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The Craft & Release Podcast
The community for creatives to sharpen their skills and share their stories.
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Ep 32: The Night Kamala Lost
Jameer is a storyteller who has traveled the world telling true, first-person stories. He’s also a Video Director at Vanity Fair. His story for Release 005…
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Ep 31: Glynn + Nneka — How Do You Know When It’s Over?
Glynn and Nneka kick off Release 005: ENDINGS with a conversation about letting go, moving on, and the endings that are harder to make sense of. Pulling from…
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Ep 30: Nip, Tuck, Revenge
Julianne Nassi is an acute care nurse, cringey dog mom, and mezcal supremacist from Harlem. She describes her writing style as “manic episode” and has learned…
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Ep 29: We Shouldn’t Have
Ene is a creative and storyteller at heart whose creativity takes many forms, from cooking to writing, to floral design. Her story for Release 004: REDEMPTION…
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Ep 28: This Time, I Mean It
Gaëlle is Brooklyn-born, Philly-raised, and the daughter of Haitian parents. She’s a creative, a hustler, and a risk taker who would rather try something and…
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Ep 27: My Father’s Daughter
Sumitra is an NYC-based writer, textile designer, and mother of two. Her story for Release 004: REDEMPTION + REVENGE follows the evolution of her relationship…
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Ep 26: Eight Years Too Late
E.M. Gallagher is a writer, New Yorker, former educator, and retired hellraiser. On her Substack, Ugh. Anyway., she writes about the ghosts of her dating past…
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Ep 25: Beefing with Jay Electronica
Grace is a creator and comedian who knows that sometimes a good story starts with a little beef. Her story for Release 004: REDEMPTION + REVENGE is about a…
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Ep 24: Glynn + Nneka — Revenge Is Sweet
Glynn and Nneka kick off Release 004: REDEMPTION + REVENGE with a conversation about getting even, getting closure, and the blurry line between the two…
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Ep 23: To the man brave enough to love me / To the wife
Kam is West African-born but grew up in Harlem. Finding it hard to express herself verbally growing up, she fell in love with the ability to share her inner…
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Ep 22: Measure A Year
Kristin is a writer because she writes. She is a lifelong student and educator. Her plants require her to read to them. She combats writer's block with a yoga…
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Ep 21: A Discovery of Soulmates
Tiffany is a hopeful romantic and Brooklyn native currently working on her first memoir. Her story for Release 003 is a rendering of an unexpected encounter…
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Ep 20: All About Love, All About Grandma
Kat is a multidisciplinary creative known for introducing good people to the utmost experiences and communities. Kat’s story for Release 003: LOVE is about the…
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Ep 19: Reflections In Her Eyes
Ẹniafẹ Isis is a woman breaking into herself, a writer alchemizing emotion, and a journey-teller guiding herself and others in the narration of their own…
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EP 18: International Love
Lauren is a storyteller, writer, stand-up comedian, and artist. Her story for Release 003: LOVE explores the journey of self-love through the lens of body…
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Ep 17: A Love Conversation with Glynn Pogue & Nneka Julia
Join the Founders of Craft & Release, Glynn Pogue and Nneka Julia, as they kick off Release 003 with a conversation about LOVE.
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Ep 16: Two Poems
Black, queer, and concerned with freedom, Solaris J. Capehart is a Liberian poet and abolitionist educator based in Bed-Stuy, they are the result of a divine…
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Ep 15: Say Less
Katie Mack, Award Winning Director, Filmmaker & Writer shares a story about when saying less isn't enough, so you gotta say less. We hope you enjoy this…
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Ep 14: On Friendship
Idinma is a Nigerian-born, Brooklyn-based creative with a flair for storytelling and community-building. Her story, "On Friendship," explores the lessons…
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Ep 13: Where I Went
Ani Otiv is a humor and culture writer. "Where I Went" is about the time she found love on Anime Club Penguin. We hope you enjoy this episode from RELEASE 002…
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Ep 12: Close Friends
Britt Franklin is a Queens-bred, hard-of-hearing storyteller and filmmaker, crafting narratives that resonate with the echoes of the past yet embrace the…
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Ep 11: Lovable
Marwa is a Sudanese-American writer & producer who, through first-person personal essays, examines the magic hidden in the mundane. "Lovable" is about how…
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Ep 10: In a Dark Room, Exposed.
Natachi Mez is a resident of dance circles and unlined journals, locating herself through the rhythmic, the written, and the embodied, creating dynamic work…
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Ep 9: A Friendship Conversation with Glynn Pogue and Nneka Julia
Founders of Craft & Release, Glynn Pogue and Nneka Julia, kick off Release 002 with a conversation about friendship.
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Ep 8: The Ride of Their Life
WILLIE is an unapologetic Afro-queer entertainer, producer, and community resource activist from Houston, Texas, currently residing in Bedford-Stuyvesant…
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Ep 7: My Mother's Body
Kam is a writer and poet originally from West African Mali who grew up in Harlem. For Release 001: BODY her two pieces explore the challenges and beauty in…
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Ep 6: Moments of Manhood
Cortney is a passionate human and storyteller who’s just trying to figure shit out. In this episode from Release 001: BODY, he tells a story that explores…
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Ep 5: Thanks Carmen
Enajite is an eldest daughter. Her story from Release 001: BODY is about a young girl who finds unexpected sisterhood and mentorship via the dark web.
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Ep 4: Double Sweet Sixteen
Swati is an India-born, Hudson Valley-raised, and Harlem-based writer, artist, Tarot reader, and fiction editor who is working on a collection of essays called…
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Ep 3: The Miller Sisters
In episode 003, Melinda Hanson shares a story about the fates of a haunted old man and a doomed young woman when their worlds collide in New York City.
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Ep 2: Micro-dosing Liberation
In episode 002, Chloe shares reflections on accessing our imagination by making alters of our bodies.
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Ep 1: A Story in Four Acts
In episode 001, Ismatu Gwendolyn shares a poem dedicated to Palestine and a story about the years that made them look like their mom.
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A Body Conversation with Glynn Pogue and Nneka Julia
Welcome to The Craft & Release Podcast! Join co-founders Nneka Julia & Glynn Pogue for a conversation about Release 001: BODY. New episodes drop every Sunday.