Welcome back to Honing In and my interview with Stephanie Graham.
Stephanie Graham is a Chicago-based lens-based artist and podcast host whose work explores social class, subcultures, race, and gender—often blurring the lines between truth and fiction to spark conversation. She's fascinated by how we connect and how our shared experiences shape who we are. Stephanie hosts noseyAF: conversations about art, activism, and social change, a podcast featuring candid conversations with artists, activists, neighborhood visionaries, and everyday people creatively shaping a better world. When she's not behind the lens or mic, you'll find her curating film screenings, collaborating with artists to expand access to the arts, or catching up on The Real Housewives—a favorite source of inspiration and cultural analysis.
Stephanie and I talk about...
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Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Bee Scolnick.
Rebecca "Bee" Scolnick (she/her) is a writer, witch, and weirdo, who wants to help make meaning out of mess. Her books The Witch’s Book of Numbers: Enhance Your Magic With Numerology and Marriage by the Numbers: Planning Your Wedding Using Numerology are out now, and she pens swimming in the soup on Substack. She is also one-third of Call Your Coven: Practical Advice for Nonsensical Times, a new podcast that blends numerology, astrology and the tarot into one monthly forecast. Bee lives in Los Angeles with the loves of her life: her wife and their pup. Follow her @beescolnick on Instagram and Bluesky.
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Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Dr. Eric Darnell Pritchard.
Dr. Eric Darnell Pritchard (they/them) is an award-winning writer, cultural critic, and Brown Chair in English Literacy and Associate Professor of English at the University of Arkansas. They are also on the faculty of the Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College. They earned their BA in English-Liberal Arts (magna cum laude) from Lincoln University, the nation’s oldest historically Black college and university (HBCU). They also earned an MA in Afro-American Studies and a PhD in English (with distinction) from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Dr. Pritchard’s research and teaching focuses on the intersections of race, queerness, sexuality, gender and class with historical and contemporary literacy, literary, and rhetorical practices, as well as fashion, beauty, and popular culture. Originally from Queens, NY, they are an award-winning writer, teacher, cultural critic, and self-described Black queer feminist alchemist. Their newest book, Clothes to Make You Smile: Patrick Kelly Designs His Dreams, will be published on January 13, 2026.
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Let’s talk about the power of theme words!
It’s my 39th birthday! This solo episode is about the reflection and intention-setting practices I engage with every September. I explore theme words that have guided me, the interplay of my yearly tarot card, and the practices I want to focus on during Quarter 4. Curious about choosing your own theme word for the next year, month, project, week, or day? I close out today’s episode with tangible tools for finding and committing to your own.
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Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Michelle Pellizzon.
Michelle Pellizzon is a writer, researcher, and intuitive business advisor. Her work spans mediums — podcasting, publishing, teaching — and often explores the liminal space between mysticism and pragmatism. A former professional modern dancer and Feldenkrais practitioner with a background in tech, she blends somatic expertise with creative entrepreneurship.
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Today's episode with Emilia Richeson-Valiente, Creator and Director of Pony Sweat Aerobics, is such a blast. You can tell from our giggles how much we enjoyed our conversation, and as a long time fan of Pony Sweat, I was thrilled to learn more from Emilia.
Emilia Richeson-Valiente (she/her) is a performer, writer, teacher, business-owner, and the creator of punk-feminist aerobics practice, Pony Sweat. She has cultivated a loyal following through her “fiercely noncompetitive” dance aerobics format, which celebrates anti-perfectionism, self-expression, and the liberation of all bodies. Alongside her Pony Sweat work, Emilia writes about music and somatic practices and is published in Dopamine Press's 2025 WITCH Anthology, and she currently performs with her dance troupé Haaagz. From 2017-2021 Emilia performed with the band Object As Subject. She has choreographed music videos for Alice Bag, Hayley Williams, Wallows, and Scrunchies, and has performed her work at Weirdo Night(s), SORORITY, and many many punk shows. She holds a BFA from Emerson College in Boston, and is an AFAA certified aerobics instructor. Originally from WI and VT, she moved to LA in 2006 to pursue her dream of becoming Weetzie Bat. She lives in the San Gabriel Valley with her wife and pup.
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I’m excited to introduce you to Gabrielle Ione Hickmon and invite you into our conversation about art, research, home, history, and how Gabrielle blends them in her creative practices.
Gabrielle Ione Hickmon is a Black woman from a middle place—Ypsilanti, MI. A visual artist and History PhD student at the University of Michigan, Gabrielle's practice is concerned with African American and Indigenous histories, presents, and futures in the Great Lakes Region. As a breast cancer survivor, Gabrielle’s practice also engages illness, disability, and health toward an attempt at clarifying her experience to herself and exploring cancer's intersections with history and culture. She is concerned with breast cancer, its aftermaths, and its impacts—especially on Black women. Her writing has appeared in Vox, Condé Nast Traveler, The Baffler, The Pudding, and Literary Hub. She has exhibited ceramic work domestically and internationally. Her ceramics are in the private collection of the North Carolina Historic Sites Division and the Modern Ancient Brown Foundation. Gabrielle has been an artist-in-residence at Pocoapoco, Mas Palou, Mudhouse, John Bauer Ceramics, the Visual Art Center of Richmond, and the Modern Ancient Brown Foundation. She lives, works, and studies in her hometown, Ypsilanti, MI.
