All We Do is Talk

My guest this week is Paige Speight, an artist from Bar Harbor, Maine. A true Renaissance Woman, she has a history in collegiate-level boat racing, a Chemistry degree from Bowdoin College, and grew up running a motel with her family. When she isn't hiking the Appalachian Trail, she spends most of her waking hours creating art pieces ranging from thick oil paintings of vulnerability, to stop-motion music videos for local musicians.

Today we talk about her art practice, National Parks, and forced friendships. This is one of my first remote interviews and I hope to have her back on with better recording equipment in the future.

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My guest this week is Jason Elliott. Jason is the host of the self-titled Jason Elliott Show, currently being aired on Facebook Live. He provides members of the community with a safe and fun space to tell stories and discuss personal matters that bring people together. When he's not hosting JES he models, coaches pageants, and gets bagels with a group of 5-10 old ladies. One of his favorite pastimes is organizing the Charlottesville Little White Party, a night of dancing and entertainment for World AIDS Day and a fundraiser for sexual health organizations.

Today we talk about Jason's show and how he came to be so involved in organizing events to help benefit his community.

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If you would like to learn more about me and my projects, please visit allbriandoes.com. If you would like to support the podcast and my group of creators, please visit patreon.com/allbriandoes. I would also love to hear from you if you have any feedback on the episodes, or would like to be featured on the AWDIT podcast yourself.

My guest this week is Doug Hornig. Doug is a professional writer who first gained major attention in fiction writing for his series of mystery thrillers in the 80s and 90s. Outside of fiction he has ghost-authored a selection of best-selling memoirs and worked for many years as a columnist for financial newsletters. He is a lifelong Red Sox fan, and in late 2003 published The Boys of October: the inspiring story of the 1975 World Series and its impact during a turbulent time for the country. In 2004 the Red Sox would go on to win the World Series for the first time in 86 years. Coincidence?

The topic of our interview today is the role of government. As a child of the fifties, Doug is at the head of a generation of Americans who grew up in the wake of World War II and have watched the government consistently increase their power and control. His political identity has evolved over time and these days he is a self-described Libertarian. Outside of the official political stances of the Libertarian Party, I wanted to sit down with him to get a better understanding of why he assigned himself the Libertarian label for his personal philosophy.

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If you would like to learn more about me and my projects, please visit allbriandoes.com. If you would like to support the podcast and my group of creators, please visit patreon.com/allbriandoes. I would also love to hear from you if you have any feedback on the episodes, or would like to be featured on the AWDIT podcast yourself.

My guest this week is Matisse Tsoy, a music producer and hip hop artist local to Charlottesville, VA. I first met him on a music video shoot for a hip hop track that he had written and recorded called Old Man - SPOILER: I am also in this music video and I get cake on my face.

We chat today about some of struggles and benefits of how the internet has changed the current lifestyle of art and media. And hamburgers. And tax returns. And just a whole bunch of stuff - give it a listen.

Get in touch with Matisse on his Instagram @matissetsoy or on Facebook at Matisse Tsoy. If you're interested in production or leasing beats, you should check out his page on Beatstars.com.

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If you would like to learn more about me and my projects, please visit allbriandoes.com. If you would like to support the podcast and my group of creators, please visit patreon.com/allbriandoes. I would also love to hear from you if you have any feedback on the episodes, or would like to be featured on the AWDIT podcast yourself.

Liz Mead is a second generation rug merchant based out of Charlottesville VA working to modernize her family business while still holding on the old school magic of antique carpets. We sat down today to talk about networking creatives, small town development, and whole lot about rugs. Check out her projects with local artists on Instagram at @Rug_Merchants_Daughter and listen to her sweet new podcast Dumpster Kitty, also on anchor.fm.

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If you would like to learn more about me and my projects, please visit allbriandoes.com. If you would like to support the podcast and my group of creators, please visit patreon.com/allbriandoes. I would also love to hear from you if you have any feedback on the episodes, or would like to be featured on the AWDIT podcast yourself.

If you would like to learn more about me and my projects, please visit allbriandoes.com. If you would like to support the podcast and my group of creators, please visit patreon.com/allbriandoes. I would also love to hear from you if you have any feedback on the episodes, or would like to be featured on the AWDIT podcast yourself.

My guest this week is James W. Lark III, although his wikipedia is presumptuous enough to call him Jim. Jim Lark is a decorated professor at the University of Virginia in the Applied Mathematics Program, Engineering and Society, Engineering Systems and Environment, and Department of Statistics. He is a former chairman of the Libertarian Party and the current Region 5 representative on the Libertarian National Committee. When he's not instructing students on his native Virginia campus he spends his time giving talks on campuses internationally for the organization Students for Liberty. In 2018 he was inducted in the Hall of Liberty, the Libertarian Party's equivalent of a lifetime achievement award.

I first met Jim at a self-described Libertarian Salon in Crozet, Virginia. I knew very little about the Libertarian Party outside of the various clips I had seen of Gary Johnson from the 2016 Presidential Election and wanted to gain a better understanding of Libertarian philosophy and goals. Jim agreed to meet me in his office at the University of Virginia to tell the story of how he found Libertarianism and what it means to him.

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If you would like to learn more about me and my projects, please visit allbriandoes.com. If you would like to support the podcast and my group of creators, please visit patreon.com/allbriandoes. I would also love to hear from you if you have any feedback on the episodes, or would like to be featured on the AWDIT podcast yourself.