Podcasts by Creative MKE
Join Elisabeth Gasparka for this conversation show from Imagine MKE, where we hear from creative leaders in Milwaukee and beyond, to highlight all the incredible transformative power of their work in our region. We hope that after listening to the pod you’ll be able to imagine Milwaukee
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Milwaukee: an Arts and Culture Society w/ VISIT Milwaukee from 2023-08-29T08:00
It all begins with a visit. If you ask the leadership of VISIT Milwaukee, they believe that in order to attract people to live, work, and play somewhere, they have to first experience and connec...
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Community Art at the Jimmy Banks Memorial Stadium w/ Tia Richardson and Jordan Banks from 2023-08-22T08:00
The arts. Sports. Oftentimes, they are thought of as in opposition to each other, but the pursuit of arts and sports have a lot of overlap. One remarkable local "artist" in t...
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Girls Rock MKE w/D Kirschling from 2023-08-15T08:00
In this episode of Creative MKE, Elisabeth speaks with D Kirschling, a board member and the volunteer coordinator at the non- profit organization Girls Rock&nb...
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Milwaukee’s Creative Sandbox: If You Don’t See It, Make It w/ Michael Lagerman from 2023-08-08T08:00
Michael Lagerman recently joined Imagine MKE as Development Coordinator, but he’s also an accomplished artist, collaborator, and programmer within Milwaukee's ...
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Fresh Coast Jazz Festival w/ Carl Brown from 2023-08-02T08:00
When Carl Brown’s late father was dying, he challenged his son to think about putting others "before" himself. Brown, a retired advertising executive, was always a ...
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Milwaukee Pride + Cross Culturalization w/ John Riepenhoff from 2023-07-25T12:00
Milwaukee Pride + Cross-Culturalization w/ John Riepenhoff
Artist, gallerist, and curator John Riepenhoff has built an art world enterp...
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Pushing Milwaukee's Culture w/ MKE Film's Geraud Blanks from 2023-07-18T12:00
Geraud Blanks has always been willing to push boundaries. From his early days at UWM leading the student organization SCOPE—to his work as Chief Innovation Officer at MKE Film, Blanks has been d...
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Creativity + Collaboration at Milwaukee Public Library from 2023-07-11T08:00
It all started with deciding to employ a different social media approach: dreaming up engaging content first and finding ways to tell stories about the eclectic offerings of the Milwaukee Public...
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Start Where You Are And Plant Seeds w/ Jazmine Holifield from 2023-05-30T08:00
This week, Elisabeth spoke with Jazmine Holifield, a multi-hypenate Milwaukee creative who is a creative director within her own company, and also works at the Operations Coordinator at Ima...
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Introducing: Imagine MKE's Executive Director Adam Braatz from 2023-05-16T08:00
In this episode, Elisabeth speaks with Adam Braatz, Imagine MKE’s new Executive Director, who stepped into the role in March. With a background in jazz and classical piano, Adam has carved a uni...
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Ko-Thi Dance Company w/ Sonya Thompson and Kumasi Allen from 2023-05-02T08:00
In this episode, Elisabeth speaks with Sonya Thompson, and Kumasi Allen, the Artistic Director and Musical Director of Milwaukee’s Ko-Thi Dance Company, which has been presenting, interpreting a...
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Chosen: The Gifts of Milwaukee Artists w/ Brit Nicole from 2023-04-18T08:00
In this episode of Creative MKE, Elisabeth speaks with Brit Nicole, the poet behind the poem “Chosen” which is at the center of this year’s Listen
Art About My Community, For My Community w/ Jovanny Hernandez Caballero from 2023-04-04T08:00
In this episode of the podcast, Elisabeth speaks with Jovanny Hernandez Caballero, a photographer and photojournalist from the south side of Milwaukee. Hernandez Caballero is an Art and Design m...
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MIAD's Gallery at the Ave w/ Monica Miller from 2023-03-21T08:00
In this episode of the podcast, Elisabeth speaks with Monica Miller, the Manager of MIAD’s new Gallery at the Ave, a new gallery and exhibition space dedicated to showcasing the work of MIAD alu...
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Bembé Drum + Dance from 2023-03-07T09:00
In this episode, Elisabeth speaks with Imani Jalil, Program Director and Dance Director at Bembé Drum + Dance. Since 2015, Bembé has been giving school children and adults in the Milwaukee ...
