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March 30th Shooting at Lit Lounge: 4 injured — how CAST teams saved lives in under 15 seconds.After-hours bars, and people with guns in bars.Accountability failure? Person repeatedly threatens APD officers and is still running free.Robbery at Toy Joy over LEGOsWANTED: Servando Cruz Jr. — armed & dangerousShoutout to the APD Employees of the Week for going above and beyond!
He saved Austin favorite Toy Joy and also helms other icons Wild About Music and Austin Rocks Texas, while splitting time between retail & tech ventures. In our season-opening episode, Fred Schmidt stops by to chat with ABJ Staff Writer Sahar Chmais about his successes and failures over the years, and what makes Austin unique in the retail landscape.
Kwamé Holland started his music career at the dawn of the hip-hop era. But after decades in the business, the rapper and producer is reconnecting with his first creative love – toys! And he's building a community of Black toy lovers who don't just collect action figures, but build and even play with them. On today's episode of A Word, Kwamé Holland talks with host Jason Johnson about his unique path to becoming a prophet of playtime, and his work with Let's Be Onyx, an organization that promotes the art of collectable toys. Guest: Rapper, producer and writer Kwamé Holland, co-founder of Let's Be Onyx Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for $15 for your first three months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kwamé Holland started his music career at the dawn of the hip-hop era. But after decades in the business, the rapper and producer is reconnecting with his first creative love – toys! And he's building a community of Black toy lovers who don't just collect action figures, but build and even play with them. On today's episode of A Word, Kwamé Holland talks with host Jason Johnson about his unique path to becoming a prophet of playtime, and his work with Let's Be Onyx, an organization that promotes the art of collectable toys. Guest: Rapper, producer and writer Kwamé Holland, co-founder of Let's Be Onyx Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for $15 for your first three months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kwamé Holland started his music career at the dawn of the hip-hop era. But after decades in the business, the rapper and producer is reconnecting with his first creative love – toys! And he's building a community of Black toy lovers who don't just collect action figures, but build and even play with them. On today's episode of A Word, Kwamé Holland talks with host Jason Johnson about his unique path to becoming a prophet of playtime, and his work with Let's Be Onyx, an organization that promotes the art of collectable toys. Guest: Rapper, producer and writer Kwamé Holland, co-founder of Let's Be Onyx Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for $15 for your first three months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kwamé Holland started his music career at the dawn of the hip-hop era. But after decades in the business, the rapper and producer is reconnecting with his first creative love – toys! And he's building a community of Black toy lovers who don't just collect action figures, but build and even play with them. On today's episode of A Word, Kwamé Holland talks with host Jason Johnson about his unique path to becoming a prophet of playtime, and his work with Let's Be Onyx, an organization that promotes the art of collectable toys. Guest: Rapper, producer and writer Kwamé Holland, co-founder of Let's Be Onyx Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for $15 for your first three months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hello, sweet angels! Today we’re here with none other than Nikki Darling, Australia's first gender-free sexual health and pleasure purveyors. We LOVE this online adult store, and jumped at the chance to interview the amazing owner - a fellow Lauren! We’ve been blessed with a cheeky little discount code for our listeners - just enter WonderfullyDone at checkout for 10% off your first Nikki Darling order!
What a classic episode! Robby from Toy Joy and Yummi Joy joins to design a Pokémon theme park! Originally aired in November 2016.
Austin360 music writer Deborah Sengupta-Stith explores the current slime trend terrorizing moms across the country (the world?). Toy Joy brand manager Robby Petinatoto and 15-year-old Round rock-based slime entrepreneur Jay Kang break down the history and craze behind homemade slime.
Christian Ethridge was our podcast guest this week - we talk tacos, art collecting, thrift shops, and our mutual love for Toy Joy in Austin, Texas.
05:03 - New York. http://www.horsetrade.info/event/231ddf10cc1f53a8aa0735a974eca4b4 http://www.horsetrade.info/frigid-festival-df84 05:45 - Budget breakdown/money spent in New York. 07:05 - Air b and b situation and then back to the money. 11:05 - How did Laura promote "Punk Grandpa?" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DWP7B5abmCxN245aU85kf4zsokTaq3Y 12:54 - Bernardo Cubria's podcast, episode 124: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/off-on-new-york-theatre-podcast/id495866786?mt=2 13:06 - Radio Free Brooklyn: https://www.mixcloud.com/RadioFreeBrooklyn/frigid-ny-festival-sunday-brunch-on-radio-free-brooklyn-2282016-partial/ 13:47 - How did the show go? Well. Theres the "Hang-over Award" and the "Sold-Out Award" 14:35 - Reviews of "Punk Grandpa" and quotes from said reviews. http://www.theasy.com/Reviews/2016/P/punkgrandpa.php http://nytheaternow.com/Content/Article/2016-3-1-punk-grandpa http://culturecatch.com/theater/frigid-new-york-festival-2016 http://www.myentertainmentworld.ca/2016/02/frigid-festival-2016-ii/ http://www.theaterinthenow.com/2016/02/review-grandpa-me-and-ensemble.html 16:03 - If we had looked at this as a money-making affair.... Also, how the hang-over performance works. 17:31 - Rehearsal spaces in New York. 18:20 - We hired choreographer Rori Nogee and absolutely loved her: http://www.rorinogee.net http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/rori-nogee-will-get-back-to-broadway-episode-121 19:24 - Experience of paying people. 20:22 - Ken Coughlin did a fantastic job of playing my grandpa. http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/ken-coughlin-musician-actor-punk-grandpa-episode-122 https://outerstage.wordpress.com/2016/08/06/a-minute-with-ken-coughlin-cause-thats-all-he-had/ 20:43 - How did Laura feel about the actress who played her in "Punk Grandpa?" http://www.beckychong.com 22:18 - Projector issues, the techs never got a proper tech rehearsal, and why we are done self producing at least for now. 26:26 - Chicago Dramaworks is publishing "Punk Grandpa!" http://www.chicagodramaworks.com 27:21 - "Punk Grandpa" was produced as part of Three Brother's Theatre's season: https://www.3brostheatre.com/punk-grandpa.html http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/lifestyles/ct-lns-punk-grandpa-st-0226-20160224-story.html 28:29 - Laura's commission with Three Brothers about Lady Macbeth. 30:20 - Laura is working on a documentary about Uncle Fun, that will be out by the end of this year. https://www.facebook.com/Punk-Grandpa-454768321352477/ 34:02 - Listen to Uncle Fun/Ted Frankel and Steve Presser episodes here: http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/uncle-fun-the-man-behind-the-store-episode-101 & http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/steve-presser-merchant-of-happiness-episode-66 35:18 - Other stores inspired by Uncle Fun: Big Fun http://www.bigfuntoystore.com Toy Joy http://www.toyjoy.com Fun Rock'n https://www.facebook.com/FunRockn.PopCity/ Similar concept store (Uncle Fun carried many of their items): Archie McPhee https://mcphee.com 36:00 - More about New York and how did Laura deal with her husband's month long absence? 42:52 - “Punk Grandpa” Video Diaries: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DWP7B5abmCxN245aU85kf4zsokTaq3Y 43:10 - Another highlight of New York with Medicine Show Theatre: http://www.medicineshowtheatre.org & Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store: https://www.superherosupplies.com 45:36 - Diverse casting of “Punk Grandpa” at FRIGID New York. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "The Devil Is In The Beats" - The Chemical Brothers