Episodes 30
Avg. Duration 1h 4m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (3)
Since Jan 2025
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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On Grinding Teeth: A Podcast About The Creative Journey, host matt gahler sits down with artists to trace the full arc of their creative journeys, exploring the early experiences that shaped them and the paths that led to their current work.

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C. (Constantine Jones) Bonus Bites

Mar 27, 2026 42m Bonus

In this special bonus episode, matt introduces a new segment: Bonus Bites. For the inaugural installment, he sits down with C. (Constantine Jones) to revisit a topic from their first conversation—the…

Holden Davies

Mar 13, 2026 1h 18m

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with poet/writer/musician Holden Davies. Join them as they discuss chasing the high of horror, taking that one poetry class in college that…

H.E. Fisher

Feb 27, 2026 1h 12m

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with hybrid poet H.E. Fisher. Join them as they discuss the journey to find a writing community, falling into film work in New York City, and the…

Anna Rawr

Feb 17, 2026 1h 6m

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with tattoo artist Anna Rawr. Join them as they discuss an obsession with drawing eyes and hands, rediscovering artistic practice in the middle of…

Nick Otte

Jan 30, 2026 1h 18m

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with writer Nick Otte. Join them as they discuss performing in musical theater as an introduction to creative life, literature as a form of…

Dr. Chelsea Tanner

Jan 09, 2026 55m

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with Dr. Chelsea Tanner, professional flutist and educator. Join them as they discuss interior design as a gateway to artistic expression, self…

Gus Morgan (aka Destroy)

Dec 05, 2025 1h 10m

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is conversation with legendary drummer Gus Morgan aka Destroy. Join them as they discuss their childhood love of Julie Andrews, traveling the country on a tour bus at…

Molly Turner

Nov 14, 2025 1h 15m

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with Molly Turner. Join them as they discuss the cutthroat sport known as speech and debate, the importance of young adult literature, and why…

James Reilly

Oct 31, 2025 57m

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with James Reilly. Join them as they discuss  making childhood song and dance videos, growing up in a small town diy scene, and choosing healthcare…

Hunter Hodkinson

Oct 17, 2025 1h 13m

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with Hunter Hodkinson. Join them as they discuss being a childhood loner, writing to impress your high school teacher crush, and the joys (and…

Susan Michele Coronel

Oct 04, 2025 59m

This week matt is conversation with poet Susan Michele Coronel. Join them as they discuss childhood writing, their mutual love of Beat poetry, and weaving the lessons learned from performance into…

Joe Nasta

Sep 19, 2025 1h 7m

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with Joe Nasta. Join them as they discuss choose your own adventure style daydreams, the confusing aspects of performative masculinity contests,…

Kevin Foote

Sep 05, 2025 57m

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with Kevin Foote. Join them as they discuss drawing as an introduction to creative expression, finding one’s voice through singing in the church…

Jared Harel

Aug 22, 2025 1h 13m

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with Jared Harel. Join them as they discuss childhood dreams of basketball stardom, the ups and downs of teaching through a pandemic, and the…

poet john compton

Aug 09, 2025 1h 10m

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with poet john compton. Join them as they discuss the lack of readings in Kentucky, Fanny Howe launching his career, and unwillingness to play…

DJ Nemat Nasser

Jul 26, 2025 1h 3m

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with DJ Nemat Nasser. Join them as they discuss boy-coded classic American literature, being an out and proud band geek, and the unfortunate death…

Peter Milne Greiner

Jul 11, 2025 1h 11m

This week matt is in conversation with Peter Milne Greiner. Join them as they discuss middle school writing clubs in western Massachusetts, combining poetry with ambient noise rock, and they posit…

Ricky J. Duarte

Jun 27, 2025 1h 12m

This week matt is in conversation with Ricky J. Duarte. Join them as they discuss childhood Disney parades, the long winding road to recovery, and which Michael Myers mask is truly scary. Ricky:…

Shamecca Harris

Jun 13, 2025 58m

This week matt is in conversation with Shamecca Harris. Join them as they discuss the poetry of hip hop lyrics, navigating nervous breakdowns, and the ever-present struggle to monetize…

KRISTINE ESSER SLENTZ

May 30, 2025 1h 6m

This week matt is in conversation with KRISTINE ESSER SLENTZ. Join them as they discuss the life-changing brilliance of Dorthy Parker, Indianapolis as an identity, and go behind the scenes and hear…

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