San Diego Culturecast: episodes

15 recent episodes from the show's feed. Back to the show

1. An Announcement

   Apr 17, 2018 · 1 min

   A quick announcement about the future of Culturecast.

2. Homeless Choir Sings for Change

   Mar 20, 2018 · 30 min

   Steph Johnson says there's a perception problem when it comes to homelessness. The local jazz musician founded  in 2016. In the beginning, Johnson simply wanted to  for people sleeping on the streets. She found a rehearsal space and...

3. Comic-Con's New Balboa Park Digs

   Mar 6, 2018 · 42 min

   A Comic-Con center is starting to take shape in Balboa Park. In a Q-and-A, Adam Smith, the organization's new director, and David Glanzer, a long-time Comic-Con staffer, talk about what we can expect from the new home of popular arts.

4. In 2017, the Border Was a Concept Nationally and a Canvas Locally

   Jan 2, 2018 · 59 min

   In this week’s Culturecast: Border art. Though Trump’s aggressive border policies provoked an international conversation that lasted throughout 2017, for many of those involved, the border remains just a faraway political concept. For the...

5. NASA Designer Makes One Giant Leap to Full-Time Artist

   Oct 24, 2017 · 18 min

   Melissa Walter had a job at NASA. She did graphic design, illustration and social media, mostly for NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. She loved the job, but she also started obsessing over the fine art she was making at home in her spare time. At...

6. An Update, a Teaser and a Conversation with Keep the Channel Open

   Jun 7, 2017 · 60 min

   Host Kinsee Morlan explains the silence, plays a trailer for Voice of San Diego's new "I Made it in San Diego" podcast and runs an episode from the podcast in which she's interviewed by San Diego writer and photographer .

7. Revisiting Balboa Park's 'Fruit Loop'

   Mar 7, 2017 · 13 min

   On a recent Friday night, a few dozen people gathered at Marston Point, a parking lot and lookout perched at the southwestern end of Balboa Park. It was a particularly cold night, so some folks huddled around a portable fire pit gripping hot...

8. Street Performers Fight for Their Rights

   Feb 2, 2017 · 14 min

   In this episode of Culturecast, Voice of San Diego's podcast covering arts and culture in the region, I talk to buskers who think city policies need to change so San Diego's street culture can thrive.

9. The Art of the Women's March

   Jan 26, 2017 · 10 min

   A special Culturecast episode focused on the recent Women's March in San Diego.

10. Inside a San Diego Sound Booth

    Jan 12, 2017 · 9 min

    Chelsea Allen, the manager of community engagement at the San Diego Symphony, said she thinks San Diego's art and culture crowd is ready for new, exciting things. "It seems from what we're learning that it's very brave," she said. "And it's...

11. Episode 5: Softening Gentrification's Blow in Barrio Logan

    Dec 20, 2016 · 30 min

    are leaving their Barrio Logan art studio. Their rent went up, and while that wasn't the only thing driving their decision, it hastened it. Artists are often part of the first wave of a neighborhood's gentrification. Attracted to the big, open...

12. Episode 4: New Stadium, Old Concerns About Artists Getting Pushed Out

    Aug 31, 2016 · 37 min

    East Village isn't the thriving arts district . When Petco Park was built 12 years ago, lots of the artists and galleries taking advantage of cheap rent and large warehouses there were priced out. East Village has been gentrifying since the...

13. Episode 3: The Keepers of Chicano Park's History

    Jun 24, 2016 · 25 min

    Most days, at least a couple of tour groups can be spotted making their way through Chicano Park, the park tucked under the San Diego-Coronado Bridge in Barrio Logan. Folks stop to snap selfies in front of the colorful, Mexican-themed murals as they...

14. Episode 2: Is There a Right Way to Redevelop Barrio Logan?

    May 17, 2016 · 34 min

    The first episode of Culturecast, our new podcast that for its first season examines the tensions created by gentrification and the artistic renaissance in Barrio Logan, ended on a cliffhanger. This week, we pick up where we left off and dig into the...

15. Episode 1: Being the Change They Want to See in Barrio Logan

    Apr 26, 2016 · 23 min

    Milo Lorenzana and Teresa Montero are just two of the dozens of people who've been driving an arts renaissance in Barrio Logan. Their most recent project is the redevelopment of an old building on Logan Avenue where they've opened a coffee shop and...