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Milwaukee Jazz Institute w/ Mark Davis from 2023-02-21T08:00
In this episode, Elisabeth interviews Mark Davis, the founder and artistic director of Milwaukee Jazz Institute. MJI is a local nonprofit organization which was founded in 2019, which has severa...
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Mike McAlister's Liftoff Creator Course from 2023-02-07T07:00
Mike McAlister wasn’t a creative when he started playing around with early design software on a public library computer as a middle schooler. But he quickly found himself in the medium, and over...
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gener8tor X Sherman Phoenix Visual Art Accelerator from 2023-01-24T08:00
This episode features Maureen Ragalie and Darius Smith from gener8tor’s Milwaukee office. Gener8tor is a nationally-ranked venture capital firm and accelerator that brings together startup ...
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"We Are Not Ghouls"from Good Credit Productions from 2023-01-10T08:00
This episode finds Elisabeth in conversation with Milwaukee filmmaker Chris James Thompson, of Good Credit Productions. Chris’s second full length feature film, We Are Not Ghouls, will ...
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Art Against the Odds: Wisconsin Prison Art w/ Portrait Society Gallery from 2022-12-20T08:00
This week on the pod, Elisabeth speaks with Debra Brehmer and Paul Salsieder from Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art, who joined to speak about the forthcoming exhibition Art Again...
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Representation, Relevance + Purpose: Black Nativity from Black Arts MKE w/ Ashley Jordan and Christopher Gilbert from 2022-12-06T08:00
In this episode of the pod, Elisabeth speaks with Ashley Jordan, the Director of Arts & Cultural Programming, and Christopher Gilbert, Choreographer of the production of Black Nativ...
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Promises: For the Love of the Game w/ Joey Turbo from 2022-11-22T08:00
In this episode of the pod, Elisabeth speaks with Joey Turbo, co-owner of Promises Bar in Milwaukee. Turbo starts the conversation off by reflecting on his experience touring with his band Plati...
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Creative Business Incubation at Hover Craft w/ Cortney Heimerl from 2022-11-08T08:00
In this episode of Creative MKE, Elisabeth speaks with Cortney Heimerl, one of the co-founders and organizers of Hover Craft, Milwaukee’s Annual Handmade Holiday Shopping Event that is abou...
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LoCo+: Leveraging the Business of Creative w/ Kate Atwood and Megan Matousek from 2022-10-25T08:00
In this episode of the pod, we re-introduce the show as “Creative MKE.” Moving forward, episodes will feature a shorter format, have a focus on the creative economy of Milwaukee -- and...
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Cultural Relevance on the Rise at CAVT w/ Jaymee Harvey Willms and Phoenix Brown from 2022-10-11T02:00
This episode of ITP finds host Elisabeth joined by team member Rachel Shields Ebersole for a conversation with the Executive Director Jaymee Harvey Willms and Senior Curator Phoenix Brown from t...
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Innovation and Inclusivity in Theatre w/ Amy Salat from 2022-09-13T08:00
Season 5 of Imagine This Podcast kicks off with the acknowledgement of a bittersweet announcement from CEO David Lee. In the (admittedly long) banter, the crew talks about changes to the pod—inc...
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Cinema as Art w/Ben Balcom from 2022-07-26T08:00
In this final episode of the season, the team speaks with Ben Balcom, a local filmmaker, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, and the co-founder and co-programmer of Mic...
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Made into a Filmmaker in Milwaukee w/ Santana Coleman from 2022-07-19T08:00
This week, we welcome back David from the fog of San Francisco. With his return, there is the promise of illegal sailing, and of a game of chicken to see who will introduce the pod episode. Duri...
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Art and Health in Muskego Way w/ Yesi Pérez from 2022-07-12T08:00
This episode of the pod once again finds Lindsay and Elisabeth holding down the banter fort as David is away on vacation. They begin the episode by discussing their outdoor adventures over the h...
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Celebrating Imagine MKE's Public Ally Sindie Ho from 2022-07-05T08:00
This week’s episode finds Lindsay and Elisabeth holding down the banter fort after David (not so mysteriously) disappeared. The guest this week is Imagine MKE’s Public Ally Sindie Ho, who is wra...
