About Hogfish Resonance: A Regenerative Arts Podcast
Hogfish Resonance is a seasonal podcast that explores what it means to create, participate, and reap the benefits of regenerative arts. Whether that be answering questions like:
- What is regenerative arts and how do we make it/them?
- How can the arts help return individuals, our communities and our planet back to a better, healthier balance?
- How can we use the arts to ensure a healthy future for generations to come?
Join host and cultural anthropologist, Hillary Webb, as she interviews artists, scientists, gardeners, poets, teachers, audience members and more on the quest for the regenerative arts.
Hogfish Resonance is a podcast created by Hogfish, a regenerative arts and artist training company at the historic Beckett Castle, surrounded by a world-class rose garden on the coast of Maine. Hogfish is building an artistic sanctuary and body of work dedicated to restoring creative and physical health to individuals, our communities, and our earth.
Learn more at https://www.hogfish.org/
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re(FLECT): The Future of Regenerative Arts at Hogfish w/Matt and Edwin Cahill
In the final episode of Season 2 of Hogfish Resonance, host Hillary S. Webb, Ph.D. interviews Matt and Edwin Cahill, the founders of Hogfish.
They discuss the application of regenerative agriculture principles to the arts, the importance of community engagement, and their evolving vision for Hogfish.
The conversation touches on themes of continuous growth, the complexities of integrating diverse perspectives, and the significance of slower, more intentional creative processes.
This episode also features clips from:
- Hailey McAvoy (Season 2 Episode 5)
- Kate Tsuruharatani (Season 2 Episode 3)
- Lucy DeGhrae(Season 2 Episode 4)
Learn more about Hogfish: https://hogfish.org
Learn more about Hillary S. Webb, Ph.D. : https://www.hillaryswebb.com/--
Episode Credits
Hogfish (Executive Producer)
Cinnamon Denise Murray (Producer, Editor, Mixing Engineer)
Jam Phelps (Mastering Engineer)
Hillary S. Webb, Ph.D. (Host, Recordist)
Matt Cahill (Guest)
Edwin Cahill (Guest)
22 Jul 2025
re(SYNERGIZE): Embodiment and Visibility in the Creative Process w/Hailey McAvoy
In this episode of Hogfish Resonance, host Hillary S. Webb, Ph.D., interviews Hailey McAvoy, a two-time Hogfish artist-in-residence and mezzo-soprano singer.
They discuss the significance of diversity and representation in the arts, Hailey’s experiences with cerebral palsy, and the unique rehearsal process at Hogfish.
The conversation emphasizes the importance of creating inclusive artistic spaces and highlights the challenges and triumphs McAvoy faces as a performer with a disability as well as the impact that visibility has had on Hogfish audience members.
Learn more about Hogfish: https://hogfish.org/
Learn more about Hailey McAvoy: https://www.haileymcavoy.com/
Learn more about Hillary S. Webb, Ph.D. : https://www.hillaryswebb.com/
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Episode Credits (for upload on IMDB)
Hogfish (Executive Producer)
Cinnamon Denise Murray (Producer, Editor, Mixing Engineer)
Jam Phelps (Mastering Engineer)
Hillary S. Webb, Ph.D. (Host, Recordist)
Hailey McAvoy (Guest)
15 Jul 2025
re(STORE): Building Community Through Grief Rituals w/Lucy DeGhrae & Carl Austin Hyatt
In this episode of Hogfish Resonance, host Hillary S. Webb, Ph.D. engages with Lucy DeGhrae and Carl Austin Hyatt to discuss the profound impact of grief rituals conducted by Hogfish.
The conversation explores how these rituals blend art, community healing, and professional artistry to create safe and transformative spaces.
Both Lucy and Carl share their personal journeys into ritual practice, the significance of creating (un)structured, sacred containers for grief, and the surprising ways in which these events have fostered unexpected community connections in New England/Maine communities.
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Learn more about Hogfish: https://hogfish.org/
Learn more about Lucy DeGhrae: https://lucydhegraevoice.com/
Learn More about Carl Austin Hyatt: https://www.carlaustinhyatt.com/
Learn more about Hillary S. Webb, Ph.D. : https://www.hillaryswebb.com/
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Episode Credits
Hogfish (Executive Producer)
Cinnamon Denise Murray (Producer, Editor, Mixing Engineer)
Jam Phelps (Mastering Engineer)
Hillary Webb (Host, Recordist)
Carl Austin Hyatt (Guest)
Lucy DeGhrae (Guest)
8 Jul 2025
re(DISCOVER): Embracing Chaos, Creativity, and Stillness w/Kate Tsuruharatani
In this episode of Hogfish Resonance, host Hillary S. Webb, Ph.D. interviews movement artist, Kate Tsuruharatani, who shares her transformative journey from traditional dance to a more holistic and somatically grounded practice.
The conversation covers the concept of a movement artist, the challenges of navigating the professional dance world as a trans woman, her innovative teaching methods that focus on internal sensations and textures rather than external forms.
Through personal anecdotes and poignant insights, this episode explores the intersection of liberation, artistic expression, and the unlearning of conventional approaches in the performing arts.
