Too Many Pots | Episode III
A conversation with Tia Haynes about the journey to discovering art as her passion, how she finds inspiration and why dancing is part of her creative ritual.
Just Dance.
“Art is more than just drawing to me. It’s the space you live in, it’s how you live your life, it’s how you dress, it’s how you speak, how you interact, how you love.”
On this episde of Too Many Pots, we explore what it means to be an artist and the journey it takes to become one. Our guest is someone very special. She is not only a Capricorn like our host, but they also share DNA and that makes this episode extra special. Tia Haynes is a multi-faceted designer, illustrator, creative collaborator, educator and overall creative genius who gave our listeners her incredible take on what it means to be an artist, how to find your lane and how inspiration is all around us.
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Too Many Pots | Episode II
Brooke talks to longtime friend Langston Jones about the importance of power in community, intersectionality in the era of Black Lives Matter and how to practice self-care amidst the madness.
What is community?
“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can…
I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live."
-George Bernard Shaw
On this epside of Too Many Pots, we discuss the power of community. Our guest, Langston J. Langston is a multi-hyphenate advocate, educator, stylist, entrepreneur and so much more.
When I initially began brainstorming guests for this episode, it was in the thick of Pride month, which this year, came with the backdrop of a global pandemic, and the reignition of the Black Lives Matter movement. Let me be very clear -- Black Lives Matter never lost momentum or stride, their work is always on go, whether we see it or not. However, with the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, and many more, Black Lives Matter and the peaceful protests were on the world’s stage, in a way that it hadn’t been before. With all these things swirling about, I thought about the people I know whose lives intersect these occurrences in more than one way, and I immediately thought the perfect person for this episode would be Langston.
Listen to us discuss the power in community, intersectionality in the era of BLM and how to practice self-care amidst the madness.
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Too Many Pots | Episode I
“No one talks about smart kids who have a lot of varying interests that turn into directionless adults. It’s hard to find your passion when it feels like your passion is everything.”
Which way is up?
“No one talks about smart kids who have a lot of varying interests that turn into directionless adults. It’s hard to find your passion when it feels like your passion is everything.”
via @omega_eunice
I consider myself a Jill of all trades, master of a few. Growing up, I was an inquisitive kid. I constantly asked questions, wanted to learn about everything. I decided to start this podcast because I consider myself to be, while successful, pretty directionless, hence the long title of this show, “A podcast for directionless adults.” But this idea definitely didn’t come easy.
I’d been toying with the idea of starting a podcast for over a year now. I considered everything from being black in corporate america to relationships to pop culture, et cetera and none of those things really excited me enough to actually pursue this thing.
Then, like literally all black millennial women, I was watching Season 4 of HBO’s Insecure. I’ve always had this intense connection to Issa because I, too, have a tendency to mess up a lot of things in my life, even when my intentions are good. That said, Issa’s transformation really turned on the lights for me. It was like everybody was finally home and the pieces started to come together.
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