Episode 3

Art Dealing - Chris #1

"If it's speaking to you listen. If it's singing to you, buy it." So says Chris Cummings, today's guest and a professional art dealer about our reactions to art pieces. Art can be an intimidating field to enter as a newbie - as an artist, consumer, you name it. But talking with Chris helps to ease that anxiety with his reassurance that art can be for everybody. In his decade plus working with artists and galleries, he has seen it all. From his surprising favorite celebrity client to his realization that rich and famous folks really are just like us, Chris shares his experiences and philosophy in a delightful conversation. (This is the first of three episodes featuring guests named Chris.)

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When Hana moved to Germany in March 2019 to live with her partner she had three goals: learn German, get better at cooking, and start a podcast. One year later, her language skills were pretty top-notch, her cooking skills less so, and her answer to friends' questions about the podcast was still "I'm working on it," which was code for "I'm not working on it." With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hana discovered the secret to better cooking - meal delivery kits - and finally started thinking seriously about what kind of podcast she wanted to host. During her video chats with college best friend Ana, an idea started to take shape that would eventually become their show "The Pen Is...," followed eventually by her solo endeavor, "My Dilettante Life."
When she's not waiting tables at Regensburg's finest café or developing new pieces for her podcasts, Hana can be found tidying the world's smallest kitchen or walking her dog among the rolling hills of the Bavarian countryside.