Rage to Master

Rashayla Marie Brown (RMB)
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Rage to Master is more than a podcast. It’s a work of art. Join this raw journey into the mind of a trailblazing artist who’s been through it all and lived to tell the story. Hosted by art insider and master teacher Rashayla Marie Brown (Dr. RMB), this podcast gives behind-the-scenes access to the art world's stories of creative survival, self-mastery, and Ph.D.-level rigor delivered with an unmistakably human voice. RMB is an undisciplinary™ artist-writer who recovered from PTSD touring the world, speaking truth to power, and creating a meaningful life with time freedom.

Episodes

  1. Jun 10

    Ep. 6 Can You Be All the Things? Nikita Gale on Legal Contracts, Boundaries, and Ambivalence

    RMB speaks to the ground-breaking artist Nikita Gale from Atlanta to London about the limits of performers being all the things, from Adrian Piper to Beyoncé to Tina Turner. This episode also marks the 10-year anniversary of the performance this podcast is named after regarding legal contracts in the art world. At the end, RMB celebrates the historic milestone of becoming the first PhD in her family by sharing an excerpt of her dissertation in Performance Studies.

  2. Jun 10

    Ep. 5 Part 2 How to Catch a Predator Table Read

    Performed live at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine For the class of 2025 Written by Rashayla Marie Brown (RMB) Characters: Narrator – Landon Newton The Predator – RMB The Ally – Julie Malen The Curator – Mary Marshall Martin Artgirl – Sidian Liu Artboy – Mekko Harjo Daddy Alcohol – Mickey Aloisio Swaggy – Felli Maynard Frenemy (No Lines) GOD S – Noa Castro Lema THE ONE WHO GOT AWAY – Jazmine Harris The People or YOU Camera and Editor: RMB

  3. Jun 10

    Ep. 5 Part 1 How to Catch a Predator? Liz Magic Laser on Taking Your Power Back with Satire

    We're starting off season 2 with guns blazing. In part 1 of this two-part episode, Liz Magic Laser shares her creative process as one of the most provocative artists working today in performance and video art. RMB and Liz speak about all the sinister ways that we sign up for our own oppression and some potential ways out of this form of self-sabotage. This episode sets up the world premiere of RMB's table play, How to Catch a Predator.

  4. Jun 10

    Ep. 4 Recap of "Season" 1 and Preview Season 2

    It’s been a long time. We shouldn'ta left you! Here’s why RMB was on a hiatus for 9 months. Not a baby (technically anyway). Catch up on “Season” one, and hear a little about Season two.

  5. 09/04/2025

    Ep. 3 What Will Your Seat at the Table Cost You? william cordova on Trauma Healing Beyond Art Career

    This episode rewinds twenty years to RMB’s Yale days, when she tried to find her voice as a campus leader under constant threat. We revisit the documentary Still Black at Yale (2004, Dir: Monique Walton, Andia Winslow), featuring RMB, Nikki Giovanni, and others reflecting on how little had changed since the ’70s. Just as the film released, RMB’s world was shaken by the loss of her brother, Marques. In a retro phone call with longtime friend and artist william cordova, we discover art can save lives as healing, though our seat at the table in elite universities can come with a mental health cost. Dedicated to Marques Hammond (1983–2004) and Ikponmwosa Ekunwe (1984–2011). Credits/ Video Editing: Maya Zaton / Audio Editing: Ashley Tribble / Camera: RMB, Achille Masson, Maya Zaton / Still Black at Yale Footage courtesy of Andia Winslow and Monique Walton

  6. 07/15/2025

    Ep. 2 Who Are You Rooting For? Ayana Evans, Juliana Huxtable, and Tsedaye Makonnen on Community, Art World Visibility, and Time Freedom

    RMB speaks with Black femme artists who carved their own lanes and define community with values, not just identity. In a kiki with Tsedaye Makonnen and Ayana Evans about the Venice Biennale, we take notes on how they made curators pay attention to their work while navigating art world elitism. We travel down memory lane when RMB was the (first) DEI director at a major art school and interviewed Juliana Huxtable about the potential trap of visibility. "Oprah Tyra Wendy" interviews RMB's mother Ann-Marie who *might* be a Republican in an excerpt of her 2022 film Reality Is Not Good Enough. We wrap with a brief segment on how RMB creates time freedom. Credits/ Video Editing: Jason Boulware /Story Editing: Rashayla Marie Brown (RMB) /Camera: Jason Boulware, RMB /Juliana Huxtable Footage: Video Data Bank (Copyright School of the Art Institute of Chicago)

  7. 05/27/2025

    Ep. 1 Not Supposed to Exist: Michael Rakowitz on the Thin Line of Artistic Integrity and Survival

    What are you supposed to you if you are not supposed to exist? RMB seeks answers from Berlin to Budapest to Marrakech to find out. In Chicago, she speaks with world-renowned artist Michael Rakowitz for a 2020 class they co-taught that's almost a little too relevant to academia today. They speak about call-out culture, the failure of open letters, and his integrity to remove himself from problematic museums. An excerpt from June Jordan's 1982 poem shows a history of Black solidarity with Palestine, and RMB's poem, Majnoona, crosses the thin line between love and hate in Dubai. Welcome to a podcast that is also a work of art. Join Rashayla Marie Brown (RMB), a resilient artist and PTSD survivor, on a journey to get through times like these. No slogans or hot takes. Just humanity. Credits: Video Editing: Rashayla Marie Brown (RMB) Audio and Story Editing: Tribble Ashley Camera: Jason Boulware, RMB, Devin Cain, Vitaliia Fedorova, Cecil McDonald Media Consultant: Millennial Soul Food

  8. Season 1, Episode 1 Trailer

    Rage to Master Trailer

    Welcome to a podcast that is also a work of art. Join Rashayla Marie Brown (RMB), a resilient artist and PTSD survivor, on a journey to get through times like these. No slogans or hot takes. Just humanity. Credits: Video Editing: Rashayla Marie Brown Audio and Story Editing: Tribble Ashley Camera: Jason Boulware, Rashayla Marie Brown, Devin Cain, Vitaliia Fedorova, Cecil McDonald Media Consultant: Millennial Soul Food

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Rage to Master is more than a podcast. It’s a work of art. Join this raw journey into the mind of a trailblazing artist who’s been through it all and lived to tell the story. Hosted by art insider and master teacher Rashayla Marie Brown (Dr. RMB), this podcast gives behind-the-scenes access to the art world's stories of creative survival, self-mastery, and Ph.D.-level rigor delivered with an unmistakably human voice. RMB is an undisciplinary™ artist-writer who recovered from PTSD touring the world, speaking truth to power, and creating a meaningful life with time freedom.

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  • Creator
    Rashayla Marie Brown (RMB)
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Rashayla Marie Brown (RMB)
  • Show Website
    Rage to Master