The Pencil Pushers Podcast
Episodes
Musgrave Pencil Co - Family-Owned Pencil Manufacturer
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Host Mike Rosado welcomes Scott Johnson, president of Musgrave Pencil Company, and Creative Lead Tim Delger to discuss running and reimagining one of ...
Will Carsola: From Mr. Pickles to Creative Director at Liquid Death
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Pencil Pushers Podcast, host Mike Rosado sit down with artist, writer, and creative director Will Carsola of Liquid Death to t...
Walter C. Barnett: Art Director and Multidisciplinary Creative
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this inspiring episode of the Pencil Pushers podcast, host Mike Rosado interviews Walter C. Barnett, a designer, art director, and multidisciplinar...
Darryl Young: Illustrator, Toy Designer, and Comic Artist
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Pencil Pushers Podcast, host Mike Rosado interviews Darrell Young, an illustrator, toy designer, and comic artist based in Chic...
Illustrator Travis Knight
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Pencil Pushers podcast, host Mike Rosado interviews illustrator Travis Knight, based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Travis's work, ...
Charly Clements: Illustrator, Online Educator, Entrepreneur
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Pencil Pushers Podcast, host Mike Rosado engages in a detailed conversation with Charly Clements, a successful illustrator and ...
James Lopez: The Journey of An Animation Master
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Mike Rosado sits down with veteran animator James Lopez, celebrating his 35+ years in animation. Lopez shares stories from his illustrious career...
Studio Muti - The illustrative journey of the Cape Town creative shop.
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Pencil Pushers podcast, host Mike Rosado talks with Clint Campbell, Miné Jonker, and Brad Hodgkiss from the renowned Cape Town...
Armando 'Mondo' Roque - Toy Designer & Creative Director
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Pencil Pushers Podcast. In this episode, I chat with the multitalented Armando "Mondo" Roque about his incredible journey from childhoo...
Seth Kearsley - Animation Director & Writer
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Seth Kearsley, a veteran animation director, writer, and producer, to explore his incredible career. With over three ...
Looney Tunes Talks with Jonathan Graves
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Pencil Pushers podcast, host Mike Rosado dives deep into the world of Looney Tunes with Jonathan Graves, the passionate host of...
Artistic Adventures and Real World Reckonings: With Judd Winnick
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Pencil Pushers podcast, host Mike Rosado interviews Judd Winick, a celebrated comic creator known for the Hilo series. The conv...
Motion Design and the Art of Hustle: How Two Neighbors Made 'Dash' a Reality
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mack Garrison, co-founder and director of Content at Dash Studio, a high-end motion design studio based in North Carolina. The discussion covers Mack'...
Animating Legendary Tales: A Conversation with Alain Seguin
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Pencil Pushers Podcast, host Mike Rosado sits down with Canadian animator Alain Seguin, who has been in the animation industry ...
We Bought a Farm: The Printed Peanut's Louise Lockhart moves to the country.
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Pencil Pushers Podcast, host Mike Rosado reconnects with illustrator Louise Lockhart, founder of The Printed Peanut. Since her ...
The Luminous Life and Times of Graphic Artist, Lauren Griffin
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Pencil Pushers Podcast, host Mike Rosado interviews local designer and illustrator Lauren Griffin. Lauren shares her journey, ...
The Universe of Vamos: Raul the Third's Tale
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's another banger from the Pencil Pushers Podcast, as host Mike Rosado converses with Raul the Third, a New York Times bestselling and three-time Pu...
Mad Memories: Sam Viviano on Life, Art, and MAD Magazine
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Pencil Pushers! Welcome back to the podcast. Today we share my chat with legendary illustrator and caricature artist Sam Viviano. Known for his ex...
From Skateboards to Studios: The Evolution of Dan Janssen's Career
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 66, yall!! Join us as we chat with Dan Janssen, the mastermind behind Lincoln Design Co. From his early days surfing and skating in San Diego ...
Quitting's For Winners - And the Return of Lenny Terenzi
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back, LedHeads, to another episode of the Pencil Pushers Podcast! Today I have the pleasure of sharing a recent chat with my good friend, Lenn...
One-of Two-of-a-Kind: Tom Bancroft's Animated Life
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Tom Bancroft, perhaps the busiest man in animation whose illustrious career started at Disney in the late '80s, contributing to classics like Bea...
The Dutch Touch: Entrepreneurial Spirit and Hand-Drawn Brilliance of Don Leon
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Pencil Pushers Podcast, host Mike Rosado sits down with Dutch designer and illustrator Don Leon for a lively conversation about...
The Life & Times of Graphic Artist Kendrick Kidd
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kendrick Kidd, an illustrator, designer, and creative director at Shepard Agency. Kendrick shares his journey from growing up in Merritt Island, Flori...
