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A Line Around Your Thoughts

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A podcast that centers on conversations with artists, writers, musicians and creatives from around the Inland Northwest.

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 17h

There's a new contemporary art gallery in town: Front Room Art Gallery. This week, co-owners Kelly Baker and Chelsea Cordova talk about Front Room's place in the #Spokane art scene — plus the roles that galleries play in any city's culture or creative economy.

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Kelly Baker & Chelsea Cordova of ⁠Front Room Art Gallery⁠

Front Room Art Gallery co-owners Kelly Baker and Chelsea Cordova are our guests this week.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What are you 📚 reading? The right answer, of course, is the novel "One Two Three" by @lauriefrankel.bsky.social, which is this year's #Spokane Is Reading selection. Corinne Wilson of @spokanecolibrary.bsky.social sits down this week to talk about the community-wide reading event. Listen here:

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A podcast that centers on conversations with artists, writers, musicians and creatives from around the Inland Northwest.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This week, Corinne Wilson of the Spokane County Library District discusses the annual community-wide event #Spokane Is Reading. The 2026 featured novel is Laurie Frankel's "One Two Three," and Corinne sheds some light on the conversations she hopes it sparks.

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Corinne Wilson of the Spokane County Library District

Librarian Corinne Wilson of the Spokane County Library District is our guest on this week's episode, which focuses on Spokane Is Reading.

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This morning I've been busy doing what I should have done several months ago, which is making sure ALAYT is available wherever you prefer to get your podcasts. So now, in addition to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast and Castbox, it's also available on Amazon Music, Goodpods & Pocket Casts.

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A Line Around Your Thoughts • A podcast on Spotify for Creators

A podcast that centers on conversations with artists, writers, musicians and creatives from around the Inland Northwest.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What do classic rock and big band jazz have in common? Groove, says the Spokane Jazz Orchestra's Don Goodwin. This week, Don and Kevin Berkompas preview the SJO's milestone 50th season and talk about big band music's role in the #Spokane #jazz scene.

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Don Goodwin & Kevin Berkompas of the Spokane Jazz Orchestra

Don Goodwin and Kevin Berkompas of the Spokane Jazz Orchestra are our guests this week.

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

When you consider yourself an introvert, how do you gain the experience and reputation to build a career in freelance #photography? For Jordan Wertman, it's about being open to the unfamiliar and saying yes when opportunities arise. #SpokaneStrong #Spokane

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Jordan Wertman, photographer

On this episode, we're talking with Spokane-based freelance photographer Jordan Wertman.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A heads up because this is a fun and unique opportunity. Lilac City Records at @spokanelibrary.bsky.social is taking submissions for EPs/LPs from #Spokane regional bands. If your music is selected, you get $200, and your music gets a high-access distribution platform. Deadline is Oct. 31.

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Artistic disciplines don't exist in a vacuum. In some cases, they draw heavily on other disciplines. This week's guest, writer and mixed-media artist Tracy Pointdexter-Canton, often renders the writing of Toni Morrison and August Wilson in her own visual art.

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Tracy Poindexter-Canton, writer and mixed-media artist

The writer and mixed-media artist ⁠Tracy Poindexter-Canton⁠ is our guest on this episode.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Opera is like a family, says Inland Northwest Opera president Mike Bullard. And that can involve as much unconditional love as it does behind-the-scenes drama. This week, Mike talks about how INO is rebuilding after a period of uncertainty and why they chose "Die Fledermaus" for their return.

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Mike Bullard of Inland Northwest Opera

Podcast Episode · A Line Around Your Thoughts · August 27 · 59m

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Mike Bullard of Inland Northwest Opera is our guest this week. INO has had a bumpy few years. Mike explains why the group briefly went dark in 2024 and why their new production of the comic operetta "DIe Fledermaus" marks a strong return. #opera #music

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Mike Bullard of Inland Northwest Opera

Inland Northwest Opera's Mike Bullard joins us this week.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Boomjam is coming up on Sep. 12. The festival's 3rd-year lineup features a dozen noteworthy national & local artists like Lady Wray, Mamalarky, Jacklen Ro, Person 749, Tomboy & Jumbotron. On this week's episode, founder Tucker Miller previews what's in store and how it fits into the local scene.

Tucker Miller of Boomjam Music Festival

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

On September 12, a dozen genre-spanning indie music artists will come to #Spokane for a one-day festival. It's called Boomjam, and this year's lineup should turn heads. Hear Boomjam founder Tucker Miller outline the program and how this indie festival fits into the local #music scene.

