Brand New Ways

The magic of nature, losing our sense of time, remembering to be grateful, getting into an exercise groove, and the joy of making pom poms! In this episode, I talk to artist and textile designer Dana Haim, whose mission is to spark joy through the creation of ethical, hand-made goods. She achieves this and then some through her instructional workshops across the U.S. and strategic partnerships with local organizations in Mexico and Colombia (where her family is from), which allow her to weave social and environmental consciousness into her craft. Dana received her BA in textile design from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and her MA in design for Textile Futures from Central Saint Martins in London.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Pom Pom Play Girl (Session Highlights) [Instrumental Mix With Backing Vocals] – The Beach Boys Shake It Like a Pom Pom – Missy Elliot Pom Pom – Mozart La Para I Slept With Bonhomme At The

Brain power, the science of character, what connects us as human beings, and the always important weekly date night. In this episode, I talk to übermensch Tiffany Shlain, founder of The Webby Awards and creator of the AOL Originals series "The Future Starts Here." Her work adeptly explores the intersections of humanity, technology, science and culture.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Stream of Consciousness (Skratch Bastid Remix) - Afiara Quartet Delirious – Prince You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) [Original 7" Mix] – Dead or Alive I've Seen All Good People: A. Your Move, B. All Good People – Yes Daily News - Maps & Atlases Where Is the Line? – Björk Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes   Reading List Expanded Cinema, by Gene Youngblood Art & Physics, by Leonard Shlain The Alphabet Versus the Goddess, by Leonard Shlain Sex, Time & Power, by Leonard Shlain L

Nancy Drew, John Waters, Queen Bey, Helvetica – the perfume, and their dream of one day opening a speakeasy-inspired design studio. In this episode, I talk to Faun Chapin and Meg Paradise, the ginger-haired power duo behind Guts & Glory, a creative collective fueled by courage, vigor, character and oomph.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) First True Love Affair – Jimmy Ross No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys Helvetica (The American Dollar remix) – Arms and Sleepers Two Political Party – Terror Fabulous Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan The Dress Looks Nice on You – Sufjan Stevens Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes   Reading List Nancy Drew John Waters   Watch List Meg & Faun on MSNBC talking about their project "They Don't Work For You" Helvetica The Perfume: The Lovers Helvetica The Perfume: The Haters   ** If you love my show, please subscribe, rate and review in

Fitness, friendship, driving fast, wearing kaftans, and comedians in cars getting coffee. In this episode, I talk to Victoria Smith, photographer, stylist, and editor of the internationally popular design blog sfgirlbybay, one of the west coast’s leading interior design blogs, with a faithful following that includes social media butterflies, top magazine editors, designophiles, and industry professionals.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Neighbor, Neighbor – ZZ Top Get Out of My House - The Streets Aperol Sunset - Pete Herbert & Dicky Trisco Avalon – Roxy Music Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes   Reading List See San Francisco: Through the Lens of SFGirlbyBay, by Victoria Smith A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving The Razor’s Edge, by W. Somerset Maugham   Watch List Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Amélie   ** If yo

Animated gifs, Arctic Monkeys, retreating to the sea, painting the moon, and eliminating nationalities in the name of living in harmony. In this episode, I talk to Oded Ezer, graphic artist, typographer, and conceptual artist (known as "Cat Chap"). He founded the Hebrew Typography type foundry in 2004, but is best known for his typographic design fiction projects, which have been exhibited at the V&A in London and MoMA in New York.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Typography – Jim Dandy Miles from Nowhere – Cat Stevens The Smile On Your Face - Little Ann Ludlow St. - Julian Casablancas Left Hand Free – alt-J Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes   Reading List Oded Ezer: The Typographer s Guide to the Galaxy, by Oded Ezer On Yona Wallach The Medium is the Massage, by Marshall McLuhan Cinema 1: The Movement-Image, by Gilles Deleuze   Watch List 5 Films About Christo a

