Meet your new best friend Jenny Baker! Moving from Maine to L.A. after graduating from the Harvard-Berklee dual program, Jenny has pursued her music career by building a community of loyal fans online. Her debut EP “The Day You’re Gone” explores the weight of heartbreak in an honest, self-aware, and musically beautiful way gaining viral attention through Jenny’s TikTok account. In this episode, Jenny and Tania talk about Jenny’s musical process, building a fanbase on TikTok, handwriting notes to fans, and performing together in college with 21CC

For more information about Jenny and their work visit https://www.taniadoes.com/jennybaker and follow Jenny on social media.

Jenny’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/jennybakermusic/  

Jenny’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jennybakermusic  

Jenny’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jennybaker932/featured 

Season 3 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/61crkrmwMtXO2yAI1N86fJ?si=c92acfe48b2744f2 

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(1:33) Jenny’s intro

(2:04) Debut EP Process and letting tiktok decide her releases

(6:12) Jenny’s Creative process as an independent artist

(10:19) Small town vibes and songwriting

(11:41) Meeting her fanbase IRL

(18:10) Charity and partner organizations

(21:45) The 21CC days

(27:50) Artistic influences

(29:47) Securing the Taylor Swift ticket bag

(31:04) The most interesting people on Jenny’s timeline

(33:16) The future and new music

(35:58) Outro

The most interesting people on Jenny’s timeline:

Samyra Miller: https://www.tiktok.com/@samyra 

Amelia Moore: https://www.tiktok.com/@icryatwork 

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YouTube: youtube.com/taniaschannel

Tania’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taniadoes/

#jennybaker #taniadoes #music #podcast #newepisode

Not silk, not velvet, but VELOUR ! Growing up in McMinnville, Oregon, @Leovelour turned to the much more fabulous and accepting world of YouTube and Tumblr to develop their love for pop music and design. 

They pursued design in college, building an impressive portfolio of packaging design for makeup brands, vinyl records, and magazines. Outside of the digital space, Leo is a fashion designer, stylist, and drag performer, Kinfé, proving that with a little imagination, you can slay anywhere, even in Oregon. 

In this episode, Leo and Tania talk fashion, Leo’s impressive vinyl collection, meeting pop music icons, and the long term effects of growing up on the internet.

For more information about Ilse and their work visit taniadoes.com/leovelour or leovelour.com

Leo’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leovelour/

Leo’s Website: https://www.leovelour.com/

Leo’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/leovelour 

Leo’s Vinyl Account: https://www.instagram.com/leohasvinyl/

Timecodes:

(00:08) Intro

(01:45) Leo Intro

(04:13) Getting into Design and Alt education pathways

(09:19) Leo’s design inspiration and kpop packaging

(13:18) Concerts, clothes, and hanging out with Slayter

(15:47) Leo’s vinyl collection and meeting Omar Apollo

(20:16) Dressing to the nines for concerts and meeting Rina Sawayama

(24:04) Fashion Design and making their own clothes

(30:57) the world of drag and being queer in oregon

(40:37) the most interesting people on leo’s timeline

(43:51) Outro and Leo’s Socials

The most interesting people on Leo’s timeline:

Man Made Skins: https://www.instagram.com/manmadeskins/

Yeha Leung: https://www.instagram.com/creepyyeha/

Bijou Bentley: https://www.instagram.com/bijou.bentley/

To stay up to date with this series follow us on social media. You can also listen and watch the video version of this episode on YouTube.

Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interestingpeoplepod/

YouTube: youtube.com/taniaschannel

Tania’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taniadoes/

Sandra asks us, where does an image start and end? Sandra explores this question through her work as a photo editor, writer, and storyteller. She has worked on multiple podcasts and is currently a photo editor at RollingStone while also sharing her personal research and highlighting Latinx photographers on her Substack newsletter, Mira.

Sandra's website: https://www.localmujer.com/ 

Mira Newsletter: https://localmujer.substack.com/

https://www.instagram.com/buttina/ 

https://www.instagram.com/evaiswriting/ 

https://www.instagram.com/lauren_noelle_oliver/

Tania’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taniadoes/

Bo is the embodiment of the entrepreneurial spirit taking his creativity and turning it into not only a business, but also an online community of #undocuhomies.

He has been vocal in supporting other undocufolks through storytelling and sharing his business experience and regularly collaborates with others in the community like season 1 guests Adelitas Apparel. Through his designs, he empower others and spread messages of solidarity and positivity, and his designs have been worn by multiple celebrities including rapper Swae Lee. Through visual art, clothing, poetry, video, and other creative mediums, Bo has navigated his experience being undocumented alongside others.

In this episode Bo and Tania talk about vulnerability online, community vs clout chasing, and self categorization on Instagram.

