Pep Talks for Artists
A podcast offering encouraging words to all those shuffling along the artist’s road - with your host, Amy Talluto. Check out the pep-isodes for artist interviews, art book reviews and host-made audio essays - all made to offer artists advice, encouragement and fun studio listening.
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Jan. 26, 2026
Ep 86: About Dawn Clements w/ Judy Glantzman
Artist, Judy Glantzman, is back on the pod this week to discuss her friend and incredible artist, Dawn Clements (1958-2018). Come along with me as I hear more about this brave, innovative artist who celebrated the idea of the...
Dec. 6, 2025
Ep 85: Women Mystics in Art w/ Jennifer Coates (Part 2)
We're back for Part 2! Artist, Jennifer Coates joins me again to discuss 2 modern-day women mystic artists: Cornish Visionary, Ithell Colquhoun and Desert Transcendentalist, Agnes Pelton. Ithell Colquhoun links and mentions: ...
Nov. 14, 2025
Ep 84: Women Mystics in Art w/ Jennifer Coates (Part 1)
In this episode, Jennifer Coates returns to help me explore the spookily wonderful topic of Women Mystics and their connection to art and artists. In Part 1, we cover mystics from the Pythia of Ancient Greece to ecstatic visi...
Oct. 20, 2025
Ep 83: Some Thoughts on Drawing (Part 3)
Artists, Jennifer Coates , David Humphrey and Catherine Haggarty and are back for Part 3 of our series on Drawing. This time we switched things up and each artist brought both an artwork from art history and a related work of...
Sept. 16, 2025
Ep 82: Dare to Be Stupid in the Studio
This is an episode about how acting on dumb ideas in the studio can be just the thing to get you out of artist's block or help you make a big change. Get ready for some choice bon mots from the likes of Weird Al Yankovic, Lau...
July 28, 2025
Ep 81: How to Survive a Residency Rejection (*explicit)
*Disclaimer: This episode is meant to be funny and Amy would love to attend any of the aforementioned residencies. Please accept her if you find yourself on a panel. End disclaimer.* Just got rejected from an artists' residen...
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