Podcast: The anxious rustling of film fest schedules

Editor-in-chief and publisher Scott Gordon has covered music and the arts in Madison since 2006 for publications including The A.V. Club, Dane101, and Isthmus, and has also covered policy, environmental issues, and public health for WisContext. He co-founded Tone Madison in 2014.

A longtime Tone Madison contributor and former archivist for the Wisconsin State Journal, Chris Lay has also been referred to as a “cool ninja” by the Insane Clown Posse.

A Madison transplant, Grant has been writing about contemporary and repertory cinema since contributing to No Ripcord and LakeFrontRow; and he now serves as Tone Madison‘s film editor. More recently, Grant has been involved in curating Mills Folly Microcinema. From mid-2016 thru early-2020, he also showcased his affinity for art songs and avant-progressive music on WSUM 91.7 FM. 🌱

Mark is a radio producer, writer and photographer based in Minneapolis, with experience telling stories from everything from film festivals to and DIY music venues to the local steampunk convention to virtual reality. It’s an eclectic clip file acquired mostly in Madison, Wisconsin and Chicago as a freelancer for arts and entertainment publications like The A.V. Club, dane101, HuffPost Code, the Isthmus and Tone Madison. Professional highlights include interviewing the creator of “Evil Bong 3D,” working Laverne and Shirley into a live stage segment about beer commercials, and shoving a microphone into a beehive while wearing khaki shorts.