The Tucson Type Podcast: Recent Episodes

Tatum Rochin

Join Tatum from The Tucson Type as she talks to makers, artisans, and entrepreneurs of Tucson. Her guests will give advice, talk about how they got started, what's good and bad about running a business, and why they love living in Tucson.

See the show notes for to learn more about the artists and businesses featured in each episode.

View Details

Join Tatum as she talks to Hannah Dela Cruz, founder of Make It Dough. Hannah recently moved to Tucson and is a blogger, baker, and author of her first cookbook! Hannah talks about how she got started, lessons she has learned along the way, what she thinks about social media, and of course what her favorite thing about Tucson is. 

Find out more about Hannah and her work: https://makeitdough.com/2020/10/04/sourdough-every-day-cookbook/  

Make It Dough on Instagram: @makeitdough

Tucson Fun Facts: Rattlesnake Bridge: https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/15070 and the Basket Bridge: https://www.mwgstructural.com/portfolio-items/basket-bridge/ 

About the Host: Tatum is the local artist behind The Tucson Type, which looks to celebrate Tucson through art and community. You can find out more on Instagram @TheTucsonType and also by heading over to https://www.thetucsontype.com

View Details

Akiko Senda, creator and owner of Bloom Maven, talks to The Tucson Type about how her creative business got started, lessons she has learned along the way, and what her favorite plants are! 

Follow Bloom Maven on Instagram: @Bloom Maven

Check out their website: http://www.bloommaven.com 

About the Host: Tatum is the local artist behind The Tucson Type, which looks to celebrate Tucson through art and community. You can find out more on Instagram @TheTucsonType and also by heading over to https://www.thetucsontype.com 

View Details

Local food & drink journalist Andi Berlin talks with The Tucson Type about the best and worst parts of being a food writer, what she loves most about Tucson, how she got started, and more! For this chapter, we also answered questions sent in from listeners including topics from Andi's preferences to dining alone versus a group and her take on Sonoran Restaurant Week. 

Find Andi on Instagram: @andiberlin

Sonoran Restaurant Week: https://www.sonoranrestaurantweek.com 

Tucson City of Gastronomy: https://tucson.cityofgastronomy.org/about 

Tucson Fun Facts: El Charro Cafe: https://www.elcharrocafe.com/history/ and The James Beard Award: https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards 

About the Host: Tatum is the local artist behind The Tucson Type, which looks to celebrate Tucson through art and community. You can find out more on Instagram @TheTucsonType and also by heading over to https://www.thetucsontype.com

View Details

Join local wedding and portrait photographer, Meredith Amadee, as she talks to us about the craft of photography, how she balances the art with the business logistics, and how she helps create stories through images. 

Meredith's work on Instagram: @meredithamadee & @meredithlouisejackson

Website for more information: http://www.meredithamadeephotography.com

Tucson Fun Fact: The University of Arizona's Center for Creative Photography! https://ccp.arizona.edu/about-us-0 

About the Host: Tatum is the local artist behind The Tucson Type, which looks to celebrate Tucson through art and community. You can find out more on Instagram @TheTucsonType and also by heading over to https://www.thetucsontype.com

View Details

For this chapter, we are joined by Tucson muralist Alejandra Trujillo and she talks to us about her art process, how she got started, and what she loves most about living in Tucson. 

Alejandra's work on Instagram: @atrujillo_art

Website with more information: https://www.atrujillo-art.com/about

Tucson Fun Fact: Seed Library! https://www.library.pima.gov/seed-library/

About the Host: Tatum is the local artist behind The Tucson Type, which looks to celebrate Tucson through art and community. You can find out more on Instagram @TheTucsonType and also by heading over to https://www.thetucsontype.com

View Details

Join the founder of Brunch Babes Tucson, Hannah Makela as she talks about starting a business, what she's learned along the way, and what inspires her within the Tucson Community. 

Instagram and Facebook: @BrunchBabesTucson

Book Club: @BrunchBabesReads

Tucson Fun Fact: Antigone Books! https://www.antigonebooks.com

About the Host: Tatum is the local artist behind The Tucson Type, which looks to celebrate Tucson through art and community. You can find out more on Instagram @TheTucsonType and also by heading over to https://www.thetucsontype.com

View Details

Serena Rios McRae is the creator behind Cactus Clouds Art and she joins The Tucson Type Podcast to talk about everything watercolor, her latest project Affirmations Moms Actually Need, and what she loves about the Tucson community. 

Instagram and Facebook: @CactusCloudsArt

Affirmations Moms Actually Need: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cactuscloudsart/affirmations-moms-actually-need

Link to shop, watercolor tutorials, and more: https://linktr.ee/CactusCloudsArt

Tucson Fun Fact: Crested Saguaros! https://www.nps.gov/sagu/learn/nature/why_crested.htm 

About the host: Tatum is the local artist behind The Tucson Type which looks to celebrate Tucson through art and community. You can find her on Instagram @TheTucsonType.

View Details

Join Theresa Delaney and Hilari Ross, the owners of Creative Kind, in this first episode of The Tucson Type Podcast! We talk about how Creative Kind came to be, what the purpose of their business is, what advice they would give someone starting out, what the best and worst parts are about running the shop and what their favorite things about Tucson are.

Instagram: @CreativeKindShop

Website: creativekindshop.com

Tucson Fun Fact: Jane H. Rider, Arizona's 1st female engineer! https://www.azwhf.org/copy-of-thamar-richey

About the host: Tatum is the local artist behind The Tucson Type which looks to celebrate Tucson through art and community. You can find her on Instagram @TheTucsonType.