Creative and Marketer Kane Sarhan (@Kanes) joins us in studio this week to discuss his work with 1 Hotels. Will people pay more to stay at, and be loyal to, a sustainable hotel? The importance of patience in creating something new, and the i

78 - Google Memogate

Aug 15th, 2017 24m 32s

Michael and Phil break down the infamous Google memo circulated by (since) fired James Damore.Also, a note on a new phase for 2 Dope Boys.https://www.recode.net/2017/8/11/16127992/google-engineer-memo-research-science-women-biology-tech-jam

77 - Hotels Label AirBnB Terrorist-Enabler, Cory Booker Wants to Legalize Weed, & Imagining Post-Reparations America

Aug 8th, 2017 39m 22s

Brand Eff Up:“Hotel Industry Releases Attack Ad Accusing Airbnb Of Enabling Terrorists,” Gothamisthttp://gothamist.com/2017/08/01/airbnb_terrorism_ad.phpWhat’s Up?“Sen. Cory Booker just introduced a bill that could legalize marijuana natio

On Point - 71 - Saada Ahmed: Everyday People, Partying In NYC

Aug 3rd, 2017 25m 20s

Building Everyday People into a national party-throwing enterprise, the hyper-materialism and racial components of New York nightlife, Incorporating music from/for different diasporas, and more.More from Saada:Everydaypplnyc.com@saada__

76 - HBO NO Confederate Show Please, the Unbranded Grocery Brand, and How Not To 'See' Detroit

Aug 1st, 2017 42m 2s

Brand Eff Up:Bedrock Detroit: “We Screwed Up”https://www.facebook.com/BedrockDetroit/posts/1528777023855661What’s Up?“The Producers of HBO’s Confederate Respond to the Backlash and Explain Why They Wanted to Tell This Story,” Vulture(http

On Point - 70 - Roger Steffens: So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley

Jul 27th, 2017 28m 52s

How Roger went from growing up in Brooklyn to witnessing Bob Marley firsthand. The evolution in music represented by reggae. Bob Marley’s broader cultural caricature as opposed to the real Marley. The significance of Rastafari to Bob Marley.

75 - Hip-Hop Overtakes Rock, 'Pop-Up' Employers, and American Airlines' Solo Mile High Club

Jul 25th, 2017 31m 40s

Brand Eff Up:“In Yet Another Airline Fail, Flight Attendants Do Nothing As Man Masturbates Next To Woman,” Refinery29 (http://www.refinery29.com/2017/07/163433/american-airlines-masturbating-man)What’s Up?“Hip-Hop Takes the Throne, Passes

On Point - 69 - Steve Lewis: What It Takes To Design A Space

Jul 20th, 2017 34m 23s

Nightclub designer Steve Lewis joins us in studio once again. What it takes to “design a space.” Why Bill DeBlasio has been positive for NYC nightlife. What movies really capture New York, and more.

74 - Jay-Z is Back! But Is He Still Capitalist? Tory Minister Deploys Obscure Slur, and Silicon Valley CEOs Grovel

Jul 18th, 2017 44m 8s

Jay-Z is Back! But Is He Still Capitalist? Tory Minister Deploys Obscure Slur, and Silicon Valley CEOs Grovel“A Tory MP Has Had The Whip Suspended For Using Racist Language,” Buzzfeedhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/a-tory-mp-has-describ

On Point - 67 - Nancy MacLean - Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America

Jul 11th, 2017 32m 33s

Nancy MacLean is an award-winning scholar of the twentieth-century U.S. history at Duke University. She joins us this week to discuss her book on an important topic: "Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for

71 - Corporate Sponsors Fail Shakespeare, Most Interesting Man Dropped, and Kalanick Takes Leave From Uber

Jun 20th, 2017 39m 56s

Brand Eff Up?“Et Tu, Delta? Shakespeare in the Park Sponsors Withdraw From Trump-Like ‘Julius Caesar,’” NY Times(https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/11/arts/delta-airline-trump-public-theater-julius-caesar.html)What’s Up?“Dos Equis Drops Age

70 - Harvard Revokes Admission For Racist Memes, Oligarchs Donate Money For Schools, and Fidget Spinners

Jun 13th, 2017 27m 10s

Brand Eff Up?“Harvard Revoked Admission Offers To At Least 10 Students After They Posted Offensive Memes,” Buzzfeed(https://www.buzzfeed.com/briannasacks/harvard-revoked-admission-offers-to-at-least-10-students?utm_term=.kvoO9j1KJ#.vkKA8pJDa

On Point - 62- Liza Jessie Peterson: All Day: A Year of Love and Survival Teaching Incarcerated Kids at Rikers Island

Jun 8th, 2017 24m 16s

Liza’s journey from modelling to acting and finally to writing and poetry. How she ended up becoming a poetry teacher at Riker’s “Island School.” Seeing the realities of mass incarceration first-hand. Why the 16-17 year olds in her Riker’s clas

On Point - 61 - Daniel Stedman: Making More of the Live Event

Jun 1st, 2017 16m 15s

Daniel Stedman, film director, producer, writer, joins us to discuss his numerous projects, including The L Magazine, Brooklyn Magazine, BAMbill, Taste Talks, SummerScreen in McCarren Park, and the Northside Festival.The different events Nort

68 - Amazon’s Unromantic Bookstore, the Most Anti-social Social Network, and Last Hurrah For Game Shows?

