On this episode of The Art of Process, we talk to one of our favorite songwriters, Dan Wilson. From his start in the Twin Cities indie scene of the early 80s to his rise as a noted "song-whisperer," working with artists ranging from Adele, to t

Ep. 2 - Rebecca Sugar

Jan 28th, 2019 49m 44s

The multi-talented Rebecca Sugar is the creator and showrunner of the wildly imaginative Steven Universe on Cartoon Network. Ted, Aimee, and Rebecca discuss how the show is able to appeal to both children and adults, how to tackle a blank page,

Ep. 16 - Open Mike Eagle “What if Somebody Knocked Down the Pyramids?”

Sep 9th, 2019 58m 31s

Ep. 16 - Open Mike Eagle “What if Somebody Knocked Down the Pyramids?” Hello, hello! This week, we sat with the great Open Mike Eagle, to talk rap, comedy, architecture, and mental health for touring musicians! I first met Mike a few years a

Ep. 15 - Kim Gordon “Is Art Really All Design Now?”

Sep 3rd, 2019 43m 2s

Ep. 15 - Kim Gordon “Is Art Really All Design Now?” Very happy to bring you another interview in a different kitchen - this time, the mighty Kim Gordon’s (kitchen) (and interview)! I fairly idolized Kim for her presence in Sonic Youth, but I

Ep. 14 - Chad Clark “This is Why it’s Good to be Transparent!”

Aug 28th, 2019 1h 20m

Ep. 14 - Chad Clark “This is Why it’s Good to be Transparent!” Apologies for the hiatus, folks. We are BACK and I’ll be attempting to turn the next few episodes out on a weekly basis to get us back on track In this episode, we start off with so

Ep. 13 - Ian MacKaye “The Argument for The Conversation”

Jul 1st, 2019 1h 20m

Fitting that these notes come to you today from what has become a liminal space between “home” and “tour” for me. That space is, of course, “New Jersey,” and it’s fitting because it was from here (this very house, in fact) in 1987, that I wrot

Ep. 12 - Jean Grae "I Need to Create the Things That are Still Unseen"

Jun 20th, 2019 1h 4m

Ep. 12 - Jean Grae "I Need to Create the Things That are Still Unseen" It's JEAN GRAE, folks. Hip Hop artist, writer, actor, singer, thinker... puppeteer? Jean was born in South Africa, raised in New York City, and makes so so many many good

Ep. 11 - Emily Nussbaum "The Trick is to Find the Third Thing"

Jun 4th, 2019 1h 30m

WE'RE BACK. A number of bumps in the road on the way to getting the last episode out resulted in the last episode becoming THIS episode; and THIS episode, is the Emily Nussbaum episode! Emily is the former editor of Nerve, writer for Slate and

Ep. 10 - EMIL FERRIS "Benevolent Vampires and the Starfish Army"

May 6th, 2019 42m 20s

Ep. 10 - EMIL FERRIS "Benevolent Vampires and the Starfish Army" CW: childhood sexual assault Welcome back! We have not actually been away for longer than our usual bi-weekly hiatus, but it feels like we have. IN THIS EPISODE we sit down in he

Ep. 9 - Eli Attie "A Constituency of One"

Apr 22nd, 2019 1h 11m

Ep. 9 - Eli Attie "A Constituency of One" This episode, we're talking to Eli Attie - speechwriter for NYC Mayor David Dinkins, Missouri Congressman Dick Gephardt, and Vice President Al Gore; AS WELL AS a writer for the West Wing, House, Rosew

Ep. 8 - Eric White "Usually it's the Opposite and it's Terrible"

Apr 8th, 2019 56m 20s

Ep. 8 - Eric White "Usually it's the Opposite and it's Terrible" Another harsh corporate takedown by your hosts in the intro! Extreme temperatures misremebered! And artist Eric White! We talk about music's influence on his painting, sleep depr

Ep. 7 - Money Mark Nishita "I Gotta Find my Own Ice Cream"

Mar 25th, 2019 54m 50s

WEEK TWO OF THE MAXIMUM FUN PLEDGE DRIVE! In this episode, we sat down with "Money Mark," Mark Nishita, musician, inventor, producer, etc. We touch on everything from being a middle child, to the Chinese Exclusion Act, piano rolls, and the mac

Ep. 6 - Rhea Butcher “A Weird Flesh Skeleton (and the Maximum Fun Pledge Drive)”

Mar 18th, 2019 57m 56s

Ep. 6 - Rhea Butcher “A Weird Flesh Skeleton (and the Maximum Fun Pledge Drive)” VERY happy to bring you A SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE in what would’ve otherwise been a dark week for us (in the sense that we wouldn’t normally be delivering a podcas

Ep. 5 - Andy Kindler "And There's One Guy Still Upset With You in Stuttgart"

Mar 12th, 2019 1h 1m

Ep. 5- Andy Kindler "And There's One Guy Still Upset With You in Stuttgart" Late again! But this is how it goes. I had an iLok/ProTools freak-out that wasn't my fault, and I lost the file with Aimee's intro and outro, and had to have her dig

Ep. 4 - Rachel Lichtman "You're gonna make it after all"

Feb 25th, 2019 51m 25s

Sorry for the delay this Monday, but we're happy to present to you, this conversation with our friend, Rachel Lichtman; among other things, the co-creator of the "Something Cool" podcast; director of music videos for Juliana Hatfield, Creamer,

Ep. 1 - Wyatt Cenac

Jan 28th, 2019 49m 11s

For their first episode, Aimee and Ted are joined by Emmy-award winning writer / actor / comedian Wyatt Cenac. The trio cover a lot of ground, including: defying commercial expectations in your creative work, the nature of live performance, and

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