Guests: Adam Dunn

Episode Highlights:

We had Adam on for four hours and barely got through the first page of questions.

He told the full story: growing up bouncing between New York, Rhode Island, Chile, Jamaica, and California. The boats that kept catching fire. The wild story of how Doug stopped a van in the middle of the highway to get their money back. The glass history with Carl and Hans and the SNOB pipe line. The leaf blower he turned into a crowd-smoking device at the cup. And how a peyote ceremony in New Mexico got him to quit drinking at 48. This one is a piece of living cannabis history. Catch Adam’s own show, The Adam Dunn Show, every Friday.

🔗 CONNECT WITH THE ADAM DUNN:

📸Instagram: @theadamdunnshow

The Adam Dunn Show, Fridays 4:20-7:10

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Instagram: @Robertson.stash

Host: Matt Robertson – @robertson.glass

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About Matt Robertson  

Matt Robertson is a visionary artist who has made a significant mark in the glass art world with his unique matte-finished caricature sculptures, each reflecting pivotal moments from his life. His playful spirit shines through in his whimsical glass animal sculptures, often depicted in humorous scenarios that embody his vibrant personality. Inspired by creatures like giraffes, Robertson is captivated by the challenges of working with glass, a delicate medium that demands intense focus and energy, which he channels into his art. Each piece captures a dynamic energy, freezing it in time and offering a glimpse into his imaginative universe. After discovering his passion for glassblowing at Sheridan College in Ontario, he honed his craft in Eugene, Oregon, before returning to Canada to co-founded the Edy Roy Glass Gallery, a pioneering space that merges high art with functional glass pipes. Now based in Evergreen, Colorado, Robertson continues to evolve as a glass artist while hosting “The Robertson Stash” podcast and showcasing his work in galleries worldwide, all while advocating for contemporary glass art and its vibrant possibilities. 

Guests: The Orchestrator

Episode Highlights:

An angel came down from heaven and told him to play saxophone and save the whales.

Vincent Gordon and I had The Orchestrator on for two and a half hours and went deep on all of it. Opening for Afroman, Why he believes the music industry is monopolized by corporate interests, why he walked away from Live Nation, the story of the prophet Elijah, the Buddha’s nine phases of breath. Take everything Brandon says with a grain of salt — he says it himself, multiple times. Just an open conversation about faith, music, art, and being independent in a world that wants you in the system.

🔗 CONNECT WITH THE ORCHESTRATOR:

📸Instagram:  @TheOrchestratorMusic 

 

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Instagram: @Robertson.stash

Host: Matt Robertson – @robertson.glass

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Matt Robertson is a visionary artist who has made a significant mark in the glass art world with his unique matte-finished caricature sculptures, each reflecting pivotal moments from his life. His playful spirit shines through in his whimsical glass animal sculptures, often depicted in humorous scenarios that embody his vibrant personality. Inspired by creatures like giraffes, Robertson is captivated by the challenges of working with glass, a delicate medium that demands intense focus and energy, which he channels into his art. Each piece captures a dynamic energy, freezing it in time and offering a glimpse into his imaginative universe. After discovering his passion for glassblowing at Sheridan College in Ontario, he honed his craft in Eugene, Oregon, before returning to Canada to co-founded the Edy Roy Glass Gallery, a pioneering space that merges high art with functional glass pipes. Now based in Evergreen, Colorado, Robertson continues to evolve as a glass artist while hosting “The Robertson Stash” podcast and showcasing his work in galleries worldwide, all while advocating for contemporary glass art and its vibrant possibilities. 

Guests: Cody Webb

Episode Highlights:

They told him he had his Howley tribal marks now — but from a vine, not from tattoos.

We got Cody Webb back on the show and we got into 90 minutes of stories from inside one of the most brutal sports on earth, the 53-degree sandstone cliffs at Grinding Stone in Page, Arizona where the bikes ghost-ride to the top while the riders slide all the way down, racing alongside guys 10 years younger, and what really goes into being one of the top hard enduro riders!

