Short and to the Point: LJ Rader on creating @ArtButSports, no AI, being a Yankees fan, and more

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews the creator of “Art But Make It Sports,” LJ Rader. Jessica and LJ discuss a wide range of topics including creating the account, not using AI for his ideas, being a Yankees fan, and more.

Here’s the full breakdown.

• 1:33: Bringing art into sport
• 3:00: Starting on Instagram
• 4:24: Differences in Instagram/X
• 5:58: When did @ArtButSports begin to take off?
• 7:35: Basketball being easiest to chronicle
• 8:27: Receiving suggestions
• 10:53: Catering to the art world and sports world
• 13:15: Being self-taught in art
• 16:13: Process of compiling images at a museum
• 18:53: Simone Biles/Mona Lisa comparison
• 22:07: Growing the account
• 25:06: AI messing up process
• 28:40: Starting a Substack
• 30:15: Baseball being difficult to chronicle
• 32:16: Being a Yankees fan
• 33:11: A’s players on LJ’s fantasy team
• 36:38: What does LJ ultimately want for @ArtButSports?
• 40:12: Athlete or scenario LJ would most want to do?
• 41:39: Who in sports is easily memeable?

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