"That painting or song or performance is a tithe laid at the altar of community. It is a small piece of their talent that they're providing for our engagement and healing and pleasure."
-Alyssa Cuffie Onuoha
This is the last one.
For like… two months-ish lol.
I’m really proud of this gift that is the Durham Artist Archive. And I hope that you find this episode takes you on an audio journey. As inspired by podcasts of my past like The 1619 Project, Welcome to Nightfall, New York Times’ The Daily, and even Majesty Royale-Jackson reminding me of the power of sound design, I was ready to try my hand at creating something more immersive and engaging.
Rather than just talking at you for 11 minutes, I stitched together quotes, sounds, music, and more to bring you back to the first time you heard each podcast guest. You will hear their voice emerge in conversation with mine and each others to share the themes of this season. And if you haven’t heard that clip yet, maybe it inspires you to go back and listen to the full episode.
Either way, I spent hoursssss creating an 11 minute podcast and it was time to just release this one into the wild rather than continuing to tinker with it. Progress over perfection. And this is a huge step towards progress.
Plus, if you listen through the end, I have something exciting to share: there will be a live podcast recording at Northstar Church of the Arts on August 21st, 2025. More details to come but of course, subscribers always hear about it first.
Thank you again for riding with me on this journey and I’ll catch y’all at the end of the summer for the new season of the Durham Artist Archive.
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Sponsored by VAE Raleigh and their Snapdragon Grant
Partially recorded at Queeny's in Durham
Royalty free music and sounds from Pixabay
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