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Visual art has the power to shift narratives, broaden perspectives and provoke thoughts. On this episode, we chat with Artist and Educate Kirk Maynard about how he has used his work to challenge systemic racism.

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Music by Cheap Limousine

As creatives, we all dream of being able to turn our passions into a sustainable business but for many of us, the idea alone can feel like a daunting pipe dream. On this episode, we chat with Filmmaker and Co-Founder of Breaktide (an all WOC film production company), Jalena Keane-Lee about how she’s been to make the dream work by funding creative projects with client work
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Music by Cheap Limousine

The journey to embarking on our creative endeavors isn’t always linear. On this episode, we chat with Educator, Songwriter and Producer Addy Salau about her trajectory of going to Harvard, becoming a teacher and eventually deciding to pursue songwriting full time.
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The great Kendrick Lamar once posed the question “when shit hits the fan,
is you still a fan?”. On this episode, we have a roundtable discussion
about why all of our faves are threatening to leave the industry, what an
artist owes it’s fans and how we as fans should have more grace for the
complexities of being a creative in the public eye.

We chat with Visual Artist and Creative Director Marian De Souza. After working with major fashion brand and noticing a trend of non-inclusivity she founded her own brand Harlowe Design Collective which promotes gender fluid fashion, sustainability and works towards deconstructing The Confidence Industrial Complex.

It’s hard to deny the global influence of southern hip-hop culture. As with many trends started by Black Americans, the music and culture pioneered by southern creatives don’t always come with respect for its architects or an understanding of the culture’s diversity. On this episode we chat with Southern-bred DJ, artist and tastemaker, Sade Powell about the enduring impact of Southern culture, and how it informs her work as a multi-hyphenated creative.

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