Something From Nothing

Season Finale of Something From Nothing features celloist Ben Sollee. Ben Sollee chose the Celle as a youngster for a unique reason and adding his own sound never stopped. Hear his story on this week's episode of Something From Nothing. Ben ends the episode with a song about a Paducah boat.

Coming from a family of artists, Landee wasn't sure where she might fit in the art culture. Hear her story of how this 'go-getter' has found her fit.

Friends start bands all the time. What makes Steven Phalen and Luke Taylor different? Hear their story this week on Something From Nothing. Stay tuned until the end to hear them perform the first song they ever wrote together.

This week Mary Bowden discusses her background in drama and two of her students, Zachary Farmer and Hailey Watson describe the play Newsies and the influence Mrs. Bowden has on their life.

Pantsuit Politics podcast ladies Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers talk about the origin of their podcast and the philosophy that has garnered millions of total downloads in it’s mere 4 years of existence.

Richard Parker is this week’s guest on Something from Nothing. His love of history led to publishing a book about the Wild World of the Jackson Purchase. Richard describes how he got to be so interested in past events of our region and the circumstances that led to him publishing a book about it.

Musician Patrick Carrico's story of how he moved from Hollywood to Paducah, KY is the focus of this week's episode. Hear how music played a role in a major life change and stay tuned to the end for a live performance from Patrick.

In this bonus episode of Something From Nothing, WKMS employees Asia Burnett and Tracy Ross join host Justin Lewis to preview some of the music that will be at the Lowertown arts and music festival. Also included in the episode will be other parts of the festival Asia and Tracy are looking forward to. The festival begins this Thursday night and runs through Saturday. Check lowertownamf.com for details.

This week on Something from Nothing is tobacco pipe maker Scott Thile. Hear how this pipe artisan has gone from enjoying a pipe smoke to being a distinguished maker. Scott also shares how family has made an impact on his pipe crafting journey.

Paducah native and Lexington, Kentucky resident Kate Hadfield-Antonneti has created a dance company called Movement Continuum. Hear how she has blended The White Stripes, children’s stories, and dance to create her own style of art.

Something from Nothing returns with local musician Josh Coffey. This week, how a fast food restaurant and grief changed the course of a musical career. Tune in to hear about Josh’s career in a few different bands and what reignited his love for music as an adult. He also gives the history of Time on the String.

This week's episode is the Season Four Finale. Host Justin Lewis saves the best for last with the episode exploring the knitting and sewing habits of his wife, Erin Lewis. The distinguished knitter discusses her inspiration for learning how to knit, her wardrobe goals, and #whereerinknits. And, yes, that scarf was knit for the host.

This week on Something from Nothing is author and professor Crystal Wilkinson. On the show she discusses her book Water Street and common misconceptions she faces as an author. Crystal ends the episode by talking about a unique location she wrote much of Water Street.

This week on Something from Nothing is the story of fiber artist and instructor Lauren Taylor. Lauren discusses how she got into sewing, knitting, and teaching. Also, hear about Google coming to Lauren for information.

On the show this week Paul Lorenz, an abstract artist, discusses his story to becoming a professional artist. He also describes the evolution that occured that led him to music composition and what drew him to move from San Francisco to Paducah.

This week on Something From Nothing is the young up and coming embroidery artist, Chloe Quint. In the episode she discusses several elements of her art of choice. She shares her surprising inspiration and the thing that kept her from giving it up.

This week on Something From Nothing is the story of how Andy Carloss started Midtown Market. The entrepenuer shares what brought him back to Kentucky from living in Boston operating in the tech world to open a grocery store.

This week on Something from Nothing, a movie maker who also creates beats. Kasper-an alias that he explains in the episode-talks about how a major loss in his life caused him to nearly quit making music but in the end, inspired him.

Hawktail is a band that is formed with musicians capable of grammy nominations. This week Something from Nothing explores the forming of this Nashville based band before the band members discuss their recently released album. The band members present for the recording were Brittany Haas, Jordan Tice, and Paul Kowert. They talk about the writing process behind individual tracks and give some insights as to how they select specific tracks. The episode ends with Brittany-the fiddle player-discussing her experience on public radio show Live From Here.

Recent Murray State graduate and singer/songwriter Haleigh Martin is the guest this week. The highly talented musician talks about how her experience with The Voice changed the direction of her music. She discusses the quirks that seem to work for her when writing a song and the unique challenges of being a female musician. The episode features several of her originals but ends with a 90s cover.