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Tucker Miller of Boomjam Music Festival

This week we're in conversation with Tucker Miller, founder and director of the Boomjam Music Festival.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A fresh episode featuring local poet Sarah Rooney dropped this morning, but the usual website link is unavailable. Our hosting provider has been conducting prolonged maintenance. So, in the meantime, have a listen to the interview on YouTube: #Spokane #podcast #poetry

Sarah Rooney, poet and arts organizer

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

... and a benefit concert featuring @pedrothelion.bsky.social will be at the Guardian on Aug. 28. #Spokane

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This week's episode is a conversation with Steve Grime, a recent grad of Eastern Washington University's BFA program. Steve entered the program after a ~30-year career in the US Air Force. Hear him talk about the post-retirement pivot as well as the art he's creating.

Steve Grime, mixed-media artist

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

When I launched ALAYT, I chose to purchase Maono mics for their excellent price-to-performance. Now they have a Kickstarter for the PD500W. It looks incredible, and I've personally backed it. This isn't a paid endorsement/sponsorship, just a personal plug because I like #madebymaono

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

After nearly 30 years in the sky, Steve Grime plotted a new course and landed himself a BFA from Eastern Washington University. This week, the mixed-media artist talks about his Air Force career, his pivot toward a fine arts degree and the work he's creating. #Spokane #visualarts #podcast

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Steve Grime, mixed-media artist

On this week's episode, mixed-media artist Steve Grime discusses life in the arts after a 30-year military career.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Typography, printmaking & collage are just some of the crafts that modern quilters incorporate into their own. Hear two members of the Inland Northwest Modern Quilt Guild (INMOD) talk about modern #quilting and their exhibition at @gonzagauniversity.bsky.social. #Spokane #INW #textilearts

Jane Bitz & Mickey McReynolds of INMOD

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Log cabin 🪵, wedding ring 💍, Ohio star ⭐️? Some of the building blocks of traditional quilting, and modern quilters often use them in innovative ways. Listen this week as Jane Bitz & Mickey McReynolds of the ⁠Inland #Northwest Modern Quilt Guild⁠ (INMOD) explain how and why. #quilting #Spokane

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Jane Bitz and Mickey McReynolds of INMOD

Mickey McReynolds and Jane Bitz of the ⁠Inland Northwest Modern Quilt Guild⁠ (INMOD) join us this week.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

How does a Ween concert become a springboard for a reflection on the passing of time? Find out on this week's episode as #Spokane poet Cara Lorello talks about her new collection "but for this mess," out now through Finishing Line Press. #poetry #arts #podcast #literature

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Cara Lorello, poet

We sit down this week with the Spokane-based poet Cara Lorello to talk about her new collection.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Whether playing with narrative or interior dimensions, book arts is often about heightening the revelatory experience when you open the cover. Sherra Gallaher and Jennifer Mead of the Inland NW Book Arts Society discuss that and more on this week's episode. #Spokane #visualarts

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Jennifer Mead & Sherra Gallaher of the Inland Northwest Book Arts Society

This week's guests are Jennifer Mead and Sherra Gallaher, members of the ⁠Inland Northwest Book Arts Society⁠ and book artists themselves.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

If the Modern era is one of hyperspecialization, this week's guest is much more Renaissance. Hear Annica Eagle talk about her involvement in blacksmithing, magic, improv acting, comedy writing and the world of competitive punning. #Spokane #arts #creative #podcast

Annica Eagle, blacksmith, improv actor, pun champion

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Quick, think of a clever pun to introduce this week's guest, the multitalented Annica Eagle. Got one? Good. Maybe you can go up against Annica in the world of competitive punning. She talks about that as well as blacksmithing, magic, improv acting and more.

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Annica Eagle, blacksmith, improv actor, pun champion

Annica Eagle—blacksmith, improv actor, comedy writer, magician and competitive punner—sits down this week to chat about all of the above.

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

When does outreach become "downreach"? This week, the Spokane Symphony's James Lowe and Steve Wenig talk about authentic engagement with the community. Plus, ahead of their July 4 concert, they tease some highlights of the orchestra's upcoming 81st season. #Spokane #classical #music

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James Lowe & Steve Wenig of the Spokane Symphony

Rejoining us this week is James Lowe, the Spokane Symphony's music director, along with Steve Wenig, the new executive director.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Peer through magic's smoke and mirrors on this week's episode featuring illusionist David Womach (aka David DaVinci) and his wife-plus-assistant Jamieleigh, who's also a highly respected bird trainer. They and their daughter Capri perform at Silverwood Theme Park all this summer. #Idaho #magic

David (aka David DaVinci) & Jamieleigh Womach, illusionists

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Working with birds is magic — quite literally for this week's guests, Sandpoint-based illusionists David and Jamieleigh Womach. David performs internationally as David DaVinci, and you can catch his shows—ParrotFX and Thrillusionist—at Silverwood Theme Park in #Idaho all summer.

