Pratfalls of Parenting

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Amanda Lovelee | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 112 Jan 13, 2015

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“My work may be visually all over the place, but conceptually it all looks the same.” Public Art St Paul‘s City Artist in Residence Amanda Lovelee talks about allowing for social justice to inform her work without making that overtly what it’s about. She shares how she went from being a photographer to creating participatory, […]

Mac Wilson | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 111 Jan 06, 2015

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“Knowing when to do a real deep dive is a skill. You can’t share an anecdote for every song you play.” Mac Wilson talks about working a full time day job at Hamline University while maintaining a second job as an on-air host for MPR’s The Current. Mac talks about trying to get six hours […]

Peter Clowney | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 110 Dec 16, 2014

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“What I really want to teach my kids is less focus on whether you’re best in the world at something and more on sticktoitiveness.” American Public Media Managing Director of National Content, Arts & Ideas programming Peter Clowney talks about his struggle with perfectionism and how different his son’s temperament is from the way he […]

Davis Senseman | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 109 Dec 02, 2014

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“Business owners, they’re kind of like kids.” Attorney Davis Senseman talks about how her decision to study law was heavily influenced by how much shorter law school would be over pursuing a phD. She talks about how stage fright kept her from performing but how presenting in front of groups as an attorney has become […]

Samantha Baker Harris | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 108 Nov 25, 2014

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“You spend a lot of money on babysitters and go do shit that doesn’t pay you because you love it and it feeds your soul.” Samantha Baker Harris is an actor, improviser, and academic advisor. On this episode of the show, she talks about creating and directing shows as early as 2nd grade. Samantha also […]

Sarah White | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 107 Nov 11, 2014

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“They already have this weird perception of what an artist is that’s way different than I had when I was a kid.” Musician and photographer talks about being a working mother while chasing her own ambition. Sarah talks about performing on Broadway with Donny Osmond. She talks about moving to New York to grow her […]

Jason Noer | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 106 Oct 28, 2014

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“When you preserve something, it’s stuck.” Jason Noer aka B-Boy J-Sun talks about the history of Hip-Hop dance and why capturing and sharing that history is so important to him. He also talks about building community as an artist and as a parent. And Jason has a lot to say about the struggle to get […]

Lindsey Hoskins | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 105 Oct 21, 2014

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“It’s true, I do love talking about puberty!” Sex communicator Lindsey Hoskins talks about teaching teens and parents about sex. She shares how motherhood has influenced her relationship to education and how it informs the way she connects with parents in her workshops. Lindsey talks about not wanting to be a performing but loving speaking […]

Beth Loraine Bowman | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 104 Jul 29, 2014

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“I don’t have anyone in my peer group that’s a single mother, that has 60 exhibitions and supports a household.” Visual Artist Beth Loraine Bowman hangs out to talk about making large scale work at a relatively slow pace. She shares how formal art school created a foundation for her work even if it didn’t […]

Anthony Newes | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 103 Jul 15, 2014

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“Who knows when I really got interested in music, it was always there.” Musician Anthony Newes talks about working on his collaboration with BK One under the name Bones and Beeker. He talks about how collaboration with other musicians is about building a relationship. He also talks about being the father of a one year […]

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