Hosted by Rebecca Ickes Carra, the podcast focuses on candid conversations with fellow makers, about what it’s really like to make a living from the things we make. Plus occasional business tips straight from Rebecca’s hard-learned lessons over the last 14 years of entrepreneurship.

The Podcast

  • A Truly Superior Pottery Podcast!!! With honesty, forthrightness and intelligence, she combs the pottery world and finds those who are not only very experienced but also those who have recently started. I have found her podcast one of the few that I listen to from beginning to end!

    Apple Podcasts Review, December 2023

  • Love listening to this show as I’m making pottery in my home studio! The topics covered are perfect for those of us with the dream of making a living off of the things we make! Well done!

    Apple Podcast Review - December 2022

  • Amazing collection of interviews with a wide range of makers. Mostly focused on ceramic arts, but so much also applies to makers in all fields, including my work in textiles. I really appreciate Rebecca’s thoughtful questions and curious mind.

    Apple Podcasts Review, November 2022

  • Must listen for potters. Finding this podcast really helped me reframe some of my sales, marketing, and overall thinking for my studio. Love the guests. Each one unique and overcoming challenges in unique ways!

    Apple Podcasts Review, July 2022

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Ep 401: Making a Living with Danny Meisinger

When I say “making a living” what do you think I mean? Do you immediately think of income and how much money you make? Or do you think of how you spend your time? Do you think of the balance between working hours and leisure hours? I don’t think there is one particularly correct answer, but on this episode of The Maker’s Playbook, our guest, Danny Meisinger does put this phrase into some very helpful perspective for those of us trying to figure out the financial side alongside the dream life of being a full-time potter in the 21st century. If you are dreaming that same dream, or even just curious about what it’s actually like to make a living from what you make, this episode is for you.

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