Live Free Podcast with Mike Maxwell

Brian Barneclo Interviews me for a special episode celebrating the 5 year anniversary of the podcast. We talk about how and why the show got started, as well as my art, and attitude.

Stephanie Buer joins me via skype from her studio in Portland. We talk LFP Show, Drilling Wells, Mega Quakes, Detail Oriented, Hiking and Sitting, Outdoor Fear, Detroit, Hunting, Cowspiracy, Lucky Charms, Trail Mix, and Doing The Hard Work First

Nicomi Turner joins me via skype from her studio in Oakland. We talk Making Mistakes, Flojos, Namesake, Periscopes, Digitial Reality, Missed Experience, Emily the Strange Connections To Nature, Baddass Ranch Girls, Drawing, Mythologies, The Female Experience in Arts, All Female Mountain Gang, and The Four Percenters

Eric Yevak joins me via skype from his studio in Minneapolis. We talk Straight Edge Porn, Addiction, Earned Arrogance, Never Remembering, Holidays, Dooms Day Decisions, This Is Your Life, Other People's Fights, Fighting Skinheads, Blinded By The Light, Feminine and Masculine, and Luck

Christopher Konecki joins me via skype from his studio in San Diego. We talk Pacifico, Surfside Film School, All The Cogs, Control Freaking, Setting Expectations, Evolving To Survive, San Diego Art Scene, Cohort Collective, Serial Killers Hate Murals, Work Ethic, Foraging, Sustainability,KAABOO Del Mar, and Boopity Boppity Idiots

Don Pendleton joins me via skype from his studio in Ohio. We talk Alien Workshop, Skateboarding Rebirths, Your Own Heros, Work Ethic, Commercial vs Personal, Galleries, Over Population, Painting Nerves, Grammy Award Winner, One Hitter, Going Down In Flames

Michael Alvarez joins me via skype from his studio in LA. We talk Year Zero, Going Big, Art Center, Soups, Building a Narrative, Hand Painted Ads, The Real Shit, The Gilmore Girls, 90's Nostalgia, Time Travel, Painting Friends, Making An Art, Teaching, and 5 Year Show

Travis Louie joins me via skype from his studio in New York. We talk Stalkers, Airplane Seat Lottery, Clown Circus, Talent or Marketing, Count Your Blessings, Perception, Joke Thievery, Age of Immigration, Financial Collapse, Socialism, Good Looking Artists, Doubt, Interconnectivity, Flux, East Coast West Coast, and Insecurities

Chris Haueter joins me via skype from his studio in Los Angeles. We talk Self Proficiency, Putting Art Aside, Jiu Jitsu Graphic Novel, Bully Pheromone, The Fight Equation, Enviornment Over Will, The Language, Early West Coast Jiu Jitsu, Black and Whiting, Martial Arts Cults, Politics in The USA, Expanding The Frontal Cortex and All

Judith Supine joins me via skype from his studio in New York. We talk Richmond, Selective Mutism, Athleticism, Antagonism, Masculine vs. Feminine Roles, Transgression, Land Lady Anxiety, Intuitive Response, Loosing Appeal, Evolution of Art Outside, The First Follower, White Judicial System, and Being True To Ones Self.

Andrew Hem joins me via skype from his studio in Los Angeles,Ca. We talk Comic Con, HR Giger, Cambodian Genocide, Disconnect from History, Immigration, Landscapes and Portraits,Fake Rules, Andre, Figure Drawing, Thomas Kincaid, Doodling, Plain Air, Hippness, Murals, and Crying At Art Shows.

Celeste Byers joins me via skype from her studio in Ocean Beach,Ca. We talk Speechism, Downhill Skateboarding, Makers Quarter, Social Media Friends, Staying Young on The Inside, Unsolvable Puzzles, Neo Hippy Movement, The Bias of titles, Farm living, Backseat Designers, and Anti Aging

Beau Roulette joins me via skype from his studio in Los Angeles. We talk Gassing Your Torch, Dueling Dabs, Venture Capitalists, Sharing Ideas, Toys, Empire 7 Studios, Risking Failure, Creeptographers, Open Relationships, Art Historian Mistakes, Wedding Photos, Black 13, and Periscope.

Bwana Spoons joins me via skype from his studio in Portland,OR. We talk Technical Difficulties, Grass Hut, Moving To The Work, Forced Independence, Toy Art, Japanese Monsters, Never Playing Drums, Dumb 20 year olds, Comic Con, Dinosaurs, Male Pattern Baldness and Hummingbirds.

Martin Wittfooth joins me via skype from his studio in Upstate NY for a two part episode. Pt.2 We talk Mocking Ideology, Team Tribalism., Critique of The Oppressed, The Need For a Viewer, Man vs Nature, Apes on Mushrooms, Last Breath, Helping as Harming, and Getting Elevated.

Martin Wittfooth joins me via skype from his studio in Upstate NY for a two part episode. Pt.1 We talk Foot Wit, Themes, Kings and Queens, Mavericks, Upstate Balance, Stoned Apes, Outrage Culture, Ayahuasca, and Sam Harris.

