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REMORANDOM Everything Interesting41: Special Guest | Kim Hastreiter, Cultural ConnectorRemo’s special guest for this episode of the REMORANDOM video podcast is Kim Hastreiter, someone that he’s known for over 40 years. Kim is one-of-a-kind. A New York based editor, publisher, writer, artist, creative director, curator, connector and big ideas person, she is probably best known for co-founding the highly-revered and very cool PAPER magazine (the OG influencers) with David Hershkovits in 1984. Her career of identifying cultural movements and connecting the various dots between style, design, art and culture is legendary. Kim and Remo chat and compare notes when it comes to making things and doing creative work that...
2026-02-0432 min
La Montaña Rusa Radio JazzLa Montaña Rusa 39.2025. Bill Charlap Trio; David Blake; Hank Jones; Nitai Hershkovits; Mark Egan; Clemens Kuratle Ydivide; Wesseltoff / Schwarz.En este episodio de La Montaña Rusa hemos escuchado y comentado los siguientes discos:* ÁLBUM DESTACADO. Bill Charlap Trio. And Then Again, 2024.* David Blake. Fun House, 2022.* CLÁSICO DE LA SEMANA. Hank Jones. Urbanity, 1956.* Nitai Hershkovits. Call On The Old Wise, 2023.* Mark Egan. Cross Currents, 2024.* Clemens Kuratle Ydivide. The Default, 2025.* Wesseltoff / Schwarz. DUOII, 2022. Get full access to La Montaña Rusa Radio Jazz at lamontanarusaradiojazz.substack.com/subscribe
2025-09-281h 13La Montaña Rusa Radio JazzLa Montaña Rusa 39.2025. Bill Charlap Trio; David Blake; Hank Jones; Nitai Hershkovits; Mark Egan; Clemens Kuratle Ydivide; Wesseltoff / Schwarz.En este episodio de La Montaña Rusa hemos escuchado y comentado los siguientes discos:* ÁLBUM DESTACADO. Bill Charlap Trio. And Then Again, 2024.* David Blake. Fun House, 2022.* CLÁSICO DE LA SEMANA. Hank Jones. Urbanity, 1956.* Nitai Hershkovits. Call On The Old Wise, 2023.* Mark Egan. Cross Currents, 2024.* Clemens Kuratle Ydivide. The Default, 2025.* Wesseltoff / Schwarz. DUOII, 2022. Get full access to La Montaña Rusa Radio Jazz at lamontanarusaradiojazz.substack.com/subscribe
2025-09-281h 13
FreeFall w/David BassinFreeFall 1123Jimi Tenor & Freestyle Man - Sinus Amoris - Sinus Amoris (Songs From The Bay Of Love) (Timmion)Jazzanova - Another New Day (Little Big Beat Studio Live Session) - In Between Revisited: Jazzanova Live (Sonar Kollektiv)Bill Laurance - Do What You Want - Rhodes Mk8 Sessions (Flint)Muriel Grossmann - Clarity - MGQ Live Im King Georg, Köln (Muriel Grossmann)Albert Mangelsdorff Quartet - Never Let It End - Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA/MPS (Spiritual Jazz)Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Everybody Loves The Sunshine - Everybody Loves The S...
2025-03-122h 00REMORANDOM Everything Interesting4: Special Guest | David HershkovitsIn this episode Remo and Claudia are joined by a special guest – David Hershkovits the co-founder of New York’s iconic PAPER magazine to chat about "Break the Internet", the chapter from the third (yellow) volume of REMORANDOM that tells the story of the 2014 PAPER magazine cover featuring Kim Kardashian in her oiled nakedness. The cover went viral and “broke” the Internet, or at least that part of it that included PAPER’s website. In the same conversation we got to talk about lots of other stuff. It really gives a vivid snapshot into the culture and vibe of New York at...
2025-02-0531 min
The Sound of Success with Nic HarcourtPaper magazine Founder David Hershkovits On the Boogie Down BronxPaper magazine has been capturing everything cool in mainstream pop culture and underground counter-culture since 1984, and joining Nic today is the publications' co-founder and former editor-in-chief David Hershkovits. David and Nic talk about how Paper was one of the first magazines to cover the breakdancing and hip-hop worlds exploding out of the Bronx in the early 80s, as well as post-punk, no wave, new wave, the drag scene, and everything in between. Cut to 2014—with Kim Kardashian breaking the internet on the little independent magazine's instantly iconic and viral cover—and the publication is still, almost 40 years later, capturing what...
2021-09-0324 min
THE PLUG W/ JUSTIN JAYDavid HershkovitsDavid Hershkovits co-founded New York City’s iconic Paper Magazine in the 1980’s. Before the internet, before social media influencers, and before the restaurant on your corner had their own publicist, if wanted to stay informed about art, fashion, music, food or clubs in New York City, you read Paper Magazine - it was the go to guide for anything culturally relevant downtown and beyond. This week on The Plug Podcast, David drops in for a conversation about the history of downtown culture, what can be learned from the challenges that the city has faced, and contemplate what a post...
