Yelling at concrete
Society & Culture
About
Yelling at concrete isbi-weekly podcast for coffee and conversation, taking a look at the life and interests of the guests who chat with me as well as taking an introverted look at topics I'm interested in! Graham is an artist and passionate creative who thrives on generating conversation and discussion in a more abstract manner than just posing questions so three weeks out of each month with a one week breather he sits down to have a cuppa and chat. When guests come they bring their own topic so every episode is lead by the guests interests and what they want to discuss and the solo casts are wandering thoughts on subjects which interest Graham. The goal is keep the subjects diverse and give people a space to just have a chill and talk about what's really going on. You can catch the show three times a month on a Friday and follow it through the year as Graham brings you a range of guests and topics. The key word is conversation so we don't edit we just talk and
Episodes
- Episode 300 - Being an artist is more than owning the tools. Feat @mikephotographs
Graham interviews photographer Mikey Photographs about art and photography. They discuss how being an artist in photography involves more than owning tools, emphasizing the skill, work, and style development required.
- Episode 298 - Self producing in practical FX feat Cody Ruch
This episode features practical effects artist Cody Ruch, who discusses self-producing independent horror, surreal, and spooky effects. Ruch, a lecturer and creator, shares his process, inspirations, and insights into budget filmmaking.
- Episode 297 - When running 5k feels like failure
Graham discusses the personal experience of feeling like a failure despite achieving goals like running a 5k. He reflects on how ambition and self-sabotage can distort perception, and emphasizes that trying is a form of success.
- Episode 296 - What does it take to work independent? Feat Katie Weinstein ( Raw Daisies)
This episode features Katie Weinstein, a member of the alternative production company Raw Daisies, discussing independent film, DIY methods, and her personal perspective on creative projects.
- Episode 295 - Documenting creating is hard.
Graham discusses the difficulties of documenting one's creative process, likening social media and content creation to assignments for artists. He explores the struggle of balancing exploration with audience engagement and seeks advice on…
- Episode 293 - Combining science and inspiration? Feat Tricia Duffy
This week I sit down with Tricia Duffy. Creator, teacher, writer, singer and host of her own podcast "in ten years time". Tricia found me in this instance and we decided to sit down and talk many topic but notably the impact of the creativ…
- Episode 294 - Your audience owes you nothing.
This week I sit down to talk a personal gripe. Often on social media i follow artists and once in a while I see a comment or post like "Why aren't people engaging with my work?" "Why do they like that and not mine?" "Audiences just don't u…
- Episode 292 - The tail end of a hurricane.
This week I sit down to talk grief, navigating change and how big moments can sometimes seem like they need a quick fix or a method you have used 100 times but grief is different. It comes in waves and can be like navigating the remnants o…
- Episode 291 - Curation over creation Feat Martyn Cooling
Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:47 Title 1:06 Meet the guest 20:49 Skip to the topic 1:08:00 Skip to the end conclusion 1:10:26 What is some great advice? 1:11:48 Who should I speak to next? We're back! This week on the podcast: Graham and his brot…
- Episode 290 - Collaboration vs Competition Feat Marty Gordon (aka Whatwouldjesusglue)
This week I sit down with artist Marty Gordon, Collage and cartoonist and overall interesting artist! Marty was recommended to me by other people which is apt for the topic of the show but also as he has a fascinating background as a forme…
- Episode 289 - Learning the value of small talk - The Gen Z stare.
Maybe it's the millennial in me but I want bridge the gap in defense of small talk. It's a bridge we use with one another and in many ways in an art form in itself. Some are bad some are good but over all we need it to put people at ease a…
- Episode 288 - How to approach the art world Feat Gianna Paniagua
This week I sit down with the lovely Gianna Paniagua as we talk about the art world, health and the troubles all in between. Gianna is an artist foremost focused on tactile and illustrative work and through her varied career has had a focu…
- Episode 267 - The majority of art is accidental
I am a firm believer that all things can be art, you only need label them as such. I also believe there is good and bad art. Something I think is important to remember when dealing with artists though is that art is accidental. There is a…
- Episode 286 - Resiliency vs Tolerance is learned feat Stacy Crouse @Siddhanimomma
This week i sit down for a rare in person podcast where I travel to Mystic Connecticut for the first time to meet Stacy Crouse! Stacy is healer and counselor who believes in radical love and connection to humanity through enlightenment thr…
- Episode 285 - The lesson you get is not always the one you want.
