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.

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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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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Episode #026: Mike McCarthy | Underground Film Maker

Fueled by sleek rockabilly and driven by a love for comics, Elvis, and wrestling, Mike McCarthy is passionate about you, Memphis. Share in his zeal for drive-in movies, the Coliseum, and plans for a short film about fighting for survival in a dystopian future.

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Episode #025: Shane McDermott, Illustrator | MCA

Hailing from parts beyond man the last son of Krypton has landed in Memphis with the goals of instructing art, creating personal stories, and protecting our fair city from the likes of the Legion of Doom. Shane has illustrated for the Commercial Appeal and McGraw Hill and is nearing the end of his M.F.A. whilst finalizing a graphic novel to be published after his masterful graduation. He also instructs at the Memphis College of Art; you’ll get to hear about his evolution of teaching,trying to move past perfection, and the potato he used to draw all the time. Comics, Star Wars, and more lies within.

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Episode #024: Jerome Hardaway | Frago/developer

Former phoenix raven security forces and all truth, you won’t get any bluff from Jerome Hardaway, developer and founder for Frago Memphis, a non-profit that that has a proactive approach to veterans transition back into civilian life. You might have heard about them. A force to be reckoned with, Jerome is a son of Memphis and has purposefully chosen to lend his expertise, drive, and goals for a better future in this city rather than leave. Obstacles in Jerome’s world are meant to be surmounted.

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Episode #023: Katrina Coleman | Memphis Comedy Fest

Katrina Coleman, local comedian and Memphis Comedy Festival director took CMP by storm, during the ice storm, and this track goes off the rails. How shall we offend you? Let us count the ways, Cunts, beer drama, kraut farts, toy dildos, boob windows and so much more and so much worse. No subject unclaimed, no zeitgeist untapped. Unfiltered and uncensored creative content, right here, right now.

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