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The Art of Being a Person w/ Molly Hassler from 2022-04-19T08:00
This week, the whole gang is reunited to speak with artist Molly Hassler. Mac, Lindsay and David kick off the episode reflecting on the witches of Salem, Lindsay’s experience of relating to Milwauk...
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A Love Song to Milwaukee w/ Grace Weber from 2022-04-12T08:00
The show kicks off with Mac and David bantering about Moonlighting and Bruce Willis, followed by a discussion about the forthcoming third iteration of Imagine MKE’s 414 Day Video featuring an ...
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Arts @ Large w/ Sean Kiebzak from 2022-04-05T08:00
This week on the pod, we welcome the CEO of Arts @ Large, Sean Kiebzak. In the intro, as Lindsay is on vacation, David and Mac indirectly discuss the Oscar’s slap by way of discussing t...
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40 Under 40 Reflections w/ Antoine Carter from 2022-03-29T08:00
This week on the pod, we welcome Imagine MKE’s Antoine Carter. Antoine is the Director of Neighborhood Partnerships and was the original employee of Imagine MKE. First, in the intro, David and Lin...
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Milwaukee Preservation Alliance w/ Jeremy Ebersole from 2022-03-22T08:00
This week on the pod, we welcome Jeremy Ebersole. Jeremy is the is the Executive Director of the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance (oh, and the spouse of Imagine MKE’s Operations Coordinato...
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Reimagining Arts&Culture Funding w/ Jason Haas from 2022-03-15T08:00
This week on the pod, we welcome back Jason Haas. Jason is the County Supervisor of the 14th District in Milwaukee County. First, in the intro, the team chats about Saint Patrick’s Day, tween adorn...
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Stewardship of Place w/ Sara Daleiden from 2022-03-08T01:45
This week on the pod, we welcome Sara Daleiden. Sara focuses on cultural production and exchange through creating social interactions in developing landscapes. With bases in Los Angeles and Milwauk...
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Building Art Intersection w/ Derrick Cainion from 2022-03-01T12:00
This week on the pod, we welcome Derrick Cainion – founder of Art Intersection MKE. Art Intersection MKE is building a hub on Vliet Street that will be a space where people connect, learn and celeb...
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Cultivating Creativity in Person and Role w/ Dianne Choie from 2022-02-22T12:00
This week, we welcome podcast superfan, cohort participant, and arts educator Dianne Choie – who serves as Youth and Family Programs Coordinator at the Milwaukee Art Museum. First, we open wi...
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The Work of Art w/ Joe Peterangelo and Betsy Mueller from 2022-02-15T08:30
We're back from break! The team starts off by reflecting on the time off from the pod and discussing Mayoral candidates'responses on arts and culture. Joe and Betsy of the Wisconsin Policy Forum jo...
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Year End"Wrapped"and 2021 Staff Reflections from 2021-12-28T09:00
The gang reviews Imagine MKE’s year-end by the numbers (3:33); Antoine, Rachel, and Jason join the pod to share what they’re leaving behind in 2021 and what they’re bringing forward ...
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The 2021 Holiday Draft w/ Imagine MKE Team from 2021-12-21T09:45
This week, the Imagine MKE crew comes together for a Christmas fantasy draft - including our favorite movies, music, foods, and more. Come for the whimsy, stay for the festive vibes. Then, https://...
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The Awards Show w/ Dori Zori from 2021-12-14T12:00
The gang gives their own 2021 awards (00:51); Dori’s arts and culture origin story (12:09); The 2021 Radio Milwaukee Music Awards (23:40); Dori’s Arts and Culture Czar Reign (36:00); What...
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"Black Nativity"Returns w/ Barbara Wanzo and Dimonte Henning from 2021-12-07T11:45
This week on the pod, we welcome Barbara Wanzo and Dimonte Henning to share about Black Arts MKE's production of"Black Nativity,"coming up December 9 through 12. Barbara is the Executive Director ...
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Post-Summit Glow from 2021-11-23T08:00
This week, we have a very special show: during our Summit on Tuesday, November 16, we invited attendees to step up to a StoryCorps style booth and record a conversation. They responded, in pairs or...
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The Arts and Culture Czar: 32 Ways to Improve Arts and Culture in Milwaukee from 2021-11-16T09:00
The Milwaukee Arts, Culture, Creative Industry Summit today is sold out! If you can't join us today at the St. Kate, we've put together a compilation of 32 Arts and Culture Czar segments from the t...
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Imagine Forward, Creating Together: Special Summit Preview from 2021-11-09T12:00
This week on the pod, we're guest-less! Mac, David, and Lindsay talk all about Imagine's upcoming - first ever - Arts, Cultural, and Creative Industry Summit at Saint Kate next Tuesday, Nov. 16. Re...
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Placekeeping in L.A.'s Black Community w/ Jason Foster from 2021-11-02T08:00
This week, we welcome Jason Foster, Destination Crenshaw President and COO. Destination Crenshaw is a reparative development project and will be the largest Black public art project in the U.S...
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Education Innovation w/ Pete Reynolds and Joost Allard from 2021-10-28T12:00
This week, we welcome on Joost Allard and Pete Reynolds, co-founders of Learn Deep. Learn Deep is an independent initiative to drive the creation of a Milwaukee model for education that encourages ...
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Clocking in as an Artist, Every Day w/ Bobby Drake from 2021-10-19T08:00
This week on the pod, we welcome Bobby Drake (stage name for Larry D. Brown II). Bobby started his career in Milwaukee as a spoken word artist, has been active working in community and politic...
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Metamorphosis in Youth Through Art w/ Misha Siegfried from 2021-10-12T08:00
This week, we welcome on Misha Siegfried – musician, producer, designer, and Creative Director at Neu-Life to talk about the organization’s upcoming Gallery Night pop-up exhibition created by ...
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Doors Reopening w/ Grace Fuhr and Julia Griffith from 2021-10-05T08:00
This week, we welcome on friends from Historic Milwaukee to talk about their recent Doors Open event: Grace Fuhr, Special Events Director and Julia Griffith, Program Director. Davi...
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Taking Comedy Seriously w/ Greg, Kaitlin, and Matt from 2021-09-28T10:00
This week on the podcast, we welcome Matt Kemple, Kaitlin McCarthy, and Greg Bach - comedy masterminds behind The Laughing Tap, Milwaukee Comedy Fest, and many other things Milwaukee come...
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Milwaukee's Story, Past and Future w/ Adam Carr from 2021-09-21T08:30
This week, we welcome Adam Carr, a freelancer and “Milwaukeeist” that has worked in community organizing, in-depth tours, journalism, public art, history projects, mentoring, filmmaking, ...
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Beautiful Vibrations at The MusiCreation Station w/ Eric Tillich&Mitch Shiner from 2021-09-14T09:00
This week we welcome Eric Tillich, President& CEO, and Mitch Shiner, Chair of Jazz and Contemporary Music, from the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music to the podcast to talk about the&nb...
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Business Leader/Arts Advocate/Band Singer w/ Heather Dunn from 2021-09-07T09:00
This week we welcome Heather Dunn, senior vice president and chief financial officer of West Bend Mutual Insurance Company. She’s wrapping up her tenure as one of the three co-chairs of the United ...
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Building the Milwaukee Black Theater Festival w/ Malkia Stampley-Johnson from 2021-08-31T08:00
Our guest this week is Malkia Stampley-Johnson is an actor, director, arts facilitator and consultant and emerging producer who – among many incredible credits – is the Artistic Dire...
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The Big Gig is Back w/ Sarah Smith Pancheri and Bob Babisch from 2021-08-24T08:00
This week, we are honored to have Sarah Smith Pancheri (COO and VP of Sales and Marketing of Milwaukee World Festival) and Bob Babisch (VP of Entertainment, Milwa...
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Filming"Corridor"in Milwaukee w/ Kurt Ravenwood from 2021-08-17T08:00
This week on the show, we welcome Kurt Ravenwood. Kurt directs commercials, music videos, and short films. He also produces indie feature projects with friends, including the forthcoming ...
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Live at Sunstone Studios w/ Meg Strobel from 2021-08-11T10:45
We’re back! This week, David and Lindsay are recording live and in-person at Sunstone Studios’ grand opening, speaking with Meg Stroble - Director of Marketing and Community Engagement for Sculptur...
