Makers & Mystics
300 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 351 ratingsMakers & Mystics is the podcast for the art-driven, spiritually adventurous seekers of truth and lovers of life.
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S5 E13: Love Through The Lens of Song with Charlie Peacock
July 03, 2019 18:47 - 28 minutes - 64.1 MBCHARLIE PEACOCK is a Nashville-based, 4x Grammy Award-winning, composer, record producer and recording artist. His production credits include Chris Cornell, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Americana successes such as The Lone Bellow, Holly Williams and The Civil Wars. Charlie is considered one of Nashville's most prolific cultural influencers and has dedicated himself to championing the independent music scene which he has served for over 40 years. Alongside of his work in music production a...
Artist Profile Series 19: James Hampton
June 26, 2019 20:21 - 12 minutes - 28.2 MBJames Hampton was an African American visionary and found object artist who built a 180 piece throne in preparation for the second coming of Christ and wrote and accompanying manuscript in untranslatable language. Support The Podcast! See James Hampton’s Work Spiritual American Trash Book
S5 E12: Impermanence with Lanecia Rouse Tinsley
June 19, 2019 20:11 - 32 minutes - 73.6 MBLanecia Rouse Tinsley is an abstract artist based in Houston, TX. Her portfolio also includes a range of work in photography, painting, teaching, writing, and speaking. Lanecia creates out of a desire to make the invisible landscapes within and the human condition known; using texture, form + color to speak to life upon various surfaces in ways words cannot. In addition to her art, Lanecia works with projectCURATE as Co-Spiritual Director and Consultant for the Arts; and is Co-founder/...
Artist Profile Series 18: Lilias Trotter
June 12, 2019 13:29 - 12 minutes - 28.1 MBLilias Trotter was a British artist, writer and visionary. It has been said that through Lilias’s contact with art critic and social philosopher, John Ruskin, she had the opportunity to become one of England’s greatest and most famous artists of her day. Yet, for her own convictions, Lilias turned away from this opportunity and followed a path that assured her of obscurity and promised no certain success. Lilias lived forty years of her life among the Arabic people of North Africa and buil...
S5 E11: Sleeping At Last
June 05, 2019 16:51 - 26 minutes - 60.5 MBSleeping At Last is the moniker of Chicago-based singer-songwriter, producer and composer, Ryan O’Neal. Ryan’s music has been featured on popular television shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds and The Vampire Diaries and has appeared in Films such as The Fault In Our Stars and The Twilight Saga. Ryan has collaborated with numerous noteworthy songwriters such as Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, Jon Foreman of Switchfoot, Sarah Brightman, and many others. In this episode, Stephen t...
Artist Profile Series 17: Meister Eckhart
May 29, 2019 13:42 - 10 minutes - 23.1 MBMeister Eckhart was a late 13th and early 14th century philosopher, theologian and mystic born in central Germany. In 1326, he was accused of 150 accounts of heresy and went on to be tried before the Catholic Inquisition. Today, however, Meister Eckhart’s writings have influenced artists and spiritual seekers from most every tradition and walk of life. Articles and blogs mentioned in this episode: Every Painter Paints Himself The Eckhart Society John Cage on Eckhart Support The Po...
S5 E10: My Midsummer Morning with Alastair Humphreys
May 21, 2019 15:09 - 32 minutes - 73.9 MBAlastair Humphreys has been on expeditions all around the world, traveling through over 80 countries by bicycle, boat and on foot. He was named as one of National Geographic’s Adventurers of the year for 2012. He has walked across southern India, rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, run six marathons through the Sahara desert and participated in an expedition in the Arctic, close to the magnetic North Pole. More recently, Alastair followed in the footsteps of one of his own heroes, an Englis...
Bonus Episode: Martin Smith
May 17, 2019 20:22 - 9 minutes - 21 MBEarlier this year, I traveled to the beautiful country of England. While I was there, I had the opportunity to meet with singer/songwriter Martin Smith in his hometown of Brighton. We shared a breakfast together and afterwards I asked if he would be willing to answer a few questions I could share with our listeners. Martin was gracious and obliged, so I quickly pulled out my cell phone and captured our conversation. **Disclaimer: Because the conversation was recorded on my iPhone, the pr...
S5 E9: Art & The Transcendence of God with Jeremy Begbie
May 08, 2019 16:12 - 40 minutes - 92.2 MBJeremy Begbie is Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Professor in Theology at Duke Divinity School. He is also Senior Member at Wolfson College, Cambridge, and an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Music at the University of Cambridge. He is Founding Director of Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts, one of the main aims of which is to foster theological-artistic links between Duke and Cambridge. In this episode, Stephen joins Dr. Begbie at Duke Divinity School to talk with him about m...
