Latest Kismet Podcast Episodes
Ray Angry
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - July 02, 2023 16:42 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsRay Angry is a pianist, producer, composer and arranger who is one of the most in-demand artists today. Classically trained with roots in gospel, Ray has one foot firmly planted in jazz and the other stirring the pot of pan-global pop. As a prolific artist and all-around coveted sideman—in the s...
A Conversation with Terrill Haigler AKA Ya Fav and Derek Green
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - March 03, 2023 22:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsFormer Philadelphia sanitation worker turned community activist Terrill Haigler AKA Ya Fav talks with Philadelphia mayoral candidate Derek Green.
Irregular The Artist: Sean Hassett
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - January 17, 2023 17:38 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsChristopher Plant sits down with Sean Hassett, Philly Philly multimedia street artist and graffiti tagger Sean Hassett, more widely known as Irregular. Explore the incidents and inspirations of Sean's life, good and bad, that made him who he is today. Irregular’s new exhibit is now on display ...
Healing Through the Arts
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - May 24, 2022 17:04 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsChristopher Plant hosts a roundtable discussion centered around mental health. On this episode, JP Weber, a visual artist, discuss his battle with his mental health issues and how art played a critical role in his life. Later, Rachel Haimovich- Board Certified Music Therapist, joins us to discus...
The Intersection of Design with Design Philly
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - October 29, 2021 18:59 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn this episode, Christopher assembles the entire ownership and design team from the development of the New Pencoyd Marriot Hotel to explore historic redevelopment, the urban experience and riverfront development. This episode was created in partnership with Design Philly Festival week and took ...
Save Our City with Marisa Shaaban
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - October 28, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn this episode, Christopher connects with Marisa Shaaban, an aspiring politician, who may be retracing her steps to become the next holder of the 182nd District seat in the PA House of Representatives. After narrowly losing her first attempt to Brian Sims in the middle of a pandemic, Marisa is ...
Multi-Platform Media Maven
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - September 30, 2021 18:55 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn this episode, Christopher sits down to learn about the lightning fast career of Jo Piazza who is just publishing her ninth book, WE ARE NOT THEM, and has four active and successful podcasts. Jo recently moved back to PHL after long stints in NYC and SF so we get to hear all the pro’s of “Phil...
Politics and Progress with Rebecca Rhynhart
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - September 30, 2021 18:50 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn this episode, Christopher invites Rebecca into the studio to explore the political trajectory of one of Philadelphia's most dynamic women. After defeating three-term incumbent Alan Butkovitz to take the office of City Controller in 2017 with a margin of victory of 58%-41%, Rebecca has continu...
The Science of Art with Rebecca Rutstein
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - September 29, 2021 22:46 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThree time guest Rebecca Rutstein shares the arc of her career that includes gigantic wall murals in Philadelphia, deep dives in Alvin submarines on oceanographic explorations and massive steel wall sculptures in public collections. Of particular note is Rebecca's show at the Philadelphia Scie...
Building a Creative Business with Gabrielle Mandel
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - September 29, 2021 12:23 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsGabrielle is part of the RADIOKISMET network and we are huge fans of what she is doing. In this episode,Gabrielle shares her journey in building her own successful "Best of Philly" podcast, creating a consultancy business and running her own creative fashion studio. For more on Gabrielle, http...
Build It Yourself with Rachel Street
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - September 16, 2021 18:26 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn this episode, Christopher sits down with Rachel Street, Founder of The Street Group, Influencer, and Builder (to name only a few). They discuss Rachel's upbringing, how she started working, and how to "DIY" in Philadelphia. For more on Rachel, https://www.hestiaphilly.com/ Follow Rachel o...
The New Cheese in Town with Yoav Perry
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - September 16, 2021 18:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn this episode, Christopher sits down with Yoav Perry, Founder of Perrystead Dairy and Best of Philly 2021 Local Cheesemaker. They discuss the cheesemaking process and its impact on the city of Philadelphia. For more on Yoav Perry, https://perrystead.com/ To follow Yoav on socials at @yoavp...
Coming Home with Kate Daily
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - August 06, 2021 17:01 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn this episode, Christopher sits down with Kate Daily, the new editor-in-chief of Philadelphia Magazine, to discuss the future of Philadelphia and what it's like to come back home. For more on Philly Mag, https://www.phillymag.com/ To follow Kate on socials at @katedailey
Monumental Change with Paul Farber
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - August 04, 2021 20:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsChristopher sits down with Monument Labs Paul Farber to discuss the rapidly changing landscape of how we present our history and the recent impact of the social justice movement and what stories get told. Read more about Monument Lab here: https://monumentlab.com/ Follow Paul at @paul_farber
Building for the Future with Sara McCorrinston and Jason Chen
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - July 31, 2021 18:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsChristopher sits down with Sara McCorriston and Jason Chen from Paradigm Gallery and studio to discuss their efforts to buy the building their gallery is located in. This is the American Dream writ large and the moment is now for you to listen to this episode AND find a way to support their effo...
