The GOATs Podcast
Multi-hyphenate creatives Sophie Rodriguez, George Ward and Alfield Reeves get together to chat about the arts, culture & their lives as creatives.
Episodes
18 episodes
S3:E6 | Family & Art, Stepping Away & Back to Art, Custom Steppers, Our Moods Effect on Art Creation & The Trauma Project Ft. Terrell ‘SCOOB’ Foy
In EPISODE 6 of SEASON 3 we chat with Terrell ‘SCOOB’ Foy, a Multimedia Artist specializing in painting, shoe customization & artist c...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:34:26
S3:E5 | Music Touring, Content Creation, The Importance of Consistency & The Social Media Influencer Lifestyle Ft. James White
In EPISODE 5 of SEASON 3 we chat with James White an all-around creative. His talents and expertise consist of rapping, graphic design, acting, photography, videography an...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:22:59
S3:E4 | Journey in Radio, The Art of an Interview, VP Harris, Theater, Hosting, The Grand Rapids Music Scene & How To (& Not) Get Your Music on the Radio Ft. Alisha 'Lisha B.' Brown
In EPISODE 4 of SEASON 3 we chat with Alisha "Lisha B" Brown, a Radio Personality, MC, Podcaster, and Actress. We chat with her about jo...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:15:39
S3:E3 | Educational Disrupting, Local Artist Advocacy, Social Media Strategizing & The Grand Rapids Art Scene, Culture and Practices Ft. Darline Rodriguez
In EPISODE 3 of SEASON 3 we chat with Darline Rodriguez, a photographer, social media strategist & educational disrupter. We chat about her creative journey in photography & social medi...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:38:58
S3:E2 | Thinking like an Artist, Boredom, Wonder & Curiosity, The Power of Play, Artist Councils & Representation Ft. Cindy Foley
In EPISODE 2 of SEASON 3 we chat with Cindy Meyers Foley, the Director and CEO of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. We chat about her journey to becoming an Art Museum Director, the history of Art Museums, Thinking ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:29:25
S3:E1 | Graphic Design, DJ'ing, Black Women Femininity, Black Creativity & Gatekeeping Ft Asia 'Venusxflyytrap' Horne
In EPISODE 1 of SEASON 3 we chat with Creative Director, Digital Artist and DJ Asia Horne about starting out as a graphic designer, grooving into DJ'ing, transiting from Atlanta back to Michigan, the DJ scene in the city, B...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:36:55
S2:E7 | In-House Series Part 2 - Flowers, Dance, Photo & Video, Sabbath & "Haters" Ft. Mary Partee
INTRODUCING our mini-series entitled: THE IN-HOUSE SERIES: Part Two.The In-House Series highlights and give flowers to the in-house team members that are essential to our podcast success.. In EPISODE 7 of
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:13:06
S2:E6 | In-House Series Part 1 - Flowers, Freedom, Family, New Fears & Unexpected Accomplishments Ft. Dave Beniot
INTRODUCING our mini-series entitled: THE IN-HOUSE SERIES: Part One.The In-House Series highlights and give flowers to the in-house team members that are essential to our podcast success.. In EPISODE 6 of SEASON...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:19:33
S2:E5 | Family Matters, Artist Community & My Story 5 Show Ft Esan Sommersall
In EPISODE 5 of SEASON 2 we chat with Graphic Designer, Painter, Muralist, and Musician Esan Sommersell about his creative journey from getting into the arts via inspiration from his brother, family matters and the cr...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:37:42
S2:E4 | Creative Transitions, Still figuring it out & Artistic Voice Ft. Kristin Zuller
In EPISODE 4 of SEASON 2 we chat with Kristin Zuller about her creative journey from being a tap, jazz & ballet dancer in grade-school to being a multi-disciplinary artist consisting of Illustration, Murals, & Graph...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:25:13
S2:E3 | April Highlights, Artist & Company Responsibility, Ricky Martin and Success.
In EPISODE 3 of SEASON 2 the cast starts the episode sharing their April highlights, updates & some encouraging stats. They dive into artist & company responsibility and the importance of commu...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:34:30
S2:E2 | Rest, Creating for Commodification & Rejection Ft. Guillermo 'ASMA.Speeks' Sotelo
In EPISODE 2 of SEASON 2 we chat with Guillermo ‘ASMA’ Sotelo about his journey as an artist, the importance and power of rest, creating for commodification, handling rejection and more.About Guillermo: Guill...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:13:39
S2:E1 | Impermanence Magazine, Fashion in relation to Identity & freedom, Creating Excellence again & more Ft. Tanasia Najae
In our SEASON 2 debut we chat with creative Tanasia Najae about what she is up to with Impermanence Magazine, Fashion in relation to identity & freedom, creating excellence...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:09:33
S1:E5 | Ft. 2015 Art Prize 2D Winner Monroe "Aki" O'Byrant
In EPISODE 5 we chat with Monroe about his upbringing in New York, transition to West Michigan and his creative hardships, artistic responsibilit...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:21:30
S1:E4 | Upbringing, Adulthood & Community (Part 1) Influences on Creativity & Art Ft. Octavia Ink
In EPISODE 4 we chat with Octavia Ink on how our upbringings, adulthood & current communities have impacted and influences our creativity and art jour...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:01:58
S1:E3 | Mental Health & The Arts with mixed-media artist Medra Stoner
In EPISODE 3 we chat with our first (but definitely not last 👀) guest, local mixed-media artist Medra Stoner about mental health & the arts. About Medra: Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, East Africa,
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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53:04
S1:E2 | We’re Back! - Reintroductions, Covid-19 Impact & a quick hit (pun not-intended) on the Emmys
After a 4 year hiatus we’re backkkkk! The GOATs are back together again. In our return episode we reintroduce ourselves, chat about the impacts that the Covid-19 pandemic has h...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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36:15