A Line Around Your Thoughts

YouTube video by A Line Around Your Thoughts Aaron Spickelmire of the Spokane International Film Festival

The 2026 #Spokane International Film Festival kicks off this Friday!

If you're wondering what's on offer and which films you might want to see, check out the current #vodcast episode of ALAYT featuring SpIFF's Aaron Spickelmire.

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Aaron Spickelmire of the Spokane International Film Festival Aaron Spickelmire joins us this week to preview the 2026 Spokane International Film Festival.

"Train Dreams" Q&As, locally made movies, a rich slate of Indigenous films and animated shorts with Oscar nods are all part of this year's Spokane International Film Festival.

SpIFF's Aaron Spickelmire joins us this week with a preview of the 3-day event (Mar. 6-8).

#film #Spokane #podcast

YouTube video by A Line Around Your Thoughts Liz Hooker of the Downtown Spokane Partnership and Dave Aaron, visual artist

Similar to rap battles and pottery throwdowns, the @downtownspokane.bsky.social First Friday Face-Off has two artists each create a themed work before a live voting audience.

Watch the DSP's Liz Hooker & artist Dave Aaron talk about the event: youtube.com/watch?v=pOHB...

#Spokane #vodcast #arts

Liz Hooker of the Downtown Spokane Partnership & Dave Aaron, visual artist Artist Dave Aaron and the Downtown Spokane Partnership's Liz Hooker are this week's guests.

Downtown Spokane's First Friday Face-Off sees two visual artists each create a themed work in front of a live voting audience.

This week, Liz Hooker and Dave Aaron share their experiences with planning and participating in the event.

#Spokane #podcast #vodcast #visualart #arts

Tanya Morton of Spokane Children’s Theatre This week we're sitting down with Tanya Morton, the executive artistic director of ⁠Spokane Children's Theatre⁠.

Big things are shaping up ahead of Spokane Children's Theater's milestone 80th season.

Tanya Morton, the organization's executive artistic director, talks about what's happening near-term as well as later this year.

#Spokane #podcast #vodcast #theater

If you value our weekly deep-dive conversations with local creatives, your support for Best Local Podcast in the Inlander's Best of 2026 poll would be hugely appreciated.

To vote, just head to bestof.inlander.com and look under the "Music & Entertainment" category. Thank you!

#Spokane #INW

Mery Noel Smith, Spokane Poet Laureate Spokane Poet Laureate ⁠Mery Noel Smith⁠ is our guest on this week's episode.

What do bellies—and soft ones at that—have to do with poetry? More than you might think.

This week, Spokane Poet Laureate Mery Noel Smith talks about youth initiatives and much more. She also reads "My Father Fed Me" from her forthcoming project, 'Cake.'

#poetry #arts #Spokane #podcast #vodcast

Dario Ré, songwriter, musician, visual artist Our guest on this episode is the Sandpoint, Idaho-based singer, songwriter and visual artist ⁠Dario Ré⁠.

What compels an off-grid musician to start experimenting with the digital? And how does the patronage model foster closer ties between an artist and their community? Musician Dario Ré goes deep on this week's ALAYT.

#Spokane #Sandpoint #podcast #vodcast #music #creativeeconomy

Asking a favor of all ALAYTers. Voting for the Inlander's Best Of 2026 is open, and it would mean a lot if ALAYT placed.

1. Go here: bestof.inlander.com
2. Select the "Music & Entertainment" category
3. Select "Best Local Podcast"
4. Write in "A Line Around Your Thoughts"
5. Click "Vote"

Thanks!

Ashley Demoville & Claire Rae Edmo of Spokane Falls Community College Ashley Demoville and Claire Rae Edmo are with us this week to discuss the sƛ̓x̣etkʷ Artist-in-Residence program at Spokane Falls Community College.

