Like Water (Soomi Kim)
This episode we mix it up with the preforming artist Soomi Kim! She is simply fantastic.
‘Rigorous Whimsy.’ A Primer…
Dan Ryder is a rising, brilliantly creative and disruptive force in the realm of education.
Unboxed (Crystal Arnette)
Crystal’s on a mission to change the whole entire game and she wants everyone to join in.
What to do in a Prison in Tuvalu (Cassie Flynn)
We talk to the Cassie Flynn who’s job involves no less than saving the world.
Afropolitan (Yaa Boaa Aning)
Kwaku is showing off his section of the gene pool by bringing on his cousin, the prodigiously multitalented, Yaa Boaa.
Self Actualizer (Elyse Burden)
We rap with Elyse Burden, co-founder of Real World Scholars. Her job? Nothing less than the self actualization of our youth.
Box Chops (Adam Rogers)
We are graced with the phenomenal jazz guitarist Adam Rogers. Man this cat is a beast and has stories for days!
Ground and Pound (Larnell Stovall)
Stunt man/fight coordinator Larnell Stovall joins us. His hustle is tight and his knowledge is deep.
Shenanigans
Kwaku and Ato need room to vent about the elephant in the room and what the dope shit to do about it.
“Just the Horns” (Marcus Wilson)
Marcus Wilson, co-founder of the red hot fitness apparel company “No Bull” drops by. Oh yeah he’s also Ato’s best friend.
“B Flat” (Geoff Burke)
Geoff Burke plays the sax. He’s a member of Harry Connick Jr’s house band. He’s played with Wynton Marsalis and Natalie Cole.
“Sailing On” (Ryan Star)
Musician Ryan Star brought vinyl, whiskey & jammed on one of Ato’s guitars.
“Straight No Chaser” (Omar J. Dorsey)
Fantastic actor & one of the stars of Own’s “Queen Sugar” graces the mic.
“The Time that We Spend…” (Joshua James)
Writer & verbal pugilist Joshua James breaks it down Obi-Wan style.
“I Can’t Believe I Found You in That Town” (Mike Doughty)
In this episode we bring you journeyman musician Mike Doughty.
“No One Should Have to Suffer Alone” (Brandon T. Snider)
Actor, writer & fanboy extraordinaire Brandon T. Snider dropped by.
“Kill Your Ancestors” (Zina Saro-Wiwa)
In this episode we experience the vibrant and exquisite artist, Zina Saro-Wiwa.
“The Mad Brooklynite” (Ben Bowman)
We kick it with Ben Bowman, director of the fantastic indy flick “Knucklehead.”
“The Grind” (Kevin Jacoby)
Kevin gave us a sample of his new single “The Grind” and it’s hot a fuq!
“High Though I May Have Been…” (Kevin Jacoby)
Badass bassist Kevin Jacoby, the creative force behind the band “DX7” joins us to try to unravel the whole twisted thing.
“Mac Rogers and the Dragon Rolls of Death” (Mac Rogers)
Playwright, creator of the acclaimed podcast “The Message” & Ato’s arch-nemesis, Mac Rogers joins us.
“Show and Tell with Friends” (Shawn Fogel)
We meet multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter and “Brothers in Yarn” frontman Shawn Fogel.
“YOU’RE GONNA WANNA GIVE THAT A MINUTE!” (AZIE TESFAI/CONVOCATION)
We meet Azie Tesfai, a star of the CW hit Jane the Virgin and founder of Fortuned Culture.
“Pink Gold Bubble” (Ms. Velvet/Transformation)
We sat down with the incandescent Miss Velvet who was torching Austin’s famous “Speakeasy” with her band “The Blue Wolf.”
ADRIENNE CAMBELL-HOLT UPDATE/EMPATHITRAX
Adrienne “The Dorchester Hustler” Campbell-Holt gives us a taste of “Empathitrax” by Ana Nogueira.
“THE DORCHESTER HUSTLER” (ADRIENNE CAMPBELL HOLT/INTERPRETATION)
In this episode, we talk with the incomparable Adrienne Campbell-Holt, artistic director of Colt Coeur.
“The Only Note that Exists in the World" (Call Me Kat/Observation)
We’re down in Austin at SXSW with the fascinating singer/songwriter, Call Me Kat.
“Ye Though I Walk” part two (J.Ivy/Motivation)
J. Ivy continues to regale us with his fascinating journey of trial, tribulation and ultimately redemption.
“Ye Though I Walk” (J.Ivy/Motivation)
We chop it up with poet, author, musician, inspiration engine, soul mover… Chi-town’s own J Ivy.
“H to the N-word (Part 2)” (Skinner Myers/Inspiration)
The second half of our interview with Skinner Myers.
“H to the N-word” (Skinner Myers/Inspiration)
Kicking this podcast off by interviewing Skinner Myers: actor, musician, writer, director and a man with an amazing story to tell.