Not A Journalist w/ Brian Holidae
49 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -A lot of people are humble and I want to help them brag a bit about how great they are.
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NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Hua Li
May 15, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 96 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/me... -- Rapper, composer, producer, host and all around amazing person, Hua Li talks about everything. The recording should have started 15 mins earlier but once we started talking it was hard to stop. Thankfully we remembered to hit record and got to make one of the most fun...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Teneisha Collins
May 06, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 80.1 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/me... -- From growing up in Uptown, Montreal, to films with Kevin Hart, Teneisha Collins is a Montreal actor, who has been representing her city since day one. This episode of NAJ was a chance for me to catch up with an elementary school friend and brag about how awesome...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Chelsea Part II
April 19, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/me... -- We welcome back business owner, healer, writer and all around wonderful human; Chelsea head of @higher.veda. We discuss her time in Ghana, her recent wedding, stories about growing close with her in-laws, her recent piece "Exploring Healing through Wellness Tra...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Dr. Justin Ross Part II
February 20, 2021 21:14 - 1 hour - 60 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/me... -- I spoke with Dr. Justin Ross for a second time. Ross is a family doctor who also works for public health. He works primarily with Indigenous populations in isolated Northern Quebec, where resources are quite limited. We tackle the difficulties of dealing with CO...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Dr. Han Ren
January 24, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/me... -- My first guest of 2021 has a doctorate in Psychology from the University of Texas, has been in practice since 2017 and specializes in a number of fields, most notably, Anti Oppressive / Justice Oriented Therapy. Please enjoy my conversation with the inspirin...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae - 28 Days of RED
October 05, 2020 01:39 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- For those of you who may not know, I live in Montreal, Quebec. A city that was recently put into lockdown due to increased COVID-19 cases. To identify danger zones, the province used a colour coding system, in which the most dangerous areas are marked as RED z...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae - Google Is A Genius, Dot Com Part 2
September 03, 2020 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/me... -- In an episode in late 2019 I discussed a lawsuit filed by Genius against Toronto based LyricFind, and Google. Genius states that Google through their third party affiliate LyricFind was copying lyrics from Genius.com. I never thought the suit made sense, and ...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Dr. Justin Ross
July 29, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/me... -- I spoke with Dr. Justin Ross who is currently living in Brooklyn New York. Ross is a family doctor who also works for public health. He works primarily with Indigenous populations in isolated Northern Quebec, where resources are quite limited. Since he lives in...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae - 2x Is Ok When You Speed Through Racism - A Conversation On Saving Cinema
July 13, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- From COVID to streamers to distracted viewers, how does Cinema survive as it moves into the new normal? Writer/Director, Brandon Calder, Radio Host, Omar Sonics, and your favourite speed watching host try and sketch out a plan of action for an artform we all...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae - There's Not a Black Woman I Can't Thank
June 29, 2020 14:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell have decided to step down from their respective voice over roles, in which they voice black characters. I took a few minutes to discuss their decisions and reflect on the real issue. Black women are under represented in Hollywood...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae - Comcast & The 1866 Civil Rights Law They Almost Undid
June 16, 2020 00:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- Today I try to understand why Comcast is giving $100M to social justice movements when months ago they were trying to take Byron Allen to the Supreme Court for a ruling that could roll back US Civil Right law from 150+ year ago. -- Deadline 2019/11 - Byron A...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae & Arune Singh (Vice President of Marketing at BOOM! Studios)
May 30, 2020 16:00 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with one of the nicest guys I've ever met, Arune Singh. From the first time we met at Fanexpo in Toronto to the time we hung out at Marvel in NYC, Arune has always had one of the biggest smiles and the most inviting personalities. He breaks down his jo...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Cinzia & The Eclipse
May 23, 2020 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with Montreal songstress Cinzia about her music, her process, social media, balancing work and creativity and lastly love (or more so the ideas people have about it. Don't Call Me Up Out Now by Cinzia & The Eclipse Out Now - https://backl.ink/1424335...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae & Sikh Knowledge
May 22, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with Montreal born, reppin' in T Dot, Sikh Knowledge. He's a DJ, speech language pathologist, stylish mask maker, dog rescuer and all around great conversationalist. Sikh ability to see multiple angles makes this one of the best chats. Interested in o...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae & Erik T Mullins