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That Call-In Show from 2021-06-29T08:00
The whole Imagine MKE team is here for a particularly harebrained season finale show concept. Join us as we wait to see who calls in. When they do, we’re gonna ask them two...
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Writing an Untold Story w/ Anuradha D. Rajurkar from 2021-06-22T08:00
This week, we welcome writer Anuradha D. Rajurkar. Anuradha is the national recipient of the SCBWI Emerging Voices Award for her contemporary debut novel, American Betiya. Born ...
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Connecting Milwaukee Through Food w/ Omar Shaikh from 2021-06-15T08:00
This week on the pod we welcome Milwaukee business owner and community leader Omar Shaikh. Omar is well-known for his award-winning restaurant Carnevor, one of the top-rated steakhou...
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Finding the Glow Inside w/ Amanda Huff from 2021-06-08T08:00
Our guest this week is artist Amanda Huff: electronic musician, film composer, lawful-evil sorcerer, and bug extraordinaire hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition to Huff's s...
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Arts Philanthropy Moving Forward w/ Christine Yoon from 2021-06-01T08:00
This week, we welcome Christine Yoon – Senior Program Officer, Arts at the Wallace Foundation. She brings to the role experience in philanthropy, nonprofit arts administration and for-profit busine...
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(In Spirit) On Location at Lovers Lane Sushi and Seafood Buffet from 2021-05-25T08:00
This week on the pod, Mac and David revisit the glory days of being a podcast-producing duo as Lindsay is out of town. To start, cueing up Christine Yoon from Wallace Foundation who will now appear...
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Creating Sacred Spaces w/ Pardeep Singh Kaleka from 2021-05-18T08:00
Our guest this week is Pardeep Singh Kaleka. Kaleka is executive director of Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee, founder of Serve2Unite, a published author of “The Gifts of O...
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Improvisation in Music and Politics w/ Steven Olikara from 2021-05-11T08:00
Today’s guest is Steven Olikara, Founder and Senior Advisor of the Millennial Action Project (MAP), a national, nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to renewing American politics through po...
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Bucks Leader, NBC Page Alum, and Phish Fan w/ Arvind Gopalratnam from 2021-05-04T08:00
Our guest this week is Arvind Gopalratnam, Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at the Milwaukee Bucks and Executive Director of the Milwaukee Bucks Foundation. In his role, Gopalratna...
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Arts Leadership through Change w/ Kendra Whitlock Ingram from 2021-04-27T08:00
This week, we welcome Kendra Whitlock Ingram, President and CEO of the Marcus Performing Arts Center, one of the premiere performing arts centers in the state. Previously, she has held senior leade...
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Channeling Kindness, Passion, and Purpose w/ Maya Enista Smith from 2021-04-20T08:00
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Our guest this week is Maya Enista Smith, Executive Director of Born This Way Foundation, which was co-founded by Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, to support the ...
414 Day, Sharks, and Space w/ Julia Griffith from 2021-04-13T08:00
Our guest today is Julia Griffith, Program Director at Historic Milwaukee – back for the second time to follow up on her 2020 appearance, which was our most popular episode ever.
We get starte...
Celebrating Poetry w/ Jenny Gropp and Laura Solomon from 2021-04-06T08:00
Our guests today are Jenny Gropp and Laura Solomon, Executive Directors of Woodland Pattern Book Center - and perfect timing, as we start National Poetry Month!
We get started with a challenge...
Making an NFT w/ David Najib Kasir from 2021-03-30T08:00
This week, we start off with Lindsay’s new piano variations on the tropical house beats, David (Lee’s) invitation to audition for a reality TV show, Mac asking Lindsay and David to interpret his dr...
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Building New Realities w/ Brianna Hernández Baurichter from 2021-03-23T08:00
This week, we welcome Brianna Lynn Hernández Baurichter, a Chicana artist, curator, and educator whose background includes experience working in community organizations, gallery, museum, and higher...
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The 2021 Winter Lookbook w/ Jeffrey McAlister and Beth Weirick from 2021-03-16T08:15
This week on the pod, we welcome two guests – Jeffrey McAlister of FashionSense and Beth Weirick of the Downtown BID #21 – to celebrate the release of the Winter 2021 Lookbook. The MKE It Local Loo...
