Oct 22, 2026 · 55 min · 11 segments
This week we chat with writer, Max Blue. We squash our beef, finally! We also talk about the mayor, public art, and writing in a caftan. Plus a shoutout to Jeff Gunderson! The music in this episode…
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Kate RhodesHostAnd the reason that it's helpful feedback is because I think I've not not only because you said that, but also because I was thinking about it.
repeating that sentiment is valid and important and one use of my public platform such as it is, but also that I can use that platform to document some things that people are doing.
And I've definitely been trying to do that in the last couple of years and there are over this year and the last couple of months.
And I think that there is really good stuff going on, especially from like that article was very much about the, all of the converging negative forces at the end of last year, which was six art galleries closing.
The big art loop and the mockery of public art in San Francisco and the art commission being an absolute clown show.
We're all speaking as individuals and not representatives of every business and institution and governmental body.
And so there's been, there are kind of two ways that you or that I see what I'm doing is being able to support and promote positive impact because there is a lot of good stuff going on.
That is art that's happening across the political spectrum, whether it's responding to local politics or national geopolitical politics.
And there is a strong sense of community in an art scene, even though it feels embattled.
By the time this comes out, which is probably Thursday, this latest article I've written will be out.
And the reason that it's helpful feedback is because I think I've not not only because you said that, but also because I was thinking about it.
repeating that sentiment is valid and important and one use of my public platform such as it is, but also that I can use that platform to document some things that people are doing.
And I've definitely been trying to do that in the last couple of years and there are over this year and the last couple of months.
And I think that there is really good stuff going on, especially from like that article was very much about the, all of the converging negative forces at the end of last year, which was six art galleries closing.
The big art loop and the mockery of public art in San Francisco and the art commission being an absolute clown show.
We're all speaking as individuals and not representatives of every business and institution and governmental body.
And so there's been, there are kind of two ways that you or that I see what I'm doing is being able to support and promote positive impact because there is a lot of good stuff going on.
That is art that's happening across the political spectrum, whether it's responding to local politics or national geopolitical politics.
And there is a strong sense of community in an art scene, even though it feels embattled.
By the time this comes out, which is probably Thursday, this latest article I've written will be out.
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