2021-09-0254 min
Light CultureViktoria Modesta – From Fetishist to FuturistCalled the world’s first bionic pop artists, Viktoria Modesta lives at the intersection of science, technology and the arts, She’s also performed at the Paralympics and been a fellow at the MIT Media Lab. I speak to the one-time fetish nightlife queen about her years at London’s Torture Garden, post-disability sensitivity, Artificial Intelligence, selling a video as an NFT and her friendship with Nadya of Pussy Riot fame. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-04-1439 minLight CultureAdrian Younge’s Retro FuturismThe soundtrack of Adrian Younge’s mind includes Ennio Morricone, blaxploitation movies, Jay Z, Kendrick and Wu Tang recorded in his studio on analog where he plays all the instruments. Also a filmmaker, it all comes together in The American Negro, the multi-media project he describes as James Baldwin hooked up with Marvin Gaye produced by David Axelrod. We discuss the aforementioned, the sorry state of pop and why he thinks the past is a blast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-04-0740 minLight CultureAl Baseer Holly – From Hip Hop to Hip ArtJay-Z, Dr. Dre, The Fugees, Pharrell all wanted a piece of Philly’s Most Wanted, but then the dream fell apart, forcing Al Baseer Holly to go back to the beginning, finding comfort and success in his first love, painting. We talk about the early days, what went wrong, how he’d do it different and why painting Rita Ora’s Birkin Bag changed everything. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-03-3038 minLight CultureLila Iké -- Reggae’s New Sound and StarLila Iké rocks to her own melody, a fusion of contemporary reggae with elements of soul, hip hop, and dance hall. We talk about her producer/mentor Protoje, the enduring legacy of Lauryn Hill and how she and fellow women recording artists like Koffee, Sevana and Jaz Elise are changing the game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-03-2438 minLight CultureJosh MaddenJosh Madden has an outsized role at MDDN, a management and production company founded by his brothers, Benji and Joel Madden. Living at the intersection of art, music, and fashion, he launched Nylon Men's Magazine and is a creative director of streetwear brands X-girl and X-Large. We take the cultural temperature and talk about growing up in Maryland, when he knew his twin brothers were superstars, why print magazines matter and the eternal appeal of Michael Stipe. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-03-1731 minLight CultureKennedi Carter -- Photography’s Phenomenal PhenomIt's extremely rare for a 21 year-old of any race or gender to shoot the cover of a fashion magazine such as British Vogue, especially when it’s Beyonce on the other side of the lens. Carter still doesn’t quite know how she came to be one of our era’s most sought-after photographers, but we kick some theories around. We talk about her love of the south, black cowboys, personal v commercial work and, of course, The Queen Beyonce. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-03-1039 minLight CultureJason Calacanis -- On Poker and the Art of Angel InvestingJason Calacanis likes to play high stakes Poker and bet on tech startups like Uber when it was little more than a penny stock. Perhaps best known for Launch, a meetup and schmoozefest for aspiring entrepreneurs, he also hosts the podcast This Week In Startups, is a regular on Squawk Box, an intimate of tech moguls, an adversary of Mark Zuckerberg, and an all-around gadfly. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-03-0347 minLight CultureTengku Jamidah– Her HighnessOf Malaysian royal birth and a celebrated fashion entrepreneur back home, Tengku Jamidah decided to ditch it all and move to America where she has emerged as a cannabis activist advocating for its use in wellness and spiritual growth. We talk about her youth in a country where possession of cannabis can lead to a death sentence, its long history in Asian religion and medicine and how she went from a non-smoker to where she is today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-02-2436 minLight CultureShawn Gold– On Cannabis and CreativityMarketing maven Shawn Gold has launched Pilgrim Soul, a company engineered to optimize human performance around cannabis and creative thinking. We talk about a workbook he published and the special cannabis blend he created to facilitate the process, the financial challenges of being ahead of the curve, psychedelics in the tech world, getting high with the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, what he thinks of Snoop Dogg’s weed and why you shouldn't email your boss when you’re stoned. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-02-1736 minLight CultureJune Ambrose -- Hip Hop’s Fashion FuturistCaribbean born, Bronx raised, Ambrose is responsible for some of hip hop's most iconic images: Jay-Z, Missy Elliott and Nas have all benefited from her creativity. Newly appointed creative director of Puma, she has a slew of “projects'' in the works and her first collection coming this fall. We speculate about the future of athleisure post Corona, laugh at her brief stint in finance, and ponder the meaning of Jay-Z’s suit v. Mark Zuckerberg’s hoodie. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-02-1034 minLight CultureJonnyshipes -- Cinematic Music Founder on the Art of the Hustle and GrindMusic comes first for this visionary entrepreneur. Even if it means taking risks with artists like Joey Badass, Nipsey Hussle and Yungeen Ace. Graduating from the school of hard knocks, Shipes has parlayed his street cred into a growing empire of media plays, including his new cannabis venture The Smoker's Club. We talk about the role of luck, instinct and basketball in the making of a modern day mogul. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-02-0339 minLight CultureSarah Andelman -- Collete Curator’s New IdeaDesigners, artists, rappers, models and stylists galore traipsed in and out of Colette, the legendary Parisian concept store founded by Sara Andelman. Whether to see the latest exhibit at the gallery or explore the boutique café, Water Bar, or just people watch and make the scene, there was something for you, from watches and phones to sneakers and couture fashion. We talk about Paris then and now, Karl Lagerfeld’s shopping habits, a recent Kenyan safari, why she closed Colette and her new consultancy, Just An Idea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-01-2733 minLight CultureLee Quinones -- Street Art’s Reigning OGJust a kid, he was already celebrated for his subway artistry and for being the city’s most wanted vandal. Recognized as a grand master of the spray can, Lee talks about surviving on the Lower East Side, riding the graffiti wave to pop culture history as the star of the iconic movie Wild Style and emerging as an artist with work in major museums and private collections. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-01-2039 minLight CultureDenisse Ariana Peréz–Have Camera, Will TravelDenisse Ariana Peréz is an artist for our times. Her photographs feature a beautiful range of portraits and still lifes that have themes of earth, water, love, family, and relationships. Both personal and universal, Peréz’s work defies and defines our existential moment. Join us for a glimpse into her process and inspirations. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-01-1333 minLight CultureVikram Gandhi -- Understanding Tekashi6969 is a phenomena well worth understanding. Gandhi, the director of the new documentary, “69: The Saga of Danny Fernandez,” tells us what he’s learned about the rise and fall of the controversial Bushwick rapper who rode social media and criminal behavior to fame and fortune, only to lose his friends, family and wind up in prison. The film’s director talks about Bushwick, pop, politics and the attention economy; the dangers and seduction of fame; and how his years at Vice News prepared him for his career. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-01-0631 minLight CultureXeni Jardin on Jeffrey Epstein, Cancer and CannabisXeni Jardin is a one-time straight edge who discovered cannabis after being diagnosed with cancer. A digital media commentator, tech culture journalist and co-editor and contributor to the website Boing Boing, she is also at the forefront of investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted pedophile who wooed world leaders to his dirty den and died in prison under suspicious circumstances. We talk to the former National Public Radio, Wired magazine and Wired News contributor about Epstein, cannabis and cancer and the New York tech scene of the 90s. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-12-3047 minLight CultureKenny Scharf, ArtistIn a career that spans 40 years, Kenny Scharf has gone from wunderkind pal of Haring and Basquiat to art world drop out to OG working in a reconstituted LA studio making one masterpiece after another. We talk about finding inspiration in head shops. Performing with Ann Magnuson and Club 57. His psychedelic Cosmic Cavern. Recycling for arts sake. Hanging with Warhol. Miami when it reminded him of the East Village. And much, much more so listen up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-12-2343 minLight CultureNora Vasconcellos -- Skateboarding’s Reggie RocketNot only a champion athlete, she’s also a reluctant role model for young women who have to fight their way into the skate park. The first ever female rider of Adidas skateboarding speaks out on a variety of subjects: fashion, overcoming personality disorders, skate moms, misogyny, racism and why she stopped competing when it was no longer fun. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-12-1636 minLight CultureB Real's Green ThumbAs part of Burb’s #LightUpTheHolidays campaign, we’re giving you four weeks of Light Culture re-releases with guests who know how to Light It Up.First up is BReal, the aptly named Cypress Hill band member and cannabis entrepreneur.B Real has been shaking the foundation of contemporary culture since he started out with Cypress Hill some 30 years ago. A cannabis entrepreneur and content creating machine, we speak about the Cali-NYC connection, touring and smoking onstage back in the day and how Ramellzee and the Beastie Boys influenced his style....
2020-12-0949 minLight CultureDoggface208 -- A Feel Good StorySometimes good things happen to good people. When a modest family man and cannabis movement advocate goes from zero to hero, the world takes a victory lap and toasts his success. Doggface’s TikTok video riding longboard to Fleetwood Mac’s Dreams while drinking Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice went viral and his life turned upside down. Even with new found friends like Snoop Dogg, Berner and Wiz Khalifa, his priorities to family and community remain the same. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-12-0238 minLight CultureLady Bunny -- From RuPaul’s Roommate to Drag LegendAlong with bandmate RuPaul, Lady Bunny found a home at the Pyramid Club and went on to change cultural history. She can barrage us with off-color jokes, get us dancing to an eclectic mix of music to die for, provoke us with her political punditry and entertain us in everything from movies to TV shows. Bunny defends the white male, takes pokes at Biden-Harris-RuPaul and talks about the history of drag and why gays may not like it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-11-2545 minLight CultureJanette Beckman -- From Punk to DiorJanette Beckman is a British-born photographer who has made a career following her musical tastes and cultural preferences. From her punk days in London shooting the likes of Pete Townsend, The Police, Sex Pistols, The Clash and Boy George to New York City in the 80s capturing a teenage LL Cool J or Salt-N-Pepa decked out by Dapper Dan. Today she shoots campaigns for Dior and Levis and documents demonstrations for social justice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-11-1842 minLight CultureStraight out of Lagos -- Olaolu Slawn and the Motherlan Skate CollectiveHypebeast favorite, Motherlan makes waves with their clothing brand, championing DIY skate culture and pushing positive politics. We talk to Olaolu Slawn and his crew about “crazy concept of America”, Lagos skate scene, cults, blood rituals and Fela Kuti. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-11-1139 minLight CultureMicaiah Carter -- And The New Black RenaissanceOnly 25 years old, he’s a highly sought after photographer who gets prime assignments shooting Selena Gomez, Sia and Naomi Osaka for top fashion magazines. We talked about his shoots with the stars and what it’s like being in the spotlight as a young, black creative. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-11-0435 minLight CultureApril Walker -- The Chanel of StreetwearWe talk about how she was there with Biggie Smalls, making the scene when Brooklyn was a scary place. And how after her super successful Walker Wear line launched, she became the rap world’s go-to stylist. Years later, still on her game, Walker has emerged as an elder stateswoman to a new generation as designer, mentor, life coach, consultant and all around inspiration. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-10-2841 minLight CultureRoger Gastman -- Graffiti and Street Art EntrepreneurOne of the world's foremost authorities on all things graffiti and street art talks about how he’s carved his own lane, museums’ reluctance to get on board the movement and where it’s going next. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-10-2147 min
360 Yourself! With Jamie NealeEp 57: Love Yourself, Know Yourself - Mickey Boardman - (Editorial Director Paper Magazine)In 2014, Mickey Boardman broke the Internet. As Paper Magazine's editorial director, he is the man responsible for the infamous Jean-Paul Goude shoot — "Break The Internet Kim Kardashian." The shoot featured the reality TV star naked and glistening, slick with baby oil. The images spread like wildfire across the Internet, turned into a plethora of memes, and were commented on heavily across social-media platforms. It was, without a doubt, the most controversial cover of the year.