Mogwai, chocolate, embroidered hankies, cheeky puns, and sparking conversations about social justice one stitch at a time. In this episode, I talk to cross-stitcher and activist Sarah Corbett, who’s the founder of Craftivist Collective, a global social enterprise that uses craft as a tool for gentle actions aimed at influencing long-term change.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - Carpenters The Craft - Blackalicious Going Down to Liverpool – The Bangles Two Rights Make One Wrong – Mogwai Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes   Reading List Craftivism, by Betty Greer Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell Don't Think Of An Elephant!, by George Lakoff Blue Pills: A Positive Love Story, by Frederik Peeters   Watch List To Kill A Mockingbird   ** If you love my show, please subscribe, rate and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your p

Kanye West, Lena Dunham, Chris Rock, personal mentors as catalysts for discovering your life's work, and breaking out of boxes that limit you. In this episode, I talk to designer, illustrator and art director Timothy Goodman, who recently exhibited artworks from "Memories of A Girl I Never Knew" at Colette in Paris, collaborated with Jessica Walsh on 40 Days of Dating, and wrote Sharpie Art Workshop: Techniques & Ideas for Transforming Your World.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Highly Suspicious – My Morning Jacket Greenfield Morning/Seed of Joy/Life is a Struggle - RZA & Yoko Ono Colette – Orchestra Baobob Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac On Sight – Kanye West All My Love – Led Zeppelin Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes   Reading List Sharpie Art Workshop: Techniques and Ideas for Transforming Your World, by Timothy Goodman 40 Days of Dating: An Experiment,

Vintage baseball gear, stackable monster toys, Scooby Doo, Foo Fighters, and blazing your own trail. In this episode, I talk to designer and illustrator Don Clark, who founded Invisible Creature with his brother Ryan in 2006. It's a Grammy Award-nominated, multi-disciplinary creative studio housed in a dreamy refurbished barn just outside of Seattle.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Runners - Lecrae Space - M.I.A. Polyethylene, Pt. 1 & 2 - Radiohead The Pretender - Foo Fighters Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes   Reading List Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling, by Andy Crouch The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics, by C. S. Lewis The Biggest Story: How the Snake Crusher Brings Us Back to the Garden, by Kevin DeYoung (author) and Don Clark (illustrator)   Watch List Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Mad Max (1979)   ** If you love my show, please subscr

Suburban fluxus, Wes Anderson films, carpet crop circles, and the complex (and often comedic) dynamics of family life within a consumer culture. In this episode, I talk to Hillerbrand+Magsamen, a husband and wife collaborative artistic team – Stephan Hillerbrand and Mary Magsamen – who met at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, and now live and practice their art in the suburbs of Houston, Texas with their two children and three dogs.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Once In a Lifetime - Talking Heads We Are Family (Single Version) – Sister Sledge Stranglehold – Ted Nugent O Superman – Laurie Anderson Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes   Watch List Hillerbrand+Magsamen: Whole DIY Loveseat Accumulation Higher Ground   ** If you love my show, please subscribe, rate and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, visit brandnewways.com

Kid Cudi, The Alchemist, and the lost art of collecting wine and revisiting it over time. In this episode I talk to scientist and entrepreneur Corey Miller, who’s an MD and PhD, as well as the Founder and CEO of Bare Bottle, a San Francisco-based start-up that seeks to strip away the exclusivity of the wine industry by pairing beautiful wines with exceptional designs, and telling the stories of the makers behind both.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Red Red Wine – UB40 Velvet (The Voice Performance) – Chris Jamison French Kiss (Striptease Mix) – The Lovers Soundtrack 2 My Life – Kid Cudi Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes   Books The Alchemist, by Paolo Coehlo   Watch List French Kiss   ** If you like my show, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, visit brandnewways.com