This week I sit still to talk life lessons, discovery and how the outside world really can impact what you thought you were teaching yourself. With talk on self care and injury it's worth taking a step back some times and making a piece fo…
- Episode 284 - Kreature creation takes more than inspiration feat @KreatureKid Adam Dougherty
This week we take a deep dive into creatures, monsters and practical effects industry with Adam Dougherty of @KreatureKid . Adam is someone I have followed for a while after he was recommended to me by another guest and in gett…
- Episode 283 - Imitating vs innovating
This week I sit down to discuss reproduction, sampling, creation and growth as an artist and how different mediums have different cultures around the way they create. Really i depends on mindset more than anything and honesty when making a…
- Episode 282 - How to balance concept with practicality Feat Caitlin Cook 'Cooklin'
This week I get to sit down with comic creator, journalist, zine maker extraordinaire that is Caitlin Cook. Better known as Cooklin online I've been following her work a long while after discovering her comics about depression and then get…
- Episode 281 - What is your rate of inconvenience?
This week I sit down to talk, trail and error. To talk failure to talk about how easy is it to be stopped at the first hurdle, the first locked door and figuring out the world. I am a person who for my own faults does not give up easily. I…
- Episode 280 - The challenge of art in a place like Lincolnshire feat Ryan Gilmartin
This week I sit down with actor, teacher and overall performance creator @ryangilmartin5876 as we talk about a challenge. Ryan like myself is from a background in small towns and villages but also like me has been and seen pl…
- Episode 279 - Opportunity vs restrictions (How to be immobilized by decision)
This week I slide down the counter to talk about how rarely some decisions are in your hand, be it through resources, days of the week or simply that the options are too many. I talk through a lazy easter Sunday and think on all that could…
- Episode 278 - Art teaches more than creation Feat Mariela Flor Olivo
This week I sat down with Mariela Flor Olivo "Mari" who talked me through the wonderful world of learning! Mari is an extremely talented individual who has taken on exploring art and creation through performance and continues to do so. Thi…
- Episode 277 - Solving problems without thinking.
This week I sit down to talk cognition and problem solving. It seems more often than not when I talk to people about problems the main blocker is they are thinking about it. Over thinking it. Needing to map an idea out and really detail th…
- Episode 276 - If you build it they will laugh feat @KyranScott
This week i get to sit down with @KyranScott comedian and grassroot event creator. As we talk all things comedy. Whilst this isn't a comedy podcast intentionally we've had some funny moments and was great to take a moment and c…
- Episode 275 - Single Discipline Vs Multi Discipline
This week we talk the draw backs, the struggles the problems with having multiple interests. Being multi interested can be a problem for a creative soul. It means you'll always be stretched thin, always struggle to target an audience and o…
- Episode 274 - Don't worry the game is rigged Feat @DavidMcWane (Big D and The Kids Table)
Continuing the chain letter of suggested guests! This week I got time to sit down with Ska Punk extraordinaire @DavidMcWane Former drummer now Singer of Big D and The Kids Table. A band who I actually found out about maybe 20+…
- Episode 273 - Is The Simpsons Art?
More of a conceptual walk through that a narrative one. After seeing a mountain of Essays and reviews of The Simpsons I decided the only real apporach I could take is to ask. Is it art or is it just content and filler? So join us as I thin…
- Episode 272 - When one method inspires another feat Bruce @AllOneVoice
This week i sit down with a word smith in the form of @AllOneVoice Bruce. Bruce is a writer, rapper, poet and journalist who i know of having seen him perform along side one of my other guests! I sort of knew Bruce would be a g…
- Episode 271 - How to get "better" resolutions
As we enter the new year it's important to take stock and listen to your mind and your body and the random man on the internet as he has a slight breakdown of recent conversations he's had about why we create art. How we improve on ourselv…
- Episode 270 - The internet isn't cool anymore feat @AlternativeAdventures
Welcome to 2025! First episode of the year as is tradition I sit down with my brother Martyn and this time his Partner Amy @AlternativeAdventures as we discuss the state of online and what really is "cool" when it comes to an o…
- Episode 269 - Is it bad or did it just not meet your expectation?
Bad is subjective but throwing out a whole things because of one aspect of what you were expecting to me seems like madness? Maybe I'm becoming the poster child of middle ground but I think you can enjoy much more in life if you embrace th…
- Episode 268 - The challenge of going full creative Feat Lauren Pincher
There are a couple of guests on the podcast who have been back many times. Pinch is one of them. We met many years ago at a women in the arts event in Lincoln and since have continued to swap and share stories and tales with one another in…
- Episode 267 - How to be a creative co-signer
Call it a bad habit, call me an enabler but it seems everyone I meet i encourage to make something. This could be a fundamental flaw in myself but if I have a goal that goal is to convince everyone to explore creating. This is not to say e…
- Episode 266 - Keeping the audience on their toes. Feat Neil Kohney "The other end comics"
This week I get to chat to an enigma. Comic artist of 'The other end comics' Neil Kohney has been popping up on my instagram feed for a while and no doubt you have seen his work! He create comic strips which subvert expectation and jump fr…
- Episode 265 - Finding an audience VS fear of having one.
