Taters4Art Podcast Taters4Art

Sitting with Chris James Journey (Poet, Playwright, Director, Host, Educator). We discuss spinning a globe and coming to Atlanta, letting the youth tell their stories, the importance of doing research, educators failing to connect with students, making poetry cool, the value of entrepreneurship, dealing with people’s emotions, and the bad never overshadowing the good.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Opening
3:21 Begin Conversation
4:37 The Journey
8:59 Doing Your Research
15:39 Cultural Disconnect
21:24 Still an Educator
26:22 Art Can Change a Kid’s Life
33:55 Big Fish, Small Pond
40:57 The Director Experience
44:54 The Poetrical
48:14 Bring Nem
50:01 Closing
52:45 “Flesh and Soul of the Sun” by Eshe Chantana

Sitting with Joel Byars (Comedian, Host, Podcaster, Teacher ). We discuss gauging your audience’s response, pulling out the rare words, using social media as a tool, chasing the highs, the fuel of feedback, dream jobs if you hate money, good hosting habits, setting roots in Atlanta, carrying our history with us, your entertainment and your circle being your diet, and making followers hold you accountable.
Movies:
I Am Not Your Negro
The Good Neighbor
Here is the book Joel was peddling:
Comics Playbook
CHAPTERS
0:00 Opening
2:01 Begin Conversation
4:20 It’s All Spoken Word
6:21 Bequeathing Techniques
14:17 Sinbad and the First Romp
18:50 Connecting Your Punches
23:13 Test It & Edit It
28:40 Not Too White to Fail
33:38 The Job of a Host
38:40 Something Special About Atlanta
45:35 Dab Out of the Race Convos
50:50 Diet is Not Just Food
55:28 Vision is Crucial
1:00:08 Workout Plans
1:05:20 Writing Books for Writers
1:11:48 Closing

Sitting with myself as I discuss America’s waist trainer popping off, taking pictures of everything, an entrepreneur having an apprentice, new Taters4Art mascots, National Poetry Slam in Decatur, refusing to trade dreams for light bulbs, and wanting to hear from you.

Sitting with Kim Joyce (Singer, Songwriter, Musician). We discuss quitting the day job, life with dreadlocks, singing in church, love and basketball and music, how Atlanta makes you see differently, learning your ‘why’ and accepting it, the duty you have to create and inspire, finding a place where you can be authentic, the power of co-creation, thinking every song you make is going to change the world, garbage-in-garbage-out, definitions of success, listening when energy speaks to you, letting go of control issues, and appreciation vs scarcity.

Here are the books we were talking about:
What To Do When There's Too Much To Do
Nine Fruits of the Spirit
 
CONNECT WITH KIM JOYCE
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CHAPTERS
0:00  Opening  
2:03  Begin Conversation  
6:27  Love & Basketball & Music  
11:29  What Atlanta Did For Me  
16:58  We’re Gods and We’re Here to Create  
22:20  The Southern Expression
29:39  There’s More to Music Than Music  
34:52  Garbage In, Garbage Out
40:24  What’s Your Idea of Success?  
46:14  You Are What You Think About    
50:18  Your Power and Responsibility
58:13  JOY
1:06:24  If You’re Grateful, You’re Not Fearful
1:12:20  Closing

Sitting with Nfared (Poet, Actor, and Host). We discuss being a masterpiece and a work of art at the same time, seeing Cocktails everywhere, starting out with poems about cougars, scaring teachers with your vivid imagination, deciding which to personal stories to share, getting comfortable with getting nervous, wanting to grow up to be on-screen Cosby, getting that first big laugh from a punchline, applying acting to spoken word, working on the things that need improvement, chasing after your first high, and saving lives at Urban Grind.
 
 
 
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The Film Black Friday (featured)
 
CHAPTERS
0:00  Opening  
3:14  Begin Conversation  
6:23  The Urban Grind  
9:54  Works In Progress  
15:18  Where You At My Cougar?  
20:09  An Active Imagination  
25:05  Debating What to Share  
32:06  Always Being on the Scene  
39:56  The Drama in Spoken Word  
45:44  Tying Artforms Together  
51:59  Chasing That High  
57:51  Saving Lives at Open Mics  
1:01:42  Closing 

Sitting with James and James, LLC founders, Jared and Mesi James. We discuss the tight space of New York, recognizing the business potential in your art, the limits of higher education, witnessing the growth of your event planning, how working for the babies is received by them, focusing on projects while working on several, keeping innovation in your arsenal, never knowing your influence until you put yourself out there, the power we could possess with collaboration, building an empire, and representing your brand.

 

CONNECT WITH JARED & MESI
YoungBlackAndMarried.net
Art Heart ATL Radio
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CHAPTERS
0:00  Opening  
2:08  Begin Conversation  
6:29  Being Your Own Boss  
12:14  New to the Scene  
15:05  Learning How to Sell Your Art  
22:18  Why Be Self-Employed?  
32:03  More Work Than Hours  
40:21  Art Heart ATL  
45:41  Rebuilding Black Wall Street  
56:13  Leaving a Legacy  
1:01:40  Octopus James  
1:10:31  Closing