Sacramento Knoxx and the TETRA discuss their respective projects "Spirit Plate" and "Freedom School," and how hip-hop and mixed mediums can be used to speak to ancestral rituals and how they can be used to reclaim space and shift narratives.

Jennifer Harge & Taylor Aldridge discuss their project Fly | Drown and how performance art aids in the empowerment and elevation of the bodies and voices of black womxn. The Living X podcast is hosted by Ryan Myers-Johnson, executive director of Sidewalk Detroit, and edited/mixed by Wayne Ramocan of Red Carpet Lounge. This episode features music by Pamela Wise. The Living X podcast is a product of rootoftwo and made possible with support from The Kresge Foundation.

Playwright Emilio Rodriguez of Black and Brown Theatre and entertainer Ron "QWNTYM" Ford, Jr. discuss their respective projects "Our Voices New Play" and "Jit the Funk Up and Dance!," and how they use dance and theatre to inspire youth, and elevate the culture and voices of historically marginalized people and groups. The Living X podcast is hosted by Ryan Myers-Johnson, executive director of Sidewalk Detroit, and edited/mixed by Wayne Ramocan of Red Carpet Lounge. This episode features music by Pamela Wise. The Living X podcast is a product of rootoftwo and made possible with support from The Kresge Foundation.

Puppeteer Carrie Morris discusses her project The Firefighters and using unconventional and experiential art to address issues such as redlining, development, and water justice in Detroit. The Living X podcast is hosted by Ryan Myers-Johnson, executive director of Sidewalk Detroit, and edited/mixed by Wayne Ramocan of Red Carpet Lounge. This episode features music by Pamela Wise. The Living X podcast is a product of rootoftwo and made possible with support from The Kresge Foundation.

Sculptor and painter Bob Sestok and playwright and puppeteer Dr. Shaun S. Nethercott discuss their respective projects "Cass Corridor & