May 24, 2018
Ashlee Marie Preston, civil rights activist, writer, speaker, and host of the excellent podcast SHOOK with Ashlee Marie Preston. Ashlee Marie is the first transgender woman editor-in-chief of a national publication, the first openly trans person to run for the California State Legislature, and among many other accolades...
May 10, 2018
Native American award-winning film director and producer, actor, singer/songwriter, author, and founder and CEO of multiple media organizations, humanitarian Joanelle Romero. Joanelle was born in both the artistic and activist worlds and has spent her life bringing those two realms together. Listen to Joanelle...
Apr 26, 2018
Rochelle Steiner is a curator, writer, public art producer, and Professor of Critical Studies at USC’s Roski School of Art and Design. She has curated over 60 major exhibitions and large-scale public art projects in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Listen to Rochelle share the discoveries she has made through her career of...
Apr 12, 2018
Urban journalist and advocate Alissa Walker abandoned her car ten years ago in favor of a pedestrian lifestyle, a move which led to an expansive career as an urbanist and urban advocate that coincides with watershed moments in online journalism and the urban renaissance. What sets Alissa apart, though, is her dedication...
Mar 30, 2018
Frogtown-based LA-Más is a design and policy advocacy nonprofit whose mission is to “help lower-income and underserved communities shape their future through policy and architecture.” Timme and Leung’s shared vision for urban growth that is “equitable and self-directed—where the best local solutions are...