Live Free Podcast with Mike Maxwell

Brian Barneclo Interviews me for a special episode celebrating the 5 year anniversary of the podcast. We talk about how and why the show got started, as well as my art, and attitude....

Stephanie Buer joins me via skype from her studio in Portland. We talk LFP Show, Drilling Wells, Mega Quakes, Detail Oriented, Hiking and Sitting, Outdoor Fear, Detroit, Hunting, Cowspiracy, Lucky Cha...

Nicomi Turner joins me via skype from her studio in Oakland. We talk Making Mistakes, Flojos, Namesake, Periscopes, Digitial Reality, Missed Experience, Emily the Strange Connections To Nature, Baddas...

Eric Yevak joins me via skype from his studio in Minneapolis. We talk Straight Edge Porn, Addiction, Earned Arrogance, Never Remembering, Holidays, Dooms Day Decisions, This Is Your Life, Other People...

Christopher Konecki joins me via skype from his studio in San Diego. We talk Pacifico, Surfside Film School, All The Cogs, Control Freaking, Setting Expectations, Evolving To Survive, San Diego Art Sc...

Don Pendleton joins me via skype from his studio in Ohio. We talk Alien Workshop, Skateboarding Rebirths, Your Own Heros, Work Ethic, Commercial vs Personal, Galleries, Over Population, Painting Nerve...

Michael Alvarez joins me via skype from his studio in LA. We talk Year Zero, Going Big, Art Center, Soups, Building a Narrative, Hand Painted Ads, The Real Shit, The Gilmore Girls, 90's Nostalgia, Tim...

Travis Louie joins me via skype from his studio in New York. We talk Stalkers, Airplane Seat Lottery, Clown Circus, Talent or Marketing, Count Your Blessings, Perception, Joke Thievery, Age of Immigra...

Chris Haueter joins me via skype from his studio in Los Angeles. We talk Self Proficiency, Putting Art Aside, Jiu Jitsu Graphic Novel, Bully Pheromone, The Fight Equation, Enviornment Over Will, The L...

Judith Supine joins me via skype from his studio in New York. We talk Richmond, Selective Mutism, Athleticism, Antagonism, Masculine vs. Feminine Roles, Transgression, Land Lady Anxiety, Intuitive Res...

Andrew Hem joins me via skype from his studio in Los Angeles,Ca. We talk Comic Con, HR Giger, Cambodian Genocide, Disconnect from History, Immigration, Landscapes and Portraits,Fake Rules, Andre, Figu...

Celeste Byers joins me via skype from her studio in Ocean Beach,Ca. We talk Speechism, Downhill Skateboarding, Makers Quarter, Social Media Friends, Staying Young on The Inside, Unsolvable Puzzles, Ne...

Beau Roulette joins me via skype from his studio in Los Angeles. We talk Gassing Your Torch, Dueling Dabs, Venture Capitalists, Sharing Ideas, Toys, Empire 7 Studios, Risking Failure, Creeptographers,...

Bwana Spoons joins me via skype from his studio in Portland,OR. We talk Technical Difficulties, Grass Hut, Moving To The Work, Forced Independence, Toy Art, Japanese Monsters, Never Playing Drums, Dum...

Martin Wittfooth joins me via skype from his studio in Upstate NY for a two part episode. Pt.2 We talk Mocking Ideology, Team Tribalism., Critique of The Oppressed, The Need For a Viewer, Man vs Natur...

Martin Wittfooth joins me via skype from his studio in Upstate NY for a two part episode. Pt.1 We talk Foot Wit, Themes, Kings and Queens, Mavericks, Upstate Balance, Stoned Apes, Outrage Culture, Aya...

Porous Walker joins me via skype from his studio in Napa Valley. We talk Super Man Underwear, French Fries, Playwrites, Dance Parties, Burnt Rope Smoke, Birds and Bees, The Coppola Clan, Dirty Colorin...

Van Arno joins me via skype from his studio in LA. We talk Private School, Christian Science, Growing Legs, Otis in The 80's, Illustration Golden Hour, No Rules, Making Saints, Roots, Solo Shows, The ...

Dave McDowell joins me via skype from his studio in LA. We talk New Perspectives, Curious George At The Museum, Shower Art, No More Buttholes, Everyone's Agenda, Main Vein of American Vanity, Taste Ma...

Steve Caballero joins me via skype from his home in Carlsbad. We talk La Bodega, San Jose, Skateboarding, BMX, C.H.iP.s, Evil Knievel, Collaboration, Creative Symbiosis, Taking The Call, Longevity of ...

Fred Stonehouse joins me via skype from his home in Milwaukee. We talk Journeyman, Always Yes, Cocaine, Boredom, Primal Behavior, Playing All Day, Freak Shows, Low Brow High art, Stink of History, Hyb...

Dalek joins me via skype from his home on the east coast. We talk Navy Brat Life, Japan, Punk Rock and Skateboard Decks, Screen Printing, Carving Paths, Rules In the Free For All, Game Changer, Space ...

Johnny KMNDZ Rodriguez joins me from his studio in Burbank,Ca. We talk Commands, Reality Answers, Show Postpartem, Dissatisfaction, Taking Due Credit, LA, Pranksterisms, Family, Good Parenting, Jiu Ji...

Martin Machado joins us from his studio in San Francisco. We talk Extension of Self, Fecal Face, Life in Art, Pigeon Holes, Maritime Trade, Rogue Waves, Farmed Fish, Sea Levels, Linework, Storytelling...

Christian Rex Van Minnen joins us via skype from his studio in New York. We talk Dutch Names, Leading a Congregation Tribalism, Jiu Jitsu, Elephantitis, Empathy, Under The Skin, Ophillia, Child Artist...

