Building for the Future with Sara McCorriston and Jason Chen
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant
Release Date: 07/31/2021
Ray Angry
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant
Ray 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 studio and on the road—Ray spans the globe and genres for collaborations with today’s new and veteran artists.
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A Conversation with Terrill Haigler AKA Ya Fav and Derek Green
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant
Former Philadelphia sanitation worker turned community activist Terrill Haigler AKA Ya Fav talks with Philadelphia mayoral candidate Derek Green.
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Irregular The Artist: Sean Hassett
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant
Christopher Plant sits down with Sean Hassett, Philly Philly multimedia street artist and graffiti tagger Sean Hassett, more widely known as . 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 through January 31st, 2023.
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Healing Through the Arts
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant
Christopher 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 discuss the healing power of music. After, Arielle Ashford talks about how Yoga Nidra works and her mission of teaching yoga. And finally, Rachel Brandoff- art therapist, talks about mindfulness in creation and the necessity in respecting the art process. A special thanks to Hyatt Centric and Punch Media for...
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The Intersection of Design with Design Philly
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In 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 place as a live recording on October 14th, 2021.
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Save Our City with Marisa Shaaban
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant
In 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 excited to bring her platform of urban issues to bear: public schools, gun violence, development and homelessness. We also learn more about the roots of her views and personal history as a mother of three in Philadelphia.
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Multi-Platform Media Maven
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant
In 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 “Philly Living” and why the most shell-shocked folks on her return to PHL are Philadelphians themselves!
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Politics and Progress with Rebecca Rhynhart
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In 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 continued her unrelenting pursuit of common sense in city government. At the same time, her passionate analysis of Philadelphia's response to the social justice movement of 2020 shows her willingness to think independently and push the City of Philadelphia in a new direction.
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The Science of Art with Rebecca Rutstein
Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant
Three 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 Science Center in a collaboration with The Pennsylvania Philaharmonic to "sonify" COVID-19 data for a new installation. Rebecca is always on the. move and one of the most dynamic artists in Philadelphia.
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Building a Creative Business with Gabrielle Mandel
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In this episode, Christopher sits down with Gabrielle Mandel, a creative entrepreneur with many unique talents. They discuss what it's like growing up in the city, meeting different freelancers, and their separate achievements in Best of Philly.
info_outlineChristopher 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 efforts.