This week I sit down to talk all things cool. Are kids cool? did they lose their edge? Can you be cool whilst not being self destructive? Are we a generation which is cooler than the last or the next or are we simply interested in the things around us which highlighted the mood of the time?

Either way I don't think I'm cool enough to answer these questions but I shall try in a ramble of nostalgia, smoking and making jokes at the expense of Gen W/X/Y/Z and everyone else as I discuss what makes cool and why I'm fascinated by what the teens are up to.

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This week I catch up with Natal who is the founder editor and Chief of Bi-pan Magazine which a completely free paperless online Zine focused on Bipoc and Queer media.

I met Natal though Coke-Oven.com when she submitted her work to me and was instantly taken in by the very open nature of the Bipan magazine project and how it's working to bring more representation to the world but also looking to help inform those who may not have had the opportunity to learn.

Giving an outlet to those who need better representation is an important one so we chat all things Canada and culture but also have a good talk about how that can be challenge any why people reproach from change out of fear.

You should check out Bipan mag as they are on their 9th issue at the time of writing this and can find all the great work they are doing here:

https://www.bipanmag.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/bipan.magazine

https://solo.to/bipanmag

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bipan

https://twitter.com/BipanMagazine

https://www.reddit.com/user/BipanMagazine

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-at-concrete/id1238765054

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/3T2OhYE07edgaBDXrm86sa

Acast

https://shows.acast.com/yellingatconcrete

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Following up from my talk on educational institutions lets talk those of us out in the wild!

This time we talk diy values learning new skills and how whenever learning anything the best way is to take it steps at a time to get going otherwise you'll kneecap yourself.

I think it's possible to learn at any age but we forget how to learn, we forget how to skill build and manage and how to strip back process. so lets settle and talk that through as adults.

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Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/3T2OhYE07edgaBDXrm86sa

Acast

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This week i get to sit down with cool retro art cat Anthony Carranza. Anthony is an LA artist who specialises in producing vintage inspire work and retro sentiments. I found his work through the instagram and caught up with him to find out firstly why the focus on retro but also how he's approached work in general.

Anthony is a big proponent of keeping a positive outlook but also gives some great advice on garnering followers for your niche and getting used to thinking of yourself as an artist so it was great to get the oppertunity to speak with him.

(Sadly no video for him this week but he sent along some screen to replace that.

you can find his work as well as another interview asking much more formal questions below:

http://voyagela.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-anthony-carranza-carson/

https://www.instagram.com/pulp_americana/

https://www.artpal.com/pulpamericana

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-at-concrete/id1238765054

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/3T2OhYE07edgaBDXrm86sa

Acast

https://shows.acast.com/yellingatconcrete

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THIS week we sit down behind the sneeze guard of education. Getting ruined on grammar and reflecting on the history of my education and what the past was like.

How institutions of education are not reflective of a learning process or setup to nurture a process but are businesses and how you slowly learn this as you go through school and university. So as you all return to education this summer and winter it's important to reflect on a couple things such as: Why you're there, what you want out of the system but also what you're going to gain from going.

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-at-concrete/id1238765054

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/3T2OhYE07edgaBDXrm86sa

Acast

https://shows.acast.com/yellingatconcrete

Youtube

https://youtu.be/wDN2FetvBQk

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This week I got a little blown away to be able to get in touch with a musician I've been following for a long old while now and that is Mega Ran! Raheem Jarbo under his stage name Mega Ran is a rapper, hip hop artist, DJ, producer...you name it he's done it.

Having been around in the game of music and art for years he's a regular on my playlist and is heavily known in the chiptune, nerdcore communities but is also deeply immersed in the underground rap scene an artist firmly with a foot in two world we establish.

Having just released another album "Live '95" we talk the culture, what it means to be part of those two worlds and why they have grown to be distinct and overall the importance of making music for yourself.

Touching on the risk of early burn out and that truly to make an impact you have to love what you're doing. As soon as you lose that you'll lose project and passion to complete what you began.

You can catch him all over the internet but here are some great places to start:

https://megaranmusic.com/music

https://www.youtube.com/c/megaran

https://megaran.com/

https://www.instagram.com/mega_ran

Itunes

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-at-concrete/id1238765054

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/3T2OhYE07edgaBDXrm86sa

Acast

https://shows.acast.com/yellingatconcrete

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This week I give you a clickbait title and we sit down to discuss a little experiment I've been running.

During 2021 I made a change to the cast a change which would potentially have positive or negative implications and that was to only have Female and non-binary guests for a whole year!

I wanted to see a few things:

1.If anyone would notice

2.If it would affect my audience and stats I get about the show

and

3.If it was the challenge so many institutions claim it is to find people for their bookings.

Turns out it it's not and they are lying through their teeth but lets get into it!

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-at-concrete/id1238765054

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/3T2OhYE07edgaBDXrm86sa

Acast

https://shows.acast.com/yellingatconcrete

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This week I get further Zine focused as i get to sit down with Zine distro owner and founder of Phoenix zine fest Charissa Lucille. Charissa runs a zine distro in a physical location in Arizona a place which acts as a community space with the focus of being accessible and uplifting for the QTBIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled and chronically ill, neurodivergent within the area and farther afield!

Charissa is an multimedia artist in their own right and setup Wasted Ink to fill a gap in the area which needed a cathartic and safe outlet for these communities. We obviously talk about our passions for Zines and how we ended up in the medium but also about the importance of keeping Zines accessible and how that is the route idea of the publications and how when you divert from that you lose some of the magic of the idea!

You can find out more about Wasted ink and Charissa here:

https://www.wizd-az.com/about

https://www.instagram.com/wastedinkzinedistro/

https://www.facebook.com/wastedinkzinedistro

https://www.charissalucille.com/about

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-at-concrete/id1238765054

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/3T2OhYE07edgaBDXrm86sa

Acast

https://shows.acast.com/yellingatconcrete

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It's today! Five years since we launched Yelling at concrete podcast. But what is less known is that this also marks 10 years of being on Youtube! So this week I take a look at how I formed the podcast, how it's evolved over the years.

We also take a look back at the last ten years and how my life has changed and where the brush marks for the format and style of the show which can from my early youtube content. Keep an eye out for more on that in episode 200.

A huge thank you for anyone who's been listening since 2017 and for anyone listening to today!

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This week I get to sit back and chat with comic creator Lucy Sullivan Lucy's work i discovered during Hackney Zine fest and her book "Barking" and quickly fell for it. She has a powerful style and creates fantastic art work about subjects which really cut to the core of humanity.

We caught up to talk not only her work in comic but animation and the challenges within creating something like a graphic novel. Whilst all touching on what she terms this idea of being "A difficult women". That brings its own challenges in an industry which has been dominated by men and is still struggling at times to find a balance of representation.

We also get into the toxicity of online and the need to step back look at the world and think "Am I really having the argument I'd have in person?"

She created amazing work so check her out below:

https://lucysullivanuk.com/

https://www.instagram.com/lucysullivanuk/

https://twitter.com/lucysullivanuk

https://www.facebook.com/lucysullivanuk/

Itunes

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-at-concrete/id1238765054

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/3T2OhYE07edgaBDXrm86sa

Acast

https://shows.acast.com/yellingatconcrete

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