The PAUSE -- Podcast of the New Creative South

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Podcast by Ari Clibe

The PAUSE -- Podcast of the New Creative South

Ari hosts an audio field journal of conversations and stories with artists, organizers, leaders, entrepreneurs and crafts people working primarily in Southern Appalachia, supported by a cast of collaborative storytellers.

Latest episodes

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09 July 2026

Double Shot of Sunshine (S3E12)

Discover the benefits of participation in making creative culture within community. Listen to two conversations in one episode.--Cohegent's Sue Spolan on meeting Artificial Intelligence (AI) where you can grow as a person and artist followed by Nief Norf's Alex Dally on cultivating Experimental Music where you can expand your palette of listening.

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07 July 2026

Frames of Immediacy (S3E11)

Elysia Mann is a visual artist, printmaker, weaver, educator, and environmentalist with a distinct voice emerging from her sense of place in Knoxville and the New Creative South. In our most recent book review conversation with Ari, she shares her views on Immediacy, Anna Kornbluh’s most recent publication.

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30 April 2026

Ritual of Wine (S3E10)

Born in Slovenia into a family devoted to crystal glass making, Maja Roy is now a Knoxville sommelier and wine travel guide who leads a creative ritual of wine appreciation and engagement. Through a transformational experience with biodynamic viticulture, she walks us through her studio kitchen and into her story.

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22 April 2026

All Good Things Come Round Circle Modern (S3E9)

Angela Hill is a choreographer, dancer, social worker, somatic therapist, and she also is the current president of Circle Modern Dance of Knoxville. In this conversation, Angela roots her leadership in the core values of community, inclusivity, and healing following a brief story of the ritual of life and death by Ira Orchin, a frequent contributor to the podcast.

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15 April 2026

Confusion is a Way into Awareness (S3E8)

Shakti Ma Michelle, creatress of Shakti Buffalo yoga, wants us to wake up to our creative nature. She relays her personal story as a yoga teacher today who spent many years as an artist in the theater of the absurd in New York City. While Larry Bilker shares his response to the interview with Cat Maguire on human-machine interactions, Noah Frere recaps his experience at the recent Big Ears Festival.

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08 April 2026

Emergency Exit Only (S3E7)

Not for the machines, definitely for us. Leading proponent of creative sovereignty, Cat Maguire shares her story as a dancer, choreographer, educator, and movement analyst working at the forefront of human-movement-machine interactions. As a creative counterpoint, Sarah Ledbetter shares a story of her vision of where humans and machines play together.

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