The Nature Faker Controversy and Peter Hujar's Day with Mason Currey (author of Daily Rituals + Making Art and Making A Living)

In this episode, we start outside and talk about the Nature Fakers controversy (and how Teddy Roosevelt was involved). Then we talk about Mason's new book and the struggle of making art while also making a living (day jobs, get rich schemes, and family help). And then Mason shares his inside thing - which leads us into a conversation about nostalgia for pre-internet days. About this week's guest: Mason Currey is the author of the Daily Rituals books — Daily Rituals: How Artists Work and Daily Rituals: Women at Work . His new book, Making Art and Making a Living , looks at how anyone ever afforded to be an artist. Currey lives in Los Angeles and writes Subtle Maneuvers, a twice-monthly newsletter on the creative process. Show notes! This week's sponsor: The Working Garden Project Flower Pressing Class at Paper Canopy Subtle Maneuvers (Mason's newsletter) Daily Rituals: How Artists Work Daily Rituals: How Women Work Making Art and Making A Living Things we talked about: Nature Fakers Controversy Peter Hujar's Day (book) Peter Hujar's Day (movie) To advertise on the podcast: hello@baskergardens.com

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The Nature Faker Controversy and Peter Hujar's Day with Mason Currey (author of Daily Rituals + Making Art and Making A Living) is an episode from One Part Podcast by Jessica Murnane.

This episode is 44:44 long.

This episode was published on Apr 2, 2026.

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