This Must Be The Place Greg Dunlap

On November 6, 2022, Mimi Parker of the band Low died of ovarian cancer. I, like many fans of the band, found myself grieving and struggling to process this event, so I invited an old friend Bruce Adams to join me on the podcast. Bruce was the co-founder of Kranky Records, who released 3 albums and 2 EPs by the band, as well as being a huge fan himself. Together we talk about Low and what made them so special and why they struck such a chord with their fanbase. We also talk about Kranky's founding and why Chicago was and continues to be such a special place for music and community.
Special Guest: Bruce Adams.
Links:
You're With Stupid: Kranky, Chicago, and the Reinvention of Indie MusicEpisode 15 Playlist - Low and Kranky artistsKranky RecordsLow

Matt Scott is the founder of Lets Care, where he passes the mic to those who often go unheard in social change, and was the global community lead for the world’s largest global hackathon, NASA’s Space Apps Challenge. In this episode we talk about managing a global community of over 100,000 people, why storytelling is important in building community, and how pro wrestling is a force for the social change.
Special Guest: Matt Scott.
Links:
Let's Care20s & Change: San FranciscoMatt Scott on TwitterWrestling RHAPUp on Rob Has A PodcastProject DrawdownNASA Space Apps Challenge

Rosie Sherry is the Community Lead at Orbit, a startup which builds software to measure community engagement. She also runs Rosieland, a newsletter and website which covers topics around community management. In this episode we talk about turning community into career, how to scale, and what to do when you realize your heart is no longer in the community you founded.
Special Guest: Rosie Sherry.
Links:
Rosie Sherry on TwitterRosielandOrbitMinistry of TestingIndie Hackers

Shelby Lorman is a writer, illustrator, and comedian who created the Instagram account and book Awards For Good Boys. In this episode Shelby and I discuss building community as an artist and commentator, how that relationship changes as your following grows, and the challenges of creator and fandom in the age of social media.
Special Guest: Shelby Lorman.
Links:
Awards For Good Boys newsletter on SubstackAwards For Good Boys book on BookshopAwards For Good Boys on InstagramAwards For Good Boys merchTrolls And Clapbacks - Are They The Trolls Or Am I?

Margot Bloomstein is a freelance content strategist and the author of Content Strategy At Work as well as the upcoming Trustworthy: How the Smartest Brands Beat Cynicism and Bridge the Trust Gap. In this episode we talk about how trust has failed in the modern day, a framework for organizations to build trust, and how trust can empower your community.
Special Guest: Margot Bloomstein.
Links:
Margot Bloomstein on TwitterTrustworthy websitePreorder TrustworthyThe MarkupBuzzfeed - Helping You See Outside Your BubblePenzey'sAmerica's Test Kitchen

Jess Sand is a freelance digital experience expert and the group host of the Content + UX Slack, a digital community of web professionals which currently stands at just under 10,000 members. In this episode we talk about how this community formed, the unique challenges surrounding communities of practice, and how the needs of a community change as it scales.
Special Guest: Jess Sand.
Links:
Jess Sand on TwitterJess Sand's websiteThe Content + UX community