Boardman has also worked with other provocative artists such as Nicki Minaj and Miley Cyrus on covers for the magazine. The editor grew up in th...
2020-10-1836 minLight CultureGlen “F*ck You Heroes” FriedmanThe uncompromising photographer of seminal skate, punk and hip hop scenes connects the dots from Cali’s Z Boys to Black Flag, the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-10-1444 minLight CultureMarcus Samuelsson Stirs the PotTop Chef Master, James Beard Award winner and Chopped judge, Samuelsson’s cooked for the Obamas and become the face of a global American cuisine, championing diversity in food and society. We talk about Anthony Bourdain’s vulnerability, fine dining v. street food, Covid’s impact on the eating experience, and how Prince and Bowie inspire him. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-10-0743 minLight CultureJerome Lamaar’s Beyond Beyonce MomentHe’s a self-described polymath, creative strategist, futurist, and costume designer. The media likes to call this iconoclastic outsider from the Bronx Beyonce's designer because of the dress he created for Beyonce's Black Is King movie. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-09-3043 minLight CultureLegs McNeil -- Still Punk After All These YearsHe literally wrote the book on Sex, Drugs and Rock n’ Roll and called it “Please Kill Me, an Oral History of Of Punk Rock.” We talk about why the Ramones hated the Sex Pistols, New York then and now, founding Punk magazine, Lenny Bruce, porn star Ron Jeremy, Charlie Manson and pop culture, good and bad. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-09-2337 minLight CultureCarter Cruise – Bad Girl Gone Good, KindaFrom porn star to DJ, recording artist and beyond, Carter Cruise has a plan she keeps in her wallet. To follow her on IG, you have to at least agree that Black Lives Matter and sex workers shouldn’t be stigmatized. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-09-1641 minLight CultureHow Did Hip Hop Find a Home in Fashion?Oh, the stories they tell: Special Zoom Saloon with Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite, Zoo York’s Eli Morgan Gesner, “The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion” Producer/director Lisa Cortes and surprise guest April Walker. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-09-1159 minLight CultureNora Vasconcellos -- Skateboarding’s Reggie RocketNot only a champion athlete, she’s also a reluctant role model for young women who have to fight their way into the skate park. The first ever female rider of Adidas skateboarding speaks out on a variety of subjects: fashion, overcoming personality disorders, skate moms, misogyny, racism and why she stopped competing when it was no longer fun. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-09-0235 minLight CultureAlex Winter’s Excellent Adventures“Bill and Ted” movies star Alex Winter also directs ambitious documentaries like “Showbiz Kids” currently on Netflix. We talk about his pal Keanu Reeves, the new “Bill and Ted Face the Music” and why this series has become so iconic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-08-2641 minLight CultureSteven Smith -- Kanye’s Design DirectorSneaker guru Smith is responsible for the iconic Reebok InstaPump, Nike Air Zoom Spiridon Caged 2 Retro Fury and, of course, the wildly popular Yeezys. The Godfather of the Dad shoe tells us why working with Kanye West is the best job he ever had. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-08-1949 minLight CultureLisa Cortes and Farah X on “Hip Hop x Fashion”In this Netflix documentary, the co-directors explore the untold, behind-the-scenes stories of the women rappers (L’il Kim, Mary J Blige et al) and designers (Kara Walker, Misa Hylton, Dapper Dan) who helped make luxury fashion synonymous with hip hop. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-08-1245 minLight CultureBriana King–Model/Skateboarder/TeacherBriana King’s mission is to change skateboard culture by teaching girls and her “queer homies” how to shred. We talk about why she does it, how she got here, and how it made her into a better model. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-08-0535 minLight CultureEli Morgan-Gesner’s Zoo York ChroniclesZoo York was the east coast skateboard company in the early 90s, co-founded by my guest Eli Morgan Gesner. A new documentary All the Streets Are Silent, which Eli narrates, tells the story about how a reluctant businessman helped hip hop and skateboarding cross over to birth the streetwear industry. Listen to learn more about NYC youth culture, Graffiti, Hip-Hop, Zoo York, Supreme, the movie Kids, and Ashton Kutcher. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-07-2949 minLight CultureSkateboarder Boo Johnson Just Likes to Have FunJust Have Fun, the name of Boo Johnson’s skatewear company, is also a mantra he lives by. Despite personal and global tragedies, his optimistic personality and outlook on life persist. Staying true to himself has made him one of the most inspirational figures in the culture today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-07-2242 minLight CultureJohn Terzian And L.A’s Nightlife RebootDelve into the mind of L.A.'s #1 nightlife entrepreneur as he shuffles his deck of blue chip club, bars and restaurants in the wake of the global reset. After transforming LA at night, friend-of-celebrities John Terzian has to do it all over again. What has the co-founder of Mr. NiceGuy, Bootsy Bellows, SHOREbar, Blind Dragon et al. learned from the pandemic. And what's the next move for his hospitality/media upstart The H.wood Group. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-07-1539 minLight CultureBevy Smith’s Bevelations RevealedBevy Smith’s new memoir tells a hilarious and inspirational story of walking away from a lucrative career in fashion to reinvent herself as the woman and media personality she is today. We talk about Cardi B being cancelled, Anna Wintour’s late-to-the-game wokeness, Kim Kardashian’s butt and as well as more serious subjects like Covid and BLM. Bevy was a regular on the camp classic Bravo's “Fashion Queens” and is a frequent guest on shows like The View and Good Morning America. She is also the host of Sirius XM’s Bevelations. See acast.com/privacy for privacy a...
