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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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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
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.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:31 AM
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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
February 10, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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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
Mery Noel Smith, Spokane Poet Laureate
Spokane Poet Laureate ⁠Mery Noel Smith⁠ is our guest on this week's episode.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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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
Dario Ré, songwriter, musician, visual artist
Our guest on this episode is the Sandpoint, Idaho-based singer, songwriter and visual artist ⁠Dario Ré⁠.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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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!
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January 23, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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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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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.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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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
Eric Woodard & Morgan Marie of Pivot Spokane
Joining us this week are Eric Woodard and Morgan Marie of Pivot Spokane.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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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
Alex Calbick and Tiffany Bubna of Spokane Puppetry
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January 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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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
Tiffany Bubna & Alex Calbick of Spokane Puppetry
We're sitting down this week with Alex Calbick and Tiffany Bubna of Spokane Puppetry.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:58 AM
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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 2
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January 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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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
Lightning Round "Best Of" 2025: Part 1
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December 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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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
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.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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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
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.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Spotify #Wrapped2025 stats are in, and A Line Around Your Thoughts got some nice podcast honors.
December 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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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
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.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving! This week, Suzanne Ostersmith shares some details on Gonzaga University's upcoming original story ballet, "Thumbelina."

#Spokane #dance #arts #podcast #vodcast
Suzanne Ostersmith, dancer, choreographer, arts advocate & potter
Our guest for this Thanksgiving Day episode is the choreographer, dancer, arts advocate and potter Suzanne Ostersmith.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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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
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.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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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
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.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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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
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.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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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
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.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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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
Katie Patterson Larson of Art Salvage
This week's episode features the founder, owner and executive director of Art Salvage, Katie Patterson Larson.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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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?
October 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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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
Olivia Brownlee, singer, songwriter, musician
The Spokane-based singer, songwriter and musician Olivia Brownlee is our guest this week.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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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
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.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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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
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.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM