The Pencil Pusher's Podcast

Today's show is a retrospective of the life of the greatest animator of all time: Mr. Richard Williams, who recent'y passed away. I was humbled to have a panel of talented working animators, document…

I am honored that I get to present to you my chat with inarguably one of the most important graphic designers and design thinkers in history - the one and only Mr. Milton Glaser. Our talk found him e…

Episode 11 finds Mike in a reflective mood, as he chats about accepting creative challenges as a way to work through personal fears of failure, rejection and judgement, an issue all artists deal with…

This week, we sit down with my friend, Lenny Terenzi. Lenny is the owner of Hey Monkey, (https://www.heymonkeydesign.com) a studio that produces screen printing, illustration and graphic design.

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Today we chat I had with the international star, the national treasure and my own new personal hero, Lisa Congdon. Lisa is an incredibly talented illustrator and fine artist who is prime example nume…

It was an honor and a blast talking to the one and only Claire Keane. Claire, an ex Vis-Dev artist at Disney, talks about her continuing to work in her passions as a children’s book author and illust…

 Ok ladies and gents! Today we showcase the one and only Jordan Jameson @jordanjameson - Jordan’s a super talented designer and illustrator that I’ve gotten to know over the past couple of years and …

Alright! Episode 6, coming in hot! We took Memorial Day off to rest and pay our respects - but we are back with a power packed conversation with muralist, teacher and serial sketcher, J Massullo.

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Y’all! Join me for the release for my show, The Pencil Pushers Podcast - celebrating the hand-drawn arts. I’ll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-art, and mor…

Episode 4 brings me to talk with the uberly talented illustrator and muralist, David Eichenberger. David is another talent hailing from my hometown of Raleigh, NC, and merges classical children's boo…

 Tony White is a British Academy Award-winning animation director, animator, author and educator. Tony let’s us in to his career that spans decades and intermingles with some of the greatest animator…

What does a kid from a small town in the south, who's greatest escape from the mundane was circling comic shops, drawing karate kickin' superheros and blasting rock n roll guitar riffs do to find a w…

My very first guest in the studio is one who embodies the character of the true working artist. An individual that’s been an inspiration to watch as an artist, a mentor and also just a solid human be…