Radio Zamunda

“Maybe we can roll out/maybe never grow up/maybe you can be mine for a lifetime/Come a little closer/let me hear your secrets/tell me in a whisper/that i’m your favorite weakness… “ 'Beginning of the End' -Boy Deluxe

Listening to Boy Deluxe is like finding yourself in a dark enchanted forest. Drew Murray’s beats are thick and massive like old growth tree trunks. The ominous low end rumbles like the growl of a mythic beast- just out of sight. It all feels huge and deep and dangerous… Maybe too dangerous were it not for your guide, Hope Simpson, flitting through the murky sonic twilight like a folkloric will-o’-the-wisps. She’s holding your hand and keeping you close as she leads you through the lush aural underbrush. Her voice is paradoxically quiet and powerful; chaste and bawdy… And always vulnerable. Always intimate. It’s like she’s telling you alone a secret…

“Scratch at the surface/stay out of sight/hidden inside of it/afraid of the light…” 'Ashes' -Boy Deluxe

Join us a we talk art, intimacy and collaboration with these two fascinating humans.

#theDopeShit

Follow Boy Deluxe on instagram @BoyDeluxe_

Check out their new EP “I Woke Up Like This Again” on Spotify

Also check out the video for their single "Bundles"

Music by Boy Deluxe:

“Ride High” 

“Weird Night” 

“Spooky” 

“Bundles” 

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“Blackness isn’t about exactness, it’s about knowing… So that we can remember.” “Your home is wherever you plant your feet and your feet are imbued with the power of our ancestors…” These are just two out of the multitude of jewels dropped by our next guest Danny Dunson; an art historian, curator, writer and one of the brothers behind the @LegacyBros instagram account (follow it right now). Danny’s passion centers on the art and artists of the Diaspora. In 2020 he initiated “Legacy Brothers Lab” a global arts residency which grants endowments and mentorship to develop budding artists in places like Ghana, Morocco, South Africa, Senegal, Haiti and Brazil. Danny works to center the art and history of the Diaspora on its own, and entirely independent of the ubiquitous Eurocentric construct. We can’t stress this enough, Danny wore us out with his brilliant observations and whip smart humor. He took us on a journey of discovery and failure, rebirth and redemption. We came away stunned and honored to be in his presence. Also, we want him to be our personal interior decorator. Oh and our stylist. This dude is just dope. Tune in. #thedopeshit

Follow Danny on insta @LegacyBros and www.legacybros.net

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Music

“All I Ever Wanted” -The Black Keys

“Nnipa Rebre” -C.K. Mann

“Both Sides, Now” -Joni Mitchell

“Mississippi Goddamn (Live)' -Nina Simone

“The music takes off… Your soul takes off… Your spirit takes off with the music…” says actor and orchestral conductor Damon Gupton recalling the moment he heard John Williams' “Theme from Superman“ as a child. He was hooked on classical music from then on. Detroit born and raised, Damon (like Superman) may as well have been a lone alien from a strange distant planet as he pursued Stravinsky and Bernstein while his contemporaries sought LL and New Edition. Oh and he’s a hell of an actor too. Join us for a fascinating journey in art, passion, and finding the true authentic self.

#thedopeshit.

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Music

“Places and Spaces” -Donald Byrd

“Theme from Superman (Concert Version)” -John Williams

“Solea” -Miles Davis

“Claire De Lune” -Kamasi Washington

As far as we can tell, TV writer Kevin Deiboldt sort of just fell into the whole TV writing thing. He took a theater class in high school “on a whim” and met Pat Kautter, “one of those teachers who changes the trajectory of your life (whether you know it or not).” This trajectory led to an education which exposed him to all aspects of theater creation, from acting to set design to running the box office. Eventually this same trajectory landed him an apprenticeship under legendary television creator Tom Fontana and spawned a wonderfully eclectic career writing on shows like “Copper,” Borgia,“ “Kevin Probably Saves the World,” and currently “The Walking Dead.” When it comes to storytelling and making art, what Kevin cherishes the most is the collaboration. Kind of makes sense when you think of how he got to where he is. Tune in (Cardigan optional). #theDopeShit

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Music

“Time’s Up” (Moodswing9 Remix) -O.C.

“Seasons (Waiting on You)” -Future Islands

“Thriller” -Michael Jackson

“Brand New Day” -Ryan Star

"Under the Tuscan Gun”

“I’m so f*cked up I spend my life thinking: 'What if I’ve already died and I haven’t realized it yet?’” says Tess Rafferty, TV writer and author of the new novel “Under the Tuscan Gun.”   Delightful and hilarious,  "Under the Tuscan Gun" is a delicious Agatha Christie meets Nora Ephron ‘Whodunit’ set in fervently romantic Tuscany (available right now on Amazon).  The novel is- to which Ato can personally attest- a perfect escape from the current galactic level of f*ckery that is our present day.  Speaking of “the galactic level of f*ckery that is our present day," Tess wrote and performed the viral video “Aftermath 2016” which can only be described as a withering, dead-eyed, and frightfully prophetic polemic written and filmed a mere 48 hours after the election of our first orange president.  She calls it like she sees it and we’re really, really glad she’s on our side.  Tune in on all your favorite podcast platforms.

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Follow Tess on Twitter and Instagram @TessRafferty

Check her website at www.tessrafferty.com

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Music

“1918” -Ghost of Vroom, Mike Doughty, Andrew Livingston

“Can’t We Be Friends”  -Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

“Volare” -Dean Martin

“Can’t Fool Me” -Bad Rabbits

“…Point B”

Follow Zabe on Twitter and Instagram @ZabeBent

Radio Zamunda is on Twitter and Instagram @RadioZamunda

Music:

"Point A…”

“I hate this so much I need to fix it…”  is one animating principle of Zabe Bent, Director of Design at NACTO (the National Association of City Transport).  Another would be...  “Everyone should have access to whatever they want to do or be…” The convergence of these two principles is what drives Zabe to imagine, guide, and advocate for truly equitable transportation and city design projects throughout the country.  This conversation was so brilliant that we had to break it up into two episodes.  Stay tuned for part deux next week where we dig into a whole other side of Zabe.  #thedopeshit

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Music:

“Feel Good Inc.” - Gorillaz

“Le Claquer Des Doights” -Serge Gainsbourg

“Perdido” -Sarah Vaughan

“To Be Continued” -The Temptations

“Ikigai”

What do you get when you mix what you love, with what you’re good at, what you can be paid for, and what the world needs?  “Ikigai."  What if we ran the world that way?  What if we grew society’s this way?  People?  What if this is how we raised our children? Educated them? What if?  In this episode we kick it with Louka Parry a fascinating cat from Australia with a mind bending take on the ecology of social and educational systems.  

Don’t miss it.

Professional Profile

https://www.loukaparry.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/loukaparry/

https://twitter.com/loukaparry

The Learning Future

https://www.thelearningfuture.com

https://twitter.com/learningfuture

https://www.instagram.com/learningfuture/

Karanga

https://karanga.org

https://www.linkedin.com/company/karanga/

https://twitter.com/karangaglobal

https://www.instagram.com/karanga.global/

Music:

“Bang Bang ” -The Oddysy

“Criminal” - Prophet Omega 

“C-Side” - Leon Bridges

“Deathless” - Ibeyi