Podcast
LAB the Podcast
Hosted by VU VI VO | V3 · EN
Welcome to LAB the Podcast. We enjoy sharing time with people whose lives and work help us embody the life and beauty of the Gospel.
Thank you for joining the conversation and embodying the life and beauty of the gospel. Don’t forget to like, subscribe and follow LAB the Podcast.
LAB the Podcast is produced by VU VI VO (V3).
Instagram:
@labthepodcast
@vuvivo_v3
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@VUVIVOV3
Learn more about VU VI VO (V3)
https://vuvivo.com/
Podcast Sponsorship:
https://vuvivo.com/support
28episodes
Episodes
Newest firstAll episodes
LAB the Podcast with Josh Pearson | Art, Faith & Finding Your True Voice
1w ago00:54:09Tap to summarizeJosh Pearson is a visual artist, author, and the co-founder of Pep Rally Inc., whose work has transformed cities through large-scale public art while wrestling with deeper questions of faith, identity, creativity, and purpose.In this episode of LAB the Podcast, Josh shares his journey from the industrial landscape of Detroit to becoming one of today’s most respected contemporary artists. He opens up about depression, the pressures of commercial success, finding his authentic artistic voice, and why the most important thing he’s ever made wasn’t a mural, it was breakfast for his son.Together, Zach and Josh explore the relationship between art and faith, the calling of Christian artists, vulnerability, mentorship, and Josh’s latest body of work, Proximity, a collection inspired by Scripture and the transforming work of Christ.Whether you’re an artist, creative, entrepreneur, parent, or simply searching for deeper meaning, this conversation offers wisdom, encouragement, and a fresh vision for beauty that points to the Gospel.Thank you for joining the conversation and embodying the life and beauty of the gospel. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow LAB the Podcast. Explore Josh’s Art: https://joshuatpearson.art/Support / Sponsor: https://vuvivo.com/supportFor More Videos, Subscribe: @VUVIVOV3 | https://www.youtube.com/@VUVIVOV3Follow: @labthepodcast | @vuvivo_v3 | @zachjelliott | @joshuatpearsonLike: https://www.facebook.com/vuvivo.v3#LABthePodcast #JoshPearson #ChristianArt #FaithAndArt #Creativity #VisualArtist #ChristianPodcast #Gospel #Beauty #Fatherhood #Depression #PepRally #ContemporaryArt #ChristianCreativity #vuvivoSupport the show
Transcribe →
LAB the Podcast with Jing Herman | Beauty, America, and the Power of Art
2w ago00:51:17Tap to summarizeIn this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach Elliott sits down with Mixed Media Artist Jing Herman, an Official America 250 Commemorative Artist, former Forbes 30 Under 30 investment banker, and creator of The Beautiful Country: 50 Flags for 250 Years.Born in Beijing and now an American citizen, Jing shares her remarkable journey from growing up under communism to discovering faith, embracing the American dream, and using art to invite hope, unity, and conversation. Through her innovative mixed-media American flags, she explores freedom, identity, nature, history, and the beauty that can still bring people together.This conversation is an invitation to slow down, see the beauty around us, and rediscover hope for our country through the eyes of an artist.Connect with Jing Herman: https://www.jingherman.com/originalsShop America 250: https://store.america250.org/search?q=jing&options%5Bprefix%5D=lastSupport / Sponsor: https://vuvivo.com/supportFor More Videos, Subscribe: @VUVIVOV3 | https://www.youtube.com/@VUVIVOV3Follow: @labthepodcast | @vuvivo_v3 | @zachjelliott | @jinghermanartLike: https://www.facebook.com/vuvivo.v3#LABthePodcast #JingHerman #America250 #AmericanArt #FaithAndArt #Beauty #TheBeautifulCountry #ChristianArtist #MixedMedia #AmericanDream #zachelliottSupport the show
Transcribe →
LAB the Podcast with Skye Peterson | Faith, Beauty, and the Songs That Find Us