May 20, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with artist Erik T. Mullins about his comic, his art, his life and his amazing Lego Idea. Which you can support by visiting https://ideas.lego.com/projects/55... NOW! Follow Erik on Facebook: https://facebook.com/ErikTerenMullins/ Etsy: https://et...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae & Cliff Caporale From Montreal Comiccon
May 19, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with Programming and Partnership Director for Montreal Comiccon, Cliff Caporale, about conventions in the new world, his collection and other things us geeks felt like discussing. Make sure to catch his Stan Lee story. Follow Cliff on IG: https://ins...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae & JaiNitaiLotus
May 16, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with Jai Nitai Lotus; MC, Producer and the Director of NBS studio (where he mentors the youth of Cote Des Neiges in Montreal through Hip Hop and Music). Our conversation focused on truth, authenticity and Jai's creative process. How one can focus their...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae & RebeccaBrayton from WatchMojo
May 15, 2020 00:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with your favourite voice over talent, entertainment journalist, and host Rebecca Brayton! Some of you might recognize Rebecca as the "WatchMojo Lady", but before she was crowned with that title, Rebecca was one of the first members of the Watchmojo te...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae & Waahli
May 13, 2020 00:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with multi-talented Montreal MC & Producer @Waahli. We started with my appreciation for his track: The Love Theme of Waahli, off his SoapFactory Vol 1. EP and then we segued to discussing travelling as an artist with the @Nomadic_Massive crew. From how...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae & Troy Stark
May 12, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with Montreal comedian Troy Stark about comedy in the US, Canada and UK, the time he was on set and Nick Cage knocked him over, pandemic gaming, how allegiance give you a perfectly acceptable bias, his one reality TV guilty pleasure, and why everyone s...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae & Cathy V.
May 09, 2020 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with Montreal MUA Cathy V. From her dreams of being a vet, to working on set, and doing make up for your fav local stars. Humble and talented, she explained the steps that led from animation to MUA. Want to know, who her FX/MUA inspirations are? What h...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Protoman aka Daniel A.
May 08, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with longtime friend, transformer enthusiast and convention commissioner (my title for him, not his) @Protomangaming (Daniel A.). Daniel and I discussed the convention seen, what we can expect and what may need to change, we also touched on how compani...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae & Marissa LJ from ElleJaysPrivateDining.com
May 06, 2020 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with Chef Marissa from ElleJaysPrivateDining.com in Montreal. Trying to describe how we went from discussing Food, to music, to tiktok, to TV and beyond, feels almost impossible, but we did it. Full disclosure this ep was also an excuse to catch up wit...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae & Ari MacGillivray (STAR WARS DAY SPECIAL)
May 04, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with the perfect Star Wars Day guest @theophanes (Ari MacGillivray). We discussed Star Wars, George Lucas, Disney, Classic Mythology, Comicbooks, MCU, Qui Gon Jinn's science versus Jedi religion AND more! Yes you read that right, we cover other subject...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Tristan D. Lalla
May 01, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with multi hyphenated actor Tristan D. Lalla. Covering everything from artistic inspiration to the future of being on set. Staying optimistic isn't easy, but sometimes you have to live in the moment to get to the next moment. Tune in to hear us discuss...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Scott C
May 01, 2020 00:00 - 55 minutes - 51.6 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with the always awesome Scott C. We discussed his early years in the DJ scene in Montreal, finding the right home for the scene him and Andy Williams were looking to cultivate. Working with like minded individuals and following through on ideas and vis...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae & NATO v Universal
April 30, 2020 18:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- NATO Takes Aim at Universal, Not that NATO... the other NATO. National Association of Theater Owners - N.A.T.O. -- Not A Journalist Triangle Design by @Foiledart Brian Holidae Portrait by @antart__ Not A Journalist w/ Brian Holidae Intro and Outro Music - ...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Vincent Stephen-Ong
April 29, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with Urban Science Band Leader and fellow Transformer fan, Vincent Stephen-Ong. We discuss the struggle of small businesses during the pandemic, the steps Urban Science #LeCypher took to be proactive and protect their weekly crowd, what other pandemic ...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and NickyMusique
April 28, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- I spoke with content creator and podcaster Nicky Jean aka @NickyMusique. We discuss being creators in a quarantine, Nicky's ability to balance the work life and the hustle, her 4 nights a week IGLIVE series Quarantine Qhronicles, as well as her podcast Breakdo...
