The Piece with Madame Kelso

Performance artist / space-maker Nailah Griffin discusses the importance "A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby" by Kara Walker holds in her creative practice and personal life. Nailah is a Brookly…

Writer, actor, and producer Ben Matheny discusses the impact Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" has had on the way he approaches capturing the magic and pure fun of filmmaking. Ben's most recent film…

Zandashé Brown is an award-winning genre filmmaker born bred in and inspired by Southern Louisiana. A self-proclaimed storyteller, Brown writes and directs stories primarily within the horror genre t…

Dancer Rhia Jade discusses the impact of Pina Bausch's "Café Müller." Rhia (they/them, she/her) moves and makes things by and for the body. Rhia is a choreographer, dancer, and performer based betwee…

MILAGROS Collective co-founders Felici Asteinza and Joey Fillastre, along with their ever-changing cast of collaborators, create site-specific works that explore the history of place through striking…

Rosalie Smith discusses the poem "Evoking the Father" by Sharon Hoffman, her mother who passed away in August of 2018. Rosalie is a multidisciplinary artist who's recent work conceptually addresses i…

HU$HPUPPY, Dankyproductions and DJ Sincjack discuss the 1988 anime film "Akira" and the way it informed the music video for "Akuma" that Hushpup and Devin (Dankyproductions) recently released. Find m…

Organizer and filmmaker Raven Crane (they / them) discusses the anthology "Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility" edited by Tourmaline, Eric A. Stanley and Johanna Burto…

Filmmaker Marion Hill discusses Jonathan Demme’s 2008 film “Rachel Getting Married.” We also talk about Marion’s short film “Goddess House” which depicts a house of queer consensual sex work between …

In 2015, the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Chris Staudinger and his father built the frame of a 16 foot canoe. They began collecting stories from family and friends about Katrina and the …

Multimedia artist, digital curator, and face paint icon Phlegm discusses the reverberating impact Busta Rhymes' "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" has had on the development of his one of a kin…

Curator and Funeral Director's Assistant Lola Palacios reflects on Angela Carter's 1975 short story, "The Lady of the House of Love." Several themes throughout Carter's tale of Romanian vampire roman…

Rapper, singer, dancer, and revered scorpio Stash Marina discusses "Bucky Done Gun" by M.I.A. We explore the sexiness of dead plants, cheetahs, the importance of black femme educators, and the lost a…

Architect and visual artist Maggie Lloyd aka Orange Juane discusses "The Rape of Proserpina" by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. We delve into the surprising emotionality of marble as a medium in Baroque sculpt…

DJ Heel Turn discusses DJ Koze's "DJ-Kicks", the ethics behind sampling James Baldwin speeches in a house track, the politics of Post-Hurricane Katrina party spaces, and why vegans are the new bad bo…

Electro-soul-pop goddess Nondi breaks down the album that has had the biggest impact on her creative path, Solange's "A Seat at the Table." From the lusciously textured visual album's palette to Sola…