Joined by Spokane Falls Community College's Ashley Demoville, recent U of I grad Claire Rae Edmo talks about being at the start of her artistic career — the first stop being SFCC's sƛ̓x̣etkʷ Artist-in-Residence program.

#Spokane #arts #podcast #vodcast #education

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Eric Woodard & Morgan Marie of Pivot Spokane Joining us this week are Eric Woodard and Morgan Marie of Pivot Spokane.

Storytelling is entertainment, sense-making and connection. Morgan Marie and Eric Woodard of the live storytelling series Pivot Spokane talk about that ahead of two upcoming Pivot events.

#Spokane #storytelling #podcast #vodcast

YouTube video by A Line Around Your Thoughts Alex Calbick and Tiffany Bubna of Spokane Puppetry

Check out this week's vodcast of ALAYT featuring Alex and Tiffany—plus special guests—from Spokane Puppetry: youtube.com/watch?v=WsYF...

#Spokane #puppetry #arts #podcast #vodcast

Tiffany Bubna & Alex Calbick of Spokane Puppetry We're sitting down this week with Alex Calbick and Tiffany Bubna of Spokane Puppetry.

How do you get an introvert out of their shell? Hand them a puppet.

Join us this week via pod- and vodcast as we delve into puppets and puppeteering with Tiffany and Alex at Spokane Puppetry.

#Spokane #arts #puppets #puppetry #podcast #vodcast

YouTube video by A Line Around Your Thoughts Lightning Round "Best Of" 2025: Part 2

This week's episode is the second part of the year-ending Lightning Round "Best Of" for 2025.

What's the Lightning Round? Here's your primer:

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#Spokane #podcast #vodcast #art #creatives

Lightning Round "Best Of" 2025: Part 1

As regular listeners know—and as our guests are sometimes surprised to discover—every A Line Around Your Thoughts interview ends with a Lightning Round.

Released on Christmas Day, this week's episode (part 1 of 2) revisits some LR highlights.

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#Spokane #podcast

Don Hamilton, photographer, filmmaker & owner of The Listening Room This week's guest—and recording host—is the lighting designer, photographer and filmmaker turned venue owner, Don Hamilton.

What turns a space into a listening room? Filmmaker and photographer Don Hamilton talks about transforming his historic Hamilton Studio into a sought-after #Spokane performing arts venue.

#podcast #vodcast #music #performingarts #theater

Brett & Rose Noble of 221 Press This week we're talking with Brett & Rose Noble, the husband-and-wife team behind the DIY record label and event promoter 221 Press.

DIY might be considered a genre. But more importantly, it's an ethos. Brett & Rose Noble talk DIY as a practice ahead of 221 Press' Sonic Solstice festival on Dec. 19 & 20.

#Spokane #DIY #music #punk #hardcore #indie #podcast #vodcast

Spotify #Wrapped2025 stats are in, and A Line Around Your Thoughts got some nice podcast honors.

Karin Wedemeyer of Bel Canto Opera & The Music Conservatory of Sandpoint This week we sit down with Karin Wedemeyer, founder and director of both the ⁠Music Conservatory of Sandpoint⁠ and Bel Canto Opera.

Tipsy goats, operatic humor and unlocking kids' creative potential are all part of the discussion this week as we sit down with Karin Wedemeyer of the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint + Bel Canto Opera.

#Sandpoint #Idaho #arts #podcast #vodcast #opera #classical

Suzanne Ostersmith, dancer, choreographer, arts advocate & potter Our guest for this Thanksgiving Day episode is the choreographer, dancer, arts advocate and potter Suzanne Ostersmith.

Happy Thanksgiving! This week, Suzanne Ostersmith shares some details on Gonzaga University's upcoming original story ballet, "Thumbelina."

#Spokane #dance #arts #podcast #vodcast

Sara Mortier & Christina Villagomez, tattoo artists This week’s episode features Sara Mortier and Christina Villagomez, two tattoo artists based, respectively, in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene.

