LAB the Podcast
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Episodes
270 episodes
LAB the Podcast with Rosa Lía Gilbert | Under the Saman Tree: Poems of Home, Longing, and Belonging
In this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach sits down with Dominican poet Rosa Lía Gilbert to explore longing, exile, immigration, family, beauty, and the deep human desire for belonging. Through stories of the Dominican Republic, mango trees, imm...
LAB the Podcast: Poetry Corner with Wendy Kieffer | The Land That Is Not
In this Poetry Corner episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach Elliott sits down with V3 Artist, Poet, and Author Wendy Kieffer to explore The Land That Is Not by Edith Södergran. Together, they reflect on longing, beauty, transcendence, and t...
LAB the Podcast with Ryan O’Neal (Sleeping At Last) | Motherhood & the Sacredness of Being Human
What happens when one of the most emotionally resonant songwriters of our time sits down to talk about grief, beauty, anxiety, wonder, orchestras, motherhood, and the human experience?On this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach Elliott sits...
LAB the Podcast with Gregory Wolfe | Beauty Will Save the World
In this episode of LAB the Podcast, we sit down with Author, Editor, and Founder of Image Journal, Gregory Wolfe, to explore the powerful intersection of faith, art, and culture. From pioneering conversations between artists and the Ch...
LAB the Podcast with Chris Breithaupt | Long, Slow, Deep
In this episode of LAB the Podcast, we sit down with artist, maker, and craftsman Chris Breithaupt for a rich conversation about beauty, woodcraft, faith, and the slow work of becoming. From his early years in the Pacific Northwest to innovativ...
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LAB the Podcast with Cory Miller: The Beauty Beyond the Meal
In this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach sits down with Culinary Artist Cory Miller to explore the deeper meaning behind food, hospitality, and the human longing to experience something more.From early memories around the table to traini...
LAB the Podcast: Poetry Corner with Wendy Kieffer | Fire & Ice - Robert Frost
In this Poetry Corner episode of LAB the Podcast, we slow down with Poet and Conservatory Artist Wendy Kieffer to explore the work of Robert Frost.Together, we step into two of Frost’s most iconic poems, “Fire and Ice” and “...
LAB the Podcast with Victory Boyd: Confessions of a Lonely Girl
In this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach sits down with Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Victory Boyd to celebrate the release of her deeply personal album Confessions of a Lonely Girl.What unfolds is more than a conversation ab...
LAB the Podcast with Sasha Phillips: The Story Behind Madonna Del Armenia
In this powerful episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach Elliott sits down with visual artist and iconographer Sasha Phillips to explore a story where art becomes far more than expression, it becomes prayer, legacy, and home. Born in Russia d...
LAB the Podcast ON THE ROAD with Sacred Heart Catholic Church
What happens when beauty quietly preaches?In this special LAB the Podcast: On THE ROAD episode, we step into the heart of downtown Tampa to explore a space that feels less like a building and more like a living story. Joined by longtime ...
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LAB the Podcast with Michael Barna | Faith, Calling, and the Work of V3
In this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach Elliott sits down with Michael Barna, Tampa native, commercial real estate executive, and board member of VU VI VO (V3).Michael shares about his journey of faith, his life in business, and why he ...
LAB the Podcast with Zach Elliott | Longing, Beauty, and the Birth of Sehnsucht Symphony
Sehnsucht Symphony releases on all major streaming platforms on March 7.In this special episode of LAB the Podcast, the microphone flips. For the first time, host Zach Elliott takes the guest seat as Cammie Elliott leads the conve...
LAB the Podcast with Chris Farrell | Stronger Spells: The Film Behind Sehnsucht Symphony
Sehnsucht Symphony releases on all major streaming platforms on March 7.In this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach Elliotts sits down with filmmaker and creative director Chris Farrell. The storyteller behind Stronger Spells, the do...
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LAB the Podcast: Poetry Corner with Wendy Kieffer | “Everyone Sang” by Siegfried Sassoon
In this episode of LAB the Podcast, Wendy introduces “Everyone Sang” by Siegfried Sassoon, a World War I poet known for his gritty realism and vocal protest against the horrors of war. Written at the end of the war, this poem ca...
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LAB the Podcast with Josh Nadeau | Heaven Meets Earth
In this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach sits down with artist and author Josh Nadeau to celebrate the release of Heaven Meets Earth, a 40-day devotional journey through the Nicene Creed.Together, we explore why “We believe” is ...
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LAB the Podcast ON THE ROAD with St. John's Episcopal Church
In this special ON THE ROAD episode, LAB the Podcast visits St. John’s Episcopal Church in Tampa, Florida. St. John’s is a sacred space where beauty is overflowing. From stained glass and reverent architecture to the liturgy and community life,...
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LAB the Podcast with Mauricio Vega: Freedom Is Beautiful
In this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach Elliott sits down with artist and designer Mauricio Vega, founder of the SuperVivo Art Collective and the first commissioned artist for V3’s Freedom Is Beautiful project.Mauricio shares h...
LAB the Podcast with Kristen Bracy | Ending Human Trafficking
In this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach Elliott sits down with Kristen Bracy, Founder of iRISE Florida and Director of the Tampa Bay SAFE Alliance, during National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Kristen brings over a decade of frontline ex...
LAB the Podcast with Brent Woody | Justice Restored: Seeing the Human in Human Trafficking
In this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach Elliott sits down with Brent Woody, lead attorney and Executive Director of the Justice Restoration Center to explore the often unseen legal and human work required to help survivors of human trafficking...
LAB the Podcast: Poetry Corner with Wendy Kieffer | The Widow of Nain
In this special Poetry Corner episode of LAB the Podcast, poet and artist Wendy Kieffer shares an original villanelle inspired by The Widow of Nain—a rarely explored gospel story where grief meets resurrection, and vulnerability encounters comp...
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LAB the Podcast with Christina Kruse: Freedom Is Beautiful
In this first episode of 2026, Zach Elliott sits down with Christina Kruse, Director of the LAB Initiative, to reflect on the growth of the initiative, the fight against human trafficking, and the vision ahead for the new year.Christina ...
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LAB the Podcast with Lyric Gillett: Faces of Choice & the Courage to Shift a Global Conversation
In this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach Elliott sits down once again with Lyric Gillett—Founder and Executive Director of Faces of Choice—for a powerful and timely conversation about courage, hope, and the life-shaping power of story.Ly...
LAB the Podcast | V3 Art Unveiling — Featuring Artist Morgan Irons
This special live-recorded episode of LAB the Podcast was captured in the Theater at Armature Works in Tampa, Florida during the 2025 V3 Art Unveiling, surrounded by a live audience gathered for an evening of beauty.In this conv...
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LAB the Podcast with Sarah Sisco: Crafting Wonder at Every Scale
In this episode of LAB the Podcast, we sit down with artist Sarah Sisco, whose creative path has taken her from NBA portraiture to immersive church installations to the rare honor of joining the White House Christmas decorating team.Sara...
LAB the Podcast: Poetry Corner with Wendy Kieffer | The Table as Sacred Space
In this special holiday episode, V3 Conservatory poet Wendy Kieffer returns to Poetry Corner to explore the sacred beauty that unfolds around the table. Together we reflect on slowing down, “bending time,” and rediscovering the holy ordinary mo...
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