Creative Musings

By Creative Musings

Creative Musings podcast is a focus on the intersection of imagination, creativity, culture, and consumption led by Christxn! Please note that this podcast had two former names which were Black Radica... more

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The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.

Creative Musings episodes:

August 28, 2023 “You Are The Visual”: Embracing Discomfort
Hey good people! I talk through my recent experience with discomfort while in the desert.

Contact Info

Website: christxn.com

Email: [email protected]

Cashapp: $christxnn

Social media

Insta: @__creativemusings

Twitter: @creativemusing_

Pinterest: @creativemusings__

References

Colors Change by Tank and the Bangas

My Skin My Logo by Solange

Cranes in the Sky by Solange

Lyvonne Briggs Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensual-faith-podcast-with-lyvonne-briggs/id1584030201

Music by FASSounds from Pixabay

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46min
July 29, 2023 Queering the Pivot
Hey y’all! I am back talking about music, concerts, messy tv, and the possibilities of pivoting when we understand queerness.
Contact Info
Website: christxn.com
Email: [email protected]
Cashapp: $christxnn
Social media
Insta: @__creativemusings
Twitter: @creativemusing_
Pinterest: @creativemusings__
References
-Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll by Maureen Mahon
-Colors Change by Tank and the Bangas
-Lyvonne Briggs
https://instagram.com/lyvonnebriggs?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
-Ash Inspires
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-still-happening/id1546002550
Podcast name “It’s Still Happening”
-Music by FASSounds from Pixabay
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34min
May 21, 2023 New Name Change and Updates!
Hey yall! I have renamed the podcast and wanted to share some updates. Welcome to Creative Musings podcast, the podcast all about imagination, creativity, culture, and consumption. Thank you for your support over the years! I'm excited to be recording again!
Contact Info
Website: christxn.com
Email: [email protected]
Cashapp: $christxnn

Social media
Insta: @__creativemusings
Twitter: @creativemusing_
Pinterest: @creativemusings__
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6min
September 16, 2022 Fiction Reflections
Welcome to Episode 4! I reflect on the power of fiction writings and talk about some romance novels I have been reading!

Contact Info
Website: christxn.com
Email: [email protected]
Cashapp: $christxnn

Social media
Insta: @__creativemusings
Twitter: @creativemusing_

Citations
EbonyJanice live: https://www.instagram.com/tv/ChXKbDbI0wi/?igshid=ZGNkOWFmMTU=

Romance books
Harbor by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
D’Vaughn & Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins
Behind the Scenes by Christina C. Jones

Books
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations by Toni Morrison
Rootedness: The Ancestor as Foundation by Toni Morrison
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Sula by Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Albums mentioned
Age/sex/location by Ari Lennox
Yam Grier by Zyah Belle
The Heat by Toni Braxton
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43min
August 12, 2022 The Role Of Doubt In Consumption
Welcome to episode 3 of season 3!! Today we talk about how the writers of the Jeffersons were wild as hell. I talk about being a Stuart of doubt in the consumption of art. I go into the meaning of art and why we must critique it.
Contact Info
Website: christxn.com
Email: [email protected]
Cashapp: $christxnn
Social media
Insta: @__creativemusings
Twitter: @creativemusing_
Citations
Queer Times, Black Futures by Kara Keeling
Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination by Robin D.G. Kelley
Symbolic Creativity by Paul Willis in the Popular Culture reader edited by Raiford Guins & Omayra Zaragoza Cruz
Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society by Raymond Williams
bell hooks https://youtu.be/rJk0hNROvzs
Helga Davis interview with Esperanza Spalding: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/helga/id1174524789?i=1000473967080
Queerness Pod Episode with CAM: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/black-radical-imaginations/id1506367000?i=1000498503459
Poli Edu Resources
Claudia Jones - https://claudiajonesschool.org
Black women radicals - https://www.blackwomenradicals.com https://instagram.com/blackwomenradicals?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Black Feminist Politics - https://instagram.com/schoolforblackfeministpolitics?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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45min
August 05, 2022 Churched Whores, Embodiment, and Afrofuturism
Hey!! This week we talk about the importance of proper burial, the church girl single from the Renaissance album, and we go over the basics of Aforfuturism as a practical framework.

