Full Expression

Rick Ridgeway: A Life Lived Wild

From the summit of K2 to the wild landscapes of Antarctica, Rick Ridgeway has spent a lifetime exploring some of the most remote places on Earth. A legendary mountaineer,

Jessy Slim: Connecting to Home Through Sculpture & Chickpeas

Lebanese-born artist and architect Jessy Slim turns an everyday ingredient into an unexpected medium: chickpeas. Working with fabric, rope, and metal, she transforms this

Alice Waters: We Are What We Eat

Few people have had a greater influence on the way the world thinks about food than Alice Waters. A chef, author, activist, and founder of the legendary Berkeley restaur

Remembering Wendell Berry: An Extraordinary Life of Letters, Land and Community

Wendell Berry spent more than half a century challenging Americans to reconsider our relationship with the land, our food, our communities, and one another. The celebrat

Rebecca Tickell: Regenerative Storytelling

Rebecca Tickell has spent more than two decades using filmmaking to tell stories about the environment, agriculture, and our relationship with the natural world. A filmm

Dan Imhoff: A Life in Full Expression

For the first time on Full Expression, we turn the microphone around. Dan Imhoff has spent his life moving between creative forms—as a writer, musician, songwriter, visu

Mike Crutcher: Fixing Every Broken Thing

Mike Crutcher has spent a lifetime fixing things. A mechanic, handyman, sculptor, and longtime hardware store counselor in California's Anderson Valley, Mike has become

Jon Lee Anderson: Che Guevara, Cuba and the Craft of Conflict Journalism

In this episode of Full Expression, journalist and biographer Jon Lee Anderson reflects on the experiences that shaped one of the most extraordinary reporting careers of

Pond Farm Pottery: How the Bauhaus Found a Home in California

From the revolutionary ideals of the Bauhaus to a remote mountaintop pottery studio in Northern California, the legacy of Marguerite Wildenhain continues to shape artists

John Muir Laws: Journaling Will Transform Your Life

In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff sits down with naturalist, artist, educator, and lifelong journaler John Muir Laws for a conversation about attention,

Ava Mingo and Royer Bockus: The Magic of Repertory Theater

In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff sits down with actresses Ava Mingo and Royer Bockus from the renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon,

Cathy Bailey and Robin Petravic: Heath Ceramics and the Art of Everyday Objects

In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff sits down with Cathy Bailey and Robin Petravic, the owners of Heath Ceramics, for a conversation about craft, Californ

Amy Bowers Cordalis: The Century Long Fight to Save the Klamath and its People

In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff sits down with Amy Bowers Cordalis—Yurok attorney, activist, and author of The Water Remembers—for a conversation abou

Charles Loi & Hannah Lee: Reimagining How We Tell The Climate Story

In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff sits down with filmmakers Charles Loi and Hannah Lee to explore storytelling, the climate climate, and the creative pr

Narsiso Martinez: Making Hidden Labor Visible Through Art

In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff sits down with artist Narsiso Martinez for a conversation about labor, migration, and the creative process. Narsiso

Angelo Garro: Life of a Master Craftsman

Craft lives in the hands. And in a world increasingly shaped by speed, automation, and abstraction, what does it mean to dedicate your life to making things slowly, by ha

Thomas Lauderdale on Pink Martini & Building a 'United Nations of Sound'

Behind Pink Martini's unmistakable sound is a simple idea: music can bring people together across cultures. In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff sits dow

Mindy Marin: The Unsung Art of Casting Direction

Behind every unforgettable performance is great casting. Today, we explore this often invisible process that's part intuition, part logistics, and part relentless creativ

Arnaud Weyrich: The Art and Science of Sparkling Wine

Sparkling wine is one of humanity's most enduring creative rituals. In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff travels to California's Anderson Valley to sit dow

Ramesh Srinivasan: The True Cost of Artificial Intelligence

#36: Artificial intelligence is here, whether we're ready or not. In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff sits down with UCLA professor and Utopias podcast ho