
Duende Discussions
A fun and invigorating artist interview podcast where I talk to my brilliant friends about their personal and creative relationship with duende - the visceral vibration of the soul making impact with its most authentic, ancient self - made famous by Spanish playwright and poet Federico Garcia Lorca. My guests and I will explore how to define what the mysterious duende actually is, how to access it, what to do with our art once we've confronted it, wrestle with it - possibly in real time! - as well as decipher who/what has it today, and what role it plays in today's ever evolving and challenging artistic landscapes and vocabularies. Why duende today? Because like Lorca says, “The true struggle is with the duende.”
Podcasting since 2024 • 7 episodes
Duende Discussions
Latest Episodes
6 - KD Sims - The 'Sexy Grotesque', Embodied Longing and Muscular Channeling of Dark Matter Duende
My dearest, duende-iest duders! Happy spring! Happy flirty flowers, happy April showers, happy devouring of more sweet than sour during these stressful times <3 I’m rhyming (badly) because it’s the last day of National Poetry Month and my st...
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Episode 6
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5 - Nathan Singh - Heart Spelunking, Joy-First Emotion Excavating, & Breaking the Waves of Duende's Dark Love
Happy Love Month my Valentine duders! I know this February has been *the most* intense/tense month - sending so much affection and peace your way ❤️🩹 - but I can’t contain how stoked I am to share this very special heart-full convo wi...
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Episode 5
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1:37:32

4 - Sabina Zúñiga Varela - The Marrow of Moment-to-Moment, The Wondrous Irrational Body and "A Christmas Carol"'s Grittier Phantoms
Holiday greetings, my spirited duende duders! Hope your December so far has been full of magic and merrymaking. It’s hard to cut through all the seasonal chaos, but I think this wondrously stimulating and partially holiday-themed episode wit...
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Episode 4
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1:25:53

3 - Alexis Roblan - "Annihilation", Anxiety, Apparitions and Art Anarchy on All Hallow's Eve
Hi Duende Duders! Hope your spooky season has been spooking along spectacularly! I'm absolutely thrilled to bring you Episode 3 - my duende-of-Halloween episode - a horrortastic convo with my favorite art anarchist - playwright, screenwri...
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Episode 3
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1:19:39

2 - Chris Garcia Peak - Pat Benatar's Vocal Exorcisms
Hi Duende Duders! Happy start to spooky season! For Episode 2 I discuss all things duende with my most hilarious genius friend from theatre school in Chicago - fearless visionary director and experimenter/embracer of the taboo/curator of incred...
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Episode 2
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