I was out riding my bike the other day. For some reason, I decided to take a different path than I normally do.

On East Washington Avenue I saw three people, one of them was on a ladder. They were just finishing up what looked like a mural that said "You are beautiful" on it.

I stopped and decided to go ask them what it was.

Next month I'm going to be releasing a podcast about things just like this. It's called American Bandito. The concept was this - I put up an ad on Facebook that said "Are you an artist in Madison? I would like to talk to you." And that was it. There was no pre-screening, people signed up and I scheduled an interview with them.

I wanted to know about people that are making art, people that are just starting out, people that are trying to get back into it.

I know very little about the art community that's happening in my own town and I wanted to change that.

It's the first episode of the second season. This time I travel around Madison and meet with people that own or operate galleries, stores and other places that sell and promote local art. 

If you create things in your spare time, you've probably thought about trying to do it for a living or maybe you're just trying to get the guts to put it out there for the first time.

So what would it take to follow through and actually do it?

To help understand what it's like, listen to what these local creatives say about what they do.

Here's a list of the places I talk to in each episode.

• Yellow Rose Gallery
• Anthology
• Mother Fool's Coffeehouse
• Pieces Unimagined
• Hatch Art House
• Stone Fence
• One-OneThousand
• Booth 121
• Confectionique
• Bohemian Bauble

Each week I ask one question and find out where the conversation takes us, to learn more about how these people decided to take their process one step further.

This episode I ask the question:
"What made you decide to start your own business?"