The Curated Culture

This episode is brought to you by motivation, consistency, and DREAMS.

I had a dream about Elon Musk. Then I recorded this episode.

I recently sat down with fellow Michigander and impossibly cool comic artist Katie Cook at Motor City Comic Con! We talked about how she got her start in comics, how she never falls out of love with art, and the time she almost died (not really)...

This episode was birthed from a recent conversation with my wife. Sometimes the people you love the most can cut you deepest. But it's not always out of spite... Ironically enough, it can sometimes come from a surprising source.

Where were you when you found out the feel-good story of Thanksgiving was a lie?

This week, we explore the erosion of trust in every major institution we were brought up to have unwaivering trust in. Government, media, medicine, and education have all played their own direct roles in cultivating mistrust.

Nobody gets handed a career in comics — you either find a door or you build one. Victor Dandridge built one, got thrown into the fire his very first time moderating a celebrity panel, and somehow came out the other side with a reputation that even comic legends had to respect. This episode is about what it actually looks like to grind your way into an industry that wasn't expecting you.

Vantage In House

We explore a very polarizing subject this week: Can a billionaire truly be ethical? In order to explore this, we looked at how people even become billionaires, the advantages of a system that allows billionaires to exist, and yes... we talked about Taylor Swift.

You use this technology every single day.

Your computer. Your phone. The internet. Video games. Even artificial intelligence.

But most people have no idea that some of the most important breakthroughs behind modern technology were created by Black innovators whose names were never centered in the story.

Some people think everything is a conspiracy. I happen to think people like to monetize ignorance.

From performative vulnerability to clickbait news and fake corporate "community," the internet turned real life into a stage. This episode breaks down why everything feels scripted, sponsored, and emotionally engineered. We're not bitter — we're just paying attention.