# old news (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover old news. Page: Feed: --- ## [Episode 389: The Conversation presents: The Intrepid Artist, an Advice podcast- Episode 1, with co-host Arleene Correa Valencia](https://theconversationartpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-389-the-conversation-presents-the-intrepid-artist-an-advice-podcast-episode-1-with-co-host-arleene-correa-valencia) _2026-08-08 · The Conversation Art Podcast_ "To Post, or Not to Post….That is the Question" In this pilot episode of The Intrepid Artist , the main question asked by a listener is whether sharing (or even having) one's social media plays an important role in grant and open call decisions. Arleene advocates for developing a thoughtful, engaging and empathetic feed, as opposed to one in which an artist is simply constantly sharing work. She… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theconversationartpodcast/Epis_389_The_Intrepid_Artist_Podcast_presented_by_The_Conversation_episode_1.mp3?dest-id=386248) ## [Episode 388: Lauren O'Neill-Butler on Artist Activism, Artforum magazine and the seminal Project Row Houses in Houston](https://theconversationartpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-388-lauren-oneill-butler-on-artist-activism-artforum-magazine-and-the-seminal-project-row-houses-in-houston) _2026-06-20 · The Conversation Art Podcast_ Hunter College professor and author of The War of Art , Lauren O'Neill-Butler talks about: Her 12 years at Artforum magazine, including its balance between advertising and hard-core art writing, and how her chapter on Fierce Pussy was written while at Artforum; the classes on Activism she's taught at Hunter College, which were not to get students to become activists but to make them aware of its… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theconversationartpodcast/Episode._388-_Lauren_ONeill-Butler_on_Artist_Activism_Artforum_and_Project_Row_Houses.mp3?dest-id=386248) ## [Episode 387: Peter Hujar and Paul Thek's "Wonderful World That Almost Was," with writer and Frieze editor Andrew Durbin](https://theconversationartpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-387-peter-hujar-and-paul-theks-wonderful-world-that-almost-was-with-writer-and-frieze-editor-andrew-durbin) _2026-05-23 · The Conversation Art Podcast_ Writer and Frieze editor-in-chief Andrew Durbin talks about: His book tour for "The Wonderful World That Almost Was," which has been hectic; how he became familiar with Peter Hujar's work initially, and why his and Paul Tek's legacies really took off after their deaths; Peter's persona and personality as someone who could be as charming and engaging as can be, but also someone who flew off the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theconversationartpodcast/Episode_387_The_Wonderful_World_That_Almost_Was_Peter_Hujar_and_Paul_Thek_with_Andrew_Durbin.mp3?dest-id=386248) ## [Episode 386- James Delbourgo on the 'Noble Madness' of collectors- from Charles Foster Kane to Norman Bates and others, and what Freud had to say about all of them](https://theconversationartpodcast.libsyn.com/epis-386-james-delbourgo-on-the-noble-madness-of-collectors-from-charles-foster-kane-to-norman-bates-and-others-and-what-freud-had-to-say-about-all-of-them) _2026-04-25 · The Conversation Art Podcast_ James Delbourgo, professor of history at Rutgers University and author of A Noble Madness: the Dark Side of Collecting from Antiquity to Now , talks about: Why he's written about contemporary art so extensively, as a history academic who's very interested in the present, going to galleries and wondering who collectors are right now, raising a lot of questions about archetypes for what would become… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theconversationartpodcast/Episode_386-_James_Delbourgo_on_the_Noble_Madness_of_Collecting.mp3?dest-id=386248) ## [Episode 385- Useful Art explodes what your sense of Art with a capital "A" is and can be, with John Byrne, author of "Useful Art- How Activist Artists Can Change the World"](https://theconversationartpodcast.libsyn.com/epis-385-useful-art-explodes-what-your-sense-of-art-with-a-capital-a-is-and-can-be-with-john-byrne-author-of-useful-art-how-activist-artists-can-change-the-world) _2026-03-28 · The Conversation Art Podcast_ John Byrne , author of " Useful Art- How Activist Artists Can Change the World ," and professor of Useful Art at Liverpool John Moores University's School of Art and Design, talks about: The city of Liverpool and its art community, with about 20 total galleries, and how he fits into it; where he'll be book touring the book; a key framing in the book, being in a 'neo-liberal occupation' that we… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theconversationartpodcast/Episode_385-_Useful_Art_Use_Value_and_Aesthetic_Value_with-_John_Byrne.mp3?dest-id=386248) ## [Episode 384: Boston artist and lifelong art school teacher on photography and teaching in art schools for 46 years](https://theconversationartpodcast.libsyn.com/epis-384-boston-artist-and-lifelong-art-school-teacher-on-photography-and-teaching-in-art-schools-for-46-years) _2026-02-21 · The Conversation Art Podcast_ Boston-based photographer Jim Dow talks about: The Boston art community (which is often connected to the art school and universities) and why he's lived there the great majority of his life (he lives in the house he grew up in); he's a dedicated Mass-hole- there's an edge to people there and you have break that edge; how he navigates random passersby when he's photographing for long sessions with… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theconversationartpodcast/Episode_384-_Jim_Dow_Boston-based_photographer_and_45-year_art_school__teacher.mp3?dest-id=386248) ## [Episode 383- Sarah Khan: Documenting the Immigrant Experience](https://theconversationartpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-383-sarah-khan-documenting-the-immigrant-experience) _2026-01-17 · The Conversation Art Podcast_ Hadley, Massachusetts and NYC artist Sarah K. Khan talks about: How it's a "little miracle" to have a studio (a former chick coop on a farm in the 5-college area of Mass.) after so many years working in kitchens and other spaces not dedicated to her work and where she can really spread out; her short films about the immigrant experience in New York via food trucks (particularly her Queens Migrant… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theconversationartpodcast/Epis_383-_Sarah_K._Khan-_documenting_the_immigrant_experience.mp3?dest-id=386248) ## [Episode 382: Robbie Conal,from the studio to the streets--applying what you do best to what you care about most](https://theconversationartpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-382-robbie-conalfrom-the-studio-to-the-streets-applying-what-you-do-best-to-what-you-care-about-most) _2025-12-13 · The Conversation Art Podcast_ Artist and legendary street artist Robbie Conal talks about: His family history, including his two activist-and-politically inclined parents, his background in fighting the power; moving up to Los Osos (in San Luis Obispo County) as a permanent residence (back after the 2008 crash), but keeping a small place in L.A.; what he misses about not being in the city (he's lived in NYC and SF as well as… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theconversationartpodcast/Episode_382_Robbie_Conal-_from_the_Studio_to_the_Streets.mp3?dest-id=386248) ## [Episode 381- Arleene Correa Valencia: From rural Mexico to the Napa Valley and back, fulfilling a family dream](https://theconversationartpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-381-arleene-correa-valencia-from-rural-mexico-to-the-napa-valley-and-back-fulfilling-a-family-dream) _2025-11-15 · The Conversation Art Podcast_ Napa, CA-based artist Arleene Correa Valencia talks about: Why she lives in Napa, CA, and the two distinct versions of the town, for the wealthy and for the poor ("you're either the owner of the vineyard, or you're working the vineyard," as she put it); how she's the first generation to not be working the vineyards, his dad having worked the vineyard for a period before transitioning to… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theconversationartpodcast/Epis.381-_Arleene_Correa_Valencia-_Napa-based_artist.mp3?dest-id=386248) ## [Try Before You Buy, Risk-Free (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1YYfQrEMwTsH) _2025-11-15 · **Sponsored**_ Free trial hosting plus refunds processed in 12-24 hours, guaranteed. ## [Episode 380- London-based photographer and writer Michael Collins on the perils of photography, and art criticism, and why to give your viewers the benefit of the doubt](https://theconversationartpodcast.libsyn.com/epis-380-london-based-photographer-and-writer-michael-collins-on-the-perils-of-photography-and-art-criticism-and-why-to-give-your-viewers-the-benefit-of-the-doubt) _2025-10-11 · The Conversation Art Podcast_ London-based photographer and writer Michael Collins talks about: The flat where he's lived for 35 years, which is getting 'Wallace & Gromit' crowded; how he keeps film in his deep freeze (aka freezer) as opposed to anything edible, and how he's happy to shop for the day, while he points out that Brits see American refrigerators and are overwhelmed by how large they are; and by the way, we're also… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theconversationartpodcast/Epis._380-_Michael_Collins_London_photographer_and_writer.mp3?dest-id=386248)