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📸Instagram:  @codywebb2 

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Instagram: @Robertson.stash

Host: Matt Robertson – @robertson.glass

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About Matt Robertson  

Matt Robertson is a visionary artist who has made a significant mark in the glass art world with his unique matte-finished caricature sculptures, each reflecting pivotal moments from his life. His playful spirit shines through in his whimsical glass animal sculptures, often depicted in humorous scenarios that embody his vibrant personality. Inspired by creatures like giraffes, Robertson is captivated by the challenges of working with glass, a delicate medium that demands intense focus and energy, which he channels into his art. Each piece captures a dynamic energy, freezing it in time and offering a glimpse into his imaginative universe. After discovering his passion for glassblowing at Sheridan College in Ontario, he honed his craft in Eugene, Oregon, before returning to Canada to co-founded the Edy Roy Glass Gallery, a pioneering space that merges high art with functional glass pipes. Now based in Evergreen, Colorado, Robertson continues to evolve as a glass artist while hosting “The Robertson Stash” podcast and showcasing his work in galleries worldwide, all while advocating for contemporary glass art and its vibrant possibilities. 

Guests: Hoobs Glass

Episode Highlights:

 

How do you build a 22-inch glass Lamborghini from scratch?

I drove out to California and sat down with Hoobs at his studio and talked through the full story. How Molten Art Classic started as Ziggy’s five-year anniversary party and evolved over a decade into one of the biggest collaborative glass projects in the scene, how he invented a custom rolling kiln by grinding out the base and building a track so the floor slides out, the 49-pound space station that filled the entire kiln, every car he’s built from the Lamborghini to the 65 Impala to the Ghostbusters collab, his breakdown of the artists who defined the pipe scene across two decades, the plan to tour all eight Molten Art pieces through museums as one exhibit, his experience filming the Hulu series “420 on 420” with Jimmy Kimmel’s production crew, dichro coating techniques, AR glasses and exoskeletons as the future of the craft, law of attraction philosophy, and real advice for young glass blowers trying to find their voice.

 

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 — Cold open & intro

00:01:05 — The final Molten Art Classic & its origin as Ziggy’s anniversary party

00:05:57 — Inventing the custom rolling kiln

00:09:36 — The space station piece: ~49 lbs, filled the entire kiln

00:17:07 — Building the glass Lamborghini: 6-7 weeks solo, frame-first method

00:25:03 — Cars at scale: Lamborghini, 65 Impala, 59 Impala, 57 Bel Air, Ghostbusters collab

00:29:55 — Bringing glass into new cultures: sneakers, cars, crossover audiences

00:33:05 — History of the scene: 2000–2010 era (Depee, Banjo, Marcel, Clinton)

00:34:27 — The 2010–2020 game changers: Elbow, Coyle, Joe Peters 00:39:39 — The next evolution: team projects & museum-scale ambitions 00:46:29 — The touring exhibit plan: 8 pieces, never all displayed at once 00:54:21 — Molten Art Classic documentary short film

01:03:45 — Laguna Canyon art shows & sea life sculptures

01:05:40 — Dichro coating process: what actually works and what doesn’t 01:08:27 — The future of glass: market evolution & the golden bull run 01:12:02 — Advice to young glass blowers: find your voice, don’t chase hype 01:18:55 — Law of attraction & creative philosophy

01:21:43 — The Hulu show “420 on 420”

01:27:39 — AR glasses, exoskeletons & the technology future

01:38:13 — UFO disclosure, pyramids & wild theories

01:52:19 — Building the scene: public events, new ventures & staying optimistic

01:58:17 — Closing thoughts & outro

🔗 CONNECT WITH HOOBS GLASS:

🌐 Website: https://www.hoobsglass.net/

📸Instagram: @hoobsglass

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Host: Matt Robertson – @robertson.glass

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Matt Robertson is a visionary artist who has made a significant mark in the glass art world with his unique matte-finished caricature sculptures, each reflecting pivotal moments from his life. His playful spirit shines through in his whimsical glass animal sculptures, often depicted in humorous scenarios that embody his vibrant personality. Inspired by creatures like giraffes, Robertson is captivated by the challenges of working with glass, a delicate medium that demands intense focus and energy, which he channels into his art. Each piece captures a dynamic energy, freezing it in time and offering a glimpse into his imaginative universe. After discovering his passion for glassblowing at Sheridan College in Ontario, he honed his craft in Eugene, Oregon, before returning to Canada to co-founded the Edy Roy Glass Gallery, a pioneering space that merges high art with functional glass pipes. Now based in Evergreen, Colorado, Robertson continues to evolve as a glass artist while hosting “The Robertson Stash” podcast and showcasing his work in galleries worldwide, all while advocating for contemporary glass art and its vibrant possibilities. 

