27: Visual Storytellers Faun Chapin & Meg Paradise | Guts & Glory

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09/15/15 • 51 min

Nancy Drew, John Waters, Queen Bey, Helvetica – the perfume, and their dream of one day opening a speakeasy-inspired design studio.

In this episode, I talk to Faun Chapin and Meg Paradise, the ginger-haired power duo behind Guts & Glory, a creative collective fueled by courage, vigor, character and oomph.

Music

Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)

First True Love Affair – Jimmy Ross

No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys

Helvetica (The American Dollar remix) – Arms and Sleepers

Two Political Party – Terror Fabulous

Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan

The Dress Looks Nice on You – Sufjan Stevens

Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes

Reading List

Nancy Drew

John Waters

Watch List

Meg & Faun on MSNBC talking about their project "They Don't Work For You"

Helvetica The Perfume: The Lovers

Helvetica The Perfume: The Haters

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Nancy Drew, John Waters, Queen Bey, Helvetica – the perfume, and their dream of one day opening a speakeasy-inspired design studio.

In this episode, I talk to Faun Chapin and Meg Paradise, the ginger-haired power duo behind Guts & Glory, a creative collective fueled by courage, vigor, character and oomph.

Music

Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)

First True Love Affair – Jimmy Ross

No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys

Helvetica (The American Dollar remix) – Arms and Sleepers

Two Political Party – Terror Fabulous

Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan

The Dress Looks Nice on You – Sufjan Stevens

Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes

Reading List

Nancy Drew

John Waters

Watch List

Meg & Faun on MSNBC talking about their project "They Don't Work For You"

Helvetica The Perfume: The Lovers

Helvetica The Perfume: The Haters

** If you love my show, please subscribe, rate and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, visit brandnewways.com

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26: SFGirlbyBay Blogger Victoria Smith

Fitness, friendship, driving fast, wearing kaftans, and comedians in cars getting coffee.

In this episode, I talk to Victoria Smith, photographer, stylist, and editor of the internationally popular design blog sfgirlbybay, one of the west coast’s leading interior design blogs, with a faithful following that includes social media butterflies, top magazine editors, designophiles, and industry professionals.

Music

Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)

Neighbor, Neighbor – ZZ Top

Get Out of My House - The Streets

Aperol Sunset - Pete Herbert & Dicky Trisco

Avalon – Roxy Music

Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes

Reading List

See San Francisco: Through the Lens of SFGirlbyBay, by Victoria Smith

A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving

The Razor’s Edge, by W. Somerset Maugham

Watch List

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Amélie

** If you love my show, please subscribe, rate and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, visit brandnewways.com

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28: Emmy-nominated Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain

Brain power, the science of character, what connects us as human beings, and the always important weekly date night.

In this episode, I talk to übermensch Tiffany Shlain, founder of The Webby Awards and creator of the AOL Originals series "The Future Starts Here." Her work adeptly explores the intersections of humanity, technology, science and culture.

Music

Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)

Stream of Consciousness (Skratch Bastid Remix) - Afiara Quartet

Delirious – Prince

You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) [Original 7" Mix] – Dead or Alive

I've Seen All Good People: A. Your Move, B. All Good People – Yes

Daily News - Maps & Atlases

Where Is the Line? – Björk

Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes

Reading List

Expanded Cinema, by Gene Youngblood

Art & Physics, by Leonard Shlain