3w ago00:52:55Tap to summarizeIn this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach Elliott sits down with acclaimed singer-songwriter Skye Peterson to explore the stories behind her newest album, Through Line. Together, they discuss growing up in Nashville, learning the craft of songwriting, why beauty matters, and how honest questions can become acts of worship.Skye shares how her songs have become a way of processing life, the role her family played in encouraging her artistic calling, and why small backyard concerts can be just as meaningful as sold-out arenas. The conversation also dives into the themes behind songs like “Hey Doubter,” “Holy Angel,” and “Mysterious Something,” exploring God’s presence in suffering, the gift of community, and the quiet ways beauty points us home.Whether you’re an artist, songwriter, pastor, or someone simply longing for what’s real, this conversation is an invitation to slow down, embrace the mystery of faith, and discover the through line of God’s love woven throughout every season of life.Thank you for joining the conversation and embodying the life and beauty of the gospel. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow LAB the Podcast. Listen to Through Lines: https://open.spotify.com/album/59hZj7d5JR0luIUmvr0xvo?si=Bq3X9E5FRHq1h2szRFP_hwConnect with Skye Peterson: https://www.skyepeterson.com/Support / Sponsor: https://vuvivo.com/supportFor More Videos, Subscribe: @VUVIVOV3 | https://www.youtube.com/@VUVIVOV3Follow: @labthepodcast | @vuvivo_v3 | @zachjelliott | @skyepetersonmusicLike: https://www.facebook.com/vuvivo.v3#LABthePodcast #SkyePeterson #ThroughLine #ChristianMusic #Songwriting #Faith #Beauty #Art #Theology #vuvivo Support the show
Transcribe →
LAB the Podcast with Patton Dodd | The Father You Get and the Ones You Become
4w ago00:55:58Tap to summarizeIn this conversation, Zach sits down with Author Patton Dodd to discuss his new book The Father You Get: And the Ones You Make, Believe In, and Become. Together they explore the fathers we’re born with, the father figures we create, our understanding of God as Father, and the ongoing journey of becoming fathers ourselves.Patton shares the deeply personal story behind the book, reflecting on a difficult relationship with his own father, the search for understanding and healing, the role of mentors and father figures, and the challenges of raising children in a complex world. Along the way, they discuss faith, masculinity, forgiveness, doubt, presence, and the courage it takes to face the stories that have shaped us.Whether Father’s Day brings celebration, grief, gratitude, or questions, this conversation offers a thoughtful invitation to better understand our fathers, ourselves, and the people we’re becoming.Thank you for joining the conversation and embodying the life and beauty of the gospel. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow LAB the Podcast. Order The Father You Get: And the Ones You Make, Believe In, and Become: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506486983?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_7J8016FHVX7SPB3JB5PZ&bestFormat=trueSupport / Sponsor: https://vuvivo.com/supportFor More Videos, Subscribe: @VUVIVOV3 | https://www.youtube.com/@VUVIVOV3Follow: @labthepodcast | @vuvivo_v3 | @zachjelliott | @wayfarerpodcastLike: https://www.facebook.com/vuvivo.v3#PattonDodd #TheFatherYouGet #Fatherhood #FathersDay #Parenting #ChristianFaith #Masculinity #SpiritualFormation #Family #LABPodcast #v3 #vuvivo #v3podcastSupport the show
Transcribe →
LAB the Podcast with Christina Kruse | Freedom Is Beautiful
Jun 1200:41:12Tap to summarizeIn this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach sits down with V3’s LAB Initiative Director, Christina Kruse, to discuss the ongoing fight against human trafficking and how the LAB Initiative is helping bring hope, awareness, and tangible support to survivors. Together, they reflect on the unveiling of the first Freedom Is Beautiful commissioned artwork, the growing partnership with the SAFE Alliance Tampa Bay, and the impact of Freedom Roast Coffee in funding anti-trafficking efforts throughout Tampa Bay. Christina shares stories from survivors who encountered the artwork, explains how beauty can help restore the human spirit, and highlights the practical ways individuals, churches, and businesses can join the movement. From murals and merchandise to coffee subscriptions and community partnerships, this conversation explores how ordinary choices can create extraordinary impact.If you’ve ever wondered how art, faith, and justice intersect, this episode offers a compelling vision of what it means to lead with beauty in a broken world.Thank you for joining the conversation and embodying the life and beauty of the gospel. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow LAB the Podcast. Learn more about the LAB Initiative: https://vuvivo.com/lab-initiativeOrder Freedom Roast: https://www.buddybrew.com/products/life-beauty-blend-lab-podcast-x-bbc-collaborationSupport / Sponsor: https://vuvivo.com/supportFor More Videos, Subscribe: @VUVIVOV3 | https://www.youtube.com/@VUVIVOV3Follow: @labthepodcast | @vuvivo_v3 | @zachjelliott | @buddybrewcoffee Like: https://www.facebook.com/vuvivo.v3#LABPodcast #FreedomIsBeautiful #HumanTraffickingAwareness #LeadWithBeauty #VUVIVO #BuddyBrew #FreedomRoast #SAFEAlliance #FaithAndCulture #HumanDignity #ChristianPodcast #TampaBay #ArtForGood #EndHumanTrafficking #CommonGoodSupport the show
Transcribe →
LAB the Podcast with Andy Squyres | Faith, Beauty, and the Artist’s Calling
Jun 501:00:38Tap to summarizeIn this episode of LAB, Zach Elliott sits down with Singer-Songwriter, Poet, and Author Andy Squyres for a rich conversation on faith, beauty, storytelling, suffering, doubt, and the vocation of the artist. Together, they explore the experiences that shaped Andy’s creative journey, from discovering literature as a kid to finding his voice beyond the expectations of the Christian music industry. This conversation is an invitation to slow down, pay attention to the burning bushes around us, and rediscover the beauty that awakens us to what is true, good, and real. Thank you for joining the conversation and embodying the life and beauty of the gospel. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow LAB the Podcast. Listen to Andy Squyres: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1zs56l8qWxeDZ5aBAulSJU?si=_BEDGhoyTfqslhejr-BONQSupport / Sponsor: https://vuvivo.com/supportFor More Videos, Subscribe: @VUVIVOV3 | https://www.youtube.com/@VUVIVOV3Follow: @labthepodcast | @vuvivo_v3 | @zachjelliott | @andysquyres#AndySquyres #LABPodcast #FaithAndArt #BeautyMatters #ChristianCreativity #Songwriting #Poetry #Theology #FaithAndDoubt #Storytelling #BeautySavesTheWorld #SpiritualFormation #CultureAndFaith #LeadWithBeauty #Imagination #labthepodcast #lifeandbeauty #zachelliott Support the show
Transcribe →
LAB the Podcast with Dr. Winfield Bevins | How Beauty Will Save the World
May 2900:50:14Tap to summarizeIn this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach Elliott sits down with Author, Artist, Theologian, and Founder of Creo Arts, Dr. Winfield Bevins, for a rich conversation on beauty, imagination, spiritual formation, and the renewal of the arts within the Church.Together, they explore Dr. Bevins’ new book, How Beauty Will Save the World, and discuss why beauty matters in a disenchanted age, how the arts shape the soul, why the Church abandoned beauty, and what it means to become “missionaries of beauty” in our everyday lives.From stories of alternative schools and church planting to conversations about awe, wonder, architecture, patronage, imagination, and spiritual renewal — this episode is a compelling invitation to recover beauty, goodness, and truth in a fractured world.Thank you for joining the conversation and embodying the life and beauty of the gospel. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow LAB the Podcast. Get the book: How Beauty Will Save the World \ https://a.co/d/024dWKZyLearn more about Creo Arts: http://creoarts.community/Support / Sponsor: https://vuvivo.com/supportFor More Videos, Subscribe: @VUVIVOV3 | https://www.youtube.com/@VUVIVOV3Follow: @labthepodcast | @vuvivo_v3 | @zachjelliott | @winfieldbevinsart | @creoarts.community#LABthePodcast #VUVIVO #V3 #WinfieldBevins #HowBeautyWillSaveTheWorld #BeautyWillSaveTheWorld #ChristianityAndTheArts #BeautyGoodnessTruth #CreoArts #ArtAndFaith #SpiritualFormation #Beauty #ChristianArtist #FaithAndCulture #TheologyOfBeauty #MissionariesOfBeautySupport the show
Transcribe →
LAB the Podcast with Rosa Lía Gilbert | Under the Saman Tree: Poems of Home, Longing, and Belonging