Guests: Lisa Pesnichak

Episode Highlights:

She called the most shocking political outcome of the decade before it happened — and she was the only astrologer on the panel who did.

Lisa Pesnichak of The Dynamic Self Astrology returns to Robertson Stash to break down what the stars have in store for 2026. We’re inside a 200 year cycle shift from Earth to Air, every outer planet is moving into fire and air signs by mid-year. She reads my birth chart live, explains why the Saturn-Neptune conjunction hasn’t been this significant since the Berlin Wall fell, and tells us why the US political parties won’t look the same by the end of this year.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 — Cold open — big world shifts are coming

00:00:34 — Lisa Pesnichak — Dynamic Self Astrology & Broadcast Astrology Insight

00:02:21 — Reading the birth chart of the most powerful person on earth 00:03:46 — She was the only astrologer who called it — how she lined it up 00:04:50 — Born on an eclipse & what that means for a person’s energy 00:06:08 — 2026 overview — a bigger, faster version of 2025

00:07:47 — The 200 year cycle shift — Earth element to Air element & what changes

00:11:53 — February eclipse & the Saturn-Neptune conjunction — last time this happened the Berlin Wall fell

00:15:03 — All outer planets moving into fire & air signs by mid-year 00:18:21 — The 3I Atlas interstellar comet & new cosmic frequencies 00:19:17 — Pluto, Freud & why planets are discovered when humanity is ready for them

00:20:44 — Stonehenge as a universal clock

00:21:06 — The Gregorian calendar, the number 13 & why turtle shells match the old calendar

00:23:49 — Lisa reads Matt’s birth chart live

00:32:40 — The Mayan calendar, Belize & what 2012 actually meant 00:34:55 — Astrology is the archaeology of people

00:36:13 — Luck, mindset & the Harvard study

00:39:20 — Mid 2026 to mid 2027 — stop processing and go for it

00:44:24 — The Uranus-Pluto trine — all systems go until May 2028 00:49:03 — US political conflict & why Democrat vs Republican won’t mean the same thing

00:52:26 — Alien disclosure — are they already here?

00:54:29 — Lisa’s services — natal charts, solar returns, astrocartography, children’s charts & horary

00:59:42 — Outro

🔗 CONNECT WITH LISA:

🌐 Website: https://thedynamicselfastrology.com/

Instagram: @thedynamicself_astrology

🔗 CONNECT WITH THE ROBERTSON STASH:

Instagram: @Robertson.stash

Host: Matt Robertson – @robertson.glass

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Matt Robertson is a visionary artist who has made a significant mark in the glass art world with his unique matte-finished caricature sculptures, each reflecting pivotal moments from his life. His playful spirit shines through in his whimsical glass animal sculptures, often depicted in humorous scenarios that embody his vibrant personality. Inspired by creatures like giraffes, Robertson is captivated by the challenges of working with glass, a delicate medium that demands intense focus and energy, which he channels into his art. Each piece captures a dynamic energy, freezing it in time and offering a glimpse into his imaginative universe. After discovering his passion for glassblowing at Sheridan College in Ontario, he honed his craft in Eugene, Oregon, before returning to Canada to co-founded the Edy Roy Glass Gallery, a pioneering space that merges high art with functional glass pipes. Now based in Evergreen, Colorado, Robertson continues to evolve as a glass artist while hosting “The Robertson Stash” podcast and showcasing his work in galleries worldwide, all while advocating for contemporary glass art and its vibrant possibilities. 

Guests: Ben Burtoni

Episode Highlights:

Ben Burtoni got pigeonholed as the glass flamingo guy.

I sat down with Ben and co-host Vincent Gordon for two hours and got into the Shack Mansion OG crew, the Vegas trade show scooter era, what’s actually happening with AI in the art world, why every artist carries a responsibility to put love into the world right now, and the Younger Dryas flood theory.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 Banned From Renting Vegas Trade Show Scooters

00:01:51 Learning Glass Blowing in Hawaii in 1999

00:10:30 Driving 38,000 Miles Across America for Glass

00:13:50 Shack Mansion Colorado OG Glass Blowers Crew

00:27:30 The Flamingo Accident That Pigeonholed His Career

00:35:58 AI Art Prompt Rot and the Death of Creativity

00:50:30 Why Artists Have a Responsibility to Spread Love

01:14:30 The Brutal Truth About 26 Years Self Employed

01:46:30 Red Star Over the Sphinx and Space Force Logo

01:50:00 Younger Dryas Flood Theory and Ancient Civilizations

🔗 CONNECT WITH BURTONI GLASS:

Instagram: @burtoniglass

🔗 CONNECT WITH VINCENT GORDON:

Instagram: @vincentgordonart

🔗 CONNECT WITH THE ROBERTSON STASH:

Instagram: @Robertson.stash

Host: Matt Robertson – @robertson.glass

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About Matt Robertson  

Matt Robertson is a visionary artist who has made a significant mark in the glass art world with his unique matte-finished caricature sculptures, each reflecting pivotal moments from his life. His playful spirit shines through in his whimsical glass animal sculptures, often depicted in humorous scenarios that embody his vibrant personality. Inspired by creatures like giraffes, Robertson is captivated by the challenges of working with glass, a delicate medium that demands intense focus and energy, which he channels into his art. Each piece captures a dynamic energy, freezing it in time and offering a glimpse into his imaginative universe. After discovering his passion for glassblowing at Sheridan College in Ontario, he honed his craft in Eugene, Oregon, before returning to Canada to co-founded the Edy Roy Glass Gallery, a pioneering space that merges high art with functional glass pipes. Now based in Evergreen, Colorado, Robertson continues to evolve as a glass artist while hosting “The Robertson Stash” podcast and showcasing his work in galleries worldwide, all while advocating for contemporary glass art and its vibrant possibilities. 

Guests: Scott Reach

Episode Highlights:

Scott put his house up on the line because he believed in himself, and thats something we can all learn from.

I sat down for 3 hours with Scott Reach. One of the most influential figures in Colorado history — and one of the most honest conversations we’ve ever had on this show. This episode is raw, philosophical and packed with history that only Scott can tell.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 — Cold open — the entourage effect & what old varieties could do 01:35 — Sheffield, Alabama & growing up

02:20 — Leroy the sharecropper — stealing the pig, the rifle & 5 bullets a day

06:15 — First experience — Dirtbag Richie

07:31 — The hippie mom, Spaceballs on VHS & the blanket tuck

11:52 — The Hamptons — Cyclepath bike shop, celebrities & Chevy Chase 15:32 — The one time Scott got starstruck — Robbie Marley’s black Amex 17:00 — Moving to Colorado — Schwinn, Yeti

20:43 — Opening Stone Mountain in Longmont & the release form

22:05 — The Moonshine name origin — White Lightning & Chocolate Thunder

31:51 — Johnny, stage 4 lung cancer & RSO putting it into remission

36:24 — Levitating off the chair with Soma

41:25 — How the name was born — the customer who drove 8 hours

44:02 — Cancer diagnosis — chemo, dropping to 150 lbs & the expiration date feeling

45:11 — The cardiac procedure — they stopped his heart

46:10 — The near-death vision — the white veil, the southern porch & the woman

52:05 — The Denver facility — building the blueprint

55:03 — Living in Valencia, Spain for a year & homeschooling the kids through Europe

59:17 — Africa trip — Kruger National Park & abject poverty changing his sons’ perspective

01:01:03 — Dry January & semi-retirement

01:01:06 — Two years alcohol-free

01:01:47 — Who’s doing it right & the bottleneck problem

01:08:31 — days in bed, skin turned gray & the ball of light

01:09:53 — The ball of light in the bedroom & the blue waves that followed 01:11:20 — Rewiring the brain & quitting antidepressants cold turkey 01:13:54 — First blast off — the circular room, shadow people & the Native American elder

01:29:50 — Protecting quality at scale

01:31:22 — Regulatory warfare & being banned from his own facility

01:32:18 — At heart always an anarchist — punk, libertarianism & never complying

01:34:32 — What excites him most about the future of the industry

01:36:12 — Embryo rescue, tissue culture & bringing back genetics from the 70s and 80s

01:40:58 — Advice for young breeders 01:44:37 — Indigent program 01:46:22 — The 82-year-old with rheumatoid arthritis & the hop in her step 01:54:33 — What the other side actually is

02:00:44 — Africa September 2023

02:03:58 — The Ceremony

02:23:22 — Japan trip

02:38:02 — Canada, the $190 million facility & investors scamming the system

02:41:19 — Building the Denver facility — the $7 million loan, the five-year plan & putting his house up