Get to know Bo on episode 7 of #TMIPOMT and find out more on taniadoes.com/illegaldrip

Illegal Drip IG: https://www.instagram.com/illegal_drip/

Bo Thai IG: https://www.instagram.com/bothai_/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bothai

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bothai_

Timestamps:

(1:09) Intro

(2:15) Bo’s Mediums of Creation and “Love Within” Project

(4:40) Being Vulnerable Online

(7:26) Multiple Instagram Accounts for Creating

(13:15) Clout Chasing, Collaboration, and Audience

(17:31) Community Building and Resource Sharing

(25:40) Poetry, Storytelling, and Bo’s Future Work

(29:43) The Most Interesting People on Bo’s Timeline

(32:35) Outro

The Most Interesting People On Bo’s Timeline

@project7denim

@seijioda

@soultreesmusic

@paolorein2

To stay up to date with this series follow us on social media. You can also watch the visual version of this series on our YouTube channel.

Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interestingpeoplepod/

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Tania’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taniadoes/

When Ilse walks into a room, her confidence is contagious. Through her advocacy work, Ilse has been featured on multiple media outlets, represented victims of crimes in Southern Florida, spoken at Harvard Law School, and worked on the 2020 Biden-Harris Presidential campaign.

In this episode, Ilse talks about the heroes that inspire her, cultivating community online during her law school application journey, meeting Tania in the YouTube comments section, and the effects of online visibility as a DACA recipient.

For more information about Ilse and her work visit https://www.taniadoes.com/ilsecruz

Ilse’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilse-cruz-

Ilse’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ilse_cruzz/

The most interesting people on Ilse’s timeline:

@pintopicasso @velovh

To stay up to date with this series follow us on social media. You can also watch the visual version of this episode on YouTube.

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Timecodes:

(1:11) Intro to Ilse and how Tania and Ilse met

(5:30)  Ilse’s Law School application journey

(11:00) Meeting Sonia Sotomayor and Bambadjan Bamba

(15:15) The Biden-Harris campaign and Telemundo

(22:05) Visibility in the Digital Space as a DACA recipient

(28:50) Reflecting on sharing her story publicly

(36:27) The most interesting people on Ilse’s timeline

(38:30) Waiting for law school decisions and where she can be found online

(40:39) Outro

From award-winning films to insightful instagram captions, Che Applewhaite creates work that makes you think deeper about what we see in artistic and academic spaces. In this episode Che reflects on his filmmaking practice, audience engagement in virtual vs physical spaces, and his future projects.

For more information about Che and his work visit https://www.taniadoes.com/cheapplewhaite

Che’s Website: https://cheapplewhaite.com/

Che’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/applewhaiting/

“A New England Document”: https://www.criterionchannel.com/a-new-england-document

The most interesting people on che’s timeline:

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Timecodes:

(1:20) Intro to Che and “A New England Document”

(6:54) Che’s work in relation to Harvard

(13:32) Academia and the depth of audience interaction

(20:15) Instagram as a creative tool

(22:51) Audience engagement in virtual spaces

(24:41) ”I Am the World”

(29:25) tiktok and social media politics

(33:10) Patreon, NFTs, and online compensation

(36:52) New mediums of Che’s artistic expression

(39:47) The most interesting people on Che’s timeline

(42:42) Che’s future work

(44:32) Outro

Let me introduce you to your new favorite online shop: Adelitas Apparel! In this episode I interview Atziri from Adelitas Apparel for the second time! We chat about growing their community online, giving back to their community, and the pros and cons of an e-commerce business. 

For more information about them and their work visit https://www.taniadoes.com/adelitasapparel 

Adelitas Instagram: https://instagram.com/adelitasapparel 

Adelitas TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@adelitasapparel 

Website: https://adelitasapparel.com/ 

First Interview: https://medium.com/stories-from-the-border/uplifting-the-immigrant-community-and-living-unapologetically-an-interview-with-adelitas-apparel-80c029232c3f 

To stay up to date with this series follow us on social media and subscribe to my channel. You can also watch the visual version of this episode on YouTube

 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/taniaschannel

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

Not only does Sonia create art in different forms, they also strive for societal change and cooperative networks bridging the worlds of art, entrepreneurship, and activism. In this episode we talking about birthing projects, using blockchain for paying artists, and traveling the world playing music.

For more information about Sonia and their work visit https://www.taniadoes.com/soniaerika

Sonia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fruits.of.revolt/

Sonia’s Website: https://soniaerika.land/

Death Is A Business: https://www.instagram.com/deathisabusiness/

Eatme.land: https://www.instagram.com/eatme.land/

Resonate: https://resonate.coop/

The most interesting people on Sonia's timeline: @tamate.uta @water.person.water.person @jailhouse_lawyers_speak @chichihualtia @mcintyrespirit @mayowasworld 

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