Friday LIVE

On the Aug. 28 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from Nebraska Public Media. Tune in to hear Genevieve Randall have lively conversations about: Summerfest at Lincoln's LUX Center for the Arts (1:30); the Second Chance Comedy Show, from founder Joe Huisman (9:54); the upcoming Nebraska Bluegrass Concert Series (23:05); the 15th Prairie Pride Film Festival, with organizer Kris Stanley and executive director for OutNebraska Rachel Tomlinson Dick (32:25); "The Mess That Made Them," a new book from author Ryan T. Pozzi (43:39). You'll also hear poetry from JV Brummels (18:25). Excerpts from the Corson Branch Buzzard Club's "All You Fascists Bound to Lose" (30:39) and Bien Fang's "Push." (42:00)

On the Aug. 21 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from Nebraska Public Media. Tune in to hear Genevieve Randall have lively conversations with: the former and current executive directors of the Lincoln Community Playhouse, Morrie Enders and Ali Schade(1:07); Liz Kendall Weisser and JaKeen Fox, who are helping to put on the Issa Trap Symphony show at the Joslyn Art Musuem in Omaha (14:27); Cynthia Miller, manager of Lewellen's The Most Unlikely Place, about what they have planned for the end of the summer (31:06); Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Barbara Zach Lee about their upcoming 100th season (39:46); and country artist Neah McMeen (48:46). You'll also hear poetry from Eleanor Reeds (26:29).

On the Aug. 14 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from Nebraska Public Media. Tune in to hear Genevieve Randall have lively conversations with: Musician Maddog, who will also be playing her songs "Porch Sittin Szn" and "Shyanne" (0:53), Vision Maker Media's President and CEO Francene Blyth-Lewis, about the Vision Maker's 50th anniversary (23:44), Director of the Sheldon Museum of Art Susan Longhenry, who will share what is coming up for the Sheldon (32:26), and author Michael Bettendorf, about his new book "Midwestern Chrome." (43:56) You'll also hear poetry from JV Brummels (18:49).

On the Aug. 7 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from the Haymarket Mill Coffee & Tea. Guest host Penelope Morrow has lively conversations about: - composer Masayoshi Ishikawa's latest album Migration (1:09); - author David Moscovich's latest book, Premieres: A Memoir in Verse (18:52); - artists of the month at Cozad's Robert Henri Museum and Art Gallery, Beth Jasnoch and Jeri-Jasnoch-Schultheiss (10:34); and - a new theater production coming out of Omaha's Union for the Contemporary Arts, Frydaddies (37:25). We also hear poetry from Eleanor Reeds (31:36) and KJ Teder learns about Kim Hager and Angie Seykora in her series about the artists of Omaha's new public library (44:45).

On the July 31 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from Nebraska Public Media's Ron Hull studios! Tune in to hear live music, poetry and Genevieve Randall have lively conversations with: Erik Higgins of from The Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival (4:39), - "Benkshaft (Longing" from Alex Weiser's "And all the days were purple" (0:40) - "Coqueteos" from Gabriella Lena Frank's "Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout" (14:30) - Sandeep Das tabla improvisation (25:30) the Brad Colerick Band (45:53), and poet Caroliena Cabada (20:39 and 39:27)

-Due to technical issues within our recording system, this podcast sounds off. We thought the interviews were good, and figured they should be heard, no matter if the sound quality isn't as good as normal- On the July 24 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from the Nebraska Public Media radio studios! Tune in to hear guest host Penelope Morrow have lively conversations about: The Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival (1:04), an exhibition at the Museum of Nebraska Art that delves into the landscapes of Nebraska (15:28), and Lincoln's zine, Interrobang (30:44). There will also be another installment from KJ Teder about the art of the new Omaha Library. This week we hear from artist Littleton Alston (23:54).