by Drea Macdonald
Candid conversations with artists of all types, exploring the realities of being an artist in today's world. From Prince Edward Island, Canada, with guests from around the world, local singer-songwriter and art lover Drea Macdonald tries to get to the bottom of how and why art drives us. Like what you hear? Leave a tip with Ko-fi (link below in show notes)
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July 23, 2026
<p>I'm so glad I was introduced to Jesse Lee's work because I became an instant fan after reading one of her novels (My Life as a Silent movie). She is a fiction writer, poet, memoirist, translator and visual artist (not to mention a retired professor) and has published over twenty books. We had a truly wonderful talk about the trajectory of her creative life and how it's never too late to learn new things. I wish I was closer to Madison, Wisconsin so that I could view the exhibition of her visual art that will be opening not long after this is published. Pretty impressive for someone who started learning to draw during the pandemic lockdowns! Do yourself a favor and look up her work. You can find her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jesseleekercheval/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and if you are local to PEI - <a href="https://bookmarkreads.ca/?q=h" target="_blank">The Bookmark</a> in Charlottetown can order her books.</p><ul><li>Producer, editor and host: Drea Macdonald</li><li>Podcast theme song - "If you let it" by <u><a href="https://dreamacdonald.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Drea Macdonald</a></u> produced by <u><a href="https://adamgallant.ca/" target="_blank">Adam Gallant</a></u> </li><li>Podcast logo/artwork by <u><a href="https://www.birdmouse.ca/" target="_blank">Birdmous</a>e</u></li><li><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/artistsonartpc/" target="_blank">Follow the Podcast on Instagram</a></u></li><li><a href="https://ko-fi.com/artistsonartpodcast" target="_blank">Tip me on Ko-fi</a> to help support this podcast!</li></ul>
July 16, 2026
<p>Mickey Acorn is an actor, comedian, songwriter, musician, writer, teacher . . . the list goes on. Since we acted together at UPEI in the late 90's, I've been admiring his work from far away (he's been living in Japan for 18 years). I don't think I've laughed this much in any other episode. We talked about his method of "wri-cording" (writing music while recording it), what lessons you learn on stage and what it means to be an artist. You can find Mickey online on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mickey.tickey" target="_blank">Tiktok</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdZ869KgO00oYn7kH2wkKYw" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, and probably many other places. </p><ul><li><span>Producer, editor and host: Drea Macdonald</span></li><li><span>Podcast theme song - "If you let it" by </span><u><a href="https://dreamacdonald.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Drea Macdonald</a></u><span> produced by </span><u><a href="https://adamgallant.ca/" target="_blank">Adam Gallant</a></u><span> </span></li><li><span>Podcast logo/artwork by </span><u><a href="https://www.birdmouse.ca/" target="_blank">Birdmous</a>e</u></li><li><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/artistsonartpc/" target="_blank">Follow the Podcast on Instagram</a></u></li><li><u><a href="https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/D3VGZA2APTFAL" target="_blank">Donate</a></u><span> to help me feed my cats</span></li></ul><p></p>
July 9, 2026
<p>I just love Daniel Baylis' poetry collections and so when he began releasing music over the last year, I was overjoyed. His music is like his poetry - insightful, raw, beautiful and very true. I'm delighted that he agreed to join me on the podcast. We talked about the benefits of traveling as artists (and as humans in general), how he loves the challenge of adding music to his poetry, and how taking risks can be an important part of art-making. If you want to buy his books, visit <a href="https://sparkspublishing.ca/" target="_blank">here</a>. If you want to listen to his music, it's streaming all over. You can view the lyric videos he's made on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/danbaylis" target="_blank">YouTube</a>. His general website is <a href="https://danielbaylis.ca/" target="_blank">here.</a></p><ul><li>Producer, editor and host: Drea Macdonald</li><li>Podcast theme song - "If you let it" by <u><a href="https://dreamacdonald.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Drea Macdonald</a></u> produced by <u><a href="https://adamgallant.ca/" target="_blank">Adam Gallant</a></u> </li><li>Podcast logo/artwork by <u><a href="https://www.birdmouse.ca/" target="_blank">Birdmous</a>e</u></li><li><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/artistsonartpc/" target="_blank">Follow the Podcast on Instagram</a></u></li><li><a href="https://ko-fi.com/artistsonartpodcast" target="_blank">Tip me on Ko-fi</a> to help support this podcast!</li></ul><p></p><p>Email: artistsonartpod@gmail.com</p>
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Candid conversations with artists of all types, exploring the realities of being an artist in today's world. From Prince Edward Island, Canada, with guests from around the world, local singer-songwriter and art lover Drea Macdonald tries to get to the bottom of how and why art drives us.
Like what you hear? Leave a tip with Ko-fi (link below in show notes)
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