …
00:26:20 |
Thu 08 May 2025
Kola Shippentower
Shippentower is named Co-Captain of the Oregon Ravens Football Team!
Kola Shippentower is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. She has co-founded and is th…
Kola Shippentower is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. She has co-founded and is th…
00:46:00 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Meghan Lamb
Meghan Lamb is the author of Mirror Translation (Blamage Books, 2025), COWARD (Spuyten Duyvil, 2022), Failure to Thrive (Apocalypse Party, 2021) All of Your Most Private Places (Spork Press, 2020) an…
00:52:47 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
Rachael Wolfe
Raechel Wolfe is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Portland, OR, whose work spans film, writing, modeling, and Creative Direction. She made waves by creating FINK, the world’s first Instagram-excl…
01:03:49 |
Thu 10 Apr 2025
elle nash (deliver me)
elle nash is an electrifying writer based in glasgow, scotlandthis is about her book 'deliver me' - At a meatpacking facility in the Missouri Ozarks, Dee-Dee and her co-workers kill and butcher 40,00…
00:37:54 |
Sun 02 Mar 2025
Vanessa Stockard
Vanessa Stockard recently visited the podcast for the 3rd time!Vanessa Stockard was born in 1975 in Sydney and spent her formative years in a small country town in the Mid North Coast of New South Wa…
00:29:17 |
Wed 12 Feb 2025
Aaron Keuter
Aaron Keuter is an editor, motion designer, animator, and visual effects artist in Portland, Oregon.SRTN is a worldwide podcast that features the greatest creators you can find.
00:58:42 |
Sat 18 Jan 2025
Rachael Tyrell
Rachael Tyrell aims to create art that reimagines classic pinup aesthetics through a contemporary lens. Working primarily with Sharpies and various inks, she crafts pieces that radiate raw energy.Her…
01:26:18 |
Wed 08 Jan 2025
Lady Ro
Lady Ro is a Baltimore based indie folk rock musician. Formally know as Baby Carrots, Lady Ro began playing shows in Baltimore in 2019, where she quickly garnering a solid following. Her performances…
01:07:36 |
Wed 25 Dec 2024
Tina aka poler.t.ina
Stop in and enjoy this lovely chat with dancer Tina!We chatted a bit of horror, a bit of art, a bit of dancing, standup comedy and constantly challenging yourself. There was even a special guest visi…
00:26:41 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
Squirm! Sex Talk with Kels & Tess & Kenny & Jenny
Enjoy a lovely and vulnerable chat with Kels & Tess. Host Kenny and Co-host Jenny explore health, excitement, sex, p*rn and the powerful things that move us. Kels is a producer, businesswoman, and se…
00:51:43 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
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