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David (aka David DaVinci) & Jamieleigh Womach, illusionists

Sandpoint-based illusionists David Womach (aka David DaVinci) and his wife and assistant Jamieleigh join us this week.

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

How do creatives in the greater #Spokane area manage to combine art and income? Terrain's Creative Enterprise program is a good starting point. On the current episode, ceramicist Elyce Tallman & painter/canvasmaker Jake Pendle talk about what they learned as part of this year's program.

Elyce Tallman and Jake Pendle of Terrain's Creative Enterprise Program

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Making art and making a living doesn't have to be an either/or choice. This week, Elyce Tallman (Mad Hatter Pottery) and Jake Pendle (Ever Rogue Art Studio) talk about Terrain's Creative Enterprise program and how being part of its 8th cohort has equipped them to pursue their creative calling.

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Elyce Tallman & Jake Pendle of Terrain’s Creative Enterprise Program

Artists Elyce Tallman and Jake Pendle join us this week to share their recent experience in ⁠Terrain⁠’s Creative Enterprise program.

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Come see ALAYT and over 100 artists at the 33 Artists Market today (June 13) in Manito Park! We’re here until 6pm. #Spokane

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Where once there was Art Spirit, there now is MODUS. Ahead of its grand opening, artists and gallery co-owners Toby Keough & Chris Grubb talk about the new (and former) space in Coeur d'Alene, their professional collaborators and the gallery's unconventional model. #Idaho #art #podcast

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Toby Keough and Chris Grubb of MODUS Gallery

Ahead of the grand opening of MODUS, artists Toby Keough and Chris Grubb talk about the new Coeur d'Alene fine art gallery.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

There's just a few days before the #Pride festival and parade kick off in #Spokane (that's June 12 & 13, for the record). Hear from the artist behind this year's Pride 🏳️‍🌈 T-shirt, Gatieh Nacario, on this week's episode! open.spotify.com/episode/087Q...

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Gatieh Nacario, visual and performing artist

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

It's #Pride Month, and #Spokane is getting ready to celebrate with the annual parade and festival on June 12 & 13, 2026. This week we're chatting with the designer of this year's Spokane Pride T-shirt, Gatieh Nacario, who's also a muralist, Filipino folk dancer, singer and actor.

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Gatieh Nacario, visual and performing artist

As Pride Month begins, our guest is Gatieh Nacario, the visual and performing artist who designed this year's Spokane Pride shirt.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The Lilac City Comicon is coming up this weekend (June 6 & 7) at the #Spokane Convention Center and is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Hear about the history of the event and what's planned for this year from the guy who started it all, Nathan O'Brien. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Nathan O'Brien of Lilac City Comicon

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

What's that? You're going to Lilac City Comicon's 20th anniversary next weekend but you don't know its history? Fortunately, founder and showrunner Nathan O'Brien has got the abridged version for you on this week's episode: youtube.com/watch?v=a28f... #Spokane #comicon #cosplay #comics

Nathan O'Brien of the Lilac City Comicon

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

After you're done checking out #Spokane Zine Fest today, get a preview of what's happening next weekend (June 6 & 7) at the Lilac City Comicon. Nathan O'Brien, comicon's founder and showrunner, talks about the history of the event on this week’s episode. open.spotify.com/episode/6I0G...

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Nathan O'Brien of Lilac City Comicon

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

20 years ago, Nathan O'Brien started an event with 300 attendees, one Stormtrooper and a guest appearance from Margot Kidder & her dog. Now that celebration of all things pop culture is Spokane's Lilac City Comicon, which runs June 6 & 7. Get the lowdown on this week's episode. #Spokane #comicon

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Nathan O’Brien of the Lilac City Comicon

Our guest for this episdoe is Nathan O'Brien, founder and showrunner of the ⁠Lilac City Comicon⁠.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

This week's episode features #Spokane Public Library Writing Ed. Specialist and author Sharma Shields talking about Spokane Zine Fest (May 30), writing workshops, poetry salons and more — including a sneak preview of her forthcoming novel, "Duckling." youtube.com/watch?v=CEmb...

Sharma Shields, author

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

We're back in the Spokane Public Library's in-house podcast studio — this time with SPL Writing Education Specialist and author Sharma Shields. Sharma talks about Spokane Zine Fest (May 30, 2026), annual poetry salons and her forthcoming novel "Duckling." #Spokane #zines #poetry #writing

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Sharma Shields, author

We're back in the Spokane Public Library's in-house podcast studio, this time with SPL Writing Education Specialist and author Sharma Shields.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

This week's episode with guests Alina Murcar and Eva Silverstone of the #Spokane Public Library ended up being part one of two. Check it out before the second part (feat. author Sharma Shields, also of the SPL) drops this Thursday. open.spotify.com/episode/2yQh...

