Tampa Bay Arts Passport Podcast
Episodes
Out of This World: Lil Trini Kid's New Mixtape and What's Next
19 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Tampa Bay Arts Passport Podcast, Avery Anderson welcomes back Lil Trini Kid to talk about Out of This F**ing World: The Mixtape...
Life After SHINE: The Real Business of Public Art with Jenée Priebe
03 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does a public art ninja do after stepping down from leading one of the region's biggest mural festivals? In this episode of the Tampa Bay Arts Pa...
Black Art, Community, and the Future of Green Book Tampa Bay
26 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Tampa Bay Arts Passport Podcast, Avery Anderson talks with Hilary Van Dyke and Joshua Bean, founders of Green Book Tampa Bay, a...
Voices of Hope for Aphasia: Recovery, Community & the Wordplay Gala
26 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What is aphasia, and how can community support change lives after stroke or brain injury? In this special episode of the Tampa Bay Arts Passport Podc...
From St. Pete Theater to TikTok Stardom: Tyrese Pope on Creative Risks
08 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do you go from producing music in high school to becoming the "King of Content" in Tampa Bay?  In this episode of the Tampa Bay Arts Passport P...
Building the Dream: Elizabeth Brinklow on the Dunedin Public Theater
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"A city becomes a city when you have a theatre." Â Host Avery Anderson welcomes Elizabeth Brinklow, a veteran arts administrator and the Vice Preside...
Janice Crenetti & The Radical Act of Setting Boundaries
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the world stops, but your job expects you to keep running at 90mph—even if it might kill you? This week, Avery sits down with perf...
Sourdough, Secrets, and Sanctuary: Curating Community with Serena Utz
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a "Book Club Wrangler" and a sourdough scientist sits down to talk about more than just yeast and plot twists? In this episode, Aver...
Roxanne Fay on Shakespeare, Action Movies, and the Alchemy of Gender
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Forget everything you remember from high school English class. This week on the Arts Passport podcast, we’re joined by the legendary Roxanne Fay—d...
Ray Roa: The Radical Act of Local Journalism
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In an era where major news outlets are scaling back, how do two people put out a weekly physical newspaper? Ray Roa, Editor-in-Chief of Creative Loaf...
Alexa Perez on Showing Up (Not Perfectly)
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Before she was directing, producing, and shaping seasons at The Studio@620, Alexa Perez was spiraling over auditions, freelancing social media gigs, a...
Game On: Inclusive Dance & Radical Community
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when an athlete becomes a dancer — and then builds a company where disabled and non-disabled artists create work side by side? In this ...
45 Days of Excellence: Reimagining MLK in St. Pete
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if MLK Day wasn’t just one morning — but a season? In this midweek conversation, Avery Anderson speaks with Samantha Harris, executive direct...
The Courage to Stay Curious
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when love doesn’t arrive fully formed — but shows up anyway? In this episode of Tampa Bay Arts Passport, Avery Anderson sits down wit...
Telling the Truth, Together
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Powerstories closes its 25th anniversary season, Artistic Director Clareann Despain  returns to the Tampa Bay Arts Passport podcast for a rare, re...
Building an Arts Ecosystem (Not a Spotlight)
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Arts communities don’t sustain themselves. People do. In this episode of The Arts Passport Podcast, Michele Smith—Executive Director of the Tampa ...
From Apprentice to Director: John Perez on Building Arts Access
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Perez, the new Director of Education at American Stage, joins Avery for a candid conversation about how arts education actually moves in Tampa Ba...
Helen French: Reimagining St. Pete Arts
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When dancer, educator, and arts advocate Helen French stepped into the role of Executive Director of the St. Pete Arts Alliance on August 1, she didn’...
Hilary Frambes on Chalk Art, Murals, and the Power of a Creative Community
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tampa Bay’s chalk art and mural scene isn’t just vibrant — it’s a full-blown creative ecosystem. And artist Hilary Frambes sits right at the c...
“I Knew I Had the Sauce”: Lil Trini Kid’s Tampa Story
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it look like to build a music career from the ground up in the middle of Tampa’s nightlife? In this episode of the Arts Passport Podcast, ...
Quitting Safe: How Jenna Jane Walked Away From Journalism To Build A Life In Theater
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the moment you stop asking permission to be an artist. Playwright, actor, and voice actor Jenna Jane talks about walking away fr...
Cadillac Crew, Collaboration, and the Cost of Courage
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When state arts funding collapses and women’s stories keep getting erased, what do artists do? They make more art. In this episode, Erica Sutherlin ...
Sustainability, Not Stardust: Ross Egan, Managing Director of Asolo Repertory Theatre
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nonprofit theater isn’t a vibes-only economy. Aoslo Rep managing director Ross Egan joins Avery for a candid dive into money, models, and why “the...
Finding the Funny in Fear: Susana CordĂłn on Dracula
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Actress Susana Cordón joins Avery to talk about starring as Lucy in the Straz Center’s Dracula: A Comedy of Terror—why rooting comedy in truth ma...
Would You Bet on Yourself Like This? Julia Rifino Is.
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it feel like to carry an entire Andrew Lloyd Webber show on your back? For hometown artist Julia Rifino, star of Tell Me on a Sunday at free...