Joy 'n Glo
Joy 'n Glo
Joy Glo
Growing, manifesting, and chatting. Joy n Glo follows two artists navigating queerness and blackness in predominantly white and capitalist spaces. It's about creating, reading, and finding the Joy and Glo in a really dark world, you get it?
#NewYear..End SARS AND Bad Coping Mechanisms
Thanks for sticking with us on this crazy ride called 2020. Hopefully this episode helps you make a smoother transition to 2021. 
Jan 4, 2021
31 min
a social justice baddie blueprint- trina sanyal on humor, urbanism, and craft
truly don't know if this needs a description. you can check out the video here, https://youtu.be/meO7AjXyYLU check out Trina's amazing imagery here >> @trina.is.trying 
Dec 5, 2020
40 min
Episode 8: The Door is Closed, Leave A Message at Da Beep- and Nathan Solomon on Integrity within Artistic Legacies and Careers
RIP RBG, Here's to making the spaces we want and setting boundaries that reflect their worth! ( Like making sure we vote the best people into office! ) After a much needed hiatus, this week we talk about different types of love, interview our second SJ Baddie and digress on our professional woes! Also check out Nathan's work: https://www.instagram.com/nathan_photoss/ 
Oct 9, 2020
1 hr 9 min
Episode 7: Ripping Bella a New One- and Nuria Lizarraga on Creating out of Impulse and Desire!
This episode Joy and Glo talk shit about Bella Thorne, lament over the Boys n Motion in Portland, feature their first SJ Baddie, and much more you won't want to miss!  Check out Nuria's work: https://www.instagram.com/nuria.artt/
Sep 14, 2020
52 min
Episode 6: Social Justice Baddies: Judging You While You Look Back At It
Hello everyone! Welcome to season 2 of the Joy n Glo show! We are excited to bring some new content this season, starting with a discussion of  Joy's essay "Ghosts of Illness Past." Like the name suggests, we are going all in this season, talking about breaking generational curses, creativity, and looking to the future (while you look back at it).  you can read Joy's piece here at: https://carefreemag.com/2020/08/17/leaving-kenya-becoming-a-ghost/.
Aug 31, 2020
32 min
Episode 5: Tory Simply Couldn't Aim Higher, Sugaring, and Our Ain't Shit Dem Candidate
Meghan Thee Stallion was allegedly shot, yet there was little to no public outcry. Toni Morrison wrote "Jazz" about a 40-yr-old man who shot and killed his 18-yr-old lover to keep her his. Black women remain unprotected. Oh and the world is burning so make sure you send in your mail-in ballot before the postal service is bankrupt. 
Aug 2, 2020
50 min
Episode 4: AfroFuturism and Raising Karens, but Don't Take our Word For It
The world gets increasingly weird, but please fact check me on that...
Jul 24, 2020
55 min
Episode 3: Writer's Block, Kente?? and Shea Butter
Life under quarantine: Nancy Pelosi is wearing kente and we are greasing our scalps. 
Jul 24, 2020
22 min
Episode 2: Rona around the World, Drake, And Still I Rise
The beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, dissecting Drake, yet living in this world. 
Jul 24, 2020
47 min
Episode 1
So we started a podcast...Joy n Glo follows two black artists (Joy and Gloria) exploring queerness and creativity and navigating life in a capitalist system.
Jul 24, 2020
21 min