Welcome back to the show! On this episode I apologize for the delay, give you some cryptic reasons why, let you know what we have coming this season and reflect back on some of the best tips from Season 1.

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Meet the artist, lawyer, hip hop professor, activist, husband, and father, Timothy Welbeck. He talks about striking the balance between supporting his family and supporting his art. He also stresses how important it is for an artist to invest proper time, education, and money in the backend processes of producing an album. Learn about all the legal matters to consider when creating art and the responsibility of all artists to be the voice of the times.

Tim Welbeck Contact Information:

Website: http://www.timothywelbeck.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timothywelbeck/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/timothywelbeck

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timothy.welbeck/

Bandcamp: https://timothywelbeck.bandcamp.com/

Listen to “Southern Comfort”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpqfRmN5LA0

Watch “Will You Ever” Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcuDrFXLE0g

Watch NPR Tiny Desk Submission:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpI9FtLu-mQ

Watch REVOLT Highlight video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXhcvgFh90s

Watch Tim’s interview with Lecrae:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zfgMiwRCVk

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and so we have a special guest artist for this episode to help bring attention to this very difficult issue. Chi (like the tea) Mathias is striving to help others by sharing her own story of freedom from violent relationships and by providing resources for those that are not sure where to start on their journey towards independence and strength. Tune in to get some encouragement on your hustle as an artist and to also learn into how to break the cycle of violence.

Chi Contact Information:

Phone: 678-310-9757

Website: http://www.ctmrm.org

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chi_likethetea/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chi_LikeTheTea

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chi.LikeTheTea/

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

Dating Abuse Hotline: 1-866-331-9474 and http://www.loveisrespect.org/

Partnership against domestic violence in Georgia for support and safety. http://padv.org/

For our Daughter's Benefit Concert: http://www.chitmathias.com/for-our-daughters-benefit-concert.html

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Riverside EpiCenter @ Bronner Performing Arts Center

135 Riverside Parkway

Austell, GA 30168

Purchase tickets: https://rebrand.ly/fodtix

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In response to President Donald Trump calling for NFL owners to fire the “sons of bitches” kneeling during the national anthem, many more players and even whole teams joined Colin Kaepernick’s original silent protest against police brutality. The response from the NFL-watching community was divided and aggressive...to say the least. I found myself caught up in the discussion thinking I could convince those around me to treat these players with dignity and to respect their rights, but my efforts were futile. Here is a final word (for now) on the matter. #takeaknee

Instrumental “A Change is Gonna Come”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5v1iWoDWaQ

Sam Cooke Sample - A Change is Gonna Come

If you are interested in gaining resources and education on how to foster discussions on racial reconciliation then I encourage you to visit the Be the Bridge website: https://beabridgebuilder.com/

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In this special episode I interview Damian Boyd, founding Pastor of Vertical Church in Atlanta, and pick his brain on the pitfalls and systems that allowed the scenario in our "Jessica and Jeff" episode to unfold. Listen as we unpack the episode and discuss some of the guardrails that should be in place to allow for church health and healing.

Damian Boyd Contact Information:

Website: http://www.verticalatl.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verticalatl/

Damian Twitter: https://twitter.com/damianlboyd?lang=en

Vertical Church Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerticalAtl

Vertical Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verticalchurchATL/

Church Planting Profile: http://pastors.com/planter-profile-damian-l-boyd/

Purchase Book: College Impact: Empowering Collegiate Christians for Campus Influence

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Music for the interview portion of this episode was found at: http://www.purple-planet.com - Track "Deliberation”

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We review my poem T-0-U-C-H and breakdown the story behind its origin.

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Meet the artist that is traveling the country looking for any opportunity to remind us who we are. Hosanna Poetry is a speaker and poet with a background that would have destroyed many of us before we even got started. A survivor of kidnapping, a witness to murder, and a daughter of parents who minister to the homeless, Hosanna holds nothing back in her attack on false identity and the false narrative so many of us believe because of our experiences or because of the words others have placed on us. An accomplished slam poet, the pegged poet for the national Celebrate Recovery conferences, speaker and full time artist, this is not an interview you want to miss.

Hosanna Poetry Contact Information:

Website: http://hosannapoetry.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hosannapoetry/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hosannapoetry?lang=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hosannapoetry/

Purchase “I Have a New Name” Poem: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-have-a-new-name-single/id1220634911

Purchase “I Have a New Name” Book: http://a.co/bB0nzfl

Purchase her latest album “Figless”: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/figless/id1057593284

Check out her poem - Bernal Heights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxH_DtCuL1k

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I wrote “Goodbye” while counseling a group of men and women who had been assigned to DUI classes as a condition of their sentencing. As we came to the end of the program for some, my supervisor thought my gift would be valuable to the group and so I wrote this and performed it for the class. Alcoholism is destroying families, homes, and lives every single day. Please listen and share if you know someone who might need to hear this message.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Call 1-800-273-8255

Available 24 hours everyday

Find a Celebrate Recovery Group: http://www.celebraterecovery.com/

Part of the poem was sampling “Say Something” by A Great Big World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2U0Ivkn2Ds

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Wanesha is dynamic poetess, singer, actress, and overall performer. In this interview we listen and breakdown her poem “Lost and Found” and highlight some of the other poems from her debut album, “Down My Sidewalk”. Hear how she has addressed the addiction of a very close family member, how she has navigated her faith, and how she embraced a process of recovery in her own life in order to pursue healing in relationships and in her writing. She drops nugget after nugget after nugget on the writing process, the production process, the booking process, and so much more, this is not an interview that you want to miss.

Wanesha Contact Information:

Website: http://www.ellaproject.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wanesha_spencer/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/waneshaspencer?lang=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wvs.poet/

Purchase her album “Down My Sidewalk”: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/down-my-sidewalk/id1146549350

Check out her poem - Jury Duty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnJudHcSDYY

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Listen to my interview with amazing hip hop artist and Debate Fuel podcast host, Ric Sincere (Ernest Ricks). He graciously allows us the behind-the-scenes, line-for-line breakdown of one of his unreleased songs “Imagine Me”. He gives us tips on executing a proper album release and drops other insights on what it takes to be successful in this industry. Ernest does not shy away from being vulnerable, open, honest, and encouraging as we learn about his troubled childhood and the amazing role his mother played in crafting the man he has become today. Oh...and a conversation about Disney princesses.

Ric Sincere Contact Information:

Website: http://trackstarz.com/staff/ric-sincere/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bornsincere7/

Facebook - Debate Fuel: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1370273112993807/

"Debate Fuel" Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/trackstarzuniverse/sets/debate-fuel

Check out his interview on the Business with Bordeaux Podcast:

http://trackstarz.com/business-bordeaux-podcast-ernest-ricks-bornsincere7-trackstarz-trackstarzmusic-jasonbordeaux1/

Check out his song - Full Throttle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKNdqCwDbTg

Check out his song - Energy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94ExuaTqUjs

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