When tattoos are in a gallery setting, do people regard them differently? This week tattoo artists Sara Mortier and Christina Villagomez discuss their current joint exhibition called "Body of Work."

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#Spokane #CoeurdAlene #visualart #tattoo #podcast #vodcast

Darrien Mack, DJ, hip-hop artist, graphic designer, writer & videographer Darrien Mack—who DJs as Rosethrow, performs with Truehoods and is a ubiquitous cameraman—is our guest this episode.

Whether he's behind the turntables, the mic or the camera, Darrien Mack seems to be everywhere — Terrain, Pivot, the MAC, Gonzaga, Indaba, Emma Rue's, you name it.

#Spokane #podcast #vodcast #music #hiphop #DJ #film

Dean Davis, photographer This week our guest is the Spokane photographer ⁠Dean Davis⁠, whose work is the subject of a new retrospective exhibition at ⁠Spokane Falls Community College⁠.

What are the three things that can make or break a career in the creative field? Dean Davis shares that advice as he looks back on his own 30-year career (and counting) in commercial and fine-art photography.

#Spokane #photography #exhibition #podcast #vodcast #arts

Susie Leonard Weller, writer The writer Susie Leonard Weller is our guest this week. Her new book "52 Global Reflections: A Pilgrim’s Travel Memoir" is part memoir, part travel diary, part discussion starter.

Traveling can be a self-edifying and life-altering experience that connects us with humankind.

Susie Leonard Weller talks about her own travels and her book "52 Global Reflections: A Pilgrim's Travel Memoir" on this week's ALAYT.

#writing #travel #podcast #Spokane #vodcast #LibertyLake

Katie Patterson Larson of Art Salvage This week's episode features the founder, owner and executive director of Art Salvage, Katie Patterson Larson.

Making a Halloween costume? Then you might get some inspiration during this week's episode, which features the founder, owner and executive director of Art Salvage, Katie Patterson Larson.

#Spokane #arts #podcast #vodcast #circulareconomy #Halloween

My net is wide but there are holes. Are there any creatives based or working in the INW who you'd like to see featured on a future episode of ALAYT?

Olivia Brownlee, singer, songwriter, musician The Spokane-based singer, songwriter and musician Olivia Brownlee is our guest this week.

Music as a shared experience, storytelling and the wine-dark sea are under discussion in this week's episode of ALAYT, which features the singer, songwriter and musician Olivia Brownlee.

#Spokane #music #performingarts #podcast #vodcast

Charlie Pepiton of Square Top Theatre & Michael Kropf of Luminia We're talking music and film with this week's guests Charlie Pepiton and Michael Kropf, two Gonzaga professors with a new short film and a new string ensemble.

The new short film "Love, Eleanor" is getting a preview screening on Oct. 18 — which also coincides with the debut of the Luminia string ensemble. Coincidence or mutual inspiration? Find out from Gonzaga profs Charlie Pepiton and Michael Kropf on this week's episode.

#Spokane #film #music

Ginger Ewing & Jackie Caro of Terrain This week, Terrain co-founder/ executive director Ginger Ewing and operations director Jackie Caro preview the art extravaganza's 16th annual event.

Terrain is here! The annual arts extravaganza has its ticketed preview night tonight (Oct. 2) & the free, all-ages showcase is tomorrow in downtown #Spokane. Guests Ginger Ewing & Jackie Caro share an overview and ghost stories. #weallbuildthis #visualart #arts #music

Aimee Brooks & Morganne Elkins of Banana Slug Books This week we're chatting with Aimee Brooks and Morganne Elkins of Banana Slug Books, the outfit behind the new literary anthology "Spokane Campfire Stories."

Got some thoughts on AI in literature? So do this week's guests, Aimee Brooks & Morganne Elkins of Banana Slug Books. They're on ALAYT talking about the press' new lit anthology titled "Spokane Campfire Stories."

#Spokane #books #podcast #vodcast #theslugstolemyheart