2 Trick Pony
Episodes
Ep10: How Letting Go Leads to Authenticity with April Lee
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we have a wide-ranging conversation about a personal search for meaning. A former government employee, April Lee speaks with us abou...
Ep9: How Building Instruments Pushes Boundaries with John C.L. Jansen
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
New Year’s is a great time to consider a new hobby! We start the year off with professional musician, composer, and instrument maker John C.L. Janse...
Ep8: How the Culinary Arts Build Resilience with Masid Cader
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s interview is for those who prefer to go big or go home. We talk with hobbyist chef Masid Cader about his experience fast-tracking his in...
Ep7: Food Writing with PAKISTAN author Maryam Jillani
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just in time for Thanksgiving, we interview Maryam Jillani about her journey as a food journalist and her experience writing the groundbreaking cookb...
Ep6: Learning by Birding with Nova Hanson
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we talk with marine biologist and medical technician Nova Hanson about her love for birding and photography, and how she keeps her hobby fu...
Ep5: The Art of Drag with Tammy Kay Queen
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we get a look behind the showroom curtain in our interview with Tommy Zoppa, better known as the drag queen Tammy Kay Queen....
Ep4: Pottery & Data Analysis with Jenny Nam
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we interview Jenny Nam, a data analyst and hobbyist potter in Philadelphia, about her basement home studio and her mother’s 10-year rule ...
Ep3: From Labor Organizing to Worm Farming with Sharad Wertheimer
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we continue learning about gardens and major career pivots with Sharad Wertheimer, a former labor organizer and current medical student in ...
Ep2: From Media to Horticulture with Honor Hawkins
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with Honor Hawkins, a landscape designer and horticulturalist in New York City, about her serendipitous career pivot from med...
Ep1: Baking & Medicine with Dr. Claudia Ma
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our first conversation, we interview family physician Dr. Claudia Ma about Claudia’s Confections, her new licensed home baking venture in Boston,...
Trailer: Welcome to 2 Trick Pony
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to 2 Trick Pony! In this premiere episode, co-hosts Claire Ma and Melissa Betters introduce the 2 Trick Pony podcast and explain the motivatio...