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Swain Hunt

Saturday, March 31st, 2018

We are extremely proud to announce that veteran podcaster, Swain Hunt, has joined Muddy Colors as the host of a new show called The Starting Bloq. Posting once a-month on the MC site, the Staring Bloq will be an advice-driven podcast for artists and creatives of all types.

Swain spent seven years as the cohost of Sidebar, alongside Dwight Clark and Adrian Johnson. Together, they have interviewed hundreds of visual artists, including the likes of Drew Struzan, Adam Hughes, Yuko Shimizu, Phil Hale, Jon Foster, James Jean, Thomas Blackshear, Karla Ortiz, Richie Pope, and many others.

Be sure to stop by every month for a brand new episode of The Starting Bloq!

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  1. Arnie Fenner
    Arnie Fenner on March 31, 2018 at 8:31 am

    Welcome aboard, Swain!

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    Andrew Sides on March 31, 2018 at 10:04 am

    Holy cow, that’s awesome! Glad to have you on the site, Swain!

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    Lester Yocum on March 31, 2018 at 10:24 am

    Cool. I listened to many Sidebar episodes, enjoyed them and learned much. I left after the content changed. Here’s hoping for many great Starting Bloq listens to come.

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    Bill Carman on March 31, 2018 at 11:40 am

    This is great Swain! Congrats.

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    Pascal Campion on March 31, 2018 at 12:40 pm

    I am so excited!!! When is the first episode coming up? Is there a way to sign up for an email notification or something for when the shows drop?

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    Christof Simons on March 31, 2018 at 2:05 pm

    This is great news. Looking forward to hearing the podcast.

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    KIRK DOUPONCE on March 31, 2018 at 4:01 pm

    Yes!!! The next best thing to a reboot of Sidebar, looking forward to it Swain!

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    Bronwen on March 31, 2018 at 7:08 pm

    Sounds amazing. I can’t find it on iTunes though. Is there some way to download it to put onto our devices?

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    MStroud AKA Mark California on March 31, 2018 at 8:41 pm

    OMG!!!

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    jARED sHEAR on March 31, 2018 at 9:17 pm

    Great news! Glad you’re back Swain!!

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    Limn on March 31, 2018 at 9:23 pm

    THIS IS AWESOME! Sidebar Nation is my favorite podcast of all time and was so devastated to see it go. Welcome back Swain!

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      Doug Bell on April 2, 2018 at 12:07 pm

      I totally agree with Limn.

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    MJ on April 2, 2018 at 2:18 pm

    Super pumped! LOVED sidebar….this is gonna be good.

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    Matt Dicke on April 2, 2018 at 5:28 pm

    WOW- fantastic news. Sidebar is greatly missed- so glad to have Swain back in the interviewer chair!!

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