One of my first memories of the Portland art world was stumbling across Eva Lake’s Art Star Radio on KPSU and hearing a lively conversation about local artists whose work I didn’t yet know. I later learned that Eva Lake was a painter and gallerist—at Lovelake Gallery, and then as gallery manager at Chambers (where she later showed my work)—as well as someone who really loved to talk about art.

Lake has just announced that next Wednesday, she’ll be launching The Art World, a new podcast with an impressive lineup of national guests.

“I will interview people like I always did,” says Lake. “But this time it will be art world people from all over the country,” adding that listeners can still call in, and that the shows will be archived on the web.

Her guests include controversial art critic Charlie Finch (June 6), New York gallerist Jen Bekman (June 27), author Andrei Codrescu (July 11), art dealer Richard Polsky (July 18), and Seattle Art Museum Contemporary & Modern curator Michael Darling (Aug 8). Check the website for the full lineup, or tune in at 3 pm next Wednesday for the debut show, with Brooklyn artist Andrea Arroyo.