Why My Word for the Year is SOVEREIGNTY

We Are Responsible for Each Other: Protecting Artists Across Generations

There is a version of the arts world where everyone shows up for each other. Where young artists have a safe place to practice, make mistakes, and figure out who they are before the world decides for them. Where elders are integral to creative spaces because intergenerational connection is how culture moves forward. Where artists are protected emotionally, financially, physically, and creatively. Tish Jones has spent 20 years building that version. Tish is a Saint Paul poet, MC, hip hop artist, and founder of TruArtSpeaks, a non-profit organization focused on literacy, leadership, and social justice through spoken word and hip hop culture. We talked about: * Seeing the world as a poet * The three things that inspired Tish to found TruArtSpeaks in 2006 * What young artists need to be protected from * Exploitation in creative industries * The pressure to choose the "practical" path * Early art champions and detractors  * The emotional weight artists carry during collective grief and unrest * Creative practice, the myth of the daily routine, and meeting the spark when it comes * Creativity as ancestry, intuition, and spiritual practice TruArtSpeaks is currently celebrating 20 years with a fundraiser punch card featuring 20 Twin Cities businesses and the Urgent Emergent Performance Art Series at Icehouse every third weekend of the month. Connect with Tish: tishjonespoet.com [http://tishjonespoet.com] Learn more about TruArtSpeaks: truartspeaks.org [http://truartspeaks.org] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315270/support] * Subscribe at artisthenewwallstreet.com  [https://www.artisthenewwallstreet.com/]and on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG60Qz8uWbaJXTikJpMR0tA] * Learn more about host and producer, Morgan Short  [https://www.morganshort.com/] * Follow us on Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@artisthenewwallstreet?lang=en], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/artisthenewwallstreet/?hl=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555816035391] * Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts Keep creating, keep making art. Your art is a gift to you and to the world.

We Became Marketers to Get Paid for Our Creativity. What Went Wrong? | Creative Burnout with Amanda Jackson

A lot of marketers are just would-be artists who took the practical path. Think about it. We came in because we were good at writing, or design, or knowing instinctively what makes something feel right. We took creative risks. We cared about craft. We ended up here because we were creative and needed a way to get paid for it. What nobody told us is that creativity is a finite resource. When you spend it at work all day, there isn't much left for the novel you've been meaning to write or the instrument collecting dust in the corner. So...there's this deep sense of discontentment. Especially now that AI is here. Our inner artists are feeling neglected. Amanda Jackson is a freelance content writer and original research content strategist who has spent the last decade giving her best energy to B2B marketing. She knows something needs to change, she just hasn't figured out what yet. One of her goals for 2026 is to like her work more. She also hosts Hone Your Craft, a low-key community gathering for people who just want to spend an hour making something alongside other people.  We talk about: * What choosing a creative adjacent career can actually cost you * The disillusionment so many marketers are feeling right now and why it makes sense * What it feels like to watch the world debate whether your skills are replaceable * The itch to blow it all up and start over in a completely different field * Why putting your hobbies on a to-do list is the fastest way to kill them * Amanda's Hone Your Craft sessions and what inspired her to start them * Our definitions of success and how they've evolved * Why we need to get more comfortable with being bad at things * Our complicated relationship with being a beginner This one is for anyone who has given their best years to a field that doesn't quite feel like theirs anymore and is starting to wonder what comes next. Connect with Amanda:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandajacksonamj/ Substack: https://substack.com/@mandaroostack Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315270/support] * Subscribe at artisthenewwallstreet.com  [https://www.artisthenewwallstreet.com/]and on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG60Qz8uWbaJXTikJpMR0tA] * Learn more about host and producer, Morgan Short  [https://www.morganshort.com/] * Follow us on Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@artisthenewwallstreet?lang=en], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/artisthenewwallstreet/?hl=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555816035391] * Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts Keep creating, keep making art. Your art is a gift to you and to the world.

What Artists Can Do About ICE w/ Kyle Tran Myhre - Lessons from Minneapolis

ICE has been occupying Minnesota for weeks now. They are targeting workplaces, neighborhoods, and even schools. Protestors are being met with pepper spray and tear gas. Community members, including Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, were killed in January. Fear is present. So is organized resistance. This episode was recorded January 28th just a few days after a large ICE Out march and strike in Minneapolis. It documents what artists can do when harm is unfolding in real time and communities are mobilizing to protect one another. Kyle "Guante" Tran Myhre, a Minneapolis-based poet, educator, and activist, joins the show to talk about the roles artists can play in moments of crisis. Artists are connectors, organizers, storytellers, and resource-sharers.  We talk about: * What people on the ground in Minnesota are witnessing * The workshop Kyle hosted for artists in MPLS and lessons learned * Simple ways artists can move information, resources, and supplies * How to use your platform and your voice * What zines are and how they are a useful tool for spreading information * The difference between outrage that mobilizes and outrage that demobilizes * How to create responsibly when real people are at risk * Why expertise is not required to help * Staying informed without burning out Kyle also shared an original piece, "Discourse - Let Your Heart be a Whistle" If you're feeling powerless right now and want to get involved, but don't know where to start, this episode is for you.  Find movement-related resources for artists [https://guante.info/try/] Zine featured in the episode [https://guante.info/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/creative-troublemakers-zine.pdf ] Learn more about Kyle [https://guante.info/] Kyle’s Racket Article about what artists can do in Minneapolis [https://racketmn.com/how-can-artists-show-up-for-minneapolis] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315270/support] * Subscribe at artisthenewwallstreet.com  [https://www.artisthenewwallstreet.com/]and on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG60Qz8uWbaJXTikJpMR0tA] * Learn more about host and producer, Morgan Short  [https://www.morganshort.com/] * Follow us on Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@artisthenewwallstreet?lang=en], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/artisthenewwallstreet/?hl=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555816035391] * Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts Keep creating, keep making art. Your art is a gift to you and to the world.

