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During this episode of Why Change? co-hosts Ashraf and Jeff discuss inspiration, perseverance, and a return to normal. Ashraf shares the first part of a two-part interview with the band Distant Cousins, who wrote the theme song for this podcast. They talk about their music-making process and work with young people in schools. The episode concludes with the ideas of honesty and profundity and the impacts those concepts have on our work as musicians and educators.

In this episode you’ll learn:

1. How Distant Cousins approaches music-making as artists and with young people;


2. What DIY culture has to do with music and social change; and


3. The role of honesty in approaching work as musicians and educators.

Check out some of the things mentioned during this podcast, including:

• Lights On song by Distant Cousins


• The VERA Project


• Cousins in the Classroom and Cousins Create


• Creative Generation’s work on Distributed Collective Leadership

Please download the transcript here.

ABOUT DISTANT COUSINS

Distant Cousins is an Los Angeles-based indie-pop band which actively produces hit music featured in television, films, and commercials while also working with young people in schools. Formed in 2013, the band is composed of Dov Rosenblatt, Duvid Swirsky, and Ami Kozak.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND DISTANT COUSINS:

• Website


• Twitter


• Instagram


• Facebook


• Spotify

This episode of Why Change? A Podcast for the Creative Generation was powered by Creative Generation. Produced and Edited by Daniel Stanley. For more information on this episode and Creative Generation please visit the episode webpage and follow us on social media @Campaign4GenC