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Eva Silverstone & Alina Murcar of the Spokane Public Library

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

This has been a crazy popular episode. It looks like #Spokane is picking up what the Spokane Public Library is putting down. (And, as you'll hear, they're putting down a heckuva lot.) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Eva Silverstone & Alina Murcar of the Spokane Public Library

Podcast Episode · A Line Around Your Thoughts · May 14 · 1h 10m

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

The #Spokane Public Library is looking to support folks from their very first interaction with a paintbrush, book or instrument up to the moment they're putting original work out into the world. Find out why and how from this week's guests, Eva Silverstone and Alina Murcar.

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Eva Silverstone & Alina Murcar of the Spokane Public Library

This week's episode is on location at the ⁠Spokane Public Library⁠'s podcast studio, where our guests are Eva Silverstone and Alina Murcar. Eva is the library's Arts Education Specialist; Alina is the Marketing & Communications Manager. The two of them talk about how Spokane's library system has transformed from the traditional repository of printed matter into a multifaceted resource for the creative community — from a person's very first contact with a craft to a showcase for their final work.

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Catch ALAYT's final video episode feat. Troy Nickerson & Chris Jensen of Theater on the Verge in #Spokane. They're talking about their upcoming production of the dark comedy "Hand to God." Future ALAYT episodes will still go up on YouTube, albeit audio-only. youtube.com/watch?v=-9BN...

Troy Nickerson and Chris Jensen of Theater on the Verge

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Sad to announce this, but ALAYT's vodcast version is going away. Video costs, even at a 'friend' rate, and the level of sponsorship just isn't there. Going $200 out of pocket—plus the unaccounted costs of prep & editing—each episode isn't sustainable for me. Sorry. alaytpodcast.com/sponsors-sup...

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There are several ways to support A Line Around Your Thoughts and keep the conversation going. Season Sponsorship ($5,000 per season) Season sponsors are credited by name before and after each week…

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

This week we're sitting back down with Troy Nickerson and Chris Jensen of Theater on the Verge in #Spokane. Will their upcoming production of "Hand to God" also result in their first walk-out? Find out why they're thinking yes. Listen and subscribe: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Troy Nickerson & Chris Jensen of Theater on the Verge

Podcast Episode · A Line Around Your Thoughts · May 7 · 1h

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

No, you haven’t traveled back in time. Theater on the Verge co-founders Troy Nickerson & Chris Jensen—ALAYT's first-ever guests—are rejoining us this week to recap the past year and look ahead to "Hand to God," their puppet-forward dark comedy that opens on May 21. #Spokane #theater #podcast

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Troy Nickerson & Chris Jensen of Theater on the Verge

Theater on the Verge co-founders Troy Nickerson and Chris Jensen revisit us for this one-year anniversary episode.

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

This week, poet David Klenda and musician Thomas Richardson are talking about The Chaos, an anything-goes variety show at the Blue Door Theatre in #Spokane. youtube.com/watch?v=nfeu...

David Klenda ("86") and Thomas Richardson of The Chaos

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

What's The Chaos? It's a lot like it sounds, but this week's guests, poet David Klenda and musician Thomas Richardson, talk about how they're bringing some order to the monthly multi-disciplinary, semi-improvised event. #Spokane #music #poetry #arts #improv

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David Klenda (“86)” & Thomas Richardson of The Chaos

For this week's episode, poet David Klenda and musician Thomas Richardson fill us in on a monthly event known as The Chaos

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A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Apropos of this week’s episode featuring Imagine Jazz’s Brendan McMurphy. Find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube by searching for “A Line Around Your Thoughts.”

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Jazz Appreciation Month is drawing to a close, and Imagine Jazz is seeing it out with a free International Jazz Day Celebration on April 30. This week's guest, Brendan McMurphy, shares the deets. alaytpodcast.com/2026/04/23/b... #Spokane #jazz #music #arts #podcast #vodcast

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Brendan McMurphy of Imagine Jazz

We’re back in the Rogue Heart Media studio this week to revisit with ⁠Imagine Jazz⁠. This time, Brendan McMurphy is our guest.

A Line Around Your Thoughts @alayt.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Ahead of a concert at The Listening Room on April 24 as part of their Emerging Artists series, Riley Anderson (aka RCA) talks about his solo music, his band and building momentum. #Spokane #music #podcast #vodcast #arts

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Riley Anderson (aka RCA), musician

This week's episode was on location at ⁠Hamilton Studio's Listening Room⁠ to chat with musician Riley Anderson.