Artist Profile Series 16: Notre Dame
May 01, 2019 15:03 - 9 minutes - 20.6 MBThis artist profile episode is about the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral and how writer Victor Hugo’s novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame inspired a generation to restore this historical landmark. The human heart longs for restoration and it is the artist who embodies this longing through artistic works and creative acts. We long to preserve and sustain beauty because in beauty’s longevity is tied our own hope that there is something more enduring than the ephemeral passing of our own bodies a...
S5 E8: Quench with Poet Amy Orazio
April 24, 2019 16:01 - 31 minutes - 72.2 MBAmy Orazio is a poet, teacher and writer from the Pacific Northwest. She received her MFA in Creative Writing at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles California. Her work has appeared in publications such as Bitterzoet, Gap Tooth, Pidgeonholes, Synasesthesia, and The Curator magazine. Amy’s latest collection of poems, titled Quench, is a meditation on exile and coming home. In this episode, Stephen talks with Amy about sitting with mystery and overcoming the need for resolve in h...
S5 E7: Keep Going with Austin Kleon
April 10, 2019 17:41 - 32 minutes - 74.2 MBAustin Kleon is the New York Times bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work!, and The Steal Like an Artist Journal: A Notebook for Creative Kleptomaniacs. His work has been translated into over twenty languages and featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, PBS NewsHour, and in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. The New Yorker said his poems “resurrect the newspaper when everybody else is declaring it dead.” He speaks about creativity in the digital age for organizati...
Artist Profile Series 15: Corita Kent
April 05, 2019 20:58 - 9 minutes - 21.5 MBSister Corita Kent was an artist, printmaker, educator and an advocate for social justice. She broke through religious norms in the art world of her day by incorporating popular song lyrics, advertising images and slogans into her work. Her pop-art style is reminiscent of the works of graphic artist, Andy Warhol. When Corita viewed Andy’s artwork in the Los Angeles Ferus Gallery, in 1962 she soon began producing her own pop-culture inspired prints. Connect with Corita’s work Join The Make...
S5 E6: The Language of Movement with Kelly Archer
March 29, 2019 20:18 - 25 minutes - 59.3 MBKelly Archer is the founder and artistic director of the Chadash Contemporary Dance Movement. The vision and mission of Chadash is to cultivate renewal, reparation, and restoration in a broken world. Combining dance with film, poetry, multi-media, visual art and spoken word performances, Chadash Dance tells stories in an effort to honestly acknowledge the world as it is, but then seeks to engage in the conversation about what the world can be. In this episode, Stephen talks with Kelly abou...
Artist Profile Series 14: Rainer Maria Rilke
March 20, 2019 15:51 - 12 minutes - 28.8 MBRainer Maria Rilke was a Prague-born poet and novelist. His verses embody the human heart’s yearning to commune with God in an age of disbelief. His transcendent themes are deeply existential and contemplative in nature. Research by Morgan Chin Yee Music By Aaron Strumpel Support The Podcast
S5 E5: The Creative Environment with Graham Cooke
March 13, 2019 18:18 - 26 minutes - 59.9 MBGraham Cooke is an internationally recognized author, public speaker and strategist. He is known for a radical faith and friendship with God. Graham's books have helped organizations and individuals overcome negative, limited thinking and transition toward a higher level of corporate and spiritual life. An integral part of Graham's work involves producing resources for helping the poor and for eradicating human trafficking through supporting the organization, NOT FOR SALE. In this episo...
Artist Profile Series 13: Teilhard de Chardin
March 06, 2019 17:10 - 13 minutes - 33.7 MBTeilhard de Chardin was a French Catholic priest, philosopher, paleontologist, geologist and World War I veteran who earned the Legion of Honor citation. He wrote extensively on science, on his scientific discoveries, and on his most intimate thoughts of Christ as the consummate culmination of spiritual and material realities. Marie Teilhard This episode features music by: Aaron Strumpel
S5 E4: The Lost Art of Found Objects with Lonnie Holley
February 28, 2019 20:00 - 35 minutes - 81.9 MBLonnie Holley is an African American artist who has devoted his life to the practice of improvisational creativity. His art and music, born out of struggle, hardship, but perhaps more importantly, out of furious curiosity and biological necessity, manifests itself in drawing, painting, narrative sculpture, photography, performance, and sound. Holley’s sculptures are constructed from found materials in the oldest tradition of African American sculpture. Objects, already imbued with cultural...
