Afterthoughts #001: Zandria Robinson, professor and author

Zandria Robinson takes being a sociologist to a whole new level. Recently under pressure for speaking her mind, Dr. Zandria Robinson came onto the podcast in Sept 2014 and we recorded some extra time with her in the studio. Introducing Creative Memphis Podcast (CMP) Afterthoughts 001, the first bonus clip in our unscheduled series of extras to the podcast. Sit back and expand your horizons with Rhodes college’s newest addition before she made that important step in her career.

Dr. Robinson’s book:
This Ain’t Chicago: Race, Class, and Regional Identity in the Post-Soul South (New Directions in Southern Studies)

Dr. Robinson’s blog:
The New South Negress

Episode #035: Funlola Coker, Sculptor (of tiny things)

Funlola Coker of Gnomeore Crafts is a maker of tiny things such as miniature foods, jewelry, and gnomes! Coming to the US from Lagos, Nigeria Funlola was attending Memphis College of Art when her parents surprised her with the potential for #citizenship in the United States. Listen as she details citizenship, how her first year of full-time self employment has been progressing, and how she balances life with her toaster oven.

Website- http://www.gnomeorecrafts.com/
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/funlola.coker
Instagram- https://instagram.com/gnomeore_crafts/ OR @gnomeore_crafts
Tumblr- http://gnomeorecrafts.tumblr.com/
Pinterest- https://www.pinterest.com/gnomeore/
Etsy Shop – https://www.etsy.com/shop/GnomeoreCrafts

Suggested episode – Leandra Urrutia

Episode #034: Lisa Michaels, musician/comedian

Lisa Michaels is a fabulous musician and comedian who explored Memphis in her past life and came back recently and is making a splash. In this episode we discover her past, her transgender journey, phoniex like arrival, and finding happiness in Memphis. Lisa knows how to make a grand entrance, capture your attention on stage, and create unique experiences you will treasure. Sit back and enjoy this revealing episode.

Suggested episode – Virginia Murphy

Episode #033: Amanda Hill | photographer / Choose901

Amanda Hill blends her talents of the lens, psychology, and social media into Amanda Hill Photography, Memphis Bombshells, and Choose901. Now is the time and Memphis is the place for sure. We tackle nerdy social platform issues, emerging tools, keeping yourself on track, savy skills to curate your feeds, great places to take a picture in Memphis, and pursuing the perfect cup of Joe.

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Amanda Hill Photography
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Episode #032: Lauren Kennedy | Urban Art Commission

Lauren Kennedy is executive director of Urban Art Commission, a local non-profit responsible for helping the city manage public art projects. They enhance the cultural vibrancy of communities through the development of public art. They also celebrate diversity in everything they do. Lauren came on to talk planning public artworks, understanding communities, opening her home gallery Southfork, and the value of having creative spaces in your city.

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Episode #031: Birdcap & Nosey42 | street artists

Birdcap, Nosey42, and many others have been painting Memphis transforming our spaces into works of beauty as opposed to vacant properties. They came into the studio to chat about the journey from drawing nonstop to painting under bridges, yelling about people or life, running the letter game, and making a dream happen.

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Episode #030: Sarah Fleming, filmmaker

Sarah Fleming, connected to the core culture and music scene of Memphis, came onto the podcast and discussed civicly minded film making, being a new mom, past and current film projects, her grant from Indie Memphis and subsequent upcoming film, and bikes galore. All kinds of tidbits such as chasing grant money, running Live from Memphis, directing documentaries and more.

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Episode #029: Leah Keys, Spillit | Amurica Photo

The affable Leah Keys came by for Spillit pt 2 in 2015. Spillit is true, unscripted stories told in front of a live audience in Memphis, Tennessee. Today, you get the scoop on Spillit origins, naming, logo, and breakthroughs. Plus, Spillit evolves with the Spillit story station and Leah talks here dropping details about the new initiative.

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Episode #028: Artistik Approach | Alt Hip Hop

Siphne Sylve and Brandon “Eso” Tolson form Artistik Approach the rising alternative hip-hop duo you can find every third Sunday of the month at Artistik Lounge found at Minglewood Hall. “We’re kinda like Take 6 meets the Fugees in the kitchen with Doug E. Fresh at Erykah Badu’s house…but not really.” The pair meet while taking classes at MCA and remained in Memphis after graduation because of ties that bind and the connection to Memphis formed during their time here. Siphen is director of public art at Urban Arts as well as her own illustration and Brandon does design for Choose901 plus runs his own freelance on the side.

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Siphen Sylve – saayes
Brandon Tolson – CoolUrbanHippie

Episode #027: Leni Stoeva | Creative Placemaker

Leni Stoeva is excited to be a part of the growing change in Soulsville of Memphis through her role as Creative Place Maker at Community Lift. Born in Bulgaria and raised in Memphis, TN, she works on programming art related events in the area as well as social and historical neighborhood activities in the soon to be music district that is Soulsville, USA.

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