Tandy Culpepper Talks to Singer-Songwriter Lauren Calve about Her New Album Shift
Recently I had the opportunity to interview the D.C. based singer-songwriter Lauren Calve. By her own wry admission, she’s something of a late bloomer. In…
Tandy Culpepper Talks To Country Singer Dionya Marie About Single Miss You So Mad
She’s as versatile a singer-songwriter as you are ever likely to meet. Dionya Marie has drawn comparisons both to Shania Twain and to Karen Carpenter….
Tandy Culpepper Talks to Filmmakers Dana Richie & Francesco Lucarelli about Their Post-Pandemic Documentary Unlocked
Covid-19 infections exploded across the globe in 2020. By the end of the year, statistics were staggering. In the United States alone, estimates put the…
Tandy Culpepper Talks Volcanoes & Earthquakes with Geologist & Volcanologist Jess Phoenix
Jess Phoenix wears many hats. The history undergrad major took a geology class on a lark and found herself instantly hooked. Soon enough, she…
Tandy Culpepper Talks to Filmmaker Vishavjit Singh about His New Short Animated Film, American Sikh
In the Republic, the philosopher Plato notably penned that “Our need will be the real creator.” A rephrasing of those words survives to this day:…
Tandy Culpepper Talks with Actress Aba Arthur about her Work in The Color Purple & More
Aba Arthur is an actor, playwright, filmmaker, and author. This multi-hyphenate woman knew what she wanted her future to look like from day one. …
Tandy Culpepper talks to filmmaker Neer Shelter, director of the award-winning live action short film, Perspectives, now qualified for the Oscars.
Tandy Culpepper talks with Australian filmmaker Neer Shelter, the man behind the live action short film, Perspectives. The film has qualified for consideration by the…
Tandy Culpepper Talks with Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter John Ondrasik AKA Five For Fighting: Ukraine and Afghanistan, Music & More
You may know him as John Ondrasik. You may know him by his stage name Five for Fighting. No matter. By any name, this acclaimed…
Tandy Culpepper Talks Writing and War Correspondence with Veteran Broadcast Journalist Don Dahler
I’d been trying to schedule an interview with veteran broadcast journalist Don Dahler (most recently of CBS News) for weeks. We finally found a…
Tandy Culpepper Talks Israel, Hamas, and Politics with Award-winning Christian Science Monitor Correspondent Francine Kiefer
For several months, I had been trying to pin down journalist Francine Kiefer for an interview regarding her award-winning work as West Coast bureau chief…