Artist Profile Series Episode 12: Georg Hegel
February 20, 2019 17:55 - 11 minutes - 27.2 MBGuest host Marie Teilhard of Kilns College explores the spiritual and artistic views of German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Marie Teilhard Download Our Free E-Book: Five Creativity Killers Music By: Aaron Strumpel
S5 E3: Return To Wonder with Harris III
February 13, 2019 19:33 - 28 minutes - 65.7 MBHarris “The Third” is an award-winning illusionist and communicator. In recent years his career has grown to become one of America’s most sought-out speakers, storytellers, creative consultants and event curators. In 2015, Harris founded the Istoria Collective, a production company that creates meaningful and transformative experiences for people and brands through events, films, and digital media. In this episode, Stephen talks with Harris about his work as an Illusionist and what it mea...
S5 E2: The Symbolic World with Jonathan Pageau
January 29, 2019 19:13 - 30 minutes - 70.8 MBJonathan Pageau is a professional artist, writer and public speaker. He delivers several lectures every year in Universities, conferences and other venues around North America. He speaks on art, but mostly on the symbolic structures that underlie our experience of the world. Through his YouTube channel and podcast, The Symbolic World, he also furthers the conversation on symbolism, meaning and patterns in everything from movies, to icons, to social trends. As an artist, Jonathan is one of ...
S5 E1: Moving Through Space with Natalie Shaw
January 15, 2019 14:41 - 29 minutes - 67.6 MBNatalie Shaw is a Chicago native who holds a studio fine art degree and is a graduate of Yale University, Virginia Commonwealth University and Shasta College. In 2016, she was selected for the Barbara Jane Carr Scholarship for excellence in the visual arts. Natalie has recently joined the artistic community in Austin, TX and has been selected for the Open 30 Juried Exhibit at the Martha Fenstermaker Gallery. Natalie’s work is informed by a sense of air and space, and how we as humans move ...
S4 E15: Season Finale! The Missing Connection Between Faith & Art
December 13, 2018 23:11 - 24 minutes - 56.8 MBThis episode is an Official Highjack!! StoryBrand Guide Luke Humbrecht turns the mic around and interviews our host, Stephen Roach. In this season finale episode Luke and Stephen discuss why the conversation of faith and art is important for our cultural moment and how you can be involved in the discussions. Stephen shares from history and personal stories on what compels him to host these conversations. Music for this episode provided by: Songs of Water Fyr Fytr Join the Makers & Mysti...
Artist Profile Series 11: Eriugena
December 05, 2018 12:53 - 10 minutes - 23.8 MBJohn Scotus Eriugena was an Irish theologian, philosopher, and poet. This artist profile is guest hosted by spiritual director, Sarah DeShields. GET TICKETS to The Breath & the Clay Join The Makers & Mystics creative collective
S4 E14: Re:Piano with Chad Lawson
November 28, 2018 16:59 - 38 minutes - 87.3 MBPianist and composer Chad Lawson is a Classical musician whose career has visited byways of various musical genres, including Jazz, Latin, Film scores and Experimental music. Chad’s compositions have been featured in countless films and television shows such as The Walking Dead, Vampire Diaries and the Award-winning podcast, Lore. In this episode, Stephen talks with Chad about his background as a musician, what motivates his work and how his journey has led him to the poetic and meditative...
The Breath & the Clay 2019
November 26, 2018 00:55The Breath & the Clay is a creative arts gathering hosted by Stephen Roach of the Makers & Mystics Podcast. This weekend event explores the intersections of art, faith & culture in a communal setting. The event includes performances, a curated art gallery and keynote talks from various creative voices from the Makers & Mystics podcast. Join us March 22-24th 2019 in Winston-Salem, NC for a weekend connecting with other artists from around the world on this journey of art and faith. Tick...
Artist Profile Series 10: Madame Jeanne Guyon
November 21, 2018 19:52 - 9 minutes - 22 MBMadame Jeanne Guyon was a controversial French mystic who wrote poems and spiritual writings on experiential forms of prayer. Support the Podcast
S4 E13: The Nero Monologues with Sarah Toth
November 15, 2018 06:55 - 29 minutes - 67 MBSarah Toth is a performer and writer who uses singing, spoken word, and improvisation within opera to courageously tell stories of truth, vision, and possibility. Through collaborations in music-based theater, Sarah seeks to bring healing, inspire dreams, and empower people to walk boldly forward in their own personal story. In this episode Stephen talks with Sarah about her opera The Nero Monologues and her involvement in creating new and experimental music-based theater. Visit Sarah Tot...
