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Content Note: This episode includes open conversation about depression, mental health challenges, and suicide. If this topic is sensitive for you, please take care while listening. If you or someone you know needs support in the U.S., you can...
In this episode of Heard! Afros & Audio Interview Series, host Talib Jasir sits down with Tonya McKenzie, PR strategist, community leader, and founder of Sand & Shores, for a grounded conversation about narrative control, credibility, and visibility in...
In this episode of Heard! Afros & Audio Interview Series, host Talib Jasir sits down with Relando for an honest conversation about creative independence, cultural responsibility, and building meaningful work without waiting for permission. Relando reflects on his path...
In this episode of Heard! Afros & Audio Interview Series, host Talib Jasir sits down with Tamika Carlton, creator and host of The Real Connect, for an honest conversation about connection, care, and what it means to build relationships...
In this episode of Heard! Afros & Audio Interview Series, host Talib Jasir sits down with writer and podcast producer Baudelaire for a wide-ranging conversation on Black liberation, audio storytelling, and the responsibility that comes with telling cultural history....
In this episode of Heard! Afros & Audio Interview Series, host Talib Jasir sits down with Faybeo’n Mickens, a award-winning audio marketing creative and podcast growth strategist, former music marketer, and the founder of PodBae, an emerging AI-powered revenue...
In this episode of Heard! Afros & Audio Interview Series, host Talib Jasir sits down with Stephanie Graham, a Chicago-based artist, filmmaker, and the creator of the podcast Nosy AF: conversations about art, activism, and social change. Stephanie shares...
In this episode of Heard! Afros & Audio Interview Series, host Talib Jasir sits down with Colah B. Tawkin, creator and host of Black In the Garden, for a grounded conversation about culture, land, representation, and creative sustainability. Colah...
In this episode of Heard! Afros & Audio Interview Series, host Talib Jasir speaks with Robin Kinnie, founder of Motor City Woman and Audio Engineers of Detroit, about broadcasting, podcasting, and building sustainable audio communities. Robin shares how Detroit’s...
In this episode of Heard! Afros & Audio Interview Series, host Talib Jasir speaks with founder and media strategist Kenneth Groom, creator of Beyond Normal Media, about podcasting, storytelling, and supporting small business owners and founders through audio. Kenny...
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