Contact Info
Website: christxn.com
Email: [email protected]
Cashapp: $christxnn

Social media
Insta: @__creativemusings
Twitter: @creativemusing_

Citations

Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners: Black Women in New York City's Underground Economy by LaShawn Harris

Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack

Queer Times, Black Futures by Kara Keeling

https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a40786806/beyonce-renaissance-album-review/

Black Radical Imagination Episode - https://anchor.fm/christin-smith/episodes/Black-Radical-Imagination-e8v8vo/a-a2acnau

Spirituality as Technology in Afrofuturism - ttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-society-for-american-music/article/foreword-after-afrofuturism/5FD0350854199D76971D1CD94B17A29E

Claudia Jones - https://claudiajonesschool.org

Black women radicals - https://www.blackwomenradicals.com
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54min
July 29, 2022 P Valley, Marvel, Ancestors, and Spiritual Things
Hey yall and welcome to season 3!!! In this episode, I talk about the spiritual and ancestral elements of shows and movies within Popular Culture!

Contact Info
Website: christxn.com
Email: [email protected]
Cashapp: $christxnn

Social media
Insta: @__creativemusings
Twitter: @creativemusing_

Readings mentioned:

Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners: Black Women in New York City's Underground Economy

Queering Black Atlantic Religions: Transcorporeality in Candomblé, Santería, and Vodou (Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People)
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1h 14min
April 08, 2021 Bonus Episode - Announcements!!
Hey yall!! I launched a website, patron, and newsletter. I take some time in this episode to explain everything! I'll link everything below. See you soon for season three!
Website: christxn.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/christxn
Social media
Insta: @blkrdlpod
Twitter: @blkrdlpod
Email: [email protected]

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8min
November 28, 2020 Time, Healing, and Karma
Welcome to the season finale of season 2!!! On the final episode we talk about what time means to us as Black ass people, our healing, and our karma! Let me know how you enjoyed the season! Be safe!
Contact Info
Website: christxn.com
Email: [email protected]
Cashapp: $christxnn

Social media
Insta: @__creativemusings
Twitter: @creativemusing_
Astrologers to Follow on Social Media
-Ehime Ora @ehimeora (Insta and Twitter)
-Noelle, the Vibe-ologist @noellethevibe (Insta and Twitter)
-Dayna Lynn @PeoplesOracle (Insta and Twitter)
-Mecca Woods @TheMeccanism (Twitter)
-Janelle Belgrave @JSoAbove (Twitter)
-Shawnte @shawnteoutloud (Twitter)
Time PDF and Books
-BLACK IN TIME: EXPLORING NEW ONTOLOGIES, NEW DIMENSIONS, NEW EPISTEMOLOGIES OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA by Michelle Wrights
- Introduction to African Religion John Mbiti

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56min
November 13, 2020 Black Queerness and Freedom with CAM
Welcome to episode 5 of season 2! On this episode we welcome CAM who is the co chair of organizing for the DC chapter of the Black Youth Project (BYP) 100. Cam discusses queernesss for our freedom, how our ancestors used the hush harbors, Black leftism, sex work, and the need for divesting in non-profits.
Book Mentioned: The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex by INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
Contact Info
Website: christxn.com
Email: [email protected]
Cashapp: $christxnn

Social media
Insta: @__creativemusings
Twitter: @creativemusing_

Cam's Information
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/fund-cams-move-back-to-dc
Twitter: @killaCAMfrmdaGo
Instagram: @sweetpeafromthego
Linktree: linktr.ee/CAMLiberation
Papyal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/CAMliberation
Cashapp: $CarrieMorris
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1h 27min

FAQs about Creative Musings:

How many episodes does Creative Musings have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.