BONUS: In-Depth Lightning Round with Karen Slack

11/04/22 • 7 min

Who makes you laugh?
Cataclysm sentence?
Skill you wish you had?
Song you wish you'd written?
Worst advice?

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Who makes you laugh?
Cataclysm sentence?
Skill you wish you had?
Song you wish you'd written?
Worst advice?

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“Change is uncomfortable…but give me a chance,” with Khadija Mbowe

Season 3 of the HearTOGETHER podcast opens with a passing of the torch as Executive Producer Tori Marchiony interviews incoming host, Khadija Mbowe. Khadija is a socio-cultural content creator, classically trained soprano, and self-described loving provocateur. In this episode, you’ll hear about Khadija’s cross-continental upbringing, musical evolution, why they made a sharp turn away from the opera world, and much more.

Chapters:
[07:03] Khadija's cross-continental upbringing
[08:48] Khadija's journey into music
[16:57] Facing impossible comparisons
[23:46] Marigold Music Program
[28:13] The messiness of newness
Music from this episode:

Owens, A Complaint, performed by Khadija Mbowe
Khadija Mbowe, Deff Bem toup
Brahms, Alto Rhapsody, performed by Jessye Norman with The Philadelphia Orchestra

Links from this episode:

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"What was the REAL reason?" with Tailinh Agoyo

Tailinh Agoyo is an award-winning multi-disciplinary artist, TV and film actor, and co-founding director of We Are the Seeds, an organization that amplifies and uplifts Indigenous voices through the arts in an effort to reverse the erasure of native people in Philadelphia and the nation. In this candid conversation with host Khadija Mbowe, you'll hear about how We Are The Seeds is rooted in Tailinh's upbringing alongside her father's artistic career, her experiences attending an Ivy League college, and how she navigated a career in '90s Hollywood.
Chapters:
[1:58] Tailinh Agoyo is all of the things
[4:46] How early familial influences impact Tailinh today
[11:55] Ups and downs at Dartmouth
[16:09] Secret activism in Hollywood
[25:13] How Tailinh's acting career has evolved
[27:00] The root of We Are The Seeds and its growth
[31:20] Looking to the future
Music from this episode:
Udi Bar David and R. Carlos Nakai, Indigenous, Indigena, from Voyager
Zachariah Julian, Oblique from Oblique
Gabriela Lena Frank, Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout, performed by The Philadelphia Orchestra
Links from this episode:
Tailinh Agoyo: http://www.tailinhagoyo.com/
We Are The Seeds: https://www.wearetheseeds.org/
Tchin Agoyo: http://www.themagicofstorytelling.com/
Dartmouth's Native American program: https://students.dartmouth.edu/nap/
Learn about the land you occupy: https://native-land.ca/
What is Canada's "Truth in reconciliation Commission"?: https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1450124405592/1529106060525
Viola Davis reflects on The Help : https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/09/viola-davis-the-help-regret

HearTOGETHER Podcast - BONUS: In-Depth Lightning Round with Karen Slack

Transcript

VOICEOVER KHADIJA MBOWE:

Hello and hi. This is your host Khadija Mbowe, and you're listening to the special bonus segment we'll be doing from here on out-- A little game I like to call “In-Depth Lightning Round”. It's pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Each and every one of our guests will be asked the same set of questions in the hopes that they'll reveal a bit more about what they value and how they think. Also, it's honestly just really fun. So without