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1. Mogul This six-episode one-time series from Gimlet tells the story of legendary hip-hop manager and executive, Chris Lighty. He was manager to stars like Fat Joe, Missy Elliot, and Foxy Brown. Tragically, he was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2012. Don’t worry, the podcast isn’t just about that. The series is a beautiful, lush story about…
“Art has always been an essential part of who I am,” says Jen Bloomer. Bloomer, a San Francisco-based artist whose recent works of inclusion and empowerment have made a ripple across the online community, sat down with us to talk about why she creates. After the 2016 election, Bloomer felt a new sense of urgency with her art. As a…
Last year, twins Marcelo and Eugenio Garza turned 18 and – like many newly-bloomed adults – made a mad dash for the city. Only this time, the city was in a different country – they left Monterrey, Mexico, for Los Angeles, with dreams of becoming R&B artists. They lived together in a tiny studio apartment, working tirelessly on their duo project,…
Dan Reynolds, the frontman for Imagine Dragons, believes art should start conversations and create real change. Reynolds was raised Mormon and still considers himself one, but there were some messages from the Church that didn’t sit right with him, like their mixed messages when it came to accepting LGBTQ folks. “I don’t necessarily agree with a lot of the culture…
The project became Rhythm Section Drumlines. It began making people’s toes tap in Kansas City before settling in at the Bay Area where 200 kids now practice the art of drumming. Mick and Nicole Terrizzi designed the after-school program to be a low-stress learning environment where kids feel comfortable discovering and playing with their creativity. “Creativity is where the best…
Michael Angelakos – the ringleader of famous indietronica band Passion Pit – was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when he was 17. He rejected any romanticized notions of the ‘bipolar artist label’ and instead has committed himself to mental health advocacy and awareness. Since revealing his mental illness to the public in 2012, he’s been an open book about how it’s affected…
Mierle Laderman Ukeles dreams of a culture where no one is forgotten and no one is left out. She turned this dream into her life’s work honoring American workers. Ukeles was an OG rule-breaker in the 60’s. She even got kicked out of Pratt for her controversial art. After Pratt she wrote Manifesto for Maintenance Art 1969 which has one…
This is the question Tommy Shepherd and Kaitlin McGaw – founders of justice-oriented kids’ music group Alphabet Rockers – ask themselves over and over. As award-winning artists and parents, they know hip-hop can be a catalyst for conversation, connection and a culture of freedom. That’s why they make music that gets kids thinking about how to be good humans. Thousands…
Rain Dove wants to be boring. They grew up in rural Vermont where they had a wild stint pretending to be a male firefighter. Rain took up modeling after losing a bet to a friend. That bet, turns out, landed them on front pages around the world for being a model actively redefining gender in a field notoriously in love…
Maysoon Zayid is smashing stereotypes with love and laughter. She’s a Palestinian Muslim from Jersey living with Cerebral Palsy and she loves breaking rules. Like, you know, the one that says standup comedians don’t sit down. Or, that women can’t be funny. Because Zayid does both. She also works with disabled children and tells jokes in the Middle East. And…
