Young singer/songwriter Isaac Tonasket joins us in the studio with his mother, Monica Tonasket to talk about what has been driving him since his early years to forge his own path through life with music and honesty. Self-recording and self-releasing his song "Boyz Don't Cry" brought a lot of new attention and millions of views to Isaac's work, and he takes the opportunity to share some of the reasons he does what he does. Isaac Tonasket's full performance will air on KSPS Channel 7.1 at 7:30pm Pacific Monday December 2nd, or watch the broadcast stream at ksps.org/live Find his episode after broadcast at ksps.org/inlandsessions where you can also watch more performances and hear more interviews every week.

Sacha Boutros is known across the U.S. and Europe as a singer of the American Songbook, performing all around the world with her renditions of American jazz standards, but today she visits the KSPS-PBS studio to talk about recording her original music, and her experience in the music industry as an outspoken independent artist, musician, songwriter, promoter, and advocate for women and people of color in professional music. KSPS-PBS is the Inland Northwest PBS affiliate serving most of Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alberta, delivering quality entertainment, education, and news to homes even in the most remote areas. KSPS-PBS is a non-profit independent media focused on building community through creative use of media for the public good. Learn more and donate at ksps.org to support our efforts.

Dancer/choreographer Monica Mota and guitarist/composer Mellad Abeid join me to talk about how they each found flamenco, where they found each other as artistic collaborators, and why flamenco is so stylistically singular, passionate, and powerful. Watch their full episode their dance/music performance on Inland Sessions premiering Monday, November 18th at 7:30pm PT on KSPS-PBS Channel 7.1 in the INW, streaming on ksps.org, and all past episodes archived at ksps.org/inlandsessions