This week I sit down to talk about you! Finding and audience for your work can be hard and everyone and their aunty is out there telling you how to build and grow your views and clicks. So this week I sit down to talk about the other side…
- Episode 264 - How to stop stunting the process Feat Kavi
This week i sit down with NY based musician, artist, creator and overall legend which is @ItsKavi . Who I met a couple years back and has in the last few months become quickly someone I wanted to collaborate with and get to kno…
- Episode 263 - The Art of Investment in AI art.
This week we talk money and how the in reality these investments in art "art" are really short sighted financially. By alienating the creative user base companies are going to quickly find themselves in the process of needing unique ideas.…
- Episode 262 - Is "Sign here" worth it when art is involved? Feat Emma Loughlin
This week i sit down with good friend of mine Emma Louhglin! Emma and I have known each other for a few years now and actually did the terrible dangerous thing of chatting via the internet first when i was streaming throughout the pandemic…
- Episode 261 - What happens to passion when it's focused on pineapple on pizza?
This week we focus on the big questions the non trivial internet answers. What happens when your mind is so focused on small arguments that you expunge your energy and thoughts into the simple idea of putting a fruit on a pie? I tend not t…
- Episode 260 - Fat beats for submarines Feat Bob Cronin aka @rocdocs
This week i sit down with the highly recommended Bob Cronin! Bob is a multimedia artist and creator which an in-depth knowledge of life and experience which is fascinating. The voice and host behind @rocdocs with Dennis Ball a…
- Episode 259 - Can you Gentrify a mind?
During a very recent solo podcast I talking about how the internet had become gentrified and in a world of online subscriptions, ad block and internet gate keeping we were in a different age. And Along with that I had another thought. Can…
- Episode 258 - Finding your sound in the online noise Feat @PostageTramps
This week we break new ground with the most people I've ever had on an episode on an episode! I'm hanging out with local New York based band @PostageTramps . Comprised of members : Tristan, Julian, Sophia and Akshay they have b…
- Episode 257 - Getting evicted from the internet.
This week I get a little nostalgic. I get a little reminiscent and I get a little honest about how I was a few weeks back. The older internet was a free place but not completely free. But it was just enough that you could find random space…
- Episode 256 - If that's not NYC, Honey I don't know what is. Ft Brooke Finegold
This week I sit down with Poet Laureate Brooke Finegold. Brooke is an absolutely fantastic poet, comedian and artist. Just filled with a passion which inspires people around her. Not only being a performer in her own right having performed…
- Episode 255 - Cost of Living vs Cost of being entertained.
How do you count value in art? How do you know how much you will pay for anything? Is it an hourly rate? Based on how much you'd spend on coffee? Your min/max of the product? Lets take a moment and think. This show costs you nothing but yo…
- Episode 254 - Dollmation, Illustration and honest exploration Feat Warren Wright @Warrencito
This week I sit down with fantastic artist Warren Wright. I came across Warren whilst exploring my love of stop motion and was instantly taken with the playful nature of his work. Having been artistic and exploring different mediums for ye…
- Episode 253 - Seven things you cant say on Youtube.
The internet is an odd place, as discussed recently with WTF Pots the length and breadth of what can get you in hot water with the powers that be of any platform is a real challenge for artists and not just in the modern era. In 1966 Lenny…
- Episode 252 - The impropriety of art AKA how to get banned on instagram Feat: WTFPots Sarah Sharp
.This week i sit down with purveyor of funny and filth Sarah Sharp. AKA WTFPots. Sarah is a self taught sculptor who is best known for portraying the weird and wonderfull human body in a sculpted fashion. Everything from prolapse anus's, m…
- Episode 251 - The fundamentals of creating.
The first fundamental of creating is "F*** your fundamentals" Or rather that the best way to create anything is to consider that your core values and what you're looking to get out of things is often different to someone else. So whether y…
- Episode 250 - Losing privacy and online personas Feat Sarah Nunn (Spadgerina)
Available also on: Itunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-at-concrete/id1238765054 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3T2OhYE07edgaBDXrm86sa Acast https://shows.acast.com/yellingatconcrete This week I sit down with Spadger…