cool WIP

About cool WIP

Welcome to cool WIP, a silver space podcast! This season we're bringing you 100% Certified Fresh conversations with artists, and curators practicing in St. Louis and beyond. Keep listening to hear more about what's good in contemporary art, Tinder, Monster Energy guitars, mop water shots, hostile Minnesotans, and maybe key lime pie, among other topics of conversation.

Publisher

silver space

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

10 Dec 2019

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 41 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   episode 39: coolin with Jayvn Solomon

   Host Kalaija M. interviews Jayvn Solomon, the City of St. Louis's first Creative Strategist, about effecting change through art and civic systems.

2. 

   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   cool WIP episode 38: coolin with Cami Cruz Thomas

   Host Kalaija M. interviews Cami Cruz Thomas, producer and director, about her powerful storytelling, artistic process, and community impact in St. Louis.

3. 

   7 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   cool WIP episode 37: coolin with James McAnally

   Host Kalaija M. interviews James McAnally, Executive Director of Counterpublic, discussing St. Louis's arts ecosystem and building future worlds.

Who has been a guest on cool WIP

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jayvn Solomon
• Cami Cruz Thomas
• James McAnally
• Sam Hamilton

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

23 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Contact cool WIP

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

Questions about cool WIP