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*Note: I republished this episode on July 24 to correct an error where I accidentally re-published a solo episode twice. Whoops! All should be good now. Enjoy this convo with Sadie!*
Today's episode is a fun exploration of creative processes with Sadie Dupuis, the guitarist, songwriter & singer of rock band Speedy Ortiz, as well as the producer & multi-instrumentalist behind pop project Sad13. Sadie also heads the record label and journal Wax Nine, and is a founding organizer of United Musicians & Allied Workers and its local UMAW Philly.
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This episode is all about self-efficacy, or our belief that we’re capable of completing our tasks and achieving our goals. ✅ ✅ ✅
I dive deep into four key psychological concepts of self-efficacy and talk through how each of them has shown up (or not!) in my past and current projects.
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Today's episode is an exploration of research, art, and the ways they come together to engage and educate audiences. It was my pleasure to chat with Camila Galaz, a multimedia artist, editor, and creative consultant.
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If you struggle with building new habits or find it challenging to complete your personal goals, today’s episode is going to be a breath of fresh air! I’m thrilled to chat with neuroscientist and entrepreneur Anne-Laure Le Cunff about her new book Tiny Experiments.
I love how Le Cunff makes scientific frameworks accessible for non-neuroscientists like me, and I found her book to be inspiring and refreshing in a sea of books that ask readers to hyper-optimize ourselves. Le Cunff's approach to experiments rooted in curiosity, discovery, and self-compassion—which we need more of when it comes to productivity!
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Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Rebecca Maillet.
Rebecca Maillet (she/they) is a queer, working class, first generation farmer / floral designer / and a seeker of Poetry in its myriad forms. She is the Founder & Creative Director at Many Graces Farm & Design based in Hadley, MA, and a co-owner of Sub Rosa, a Botanical Lounge & Flower Shop located in Northampton, MA. Rebecca lives in Western MA on the unceded land of the Nipmuc & Pocumtuc people with her beloved partner & their dog, Goose.
You can learn more about Rebecca's work at Many Graces here and about Sub Rosa here.
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Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Kalin Morrow.
Kalin Morrow is an American actress and dancer based in Europe. She earned her BFA in Performing Arts from the University of Oklahoma before futher studying acting at the Mulholland Academy in Amsterdam. In 2023, she was honored by her alma mater with the Arts Luminary Award in recognition of her contributions to the arts. Recently, she garnered critical acclaim for her role as The Hooded Woman in NEON’s film CUCKOO, directed by Tilman Singer, and now works internationally in film, tv and commercials. Beyond acting, Kalin is a professional dancer with over 20 years of experience. She continues to perform while also teaching workshops and repertoire internationally for companies and schools. In 2024, she was awarded the prestigious Swan Prize for "Most Impressive Performance" at the Dutch Days for her role in The Previous Owner by Dunja Jocić.
You can learn more about Kalin here.
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Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Dr. Briana Barner. Dr. Barner is an interdisciplinary critical and cultural communications scholar, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland, and the developer of the Black Pod Class.
You can learn more about Dr. Briana Barner here.
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I’m thrilled to welcome Cody Cook-Parrott as my first guest on Honing In.
Cody is a writer, artist, teacher, dancer, quilter, and scholar currently pursuing an MFA at Naropa University. They’re the author of many books (including The Practice of Attention, forthcoming January 2026 via Sounds True), the host of the podcast Common Shapes, and they run a weekly online writing group called Landscapes.
You can learn more about Cody here.
In today’s episode, Cody and I chat about many things, including:
* Self-publishing and publishing with traditional presses
* Cody’s experience with projects, containers, experiments, and practices
* Boundaries around technology and social media
* Shifting between platforms when you run an online business
* The joys of archival research and Cody’s upcoming class on Joanne Kyger
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* Brick
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I’ll be opening my books soon to take on a few new Success & Accountability Coaching Clients to begin coaching packages in March 2025.
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Welcome to the first episode of Honing In, a podcast for creative thinkers where we'll hone our skills, explore our passions, and nurture our dream projects into being.
I'm your host, Dr. Kate Henry. In this first episode, I share why I decided to launch a podcast about creative projects where I'll interview creative thinkers about the journeys they took to develop their art, books, businesses, and other endeavors.
I also walk you through a few productivity tips to help you explore your own creative projects with more agency and accessibility.
I invite you to check out my website and download my free Sustainable Productivity Planner.
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