2020-07-0844 minLight CultureKevin Powell Brings ItAuthor, activist and MTV Real World vet, Kevin Powell’s latest book is a collection of essays about race, family, justice, sexism, Oprah Winfrey, Tupac and Russell Simmons. He’s run for political office in Brooklyn and is a frequent commentator on race and politics. Powell describes himself as a very imperfect, fragile person. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-07-0144 minLight CultureKevin Leong’s Creative ComplexAs Creative Director of 300 Entertainment, Kevin Leong does the visual branding for Young Thug, Megan Thee Stallion, Gunna and many others. With a background in graffiti and streetwear, he served time at Phat Fashions, rebranded L’il Wayne’s Trukfit, worked with skate legend Stevie Williams and picked up a shit-load of collectibles along the way. Let’s find out how a kid from Brooklyn does it all. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-06-2436 minLight CultureChef Matty Matheson’s Cooking with FireCertified wild man, chef, TV personality, podcaster and youtuber takes off his apron to talk about the world outside his window. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-06-1740 minLight CultureAdam22’s NoJumper RemixThe wildly popular “No Jumper” podcaster reflects on life after Covid and the Black Lives Matter Uprising. Adam22 is a lifelong hip hop fanatic and social media personality living in LA and expecting a baby with cam girl @Lenatheplug. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-06-1139 minLight CultureTJ Mizell -- Jam Master Jay’s Legacy Lives OnAs ASAP Ferg's DJ, the son of Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC has become one of the most innovative DJ’s working today. TJ Mizell is a new generation turntablist who knows how to mix it up -- from rap to rock n’ roll and EDM. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-05-2740 minLight CultureAngelo Baque’s Creative DirectionAs Brand Director for Supreme, Angelo Baque worked behind-the-scenes with founder James Jebbia to create visuals that defined the brand’s identity as it grew into a brand valued at $1 billion. We talk about culture, politics, hip hop, weed, giving back, Virgil Abloh and why he went off on his own to start Awake NY and Baque Creative. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-05-2043 minLight CultureAaron Levant’s Secret SauceWhat did Jimmy Iovine, Drake, LeBron and others see in Aaron Levant that made them invest in his new startup NTWRK? Find out for yourself as we talk to the founder of Agenda, ComplexCon and Hall of Flowers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-05-1341 minLight CultureRose McGowan Spaces OutActivist, author, actor and now recording artist Rose McGowan has an album out called Planet 9. But whatever she’s doing, Rose is Rose by any other name. We talk about astral projection, Marilyn Manson, being brave and life after Weinstein. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-05-0644 minLight CultureBetter Call @wiresonlyWhere do Floyd Mayweather, Jamie Foxx, French Montana, Future, L’il Pump and other elites of the Hollywood-Hip Hop crossover culture go when they want to blow a bundle on a Lambo, Ferrari or customized Rolls. Meet RD Whittington aka @wiresonly and discover the secret sauce to making million dollar deals with the world’s most selective clientele. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-04-2941 minLight Culture@NewYorkNico’s Street SmartsNewYorkNico’s #newyorkaccent challenge went viral on Instagram providing much needed comic relief for beleaguered New Yorkers living in the Covid virus epicenter. In love with New York street “characters” like Larry the Birdman, Tiger Hood, Vinny Peanuts, Mo the Butcher, Charlie Da Wolf and others, he’s become one himself. We “tawk” to Nicolas Heller about how he arrived at his persona, his favorite New York movies, and why he thinks New York City will endure and thrive post-Corona. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-04-2235 minLight CultureMichael Alago Tells AllHe’s a gay Puerto Rican AIDS survivor and recovering alcoholic who signed Metallica and White Zombie. Huh? Not what you might expect, but Michael Alago has been exceeding expectations since he was an underage kid sneaking into Max’s Kansas City. We talk about how he got into the music biz and partied with everyone from Patti Smith to Cindy Lauper, John Lydon and Stiv Bators of the Dead Boys. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-04-1545 minLight CultureB Real’s Green ThumbB Real has been shaking the foundation of contemporary culture since he started out with Cypress Hill some 30 years ago. A cannabis entrepreneur and content creating machine, we speak about the Cali-NYC connection, touring and smoking onstage back in the day and how Ramellzee and the Beastie Boys influenced his style. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-04-0849 minLight CultureAlchemist’s Kitchen’s Lou SagarHealth and wellness in the age of the Corona Virus brings herbs, botanicals, mushrooms and cannabis front-and-center. Lou Sagar is the activist CEO of Alchemist Kitchen and Evolver, two mainstains of alternative medicine practice. He breaks it down for us. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-04-0138 minLight CultureUnderground Icon Carlo McCormickThe enfant-terrible of New York’s legendary 80s downtown scene is now all grown up. Though the former Paper magazine Senior Editor and High Times columnist is still a bit of a contrarian, his advocacy of an alternative art history with graffiti, street, psychedelic and outsider art at its center is now widely accepted as visionary. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-03-2542 minLight CultureCannaCuisne’s Miguel Trinidad and Doug CohenHe’s best known for putting Fillipino cooking on the map, but Miguel Trinidad’s cannabis cuisine side hustle is equally groundbreaking. A foodie’s delight, Trinidad’s 5-course cannabis infused meal is an elegant dining experience known as the 99th Floor, an experience guaranteed to stimulate you in both body and mind. I speak with Miguel and his business partner Doug Cohen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-03-1849 minLight CultureTeam Human’s Douglas Rushkoff“I got exposed to digital at the same time I was exposed to fantasy role playing games and psychedelics and rave culture.” So says media critic Douglas Rushkoff of Team Human, a podcast and book that make a case for a culture that honors human beings. No brainer? Not really. Here’s why. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-03-1148 minLight CultureBroccoli magazine founder Anja CharbonneauCannabis is the new vertical of cultural production, much of it created by and for women. Among them Anya Charbonneau’s Broccoli magazine. We talk about her female-centric enterprise, why print is still a viable medium, identity v. lifestyle, where to buy a cannabis bouquet, psychedelic art, and the secret history of woman in cannabis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-03-0441 minLight CultureFutura’s Next ActNavy veteran. Original Fun Gallery graffiti artist. Toured with the Clash. Buddy of Virgil Abloh. Collabed with Gortex and Commes des Garcons. Designed the livery of the new BMW M2. And there’s much, more learned about the multi-faceted international art star Lenny “Futura” McGurr. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-02-2651 minLight CultureDr. Peter Grinspoon’s Long, Strange TripDr. Peter Grinspoon got strung out on opiates, lost his license, recovered, wrote a book and returned to Harvard Medical School where he’s become one of the most important voices speaking out on cannabis, health and wellness. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-02-1940 minLight CultureCannabis+Sex=Cannasexual Ashley MantaAshley Manta has made integrating cannabis into our sex life the focus of her work. Whether you’re feeling Valentine’s Day or not, it behooves you to listen and learn from someone schooled in the art of love and found that in the right place at the right time cannabis and CBD can provide the spark you’ve been looking for. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-02-1232 minLight CultureSwoon on Art, Life and PsychedelicsWorking with psychedelics under the care of a psychiatrist has helped the artist known as Swoon address her personal trauma and expand her creative potential. Swoon exploded onto the street art scene with wall pieces beloved by her peers as well as the random passersby lucky enough to encounter them. Now an art world force with museum shows and exhibitions, the personal has become political and social with the environment, earthquake disaster relief in Haiti and opioid addiction among her preoccupations. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-02-0545 minLight CultureHash Master Frenchy CannoliWe travel back in time with Frenchy Cannoli whose mission is to spread the word about the Lost Art of the Hashishin. Having learned how to make hash from the ancient masters of Asia and the Middle East, he now lives among the beleaguered growers of California’s Emerald Triangle as Big Agra threatens their legacy, livelihood and way of life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-01-2946 minLight CultureXeni Jardin on Jeffrey Epstein, Cancer and CannabisXeni Jardin is a one-time straight edge who discovered cannabis after being diagnosed with cancer. A digital media commentator, tech culture journalist and co-editor and contributor to the website Boing Boing, she is also at the forefront of investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, the pedophile who famously funded dubious scientific research and died in prison under suspicious circumstances. We talk to the former National Public Radio, Wired magazine and Wired News contributor about Epstein, cannabis and cancer and the New York tech scene of the 90s. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-01-2247 minLight CultureKenny Scharf, ArtistIn a career that spans 40 years, Kenny Scharf has gone from wunderkind pal of Haring and Basquiat to art world drop out to OG working in a reconstituted LA studio making one masterpiece after another. We talk about finding inspiration in head shops. Performing with Ann Magnuson and Club 57. His psychedelic Cosmic Cavern. Recycling for arts sake. Hanging with Warhol. Miami when it reminded him of the East Village. And much, much more so listen up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-01-1542 minLight CultureChelsea Leyland, DJ and CBD ActivistChelsea Leyland is one of the bravest people I know. At one time the fashion world’s favorite DJ, Leyland shifted focus after discovering that CBD could free her from the anti-convulsant drugs that as an epileptic she had been taking for most of her life. Today she’s a CBD activist, telling her story and working to educate the world about the help that’s available to the many millions of people afflicted with this condition, if only the government and medical profession got on board. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-01-0842 minLight CultureCannabis Greatest Hits 2019David Hershkovits reviews the year with special guest DJ Kibbitzer. What he really thinks about the year in pot from Fab 5 Freddie to Ricky Powell, Danny Fields, AJ Sour Diesel and beyond. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-01-0354 minLight CulturePsychonaut Daniel PinchbeckSting, Russell Brand and Ellen Page would all agree that Daniel Pinchbeck is one of the most important voices in the new psychedelic revolution. His latest book When Plants Dream -- Ayahuasca, Amazonian Shamanism and The Global Psychedelic Renaissance couldn’t be more timely. Whether it’s microdosing or purging your guts out under the influence, Pinchbeck finds hope that the psychedelic experience will be more than a self-help product in the wellness toolbox. For him, it is the key to saving the world from its own destructiveness. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-12-1739 minLight CultureIsaac Mizrahi’s Wicked WaysAward-winning fashion designer, TV talk show host, Project Runway judge, singer, costume designer, author. Whatever, it all adds up to Isaac Mizrahi. We talk about the good old days when Madonna, Robert DeNiro et al would come to his shows and Marc Jacobs and Anna Sui made their marks. Why he likes Xanax and thinks department stores going out of business is a good thing. Don’t expect the expected. It’s Isaac Mizrahi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-12-1139 minLight CultureHigh Society Poster Boy Peter DavisPeter Davis grew up with the Trumps and other prominent New York families, but he’s always been an individualist. From his days as a punked out, green-haired skateboarder, he’s had a rebellious streak that crossed over into the wild world of downtown New York where he snuck into clubs, smoked weed and connected with a new reality. We talk about what it’s like being editor-in-chief of L’Officiel USA, his oddball collections, his views on fashion and weed, the luxe cannabis market and how he’d brand a company targeting elite spenders. See acast.com/privacy fo...
