Dan Imhoff began broadcasting as a DJ at Allegheny College in 1981. He later spent over a decade  (1998-2008) as a radio journalist and co-host of a monthly Mendocino Public Broadcasting show featuring live interviews with luminaries in the sustainable food and agriculture movement. During the Covid pandemic he resumed his interest in broadcast journalism with the Full Expression podcast: long-form conversations with cultural creatives about the creative process. Now in its third season Dan and show producer Megan Botel (LA Times, LA Public Radio) seek out exemplary guests and timely subject matter for in-depth interviews. Previous shows include journalist Michael Pollan, colorist Laura Guido-Clark, Killers’ drummer Ronnie Vannucci, food writer and media producer Matt Goulding among many others. Creativity may be the only thing that can save us. This series is only getting started. Please spread the word.

John Muir Laws: Journaling Will Transform Your Life

Episode 46 In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff sits down with naturalist, artist, educator, and lifelong journaler John Muir Laws for a conversation about attention, creativity, and…
Read more

Ava Mingo and Royer Bockus: The Magic of Repertory Theater

Episode 45 Host Dan Imhoff sits down with actresses Ava Mingo and Royer Bockus from the renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon, one of the largest and longest-running repertory…
Read more

Cathy Bailey and Robin Petravic: Heath Ceramics and the Art of Everyday Objects

Episode 44 In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff sits down with Cathy Bailey and Robin Petravic, the owners of Heath Ceramics, for a conversation about craft, California…
Read more

Amy Bowers Cordalis: The Century-Long Fight to Save the Klamath and Its People

Episode 43 In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff sits down with Amy Bowers Cordalis—Yurok attorney, activist, and author of The Water Remembers—for a conversation about storytelling, sovereignty,…
Read more

Charles Loi & Hannah Lee: Reimagining How We Tell The Climate Story

Episode 42 In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff sits down with filmmakers Charles Loi and Hannah Lee to explore storytelling, the climate climate, and the creative process.…
Read more

Narsiso Martinez : Making Labor Visible Through Art 

Episode 41 In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff sits down with artist Narsiso Martinez for a conversation about labor, migration, and the creative process. Narsiso traces his…
Read more

Angelo Garro: Life of a Master Craftsman

Episode 40 Craft lives in the hands. And in a world increasingly shaped by speed, automation, and abstraction, what does it mean to dedicate your life to making things slowly,…
Read more

Thomas Lauderdale: Pink Martini and Building a United Nations of Sound

Episode 39 Behind Pink Martini’s unmistakable sound is a simple idea: music can bring people together across cultures. In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff sits down with…
Read more

Mindy Marin: The Unsung Art of Casting Direction

Episode 38 Behind every unforgettable performance is great casting. Today, we explore this often invisible process that’s part intuition, part logistics, and part relentless creative problem-solving. In this episode of…
Read more

Arnaud Weyrich: The Art and Science of Sparkling Wine

Episode 37 Sparkling wine is one of humanity’s most enduring creative rituals. In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff travels to California’s Anderson Valley to sit down with…
Read more

Ramesh Srinivasan: The True Cost of Artificial Intelligence 

Episode 36 Artificial intelligence is here, whether we’re ready or not. In this episode of Full Expression, I sat down with UCLA professor and Utopias podcast host Ramesh Srinivasan to…
Read more

Adam Weymouth: Walking Across Europe, Writing About Wolves

Episode 35 An epic wolf journey becomes a lens on everything from ecology to migration, borders, and what it means to coexist with the wild in modern Europe. In this…
Read more