Sara Kay and Sierra Hartman talk about Grit City Magazine, the independent magazine that “believes Tacoma has good stories.” Sarah and Sierra have been behind the magazine since it was founded in 2017. The produce…

After graduating Foss High School, Umi went to the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. When he returned to Tacoma, he co-founded the store ETC Tacoma and the etcetera line of streetwear….

John Falskow, music professor at Tacoma Community College, joins the show to talk about a series of holiday (and not-holiday) shows around Tacoma, including the free TCC Orchestra concert and a fun event called “Tuba…

Singer songwriter Paige Hansen joins the podcast to talk about her musical background as a singer songwriter, her time as a jazz DJ at KNKX, and more. Links Paige Hansen on Facebook Paige Hansen on…

Lance Kagey and Tom Llewellyn have been behind the guerilla art project “Beautiful Angle” since the early 2000s. I was glad for the chance to talk to them more about their project, the origins of…

What is TUPAC? (By which we mean the Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center and not the rapper). TUPAC help kids who are racially and socioeconomically diverse get access to classical art forms like ballet. An…

Victoria Ashley joins the podcast to talk about her work as an actor as well as the upcoming show “Shakespeare in Love” opening this weekend at Tacoma Arts Live. The play is based on the…

Silong Chhun is a man of many artistic talents—music, audio, graphic design, film. He’s also a booster of Tacoma arts, having recently served on the Tacoma Arts Commission. Check out the new episode! Links Silong…

For this week’s episode, Melinda Raebyne and David Dinnell sit down to talk about film in Tacoma and the upcoming Tacoma Film Festival (October 3 – 10). Melinda’s new film is Stories of Us: Camp…

The Gritty City Sirens burlesque troupe likes to say that they put the T and A in Tacoma. Two performers, Rosie Cheex and Ava D Jor, share their story about how they got into burlesque,…