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Happy holidays to those who celebrate! This episode is mostly a discussion about dealing with holiday depression. I skipped the news on this one just ‘cause I wasn’t feeling newsy.

Here’s a good article about Holiday Depression: https://www.psycom.net/beat-holiday-depression/

“Walking in a Winter Wonderland” performed by Bill Wilson: https://spoti.fi/3aIxnU2

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Chad Dyar is a photographer, musician, and artist who found his way into a career in professional photography by working at a photography studio before he even owned a camera. After he did get his own gear, he decided to a take an adventure and capture landscapes across America, Thailand, & Bali. His love of capturing spaces landed him a career in architectural and real estate photography.

He recently tapped into his love of art and artists to help organize the “For the love of art” Art festival in Charleston, SC, and that’s where our conversation today begins.

Check out Chad’s portfolio on his website: https://chadmdyar.com/

Follow his Instagram accounts @itschaddyar and @chaddyarphoto

You can follow me on Instagram at @joel8x

As the year winds down, I discuss how we’ve adapted to a being safe while living our lives. I also feel like I’m narrowing down where I want to see my creative projects going, and I talk about dealing with what happens when one of your favorite artists gets canceled.

Link to the Purple Buffalo’s Holiday Market: https://www.facebook.com/events/861326128008356/

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Erel Pilot grew up in Brooklyn and recently relocated to Charleston, SC to pursue her musical project entitled P!lot. She also hosts a show on Charleston’s Ohm radio called Song Story in which she interviews musicians about the stories behind their songs. We had a fun and introspective discussion about her creative background and the influences of her environment which informed her decision to move to the south. She’s a unique artist with an honest approach that is quite endearing. She also performs one of her songs live in the studio using her trusty Casiotone MT-45 keyboard!

You can follow Erel on Instagram at @pilot_lets_go and check out her website at https://thisispilot.com/

Stream the latest P!lot single “Weed Killer” on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/37dRXte

Check out Erel’s previous work on Bandcamp here: https://erelpilo.bandcamp.com/

You can follow me on Instagram at @joel8x or connect with the show at https://jwnpod.com

Margaret Keenan is the first person in the world to receive Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine outside of a trial & I’m using her as my beacon of light for what’s most likely going to be a long cold winter. You can watch her epic jab here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3wYPAF61uk

I recap an eventful weekend including another trail run, a photo shoot that got sexy af, and Femme Fest 2020!

You can check out 29 Red Brick’s Youtube channel here if you dare: https://www.youtube.com/user/29Redbrick

Check out the episode of the JWN Podcast featuring Babe Club at https://jwnpod.com

In the news we discuss Bob Dylan selling out at age 79, John Oliver learning the truth about Julius Pringle, and Facebook possibly getting broken up.

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Soul musician Bill Wilson was born in 1941 on Christmas Day in Charleston, SC. Music was as much a part of his life growing up as going to Church on Sunday. Throughout his career he’s worked all over the world, and even at times where life took him on a path away from the stage, he somehow always found his way back. In 2018 he recorded his first record of original music called “Stand Up!” with the help of some of the area’s top musicians and released it on Coast Records (http://www.coast-records.com). This year he got the amazing studio band back together to record “Soul of Christmas”.

Co-Producer of both of records, Brian Compton (https://www.instagram.com/briancompton) also joins the show to discuss how the music community came together to capture Bill’s talents.

You can stream both of his albums on Spotify https://spoti.fi/2La3VLT & Apple Music https://apple.co/3lPA87Y (or most streaming services). You can follow Bill’s Instagram at @billwilsonhits

After a special guest introduction, I talk about end-of-year best-of lists, putting your emotional eggs in one basket, creating photos with intention, Instagram’s poor handling on time sensitive information, nature’s fleeting beauty, and more!

Here’s a video I talk about by photographer Adam Gibbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vehpOL_tlU

Here’s the new Phoebe Waller-Bridge directed Phoebe Bridgers video: https://fb.watch/29ktGuFoGF/

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Patrick Pricket’s signature style of bold color portraits that are broken down into shapes with thick lines may have been born out of his love of 80’s cartoons, or maybe it was his time spent as a tattooist, but his representation of how he sees the world around him is uniquely his. He’s captured the attention of the Charleston art scene which has led to a career in television and film art production. His story is brutally honest and fun, and I know you’ll enjoy this conversation.

You can find out more about Patrick on his website: http://www.theartofpatrickprickett.com/ and you can follow him on Instagram at @patrick_prickett_art

Check out the podcast he co-hosts with Kara Hartz, Tic.Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3qawb15

You can follow me on Instagram at @joel8x or connect with the show at https://jwnpod.com

Blake Ratliffe is a singer/songwriter and South Carolina native who’s music truly captures that southern coastal indie rock sound. He’s also the frontman of the band Youngster, and his latest solo work features the Charleston dream team of Dries Venderberg from Susto & Human Resources and drummer Creighton Barrett from Band of Horses.

You can find him on Instagram at @blakeratliffe and stream his latest single, “Whatever It Takes” here: https://tinyurl.com/blakeratliffe

You can follow me on Instagram at @joel8x or connect with the show at https://jwnpod.com