A podcast to get down to basics with every type of Artist.Definition of "artist" for this show is anyone who creates or shares an experience or creative product. We discuss intersectionality, queer topics, mental health, and the process of creating. Guests range from clowns, filmmakers, musicians, writers, etc. Hosted by Em Persico who is a clown, singer-songwriter, and filmmaker. They use (they/them) pronouns, they are non-binary, and identify under the queer unbrella. Please enjoy!
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Signup to Generate a PitchA podcast to get down to basics with every type of Artist. Definition of "artist" for this show is anyone who creates or shares an experience or creative product. We discuss intersectionality, queer topics, mental health, and the process of creating. Guests range from clowns, filmmakers, musicians, writers, etc. Hosted by Em Persico who is a clown, singer-songwriter, and filmmaker.
Artists w/ EM is hosted by Em Persico. The show has published 68 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Tad Yagi" (10 June 2025, 82 minutes), "Christopher Pedraza" (13 July 2024, 66 minutes), and "Ai Yoshihara" (12 July 2024, 57 minutes).
Artists w/ EM publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 64 minutes across 68 episodes.
Booking probability for Artists w/ EM is 23%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Artists w/ EM requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Artists w/ EM's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Artists w/ EM are Artists, Writers & Performers. Artists w/ EM has an arts audience.
Em Persico hosts Artists w/ EM, an arts podcast with 68 episodes published.
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Episode #68
Our guest from the beginning of 2022, Tad Yagi (he/him) is an actor, sketch artist, clown, musician, songwriter, and drawing enthusiast. We discuss multicultural identity and how people of color are portrayed in the...
Episode #67
Our guest from the beginning of 2022, Christopher Pedraza (he/him) is a musician, drummer, actor, and analog photographer. We discuss social anxiety, growing up with music, and the creative process of film shooting and...
Episode #66
Our guest from the beggining of 2022, Ai Yoshihara (she/her) is a standup comedian and actor. We discuss what it's like to be an asian immigrant in America and a female comedian in a white male dominated field.
Episode #65
Our guest from the begining of 2022, Karin Nord (she/they) is a stand-up comedian, clown, and all around performer. We discuss being vulnerable on stage, career life balance, and the othering of media.
Episode #64
Our guest from the end of 2021, Jen Buhrow (she/her) is an actor, singer, corporate presenter, and mime enthusiast. We discuss the process if taking countless zoom classes in clown, mime, circus skills, yoga, and...
Episode #63
Our guest from the end of 2021, Erik Engman (he/him) is an improviser, theater writer director, magic enthusiast, and clown. We discuss his journey with the arts, raising children, and finding his way to clowning.
Episode #62
Our guest from the end of 2021, Lizzy McGroder (she/her) is a comedian, improviser, model, and clown. We discuss what it's like to be a comedian with pretty privilege, being sexualized in the industry, and the many...
Episode #61
Today our guest is Anthony Hand(he/him). A Michigan Native, software designer, creator, producer, comic book and drag enthusiast. We discuss the need for more positive queer media content, LGBTQ+ issues, and the...
Episode #60
Today our guest is Halei Parker (she/her). A Houston Texas native, University of North Texas & University of California, San Diego alumna, clown, chalk artist, teacher, visual storyteller, and costume designer. We...
Episode #59
Today our guest is Eleanor Abelson (she/her/they). A Tennessee Native, Rhode Island School of Design Alumna, artist, model, and actor. We discuss queer representation in the media, the importance of going to therapy...
Episode #58
Today our guest is Mi Kwan Lock (she/her). Born in East France, raised in Madagascar, a write, director, acting coach, and actor. We discuss casting in the United States verses France for a person of Asian descent, lack...
Episode #57
Today our guest is Dal Walton (he/him). A Florida native, Rollins College Alumnus, narrative improvisor, writer, live performer, and clown. We discuss performance anxiety, representation, and using high and low status...
Episode #56
Today our guest is Julie Perkins (she/her). A Massachusetts Native, Salem State University Alumna, actor, standup comedian, and clown. We discuss representation in the media, finding clown later in life, and learning...
Episode #55
Today our guest is Nicholas Polk, a Northeastern University Alumnus, a comedic performer, a sketch comic, standup comedian, mime, writer, and clown. We discuss LGBTQ+ and POC representation in the media, the price to...
Episode #54
Today our guest is Eric Goncharenko. A Montebello California Native, UCLA Alumnus, Business Affairs at 20th Century Studios/Disney, comedic performer, dancer, Improviser, standup comic, and craftsman. We discuss...
Episode #53
Today we have guests from Season 1 and 2 and we are celebrating finishing Season 1 and kickstarting Season 2! We chat about our existence as artists. Here are the questions that we discuss: What does it mean to be an...
Episode #52
This is the last episode of Season 1! Today our guest is Lucy LaForge. A Riverside Native, writer, musician, singer-songwriter, bi icon, and performer. We discuss queer issues, cyber bullying, performance anxiety, and...
Episode #51
Today our guest is Deenah Vollmer. An LA Native, NYU and Columbia alumna, comedic performer, writer, poet, and clown. We discuss how she started a poetry club at UC Santa Cruz, her experience in the eclectic music scene...
Episode #50
Today our guest is Manus Dunbar. A Vermont Native, musician, vintage enthusiast, singer, Spiderman fan, and rapper. We discuss representation in the media, the treatment of multiracial people, and working on our...
Episode #49
Today our guest is Marilyn Mineo. A Queens New York Native, theater actor, comedic performer, Improvisor, storyteller, character actor, and clown. We discuss character development, body image, and representation in the...
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