This episode was recorded and captured LIVE on Independent Bookstore Day (April 26, 2025) from Browsers' Bookstore in Albany, Oregon.  Pete... more

About Craig Randall [https://www.craigrandallwriting.com/home] - I've loved stories and literature and writing for as long as I can remember. For... more

Shippentower is named Co-Captain of the Oregon Ravens Football Team! Kola Shippentower is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of... more

Meghan Lamb [http://meghanlamb.com/about.html] is the author of Mirror Translation (Blamage Books, 2025), COWARD (Spuyten Duyvil, 2022), Failure to Thrive (Apocalypse... more

Raechel Wolfe [https://www.instagram.com/r_the_wolfe/] is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Portland, OR, whose work spans film, writing, modeling, and Creative Direction.... more

elle nash is an electrifying writer based in glasgow, scotland this is about her book 'deliver me' -  At a meatpacking facility... more

Vanessa Stockard recently visited the podcast for the 3rd time! Vanessa Stockard was born in 1975 in Sydney and spent her... more

Aaron Keuter [https://aaronk.tv/] is an editor, motion designer, animator, and visual effects artist in Portland, Oregon. SRTN [https://www.somethingratherthannothing.com/] is a worldwide... more

Rachael Tyrell aims to create art that reimagines classic pinup aesthetics through a contemporary lens. Working primarily with Sharpies and... more

Lady Ro [https://www.instagram.com/ladyro.jpg?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] is a Baltimore based indie folk rock musician. Formally know as Baby Carrots, Lady Ro began playing... more

Stop in and enjoy this lovely chat with dancer Tina! We chatted a bit of horror, a bit of art, a... more

Enjoy a lovely and vulnerable chat with Kels & Tess. Host Kenny and Co-host Jenny explore health, excitement, sex, p*rn... more

Something (rather than nothing) [https://www.somethingratherthannothing.com/] Podcast presents a special STRIKE episode from Albany, Oregon. SRTN gives you an up to the... more

Besa is a film photographer and model who resides in Chicago. Her work is largely editorial, drawing inspiration from old... more

Elisabeth Eaves is the author of the debut novel The Outlier as well as two critically acclaimed non-fiction books, Wanderlust:... more

Shelia Knox awakes from a two week coma to find her life torn apart. Her children have been savagely murdered. Her... more

Samn Johnson [https://www.samnjohnsonmusic.com/](he/they, b. 1991) is a composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and historical linguist. Their work often harnesses research on acoustics... more

Frederick Livingston [https://legacybookpress.com/moon_fruits/] lives in the liminal space between experiential education, sustainable agriculture, and peacebuilding. His work has appeared in... more

Multi Media Artist Shannon Kringen [http://www.shannonkringen.com/] grew up in San Diego California and Whidbey Island Washington. She is a self... more

Aranea Push is a digital illustrator and comic artist living in the PNW. Aranea blends rich illustration with sharp attitude,... more

It was a pleasure to talk to Olivia Dolphin about her deep literary and musical talents back in Episode 116 ... more

Sara McGrath is an illustrator and author of "Garage Girls" and lives in Los Angeles. About "Garage Girls" - - -... more

Ilya Popenko [https://www.popenkophoto.com/about] is a multi-disciplinary artist who was born in the Soviet Union and immigrated to the US at... more

Spencer Fleury is the author of I Blame Myself But Also You and other stories  (Malarkey Books, 2024) and How... more

Lauren graces the show again to talk more about her exciting solo play "Lolo's Boyfriend Show." It was such a... more

Ross McMeekin the author of The Hummingbirds (Skyhorse, 2018.) His short fiction has appeared in literary journals and magazines such... more

Matthew Kyle Levine is a filmmaker and cinematographer based in New York City.  His short films have won awards and... more

Paul Luikart is the author of the short story collections Animal Heart (Hyperborea Publishing, 2016), Brief Instructions (Ghostbird Press, 2017),... more

The Ill-Fitting Skin [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-ill-fitting-skin-shannon-robinson/21168757?aid=5819&ean=9781950413751&listref=2024-clients&] is layered with surreal storytelling but remains an extraordinarily realistic read, in the sense that even... more

Morgan Parker is a poet, essayist, and novelist. She is the author of the young adult novel Who Put This... more

Ruby Roth [https://www.rubyroth.art/work]'s work is defined by the female form and depicts the inner lives of women through emotionally visceral... more

Mark Ostler joins the show to kick around comic books - specifically his work Ivar the Boxer and Waltzing Carpet... more

This episode is very different than others. Jim LaBelle, this episode's featured guest, passed away recently. I wish, hope and... more