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Learn more about Hogfish: https://hogfish.org/
Learn more about Kate Tsuruharatani: https://www.katetsuruharatani.com/
Learn more about Hillary S. Webb, Ph.D. : https://www.hillaryswebb.com/
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Episode Credits
Hogfish (Executive Producer)
Cinnamon Denise Murray (Producer, Editor, Mixing Engineer)
Jam Phelps (Mastering Engineer)
Hillary S. Webb, Ph.D. (Host, Recordist)
Kate Tsuruharatani (Guest)
1 Jul 2025
re(EDUCATE): Education & Connecting Through Storytelling w/Michael Laughing Fox Charette
Hillary S. Webb, Ph.D., interviews Michael Laughing Fox Charette about regenerative arts and the revitalization of Indigenous culture through storytelling, featuring insights from audience members Ruth Daniel and Michelle Doherty.
24 Jun 2025
re(CONNECT): Exploring Regenerative Agriculture and Artistic Connections w/Alex Gulachenski
Alex Gulachenski discusses Wolfe’s Neck Center's regenerative agriculture initiatives, including rotational grazing and climate-smart practices, in an interview with Hillary S. Webb, Ph.D. to explore resilient communities.
17 Jun 2025
Season 2 Trailer: re(CONNECT)
Hogfish Resonance previews season two, re(CONNECT), exploring the relationships among artists, nature, communities, and audiences.
29 Feb 2024
The Audience: Hearing the Hogfish audience experience (cultivating community)
Hogfish Resonance podcast host Hillary Webb interviews three audience members from Hogfish's 2022 and 2023 seasons to see how the regenerative arts is registering with our audience. Are we connecting audience to performer to company in a new way? 1) Kathy Smith, author, community activist, long time resident of Wolfe's Neck Center, and a featured in the show audience member as the "deus ex machina" in Hogfish's inaugural production of Gluck's The Magic Tree. 2) Glaisma Perez Silva, coordinator of student disability services at the Southern Maine Community College, audience member of Hogfish's 2023 production of CarmXn and LatinX Perspectives in the Performing Arts. 3) Mary Johnston Letellier, Maine born soprano, voice teacher, president of the Maine National Association of Teachers of Singing, and audience member of CarmXn.
29 Feb 2024
Billy Bustamante: Removing the "Other" from story-telling (Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion)
Hogfish podcast host Hillary Webb speaks with director, choreographer, teacher, and actor Billy Bustamante about the importance of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the stories we tell, how we tell them, and how we cultivate the next generation of artists and audiences.
29 Feb 2024
Audrey Luna: Cultivating Regenerative Artists (The Alexander Technique)
Hogfish Resonance podcast host Hillary Webb interviews Audrey Luna, Hogfish advisory board member, Regenerative Artist Residency Faculty, Alexander Technique & Singing specialist, and soprano about how Hogfish is experimenting with new ways of cultivating artists, and how the Alexander Technique work at the center of Hogfish's residency encourages artists to bring their full selves to their art-making.
28 Feb 2024
Lynn Shafer: Beckett Castle Rose Garden (animism & the Hogfish home)
Hogfish Resonance podcast host Hillary Webb speaks with Lynn Shafer, head gardener of the Beckett Castle rose garden for 39 years, home of the Hogfish artist residency. Lynn shares what it is like to be on the site of Beckett Castle surrounded by heirloom roses on the rocky cliffs of Maine with the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean, some of the work it takes to bring the vision to a reality, and how he sees the relationship between the arts and nature and Hogfish's work to bring them back into connection, in the lives of artists and audience members.
28 Feb 2024
Maria Brea: 2022 & 2023 Artist-in-Residence (regenerative arts residency)
Hogfish Resonance host Hillary Webb interviews 2022 and 2023 artist-in-residence, soprano Maria Brea, during the fall of 2022 in between her two residencies. The conversation starts off with Maria sharing her incredible story of first falling in love with opera in her home country of Venezuela and her journey to becoming a successful opera singer currently living in the United States.
Hillary and Maria then dive into what makes the Hogfish regenerative artist residency so special, what it is like to be a singer in the opera business today, and why and how the Hogfish regenerative arts residency is seeking to create positive change in the lives of our artists, our audiences, and the industry at large.
29 Jan 2024
Laura Careless: She-Wolves (artistic wintering and rewilding)
Hogfish Resonance host Hillary Webb interviews Brighton based dance artist Laura Careless about the creation and performance during Hogfish's 2023 season of her one-woman show She-Wolves. https://www.shewolvesproject.com/
The She-Wolves Project raises awareness of the women who ruled England before Elizabeth through physical theatre performance and arts-based education. The book and BBC series by historian Helen Castor has been adapted into a one-woman physical theatre show by performer Laura Careless. In an exhilarating blend of dance, theatre, song, illustrated projections and original sound design, it tells the stories of five extraordinary royal women and follows the path they paved to the golden age of Gloriana.
Hillary and Laura discuss ideas including the fruits of allowing for artistic wintering, the energetic rewards of re-wilding our techniques and selves, women's representation in the arts, and much more on their search to discover what is the regenerative arts.
29 Jan 2024
Matt & Edwin Cahill: An Introduction to Hogfish (regenerative arts)
First a brief introduction to Hogfish Resonance Podcast host - author, cultural anthropologist, and mixed-media storyteller Hillary Webb followed by an interview with Hogfish co-founders & directors Matt and Edwin Cahill about the origins of Hogfish, why they are interested in the regenerative arts, and the purpose of the Hogfish Resonance Podcast.
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