Bear Witness

Bear Witness

Author: Iffy Brass Language: English Episodes: 38
Hosted by the creative partners Stacey and Xavier, Bear Witness is an intimate audio journal from Iffy Brass that explores the texture of everyday life. This isn't a structured interview show or a lecture; it's a shared space built from their conversations as a couple, where personal anecdotes, quiet observations, and moments of self-reflection collide. They document the raw and the refined, treating everything from a fleeting emotion to a significant cultural shift as worthy of attention. By tuning in, you become a silent participant in their ongoing dialogue, hearing how two distinct perspectives navigate the complexities of art, belief, society, and personal growth. The podcast deliberately avoids easy answers, instead offering a genuine record of experience that asks listeners to sit with ambiguity and find connection in the specific. What emerges is a unique chronicle that feels less like a produced show and more like overhearing a compelling, lifelong conversation between two people deeply engaged with the world and each other. The result is a thoughtful, meandering, and often surprising listen that mirrors the way we actually process life-not in neat categories, but in a fluid mix of memory, critique, wonder, and confession. This approach makes each episode a small act of testimony, an invitation to simply pay closer attention.
Episodes
The Business of Art with Ryan Kauth: Episode 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:31
Part two of Stacey's conversation with Ryan Kauth, business coach and host of the podcast The Fractional Executive. For the full description, please see episode 1 of this conversation.
The Business of Art with Ryan Kauth: Episode 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:27
In 2014, I moved to Green Bay, WI with an existing creative business. When it came time to take my little business to a new area, I had no idea how to access market events, what was worth the time to set up at, and hones…
Trying to be a Full Time Artist: Episode 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:20
The first episode of an ongoing series discussing what experiences, emotions, and pursuits we encounter as we try to be full time artists
A Conversation on Accessibility [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:00
We have a discussion about accessibility, mostly through the lens of our experience through the nonprofit Stacey launched in 2017, SAGE.
S1: Terri Warpinski and David Graham [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:00
A conversation with Terri Warpinski and David Graham, a couple who are both artists and who own newARTSpace, a gallery in De Pere, WI
S1: Iliana Herrera-Flores and Steph Guzman [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:29
A conversation with Iliana Herrera-Flores and Steph Guzman, a Latino couple who are both diversity advocates and artists in Green Bay, WI
S1: Scott Hill [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:11
A conversation with Scott Hill, an Indigenous artist from the Oneida Nation
Bear Witness Preview [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:57
Meet Stacey and Xavier, the hosts of Bear Witness