Pirate Utopias

Aaron Benavides and Jesse Berger

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Hop on board and enter our Temporary Autonomous Zone where we set sail into the uncharted waters of Art, Crypto, Consciousness and more! Each Episode we talk to Creatives (Artists, Activists, Entrepreneurs...) about the work they do, how they engage with reality and the general vibe of creative life in the long tail.

04/13/2021

[Pirate Utopias Ep. 4: Schivona Johnson](https://www.notion.so/Pirate-Utopias-Ep-4-Schivona-Johnson-7c833a3b295649328acc9d7e140bad97)

This episode we talk to Schivona Johnson about the power of imagination and living out our true identity. Schivona is the founder of Third Eye Snacks. @thirdeyesnacks Aaron Benavides is a music producer and artist @Shadowsweat Chris Caballero is an Audio engineer and Tea connoisseur who runs Import and Tea
04/05/2021

Grayson Creely: Community, Curation and Craft in the Music Industry

This week we're talking to Grayson Creely. Grayson's a fantastic musician, audio engineer and entrepreneur. In our conversation we talk about the music industry and about creating alternative business models that are more based around community and curation. We also touch on some key ways that crypto and blockchain can help artists to take the power back in the Music Industry. He works at the illustrious Sugar Hills Studios and at his studio. He also runs a music licensing company called SyncWorthy. You can follow him here: gpcmusic.com IG: @gpcmusic Also Check us out on Odysee @PirateUtopias You can follow Aaron on IG and twitter @Shadowsweat You can get tea from Chris at Import and Tea
03/22/2021

Brooklyn Moore on Learning how to access your Intuition through Poker, Dance, and Cryptocurrency

Brooklyn Moore is a fascinating person we were introduced recently. She has some interesting perspectives from whole bunch of unique experiences from her upbringing in the bay being born of "Jamaican Gypsies" to her work as a Dancer and Professional Poker player. She's very into Painting, Movement meditation, Crypto, and herbal medicine and Tea. This was a really interesting conversation that ranges from lessons that we can learn from playing poker and letting go of our attachments to results to some of the ways that cryptocurrencies can connect the abstract world of computers to the physical world and help democratize the money system. 00:00-2:00 Intro 2:00-5:09 Tea and Tea Culture 5:09-9:35 How She got into Poker 9:35-23:15 Playing professional Poker 23:15-50:40 How Crypto can bring us more in touch with the physical world 50:40-55:00 Other things Brooklyn is doing now. And Events in the future 55:00-1:03:18 Gong Fu Cha and Yaupon Culture growing in the US 1:03:18-1:06:00 Brooklyn's Art Practice 1:06:00- Finding our lost sense of intuition
03/10/2021

Jerome Morrison: Gamification, Media, and the Future of Art Collectives

This week we talk to Jerome Morrison. Jerome is a technologist, installation artist, and general problem solver who works at Meow Wolf. He just finished opening Meow Wolf: Omega Mart in Las Vegas. In this episode we discuss his work opening up Omega Mart, his thoughts on Game design when creating immersive art spaces and using Gamification to redesign everything from our institutions to our personal lives. We also go through his journey as an artist and how he got to where he is.
02/08/2021

Pirate Utopia pt. 17 feat. Human Shaped Animal

Human Shaped Animal boards captains the ship in this inside look into the mind, studio, and work of HSA and her artistic career. HSA is a fearless individual of many talents and, offers insight, and explains her work process for the emerging artist. It was so great to catch up with one of my favorite working painters, see where she's at now and connect here to Aaron, this episode hints at potential collaborations and how to change our audience's experience of art in a post-covid world. Support Links Below. HUMAN SHAPED ANIMAL: https://www.humanshapedanimal.com/INSTA: @humanshapedanimal
02/08/2021

Pirate.Utopia.pt16 feat JuJu

In this episode Juju boards the ship and steers us back home to our place of spiritual centered-ness. Juju shares insights from her own affirmation cards, gives a beautiful explanation of the 'One-ness' and why to have an attitude of gratitude. Chris Cab slides in for a last minute check-in and reminds us to apply our spiritual and mindfulness practices to our work and personal relationships. Check out more of Juju's work below, and as always.. WE LOVE YOU!!!
02/08/2021

Pirate.Utopia.pt.15 feat. Julian Woo

The hair says it all in this episode. Julian Woo, the legend, joins boards the ship for part 15 of Pirate.Utopia. He tells about buying a car with bitcoin, what its like to be a renegade activist chef in North Carolina, and shares stories from the road. Listening to Julian describe cooking food is like watching a dolphin swim, it just works. This episode is hilarious, don't miss out on this epic human. Support links below. WE LOVE YOU!!!
02/08/2021

Pirate Utopias Ep. 14 ft. Chris Caballero

Chris Caballero boards the ship for pt. 14. Chris is a man of many talents and experiences, and nor a stranger to entrepreneurship. In this episode we answer some bitcoin basics, hear about Chris's experiences in China, and how that ultimately brought him into the Tea and import business. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did and look forward to collaborating with Chris in the near future. As always support links below, and now more than ever, WE LOVE YOU!

Hop on board and enter our Temporary Autonomous Zone where we set sail into the uncharted waters of Art, Crypto, Consciousness and more! Each Episode we talk to Creatives (Artists, Activists, Entrepreneurs...) about the work they do, how they engage with reality and the general vibe of creative life in the long tail.

Creator

Aaron Benavides and Jesse Berger
Years Active

2021
Episodes

17
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© Aaron Benavides and Jesse Berger
Show Website

Pirate Utopias