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Season 4 · Episode 1

Jordan Rubio: I Left Medical School to Paint

Hosted by Lydia Higton22 August 202629 min
Jordan Rubio. Photo by Angel Song.
About this episode

Jordan Rubio left medical school at 18 to paint. He backed himself with no support behind him, a rare conversation about self-determination, achievement and what being an artist actually takes.

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