# Howard Finster

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Saving the Past Without Killing It: Historic Preservation in the Real World

How do you save an 18th-century building without turning it into a theme park? A preservationist's hard-won lessons from Mount Vernon to rural Georgia. What does it actually take to save a piece of history? Not the romanticized version — the real version, with crumbling budgets, paralyzed boards, …

Let's Throw a Party: The Insider's Guide to Nonprofit Events That Actually Raise Money

Most nonprofit events spend dollars to raise dimes. Here's what event-based fundraising actually requires — and why relationships beat revenue every time. Full Episode Description: Most nonprofit fundraising events fail. Not because the cause isn't worthy or the venue isn't beautiful — but because …

Get Over Yourself and Learn as You Go

Episode 2 of The Difficulty. The hardest thing about indie publishing isn't writing the book. It's giving up the fantasy that the book will market itself. In this one I get honest about the ego defenses we run as creators when it's time to put work into the marketplace — the survivorship bias of th…

Built From Broken Glass: The Science and Stubbornness of Saving America’s Folk Art Environments

Simon Rodia built the Watts Towers from scrap steel and seashells. Now engineers use lasers and tilt meters to keep them standing. Here’s how you save art that was never meant to last. Full Episode Description For 33 years, an Italian immigrant named Simon Rodia spent his nights and weekends walki…

Get Over Yourself and Learn as You Go

Episode 2 of The Difficulty. The hardest thing about indie publishing isn't writing the book. It's giving up the fantasy that the book will market itself. In this one I get honest about the ego defenses we run as creators when it's time to put work into the marketplace — the survivorship bias of th…

Episode 62 | Mike Smith Was There: Rare Photos from Folk Art History

Mike Smith returns to the House of Folk Art with something remarkable: a collection of photographs he took while visiting folk artists across the South during the 1990s. Mike estimates that he has photographed thousands of works, artists, homes, studios, and folk art environments over the years. In…

Georgia NOW News for Tuesday August 25, 2026

Georgia’s two gubernatorial candidates are making their personal stories and records a central part of their campaigns ahead of November’s election. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson are highlighting difficult childhood experiences while making their case to Georgia voters. …

Howard Finster’s Folk Art In The Key Of America 250

“American Flag” (1990) by Howard Finster.(The Keen Collection) (Aired Weds 9/16/26) In Summerville, Georgia, folk artist Howard Finster made his home - and built his Paradise Garden - where he lived and worked until his death twenty-five years ago next month. This Saturday and Sunday, the annual F…

LP5 Revisited

We're getting back to our "AE Revisited" series with a deep dive into Autechre's 1998 classic, LP5. Subscribe for bonus episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Read more about LP5 on aepages. Read Stereogum's 20…