Adventures In Design

Sometimes you have to be willing to work twice as hard as the next person to get to where you want to go. Jon Contino has never been afraid of hard work, believing in his ideas or standing up for the little guy. This conversation is the perfect episode for anyone working on their self-confidence as a creative, and it's scary to be in first place, but you have to take that chance that puts you in the lead.

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Benny Gold has been an inspiration to designers and the design community for over a decade. It was an honor to spend three days inside the mind of Benny. What was it like the day he announced shutting down his streetwear brand, what was it like the day after he closed the doors and how did that first day of his new career in the advertising agency feel? A great episode for anyone being tried by 2020 that feels they may have a big decision on the way.

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It’s not about saving the animals, it’s about the money and saving yourself.

Old Friends Come Home Week on Adventures In Design brings back old friends to the show we haven't heard from for a while. Derrick Castle has been a reoccurring character on AID for 20 episodes over the last five years. But we haven't heard from him since July of 2018. Derrick shares his professional struggles with his day job at an in-house design agency and explains how that has affected his spirit and damaged his freelance productivity. FOR MORE INFO VISIT: AID.NETWORK

Alex Pardee brings by his friend Rocom of RocomToys.com to announce their Halloween Treat FutureMeToy.com!

Win a free Future Me Toy by sharing any episode from Creep Week using the #cottilldeath

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Creep Week 2019 is the 6th annual Halloween podcast festival on Adventures In Design.

Illustrator Matt Ryan Tobin shares how he gave up a very successful career as a musician to find true creative happiness in his artwork. 

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Creep Week 2019 is the 6th annual Halloween podcast festival on Adventures In Design. To listen to previous episodes become a member of the Circle of Trust and unlock the Creep Week Archives: https://aid.network/creep

Welcome to the strange world of today's guest Channing Dungey who every day tries to predict what will make the most amount of people sit in front of the TV with the people that they love and introduce her network's characters into their family. She's friendly, relatable and still loves TV and that's pretty impressive when you've made it in the history books and can fire 25% of broadcast TV whenever you'd like.

Pull up a tree stump, take your jerky out of your traveler's pouch and let us tell you all about the legend of Lil Bandit and The Gambler 500.

Billy Baumann and Mark Brickey say goodbye to another year of broadcasting together with their final episode of 2017. The guys look back on the year of design and the most significant trend that changed the way designers used their talents to promote their careers. The guys also exchange Christmas gifts and almost have a serious moment before their usual fighting comes back around, after all, you cant have the holidays without that family member you love but can't stand.

Featuring an all new introduction with Mark and David breaking down how this episode rose through the ranks to be one of the Best from 2017 (so far).

Spring is in the air and new beginnings are everywhere, including Snake Oil Provisions. Ben and Miranda have once again curated their store to keep you looking good and feeling good in the quality goods they stock. Ben and Mark debunk tee skirts, Skate Bettys, and the social media jerk offs who are dragging men's fashion through the mud with their endless quest for double taps. The phone lines open as well for some questions to get answered by the Cincinnati Sensation covering everything from selvage denim to budgeting for Snake Oil Provisions. In a bold move, we are offering this episode in it's entirety since the intended Circle Of Trust Content about city ordinances and SOP's recent legal debacle was too important to keep behind the pay wall. Enjoy this full episode filled with fashion, faux pas, and the fun only Ben can bring to your earholes.

Talking Points

• The perfect leather jacket, a fool's errand, and getting past feeling like you're in a costume.
• But can you pull it off?
• Rogue territory makes a power move in the world of denim. 
• Ounces of denim on a season to season basis. 
• Starchiness, dry cleaning, and blouse stacking. 
• Earl's Apparel debuts at Snake Oil with a price point that can't be beat. 
• Customization on the horizon?
• Big and tall brands available from the Snake and personally requesting sizes from Ben.
• Taking care of high end denim blouses. 
• Waiting for your Skate Betty to wear that Thrasher shirt. 
• Posers abound.
• Transcending social media metrics and people that are letting the content curate them. 
• What to do with hook ups.
• The keys to finding good denim and salvaging selvage. 
• Snake Oil on a budget and budgeting for Snake Oil. 
• The ethics behind buying cheap clothes. 
• Ditching fedoras, checking out of planet earth, and tee skirts. 
• Miranda steps in to lend an answer towards the quest for the perfect fitting women's tee.
• Drug busts that open doors... literally.
• Dream spots, bully tactics, and laughable offers.
• Lawyering up to end harassment.
• Bittersweet resolutions with acceptable financial terms.
• Armed guards, the smell of the sticky icky, and city ordinances written behind closed doors.
• Tiny victories and locations that literally fell out of the sky.
• The right thing to do versus the best thing to do. 
• Educating yourself on zoning laws, city council members, and what you should handle by yourself.
• Big business and the karma that we all hopes will come around.