Local Color

Local Color

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Local Color episodes

  • Episode 50 – Will Walker
    For my 50th episode of Local Color, my guest Will Walker met me at the far side of Druid Lake Park. The part where you can walk along that small stone wall and get a view of the JFX and Charm City. Listen as we talk about Will growing up in Cleveland, being the son...
    38 min
  • Episode 50 - Will Walker
    For my 50th episode of Local Color, my guest Will Walker met me at the far side of Druid Lake Park. The part where you can walk along that small stone wall and get a view of the JFX and Charm City. Listen as we talk about Will growing up in Cleveland, being the son of a cop, finding passion in cooking, and hosting Creative Mornings Baltimore. Follow Will on IG, @waternoxygen.

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    33 min
  • Episode 49 – Melony Hill
    Melony Hill is proof and a living, breathing reminder that black women are indestructible, and their willpower is infinite. The whole deck was stacked against her, from day 1. But through it all Melony took her traumatic experiences and turned it into success. Listen as we talk about Melony’s contentious relationship with her mother, how...
    39 min
  • Episode 49 - Melony Hill
    Melony Hill is proof and a living, breathing reminder that black women are indestructible, and their willpower is infinite. The whole deck was stacked against her, from day 1. But through it all Melony took her traumatic experiences and turned it into success. Listen as we talk about Melony's contentious relationship with her mother, how the cover of a Playboy got her off the streets, and her advice to aspiring self publishers, and anyone who feels like life has cast them aside.Music:Keshco - Prickly Ascent, Hammond HorrorRafael Archangel - So Cold, Melancholy Tune, Calm DownFleslit - Money ProblemsRyan Little - Get Up

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    38 min
  • Episode 48 – GRID Alternatives Mid Atlantic
    Back before us millennials had the audacity to think we could be whatever we wanted, there was a time we had computers…with no internet. Hard to believe, but it’s true. What’s even harder to believe, scientists have been tinkering with solar thermal energy since the early 20th century! As technology advanced, so did ideas about...
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  • Episode 48 - GRID Alternatives DMV
    Back before us millennials had the audacity to think we could be whatever we wanted, there was a time we had computers...with no internet. Hard to believe, but it's true. What's even harder to believe, scientists have been tinkering with solar thermal energy since the early 20th century! As technology advanced, so did ideas about solar energy, and government attitudes toward the renewable energy source (climate change deniers notwithstanding). Enter GRID Alternatives; a non-profit that provides solar energy installations to low income families, free of charge! Listen to volunteers and employees of GRID explain why they chose to set up office in the Mid-Atlantic, the valuable experience volunteering has, and why they're so charged up about solar energy! Follow GRID on IG: @gridmdv

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    10 min
  • Episode 47 – Wallace Lane
    “Jordan Year” is a big step for writer and poet Wallace Lane. It represents a selfishness he had to cultivate in order to be happy and turn away from a career in Criminal Justice. It’s also the author’s first book, self-published and auto-biographical. The title of the book also holds a certain significance for Wallace,...
    19 min
  • Episode 47 - Wallace Lane
    ----Jordan Year---- is a big step for writer and poet Wallace Lane. It represents a selfishness he had to cultivate in order to be happy and turn away from a career in Criminal Justice. It's also the author's first book, self-published and auto-biographical. The title of the book also holds a certain significance for Wallace, one he explains in this interview. Wallace is already working on a second edition of the book, and all his plans moving forward are about giving back to Baltimore's youth. Find Wallace on IG, @wallykool.

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    18 min

About Local Color

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Local Color is a podcast dedicated to telling the stories of Black artists, business owners, and community leaders in Baltimore City and in the DMV. If you're looking for insightful interviews, heartfelt stories, and sometimes a good laugh, Local Color has you covered.