Michael Magliochetti is a ceramic artist based in Seattle, Washington. Michael's work blends craft with curiosity, exploring functional and sculptural clay forms through wheel throwing and hand building. Influenced by modern design, architectural motifs, and art history, Michael experiments with wheel throwing, glazing, and contemporary surface techniques. https://ThePottersCast.com/1170

A kind person shared this question on the TPD AMA: What are some of your favourite stories (movies/comics/shows/games, etc.) that have stuck with you– the ones you still find yourself thinking about randomly from time to time, even years later?Read More

What does it mean to be an artist? In Artists At Work: Rethinking Policy for Artistic Careers (Stanford UP, 2025) Joanna Woronkowicz, the co-founder of the Center for Cultural Affairs and co-director of the Arts, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Lab at Indiana University Bloomington and currently based at Copenhagen Business School, tells the story of cultural work and cultural policy in the USA. Offering a broad definition of artists and creatives, the book offers a deep dive into the demographics

Doc and Friar discuss all the new comic books hitting shelves this week!

This week we're framing our Uncensored episode around the ideas of escape and comfort. What dramas help us escape? What dramas bring us comfort? And how do the two idea overlap? Amy and Megan also offer their reactions to Genie Make a Wish, episode 1 to see if their thoughts sell Lia on the drama. Book Recommendation: Forbidden Wish by Jessica KhouryReady to download your first audiobook? Don't forget to click HERE for your free Audible trial.*Audible is a sponsor of Afternoona Delight

🕯️ Maker Series: Phil’s Music Notes – [Horror] Intervals 👻 🎃 A pre-Halloween special exploring the dark side of sound. At its core, music is a game of intervals — the spaces between notes that define every melody, every emotion. Even without musical training, we instinctively recognize the cheerful sound of a major chord or the melancholy of a minor. But some intervals go far beyond sad or happy… some are unnerving, unsettling, even evil. In this pre-Halloween edition of Phil’s Music

I'm so pleased to share my conversation with the thoughtful, fun, and exceptionally creative visual artist, Sophie Sherwood.We spoke about Sophie's passion for community and connection and how they became enthralled with photography, from early college days to how their work now explores the self and nature through light-sensitive materials and sustainable darkroom techniques.Sophie spoke candidly about how the unexpected death of her father has informed their practice on an on-going basis,

Howdy Y'all! Welcome back in to this here ol' book club! Pull up some grits and let's sink our teeth into some possum pie!This week on the pod we have a pair of Fare. Marvel Fanfare that is! First up is Marvel Fanfare 3, guest starring Spider-Man and the X-Men! Spider-Man is mainly here for the sex appeal, and doesn't do a whole lot! The X-Men and Sauron do all the heavy lifting! That's right! Your favorite mad scientist prehistoric bird man is back and ready to make life interesting! Next up

Listen to John Smith talk about his most ordinary name and how that possibly has more impact on his work than you’d think; how this inspired him to make the (autofictional) film Being John Smith (2024), one of three films in his Secession show; about the power of language, used both as voice-over and caption, over imagery; and about bad puns.This episode was recorded on 11 September 2025, shortly before the opening of John’s exhibition: John Smith Being John Smith 12.9. – 16.11.2025 In the

Nobody tells a story like Paris’ Finest - Mr. Noise! We get the blow by blow of what goes down when you take on some of the most iconic spots in the most romantic city in the world. Meet our friend Mr. Noise, a hell of an adventurer from Paris. Discover the incredible story of how he and a friend climbed to the roof of iconic Louvre Museum, the challenges they faced, and the photographs they captured from the rooftop. Mr. Noise also shares his love for exploring tunnels, recounting intense

Max and Mike - the two guys who run this circus checking in with an episode loosely focused on the time Max took a rowboat, and a model who can’t swim out to the Ship Graveyard in Staten Island to make an incredible photo. We get into why exploring on the water is a whole other kind of thing, and tell the kind of stories we tell when we’re driving hours to some abandoned place that’s so off the map you can’t even get music in, so you have to entertain each other. Welcome to Open 24/7, hosted by Max