Porous Walker joins me via skype from his studio in Napa Valley. We talk Super Man Underwear, French Fries, Playwrites, Dance Parties, Burnt Rope Smoke, Birds and Bees, The Coppola Clan, Dirty Coloring Book Phase, Jerry Saltz, Daniel Rolnik Gallery, Twitter War, Anno Domini Gallery, Pants Off, and Dick Kimonos.

Van Arno joins me via skype from his studio in LA. We talk Private School, Christian Science, Growing Legs, Otis in The 80's, Illustration Golden Hour, No Rules, Making Saints, Roots, Solo Shows, The Formula, Eric White, and Po Show.

Dave McDowell joins me via skype from his studio in LA. We talk New Perspectives, Curious George At The Museum, Shower Art, No More Buttholes, Everyone's Agenda, Main Vein of American Vanity, Taste Makers, Slime Trails, Society Getting OFf, Digging Up The Ocean, Being Nice, and Shit Cake.

Steve Caballero joins me via skype from his home in Carlsbad. We talk La Bodega, San Jose, Skateboarding, BMX, C.H.iP.s, Evil Knievel, Collaboration, Creative Symbiosis, Taking The Call, Longevity of Health and Career, Patience, Nothing Really Matters, and Half Cabs.

Fred Stonehouse joins me via skype from his home in Milwaukee. We talk Journeyman, Always Yes, Cocaine, Boredom, Primal Behavior, Playing All Day, Freak Shows, Low Brow High art, Stink of History, Hybrids, This is not a pipe, and The joy of portraiture

Dalek joins me via skype from his home on the east coast. We talk Navy Brat Life, Japan, Punk Rock and Skateboard Decks, Screen Printing, Carving Paths, Rules In the Free For All, Game Changer, Space Monkeys, Decomposition, Joys of Color Mixing, and Those Hard Line Fades

Johnny KMNDZ Rodriguez joins me from his studio in Burbank,Ca. We talk Commands, Reality Answers, Show Postpartem, Dissatisfaction, Taking Due Credit, LA, Pranksterisms, Family, Good Parenting, Jiu Jitsu, Personality, Knowing How To Heal, I'd Rather Love You, and Compliments.

Martin Machado joins us from his studio in San Francisco. We talk Extension of Self, Fecal Face, Life in Art, Pigeon Holes, Maritime Trade, Rogue Waves, Farmed Fish, Sea Levels, Linework, Storytelling, The Sea, Spring Break Scrimshaw, Jumpers, and Sea Monsters

Christian Rex Van Minnen joins us via skype from his studio in New York. We talk Dutch Names, Leading a Congregation Tribalism, Jiu Jitsu, Elephantitis, Empathy, Under The Skin, Ophillia, Child Artists, Birthday at The MET, Robischon Gallery, The Tricks of Reality, Misinterpretation, Hitching The Cart, and Tattoos.

Defer joins us via skype from his studio in Hawaii. We talk Boyle Heights, Gang Tags, Staying Incog, Adventure Time, Protest Art, Waterering Down a Movement, Product of Everything, Jiu Jitsu, New Years Resolutions, Abstract Letter Movements, Spell Check, and Words as Art.

Meggs joins us via skype from his studio in LA. We talk Bureaucracy, Organization, Design, Outdoors, critique, Lost in translation, The thrill, DIY, Joys of toys, Public art yelpers, Dale Carnegie, Good luck, Positive Thought, Who we are, Detroit, and Gentrification

Jaclyn Rose joins us in studio! We talk HD TV, Unfunny Happy People, Thinking Time, Internet Policy, Disinformation, Thrift Store Art, Rachel, Loudmouthitis, Burnt Bridges, Catholic Guyilt, Public Peeing, Sew Drawing, Daffy Ducking, Dirty Filthy Show

Lucien Shapiro joins us for a chat. We talk Bands you dont know, Yurts, Anti Over Consumerism, Kid Robot, Mask Making, Pregnant Mouth, Collecting vs Hoarding, Tribalism, Guererro Gallery, Black Magic, Ritualistic Behavior, and Discomfort

Justin kerson joins us for a chat. We talk Comic Con Weed, Outdoor Nature, Tott Global Games, Role Models, Killing on the Internet, Art Hussle, Blood and ink, Tattoo Preservation, Perceptions of Truth

Richard Coleman joins us for a chat at the NowheresvilleSF Gallery in San Francisco. We talk Judging, Outlets, Maryland, Morning Wood, Learning A Trade, Refining, Fucking Up The Tope, Doing What You Want, Hamster Wheels, and Commonalities

Anthony Lister joins us from an undisclosed location in Australia. We talk Boredom, Will Smith, The Dunce, Tall Poppy Syndrome, Reversons, North Korean Film, Graffiti Task Forces, Tough Skinned Diamond People, Adherence to Rules, What Too Much Looks Like, Police Audacity, and Peace's Birthday Cake

