The 100th Episode

This is our 100th Episode! To celebrate, Giuseppe Castellano has compiled short highlights from episodes 51 to 99. If this is the first time you’ve listened to our podcast, you’ll hear from illustrators, agents, art directors, editors, publishers, museum curators and more… Through 49 episodes, we covered a wide range of topics, including: restarting a creative career, living and working through the COVID19 pandemic; starting a publishing company; winning the Caldecott; hanging out with Jimi Hendrix; facing failure; defining illustration; and more. Our guests were (in order): Kelly Light , Hilary Knight , Angharad Kowal Stannus , Claudia Bedrick , Johnny Temple , Rudy Gutierrez , 23 illustrators (for our 1-year anniversary episode), Shawna J.C. Tenney , Noah Klocek , Nancy Stahl , David Edward Byrd , Dian Holton , James Burns , Jeremy Wortsman , Deborah Feingold , Anita Kunz , R.O. Blechman , Joe Ciardiello , Cory Godbey , Rebecca Green , Amanda Burdan , Heather Campbell Coyle , Ella Lupo , Martin Salisbury , Sergio Ruzzier , Jim McMullan , Debbie Bibo , David Wiesner , John Cuneo , Kazu Kibuisihi , Jane O’Connor , Julia Rosenfeld , Lindsay Nohl , Luke Flowers , David Borgenicht , Daniel Abraham , Christine Von Der Linn , Greg Manchess , Matthew Carlson , David Soman , Frances Jetter , Andrew Fairclough , Chris Sickels , Dinalie Dabarera , Barbara Nessim , Victor Juhasz , Henrik Drescher , D.B. Dowd , and Uri Shulevitz Here’s to 49 more. If you find value in this podcast, consider becoming a paid subscriber on Substack , or a supporter on Patreon . On either platform, you will gain access to bonus episodes we call “Extra Credit”—among other perks and benefits. | Visit illustrationdept.com for offerings like mentorships and portfolio reviews, testimonials, our alumni showcase, and more. | Music for the podcast was created by Oatmello. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.