Blend a background in fast-paced PR, political campaigns, and a lot of roll-up-your-sleeves energy, and you've Stuart Collective founder and... more

Ivana Yellowback is a member of Manto Sipi Cree Nation – God's River (maternal family) and a relative to Mathias... more

Teghan Hammond and Mel Hammond are sisters who grew up punching each other whenever they saw a P.T. Cruiser, dying... more

Special Spring 2024 NYC Fringe Festival episode with three dynamic creators! Lauren O'Brien presents Lolo's Boyfriend Show [https://www.frigid.nyc/event/6897:630/] - a new... more

From Page Stephenson [https://www.mynameispage.com/creative]: "Sometimes my life feels as though I am both the director and the directed. As I... more

M.J. Bassett [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1068186/] is an English director, writer, and producer of film and television. She began her career directing the... more

Ben Tanzer [https://www.tanzerben.com/]'s work includes the short story collection UPSTATE, the science fiction novel Orphans and the essay collections Lost... more

Philip Barasch [https://www.dancingchapman.com/] has maintained a lifelong interest in sequential art. He is the creator of HandHewn, a magazine designed... more

Guest host Kinneret Ely [https://www.youtube.com/@KinneretEly] interviews opera star Nicholas Tamagna [https://www.operabase.com/artists/nicholas-tamagna-13040/en] Nicholas Tamagna's meteoric rise in recent years has made him... more

Chimen Kouri is a writer based in Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey. Her work has been featured in Goat's Milk Magazine,... more

TJ McGowan aka The Everyday Bite [https://www.theeverydaybite.com/about] is a Bronx based writer, poet, and spoken word artist who has performed... more

Mortal Emblem [https://www.mortalemblem.com/]owner Olivia Britz-Wheat is a multimedia artist who has been tattooing for over 15 years in Portland. She... more

ART FUN with the hosts of the Baroque B**ches Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baroque-b-tches-an-art-history-gossip-podcast/id1714175986]! How much fun can you have on a podcast? I... more

Death is the high cost of living. The weight of that knowledge can feel crippling but is it there we... more

ALLYSON MCCABE [https://www.allysonmccabe.com/]is a journalist whose work is heard on NPR's newsmagazines, public radio stations and programs, and podcasts. Also... more

Katherine Yeske Taylor [https://linktr.ee/Taylorkatnyc] began her career as a rock critic in Atlanta in the 1990s, interviewing Georgia musical royalty... more

Shippentower signs with the Oregon Ravens Kola Shippentower is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.... more

Minnesota musician, Katy Tessman [https://www.katytessman.com/about.html] is an optimistic and approachable singer-songwriter with a voice full of the wisdom she's gained... more

Meghan Lamb is the author of COWARD (Spuyten Duyvil, 2022), Failure to Thrive (Apocalypse Party, 2021), All of Your Most... more

Kate Brody [https://katebrodyauthor.com/] lives in Los Angeles, California. Her work has previously appeared in Lit Hub, The Rumpus, Noema, and... more

GLÜME is an art phenomenon. Whether she was plucked from the astral planes or the near-dream world she occupies a... more

Stephen Pellnat [http://www.stephenpellnat.com/about] "I have been making comics for as long as I can remember understanding the written language. I... more

Surrounded by animals, held most dear was the peacock family that allowed her to follow them around, telling stories, inventing... more

Salo Panto is: Joe Garwig, Max Doyle, Ed Beach, and David Kudelka   Since 2015, Salo Panto has been exploring and... more

Salisha Old Bull (Salish/Crow) is an Indigenous artist based in Montana. She creates a diverse array of art genres but... more

Welcome back Suziey! Recorded in a Russian cemetery in Portland, Oregon. Suziey Block kills it in the found footage insta-classic Horror in... more

Pete Dryden [https://www.petedrydenphotography.com/about] is a portrait photographer based in Oregon.  When he's not deconstructing the world of photography he's plotting ways... more

Let's go Hollywood! Something (rather than nothing) Podcast is pleased to present Lori Fetrick who is also known as ICE from... more

The daughter of two preacher's kids, Pieta Brown's early upbringing in Iowa was in a rural outpost with no furnace,... more

Cristina Lumague is a freelance podcast producer, editor and the host of Espooky Tales, Historias Unknown and Novelas Con Cafecito. Enjoy... more

Charles Mulford is a sculptor based in New Jersey. He holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts and... more

Host Ken Volante was watching some 'Dark Souls' gameplay and heard some rocking music down at the Albany, Oregon skatepark.... more

Carol Butler is a ballpoint illustrator based in Boise Idaho, where she works seasonally as an organic farmer. An avid cyclist,... more

Producer / composer / multi-instrumentalist Angel Marcloid records music under the moniker Fire-Toolz. Though Marcloid's output emerges in a litany... more

Jadon Allen is the founder of Guilt! or guiltpdx, a streetwear and street art company based out of Portland, Oregon... more

Elle Nash is the author of the short story collection Nudes (404 Ink and SF/LD Books) novels Gag Reflex (Clash... more

Alternative tragic Americana, invocations for peace & judgment reshaping with bleeding heart stream of consciousness poems. Originally from Connecticut, before becoming... more

Sarah Romano Diehl is a comic artist based in Seattle, WA. Her work is published in Seattle Magazine, The Stranger,... more

Over to the NYC to get exclusive coverage of the plays Sex Work, Sex Play by Caytha Jentis and Doris... more

Nataša Babič is a New York actress, originally from Ljubljana, Slovenia. Natasa studied musical theater at the Performing Arts Studios... more

A special interview with Sadie Dupuis. Dupuis chats about art, labor, music, meaning, poetry and Speedy Ortiz's 'Rabbit Rabbit" record release... more

Very happy to share a ranging conversation with activist Rick Staggenborg. Recorded at a union hall in Albany, Oregon, host... more

Charles Payne is a Madison transplant, a certified teacher, and self-taught social artist, originally from Michigan. Payne is a Shop... more

In a world dominated by overnight internet sensations and one-hit-wonders, emerging artist Ainsley Costello has her eyes set on creating... more

Born in the sterile hills of Happy Valley Keddies Resort is breathing life into the bloated carcass of the rock... more

Joe Maldonado is a poet and mental health professional, author of the poetry collections Subterranean Summer and Skeleton American. His... more

SRTN is happy to have THE Dakota Noot back on the show! Dakota Noot is a Los Angeles-based artist and curator.... more

Talking storytelling, music, publishing, PR, art and philosophy with Lilian Sue As a PR coach and publicist, Lilian Sue is in... more

Wag your tail to this one! Listen thru for the addicting pleasure of the song "WAG IT!" Cissi Efraimsson is a... more

Nick Malster is the co-founder of Fountain, a podcast app that helps creators get discovered, build a community and get... more

Special Episode! Recording artist Blair Borax returns with a touching live SRTN set in Eugene, Oregon.  This episode is guest hosted... more

Meruzhan Mazmanyan is an Armenian-American artist from the Portland, Oregon Metro area. In a variety of mediums, Meruzhan uses his artwork... more

Helming the 'Fantasy in Terms of Liberation' project is multi-disciplinary artist Julienne Baptiste, aka PCP, and director and artist Christopher... more

Maya MacGregor is an author, singer, and artist based in Glasgow, Scotland. A fluent Gaelic speaker, Maya is active in... more

New Orleans-based visual artist and art educator, Sara Hardin creates paintings that explore the connection between place and memory. She... more

BEHOLD!! The Swamp Thing Rather Than Nothing Episode!! WITH!!!! Special Panel: Curious wisdom-speaker and plant-woman Em Grebner-Gaddis [https://www.rootedpod.com/about]appears.  Painter and eccentric gatherer Swamp... more

Dysgenia is Riley Holland, Brian Wilson, and Dustin Vandehey. "How much can you you say without words?" That's the question these... more

A warm welcome to the talented and creative artist Bex Carlos! Gonna tell you a bit about her podcast Tu... more

Jayne Karma Lamo is a neurodivergent multi-instrumentalist, performer, recording artist and producer from Salmo, BC.  Jayne creates dreamy, post-grunge alt-rock,... more

Florence Williams is a journalist, author, and podcaster. She is a contributing editor at Outside Magazine and a freelance writer... more

R.W.W. Greene is a New Hampshire USA writer with an MA in Fine Arts, which he exorcises in dive bars... more

ROLLER DERBY EPISODE! SRTN 202 drops you onto Oregon State University parquet with the skaters of Sick Town Roller Derby... more

Described as a "combination of Patty Griffin grit and Amy Winehouse grace" by American Songwriter, Portland-based Soul/Americana singer-songwriter Karyn Ann... more

Ellen Adair is a regular analyst on MLB Network's "Off Base," and has also appeared on "MLB Now," "Hot Stove"... more

Blair Bathory has been creating works of horror for many years. She began her career as maestro of the macabre... more

Craig Randall is a poet, author, and teacher who lives in beautiful Corvallis, OR with his wife, children, two cats... more

Alex Fine is an illustrator living and working in the Baltimore area. He spends his time creating art for various... more