Episode 379
with Geraldine DeRuiter, Matteo Lane, Makini Howell, and Valley Maker
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello unpack the concept of “Going Rogue;” blogger Geraldine DeRuiter of The Everywhereist explains why she hangs onto things that spark rage; comedian Matteo Lane debates the job description of pharmacists; Seattle chef Makini Howell describes why she's an advocate of inclusive vegan cuisine; and Valley Maker performs “Beautiful Birds Flying” from their latest album “Rhododendron.”
Geraldine DeRuiter
Blogger
If you’re looking for more Geraldine DeRuiter, you can look, well, everywhere. She’s in your local bookstore with her hilarious memoir All Over the Place, Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft. She’s on your computer screen as the voice behind the award-winning Everwhereist blog. And her writing is currently surrounding you on top outlets like The Washington Post, Marie Claire, Refinery29, and the humor section of The New Yorker. When she’s not traveling or creating what The New York Times calls “dark and hilarious” writing, she’s also available to fight with you on the internet. See - she IS everywhere! Website
Matteo Lane
Comedian
There’s Renaissance men, and then there’s someone like Matteo Lane, who actually lived in Italy and worked as an oil painter and opera singer prior to starting his comedy career. In this next phase of his life, Lane is a New York-based comedian whose stand-up special can be seen on Netflix’s “The Comedy Lineup,” and he’s developing a half-hour pilot at Comedy Central. He’s performed on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” HBO’s “Crashing,” and has a singing range of six - yes, six - octaves. Lane is also casually fluent in five languages - and when you add the rhythm and language of stand-up comedy, that makes six. Website • Insta
Makini Howell
Chef
Makini Howell is a vegan chef and restaurateur in Seattle, Washington. Her flagship restaurant, Plum Bistro, is a vegan fine-dining restaurant in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Website
Valley Maker
Songwriter
Valley Maker’s second full-length album, Rhododendron, is all about movement and growth - between beliefs, places, and through time. Songwriter and PhD student in Human Geography. Austin Crane crafted the songs on the album to serve as meditations on the strange ways we mark time as we travel through life. The folk-based American songs use metaphors of faith to explore our belief systems as well as our human connections in the political present. Rhododendron is a native plant that grows both in Crane’s native South Carolina as well as in his current Washington home - and as he puts down roots and asks the existential questions, his open-hearted music continues to bloom with new meaning. Listen • Twitter