Meals, rituals, magic realism, and the rare privilege of showing shit at Milan Design Week. In this episode I talk to "eating designer" Marije Vogelzang who is the head of the new Design Academy Eindhoven Food Non Food department. She's also a consultant to the food industry and a creator of provocative food-based installations that engage people with stories, memories, cultural traditions, social taboos and, ultimately, each other.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Gotta Eat – Lupe Fiasco Soul Food – Goodie Mob Food – The Turtles For - Nils Frahm Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes   Reading List Eat Love: Food Conepts by Eating-Designer Marije Vogelzang Like Water For Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Marquez   Watch List Eat Love Budapest Marije at PopTech Marije at AIGA Like Water For Chocolate   ** If you like my show, pl

The Matrix, The Alchemist, KRS-One, and community-defined strategies for sustainable change. In this episode I talk to social worker and "hip hop therapy" pioneer Tomás Alvarez III who is the Founder and CEO of Beats Rhymes and Life, an Oakland-based organization that uses the process of creating rap music as a tool for promoting mental health and healing among urban youth uninterested in traditional talk therapy.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) They Don't Do It LiKE THiS - Soul Touch, Young Te', Stuny, Mastah Flex, Larrinator, ZENO & Rude Boi I Luv Myself - Feat. DJ Mo Mo, Steph the Jet, Zeno, Lil Von, Frank Vencci I Got The Power - Beats Rhymes and Life, Inc. CROSS OVER - Jhon, Young Te', Damariae & Trevon Public Service Announcement (P.S.A.) - Feat. Watzreal, Frank Vencci, Rotate, Soul Touch Step Into a World (Rapture's Delight) - KRS-One Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfiel

Local solutions for local problems, youth-directed education, and young girls dominating the skateboarding culture in Afghanistan. In this episode I talk to skateboarder and social entrepreneur Oliver Percovich who's the Founder and Executive Director of Skateistan, an award-winning international NGO that uses skateboarding as a “hook” for leadership development in Afghanistan, Cambodia and South Africa.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Burning Road – Fu Manchu Herati (feat. Homayoun Sakhi) - Voices of Afghanistan Rebel Without a Pause – Public Enemy Kali-Fornia Über Alles 21st Century – Jello Biafra Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes   Reading List Skateistan: The Tale of Skateboarding in Afghanistan - Jim Fitzpatrick, Skateistan Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values – by Robert M. Pirsig An Answer to the Question: ‘What is Enlightenment?

Inventing challenges for yourself, listening to Bulgarian folk music, and getting good at something by doing it over and over and over and over. In this episode I talk to fine artist and illustrator Lisa Congdon who's best known for her colorful abstract paintings, intricate line drawings, pattern design and hand lettering. She’s the author of five books (and counting!) and writes a popular daily blog at Today is Going to be Awesome.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) – The Beatles The Analog Kid – Rush All Your Secrets – Yo La Tengo Own It – Drake Within Your Reach – The Replacements Mur stho sme se razigrali (Hey Let's Dance) - Bulgarian State Television Female Choir Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes   Reading List Owning It: I Am An Artist - by Lisa Congdon Art, Inc.: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist - b

Living on the Mexican-American border, buying a church on a whim, and listening to daytime disco. In this episode I talk to designer Buck Johnston and artist Camp Bosworth, the delightful duo behind the Wrong Store in Marfa, Texas – a gallery, a boutique of curiosities, and their home sweet home. Be sure to check out Camp’s impressive wood sculptures, inspired by drug lords and larger than life narco-politics.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) No Church in the Wild (feat. Frank Ocean) – Kanye West & JAY Z Don’t Get Me Wrong – Pretenders White Lightning – George Jones Big River - Johnny Cash La Suburban Dorada - La Mafia del Norte Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes   Reading List Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place – by Terry Tempest Williams Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields – by Charles Bowden Down by the River: Dr

The positivity of saying no, the problem with the adage "the customer is always right," and the importance of a power stance. Especially while wearing a bikini. In this episode I talk to fashion designer Malia Mills who's the Hawaii-born, New York-based pioneer of body-conscious swimwear. She makes flattering cuts in luxurious fabrics that inspire customers to "Love thy differences." #hellyes   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Tres Bien – Le Tigre Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard More Than A Feeling – Boston Hell Yes – Beck Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes   Reading List Playboy Fiftieth Anniversary Issue - by Hugh Hefner   Watch List Amy Cuddy's TED Talk on Body Language   ** If you like my show, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, visit brandnewways.com

Sharing pints with Brian Eno, riding a horse through the streets of London, and the digestive tract as a new space for design. In this episode I talk to designer and artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg who uses experimental design approaches to explore the social, political and ecological implications of emerging technologies, primarily those related to synthetic biology. She's currently pursuing her PhD at the Royal College of Art in London.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Very, Very Hungry – Brian Eno/David Byrne Nattura – Björk Artichokes – Maps & Atlases Homecomputer – Señor Coconut Walk On the Wild Side – Lou Reed Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes   Reading List Codex Seraphinianus – by Luigi Serafini Synthetic Aesthetics: Investigating Synthetic Biology’s Designs on Nature   Watch List Daisy at What Design Can Do Daisy at PopTech!   ** If you like my show, ple

The importance of taking risks, the serious business of making a funny list, and giving yourself permission to trip. In this episode I talk to designer and professor Zahra Ebrahim, the Founder and Principal of the design think tank and creative consultancy archiTEXT. Her work brings together diverse groups to tackle the intersections of architecture, design and creativity with social change, systems change, public engagement and problem solving.   Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Bassment Party – The Cool Kids Anything Could Happen – Ellie Goulding Get Down On It – Kool & the Gang Everytime Tha Beat Drop – Monica (feat. Dem Franhize Boyz) A Paw In My Face – The Field Changes – 2pac Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes   Reading List Massive Change - by Jennifer Leonard and Bruce Mau | The IwB Yes Please - by Amy Poehler   Watch List The Experience Trap: Zahra Ebrah

Jazz pedagogy, hangin’ out with the chickens, and the hilarity of working with children. In this episode I talk to educator and artistic director Diane Downs, the founder of The Louisville Leopard Percussionists and a big believer in the power of music and kids’ potential to tap into it as a form of self-expression.   Music Show Opening Mix: Brand New – Salt-n-Pepa, Brand New – Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Brand New Key – Melanie. Brand New – Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) CLOUDS - Prince YYZ - Rush cover by The Louisville Leopard Percussionists It's Not Impossible - Ben Sollee Show Closing Mix: Brand New Funk – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Brand New You’re Retro – Tricky, Brand New Me – Dusty Springfield, Brand New Me – Isaac Hayes   Watch List Louisville Leopard Percussionists – Zeppelin! Louisville Leopard Percussionists – Crazy Train Louisville Leopards perform - Seven Nation Army Louisville Leopard Percussionists (Beginners) - So Danco Samba Louisville Leopard Percussionists (Steel

Fellini, our need for beauty, and the connections between neuroscience and the inner experience. In this episode, I talk to psychotherapist and philosopher Piero Ferrucci, the nephew of Aldous Huxley and a student and collaborator of Italian psychiatrist Roberto Assagioli, the founder of psychosynthesis.   Music Show Opening Mix: Brand New – Salt-n-Pepa Brand New – Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Brand New Key – Melanie, Brand New – Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421 (Haydn Quartet No. 2): III. Menuetto and Trio: Allegretto - Salzburg Mozarteum Quartet La strada: La strada - Studio Orchestra + Studio Conductor Show Closing Mix: Brand New Funk – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Brand New You’re Retro – Tricky, Brand New Me – Dusty Springfield, Brand New Me – Isaac Hayes   Reading List What We May Be: The Vision and Techniques of Psychosynthesis, by Piero Ferrucci Inevitable Grace, by Piero Ferrucci The Power of Kindness, by Piero Ferrucci Beauty and the Soul,