Thorn in My Side: Recent Episodes
Asa Featherstone, IV
It's the little things we ignore, isn't it? Thorn in my Side (TimS) takes personal stories from Black and brown individuals who are willing to share moments from their everyday encounters with racism. We're focusing on the experiences that don't make headlines, and how even these 'micro-aggressions' are more impactful than we give them credit for.
Each episode highlights moments across a variety of fields and backgrounds, showing that no person of color can hide from this. We have to take a new approach so we can see an end to this cycle.
!!HELP WANTED – PODCAST EDITOR!! email me.
Tasz Muerte is a Punk musician who leads the band BLXPLTN out of Austin, TX. He talks about his musical influences, shares a brief history of the role Black folks have played in the Punk genre, and how his music has led to a life-long fight for justice.
Feedback is welcome! If you or anyone you know is interested in being on the show, find me – whatsupasa@gmail.com
Check out Tasz’s Music & Projects:
http://www.blxpltn.com/
F*** Money: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7hZI8jaJFI&ab_channel=PlayTheBangRecords
IG: https://www.instagram.com/blxpltn/
Links we talked about:
Bad Brains: https://www.badbrains.com/
Death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qai4QqGZwFg&ab_channel=DoctorDestiny
Pure Hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdMcH9mb2Hk&ab_channel=AugustoRodrigues
Today’s Music:
Sunshower by LATASHÁ
Really Love by D’Angelo
Politicians In My Eyes by Death
Follow the Podcast & Host:
Website:
https://anchor.fm/thorn-in-my-side
Social:
Podcast IG / @timspod https://www.instagram.com/timspod/
Host IG / @savvyoso_ https://www.instagram.com/savvyoso_/
Host Twitter / @savvyoso https://twitter.com/savvyoso
Listen or watch:
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtIuIDGGp3SkH5paJpQdowg
SPOTIFY – https://open.spotify.com/show/25h63WwZmIIMkEAGyBmLLU
Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thorn-in-my-side/id1542524779
Google Podcasts – https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80MjA5OWFjNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
Anchor – https://anchor.fm/thorn-in-my-side
Breaker – https://www.breaker.audio/p/thorn-in-my-side
Pocket Casts – https://pca.st/7s3580o4
Shoutouts:
Today's Sponsor / Anchor
Host & Editor / Asa Featherstone, IV
Design / Evan Verrilli (@evan.is.social)
Thank you all! I'll catch ya'll in the next episode :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Brian Raphael Nabors is a contemporary concert composer who joins me to talk about growing up in a musical community in Alabama, the difference between classical and contemporary concert music, and how he’s using music to answer his calling.
Feedback is welcome! If you or anyone you know is interested in being on the show, find me – whatsupasa@gmail.com
!!HELP WANTED – PODCAST EDITOR!! email me.
Check out Brian’s Music:
https://www.briannabors.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/brianraphaelnabors/
Today’s Music:
Onward composed by Brian Raphael Nabors
Bootleg Hoedown composed by Brian Raphael Nabors and performed by Unheard-of Ensemble
Follow the Podcast & Host:
Website:
https://anchor.fm/thorn-in-my-side
Social:
Podcast IG / @timspod https://www.instagram.com/timspod/
Host IG / @savvyoso_ https://www.instagram.com/savvyoso_/
Host Twitter / @savvyoso https://twitter.com/savvyoso
Listen or watch however you’d like:
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtIuIDGGp3SkH5paJpQdowg
SPOTIFY – https://open.spotify.com/show/25h63WwZmIIMkEAGyBmLLU
Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thorn-in-my-side/id1542524779
Google Podcasts – https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80MjA5OWFjNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
Anchor – https://anchor.fm/thorn-in-my-side
Breaker – https://www.breaker.audio/p/thorn-in-my-side
Pocket Casts – https://pca.st/7s3580o4
Shoutouts:
Today's Sponsor / Anchor
Host & Editor / Asa Featherstone, IV
Design / Evan Verrilli (@evan.is.social)
Thank you all! I'll catch ya'll in the next episode :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Kai Stoudemire joins me to talk about about family, growing produce, and how she’s reclaiming Black History Month in Cincinnati with her initiative “Black is Excellence”.
Feedback is welcome! If you or anyone you know is interested in being on the show, find me – whatsupasa@gmail.com
!!HELP WANTED – PODCAST EDITOR!! email me.