From Teacher to Muralist: Rachel Castaneda's Creative Journey
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Castaneda, a muralist, lettering artist, illustrator, businesswoman, and mother of three. Rachel shares her journey from teaching to becoming a...
Frame by Frame: The International Adventures of Animator Sandro Cleuzo
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We go deep into the fascinating career journey and insights of Sandro Cleuzo, a Brazilian animator, including his transition from local studios to wo...
Art, Life, and Resilience: Inside Clarence Heyward's Studio
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Explore Clarence Heyward's transformation from a midlife crisis to a celebrated artist, highlighting his struggles, artistic growth, and advice for na...
Matt Williames (Supervising Animator and Character Designer)
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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El Gran Tocayo - Juan Marante
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Andreas Deja
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Courtney DiPaola
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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My High School Art Teacher: Nancy Carty
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome folks to Episode 53 of The Pencil Pushers Podcast. In this convo, I speak to educator, painter and photographer, Nancy Carty. She also happene...
Jessica Hische
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Todays episode of the Pencil Pushers Podcast takes us into the mind of Jessica Hische. Jessica is a New York Times best selling author, graphic design...
Nicolette Capuano
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome folks to the Pencil Pushers Podcast. I'm your humble host Mike Rosado, illustrator, designer and lover of all things creative, and I talk with...
The More You Pro with Hayley Barry
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome Leadheads to another fine episode of the Pencil Pushers Podcast. I'm as always your humble host Mike Rosado and I'm thrilled to h...
Skillshare Founder Michael Karnjanaprakorn
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome once again Leadheads to another fine episode of The Pencil Pushers Podcast. I am of course your humble host Mike Rosado and I am honored to be...
Signs of our Times with Master Sign Painter Derek McDonald
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome folks to another fine episode of the Pencil Pushers Podcast. I am of course your humble host Mike Rosado and I'm thrilled to be sharing this n...
Get Motivated with Saul Blinkoff
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 46 LAUNNNCH! Today, I'm excited to share with you another fantastic guest to the conversation; former animator and current animation director/...
Lettering Artist & Educator: Martina Flor
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
🔥New Episode Launch!🔥 ✏️ Today we are thrilled to be sharing our talk with the uber talented Martina Flor. Martina is widely known as one of...
Game On, Comic Con
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome Leadheads to another fine episode of The Pencil Pushers Podcast. I am as always your humble host, Mike Rosado, and we've got another banger of...
Savannah 'Little Savage' Verville
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome folks to another fine episode of The Pencil Pushers Podcast. I am, as always, your humble host Mike Rosado and today, I am pumped to share wit...
Christopher Sperandio
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another fine episode of The Pencil Pushers Podcast. Today we present Mike's chat with comic artist, Rice University Professor and author, C...
Artrepreneur Kate Smith
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome folks to another fine episode of the pencil pushers podcast. I'm your humble host, Mike Rosado, and it's a pleasure to be sitting here introdu...
DIY an Animation Film with the Incomparable Dean Lennert
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak with independent filmmaker and animator, Dean Lennert. Dean has a storied history of working with some of the most popular TV shows and...
Animation Luminary, Don Hahn
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ok folks - here we are with another fine episode of the Pencil Pushers Podcast. I am, as always, your humble host Mike Rosado. Today we get to share w...
Lauren Hom's Recipe for Success
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome folks to another fine episode of the Pencil Pushers Podcast. I'm your humble host, Mike Rosado and we have got another gem today with creative...
Wisdom from the Next Generation with Hayley Barry
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I'll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-art, and ...
Freelancing with Ms. Jordan Kay
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome folks to another episode of The Pencil Pushers Podcast. I'm your humble host, Mike Rosado. I come to you from Fresno, California as I'm in the...
100 Year Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we have a very special episode where we invited my good friend Dameon Williams back to the podcast along with fellow illustrator Josh Lewis as ...
Blue Collar Artist, Joseph Giampino
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome folks to another episode of the Pencil Pushers Podcast and I'm your humble host Mike Rosado. Today, we speak with my good friend and go-to cre...
Why does Matt Lesniewski draw?
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome folks to the pencil pushers podcast, where I, your humble host, Mike Rosado talk to some of the movers and shakers in the hand drawn arts abou...
A Lesson in Lettering with Jason Carne
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I'll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-art, and ...
Legendary Animator Ron Husband
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome folks to the Pencil Pushers Podcast. I am your humble host, Mike Rosado, here with another banger episode with our very special guest, Ron Hus...
Jessica Borutski
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome Leadheads - You are listening to yet another banger episode of The Pencil Pushers Podcast. Today, we present my chat with...