S4 E12: God and Hamilton with Kevin Cloud
November 01, 2018 19:53 - 23 minutes - 52.8 MBThe Broadway musical Hamilton is a popular musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and is inspired by the life of the American founding father, Alexander Hamilton. Since its debut in February of 2015, the show has been widely received as a groundbreaking work of art. Its cultural and creative impact has continued to grow and inspire its audiences from London to New York and cities across America. One audience member on whom the show left a lasting mark is author and pastor Kevin Cloud from K...
Artist Profile Series 09: Wassily Kandinsky
October 25, 2018 17:44 - 7 minutes - 18.1 MBRussian artist Wassily Kandinsky is considered by many to be the father of abstract art. In this episode Stephen takes a look into the life and art of Wassily Kandinsky, particularly his interest in the relationship between sound and color. Support The Podcast
S4 E11: Onward Like A Storm with Liz Vice
October 18, 2018 15:58 - 32 minutes - 73.3 MBLiz Vice is a singer/songwriter based in Brooklyn, NY. She is best known for her Gospel, Soul and R&B roots. On her latest album titled, “Save Me,” Liz breaks the mold of any one particular genre and explores a wide range of musical territory. In this episode, Stephen talks with Liz about her creative process and the vulnerability within her songs and personal story of overcoming fear. Liz Vice website Join The Makers & Mystics Creative Collective
Artist Profile Series 08: The Story of Cooper's Well
October 13, 2018 14:57 - 1 hour - 26.1 MBIn 1837, Reverend Preston Cooper began to have a series of dreams where an angel appeared to him saying, "Dig Cooper, dig." Featured Music: Abstract In The Sky Join the Makers & Mystics Collective
S4 E10: Nico Cox on The Art of Keeping Time
October 05, 2018 13:12 - 30 minutes - 70.6 MBNico Cox is an Antiquarian Horologist, which is a technical term for a clock and watchmaker who specializes in the conservation and restoration of antique automata and mechanical musical objects. Her workshop, Memoria Technica is located in Seattle, Washington where she teaches, creates and brings mechanical music, singing birds and complex clocks back to life again. In this episode, Stephen talks with Nico about the magic of horology and the critical thinking involved in her unique art of...
Artist Profile Series 07: Sadhu Sundar Singh
September 26, 2018 17:43 - 29.1 MBSadhu Sundar Singh was a Christian mystic from the region of Punjab. His life was characterized by elaborate visions, long journeys and parables and stories inspired by the life of Jesus. Support The Podcast Music: Christopher Hale
S4 E9: Get Weird with CJ Casciotta
September 20, 2018 16:40 - 34 minutes - 79.4 MBCJ Casciotta is a writer and communicator who is passionate about helping organizations and individuals discover their inherent uniqueness. In his debut book, Get Weird, CJ asks the question, What if the outrageous, imaginative, crazy ideas that live inside your wildest dreams are actually there on purpose, divinely preinstalled to help others? He says, Knowing what makes you weird is the best thing you can offer your art, your business, your friends, your family, and yourself. It's the ess...
Artist Profile Series 06: Hildegard von Bingen
September 12, 2018 12:05 - 13 minutes - 30.3 MBHildegard von Bingen was a German Benedictine abbess. She was a writer, composer, philosopher, playwright and visionary. Guest host: Vesper Stamper Support The Podcast
S4 E8: Art As Cultural Transformation with Cole NeSmith
September 05, 2018 20:24 - 30 minutes - 70.6 MBCole NeSmith is the founder and Executive Director of the Creative City Project and producer of IMMERSE, an annual performing and interactive arts event in the heart of Downtown Orlando. Cole started the award-winning Creative City Project in 2012 to cultivate creative community locally and to help shape the global perception of Orlando as a place known for creativity and innovation. In this episode, Stephen talks with Cole about the role of the arts in cultural transformation. Creative Ci...
Artist Profile Series 05: Man of Visions Howard Finster
August 29, 2018 17:17 - 9 minutes - 21.7 MBHoward Finster was a folk artist and backwoods preacher from rural Georgia. He was known for his elaborate visions and the creation of his own Paradise Gardens. During the eighties, Howard's collaboration with the bands R.E.M. and Talking Heads catapulted him onto a global platform for his art and message. Music Provided by: Seamonster Introductory Audio Clips by Calvin Burgamy & Kenny Gray Support Makers & Mystics Podcast! Visit Howard Finster’s Paradise Gardens Soundscapes by Ben Sta...
