Episodes 500
Avg. Duration 1h 11m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.7 (109)
Since Nov 2015
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Weekly
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Episodic
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100%
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beginnings.libsyn.com

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About This Podcast

We all know the stories of how creative people get into the business of creating for a living, but how did they start using their imaginations in the first place? On the Beginnings podcast, writer and performer Andy Beckerman asks well-known and on-their-way-up comedians, musicians, writers, artists and thinkers about their earliest creative acts, their formative childhood experiences, and how they've developed both creatively and emotionally over the years. Beginnings is part therapy, part philosophy and almost all fascinating (95% according to FDA studies).

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Episode 724: Jeff Mueller of Rodan, June of 44 and Shipping News

Jun 05, 2026 1h 18m

On today's episode, I talk to musician Jeff Mueller. Originally from Louisville, KY, Jeff formed the band Rodan in 1992 with his friend Jason Noble, releasing the seminal album Rusty two years later…

Episode 723: Ron Regé Jr.

May 29, 2026 1h 4m

On today's episode, I talk to cartoonist Ron Regé Jr. Raised in Plymouth, MA, Ron began making minicomics in the late 1980s, and about a decade later, his first book Skibber Bee Bye was published by…

Episode 722: Dusty Reske of Rocketship

May 22, 2026 1h 11m

On today's episode, I talk to musician Dusty Reske of the band Rocketship. Born in San Francisco, CA, Dusty moved around a bit as a child before ending up in Sacramento where he formed Rocketship in…

Episode 721: Michael Edison Hayden

May 15, 2026 1h 12m

On today's episode, I talk to journalist and writer Michael Edison Hayden. Originally from Port Washington, Long Island, Michael started out his career as a playwright before transitioning to…

Episode 720: Doug Gillard of Guided by Voices, Cobra Verde and Many More

May 08, 2026 59m

On today's episode, I talk to musician Doug Gillard. Born in Sandusky, Ohio, Doug performed in a number of punk groups in high school, and in the early '80s joined the Cleveland rock band Death of…

Episode 719: Felicia Douglass of Ava Luna, Dirty Projectors and Gemma

May 01, 2026 1h 10m

On today's episode, I talk to musician Felicia Douglass. Originally from New York City, Felicia studied ballet for a long time before deciding that wasn't the path for her. Some of her old school…

Episode 718: Josh Margolin

Apr 24, 2026 1h 10m

On today's episode, I talk to filmmaker Josh Margolin. Originally from Los Angeles, Josh always aimed his life in the direction of acting and filmmaking. He majored in theater, did improv, including…

Episode 717: Big Harp

Apr 17, 2026 1h 7m

On today's episode, I talk to musicians Stefanie Drootin and Chris Senseney of Big Harp. Originally from the San Fernando Valley and the Sandhills of Nebraska respectively, Stefanie and Chris met two…

Episode 716: John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants

Apr 10, 2026 1h 25m

On today's episode, I talk to John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants. Originally from Lexington, MA, John met John Linnell in high school, and they formed They Might Be Giants years later…

Episode 715: John McEntire of Tortoise

Apr 03, 2026 1h

On today's episode, I talk to musician and producer John McEntire. Originally from Portland, OR, John started playing drums as a preteen and eventually went to school at The Oberlin Conservatory to…

Episode 714: Fatal Farm

Mar 27, 2026 1h 20m

On today's episode, I talk to writers and directors Zachary Johnson and Jeffrey Max of Fatal Farm. Zach and Jeffrey grew up in Dallas, TX and became interested in film in high school. Eventually…

Episode 713: Connor Armbruster

Mar 20, 2026 1h 6m

In 2023, they recorded their first full-length album Revival of a Friend at Tiny Telephone, and it will be released on Exploding In Sound Records at the end of the month! This is the website for…

Episode 712: Julia Steiner of Ratboys

Mar 13, 2026 1h 15m

On today's episode, I talk to Julia Steiner of the band Ratboys. Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, Julia started Ratboys in college at Notre Dame with Dave Sagan. In 2015, they relocated to…

Episode 711: Amelia Fletcher of Heavenly

Mar 06, 2026 1h 4m

On today's episode, I talk to Amelia Fletcher of the band Heavenly. Raised in Oxford, Amelia started playing in bands in the mid-1980s. Her first major group was Talulah Gosh, which she formed with…

Episode 710: Mort Burke

Feb 27, 2026 1h 32m

On today's episode, I talk to comedian and actor Mort Burke. Originally from St. Louis, Mort came up in the Chicago comedy scene before moving to Los Angeles. He's acted on everything from Bunheads…

Episode 709: cub

Feb 20, 2026 1h 9m

On today's episode, I talk to Lisa Marr and Lisa Gertrud, two-thirds of the band cub. Hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia, Lisa Marr and Robynn Iwata formed cub in 1992 and while they were only…

Episode 708: Mary Lattimore

Feb 13, 2026 1h 5m

On today's episode, I talk to harpist Mary Lattimore. Originally from Asheville, North Carolina, Mary began playing the harp as a tween and eventually attended the Eastman School of Music to study it…

Episode 707: Julianna Barwick

Feb 06, 2026 1h 6m

On today's episode, I talk to musician Julianna Barwick. Originally from Louisiana, Julianna ended up in New York in the early aughts and self-released her debut EP, Sanguine, in 2006. Her first…

Episode 706: Elliott Kalan

Jan 30, 2026 1h 53m

On today's 16th anniversary episode, I talk to Emmy Award-winning TV and comic writer and podcaster Elliott Kalan. Originally from Millburn, NJ, Elliott started as a PA at The Daily Show in 2003 and…

Episode 705: Jen Bender of Cusp

Jan 23, 2026 1h 5m

On today's episode, I talk to Jen Bender of Cusp. Originally from Long Island, Jen and her bandmates formed Cusp a little over five years ago in Rochester, before moving to Chicago in 2022. A year…

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