Be More Open Podcast

Ezekiel and Ray sit down to talk about diversity in Baltimore, the struggles of building community, the challenges of raising children, and the importance of having confidence in your own choices.

Ezekiel and Brandon sit down to talk about his plan for increasing the political participation of Baltimore's citizens, why he thinks the current system of city government is corrupt, and how he plans to bring Baltimore to the 21st Century.

Zeke and Stokey talk about his journey growing up in Baltimore, where the lack of an opportunity in the city can lead a youth, and what he's doing now to redirect the current youth.

Ezekiel and Matan sit down to talk about housing politics in Baltimore, the importance of mentorship, and the need for transparency from politicians to the citizens.

This week we get a sneak peek behind the scenes with Andre, Eli, Matan, and Ezekiel talking about what diversity, representation, and race means. How diversity of experience might be more important for the progression of society. How do you prove an experience? Do we need to validate an experience? Is empathy fatigue inevitable?

Ezekiel and Andre then sit down and talk about what the current president represents depending on where you are in America; how the system evolves; and how Baltimore institutions should look to change the talent pools they draw from. Andre brings his experience to every conversation creating a longitudinal perspective that's needed.

Just Talking's first Live Panel Episode recorded at Bird In Hand Coffee on January 24th 2020. Ezekiel engages with a diverse panel of Baltimore citizens, developers, artists, entrepreneurs, and community organizers in a conversation about some of the major issues facing our city. Tune in for a conversation about progressive solutions for issues surrounding literacy vs. fluency, education, food access, and equity for Baltimore's citizens.Just Talking is a channel of Be More Open, bringing you open and honest conversations with thinkers, makers, creatives, and more.

This week we get a sneak peek behind the scenes with Andre, Eli, Matan, and Ezekiel talking about what diversity, representation, and race means. How diversity of experience might be more important for the progression of society. How do you prove an experience? Do we need to validate an experience? Is empathy fatigue inevitable?

Ezekiel and Andre then sit down and talk about what the current president represents depending on where you are in America; how the system evolves; and how Baltimore institutions should look to change the talent pools they draw from. Andre brings his experience to every conversation creating a longitudinal perspective that's needed.

Ezekiel and Emma sit down to discuss the importance of making books accessible for everyone, in particular children; how it's more beneficial for citizens within a capitalistic system to be educated up to a point and then completely ignorant of anything that could lead to real systematic change. The conversation starts with Emma telling the crew a story about how a friend of hers was hired to be a psychologist for a reality television show.

Ezekiel and Denzel sit down to talk about: what it means to be a a black farmer in Baltimore, what some of the false perceptions about heating healthy within poor minority communities are, and how someone with no prior experience can begin to live off of food grown in their own front or back yard.

Ezekiel and Candace start the conversation around relationships and how your childhood can cause you not to mature no matter how old you are. Candace brings up some of the systematic issues that face the black community and where those stem from. They talk about whether there is diverse representation of Black Men in Hollywood and how we can do more to support each other as a local community.