Many folks know Eric’s brother Jeremy, renowned comic book artist who is also a Joplin resident, but not everyone knows Eric. We’re about to change that by letting you listen in here. Find out what got Eric started, why he does what he does, how he got over 5,000 bottle caps from local business owners, and how it ties into the bigger picture of contributing to local culture.
 
The first few minutes of this interview were, for the sake of ambience, recorded in the alley where some of Eric’s work currently resides. You can even hear the chimes that Eric hung there, as mentioned in our group interview with the artist alley contributors.
 
With ambience, comes wind- so pardon the disruptions of wind, background noise, and mic distortions for the first portion of our time.

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We sure hope you enjoyed Episode 1 of the Joplin ToadCast. If you’d like to see more of Eric’s work, you can look at the accompanying photo gallery on thejoplintoad.com. The alley mentioned at the beginning of the interview is also featured in a separate article. 

This episode was mixed and edited by Jeremiah Jones
Music was provided by Guys on a Bus, who can be found on Spotify or at www.guysonabus.com.
Intro and Outro by Jarrell Jackson
Interview conducted by Mark Neuenschwander

And, of course, you can follow Eric Haun on instagram, where he goes by, believe or not, @erichaun (spell out). 

You can follow the toad across social media- including twitter, instagram, facebook, Spotify, and myspace, by typing in @joplintoad. 
 
Later, toads.