Foreground/Background podcast episode 22: Jennifer Egan

 4/13/2022

The latest episode of my Foreground/Background podcast is out now! Give it a listen below or subscribe on your favorite streaming service (including Apple PodcastsSpotifyAnchorBreakerOvercastGoogle PodcastsPocket Casts and Radio Public) to get new episodes as they come out.

 

In this episode, I interview Jennifer Egan. Jennifer is the Pulitzer prize winning author of the novel A Visit from

the Goon Squad, she also wrote Manhattan Beach, which won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in 

Fiction and many other multi-award winning books. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine,  

Granta, McSweeney's, and The New York Times Magazine. And Her new book The Candy House, a sibling novel

to A Visit from the Goon Squad, came out from Scribner on April 5, 2022.


In this hour long conversation we discuss:

  • Pursuing a career in writing

  • The process of publishing novels

  • And so much more!

 

Jennifer Egan’s site: jennifergan.com

Jennifer Egan’s IG: @jennifereganwriter

Noah on Patreon: patreon.com/noahscalin

Music by Jantrax

 


 

Foreground/Background podcast episode 21: Hamilton Glass

3/9/2022

The latest episode of my Foreground/Background podcast is out now! Give it a listen below or subscribe on your favorite streaming service (including Apple PodcastsSpotifyAnchorBreakerOvercastGoogle PodcastsPocket Casts and Radio Public) to get new episodes as they come out.

In this episode, I interview Hamilton Glass. Hamilton, AKA Ham, is a Richmond, Virginia based artist with a background in architecture and design. Ham is a prolific painter and muralist, who is well known for using his art as a tool for inspiration and healing in the community. In 2020, Ham founded the influential large-scale public art project: Mending Walls which was created to bring about healing through public art while adding to the conversation of Black Lives Matter.

In this hour long conversation we discuss:

  • The power of public art

  • Shifting career paths

  • And so much more!

 

Hamilton Glass’ site: whosham.com

Hamilton Glass’ IG: @hamglass

My Patreon: patreon.com/noahscalin

Music by Jantrax

 



Patreon Anniversary Special Offer!

2/14/2022
         
I'm celebrating my fifth year on Patreon this month!  
 
In honor of this milestone, I'm running a special offer for new and existing patrons! Starting today if you pledge $10 or more you'll get a limited edition print of my piece #Still_Life. This archival 9 x 9 in. print is signed and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. In addition you'll become part of my exclusive Team Art community of supporters who get access to content available nowhere else. Folks who pledge $25 or more will also get a surprise item of my choice from my archive! This special offer will be available to claim only until MIDNIGHT Eastern Time on Monday, February 28th.
 
Why sign up to be my supporter on Patreon?
 
Patreon is a way for creators to make more meaningful direct relationships with fans of their work. As the social media landscape becomes more fractured and difficult to navigate I'm putting my focus on sharing my process and inspiration with my supporters through this more intimate platform. On my Patreon page I have an exclusive feed, where you get behind-the-scenes look at the work I'm making as well as other content available nowhere else!

Here's what one of my supporters had to say about his experience: 

“I’ve been following Noah since his Skull-A-Day website days, and it’s wonderful to continue to access his art through Patreon. I really enjoy seeing and reading about his creative process, but seeing Noah’s art installed is the biggest thrill. It removes that feeling of distance and disappointment that I am never likely to see his art work in the flesh, when I can interact with Noah and his work online.”

– Beck Archer

Don't miss out on this limited time offer, find out more HERE.

Foreground/Background podcast episode 20: Kate McKean

 1/26/2022

The latest episode of my Foreground/Background podcast is out now! Give it a listen below or subscribe on your favorite streaming service (including Apple PodcastsSpotifyAnchorBreakerOvercastGoogle PodcastsPocket Casts and Radio Public) to get new episodes as they come out.

 

 In this episode I interview Kate McKean. Kate is a literary agent at the Howard Morhaim Literary Agency in

Brooklyn, NY. She is also an adjunct professor at New York University. Her work has appeared in Electric 

Literature, Catapult, Racked, Popula, and in SCRATCH: Writers, Money, and the Art of Making a Living

She writes the fantastic substack newsletter Agents & Books about, you guessed it, literary agents and books.


In this hour long conversation we discuss:

  • What exactly a book publishing agent does (and why you might need one)

  • As well as the reality of what it means to get a book published.

  • And so much more!

 

Kate McKean’s site: morhaimliterary.com

Kate McKean’s substack: katemckean.substack.com 

Kate McKean’s IG: @kate_mckean

Noah on Patreon: patreon.com/noahscalin

Music by Jantrax