Defer joins us via skype from his studio in Hawaii. We talk Boyle Heights, Gang Tags, Staying Incog, Adventure Time, Protest Art, Waterering Down a Movement, Product of Everything, Jiu Jitsu, New Year...

Meggs joins us via skype from his studio in LA. We talk Bureaucracy, Organization, Design, Outdoors, critique, Lost in translation, The thrill, DIY, Joys of toys, Public art yelpers, Dale Carnegie, Go...

Jaclyn Rose joins us in studio! We talk HD TV, Unfunny Happy People, Thinking Time, Internet Policy, Disinformation, Thrift Store Art, Rachel, Loudmouthitis, Burnt Bridges, Catholic Guyilt, Public Pee...

Lucien Shapiro joins us for a chat. We talk Bands you dont know, Yurts, Anti Over Consumerism, Kid Robot, Mask Making, Pregnant Mouth, Collecting vs Hoarding, Tribalism, Guererro Gallery, Black Magic,...

Justin kerson joins us for a chat. We talk Comic Con Weed, Outdoor Nature, Tott Global Games, Role Models, Killing on the Internet, Art Hussle, Blood and ink, Tattoo Preservation, Perceptions of Truth...

Richard Coleman joins us for a chat at the NowheresvilleSF Gallery in San Francisco. We talk Judging, Outlets, Maryland, Morning Wood, Learning A Trade, Refining, Fucking Up The Tope, Doing What You W...

Anthony Lister joins us from an undisclosed location in Australia. We talk Boredom, Will Smith, The Dunce, Tall Poppy Syndrome, Reversons, North Korean Film, Graffiti Task Forces, Tough Skinned Diamon...

Jason Jagel joins us from his studio in LA. We talk Genetic Traits, Drawing Audiences, Doom, Crafts, Bi-Polarism, Anti-Socials, Comics, Improvisation, and Frontal Lobes...

Camille Rose Garcia joins us via skype from her studio in LA. We talk Raising Country Singers, Rural Retreat, Seclusion, Working in Groups, Wal Mart Greeters, Animation, Thanking The Universe, Gold Ch...

Max Kauffman joins us via skype fromThe Blackbook Gallery in Denver. We talk Flickr, Bad Drivers, Info Getting, Deterioration, Age and Abstraction, Understanding Emotion, Walden's Pond, Blackbook Gall...

Scott Saw joins us via skype from his studio in San Diego. We talk Baby Minions, Becoming an artist, Motivation, Transitioning Mediums, The Ministry, Building Confidence, Personal Drones, and Hand Mad...

Amir H Fallah joins us via skype from his home in LA. We talk Iran, Celebrating Explosions, Environmental Context, No Faking, Skateparks, Obsession, Beautiful Decay, Jail Visits, Deitch, Rounded Edges...

Morgan Blair joins us via skype from her home in New York. We talk Brooming The Ceiling, Sezio, Road Tripping, Thrifting, Graceland Too, Album Covers, Shiny Things, Creative Process, Soul Pancake, Ris...

Kyle Ranson joins us via skype from his home in New York. We talk John Trippe, Greenwich Village, Uncomfortable Work, The Misfits, Strawberry Smog, Imparting Wisdom, Muddguts, Mono-Culture, The Search...

I sat down a recorded a quick episode by myself. I talk: Lex, 24HrPodcast, Yuk, Drug Use, Giving, Heart Teeth, Face Punches, Forever Babies, and Doing What You Want....

Ray Taylor joins us at the Live Free Studios for an in house chat. We talk Holiday Illness, Yuk Nasty, White Dudes, 24 Hour Podcast, Youtube Binges, Joey Diaz, Fine Art, Disorders, Anti-Structurists, ...

Shaunna Peterson joins us via skype from her home. We talk The Muse, Inland Empire, Art Center, Making it For Yourself, Pin Striping, Dragsters, Typography, Cute and Dark, Art Personified, The Lotto, ...

Dave Kinsey joins us via skype from Los Angeles. We talk Pivotal Moments, Atl, Dallas Austin, The Quadra 900, Jazz and Sense, Homelessness, Shirtless Indian Guy, Legos, Golden Age, Political Discombob...

Mike Giant joins us via skype from Downtown Los Angeles. We talk Honesty, Tattooing Again, Efficiency, Lineage, LA, Court Systems, Checks/Balances, 70's Strength, Oprah For President, Chuck Norris Mov...

Tim McCormick joins us in the Live Free Podcast Studios. We talk Conversations, Early Days, Zappas, Fame, Cannibal Flower, Motivations, Being a Caveman, The Puzzle, Gardening, and Fearlessness...

Paul Urich joins us via skype from his studio in SF. We talk Tupac, Skateboarding, Hometowns, Figuring it Out, Burning Out, Tattoos, Spandex, Terriers, Tripping, Cuban Soup, and Letting The Universe K...

Cleon Peterson joins us via skype from his studio in LA. We talk Bohemia, Seattle, Context, Tum Yeto, Illustration, Commodification, Violence, NY 92, Scale, Tribalism, Parenting, Rehab, Addiction, Bei...

Producer Lex and I go through my Youtube history and play some highlights. Bonus Episode....

Chris Rinni joins us via skype from his studio in NY. We talk Queens Towney Syndrome, Physical vs Digital, Obscure Mediums, Soul Searching, Meditation, Patience, Goals, Jury Duty, Status Quo, MMA, Vit...

Youtube Tuesday Bonus Episode: This week Producer Lex and I listen to 4 old interviews/stories, a couple of which are animated on the youtube video but are just as good without it....