Inspiring stories and practical tips from artists, curators, photographers, and writers in hot pursuit of their lives. Guests reveal their creative obsessions, fears, joys, uncertainty, and the impact they hope to have, leaving you feeling less alone as you proceed down your own creative path. Acknowledge the mess and keep going!
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Signup to Generate a PitchInspiring stories and practical tips from artists, curators, photographers, and writers in hot pursuit of their lives. Guests reveal their creative obsessions, fears, joys, uncertainty, and the impact they hope to have, leaving you feeling less alone as you proceed down your own creative path. Acknowledge the mess and keep going!
Authentic Obsessions is hosted by Margret Petrie. The show has published 110 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Risa Iwasaki Culbertson - Human Connection" (20 May 2025, 65 minutes), "Best of: Molly Meng - Scraps of Humanity" (29 April 2025, 72 minutes), and "Maura Ambrose - Holding Both Truths" (15 April 2025, 71 minutes).
Authentic Obsessions publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 70 minutes across 110 episodes.
Booking probability for Authentic Obsessions is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Authentic Obsessions requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Authentic Obsessions's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Authentic Obsessions are Artists, Writers & Performers. Authentic Obsessions has an arts audience.
Margret Petrie hosts Authentic Obsessions, an arts podcast with 110 episodes published.
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Episode #108
Risa Iwasaki Culbertson is a multi-disciplinary artist in San Francisco, CA with a focus in fiber arts, illustrating, and storytelling. Biracial and born in Japan, she creates art to bridge the gap between her two...
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Artist, teacher, collector, and storyteller Molly Meng is a force for good. Molly is heavily influenced by a scrap of paper, a single word, opera, rap, theremins, the thick cotton of an old book page, random sentences...
Episode #107
Priorities, patriotic quilts, procrastination, studio space evolution, and playing with the tension and finding the edge! Maura's journey began in 2011 when she followed her dream to merge gardening and quilting...
Episode #106
Glue & adhesives, rules & parameters, loving the outcome without loving the process (this is where discipline comes in!), purposefully making things that others might not want, and knots all come up in today’s episode...
Episode #105
Michael McConnell was born in Michigan, where he used to watch squirrels from the front window. He graduated from Columbus College of Art & Design, with an emphasis in lithography and painting, and landed in the Bay...
Episode #104
Let the loose thread be dangling! Born and raised in New England, Sarah Haskell has a BFA in Textile Design from RISD and a Masters of Art and Healing from Wisdom University. As a seeker, maker and creative pathfinder...
Episode #103
Melissa Guido is a multidisciplinary printmaker and illustrator whose work draws inspiration from fashion and costume design of the 1920’s. Melissa is currently living in Iceland for 9 months under a Student Fulbright...
Artist, teacher, collector, and storyteller Molly Meng interviews artist and illustrator Elizabeth DeJure Wood for today’s episode. They discuss the authenticity of non-human animals, being fully present, generating...
Episode #101
SarahPedlow, founder of ThreadWritten , is an artist working with embroidery and cultural preservation through workshops, textile travel tours, and fine art. ThreadWritten supports women artisans, traditional textile...
Episode #100
Krista V. Allenstein, Midwest Optimistic Artist, loves neon signs, old buildings, dollhouses and the culinary delights of Kwik Trip. She loves painting things often overlooked as beautiful. Monkeying around with words...
Episode #99
You're going to hear about fighting for the underdog, discernment, editing, celebrating differences, and relinquishing control through your tools in today's episode with Debbie Taylor-Kerman. Debbie is a Scottish artist...
Episode #98
Siara Berry creates multi-medium sculptures influenced by neighborships, housing systems, and American domestic landscapes. Deeply influenced by her upbringing in the suburban Midwest, her work contends with cultural...
Episode #97
Rainer is a queer creator, collector, and tinkerer raised in lederhosen with a pet buffalo on a floral farm in rural Pennsylvania by an eccentric immigrant father and a defiantly strong mother. Rainer is a designer...
Episode #96
Mixed media artist and painter Erica Jane Huntzinger was raised in the western suburbs of Chicago. Her parents hail from Maine and Pennsylvania and they drove back there each year to see family and friends all while...
Episode #95
Glimpses and layers of time, what will remain, walking, beauty, palimpsest, AI art, and clothespins are all on the mind of London-based photographer and writer Duncan Petrie. Duncan explores nature in the human...
Episode #94
Old books, tight deadlines, the button box, design, and dancing all come up during my conversation with mixed media artist Sue Johnson. Sue Johnson is a mixed media artist from the UK who loves painted papers, pattern...
Episode #93
Articulation, pivoting, sketchbooks, observation, and travel all play a key role in Ethan Keister’s creative life. Graphic designer, illustrator and art director Ethan was born in Vietnam, grew up in the backwoods of...
Episode #92
Idea generation, your brain on cartoons, incongruency & divergent thinking, and how to encourage your creativity are all on the mind of cartoonist, writer and artist Paul Noth. Paul is a cartoonist for The New Yorker...
Episode #91
Rocker chick Paula Hare talks about no longer giving a rip what other people think, New York City, and Wisconsin’s most iconic dessert – the cream puff. Paula Hare is a life-long artist, designer and creative director...
Episode #90
Diving deep into your own life to find your voice, the selfish nature of being an artist, the power of observation, and reacting to marks and layers are all considered during my conversation with Victoria McDonnell...
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