Matthew Ozawa | Eighth Blackbird

New from Cedar Cathedral: Uningrained

More than a decade after Cedar Cathedral, my first podcast, I'm back with a new one: Uningrained. It's a narrative, documentary style show about blind spots, invisible ideas and hidden assumptions. We take ingrained ideas and pull them out of the woodwork. We investigate what they are, and why—and whether they’re worth changing. The first season looks at the idea that softball is baseball for girls—instead of, you know, baseball. You don’t have to be a sports fan to like it, just someone who’s curious about culture, interested in why things are the way they are, and how they might be better. Please check out the trailer, then subscribe to Uningrained wherever you get your podcasts! Thanks, Steve

Tim Lapetino | We Are the Willows

Episode 12 features author and designer Tim Lapetino, sharing the story of how his infatuation with early-'80s video game box art led to the discovery of a design hero, George Opperman, as well as Tim's new book, The Art of Atari. With music from Twin Cities indie folk band We Are The Willows.

Matthew Ozawa | Eighth Blackbird

Chicago director Matthew Ozawa's journey to become an acclaimed opera director. With music from Eighth Blackbird, a Chicago-based contemporary classical ensemble (and Ozawa collaborator).

Mark Simonson | Rogue Valley

Episode 10. The long journey of Twin Cities type designer Mark Simonson, who took decades to break through in the font business, but now has one of the most popular fonts on the internet, Proxima Nova. With music from Minneapolis band Rogue Valley.

Mini-Episode: Grand Rapids Culinary Community

The first mini-episode of Cedar Cathedral features highlights from our May 2016 panel discussion in Grand Rapids, focused on the culinary community in West Michigan. Steve and Clare are joined by Patrick Conrade from The Sovengard; Jon O'Connor from Long Road Distillers; and Josh Usadel from Downtown Market.