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What does it take to build a discipline in a material or a medium? These conversations are with makers working in Maine: furniture and textile and jewelry, audio and film, illustration and design. Aubrey Calaway directs Foghorn, a Portland audio collective for documentary storytelling. Rich Horn made the film Final First Edition in Biddeford. The Thos. Moser family makes American hardwood furniture out of Auburn. Vivian Beer's sculptural furniture has appeared in major public commissions. Cat Bates makes jewelry rooted in Monhegan Island. What connects them is the long, careful work of getting good at one specific thing.
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Audio producer Aubrey Calaway on finding a voice, both creatively and literally. As director of Foghorn, a Portland audio collective and coworking space for storytelling and documentary work, Calaway brings a Salt Institute documentary background to the question of what makes voice (in audio, in writing, in the body) recognizable as one's own.
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Filmmaker Rich Horn on making Final First Edition in Biddeford, the long arc from concept to screen, and what it means to build a creative collaboration with a cinematographer over years of independent film work.
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The Thos. Moser furniture company on more than fifty years of American hardwood furniture-making out of Auburn, Maine. The conversation covers craftsmanship, the family business across two generations, and what it means to build a piece of furniture that lasts a lifetime.
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February 22, 2026
is an audio producer and the director of Foghorn, a Portland-based audio collective and coworking space dedicated to storytelling, listening, and community. In this episode of R...
December 14, 2025
a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans painting, music, design, and film, joins Dr. Lisa Belisle on Radio Maine to discuss the creative forces that shape his wide-ranging p...
May 10, 2025
Christoph Gelfand, Wes Sterrs, and Jeff Griecci, filmmakers behind the dynamic short documentary Final First Edition, join us for a lively and insightful conversation about collab...
December 15, 2024
wants to make classic literature accessible to students of all linguistic and neurologic capabilities. A native of Maine and graduate of Gardiner High School, Ethan is a former...
September 29, 2024
Vivian Beer is a renowned sculptor and furniture designer/maker originally from Bar Harbor, Maine. A graduate of the Maine College of Art in Portland and the Cranbrook Academy o...
July 28, 2024
is the founder of Rockstar Camp for Women, a transformative leadership program held at the Portland House of Music in Maine’s largest city. Growing up in nearby Cape Elizabeth, ...
April 14, 2024
is a sound artist. A graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, Dianne originally worked with visual mediums, but became intrigued by the creative possibilities of ...
December 3, 2023
Jewelry designer Cat Bates began his life as an artist on Maine’s Monhegan Island. His keen observational skills yielded inspiration for future creativity, as he found beauty in...
October 7, 2023
Entrepreneur Ethan Nestor began his career in the basement of his parent’s Cape Elizabeth, Maine home in 2012. While still a teen, Ethan created his first YouTube channel, wher...
May 27, 2023
Illustrator Bruce Hutchinson has become passionate about piping plovers. This is perhaps not surprising, given that he shares an affinity for Maine beaches with these tiny endan...
March 25, 2023
Founded by former Bates College professor Tom Moser, the Thos. Moser company is venerated for its handmade American furniture and highly respected for showcasing Maine craftsman...
November 13, 2022
Maine native Dr. Emily Isaacson is the founder and artistic director of Classical Uprising, a group of immersive community-oriented music programs that include the popular Portl...
Books, organizations, teachers, and projects mentioned across these conversations. A starting point for following a thread further.
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies · Maine College of Art and Design · Foghorn
Ira Glass · Christoph · Jeff Griecci · Wes Sterrs · Cormac Brown · Kevin Eastman · Krista Tippett
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Biddeford, Maine
Rich Horn, filmmaker and co-creator of Final First Edition, a project shot in Biddeford. Aubrey Calaway, audio producer and director of Foghorn, a Portland audio collective and coworking space for storytelling and documentary work. Conversations cover process, place, and the practical work of independent production in Maine.
Sara Schiller, co-founder of the Sloomoo Institute, an experiential venue built around slime and creative expression. Other Craft and Media episodes feature designers, performers, and craftspeople whose work moves between materials and media.
Visual Art episodes center on painting, photography, sculpture, and printmaking. Craft and Media gathers makers whose primary medium is film, audio, performance, design, or hands-on craft. The split makes the archive easier to browse for viewers looking for a specific kind of conversation.