Conversation Piece Podcast

Dan Fahrner joins the show to talk about the national hemp ban coming into effect this December and what it means to enter this new era of prohibition.

Learn more about Shake Up:https://drinkshakeup.com/

Shout out to our live show partners: Life in Indy, draft creative space, Tinker Street Restaurant, Ash & Elm Cider, Native Bread, Dj Draft Pick, Creative Mornings Indianapolis

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Produced and hosted by: Patrick Armstrong
Filmed by: Musifiky
Engineered by: Popular Rapture
Theme song: Mandog

Jennifer Magley returns to the podcast for the live show for STAGE 100! We dive deep into Stooge Quest, how that set the stage (pun intended) for Stage Quest, and what it means to do all this as a middle-aged, midwestern, melanated mama and menace in Indianapolis. The vulnerability is REAL in this one.

Filmed in August 2026.

Learn more about Jennifer: https://www.magleyjennifer.com/

Shout out to our live show partners: Life in Indy, draft creative space, Tinker Street Restaurant, Ash & Elm Cider, Native Bread, Dj Draft Pick, Creative Mornings Indianapolis

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Produced and hosted by: Patrick Armstrong
Filmed by: Musifiky
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Theme song: Mandog

Lindsey Cornett, candidate for IPS School Board District 4, joins the show to talk about why she chose to run, facing, fighting, and defeating arbitrary challenges when running for local governments, and why school board (and other local, town, city, and municipal government positions) is a BIG POTATO thing.

Learn more about Lindsey: https://www.lindseycornett.com/

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Produced and hosted by: Patrick Armstrong
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Theme song: Mandog

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Brother Jamaal Shabazz returns to the show to talk about his journey into full-time entrepreneurship and why it is so important to him to show up for people. We also have an honest, authentic conversation about the trans community and what it means to support humanity in all people.

Learn more about Brother Jamaal: https://www.brotherjamaalnelson.com/

Learn more about the trans community:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5357259/#Sec16
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8944319/
https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/four-myths-about-trans-athletes-debunked
https://www.sf.gov/trans-women-in-sports-facts-over-fear
https://glaad.org/fact-sheet-for-reporters-transgender-participation-in-sports/
https://www.woodhullfoundation.org/fact-checked/transgender-athletes-do-not-have-an-unfair-athletic-advantage/
https://www.transathlete.com/post/how-many-transgender-kids-play-sports
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-adults-united-states/
https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/bans-on-transgender-youth-participation-in-sports/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10063975/#abstract1
https://www.them.us/story/chris-mosier-trans-man-compete-mens-olympic-trials
https://www.hrc.org/news/the-cold-case-of-an-lgbtq-pioneer-marsha-p-johnson

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Theme song: Mandog

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David McKissic (Cerebro Creative House, IBJ Forty Under 40) joins the show to talk about his South Bend origins, his recent self-discoveries in the last ten weeks, and why he believes the Midwest is the creative mecca, not just in the U.S., but in the WORLD.

Learn more about and connect with David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mckissic-51b771a6

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Theme song: Mandog

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Attendees at Chreece leave messages for their favorite hip hop artists.

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Mike G and GP, co-founders of We Don't Run From Adversity, join the show to unpack how personal loss, family legacy, and hard won retail lessons shaped the Indianapolis-based streetwear brand into a decade-strong lifestyle movement built on community over hype.

Learn more about WDRFA: https://wdrfa.com

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Bigg Woog drops by the show to talk about his creative journey, the wins and losses of entrepreneurship, and letting the game come to him.

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Sean "Oreo" Jones returns to the show to talk about kicking off decade two of Chreece, his creative output in the past few years, and staying optimistic in turbulent times.

Learn more about Chreece, buy tickets, and support the DJ Indiana Jones scholarship: https://chreeceaf.com/

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Rebecca TeKolste and Jason Donati, Senior Lobbyist and Water Policy Director for the Hoosier Environmental Council, join the show for an emergency conversation about the historic floods and storms that hit communities across Indiana the past two weeks.

Learn more about the Hoosier Environmental Council: https://hecweb.org

For a list of sources for things mentioned in this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zXSjHjABIx0y9A7BldV2SQBYUjgnlX6J6NaLbEhqreo/edit?usp=sharing

For a list of resources for folks both impacted by the storms + floods and looking to make an impact (compiled by Jason): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IZOdJ26r4wIxp59iVr4eVWzrt3ZETbV_L23JSnZn3s8/edit?tab=t.0

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