Shows
Better NeighborJoey PhamJoey Pham is the Chicago-based founder and chef of Flavor Supreme, as well as a tarot reader and spiritual counselor. We discuss how their relationship to work, creativity, and hospitality has continuously evolved as life unfolds. You can find their work here:https://www.flavorsupre.me/
2022-03-211h 07
Better NeighborMariana RockwellMariana is an artist from Chicago, IL. We discuss how creating art can be a vital touchpoint for someone who has faced the dark uncertainty of depression and how sometimes lines and shapes can speak when words are unavailable. Find her work here:https://www.instagram.com/memar__/
2022-03-141h 03
Better NeighborAngelo DolojanAngelo is a Chicago-based illustrator. Born in the Philippines, Angelo arrived in California at a young age and quickly developed tactics for navigating a new language, culture, and social structure. You can find his work here:https://dolojangelo.com/https://www.instagram.com/dolojangelo/
2022-03-071h 01
Better NeighborNAH CreateNicole Huphrey or NAH Create is a Chicago native artist and brand strategist. We talk through Nicole's creative journey as well as the personal challenge of balancing work and art, when work requires your creative talenthttps://www.nahcreate.com/https://www.instagram.com/nahcreate/
2021-04-1251 min
Better NeighborValeria TaylorChef and owner of Loba Pastry in Chicago, IL. Valeria talks of moving from the familiarity of Mexico to the United States during her formative teenage years. Hear how her dedication to following her own path remained unchanged even as everything else didhttps://www.instagram.com/lobapastry/?hl=en
2021-04-0557 min
Better NeighborSemlerMusical artist Semler rose to the top of the christian/gospel itunes charts with the EP release Preacher's Kid in early 2021. This was the first time a queer Christian artist has ever topped such a charthttps://music.apple.com/us/album/preachers-kid/1549729565https://www.instagram.com/gracebaldridge/
2021-03-221h 14
Better NeighborVivian LeAs a child of immigrant parents, Vivian speaks of the journey of navigating cultural, social, and gender expectations in the low brow art scenehttps://vivianleart.com/https://www.instagram.com/levivianart/
2021-02-0858 min
Better NeighborKatie KimmelKatie shares the story of her early artistic days, discovering ceramics in art school, and finding home in the deserthttps://www.katiekimmel.com/https://www.instagram.com/katiekimmel/
2021-02-0159 min
Better NeighborMolly Anne BishopChicago-based artist Molly Anne Bishop shares her journey from med school to art school. Hear how she uses the characters in her art to express that the thoughts that so many of us have, but less of us shareWebsite: www.mollyannebishop.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollyannebishop/
2020-12-211h 06
Better NeighborPenny PinchChicago-based Penny Pinch shares his journey into creating street art using nothing but found materials. Hear how he views his art as both a love letter to humanity as well as a critique of wayward power structuresInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/_pennypinch_/
2020-12-1456 min
Better NeighborDamiane NicklesDamiane Nickles of NotAPlantShop talks his journey from New York to Chicago and how finding that nugget of creative expression in whatever you're doing can bring purpose to whatever comes your wayCheck out his website https://www.notaplantshop.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/notaplantshop/
2020-12-071h 12
Better NeighborAnna PoseyAnna shares her story of journeying from the art world to the food world. Hear how Anna's connectedness to the natural world has been a constant grounding as she moves through lifeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nna_posey/Website: https://elskerestaurant.com/
2020-11-3050 min
Better NeighborPolly JiménezPolly Jiménez is a watercolor artist, illustrator, and graphic designer from Mexico City. Her journey to New York to pursue her career eventually led her back home where she can speak to the things that she knows best.See Polly's work at:http://www.shortstoriesstudio.comhttps://www.instagram.com/pollyshortstories/
2020-11-231h 12
Better NeighborTrailer Season 1Welcome to the Better Neighbor podcast. Listen to conversations with artists, entertainers, and food people about the evolution of their creative process.
2020-11-1901 min