Why My Word for the Year is SOVEREIGNTY

I’ve been trying to record this solo episode for weeks. I wanted to start the year with it. I wanted to begin 2026 grounded and clear. But since January 7th, I’ve felt paralyzed. Heavy. Like my nervous system can’t catch up with reality, especially here in Minnesota. So today I’m starting here. My word for 2026 is sovereignty. Sovereignty is self-ownership. It’s the decision to live like your life belongs to you again. To become the final authority over your body, your time, your attention, your energy, and your choices. In this episode, I talk about: In this episode, I talk about: * Why the world feels designed to fracture our attention and drain our nervous systems * The path millennials were sold, and the reality we’re living in now * What it looks like to outsource your authority * What sovereignty looks like in practice  This episode is for you if: * You’ve been feeling burnt out, scattered, numb, or stuck on autopilot * You’re tired of living like your worth is measured by your output * You’ve been waiting for permission to want something different * You’re ready to come back to yourself and take your life back Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315270/support] * Subscribe at artisthenewwallstreet.com  [https://www.artisthenewwallstreet.com/]and on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG60Qz8uWbaJXTikJpMR0tA] * Learn more about host and producer, Morgan Short  [https://www.morganshort.com/] * Follow us on Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@artisthenewwallstreet?lang=en], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/artisthenewwallstreet/?hl=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555816035391] * Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts Keep creating, keep making art. Your art is a gift to you and to the world.

Astrology as Code: Beca Bagdocimo on Birth Charts, Collective Energy, and What's Coming in 2026

Something big is coming at the end of February, beginning of March 2026. An astrologer predicts “there will be literal fire” and “things will burn.” Beca Bagdocimo, aka The Code Fairy [https://www.thecodefairy.com/], reads birth charts like code. She predicted her own corporate exit by studying her transits, journaled about wanting to leave, and got laid off on the exact date her chart said it would happen. Now she lives in a van, does astrology full-time, and helps people uncover their purpose by reading their charts. Beca joins Art is the New Wall Street to share her story, read my chart, and explain why we’re living through the most significant astrological moment in modern history. Here's what's happening with the stars: Pluto entered Aquarius in November 2024 (after initial moves in March 2023 and January 2024). The last time Pluto was in Aquarius was between 1778 and 1798, a period marked by massive global upheaval including the American Revolution. Neptune officially entered Aries on March 30, 2025. The last time Neptune was in Aries was from 1861 to 1875, which coincides with the American Civil War. Right now those cycles are happening at the same time. The energy of a revolution. The energy of a civil war. A collapsing system and a new world forming underneath it. In this episode: THE COLLECTIVE RESET: * From greed and corruption (Pluto in Capricorn) to power to the people (Pluto in Aquarius)  * Why Trump's election was astrologically inevitable * The Leo/Aquarius energy imbalance and what it means for generational change * Beca’s predictions for 2026 BECA’S STORY: * How she went from learning Java to realizing astrology is code * The corporate tarot campaign that accidentally foreshadowed her entire career pivot * The impact she had on Chris Walker after reading his chart * Predicting her own layoff * Taking the leap into vanlife despite just signing a lease BIRTH CHART READING: * Beca reads my solar return chart live * Why I need to go deeper and ask questions most people avoid * Beca pinpoints the exact spot in my chart that could have predicted my health issues This episode is for you if: * You feel a shift in the collective * You sense the system breaking and something truer emerging * You are stuck in corporate and wondering what your chart would say * You want to understand the astrology behind the moment we are living in Systems are collapsing right on schedule. The new world is already humming underneath them. Are you willing to listen to the code? Beca's astrology course, Cosmic Coded Course launches mid-December at thecodefairy.com [https://www.thecodefairy.com/]. Find her on TikTok @becabagofdonuts [https://www.tiktok.com/@becabagofdonuts] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315270/support] * Subscribe at artisthenewwallstreet.com  [https://www.artisthenewwallstreet.com/]and on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG60Qz8uWbaJXTikJpMR0tA] * Learn more about host and producer, Morgan Short  [https://www.morganshort.com/] * Follow us on Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@artisthenewwallstreet?lang=en], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/artisthenewwallstreet/?hl=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555816035391] * Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts Keep creating, keep making art. Your art is a gift to you and to the world.