From @Quibi to #Quifa (Quick Fail)
April 27, 2020 15:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message I took 20 mins to say my piece Quibi, what I think they did wrong and quantity vs quality in the streaming wars. S/o to @normalHeller and @NicoleRichie for producing the only 2 shows I genuinely enjoyed.
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Chelsea aka Sea Elle
April 23, 2020 23:00 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBEnjoying the pods? Buy me a Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/brianholidae -- Find All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message -- Brian spoke with Baby massage instructor | Poet and an all around spiritual person (we touch on the word "spiritual too") Chelsea aka Sea Elle. They discuss being young, growing more confident, and how intuitive learning helps guide Chelsea. From discoveries i...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Jenny Richardson
April 21, 2020 23:00 - 51 minutes - 47.8 MBFind All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message Brian spoke with travel blogger Jenny Rich about Digital Nomadism, gig economy and freelancing, being stuck in Asia mid pandemic, and that one time the Americans were helpful. Follow Jenny - IG: https://instagram.com/JennyIsFree/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JennyIsFree/ Visit her site: http://jennyisfree.com/
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Comic Creator Mike Wilcox
April 20, 2020 23:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBFind All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message I spoke with artist/cartoonist Mike Wilcox about Squared_Idea, social media, education, team building and the importance of a team in general. We also touched on some upcoming projects and the relationship between Squared_Idea & Medallion Comics. Lastly, I end off discussing the @Mashable v photographer Steph Sinclair case reported ...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Journalist Katelyn Thomas
April 16, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBFind All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message I spoke with awesome journalist Katelyn Thomas about winning awards, journalism during a pandemic, media literacy, Inverse Millennials and that time Ron Pope & Ed Sheeran became friends via twitter right before her eyes. Follow Katelyn - Twitter: https://twitter.com/katelynvthomas IG: https://instagram.com/Teszerae/ CTV Montreal...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Comedian Akeem Hoyte-Charles
April 14, 2020 23:00 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBFind All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message Brian spoke with Akeem about missing stage time during the quarantine, learning magic, how to stay motivated, people being lazy and the importance of social media branding. Follow Akeem - IG: https://instagram.com/AkeemGramz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Akeemtweetz TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@akeemtiktokz
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Lorraine Carpenter
April 13, 2020 23:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBFind All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message Brian and Cult MTL Editor, Lorraine Carpenter discuss adjusting their respective platform models during a pandemic. How do you cover cultural and community events in a lockdown? Brian also discusses Disney+ India and the subscription numbers looking suspect. Follow Lorraine on CultMTL - https://instagram.com/cultmtl/ https://cult...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Podcast Host Rechie Valdez
April 10, 2020 23:00 - 34 minutes - 32.4 MBFind All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message Fellow Franklin Armstrong Collective member, podcaster and one of the faces of BattleCanada, Rechie Valdez, sits down with Brian to discuss their favourite Street Fighter Characters, upcoming BattleCanada streaming events, being a parent during the pandemic and of course, podcasting. Follow Rechie - https://instagram.com/rechie.vald...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae & Content Creator Aislinn aka HipHopTycoon
April 07, 2020 23:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBFind All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message Content Creator , Singer, Songwriter, vocalist and honorary Millenial, Superstar Bae Aislinn aka HipHopTycoon talks with Brian about growing up Hip Hop, music and teaches the old Millenial about GenZ culture. Plus the weekly IGTV series she's producing! Check it out. Follow Aislinn - https://instagram.com/hiphoptycoon https://ti...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Author Michelle Franklin
April 06, 2020 23:00 - 48 minutes - 45 MBFind All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message Author Michelle Franklin discusses helping her neighbours and supporting community, as well as being an immunocompromised person during a dangerous pandemic. Plus how important will video conferencing be in the new world? Could a conference be had via Zoom? Follow Michelle - https://twitter.com/MrsDenAsaan/ https://instagram.com/...