2019-12-0437 minLight CultureApril Pride on Women & Cannabis April Pride is an emerging star of the new cannabis culture. We talk with her about the intersection of cannabis and sex, how the new cannabis magazines targeting women get it right, post-partum pot and the many other ways that women can potentially benefit from normalization. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-11-2040 minLight CultureSHERBINSKIS’ Sweet GameIn the world of Cannabis, no brand stands out like SHERBINSKIS. It's been called the Supreme of cannabis. As well as the Louis Vuitton of cannabis. SHERBINSKIS, aka Mario Guzman, spans the high and the low, his foot in the door to become the breakout brand of the cannabis revolution. His widely loved Sunset Sherbet, Gelato, and Mochi strains have been name-checked in hundreds of rap songs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-11-1334 minLight CultureCannabis Crusader Keith StroupKeith Stroup has been fighting for marijuana reform for almost 50 years. As a founder of NORML he’s not quite ready to take a victory lap, but he’s gratified to see the fruits of his labor. We talk cannabis then and now and follow the story from the War on Drugs to Jimmy Carter permissiveness to Reagan's Just Say No to impending legalization. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-11-0638 minLight CultureHow to Be a Cannabis CMO"Can a marketing whiz who’s worked for halo brands like Nike and Beats By Dre make it in the Cannabiz? Can what he learned there be applied to the wild west of cannabis where the playing field is uneven and different rules apply. As CMO of Cura Cannabis Jason White is ready for the challenge. We find out how China changed him, how marketing to women and seniors is all the rage and what it's going to take to establish a brand in an industry on the brink of national legalization. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and o...
2019-10-3039 minLight CultureJoe “AJ Sour Diesel” Murray Comes OutHe’s quick to give credit to others, but when it comes to his role in introducing "kind weed" into the marketplace Joe Murray aka AJ Sour Diesel, is second to none. A contemporary of Chem Dog, Weasel and The Albany Gang, he was one of those kids in the 90s, barely out of high school on a mission to find the best weed in the city. Dead Heads and Wetlands, a downtown club where jam bands played and the best weed was brought to market, figures in this story as does genetics, seeds and the persistent search for the be...
2019-10-2339 minLight CultureSteve Olson, Skateboarding Hall of FamerSteve Olson is still skating after all these years. Jock, artist, raconteur, world traveler, Skateboard Hall of Famer, Olsen has many hats to wear and stories to tell. The dad of Nike skateboarder Alex, he can bask in his son’s achievement and his own legacy in a sport that’s going to the Olympics for the first time in 2020. We talk about the history of skateboarding, how he survived its ups and downs, his emergence as an artist as well as his little known attempt to make it in the financial world selling futures. See acast.com/priv...
2019-10-1653 minLight CultureCelebstoner Steve BloomSnoop Dogg, Cypress Hill, Woody Harrerlson, Willie Nelson are just some of the famous stoners Steve Bloom has smoked with. As High Times editor and founder of Celebstoner.com, he’s chronicled the overlapping worlds of cannabis and entertainment. Celebs were once reluctant to be photographed holding weed, but they all jumped on the proverbial band wagon once Cypress Hill kicked it off as the first major act to appear on the cover of High Times. Bloom remains active on the scene, still writing about music, following his favorite jam band, still recognized as the High Times guy happy to sh...
2019-10-0950 minLight CultureLizzie Post’s Guide to Canna-EtiquetteA daily smoker and the great great grandaughter of the etiquette guru Emily Post, Lizzie Post is the perfect person to write a book for our cannabis culture today. “Higher Etiquette" looks at the changing world created by the growing acceptance of the plant as part of daily life. We discuss the etiquette of entertaining at home when some guests smoke and others don’t. How do you handle a pushy person who calls you out for smoking pot. Should your medical marijuana needs be kept to yourself? What about play dates and parents who disapprove of your smoking? And what...
2019-09-2545 min
Time SensitiveKim Hastreiter on the Art of Connecting CultureKim Hastreiter identifies as a “punk at heart.” The co-founder of Paper magazine, which she started in 1984 with David Hershkovits, she served as the publication’s co-editor-in-chief until handing it off, in 2017. At 67, she remains the cool mom of downtown New York. A curator, editor, writer, and artist, as well as a perpetually delighted connector of people, she witnessed—and amplified—the fledgling careers of Keith Haring, Vivienne Westwood, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and countless others.Hastreiter is, and has always been, New York hustle incarnate. From spending the Summer of Love building Paolo Soleri’s Arcosanti in the desert, to c...
2019-09-181h 33Light CultureStand-Up Photographer Rickey “The Rickster” PowellRicky Powell has had a checkered career running the gamut from pot delivery boy to froze aid vendor to access cable celebrity but most of all for being one of the coolest street photographers on the planet. As a stand-up comedian/photographer, he leaves audiences in stitches with the comments he makes about Run-DMC and other greats he shot and befriended. Here he talks about selling weed to Method Man, appearing in the Beastie "You’ve Got to Fight for Your Right to Party” video and what it means to be a Lazy Hustler....
