May 31, 2023
Zale discusses why collaboration is a magic ingredient in making an immersive music festival special, scalable, and sustainable. The incredible story of the PSU School of Architecture is given as an example, where graduate students utilized diversion architecture to build the award-winning Treeline and Cherry Hill...
May 24, 2023
Zale discusses the ins and outs of why Pickathon is often called the anti-festival. The Kernel joins the conversation and we dive deep into what it was like growing up around the grand old Opry with his dad and how he became one of the greatest modern country songwriters alive.
May 17, 2023
Zale discusses how time and learning from mistakes are the essential ingredients in building vibrant festival volunteer communities. Pachy Garcia joins the conversation to talk about how Pachyman is bringing the sounds of classic Dub music to a new generation of music lovers.
May 17, 2023
Zale tells a brief overview of the history of the Pickathon festival. Isabel Dammann, from Sprig of That, joins the conversation and shares stories about watching Lake Street Dive bring down the house at Pickathon 2014, her "Portland Famous" dad, and why a violin, guitar, and Tabla drum is the perfect ensemble...
May 3, 2023
Zale discusses how Pickathon became the first American music festival to eliminate all plastic and single-use dishware. Nick Shoulders joins the conversation to talk about growing up in Arkansas, sustainability in music, fireworks naval battles, and how he learned to be the best yodeling country singer alive. The show...