The Truth In This Art: Stories That Matter

Rob Lee

Booking Overview

This arts and culture interview podcast features thoughtful conversations with emerging and established artists, musicians, designers, filmmakers, chefs, writers, and other creative professionals about their practices, careers, and cultural impact. PR agencies could credibly pitch artists with distinctive bodies of work, exhibition or residency experience, community arts organizers, and creative leaders with compelling process or identity-driven stories; booking difficulty is low.

Metrics

Episodes: 955

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 305 subscribers

Instagram: 6.8k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

rob@thetruthinthisart.com

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Host

Rob Lee - Baltimore-based independent journalist and podcast host focused on arts, culture, and the creative lives of makers.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Emerging or established artists and creative professionals with a distinctive body of work, meaningful cultural or community connections, and a substantive creative process or career story.

Required Achievements:

Exhibitions, Artist residencies, Community arts initiatives, Distinctive creative practices

Recent Guest Discussions

LuvJonez - Genre-blending Music Production, Artistic Influences, Creative Process, And Building An Inclusive Music Community.

Jose Duran - Reclaiming Black Femininity Through Art, Colonial History, Fashion, Luxury, Research, And The Transition From Fashion To Visual Art.

Bony Ramirez - Caribbean Representation, Cultural Memory, Renaissance And Mannerist Influences, Migration, And Developing A Distinctive Visual Language.

Khadija Jahmila - Diasporic Storytelling, Reclaimed Materials, Surrealism, Residencies, Public Arts Collaborations, And Sustaining A Creative Practice.

Dina AZ. Salem - Memory, Healing, Transformation, Resilience, Material Experimentation, And Translating Personal Experience Into Visual Language.

Recent Topics

Visual Arts, Creative Practice, Music, Film, Design

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Truth In This Art: Stories That Matter

Yes, Please and Thank You — Georgina Coka Treviño on Cultural Strategy, Art, and Connection

August 25, 2026

In this episode of The Truth In This Art, the guest is Georgina Coka Treviño!About Coka Treviño: A cultural strategist and arts advisor originally from Monterrey, Mexico, now based in Austin, Texas. Over the past two decades, she has worked at the intersection of artists, institutions, and contemporary art, collaborating with organizations including the Texas Biennial, Zona Maco, and Untitled Art Fair. Her practice centers on language, communication, and connection, helping artists and organi...

Instrumental Hip-Hop Producer LuvJonez: How To Make Beats, Blend Genres & Build A Music Community

August 18, 2026

In this episode of The Truth In This Art, the guest is LuvJonez.About LuvJonez: Portland, Oregon–based instrumental hip hop producer and beat maker whose work weaves a nostalgic, down-tempo blend of musical influences drawn from his cultural roots, extensive travels, and artistic experiences. Beyond music production, he founded and runs A Beat Happening, a free, monthly, all-ages, inclusive BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+-centered music producer and DJ showcase built to connect artists across the city.I...

Dominican artist Jose Duran on Reclaiming Black Femininity Through Baroque and Rococo Opulence

August 11, 2026

In this episode of The Truth In This Art, the guest is Jose Duran.About Jose Duran: Born in Moca, Dominican Republic, Duran is a painter, designer, and sculptor whose work constructs elaborate, opulent interiors rooted in Baroque and Rococo traditions. His practice is grounded in extensive research into survival, celebration, vengeance, sabotage, and aspirational desire within Black communities. Duran centers Black feminine figures in his compositions as a reclamation of their historically ov...

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