The Melting Pot Podcast is back in 2017 with episode 14 in a series of inspiring conversations. We are delighted be funded by the Arts Council England for this season and bring you a selection of conversations recorded over the period of several years.

Mark Gonzales says he is, "Connecting the pain inside each of us to something greater than ourselves, as a way to build possibility..". In times of terror wage beauty. Mark Gonzales is a prolific spoken word poet and author.

Read more about Mark Gonzales: www.wagebeauty.com
Follow Mark Gonzales on Twitter: www.twitter.com/wagebeauty

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#14 - Season 2 - The Alchemy of Storytelling & Social Value with Mark Gonzales

The Melting Pot Podcast is back in 2017 with episode 15 in a series of inspiring conversations. We are delighted be funded by the Arts Council England for this season and bring you a selection of conversations recorded over the period of several years.

L-Fresh the Lion is one of the biggest rising starts in the Australian Hip Hop scene. A rapper that holds the charisma, positivity and conscious lyrics of an artist with something to say.

Read more about L FRESH the Lion: www.l-fresh.com
Follow L Fresh on Twitter: www.twitter.com/LFreshTheLion
Follow L Fresh on Facebook: www.facebook.com/LFRESHTHELION/

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#15 - Season 2 - Hip Hop Roots & Consciousness with L FRESH the Lion

The Melting Pot Podcast is back in 2017 with episode 16 in a series of inspiring conversations. We are delighted be funded by the Arts Council England for this season and bring you a selection of conversations recorded over the period of several years.

David Starfire is a phenomenal electronic producer from San Fransisco. Aside from creating earth shattering bass music, Starfire gives back with his music, helping people most at need especially through his project 'Karuna' for Burmese refugees in Thailand.

Read more about David Starfire: www.davidstarfire.com
Follow David Starfire on Twitter: www.twitter.com/DavidStarfire
Listen to David Starfire on Soundcloud: @DavidStarfire

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#16 - Season Two - Electronica, Music & Giving Back with David Starfire

The Melting Pot Podcast is back in 2017 with episode 17 in a series of inspiring conversations. We are delighted be funded by the Arts Council England for this season and bring you a selection of conversations recorded over the period of several years.

Abdul Qadim Haqq has been at the forefront of art for the Detroit Techno scene of the 70 and 80s, creating artwork for the Underground Resistance. A group that, through techno music, revolutionized the consciousness of inner city Detroit, a desolate place in the 80s.

Read more about Abdul Qadim Haqq: www.thirdearthvisualarts.com/

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#17 - Season 2 -Detroit Techno & The Underground Resistance with Adbul Qadim Haqq

The Melting Pot Podcast is back in 2017 with episode 18 in a series of inspiring conversations. We are delighted be funded by the Arts Council England for this season and bring you a selection of conversations recorded over the period of several years.

Tim Sanders is a well published political cartoonist from the UK who has had his satirical artwork published in many of the UK's mainstream papers. The political cartoon holds power to account, bringing ridicule and reducing power of those who wield it.  

Read more about Tim Sanders: www.timonline.info

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#18 - Season 2 - The Political Cartoon, A Mini Revolution with Tim Sanders

The Melting Pot Podcast is back in 2017 with episode 19 in a series of inspiring conversations. We are delighted be funded by the Arts Council England for this season and bring you a selection of conversations recorded over the period of several years.

Hassan Mahamdallie is an author on multiculturalism, theatre maker, artistic strategist and founder of Unite Against Facism. Hassan recalls 
his fight against facism, the power of diversity in art and cultural capital. 

Read more about Hassan Mahamdallie: http://www.loyalenemy.co.uk/loyal-enemy-Hassan-Mahamdallie
Follow Hassan on Twitter: www.twitter.com/HMahamdallie

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#19 - Season 2 - Fighting Facism, Art & Mutliculturalsm with Hassan Mahamdallie

The Melting Pot Podcast is back in 2017 with episode 17 in a series of inspiring conversations. We are delighted be funded by the Arts Council England for this season and bring you a selection of conversations recorded over the period of several years.

Henry Chalfant is a graffiti historian and documentary widely attributed to the spread of graffiti expression around the world through his boom Subway Art. In a special guest interview, graffiti artist Mohammad Ali interview Chalfant on memories of Subway Art and self expression.

Read more about Henry Chalfant: www.henrychalfant.com

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#20 - Season 2 - Graffiti History & Self Expression with Henry Chalfant

The Melting Pot is a unique podcast that focuses on bringing the voices of prominent people together in one place. It explores arts and culture from the people who live and breathe it to offer an insight into artistic topics that build positive social change.

Every day we experience many cultures, differing standpoints, a multitude of voices; a vast array of opinions and this podcast is about presenting these voices for learning, for cultural exchange and it aspires to contribute to a more harmonious society. We present them to you in an accessible and an, ‘easy on the ear’ format. The aim is to inspire the audience and introduce them to a topic that is often non-mainstream. We aim to disrupt the status-quo, inspire people to think outside the box and become a bit more conscious.


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