Art Town is a podcast based in upstate New York, hosted by artist and educator Justin Baker. Each month, Baker engages in thoughtful conversations with regional artists and artisans, exploring their work, creative processes, and the lives they lead.
This episode features a conversation with Scott Wormer, founder of Song City, about his lifelong connection to music, from his early experiences with his father leading church choirs to his eventual move to Nashville, where he worked for a small record company and attended open mics at the Bluebird Cafe. They also discuss Scott’s return home, finding his place in the local music scene, and starting Song City as a way to reconnect with the music and community he experienced in Nashville.
To learn more about Song City:
https://www.songcitytroy.com/
Or follow Song City on Instagram:
@songcitytroy
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30 Aug 2026
with Ossie Jon-Nwakalo
Art Town is a podcast based in upstate New York, hosted by artist and educator Justin Baker. Each month, Baker engages in thoughtful conversations with regional artists and artisans, exploring their work, creative processes, and the lives they lead.
This episode features a conversation with painter Ossie Jon-Nwakalo about spirituality and abstract painting, the history and meaning of the gesture, and the ways artists create meaning through form. They also discuss the edge as both a physical and conceptual space, and how tension, structure, and material shape the experience of a painting.
To see more of Ossie’s work:
Check out his website:
www.ossiejonnwakalo.com
Or follow him on Instagram: @ossiejonnwakalo
To see Ossie's work in person, check out his show The Albany Distilling Company @
75 Livingston Ave, Albany, NY 12207, the show runs till the end of the year.
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31 Jul 2026
with Justin Baker and guest host Kyra Garrigue
Art Town is a podcast based in upstate New York, hosted by artist and educator Justin Baker. Each month, Baker engages in thoughtful conversations with regional artists and artisans, exploring their work, creative processes, and the lives they lead.
In this special episode, the microphone is turned around as artist Kyra Garrigue interviews Justin about his path through art school, the evolution of his artistic practice, and the ideas that inform his work today. They discuss photography, process, impatience, drawing, creative influence, and why Justin came to see Beck not just as a musician, but as a prophet.
To see more of Justin's work:
www.justintbaker.com
Or follow him on Instagram: @Justin.t.baker
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
5 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100
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Quality
38
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
60
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