“It's really hard doing something that you've never done before and that you can't relate to something else. There's some similarities in exploring, but for the most part, You have to treat everything as a brand new experience. 'cause I mean, you could die. You go into the subway, you go into a place where you can fall, like you can literally die. So it feels like everything is new for, you know, for the first time. And I appreciate that.” -Logan HicksLogan Hicks, stencil artist, photographer and

There are a lot of epic things to climb on planet Earth, but climbing the last remaining ancient wonder of the world? Yeah, come at that. Great to catch up with our friend Lucinda, and go a little deeper than the surface hype. We get into the details of what it’s like to explore places where things might not be safe or stable, everyone might be a spy and the guns are definitely loaded. Also, the all time greatest escape.Artist and photographer Lucinda Grange shares her adventure of climbing the

“So I was down in the wine cellar hidden in the Brooklyn Bridge…” WHAT? Chopping it up and chopping it down with Sever.NYC. We had so much to talk about on this one, we promise to do a part two… In this episode, we dive deep into the world beneath New York City with Sever, our guy known for navigating the city's extensive subway system. We get into the forgotten wine cellar inside the Brooklyn Bridge, the strange and makes no sense history of NYCs competing mass transit systems, and why the

It was so cool to chop it up with Leah and get an insiders view of what exploring in South East Asia is actually like. The flooded mall? Not a thing. Dropping a little cash to walk through someones home to see a bando circus theatre? A thing. Learn about sacred geometry and getting out a jam when your driver leaves you in the middle of nowhere.Join us as we talk with Leah. In this episode, we dive into her experiences exploring abandoned places in Asia, searching for a massive statue of Shiva,

If you’re an explorer, especially one from NYC you know the Legend of Track 61…and you know Strictly Sam. Is it a legend or a thing? We actually get the answer, the rundown and the shot from our man Strictly Sam. Join Max and Mike as they catch up with NYC underground master head, Strictly Sam, to uncover the mystery of New York City's Track 61. Sam spills (some) of the secrets behind accessing this elusive location, rumored to have been used by presidents like FDR and high-profile figures. Hear

This is a proper adventure in the great exploring tradition. Jens hits Papua New Guinea, meets friendly cannibals in a place where heads tend to disappear and gets out with the shot and the story.Join us as we dive into an honest-to-god Victorian style exploration with Jens, an explorer from Belgium. Jens recounts his harrowing journey to discover an abandoned WWII Australian airplane wreck in the dense jungles of Papua New Guinea. From navigating treacherous roads and nearly plunging off a

Love catching up with with our Euro explorer friends, it’s such a different vibe than the US. Above and below all over Europe. If a friend asks you to help put together what might be his last explore ever, you’re going to go hard.“If you only do what you’re supposed to do in life then life is basically you staying at home. You cannot do this. You cannot do that. Meanwhile, if you walk on a flat sidewalk or on a flat rooftop it is still flat.” - JeroenJoin Mike and Max as they sit down with urban

Checking in with Tom Durante. Tom runs us through a wild climb in NYC, getting trapped on top a sky scraper in a lightning storm and walking out like it’s no big deal. Then the story gets wild. Tom Durante shares an all-time adventure exploring NYC rooftops. From dodging tight security and weathering a lightning storm atop skyscrapers to celebrating his photography with a confetti cannon on a Times Square billboard, Tom gives us a rare glimpse into the world of urban exploration and photography

Open 24/7 is a podcast about urbex. Hosted by exploring photographers Max (@Max.Bon) and Mike (@Hysterical.Panic), each show is a conversation with the best explorers out there telling the story behind one of their wildest photos.October 2025 - The entire first season of Open 24/7 is out now. 10 episodes. New York City, Thailand, Paris, Egypt, Chicago, Oceania. We get around from the lost underground of Manhattan to the top of the Great Pyramid. This is where we’re supposed to tell you to subscribe,