Jason Jagel joins us from his studio in LA. We talk Genetic Traits, Drawing Audiences, Doom, Crafts, Bi-Polarism, Anti-Socials, Comics, Improvisation, and Frontal Lobes

Camille Rose Garcia joins us via skype from her studio in LA. We talk Raising Country Singers, Rural Retreat, Seclusion, Working in Groups, Wal Mart Greeters, Animation, Thanking The Universe, Gold Chips, Pushing Carts, Soiree's, Young School Chickens, Capturing a Moment, Symbolism, and Death's Dances

Max Kauffman joins us via skype fromThe Blackbook Gallery in Denver. We talk Flickr, Bad Drivers, Info Getting, Deterioration, Age and Abstraction, Understanding Emotion, Walden's Pond, Blackbook Gallery Ahow, and Banter

Scott Saw joins us via skype from his studio in San Diego. We talk Baby Minions, Becoming an artist, Motivation, Transitioning Mediums, The Ministry, Building Confidence, Personal Drones, and Hand Made Guitars.

Amir H Fallah joins us via skype from his home in LA. We talk Iran, Celebrating Explosions, Environmental Context, No Faking, Skateparks, Obsession, Beautiful Decay, Jail Visits, Deitch, Rounded Edges, Bar Codes, Subculture, Information Equality, Emotional Possessions, and Passion For Fashion.

Morgan Blair joins us via skype from her home in New York. We talk Brooming The Ceiling, Sezio, Road Tripping, Thrifting, Graceland Too, Album Covers, Shiny Things, Creative Process, Soul Pancake, Risk, Seinfeld, and New Folk

Kyle Ranson joins us via skype from his home in New York. We talk John Trippe, Greenwich Village, Uncomfortable Work, The Misfits, Strawberry Smog, Imparting Wisdom, Muddguts, Mono-Culture, The Search, Lou's Records, Portraits and Pornography, Gender Ambiguity, Rehab, The Salvation Army, and Currency

I sat down a recorded a quick episode by myself. I talk: Lex, 24HrPodcast, Yuk, Drug Use, Giving, Heart Teeth, Face Punches, Forever Babies, and Doing What You Want.

Ray Taylor joins us at the Live Free Studios for an in house chat. We talk Holiday Illness, Yuk Nasty, White Dudes, 24 Hour Podcast, Youtube Binges, Joey Diaz, Fine Art, Disorders, Anti-Structurists, Sitting, Art Openings, Resolve, UFC168, Loosing Fights, and Truck Balls.

Shaunna Peterson joins us via skype from her home. We talk The Muse, Inland Empire, Art Center, Making it For Yourself, Pin Striping, Dragsters, Typography, Cute and Dark, Art Personified, The Lotto, Motherhood, and Pho.

Dave Kinsey joins us via skype from Los Angeles. We talk Pivotal Moments, Atl, Dallas Austin, The Quadra 900, Jazz and Sense, Homelessness, Shirtless Indian Guy, Legos, Golden Age, Political Discombobulation, Greed, Son of a Preacher Man, Attention, Spock Uniforms, Giant, Library St Collective, and Changing Life.

Mike Giant joins us via skype from Downtown Los Angeles. We talk Honesty, Tattooing Again, Efficiency, Lineage, LA, Court Systems, Checks/Balances, 70's Strength, Oprah For President, Chuck Norris Movies, Thanksgiving, Symbolism, and Sons of Gods.

Tim McCormick joins us in the Live Free Podcast Studios. We talk Conversations, Early Days, Zappas, Fame, Cannibal Flower, Motivations, Being a Caveman, The Puzzle, Gardening, and Fearlessness

Paul Urich joins us via skype from his studio in SF. We talk Tupac, Skateboarding, Hometowns, Figuring it Out, Burning Out, Tattoos, Spandex, Terriers, Tripping, Cuban Soup, and Letting The Universe Know

Cleon Peterson joins us via skype from his studio in LA. We talk Bohemia, Seattle, Context, Tum Yeto, Illustration, Commodification, Violence, NY 92, Scale, Tribalism, Parenting, Rehab, Addiction, Being Somewhere Else, and Just Playin

Producer Lex and I go through my Youtube history and play some highlights. Bonus Episode.

Chris Rinni joins us via skype from his studio in NY. We talk Queens Towney Syndrome, Physical vs Digital, Obscure Mediums, Soul Searching, Meditation, Patience, Goals, Jury Duty, Status Quo, MMA, Vitor and Anderson, Nick The tooth, and Movement

Youtube Tuesday Bonus Episode: This week Producer Lex and I listen to 4 old interviews/stories, a couple of which are animated on the youtube video but are just as good without it.

Daniel Gibson joins us via skype from El Centro. We talk Kinkos, Lying to Girls, Imperial Valley, Spell Check, Lost in Translation, Self Sabotage, The Last One To Let You Down, Menudo, No Stress, Snacks, Art Media, and The Wagon