Taters4Art Podcast | Episode 001 | Vee Jovan and Erica McKnight
Release Date: 09/22/2015
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Taters4Art Podcast | Episode 017 | Joel Byars
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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.
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Taters4Art Podcast | Episode 016 | Don’t Call it a Comeback
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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.
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Taters4Art Podcast | Episode 015 | Kim Joyce
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Sitting with (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: ...
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Taters4Art Podcast | Episode 014 | Nfared
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Taters4Art Podcast | Episode 013 | Jared and Mesi James
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Taters4Art Podcast | Episode 012 | DJ Opdiggy
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Taters4Art Podcast | Episode 011 | TJ Nicole
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Taters4Art Podcast | Episode 010 | Marcus Taylor
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Taters4Art Podcast | Episode 009 | Queen Amina and Spooks McGhie
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info_outlineSitting with Vee Jovan (Hairstylist & EyeSeeBeauty Magazine Editor) and Erica McKnight (Spoken Word Poet & Founder of The Matrices Agency). We discuss sharpshooting, mentoring kids, migrating to ATL, vision board parties, maximizing your relationships, “reckless Erica,” inspiring youth to inspire yourself, keeping your daughter(s) off the pole, and “Honey Jack” cocktails. Also mentioning upcoming Atlanta indie arts events.
Here are the books we recommended during our conversation:
Vee recommended The Slight Edge and You're Not Going Crazy...You're Just Waking Up!
Terone recommended Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Opening
2:10 Begin Conversation
10:49 Being molded in Atlanta
16:24 Projecting yourself in artforms
21:46 Branding an artist
26:00 Breaking the mold
30:00 How Vee & Erica joined forces
41:58 Inspirational books
50:46 "Only Quality People"
56:25 Mentoring & acknowledging youth
1:05:40 Closing & Upcoming Indie Events in ATL