02:49:26 — UFO story — Never Summer Wilderness, Tony & the white light that turned red

02:55:46 — Cycling trauma — testicular cancer, 15 years of excuses & getting back on the bike

03:00:06 — Outro

🔗 CONNECT WITH SCOTT REACH:

Instagram: Scott RD

🔗 CONNECT WITH THE ROBERTSON STASH:

Instagram: @Robertson.stash

Host: Matt Robertson – @robertson.glass

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About Matt Robertson  

Matt Robertson is a visionary artist who has made a significant mark in the glass art world with his unique matte-finished caricature sculptures, each reflecting pivotal moments from his life. His playful spirit shines through in his whimsical glass animal sculptures, often depicted in humorous scenarios that embody his vibrant personality. Inspired by creatures like giraffes, Robertson is captivated by the challenges of working with glass, a delicate medium that demands intense focus and energy, which he channels into his art. Each piece captures a dynamic energy, freezing it in time and offering a glimpse into his imaginative universe. After discovering his passion for glassblowing at Sheridan College in Ontario, he honed his craft in Eugene, Oregon, before returning to Canada to co-founded the Edy Roy Glass Gallery, a pioneering space that merges high art with functional glass pipes. Now based in Evergreen, Colorado, Robertson continues to evolve as a glass artist while hosting “The Robertson Stash” podcast and showcasing his work in galleries worldwide, all while advocating for contemporary glass art and its vibrant possibilities. 

Guests: Karma Glass

Episode Highlights:

 

He’s back. Karma Glass returns to Robertson Stash for his third appearance and goes deeper than ever.

I sat down with Karma glass Fresh off losing 50 pounds and committing to daily movement, Karma brings his signature philosophy to everything — the Karma Code, what technique is cheap actually means, why the glass industry needs to be its own portal, and what separates an artist who plateaus from one who transcends. And then there’s the concept that stops the whole conversation cold — the dash. What are you doing with yours?

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 — Cold open

00:00:01 — Wild travel day

00:02:13 — Health, hot yoga & daily movement

00:03:51 — The Karma Code

00:05:35 — Technique is cheap

00:09:23 — Lines you won’t cross even if it costs you

00:11:37 — Karma is a lifestyle

00:14:43 — Biggest mistakes glass artists are making right now

00:23:21 — How to handle a bad day

00:32:39 — Betting on yourself

00:35:29 — Who knows your name & who doesn’t

00:37:49 — State of the industry

00:42:37 — Prismatic

00:46:50 — AI

00:51:46 — Science is Nescience

00:53:29 — The meaning of life

00:58:16 — Teaching while you’re teaching

01:01:53 — Tolerance breaks & the 7 day fast

01:11:33 — The Vibe Saver

01:13:47 — Advice to 18-year-old Karma

01:16:13 — Aliens, flat earth & interdimensional beings

01:18:51 — The Dash — 20 years in the middle, what are you doing with it? 01:21:53 — Where do ideas actually come from?

01:27:10 — Sacrifices

01:30:29 — From veterinary tech to glass

01:57:32 — Outro

🔗 CONNECT WITH KARMA GLASS:

🌐 Website: https://karmaglass.bigcartel.com/

Instagram: @Karmaglass420

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Matt Robertson is a visionary artist who has made a significant mark in the glass art world with his unique matte-finished caricature sculptures, each reflecting pivotal moments from his life. His playful spirit shines through in his whimsical glass animal sculptures, often depicted in humorous scenarios that embody his vibrant personality. Inspired by creatures like giraffes, Robertson is captivated by the challenges of working with glass, a delicate medium that demands intense focus and energy, which he channels into his art. Each piece captures a dynamic energy, freezing it in time and offering a glimpse into his imaginative universe. After discovering his passion for glassblowing at Sheridan College in Ontario, he honed his craft in Eugene, Oregon, before returning to Canada to co-founded the Edy Roy Glass Gallery, a pioneering space that merges high art with functional glass pipes. Now based in Evergreen, Colorado, Robertson continues to evolve as a glass artist while hosting “The Robertson Stash” podcast and showcasing his work in galleries worldwide, all while advocating for contemporary glass art and its vibrant possibilities. 