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Arts and Public Education w/ Wendell Willis from 2021-03-09T08:00
This week on the pod, we welcome Wendell Willis, Executive Director of the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation – and, to Mac’s delight, fellow Northwestern alum. The crew talks about Wendell’s own ...
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In the Recombobulation Area w/ Dan Shafer from 2021-03-02T08:00
This week, the gang welcomes Dan Shafer from the Recombobulation Area to discuss the Milwaukee narrative in the 21st century and the political dynamics in the state, and after the credits a special...
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Shining a Light w/ Queen Kel the Creator from 2021-02-23T08:00
This week, the gang takes on all of the news in federal, state, and local arts and culture, including the President visiting Milwaukee at The Pabst, the Governor’s proposed budget, local public hea...
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The Arts and Non-Profit World w/ Bryce Lord from 2021-02-16T00:15
This week, the gang survives two run-in's before welcoming Bryce Lord, from the Helen Bader Institute for Non-Profit Management, for a conversation on the role of arts and culture organizations in ...
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Making Sense of Abundance (and the Super Bowl) from 2021-02-09T00:15
In the one year anniversary of Imagine This Podcast, the gang chooses not to do an anniversary show and instead reflects on the challenges of making sense of all of the choices we have before us. W...
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Leading in Person, Role and System w/ Xela Garcia from 2021-02-02T00:15
This week, the gang welcomes Xela Garcia, Executive Director of Walker's Point Center for the Arts and candidate for Milwaukee Public Schools District 6 School Board Director, for a wide ranging co...
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Getting On the National Stage w/ Samer Ghani and Gabe Yeager from 2021-01-26T00:30
This week the gang keeps its run of returning guests going with Gabe Yeager from Downtown BID #21 and Milwaukee-based photographer Samer Ghani to talk about all of the work done to highlight Milwau...
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Kayfabe w/ Adam Qutaishat from 2021-01-19T00:15
After a few weeks off, the gang returns this week with Adam Qutaishat, Milwaukee-area theater artist and teacher, to deep-dive into their lifelong passion for the art of professional wrestling, its...
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Imagine MKE 2020 Time Capsule from 2020-12-29T00:15
As 2020 winds down this week, the gang takes a look back at the year and plays a bit of the "How it started, how's it going" meme while looking back some of their favorite episodes of the podcast. ...
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Imagine MKE Fantasy Draft: Perfect Food Day from 2020-12-22T00:00
So for the first ever Imagine MKE Fantasy Draft this week, it probably would have been more appropriate to have a fantasy draft of Christmas songs but as you know, one MacArthur Antigua hates the g...
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Smooth Sailing on NYE w/ The Docksiders from 2020-12-15T00:15
This week, the gang goes on a smooth sail with Kevin and Erin Sucher and Rob Martin of The Docksiders, America's favorite Yacht Rock tribute band. Together, they shuffle and bounce and have a smoot...
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Saving our Democracy w/ Sara Eskrich, Executive Director, Democracy Found from 2020-12-08T00:15
This week, the gang welcomes Sara Eskrich, Executive Director of Democracy Found, to the pod to talk about how growing up in a rich arts ecosystem informed her leadership, the modern story about ci...
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Getting Lost w/ Carl Atiya Swanson, Associate Director, Springboard for the Arts from 2020-12-01T00:30
This week, the gang welcomes Carl Atiya Swanson, Associate Director, Communications and Operations at Springboard for the Arts to the pod...but on the interview, MacArthur goes solo like McCartney....
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Belonging with Suzan Fete and Lisa Rasmussen from 2020-11-24T00:45
The week on the pod, the gang welcomes Suzan Fete, Artistic Director, and Lisa Rasmussen, Managing Director, of Renaissance Theaterworks to talk about their origin stories at the nation's 2nd oldes...
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On a Quest to Defend the Arts w/ County Supervisor Jason Haas from 2020-11-17T01:00
The week on the pod, the gang welcomes County Supervisor Jason Haas for a quest to defend and invest in Milwaukee County arts and culture organizations. We learn about why he is such a great advoca...
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Season 2 Preview w/ Just Us from 2020-11-09T09:00
This week, the gang comes back from their month long break producing Road of Democracy conversations with a review of the many streams of conversations that culminated in the Road of Democracy pane...