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Brandon Calder of Moving Mind Studio
April 02, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBFind All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message Writer, Director, Actor and all around great guy Brandon Calder talk with Brian about life as a creator, video games, Millenials trying to understand GenZers and more. Follow Brandon - https://instagram.com/bcalder52 & Moving Mind Studio https://youtube.com/user/MovingMindStudio/videos
NAJ w/ Brian Holidae and Comedian Mariam Khan
March 31, 2020 23:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBFind All Brian Holidae's Social Media @ https://brianholidae.com Leave a Message and hear it on the next episode - https://anchor.fm/not-a-journalist/message Comedian Mariam Khan and Brian discuss COVID-19, quarantine life, how we are managing our time and how the layoffs are affecting Brian.
NAJ Conversation: Renaissance Woman W/ Sam I Am Montolla
January 28, 2020 12:03 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBConvo II: In this second conversation, I speak with Sam I Am Montolla about being a multi-talented artist, teacher and all around great person. From dance, to being in a group and finding her unique style through it all, Sam's voice and passion for art and expression is never ending. Making this conversation on how hard work and building support systems help creatives grow. In their own words: Sam I Am Montolla aka Princess Shayla (birth name Samantha Hinds) is in constant movement. Startin...
NAJ Conversation: Being 'Journalism Adjacent' W/ Laura Beeston
January 20, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBConvo I: I'll start off by saying I am not a journalist, the extent of my "interview" technique is talking until the person across from me finds something I say interesting enough to discuss it too. You can imagine when Laura mentioned she needed someone to interview Spike Lee for the 2019 edition of C2Montreal, that I did not think I was up for the task. Laura however did, and to this day, folks tell me I did a solid job of speaking "with" Spike Lee as oppose to speaking "to" Spike Lee. In ...
Google Is A Genius, Dot Com
December 05, 2019 22:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBEpisode VII: Genius.com, who doesn't own the rights to the song lyrics on their site, is suing Google for $50M for stealing the song lyrics from their site. I try and figure out why Genius and Google are playing a game in which song writers probably don't see a penny. I discuss the trials and tribulations of how song lyrics are similar to sheet music and why people should be paid when someone accesses the lyrics to their songs and how the whole thing is a mess.
Characters Don't Kill People...
September 24, 2019 21:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MBEpisode VI: Let's do a deep dive on The Joker and what he represents. Tune in and hear from a self proclaim Batman lore specialist about how and why the idea of The Joker isn't dangerous, but ignoring the issues that the characters represent in society are.
Live Podcast from New York, We Completely Messed Up
September 17, 2019 21:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBEpisode IV: Hiding while trying to avoid someone, I figured I could knock out another quick episode about SNL, Netflix & Seinfeld deal and NBCUniversal's new streaming service; Peacock.
Yang & Fineman Dynasty
September 14, 2019 18:30 - 15 minutes - 14 MBIII Bowen Yang deserves more attention as the first Asian American cast member on SNL, than someone who makes racist and homophobic jokes. So I decided to talk about him and Chloe Fineman... and kinda rant about late night television. Like I said I'm Not A Journalist.
One Streamer To Rule Them All
September 12, 2019 21:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBII After eating Tacos and reading up on Streaming services signing producers/directors/content creators to exclusive deals, I took to the mic to express my thoughts and give my predictions.
Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself...
September 10, 2019 19:00 - 8 minutes - 7.93 MBI While doing meal prep for the week, I decided to do a short introduction for anyone who may not know me from my previous podcast.