2019-09-1147 minLight CultureSupreme (Cannabis) Leader John FowlerWhen the time came to extending his cannabis company outside the U.S., why did Wiz Khalifa choose to work with Canada’s Supreme Cannabis? Meet John Fowler and you’ll understand. From getting the door slammed in his face when he was looking for financing a few years ago to his status today as a go to expert on all things cannabis, he’s come a long way. Though an advocate for the industry, he’s free-thinking enough to admit that most legal weed is not as good as the underground. He thinks the sneaker drop marketing strategy makes sense for...
2019-08-2843 minLight CulturePunk Godfather Danny FieldsBecause he signed the Stooges, managed the Ramones and introduced punk rock to Britain, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk Rock is dedicated to Danny Fields. We talk about the wild days of New York when weed was everywhere and Danny was a confidante of all the young dudes from Lou to Iggy to Joey and Nico. His stories are so great they made a documentary about him called Danny Says. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-08-1444 minLight CultureShepard Fairey on Art & ActivismOn the occasion of "Facing the Giant: 3 Decades of Dissent" I talked to my old friend Shepard Fairey in front of a live audience New York where he's working on a mural of Rosario Dawson, days before leaving to paint his largest wall ever, a 20-story piece in Vancouver, Canada. We talk politics, skateboarding, punk rock and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-08-061h 00Light CultureCannabis Now Magazine’s Main ManI don’t use the word “visionary” loosely. But I do feel comfortable using it to describe Eugenio Garcia, the founder and CEO of Cannabis Now, the nation’s #1 Cannabis News magazine. As the industry goes from small to mega, Eugenio has kept pace with the changing times, extending his reach from print into digital and now into a chain of brick and mortar “retail expressions” called the Cannabis Now Wellness Experience. “This industry,” he advises, “is full of loan sharks, shady deals and people taking advantage of other people.” We talk about media and how it feels to work in cannabis whe...
2019-07-3149 minLight CultureThe Making of a Cultural Entrepreneur — Meet GManAs Vancouver sits poised to make its claim to being one of the world’s great cities, its thriving cannabis culture and creative class is popping in all the right places. My guest GMan was there from the beginning, making his passion for skateboarding, streetwear, music and the arts the central pillar of a brand strategy that has made him one of the city’s greatest tastemakers and most successful entrepreneurs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-07-1847 minLight CultureMark Williams - Lord of the (Fire)fliesMark Williams is the designer and engineer extraordinaire behind the Friefly 2+, generally regarded as the Tesla of vaporizers. As you would expect from such a man, he has a “relationship with cannabis” that has been a constant companion from his high school days to his years at Apple working on the initial design of the iPhone. Ever wonder about the atmosphere of a company founded by an acidhead like Steve Jobs? Well, there’s a reason they don’t give drug tests in Silicon Valley. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out...
2019-07-0142 minLight CultureBong Appetit "It Girl” Vanessa LavoratoVanessa "Marigold" Lavorato is the breakout star of Bong Appetit, the pioneering Cannabis-themed cooking show that has redefined munchies for the foodie generation. Here she talks about co-host B Real’s peculiar cannabis habits, how the food to farm movement was started by hippies, why she likes to source the cannabis she uses in her "Marigold" chocolates from women farmers and what it is about cannabis that makes it so sexy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-06-1943 minLight CultureBrave New WeedJoe Dolce Makes the Cannabis Connection and finds the meaning of life. Did Kim Kardashian cause CBD shortages. And will the Cannabis industry ever become as diverse as it needs to be. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-06-0558 minLight CultureSteve DeAngelo, The Pied Piper of PotAfter 40 years of advocating for his plant, Steve DeAngelo's work remains unfinished. You know him from Weed Wars, seen him interviewed on TV and quoted in major newspapers and magazines. An outspoken entrepreneur and cannabis evangelist, his strong opinions range from his hesitancy to talk about cannabis and spirituality to what’s good and bad about California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pot policy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-05-2042 minLight CultureTaking the Temperature of LA’s Cannabis Culture with Funny Man Abdullah Saeed.David Hershkovits talks with Abdullah Saeed, one of the breakout stars of the new era of Cannabis culture. The one-time writer on all things Cannabis has moved his base of operations from Vice and from New York to the worlds of TV and Hollywood. In LA, The self-described “brown guy,” eats well, works out, lives a wholesome life and still smokes lots of weed. Ps: He says his stand-up act is not ‘Stoner” comedy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-05-0635 minLight CultureFab 5 Freddy Talks Cannabis, Snoop Dogg and J-M BasquiatDavid Hershkovits talks to Fab 5 Freddy on the occasion of the release of Grass is Greener, his Netflix doc on the social and cultural history of cannabis. Hip hop and graffitti pioneer Brathwaite lays it out and tells some never heard stories about Snoop Dogg and Basquiat. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-04-2038 min
Light CultureWelcome to 'Light Culture'In Episode 0 of Light Culture, David Hershkovits lays out the mission of his hot new podcast about the burgeoning Cannabis industry. On Light Culture, he'll talk to colorful celebrities, entrepreneurs and creative disruptors who entertain with their stories and shock you with their insights and perspective on the brave new world of weed and its impact on politics, business and the arts. Brought to you by the Vancouver-based Burb, thededicated to the city with a legacy of tolerance and positive vibrations and the home of its celebrated BC Bud. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-04-1303 min