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Road of Democracy Conversations 4: Artist Commissions from 2020-11-02T09:00
In our fourth Road of Democracy Conversation, Kennita Hickman, our director of Artist Support and Outreach, speaks to Nicole Acosta, Anna Lardinois, and Joshua Yang about their Road of Democracy pr...
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Road of Democracy Conversations 3: Arts as a Driver of Racial Justice and Change from 2020-10-26T09:00
This week’s Road of Democracy Conversation, hosted by Antoine Carter, Director of Neighborhood Partnerships at Imagine MKE and co-host of Black Imagination, focuses on the role of artists in drivi...
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Road of Democracy Conversations 2: Being and Supporting Citizen Artists from 2020-10-19T09:00
This week's Road of Democracy conversation focuses on the role of "Citizen Artists" in our communities and how the community of citizens can support their work.
Our panelists are Shalina Ali, ...
Road of Democracy Conversations 1: Our Journey on the Road of Democracy from 2020-10-13T09:00
For the next four weeks, we have dedicated our podcast to rebroadcast our Road of Democracy Conversation Series, which centers on the role of the arts, culture, and artists in shaping and leading o...
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Expert Insights Edition! from 2020-10-06T09:00
We've been long overdue for our Expert Insight Bonus episodes, where we ask guests of the pod to dive deep into one of their passions.
This week, you will hear from Kristina Gomez, Events and P...
Talking to TED w/ Anne Basting, TimeSlips, MacArthur Genius, and Practitioner of Enchantment from 2020-09-29T11:00
It is not everyday that you get to talk to the arts/non-profit/social change/academic equivalent of an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony winner), but that's what we have for you today with artist, ed...
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I Spy w/ Christine Fleming, The Haggerty Museum of Art from 2020-09-22T11:00
This week, for episode number 34, the gang finally welcomes Christine Fleming, Community Engagement Manager at The Haggerty Museum of Art, who was supposed to be the first guest on the podcast back...
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Getting an Assist from the State w/ Joel Brennan, Wisconsin Dept of Administration from 2020-09-15T11:00
This week, the gang welcomes Joel Brennan, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, to the pod to talk about the $5 million state grant program to help our state's arts and culture ...
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From the Outside In, w/ May Adrales, Associate Artistic Director, Milwaukee Rep from 2020-09-08T11:00
In a banner week, the gang celebrates the announcement of the $5 million state of Wisconsin grant program for arts and culture groups and welcomes May Adrales, Associate Artistic Director at The Mi...
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Rearrangements w/ Jill Anna Ponasik, Milwaukee Opera Theatre from 2020-09-01T11:00
This week, the gang welcomes Jill Anna Ponasik, Artistic Director at Milwaukee Opera Theatre, for a wide ranging conversation about her sources of inspiration in the work of leading a small arts or...
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Arts and Culture in a Pandemic: An Existential Threat w/ Joe Peterangelo from 2020-08-25T11:00
This week on the pod, Mac and David welcome #ImaginaryFriend https://www.linkedin.com/in/diannechoie/ (Dianne Choie) for the listener mailbag segment to talk about a connection she made through the...
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Road of Democracy w/ Dasha Kelly Hamilton from 2020-08-18T11:00
It's finally the week of the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, and while it's like nothing we imagined this time last year (thanks, coronavirus), it's still an opportunity to reflect on ...
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Light the Hoan w/ Ian Abston and Michael Hostad from 2020-08-11T11:00
This week, the gang welcomes Ian Abston and Michael Hostad, co-founders of Light the Hoan to chat about the history of the efforts to light the Hoan Bridge, their work and recent success to start w...
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Fiercely Independent, Wholly Unexpected w/ the Google Arts and Culture team from 2020-08-04T11:00
This week, the gang welcomes Simon Delacroix and Surya Tubach from a small mom and pop shop called Google, to talk about the new Milwaukee city page on Google Arts and Culture.
David and Mac re...
Behind Milwaukee Strong w/ Kevin Sucher, 88Nine Radio Milwaukee from 2020-07-28T11:00
Cue TV Announcer voice: This week, in a crossover event that only the Imagine MKE podcast network can bring you, it's "Milwaukee Strong" week, where each podcast takes a look a different part of th...
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