See what Kai’s up to:
https://blackisexcellence.com/
https://www.alignable.com/golf-manor-oh/naturally-homegrown-co
IG: https://www.instagram.com/blkisexcellence/
Follow the Podcast & Host:
Website:
https://anchor.fm/thorn-in-my-side
Social:
Podcast IG / @timspod https://www.instagram.com/timspod/
Host IG / @savvyoso_ https://www.instagram.com/savvyoso_/
Host Twitter / @savvyoso https://twitter.com/savvyoso
Listen or watch however you’d like:
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtIuIDGGp3SkH5paJpQdowg
SPOTIFY – https://open.spotify.com/show/25h63WwZmIIMkEAGyBmLLU
Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thorn-in-my-side/id1542524779
Google Podcasts – https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80MjA5OWFjNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
Anchor – https://anchor.fm/thorn-in-my-side
Breaker – https://www.breaker.audio/p/thorn-in-my-side
Pocket Casts – https://pca.st/7s3580o4
Shoutouts:
Today's Sponsor / no one :( (call me!)
Host & Editor / Asa Featherstone, IV
Design / Evan Verrilli (@evan.is.social)
Music: Sunshower by LATASHÁ
Thank you all! I'll catch ya'll in the next episode :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Welcome back old friends and new! What do ya’ll think about Black people capitalizing on “the Window”?
Feedback is welcome! If you or anyone you know is interested in being on the show, find me – whatsupasa@gmail.com
!!HELP WANTED – PODCAST EDITOR!! email me.
Follow the Podcast & Host:
Website:
https://anchor.fm/thorn-in-my-side
Social:
Podcast IG / @timspod https://www.instagram.com/timspod/
Host IG / @savvyoso_ https://www.instagram.com/savvyoso_/
Host Twitter / @savvyoso https://twitter.com/savvyoso
Listen or watch however you’d like:
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtIuIDGGp3SkH5paJpQdowg
SPOTIFY – https://open.spotify.com/show/25h63WwZmIIMkEAGyBmLLU
Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thorn-in-my-side/id1542524779
Google Podcasts – https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80MjA5OWFjNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
Anchor – https://anchor.fm/thorn-in-my-side
Breaker – https://www.breaker.audio/p/thorn-in-my-side
Pocket Casts – https://pca.st/7s3580o4
LINKS we talked about:
Chad Sanders, Black Magic: What Black Leaders Learned from Trauma and Triumph – https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Black-Magic/Chad-Sanders/9781982104221
TIME, Black Art Is in High Demand… – https://time.com/5932847/black-art-chad-sanders/
Shoutouts:
Today's Sponsor / no one :( (call me!)
Host & Editor / Asa Featherstone, IV
Design / Evan Verrilli (@evan.is.social)
Music: Sunshower by LATASHÁ
Vapour by Osoku
Archipelagos by Blue Steel
Always Raining by Frook
Thank you all! I'll catch ya'll in the next episode :)
*UPDATE* Daunte Wright was pulled over for expired license tags, and it was later found out that there was a warrant out for his arrest.
It's been a minute... I'm back for a moment to share my thoughts on the recent acts of police violence that have taken place for Daunte Wright and Lt. Caron Nozario, as well as give updates on where the podcast is headed for season 2 (Spring/Summer 2021).
Video episodes coming soon!!
Subscribe to my ZipiStream :) – https://myzipistreams.com/thorninmyside/listen
Shoutouts:
Today's Sponsors / Anchorand ZipiStream
Edit / Asa Featherstone, IV
Design / Evan Verrilli (@evan.is.social)
Music / Sunshower + Castille Soap by LATASHÁ
Social:
Podcast IG / @timspod
IG / @savvyoso_
Twitter / @savvyoso
Email / whatsupasa@gmail.com
Thank you all! I'll catch ya'll in the next episode :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Jerry "Curbside Jones" Manning Jr. is hard to categorize as one thing: he's a musician, a sound engineer, photographer, and producer just to give you an idea. Currently in Austin, TX, we talk about his experience living there as a Black artist, his upbringing as a military child who has traveled a lot, and his dreams of one day living in Japan.
Feedback is welcome! If you or anyone you know is interested in being on the show, email me. whatsupasa@gmail.com
See Curb is up to:
Website:
www.curbsidejones.com
Music:
https://curbsidejones.bandcamp.com/
Social:
www.twitter.com/CurbsideJones
www.instagram.com/curbsidejones
Support Curb's Projects:
The Last Train EP (Pre-order on 2/19)
Merch + Photobooks
Curb's Recommendations:
BE OUTDOORS!
Mos Def Documentary – Current Music Embedded: Mos Def – Japan / Japon
The Collective Podcast with Ash Thorp
Shoutouts:
Today's Sponsor / Roshi
Today's REAL Sponsor / Anchor
Interview / Asa Featherstone, IV
Edit / Asa Featherstone, IV
Design / Evan Verrilli (@evan.is.social)
Music / Sunshower by LATASHÁ + Stay Strong (ft. J Raise, Jr) by Saito
Social:
Podcast IG / @timspod
IG / @savvyoso_
Twitter / @savvyoso
Email / whatsupasa@gmail.com
Thank you all! I'll catch ya'll in the next episode :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Christie Glascoe Crowder (AKA Chatterbox Christie) is an Atlanta-based writer who's written everything from blogs, to books, and is now entering the world of screenwriting for television and film. We discuss her introduction to writing, her experience being a Black Woman writer in this era, and how to tell whether a story is 'black' or not.
Feedback is welcome! If you or anyone you know is interested in being on the show, email me. whatsupasa@gmail.com
See Christie's up to:
Website:
chatterboxchristie.com
IG:
@chatterboxcgc
Christie's Recommendations:
Buy her book! Your Big Sister's Guide to Surviving College
Scripted Podcasts (Like Wolverine: The Lost Trail & Q Code's the Left/Right Game starring Tessa Thompson)
Watch Community
Watch Golden Girls
TONS of Movie recs
Shoutouts:
Today's Sponsor / My refrigerator (again, I think)
Today's REAL Sponsor / Anchor
Interview / Asa Featherstone, IV
Edit / Asa Featherstone, IV
Design / Evan Verrilli (@evan.is.social)
Music / Sunshower by LATASHÁ
Social:
Podcast IG / @timspod
IG / @savvyoso_
Twitter / @savvyoso
Email / whatsupasa@gmail.com
Thank you all! I'll catch ya'll in the next episode :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Michael Coppage (ko-paj) is an artist in Cincinnati creating work focused on those who live and operate within the margins while simultaneously holding a mirror up to society. His work is powerful and poetic—we talk about his upbringing, being a Black artist in America and how to make the most out of your work once the wave of 'Wokeness' crashes.
Feedback is welcome! If you or anyone you know is interested in being on the show, email me. whatsupasa@gmail.com
See Michael's up to:
Website:
michaelcoppage.com
IG:
@prosper_jones
Shoutouts:
Today's Sponsor / Snow!
Today's REAL Sponsor / Anchor
Interview / Asa Featherstone, IV
Edit / Asa Featherstone, IV
Design / Evan Verrilli (@evan.is.social)
Music / Sunshower by LATASHÁ
Social:
Podcast IG / @timspod
IG / @savvyoso_
Twitter / @savvyoso
Email / whatsupasa@gmail.com
Thank you all! I'll catch ya'll in the next episode :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Lucrecer Braxton is building the kind of world she wants to live in. Fueled by her passion for houseplants and helping people, Lucrecer has brought together a community of nearly 20K plant lovers, at Soulsista Plants, who trust her impressive knowledge and experience.
We cover a ton today: How and why she started Soulsista Plants, the weight and under-appreciation of being a Black Woman in America, and developing relationships that are more than performative in the workplace.
Feedback is welcome! If you or anyone you know is interested in being on the show, email me. whatsupasa@gmail.com
Follow Lucrecer & SoulSista Plants
Website:
https://www.soulsistaplants.com/
Twitter:
@lucrecerbraxton
IG:
@soulsistaplants
@lucrecer
Lucrecer's Recommendations:
Read What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker, Damon Young!
Get some plants!
Shoutouts:
Today's Sponsor / Wool Socks
Today's REAL Sponsor / Anchor
Interview / Asa Featherstone, IV
Edit / Asa Featherstone, IV
Design / Evan Verrilli (@evan.is.social)
Music / Sunshower by LATASHÁ
Social:
Podcast IG / @timspod
IG / @savvyoso_
Twitter / @savvyoso
Email / whatsupasa@gmail.com
Thank you all! I'll catch ya'll in the next episode :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Marcus Matthews is the Head of Social for The Undefeated with over 20 years of experience in sports media. He’s a DMV native but prefers the Lakers over the Bullets/Wizards and still bleeds burgundy and gold.
In today's episode we talk about sports. Marcus shares his unique perspective on sports media and talks about what it's like to contribute to the culture from the inside.
Feedback is welcome! If you or anyone you know is interested in being on the show, email me. whatsupasa@gmail.com
Follow Marcus & The Undefeated
Twitter:
@GOOCHAVELI
@TheUndefeated
IG:
@goochaveli
@Undefeatedespn
Marcus' Recommendations:
The Fierce 44: Black Americans Who Shook Up the World – Children's book produced by The Undefeated
HBCU Gameday – HBCU-based sports journalism
The Shadow League – Black owned sports media organization
Odell Beckham Jr. on the Double Standards in Sports – Washington Post
Unplug and go outside...noticing a trend?
Shoutouts:
Today's Sponsor / Green Tea
Today's REAL Sponsor / Anchor
Interview / Asa Featherstone, IV
Edit / Asa Featherstone, IV
Design / Evan Verrilli (@evan.is.social)
Music / Sunshower by LATASHÁ
Social:
Podcast IG / @timspod
IG / @savvyoso_
Twitter / @savvyoso
Email / whatsupasa@gmail.com
Thank you all! I'll catch ya'll in the next episode :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Jen(nifer) Cox is a real one. We used to work at a museum together. Parts of me wish we still did because our conversations are always so great!
She's been in the marketing & advertising game for a while and talks about legitimizing herself as a Black Woman in the industry, her perspective on how organizations can be authentically equitable, and how some of the racial experiences she had from childhood have impacted how approaches her work...and we're joined by Pete, her dog!
I'd love to get your feedback. If you or anyone you know is interested in being on the show, email me! whatsupasa@gmail.com
Jen's Recommendations:
Carol H. Williams Advertising – Black-owned advertising agency
The Root: Thanking Black Women isn't enough – Read/Watch
Visit the Museum of African American History
Watch the Great Pottery Throw Down
Shoutouts:
Today's Sponsor / Pete, a good boy
Today's REAL Sponsor / Anchor
Interview / Asa Featherstone, IV
Edit / Asa Featherstone, IV
Design / Evan Verrilli (@evan.is.social)
Music / Sunshower by LATASHÁ
Social:
Podcast IG / @timspod
IG / @savvyoso_
Twitter / @savvyoso
Email / whatsupasa@gmail.com
Thank you all! I'll catch ya'll in the next episode :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Happy Holidays! As we end 2020, Domonique Peebles talks about authenticity vs. 'white saviorism' in community development, the challenges of being a Black entrepreneur in the plant and food industry, and his perspective on the Breonna Taylor case that took place in his hometown of Louisville, KY.
I'd love to get your feedback. If you or anyone you know is interested in being on the show, email me! whatsupasa@gmail.com
See what Dom's up to:
IG / @brickgardens
Dom (+ Asa's) Recommendations:
Go outside and enjoy nature.
Watch Woke on Hulu
Shoutouts:
Today's Sponsor / Public library. Love that place <3
Today's REAL Sponsor / Anchor
Interview / Asa Featherstone, IV
Edit / Asa Featherstone, IV
Design / Evan Verrilli (@evan.is.social)
Music / Sunshower by LATASHÁ
Social:
Podcast IG / @timspod
IG / @savvyoso_
Twitter / @savvyoso
Email / whatsupasa@gmail.com
Thank you all! I'll catch ya'll in the next episode :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
I caught up with Drake Johnson as he shares his experience growing up as a Black skateboarder in the midwest and discusses how we can embrace our tragedies to build together as a community.
I'd love to get your feedback. If you or anyone you know is interested in being on the show, email me! whatsupasa@gmail.com
See what Drake's up to:
IG / @nappyfriedchicken
Drake's Recommendations:
Maxallure Skateboards – (Black owned skateboard company)
Hardies Hardware – (Black owned skate goods)
Arts—Rec
Shoutouts:
Today's Sponsor / My (many) hard drives
Today's REAL Sponsor / Anchor
Interview / Asa Featherstone, IV
Edit / Asa Featherstone, IV
Design / Evan Verrilli (@evan.is.social)
Music / Sunshower by LATASHÁ
Social:
Podcast IG / @timspod
IG / @savvyoso_
Twitter / @savvyoso
Email / whatsupasa@gmail.com
Thank you all! I'll catch ya'll in the next episode :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Julia Bond joins me to talk about the theories behind the origins race, her experience with racism in the corporate streetwear design field, and her feelings around the recent ascension of the Black Lives Matter Movement and her role in it.
I'd love to get your feedback. If you or anyone you know is interested in being on the show, email me! whatsupasa@gmail.com
See what Julia's up to:
IG / @juliaelizabethbond / @__otherly__
bondjuliabond.com
Shoutouts:
Today's Sponsor / My space heater
Interview / Asa Featherstone, IV
Edit / Asa Featherstone, IV
Design / Evan Verrilli (@evan.is.social)
Music / Sunshower by LATASHÁ
Social:
Podcast IG / @timspod
IG / @savvyoso_
Twitter / @savvyoso
Email / whatsupasa@gmail.com
Thank you all! I'll catch ya'll in the next episode :)
This first episode can be treated as an in-depth trailer for what kinds of conversations to expect throughout the series. No guests this time, just me. Enjoy :)
I'd love to get your feedback. If you or anyone you know is interested in being on the show, email me! whatsupasa@gmail.com
Link(s) we talked about:
Thorn in my Side | Metaphors with Marcus Video
Shoutouts:
Today's Sponsor / My refrigerator
Interview / Asa Featherstone, IV
Edit / Asa Featherstone, IV
Design / Evan Verrilli (@evan.is.social)
Music / Sunshower by LATASHÁ
Social:
Podcast IG / @timspod
IG / @savvyoso_
Twitter / @savvyoso
Email / whatsupasa@gmail.com
Thank you all! I'll catch ya'll in the next episode :)