Something Rather Than Nothing

Ken Volante

Booking Overview

An interview-driven exploration of creativity, philosophy, psychology, and artistic practice, featuring external conversations with independent musicians, visual artists, creative entrepreneurs, and other makers. Agencies could credibly pitch emerging artists, musicians, filmmakers, poets, creative educators, and thinkers with distinctive creative practices or perspectives; booking difficulty is likely low because recent guests are accessible professionals and independent creators rather than highly prominent public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 328

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 87 subscribers

Instagram: 2.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

kenvolante@icloud.com

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Host

Ken Volante - Creative organizer and host focused on the paths, ideas, and practices behind creative work.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Independent artists, musicians, designers, creative entrepreneurs, performers, educators, and thinkers with an established creative practice or distinctive perspective on making work.

Required Achievements:

Released or performed original creative work, Founded or operated a creative business or project, Led workshops or educational programs, Developed a distinctive artistic practice or performance style

Recent Guest Discussions

Victor V. Gurbo - Songwriting, Americana Music, Storytelling, Performance, And Creative Practice.

Jadon Allen - Street Art, Clothing Design, Video Production, Collaboration, Entrepreneurship, And Creative Identity.

Nathan Shapiro - Heavy Metal, Theatrical Performance, Storytelling, Horror, Fantasy, And Building A Distinctive Musical Identity.

Rachael Renae - Play, Overcoming Creative Blocks, Creative Confidence, Connection, And Fulfilling Creative Lives.

Recent Topics

Philosophy, Psychology, Music, Visual Art

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Something Rather Than Nothing

Steven Seidenberg and The Architecture of Silence

September 16, 2026

Steven Seidenberg is an artist, poet, and philosopher whose collections of photographs include The Architecture of Silence (Contrasto, 2023), Pipevalve: Berlin (Lodima Press, 2017), and the forthcoming Kanazawa Vacancy (Chin Music, Fall 2026). He has had solo exhibitions of his work in Japan, Italy, Germany, Mexico, and the United States. He is the author of Coda (Omnidawn, 2026), Anon (Omnidawn, 2022), plain sight (Roof Books, 2020), Situ (Black Sun Lit, 2018), Null Set (2016, Spo...

Kazu Haga and Fierce Vulnerability

September 09, 2026

Kazu Haga I have lived in Buddhist monasteries. I have spent the last twenty-five years in social justice movements. I have sat in hundreds of circles with incarcerated people witnessing them do the hard work of healing and accountability. And I have been humbled and inspired by my own, never-ending healing journey.My work tries to bring all of my experiences together in a way that contributes to social change and collective liberation. Each day I find myself more committed to fighting injust...

J Webster Sharp

September 02, 2026

Podcast Host Ken Volante here. I am pleased to present J Webster Sharp, who is my favorite, illustrator, like, ever.Jemma has created The Scrapbook of Life and Death, Fondant, and an upcoming work on the super famous early 20th century actor Fatty Arbuckle. I can't even wait to lay my fingers on her Fatty book.Here's an exclusive interview.J Webster SharpThis is Something Rather Than Nothing

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