The Chico Creates Podcast
by Ciara Barsotti
Latest episode
Bonus Episode: Where Are They Now? [Season 1]
Bonus Episode: Where Are They Now? [Season 1]
About this podcast
Interviews with local artists, musicians, and makers in Chico, California.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 47 episodes
- Bonus Episode: Where Are They Now? [Season 1] · 21 min · Season 2Hear from nine of the makers from Season 1 in this "Where Are They Now" episode to tide you over until we start recording new interviews with your favorite local creators!…
- Episode 45: Ciara Barsotti · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 45Presented by and recorded at Maker Radio. In the closing episode of Season 2, Lauren Meichtry (of Episode 5) puts me in the hot seat and makes me answer all of my own…
- Episode 44: Britta Goldmann · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 44Presented by and recorded at Maker Radio. I had such an inspiring conversation with Britta about the importance of art in human thriving and communication. She has led such a…
- Episode 43: Dolores Mitchell · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 43Presented by and recorded at Maker Radio. Local creative Dolores Mitchell and I had a great conversation over the phone on how she became an artist, art historian, and writer…
- Episode 42: Jim Brobeck · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 42Presented by and recorded at Maker Radio: www.makerradio.org Jim Brobeck is a man with some good medicine for all of us through his words and music. He's been a lifelong…
- Episode 41: Tatiana Allen · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 41Presented by and recorded at Maker Radio: www.makerradio.org Join me for an honest and beautiful conversation about the healing power of art with Tatiana Allen! Tatiana…
- Episode 40: Mahina Gannet & Sarah Schlobohm · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 40Presented by and recorded at Maker Radio. In this episode, I have a conversation with Mahina Gannet and Sarah Schlobohm of the beloved downtown restaurant Momona, which happens…
- Episode 39: Jessica Brierly · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 39Presented by and recorded at Maker Radio. In this next episode, I talk to Jessica Brierly of Feronia Designs. Jessica is an Earth Artist, tarot reader, designer, and a…
- Episode 38: Blü Egyptian · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 38Presented by and recorded at Maker Radio. In this next episode, I talk to Don Jules and Zach Graham of the Prog-Jam band Blü Egyptian, an up-and-coming party band that is one…
- Episode 37: Sarah Adams · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 5Presented by and recorded at Maker Radio. Get to know the woman behind the local household name of Chico Chai! Sarah Adams of Chico Chai and the new Chico Chaihouse have a…
- Episode 36: Ashiah & Henry Crook Bird · 46 minPresented by and recorded at Maker Radio. Ashiah & Henry Crook Bird are a true Chico Creative Power Couple, and I so enjoyed the conversation with these two lovely humans!…
- Episode 35: Lydia Cooley · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 35Presented by and recorded at Maker Radio. This episode is electric! Featuring Lydia Cooley, an up-and-coming musician and lover-of-life on the local scene... We have a…
- Episode 34: Jacob Davenport · 32 minPresented by and recorded at Maker Radio. Jacob Davenport, illustrator and stay-at-home-dad of two boys, and I have such a fun conversation on creativity amidst early…
- Episode 33: Sarah Pape · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 33Presented by and recorded at Maker Radio. Sarah and I had such an inspiring conversation about the creative process and finding time for our passion projects amidst work and…
- Episode 32: Sammey Zangrilli · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 54Presented by and recorded at Maker Radio: www.makerradio.org Sammey Zangrilli and I talked about collaboration and creativity - working with the land and other creatives to…
- Episode 31: Peter Berkow · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 31Presented by and recorded at Maker Radio. Peter and I had an inspiring conversation about how music and the arts are THRIVING in Chico! Peter Berkow has been and is a musician…
- Episode 30: Ashley Penning · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 30In the last of our four live audience recordings, Ashley Penning shares what inspires her, how she became a graphic designer, and what it's like to have a little one at home…
- Episode 29: Adrianna Wiley · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 29Adrianna is as delightful a human as her bakes are delicious! We talk about how she became a full-time, professional baker during COVID times, why she loves Chico, and how she…
- Episode 28: Curtis Bell · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 28Curtis and I have a lively conversation about the student film community here in Chico and what led him to the unique, collaborative craft of filmmaking. Curtis Bell is the…
- Episode 27: Sienna Orlando-Lalaguna · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 11Sienna and I get into the weeds with our love of plants and the outdoors, and how that inspires her ceramic pieces! It's a lovely conversation that listens like a love letter to…







