2026 Update: Frederick J. Brown

About this episode

Kalila learns new insights about a painting found in the garbage.

Maia found a painting in the garbage and took it home. But as it turned out, it wasn’t just any painting. In this update, Kalila learns that she might have been looking at the painting all wrong. You can sign up for our free newsletter at patreon.com/heavyweight This episode was hosted and produced by Kalila Holt, along with Jonathan Goldstein. Our supervising producer is Stevie Lane. Production help from Damiano Marchetti. Special thanks to Sam Reisman, Emily Condon, Alex Blumberg, Lydia Polgreen, Marcy Flynn, Karl McCool, Caitlin Kenney, and Kayla Lattimore. The show was mixed by Bobby Lord. Music by Christine Fellows, John K Samson, Blue Dot Sessions, Michael Hearst, Sun Shapes, and Bobby Lord. Our theme song is by The Weakerthans courtesy of Epitaph Records. Mixing on this update by Sarah Bruguiere. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Kalila Holt, Jonathan Goldstein

Topics covered

• art
• discovery
• perspective
• updates
• creativity

Keywords

• painting
• update
• art
• discovery
• perspective

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Weakerthans

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