Am I Allowed to Like Anything?

Mayukh Sen writes about the intersection of food culture, race and heritage for Food52. He joins me to talk about his writing, his old gig at This, M.I.A., and HBO's 'The Night Of.'

+1 SEGMENT:

- to Nicole Scherzinger and her 2011 single 'Right there'

- Monica Ahanonu, who is an artist and After Effects/2D Compositor at DreamWorks Animation

Follow Mayukh on Twitter @senatormayukh

Footnotes: http://theseam.co/aiatla-podcast-mayukh-sen/

I give Devi Dev a call at 93.7 The Beat, where she's Music Director and a host at the Houston station. We talk about the biz, her new business, Karma Bliss, and how everything she's doing right now, for her, is about finding ways to empower (and inspire) people.

+1 SEGMENT

- 'Birth of a Nation' and Solange's “A Seat At the Table”

- How music helps people heal.

Follow Devi Dev on Twitter | IG @devibrown

Footnotes: http://theseam.co/aiatla-podcast-devi-dev/

I give Devi Dev a call at 93.7 The Beat, where she's Music Director and a host at the Houston station. We talk about the biz, her new business, Karma Bliss, and how everything she's doing right now, for her, is about finding ways to empower (and inspire) people.

+1 SEGMENT

- 'Birth of a Nation' and Solange's “A Seat At the Table”

- How music helps people heal.

Follow Devi Dev on Twitter | IG @devibrown

Footnotes: http://theseam.co/aiatla-podcast-devi-dev/

Brittany Sky joins me! Brittany is a DJ, influencer and creative who went from wanting to be a lawyer to launching a career that lets her travel the world for a living. We talk about music, her college days and what we're using on our faces.

Follow Brittany Sky on Twitter & IG : @brittanysky

Footnotes: http://theseam.co/aiatla-podcast-brittany-sky/

Brittany Sky joins me! Brittany is a DJ, influencer and creative who went from wanting to be a lawyer to launching a career that lets her travel the world for a living. We talk about music, her college days and what we're using on our faces.

Follow Brittany Sky on Twitter & IG : @brittanysky

Footnotes: http://theseam.co/aiatla-podcast-brittany-sky/

Recording from Cincinnati, Ohio I meet up with journalist and TV reporter Megan Mitchell. We talk about her current gig as morning anchor at Cinci’s WLWT, storytelling, and some of the people and communities she’s covered so far.

+1 SEGMENT:

- Vegetarianism. Adulting.

- Bloop by Aminatou Sow and Jenna Wortham.

Footnotes: http://theseam.co/aiatla-podcast-megan-mitchell/

Recording from Cincinnati, Ohio I meet up with journalist and TV reporter Megan Mitchell. We talk about her current gig as morning anchor at Cinci’s WLWT, storytelling, and some of the people and communities she’s covered so far.

+1 SEGMENT:

- Vegetarianism. Adulting.

- Bloop by Aminatou Sow and Jenna Wortham.

Footnotes: http://theseam.co/aiatla-podcast-megan-mitchell/

I stop by artist, teacher, writer Elise Peterson's crib in Brooklyn to talk about growing up in the suburbs (for better or worse), her days at Howard University, sex work, and of course, her writing and art.

Follow Elise on Twiiter: @currently_elise | IG: @eliserpeterson

Mayukh Sen writes about the intersection of food culture, race and heritage for Food52. He joins me to talk about his writing, his old gig at This, M.I.A., and HBO's 'The Night Of.'

Follow Mayukh on Twitter @senatormayukh

I give Devi Dev a call at 93.7 The Beat, where she's Music Director and a host at the Houston station. We talk about the biz, her new business, Karma Bliss, and how everything she's doing right now, for her, is about finding ways to empower (and inspire) people.

Follow Devi Dev on Twitter | IG @devibrown