Local Color

Local Color

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Local Color episodes

  • Episode 42 - Justin Temple
    Self reflection can come at any time. For Justin Temple, it comes several times a day. As a yoga teacher and student, Justin believes principles taught in yoga have crept into his everyday life. He thinks it's making him a better person. Yoga has international appeal but it wasn't always this way. Two Indian yogis brought the ancient art to the West and now, yoga's come under fire as appropriation. Justin explains that yoga wasn't some secret ripped from the hands of its forefathers; rather a gift that one culture gave to the world, and smiles at its spread across the globe.

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    22 min
  • Episode 41 – C Harvey
    **note** I had the mic levels a little too high on this one, so my narration will sound scratchy/gainy. Everyone’s riding their own horse. C Harvey’s hustle is undeniable. She was a working professional at age 19, but the cold unflinching hand of life grabbed her by the neck and in its own special way...
    23 min
  • Episode 40 – Abdu Ali
    ​​​​I’m a fan of The Crown (the other one, not the Netflix show) and every so often when I go there, either Abdu is about to go on stage or he just ripped another set. His presence in Baltimore’s music and arts scene is well known, so I was excited to sit down and talk...
    21 min
  • Episode 39 – Live Show Pt. 2!
    Audio from Local Color’s second live show at ExittheApple Artspace! I sat down on a comfy couch with artist and filmmaker Pierre Bennu to talk about making art, growing up in a foreign household, saying “uhh” a lot, and what it takes to be an artist. IGs for everyone involved: @localcolorpodcast, @exittheapple, @_regularblack (new episodes...
    57 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.