How to Start a Great Art Conversation

On Monday, I plug my mic into my computer, open Audacity, hit ‘record’, and start to talk. For 40 minutes, I discuss a current unschooling topic. Along the way, I share some family news. Before I know it, I have a new podcast episode to upload to Podbean. Episode 82 is done. And it’s only a day late!

On Friday, I think, “If I want to post next week’s episode on time, I should record it this afternoon.” But before I can record a podcast, I have to come up with a topic to talk about. After pondering this question for some time, I come to the conclusion I talked about everything on Monday. I can’t think of a single new piece of news. No new unschooling topic has been floating around my head. My girls haven’t done anything out of the ordinary. I feel uninspired.

What will I do? Have a podcastless week?

Suddenly a new idea occurs to me: What if I make a shorter-than-usual podcast on a single topic? I could use a blog post as a starting point.

So I dig deep into my blog’s archive looking for a suitable post. Soon I’ve unearthed an old but very popular post about art. Could I chat about strewing art? Maybe I could share some of the great art conversations that my girls and I have had.

Podcast planned. Podcast recorded. Here it is. (And it’s not late!)

In Episode 83. I talk about: