Ready to join the supply chain counter culture? Hear from industrial designers Justin Beitzel and Fernando Ramirez. They're BFFs and co-founders of Common Object Studio talking about what it takes to create a piece of furniture that gives more to the planet and community than it takes.

Public Art! Placemaking! Painting on the Street! It’s the 4th International Placemaking Week Conference and this year it’s right here in Baltimore! Let’s learn about placemaking and Join Graham Projects and Sol Raya Public Space at Boone Street Commons and learn how they install public art and what it means to use public art as a placemaking conduit.

Show notes: https://www.mudkitchenpod.com/show-notes/2024/episode-07

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Created & Hosted by Zoe Roane-Hopkins

Theme Music by Zoe Roane-Hopkins & Logan Staley

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Rock climbing! Community building! Shark tagging! Bri’Anna Horne is the founder and president of Pigtown Climbs, a non-profit based out of the Pigtown neighborhood in Baltimore, MD. She’s here to spread joy through rock climbing, and is currently working to build a climbing gym on Washington Blvd in the heart of Pigtown.

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Kayaking! Bald Eagles! Climate Change! Join Zoe and her friends, Logan, Ben, and Ned on a kayaking adventure at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Learn why it’s called Blackwater and how this critical ecosystem is connected to the Underground Railroad.

Show Notes: https://www.mudkitchenpod.com/show-notes/2024/episode-06

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Giant acorn gazebo! Shiny springs! Unearthed institutionalized racism! Explore Acorn Park in Silver Spring, MD to learn what that big acorn means and how a misguided attempt to add diversity into murals depicting the history of the city revealed the need to shift how stories are told and who gets to be in them.

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Design landscapes for real human beings! Be optimistic and angry! Connect with people! Kelley Oklesson talks about her journey through landscape architecture, starting her own firm (Groundsmith Collective), and changing the culture of landscape architecture to foster kindness, collaboration, and support.

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Produce your own heat! Smell like decomposing flesh! Fight against the foragers! It’s the first installment of Species with Spunk, and today we're deep diving on Eastern Skunk Cabbage. Join Zoe, Ben, and Logan on an adventure through Baltimore's Cylburn Arboretum to look for skunk cabbage and learn some fun facts along the way!

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Vacant lots! Grassroots greenspace! Creating with community! Melvin Jadulang talks about his experience turning a group of vacant lots in his backyard into Boone St Commons, a community greenspace in the East Baltimore Midway neighborhood.

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Beavers! Invasive plants! An old dam! Join me on a green space appreciation stroll through Riverfront Park in Laurel, MD. Also, what’s my deal? Take a listen and find out!

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Yes, hello there! This is the trailer for Mud Kitchen, a podcast (hosted by Zoe Roane-Hopkins) about exploring landscapes of the East Coast and meeting cool people who work hard for the love our outdoor spaces and communities. Through our adventures, maybe we'll find that we're all connected.