The Eardrum

S1E19 - Emily Ryan of Emily's Sassy Lime

EPISODE NOTES Formed by Emily Ryan and sisters Wendy and Amy Yao, who met as teens in Irvine, California, Emily’s Sassy Lime (1993–2001) was a garage-punk rock band. Considered an essential part of the early riot grrrl movement, their scrappy punk sensibility and creative resourcefulness, primarily developed during their high school years, embodies the tumult of adolescence. Recently featured in the 2025 California Biennial: Desperate, Scared, But Social, their installation presented ephemera from their shared youth—posters, photographs, zines, letters, and video footage of their performances—alongside works from their individual practices in drawing, sculpture, and social space.

S1E18 - brattyxbre

EPISODE NOTES Bre is a Black and Polynesian artist and zine maker based in Long Beach, CA. After receiving her B.A. in English, Creative Writing in 2019, Bre ventured off into freelance work that involved commissions for popular brands and celebrities like Cricut, Manic Panic, and singer-songwriter Mac DeMarco. Besides her full-time work as an artist, Bre enjoys using her leisure time to create and post zine tutorials and resources to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube as a way to encourage people to dip their toes into the wonderful, DIY world of zine making.

S1E17 - Erick Aguinaldo

EPISODE NOTES Erick Aguinaldo is a spoken word poet, professor, a father, brother, fighter, and lover. He was born in LA and raised in the IE. He has some degrees from some fancy universities but has learned the most from his community. From the walls of formal education to the forced segregation of the streets, he draws strength from the resistant and resilient. For him San Bernardino is home. He embraces the good, the bad, and the ugly. He firmly believes true power is in the people.

S1E16 - Ian Campbell

Ian Campbell is an artist and photographer from Southern California. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and Imaging from Art Center College of Design in 2012 and continues to use his skills to tell visual stories about subcultures, musicians, artists, and other ideas surrounding myth, tradition, and obsession. Ian’s work has been published in Juxtapoz Magazine, Hi-Fructose, American Art Collector Magazine, L.A. Record, VICE Magazine, and Thrasher. Ian has been showing artwork throughout the United States and curating group shows in California since 2006. Although academically trained in photography, Ian’s art processes include printmaking, sign painting, illustration, and zine making. Ian is currently the Lab Technician for the Visual Arts Department at Irvine Valley College where he supports faculty and students in Digital Media Arts, Printmaking, Drawing, Painting, and Ceramics.

S1E15 - Sophie Stava

EPISODE NOTES Sophie Stava received her BA in English literature from UC Santa Barbara. She currently resides in Southern California with her family. COUNT MY LIES is her debut novel. A read-in-one-night psychological thriller narrated by a compulsive liar whose little white lies allow her to enter into the life of a wealthy couple who are harboring much darker secrets themselves. You can pre-order her book today at https://www.sophiestava.com [https://www.sophiestava.com]. This podcast is powered by Pinecast [https://pinecast.com].