Chow(VO‪)‬ Diyan Antonio

Kathrin Lauckner, who is a German based Artist and Illustrator, has recently embarked upon a journey of finding her creative voice through illustrating children's books. She explains why she was so excited to illustrate the Mats Möwe series because of the environmental themes in the books, which resonated so near and dear to her heart. Also, we discuss her creative inspirations and how her background in graphic design albeit a different design language actually helps her on illustration projects. We touch on her childhood of growing up in East Germany before the fall of the wall and what influence that has had on her work. And we both share stories about our love for comics. Don't miss this interesting chat. Find her amazing work on Instagram @katinkera

On this week's episode, I catch up with an old high school friend of mine. Erica happens to be the creative force and entrepreneur behind the brand CrotchetedbyEricaLSmith. She shares with me her story about how she got started and her passion for crotcheting. She speaks about the love she has felt from finding the crotcheting community. Erica and I also discuss the importance of legacy in the African American Community as well as the importance of image representation in our toys and how that shapes us. You can find her at https://linktr.ee/crochetedbyericalsmith and on Instagram @crochetedbyericalsmith

Dr. Denise Müller-Dum is a Scientist, Science Communicator, Writer, and Author of the children's book Mats Möwe. Denise and I discuss the current public perception and state of science. She shares her personal experiences as a woman in the science field and how she balances her career with motherhood. We chat about her move from scientist and the world of academia to science communicator and get her reasons for the change. Denise describes the important role she believes science communicators can play in making science more relatable to the masses. And explains why she wrote Mats Möwe and the decision to tackle the topic of Climate Change in the form of a children's book. Be sure to follow her on Instagram at dmuellerdum and Mats_Moewe. Plus, keep yourself updated on her projects at muellerdum.net.

Join me for the conclusion of my 2 part conversation with the uber-talented Josephine (httpjosephine of phine.things) as we discuss the Black Experience in Germany. We dig a bit deeper into the similarities and differences of the Black experience in America compared to Germany. Plus, find out the role that fashion plays in both our lives when it comes to racism. And Josephine shares her plans for the future.

Join me for Part 1 of a special 2 Part episode with the uber-talented creative artist Josephine or as she is known on Instagram as httpjosephine of phine.things fame as well. In Part 1, we find out how she got her start in photography. We discuss her 1st impression of America on her trip to New York City. And we learn about her experiences growing up as a Black woman in Germany and how BLM Germany has strengthened her connection to the Black community.

Darmstadt music industry pioneer, DJ, Indie music label boss, and party promoter Florian(Flo) from Uppercut stops by the pod. In this episode, he shares stories of his beginnings and the origins of the the Hip Hop scene in Germany. We discuss his love for Drum and Bass and the early struggles of bringing that music to the German market. We reminisce a bit on basketball in the 90s. We also touch on how he is navigating life during Corona as well as balancing family and his passion for music. A cultural episode that is not to be missed!