Building for the Future with Sara McCorriston and Jason Chen
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - July 31, 2021 18:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsChristopher sits down with Sara McCorriston and Jason Chen from Paradigm Gallery and studio to discuss their efforts to buy the building their gallery is located in. This is the American Dream writ large and the moment is now for you to listen to this episode AND find a way to support their effo...
BlackStar Film Festival with Maori Holmes and Nehad Khader
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - July 23, 2021 20:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsChristopher Plant sits down to talk about origins of the BlackStar Film Festival with Artistic Director & CEO Maori Karmael Holmes and hear about this year's highlights with Festival Director Nehad Khader. Now in its 10th year, the BlackStar Film Festival is an annual celebration of the visual a...
Book Revolutions
May I Recommend? - July 15, 2021 04:05 - 25 minutesIt’s July, a month of movements, foment, and, increasingly, reflection. Claire and Linda’s relationship to revolutions on the page is the inspiration behind this episode, and we have some Roman candles in our midst (in a good way). Listen for some takes on titles that burn bright while bucking t...
Medicine, Design, & Surfing With Bon Ku
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - June 30, 2021 17:40 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsChristopher Plant sits down with Bon Ku to discuss innovating healthcare, teaching doctors how to think like designers, and community health. Bon Ku is the Assistant Dean for Health and Design and leads the Medicine and Design initiatives at SKMC. You can learn more about Bon Ku via his pod...
Surviving And Thriving With Lawren Alice Of Arch Enemy Arts
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - June 28, 2021 19:26 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsChristopher Plant sits down with Lawren Alice to discuss how to decide which styles of art to display, finding the right artistic medium, and mental health. Lawren Alice is an artist, muralist, and curator best known for creating vibrant, freehand, flourish pattern designs that are slowly t...
Dropping In With Jesse Rendell
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - June 24, 2021 20:28 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsChristopher Plant sits down with Jesse Rendell to discuss being raised in a political family, a joint venture in building an inner city skate park, and Philadelphia grit. Jesse is the son of former Philadelphia Mayor and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell. He is currently a managing director at ...
Hot Book Summer, aka, Waxed, Vaxed and Paperbacks
May I Recommend? - June 17, 2021 04:05 - 21 minutesClaire and Linda were each inspired to bring four saucy summer reading picks (plus some honorable mentions) to discuss in May I Recommend’s first-ever minisode! Shout-out to Union Jack’s in Glenside, PA for their buffalo wing menu spice-level spectrum, which we borrowed for our own book-ranking ...
The Natural Environment With Donald Pell
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - June 14, 2021 16:56 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsChristopher Plant is on location at the Philadelphia Flower show with Donald Pell to discuss the variety of flowers, the life giving process of arranging plants, and turning passion into business. Donald Pell is a landscape designer who looks to nature to inspire remarkable and immersive garde...
Abandoning Books (...with Abandon)
May I Recommend? - June 03, 2021 04:05 - 36 minutesNow it’s Linda’s turn to occupy the hot seat: Claire unpacks Linda’s habit of abandoning books she begins and can’t finish for one reason or another. These failures generally fall under the following three Categories of Abandonment: Meh: Flippantly/dispassionately tosses book aside Hit the e...
The Ritual of Returning to Books
May I Recommend? - May 27, 2021 04:05 - 40 minutesClaire and Linda discuss the sublime experience of reading something that resonates with you so deeply that you return to the book as often as possible--in other words, you make it a reading ritual. If you are lucky enough to encounter a book that moves you when you are young and begin a ritual ...
3AM Theatre With Andrea Murillo And Kyle Driggs
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - May 20, 2021 14:19 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsChristopher Plants sits down with Andrea Murillo and Kyle Driggs to discuss the evolution of performance theatre, teaching at a circus school, and separating your personal and stage identities. Andrea Murillo is a classically-trained performer whose style has been widely influenced by her work...
The New Dawn Of Herbs And Aphrodisiacs With Jessica Burch
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - May 11, 2021 14:18 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHost Christopher Plant is joined by Jessica Burch to discuss the influences of her grandmother, the uses of aphrodisiacs, and libido and hormonal health. Jessica is the owner of Sexpot Apothecary, which sources and experiments with, formulating and testing libido herbs from all over the world ...
Committing To The Journey With David Wurtzel
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - May 10, 2021 14:22 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHost Christopher Plant sits down with David Wurtzel to discuss growing up in Philadelphia, exploring different religions, and how to heal our society. As a nationally recognized expert in the field of spiritual resilience and community health, Dave’s distinguished career includes the building ...
Juggling Life & Community With Shana Kennedy
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - May 07, 2021 18:01 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHost Christopher Plants sits down with Shana Kennedy to discuss life as a performer, running a school, and the history of circus. Shana is the Founding Director of the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts. She trained as an aerialist and a juggler at Circomedia, in England, and performed for man...
Have Some Fun Today With Stephanie Rado Taormina
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant - May 04, 2021 14:23 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHost Christopher sits down with Stephanie Rado Taormina to discuss stepping into fashion, life as a country girl in Manhattan, and the commitment to entrepreneurship. Stephanie is the founder, designer and CEO of the lifestyle brand Have Some Fun Today. As a fine artist and interior designer w...
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