Brent Engstrom
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is yet another power-packed episode of The Pencil Pushers Podcast. Today, we talk to Brent Engstrom - a super talented illustrator who's spent th...
Ricky De Los Angeles
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome Leadheads to another episode of the pencil pushers podcast. I'm your humble host, Mike Rosado, and I'm really excited to share with you my con...
Taylor White Art
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome Leadheads. This is the Pencil Pushers Podcast, episode 28! Today we speak with illustrator, muralist and figurative artist, Taylor White. List...
Animator John Pomeroy
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome Folks - you are listening to the Pencil Pushers Podcast and I'm your humble host Mike Rosado. Today, we share my talk with ...
Animation Director on WB's 'Looney Tunes Cartoons' Joey Capps
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome Leadheads. Today, we are back again with another banger for your ears. Yea, folks - Episode 26 brings us to one of my personally most anticipa...
Jack The Radio with George Hage
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Leadheads! We are back again for another banger episode. Today we bring a veteran of the show back into the studio, George Hage. His band Jack the Rad...
Dameon Williams
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we speak with my good friend and super talented artist, Dameon Williams. Dameon's a Father of three, husband of one, doing what literally...
Kotis Street Art
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Leadheads - at long last, episode 23 is here, loud and proud! Here, we take the podcast on a field trip to Greensboro, NC to witness one of the great ...
V. Cullum Rogers
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome ladies and gents to the Pencil Pushers Podcast! I'm your humble host, Mike Rosado and I'm super stoked to bring you our chat with editorial ca...
Tara Donovan
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome folks to The Pencil Pushers Podcast and episode 21 (we're officially legal) and our VERY first for what we're calling the tip top year of crea...
Mary Kate McDevitt
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome Leadheads to the Pencil Pushers Podcast. You are listening to Episode 20! I'm pumped to share with you my conversation with the masterful Mary...
Louise Lockhart
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leadheads! In Episode 19, I invite you to listen in on our fantastic conversation with Louise Lockhart, the founder and creative force behind The Prin...
Monsters In The Merlot with Lisa Quinn
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome Leadheads. Today, we have a lot of fun chatting with on-the-rise artist Lisa Quinn, who's best known for her comic series Monsters in the Merl...
Cleon Peterson
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
https://cleonpeterson.com Leadheads! Today we release into the wild, episode seventeen and I'm so pumped to share our great convo with the incomparabl...
Will Finn
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
****** The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I'll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-...
A conversation with Brittain Peck
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
****** The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I'll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-...
How to Make it in Comics Without Actually Making It.
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alright Leadheads! Episode 14 coming in hot. And this ones packed with tons of advice and info. Listen in as we kick through the short list of how to ...
The Animated Life of Richard Williams
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today's show is a retrospective of the life of the greatest animator of all time: Mr. Richard Williams, who recent'y passed away. I was humbled to hav...
The Incomparable: Milton Glaser
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I am honored that I get to present to you my chat with inarguably one of the most important graphic designers and design thinkers in history - the one...
Accept The Challenge
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 11 finds Mike in a reflective mood, as he chats about accepting creative challenges as a way to work through personal fears of failure, reject...
Lenny Terenzi of Hey Monkey
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we sit down with my friend, Lenny Terenzi. Lenny is the owner of Hey Monkey, (https://www.heymonkeydesign.com) a studio that produces scre...
My New Hero, Lisa Congdon.
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we chat I had with the international star, the national treasure and my own new personal hero, Lisa Congdon. Lisa is an incredibly talented illu...
Claire Keane
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It was an honor and a blast talking to the one and only Claire Keane. Claire, an ex Vis-Dev artist at Disney, talks about her continuing to work in he...
Jordan Jameson. Illustrator & Graphic Designer
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ok ladies and gents! Today we showcase the one and only Jordan Jameson @jordanjameson - Jordan's a super talented designer and illustrator that I've...
J. Massullo
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alright! Episode 6, coming in hot! We took Memorial Day off to rest and pay our respects - but we are back with a power packed conversation with mural...
The Man Behind CANKOR! Matthew Allison
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
****** Y'all! Join me for the release for my show, The Pencil Pushers Podcast - celebrating the hand-drawn arts. I'll be interviewing friends and id...
David Eichenberger
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 4 brings me to talk with the uberly talented illustrator and muralist, David Eichenberger. David is another talent hailing from my hometown of...
2D Animation Legend, Tony White
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tony White is a British Academy Award-winning animation director, animator, author and educator. Tony let's us in to his career that spans decades a...
George Hage
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What does a kid from a small town in the south, who's greatest escape from the mundane was circling comic shops, drawing karate kickin' superheros and...
Artist Paul Friedrich
09 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
My very first guest in the studio is one who embodies the character of the true working artist. An individual that's been an inspiration to watch as a...