May 2200:47:14Tap to summarizeIn this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach sits down with Dominican poet Rosa Lía Gilbert to explore longing, exile, immigration, family, beauty, and the deep human desire for belonging. Through stories of the Dominican Republic, mango trees, immigration paperwork, marriage, and faith, Rosa Lía shares the journey behind her poetry collection Under the Saman Tree: Poems of Home, Longing, and Belonging.Together, they discuss Sehnsucht, the writings of C.S. Lewis, the ache for a better country, and how beauty points beyond itself toward God. This conversation is rich with wisdom on home, memory, identity, and the sacred tension of being pilgrims longing for eternity.Order Under the Saman Tree: Poems of Home, Longing, and Belonging: https://a.co/d/0eMHI9Q8Subscribe for more episodes of LAB the PodcastWatch to experience the space, hear the heart, and meet the people: https://www.youtube.com/@VUVIVOV3Support / Sponsor: https://vuvivo.com/supportFollow: @labthepodcast | @vuvivo_v3 | @zachjelliott | @rosagilbertpoetryThank you for joining the conversation and embodying the life and beauty of the gospel. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow LAB the Podcast. #LABthePodcast #RosaliaGilbert #Poetry #Sehnsucht #CSLewis #DominicanRepublic #ChristianPoetry #Longing #Beauty #Belonging #ImmigrationStory #UnderTheSamanTree #VUVI VO #V3 #FaithAndArt #ChristianArtist #Poet #Literature #HomeAndBelonging #BeautyPointsBeyondItselfSupport the show
Transcribe →
LAB the Podcast: Poetry Corner with Wendy Kieffer | The Land That Is Not
May 1500:42:04Tap to summarizeIn this Poetry Corner episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach Elliott sits down with V3 Artist, Poet, and Author Wendy Kieffer to explore The Land That Is Not by Edith Södergran. Together, they reflect on longing, beauty, transcendence, and the ache for a beloved “country” beyond this world.Through Södergran’s luminous poem, Zach and Wendy consider how poetry gives language to the deep human desire for meaning, home, healing, and the One we were made to love. Support / Sponsor: https://vuvivo.com/supportFor More Videos, Subscribe: @VUVIVOV3 | https://www.youtube.com/@VUVIVOV3Follow: @labthepodcast | @vuvivo_v3 | @zachjelliott | @wendy.kiefferLike: https://www.facebook.com/vuvivo.v3Order Alchemy of Praise: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1944470220?ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_3NCER8Y41NXPRQ5QE469&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_3NCER8Y41NXPRQ5QE469&social_share=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_3NCER8Y41NXPRQ5QE469&skipTwisterOG=2#vuvivo #v3 #LABthePodcast #PoetryCorner #WendyKieffer #EdithSodergran #TheLandThatIsNot #ChristianArt #BeautyPointsBeyondItselfSupport the show
Transcribe →
LAB the Podcast with Ryan O’Neal (Sleeping At Last) | Motherhood & the Sacredness of Being Human
May 800:59:35Tap to summarizeWhat happens when one of the most emotionally resonant songwriters of our time sits down to talk about grief, beauty, anxiety, wonder, orchestras, motherhood, and the human experience?On this episode of LAB the Podcast, Zach Elliott sits down with Sleeping At Last, the musical project of Ryan O’Neal, for a deeply personal conversation about art, vulnerability, loss, and the sacredness of being human.Known for songs that have soundtracked millions of lives through film, television, weddings, funerals, births, and quiet moments of reflection, Ryan shares the story behind his newest music, including Mother, written after the passing of his mom during the COVID era. Together, they explore grief, self-worth, creativity, orchestral performance, fatherhood, and why beauty still matters in a fractured world.From Carnegie Hall to NASA collaborations, from anxiety and live performance to the healing power of music, this conversation is an invitation to slow down, feel deeply, and go easy on yourself.Thank you for joining the conversation and embodying the life and beauty of the gospel. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow LAB the Podcast. Support / Sponsor: https://vuvivo.com/supportFor More Videos, Subscribe: @VUVIVOV3 | https://www.youtube.com/@VUVIVOV3Listen to Sleeping At Last: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MeLMJJcouYXCymQSHPn8gFollow: @sleepingatlast | @labthepodcast | @vuvivo_v3 | @zachjelliottLike: https://www.facebook.com/vuvivo.v3#SleepingAtLast #RyanONeal #LABthePodcast #MotherAlbum #AtlasIII #VUVIVO #Grief #Beauty #MusicPodcast #ArtAndFaith #Orchestra #MentalHealth #Creativity #SelfWorth #Motherhood #CinematicMusicSupport the show
Transcribe →