The #Spokane Camera Club has been going since 1932, which means adapting to the times. From film to digital up to the era of effortless post-processing & AI. Donna Larsen & Steve Whitacre talk about how the club rolls with the changes: youtube.com/watch?v=xH07... #photography #visualarts #vodcast

Can AI be a good judge of photographic merit? Put your knee-jerk reactions to one side as this week's guests, Donna Larsen and Steve Whitacre, talk about why the 94-year-old Spokane Camera Club has started experimenting with it. #Spokane #podcast #vodcast #photography #visualarts #arts

This week's ALAYT gets a little tech-y as we consider UX design and how code can tell a story. youtube.com/watch?v=RhfF... #Spokane #EWU #technology #podcast #vodcast #arts

What happens to human-centered design in the AI era? This week's episode gets a little nerdy with Colin Manikoth from the Department of Design at Eastern Washington University. #Spokane #podcast #vodcast #design #UXdesign

Watch printmakers RGZ and MEG talk about the upcoming #Spokane Print Fest (Apr. 4 to 18) as well as #printmaking in general. Later on, the Lightning Round also yields some music recommendations and stories about the things we do for love. youtube.com/watch?v=iK9N... #art #vodcast #visualart

The 2026 Spokane Print Fest kicks off on April 4 and runs until April 18. This week's guests, who sign their work RGZ and MEG, preview what's in store — but not before talking about printmaking as a process and an ethos. #Spokane #CoeurDAlene #printmaking #visualart #arts #podcast #vodcast

33 Artists Market returns this coming weekend (Mar. 28) to The Woman's Club of #Spokane. Hear all about who'll be at the upcoming event and what's in store for 33 (hint: nonprofit status, new locations) on this week's episode of ALAYT: open.spotify.com/episode/6tVk...

33 Artists Market... does that sound familiar? After 9 months, the popular multi-vendor market returns to the podcast — but this time it's under the stewardship of this week's guests, Scott and Irene Kelly. The artist couple talk about what they've got planned. #Spokane #arts #podcast

Another link—audio this time—to the current ALAYT episode featuring @gregbem.bsky.social of Carbonation Press. It's clear that folks are picking up what he's putting down. Which is kinda the point of these conversations. open.spotify.com/episode/4ZgG... #Spokane #podcast #books #literature

Watch this week's episode with @gregbem.bsky.social, who talks about Carbonation Press and its new anthologies "Down River, Deep Root" and "Somos ajolotes": youtube.com/watch?v=M9WE... Greg also reads his poem "interiority." #Spokane #podcast #vodcast #books #literature

How a small literary press became a way to ease the departure from one place and feel at home in another: Poet and librarian Greg Bem talks about his Carbonation Press and two of its new titles, "Somos ajolotes" and "Down River, Deep Root." #Spokane #literature #books #arts #podcast #vodcast

For perhaps the first time ever, someone has finally compared weavers' looms to Beanie Babies. Listen to textile artists Meagan Smith and Allyce Wood talk about their new exhibition "Tidal Loop" at the Eastern Washington University Art Gallery, where it runs until April 3. #Spokane #podcast #arts

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. youtu.be/W3niMVbpjQ0

"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

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

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

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

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

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!

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 alaytpodcast.com/2026/01/22/a...

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

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

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

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: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZXG... #Spokane #podcast #vodcast #art #creatives

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. open.spotify.com/episode/1GOa... #Spokane #podcast

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

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.

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

Happy Thanksgiving! This week, Suzanne Ostersmith shares some details on Gonzaga University's upcoming original story ballet, "Thumbelina." #Spokane #dance #arts #podcast #vodcast

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." alaytpodcast.com/2025/11/20/s... #Spokane #CoeurdAlene #visualart #tattoo #podcast #vodcast

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

This week's episode with glass artist Preston Singletary and independent curator Miranda Belarde-Lewis was recorded at Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture. Preston's nationally touring exhibition "Raven & The Box of Daylight" is showing at the MAC until Jan 4. #Spokane #podcast #visualart

Along with a fresh episode comes the news that ALAYT is now on Patreon! We hope you'll join as a supporter and keep these conversations going. #Spokane #INW #CoeurdAlene #Sandpoint #podcast #vodcast #arts www.patreon.com/posts/patreo...

What makes a book a book? This week's guest on ALAYT is the book artist Mel Antuna Hewitt, who talks about her work that celebrates and transforms the printed word. Her upcoming exhibition "Communications" opens Oct. 3 at the Terrain Gallery. #Spokane #bookarts #visualart #podcast #vodcast #arts

Joining ALAYT this week are Jeni Riplinger and Jaiden Haley of the arts incubator Emerge Coeur d'Alene. Emerge's much-anticipated INK! Print Rally is coming up on Sept. 13. We talk about that and all the other events and resources Emerge offers. #CoeurdAlene #Spokane #Idaho #arts #printmaking

This week's ALAYT features Joe and Sienna Henson, co-founders of Spokane-based Hitchhiker's Theatre. This is their media debut! The nomadic troupe's 2nd season opens with a two-evening (Sept. 5 & 6) run of "5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche" at The Guardian. #Spokane #theater #podcast #vodcast

Jim Mohr, executive director of the ⁠Blue Door Theatre⁠, is on this week's episode to talk about all things improv and the universality of the phrase "Yes, and...". #Spokane #theater #podcast #vodcast #improv

On this week's episode, we're in conversation with Jon Kuritz, a video director who co-founded the nonprofit production house Live from Somewhere. Hear about their upcoming episode premieres at the Garland Theater plus the Curators of Sound concert at the MAC on Aug. 20. #Spokane #podcast #music

ICYMI: Rachel Bade-McMurphy—jazz musician, composer and advocate—is in on this week's episode talking about her new project, the Glass Bead Orchestra. If you missed Sunday's concert, don't worry. The GBO's about to record a full-length. youtube.com/watch?v=69aE... #Spokane #jazz #music #podcast