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Bourbon 'n BrownTownSoapBox Productions and Organizing's affiliate podcast pairs critical analyses of media, culture, politics, and everyday happenings with the tastiest of spirits. With the occasional help of Chicago’s most talented and creative activists, filmmakers, academics, and social entrepreneurs, BrownTown (friends and SoapBox colleagues Caullen Hudson and David A. Moran) unpacks current events, social issues, and gives personal insight into various topics.
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Most Recent Episodes
Ep. 55 - Organizing against Displacement with the Obama Community Benefits Agreement ft. Ashli Giles-Perkins & Ebonée Green (July 17, 2020)
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Ep. 54 - (Re)Birth of an Uprising: Adultism, Cops Out of Schools, & Organizing a New Mass Consciousness ft. Veronica Rodriguez & Asha Edwards (July 11, 2020)
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Ep. 53 - Police Abolition ft. Ariel Atkins (June 19, 2020)
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Ep. 52 - Mental Health ft. Abbie Brasch & Dakota Sillyman (May 29, 2020)
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Ep. 51 - War! What is it good for? ft. Tanvi Kapatral (April 17, 2020)
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Ep. 50 - Chi DNA: Participatory Filmmaking & Gender Performance within Hip-Hop ft. Tweak'G (April 3, 2020)
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Bourbon 'n BrownTown T-Shirts
Limited edition Bourbon 'n BrownTown podcast tees featuring the official BnB logo on the front and the SoapBox logo with @SoapBoxPO on the back. Support movement media and drip all the sauce at the same damn time.
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Become a Bourbon 'n BrownTown Patron on Patreon ($2/month tier or higher) and get a discounted shirt! Patreon is a patronage, or membership-based, service for artists and creators that allows them to generate predictable, recurring revenue without giving up creative control to a larger entity. This includes a tiered membership system with different perks ($30+ tiers include a T-shirt).
Not ready to make that Patreon commitment? No worries! Snag some BnB swag for $25.
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Become a Patron on Patreon!
Patreon is a patronage, or membership-based, service for artists and creators that allows them to generate predictable, recurring revenue without giving up creative control to a larger entity. This includes a tiered membership system with different perks. Think IndieGogo/Kickstarter but a continuous monthly contributions as low as $1.
“There’s a lot of beauty and there’s a lot of freedom in a way that feels liberatory [...] that’s just being present and not feeling the need to be validated by all of the things that we were told and socialized had to validate us in order to be worth growing up.”
MATTHEW MANNING | Co-Founder, Gumbo Media
Sponsorship & Live Podcast Events
Enjoy BrownTown? Work with the team to host an event at your school, organization, institution, or event! Have your brand sponsor the podcast or an episode. Help BrownTown continue to integrate and amplify community voices around various political, cultural, and everyday topics to analyze, discuss, and further call to action holistic solutions and dialogue around its many themes in a participatory nature. Drop us a line if you would like to explore a more creative, equitable, and holistic world with us. #BnBLive
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Fiendsh | Featured ArtistFiendsh is a producer hailing from Bangkok, Thailand. Starting his career as a DJ high school, he moved to Chicago to further pursue music and soon transitioned to creating his own content. Fiendsh has released two EPs, “Al Capone” and “Gold Pope”, with his most recent release “To The End”. With similar sonic stylings to J. Dilla, Madlib, Kanye West, and MF Doom, Fiendsh is currently prepping his “Holy Sunday Series” where he will be releasing one previously unheard song every week, for free, on BandCamp. Listen to more about his life and work on Episode 23 - Hip-Hop 2.0.
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