May 30th, 2017 49m 23s

Brand Eff Up:“Amazon’s first bookstore in New York City sucks the joy out of buying books,” Quartzhttps://qz.com/990164/amazons-first-bookstore-in-new-york-city-sucks-the-joy-out-of-buying-books/What’s Up?The current television game sh

On Point - 59 - Timothy Snyder: On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

May 18th, 2017 24m 5s

The three motivations Timothy had behind writing On Tyranny now. Why he is not an “American Exceptionalist” especially with regard to American authoritarianism. What the foresight into Trump’s chances in 2016 by many African-Americans signifies

66 - Joe Budden Calls Out Lil Yachty’s Happiness, ‘How To Be a Latin Lover’ Shows How To Be a Box Office Success, & American Airlines Boots Black Woman From First Class

May 16th, 2017 35m 24s

Brand Eff Up:“Black Passenger Says American Airlines Forced Her to Give Up Her 1st-Class Seat but Let Her White Friend Remain,” The Root(http://www.theroot.com/how-american-airlines-forced-black-passenger-to-give-up-1795045431)What’s Up?“L

On point - 58 - Synead Nichols: Music, Activism, and the ‘Millions March’

May 11th, 2017 23m 45s

How Synead knew caribbean soca/calypso influences, especially in a song like ‘Tropicao,’ would be so current. Where her interest in political activism came from, including her mother. How she organized the Millions March in 2014. Why society ex

65 - Fyre Festival: S#it Show of the Year, SheaMoisture Sidelines Black Women, and Heineken Shows Pepsi How to do a “Political” Ad

May 9th, 2017 50m 46s

Brand Eff Up:“The Day SheaMoisture Got Extra Ashy, Explained,” The Root(http://www.theroot.com/the-day-sheamoisture-got-extra-ashy-explained-1794635233)What’s Up?“Heineken's new ad gets totally political, and it's surprisingly great,” Upwo

64 - Handmaid’s Tale Uncomfortable With Feminist Label, Breitbart Gets Credentials Blocked, and Uber Takes Lack of Ethics to the Skies

May 2nd, 2017 36m 31s

Brand Eff Up“The Handmaid’s Tale cast has resisted calling it feminist. So did Margaret Atwood, once.” Vox(http://www.vox.com/culture/2017/4/25/15407972/handmaids-tale-margaret-atwood-feminism)What’s Up?“Breitbart has been denied permanent

On Point - 56 - Tiara Francis: Comedy and Our Earnest Times

Apr 27th, 2017 22m 27s

New York based actor/comedian/writer Tiara Francis joins us in studio this week. Her journey in performance arts since childhood. Starting at Totally Biased with W Kamau Bell. “Being allowed to talk,” on the set of creative enterprises. Her tim

63 - Juicero: Venture Capital’s Latest Innovation Failure, KFC’s Chicken Sandwich in Space: Why?, and Retailers Dying Fast

Apr 25th, 2017 37m 11s

Brand Eff Up:“Juicero CEO Begs You: Do NOT Squeeze Our Juice Bags,” Gizmodo(http://gizmodo.com/juicero-ceo-begs-you-do-not-open-our-juice-bags-1794507811)What’s Up?“As KFC promises to launch sandwich into space, Rob Lowe stars as the new C

On Point - 55 - Ingrid Lafleur for Mayor of Detroit

Apr 20th, 2017 27m 19s

Why Ingrid is running for Mayor of Detroit. Why creatives and those who are otherwise not politicians should get involved in politics. Detroit's sprawl and history of massive inequality along racial and geographic lines. The primacy of poverty

62 - United Airlines Unites Everyone Against Them, YouTube Algorithms Don't Like Independent News, and Netflix Chilled By Subscriber Slowdown

Apr 18th, 2017 45m 56s

Brand Eff Up?“Overbooked flight on Delta? You now could get nearly $10,000 to give up your seat,” LA Times(http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-delta-overbooking-20170414-story.html)What’s Up?“How YouTube’s Shifting Algorithms Hurt Indepe

61 - Kendall Jenner and Pepsi Release Worst Ad of Year, Models Are Having Sex Now, and Condé Nast’s New Perk: Get Paid In a Timely Way

Apr 11th, 2017 39m 46s

Brand Eff Up:“Ad of the Day: Kendall Jenner protests with Pepsi and Skip Marley in "Jump In' ad,” The Drumhttp://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/04/04/ad-the-day-kendall-jenner-protests-with-pepsi-and-skip-marley-jump-adWhat’s Up?“How Models En