S4 E7: Film As Visual Haiku with Ben Stamper
August 22, 2018 19:28 - 25 minutes - 57.4 MBWatch Ben’s Film: Begotten Watch Ben’s Visual Haiku Book Discussed: The Poetics of Space Join The Makers & Mystics Creative Collective GRISHA (trailer) The Deep Place Ben Stamper Vimeo Page
Artist Profile Series 04: Nikolai Berdyaev
August 15, 2018 06:48 - 11 minutes - 22 MBMusic provided by: Ketsa Songs of Water Support The Podcast
Nikolai Berdyaev: Creativity and Redemption
August 15, 2018 06:48 - 11 minutes - 22 MBMusic provided by: Ketsa Songs of Water Support The Podcast
S4 E6: On The Art of Food with Julia Frey (Vikalinka)
August 09, 2018 20:24 - 24 minutes - 55.8 MBJulia Frey is a London based food writer, photographer and blogger. After moving from Canada to the UK seven years ago with her husband and children, she was homesick and between jobs. In order to occupy herself and have a creative outlet, she started an online recipe journal called Vikalinka. A few years later the online journal turned into a full-time job and allowed Julia to transition from teaching English to working for herself as a food writer and photographer. In this episode, Step...
S4 E5: A Theology of Art with David Taylor
July 27, 2018 02:47 - 26 minutes - 60.3 MBDavid Taylor is a professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary in Houston, Texas. His work centers on revitalizing the church through the creative arts. He has written and edited several books including his most recent, The Theater of God’s Glory: Calvin, Creation and the Liturgical Arts. In 2016, David produced a short film on the psalms with Bono and Eugene Peterson. He has lectured widely on the arts in both academic and popular settings, in the United States and abro...
Artist Profile Series 03: Oswald Chambers
July 18, 2018 15:23 - 9 minutes - 18.6 MBMost people know Oswald Chambers as the author of the famous devotional, My Utmost For His Highest, but few people know Oswald was a passionate artist who longed to see the arts become a vibrant expression of faith. Featured Music in this episode: Daniel Birch Your Friendly Neighborhood A Boy & His Kite Join The Creative Collective
Oswald Chambers: The Aesthetic Kingdom
July 18, 2018 15:23 - 9 minutes - 18.6 MBFeatured Music in this episode: Daniel Birch Your Friendly Neighborhood A Boy & His Kite Join The Creative Collective
S4 E4: Ring Of Fire with Moda Spira
July 11, 2018 14:16 - 31 minutes - 72.3 MBLatifah Alattas is a singer/songwriter, producer, recording engineer and performer. Her project Moda Spira is a musical exploration of emotional honesty, characterized by intimate vocals and cinematic overtones. In this episode, Stephen talks with Latifah about her upcoming album, her creative process and an in-depth look into her experience of journeying through grief. Latifah has her own, companion podcast to the album which gives a song by song look into the themes and making of her r...
S4 E3: Evergreen with Audrey Assad
June 27, 2018 13:52 - 32 minutes - 75.1 MBAudrey Assad is a singer/songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee who has written and recorded ten albums to date, including her recent release, Evergreen. In this episode, Stephen talks with Audrey about the gut-wrenching deconstruction of her faith and the fertile ground of re-birth which fuels the concept behind Evergreen. Patrons of the podcast can enjoy an additional interview with Audrey at Patreon.com/makersandmystics. Audrey Assad Support the Podcast makersandmystics.com Mentione...
Artist Profile Series 02: Dorothy Sayers
June 20, 2018 17:06 - 10 minutes - 20.1 MBA brief introduction to the detective novelist and theologian, Dorothy Sayers. Join the Collective Soundscape by The Aurora Principle
Dorothy Sayers: The Mind of The Maker
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S4 E2: The Space Between with Erik Lokkesmoe
June 13, 2018 12:47 - 28 minutes - 65.1 MBErik Lokkesmoe is the owner of Aspiration Entertainment, a Nashville-based company that produces, markets and distributes “screen forward” entertainment for aspirational audiences. He is an executive producer of the 2015 New York Times Critics Pick film LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT, starring Ewan McGregor. In this episode, Stephen talks with Erik about his work in the film industry and what Erik terms as "the middle place," where artists with a faith background engage the general market with c...