Guests: Michael Bashkni

Episode Highlights:

We get into what separates a great guitar from an expensive one, why the last 2% of building a guitar is almost 20% of the work, how a fresh guitar has to “forget it was a tree” before it really comes alive, why Michael doesn’t put his name on the headstock, and how his nearly 2-million-view documentary on YouTube happened almost by accident. Oh, and he’s also my cousin. Kind of.

 

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 — Intro & welcoming Michael and his guitar to the studio

00:31 — Can a guitar maker actually play guitar?

02:30 — How insurance money, a stolen laptop, and a stranger’s home workshop led to a career

08:00 — From kit guitars to building from scratch — the early learning years 13:00 — What sets a Bashkin guitar apart: signature fret markers, headstock inlay & no logo 1

8:00 — Over 200 guitars built — pricing from $17K to $30K+ and what drives the cost

22:00 — The process: 100 to 240 hours per guitar, and why the last 2% is the hardest

26:00 — Why guitars need to “forget they were trees” — how new guitars evolve in sound

30:00 — Harvesting his own wood: standing dead Engelman Spruce from North Park, Colorado

34:00 — Favorite materials: Italian spruce, Lutz spruce, Brazilian rosewood, ebony

38:00 — Art vs. precision instrument — where does a Bashkin guitar fall? 42:00 — Describing the Bashkin sound: vintage low-end, contemporary highs, fingerstyle focused

47:00 — The StewMac documentary: nearly 2 million views on a 2-hour guitar build

52:00 — The Fretboard Journal Podcast: 110 episodes over 9 years

56:00 — Upcoming: Sound Messe guitar show in Osaka, Japan & guitars in progress for 2026

1:00:00 — Final Thoughts & Closing

 

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🌐 Website: https://www.bashkinguitars.com/

📸 Instagram: @bashkin_guitars

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Matt Robertson is a visionary artist who has made a significant mark in the glass art world with his unique matte-finished caricature sculptures, each reflecting pivotal moments from his life. His playful spirit shines through in his whimsical glass animal sculptures, often depicted in humorous scenarios that embody his vibrant personality. Inspired by creatures like giraffes, Robertson is captivated by the challenges of working with glass, a delicate medium that demands intense focus and energy, which he channels into his art. Each piece captures a dynamic energy, freezing it in time and offering a glimpse into his imaginative universe. After discovering his passion for glassblowing at Sheridan College in Ontario, he honed his craft in Eugene, Oregon, before returning to Canada to co-founded the Edy Roy Glass Gallery, a pioneering space that merges high art with functional glass pipes. Now based in Evergreen, Colorado, Robertson continues to evolve as a glass artist while hosting “The Robertson Stash” podcast and showcasing his work in galleries worldwide, all while advocating for contemporary glass art and its vibrant possibilities. 

Guests: Sibelley

Episode Highlights:

I sat down with Sibelley. We talk about a haunted art studio with a CD player that turned itself on in a locked empty building. Sleep paralysis and recurring dementor-shaped entities. A bookshelf thrown at her mom in Salem, Virginia when Sibelley was a baby. Deja vu in Barcelona. Stashbot explaining timeline shifts and reading Sibelley’s Gemini horoscope live. A conversation about collective consciousness and whether ideas can be transferred between people without contact. AI, the Alpha Generation, and whether we’re heading toward Idiocracy. And what’s actually buried underneath the pyramids Oh, and there’s a Puffco giveaway — Drop the codeword in the comments to enter

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Connect With Matt Robertson  

About Matt Robertson  

Matt Robertson is a visionary artist who has made a significant mark in the glass art world with his unique matte-finished caricature sculptures, each reflecting pivotal moments from his life. His playful spirit shines through in his whimsical glass animal sculptures, often depicted in humorous scenarios that embody his vibrant personality. Inspired by creatures like giraffes, Robertson is captivated by the challenges of working with glass, a delicate medium that demands intense focus and energy, which he channels into his art. Each piece captures a dynamic energy, freezing it in time and offering a glimpse into his imaginative universe. After discovering his passion for glassblowing at Sheridan College in Ontario, he honed his craft in Eugene, Oregon, before returning to Canada to co-founded the Edy Roy Glass Gallery, a pioneering space that merges high art with functional glass pipes. Now based in Evergreen, Colorado, Robertson continues to evolve as a glass artist while hosting “The Robertson Stash” podcast and showcasing his work in galleries worldwide, all while advocating for contemporary glass art and its vibrant possibilities.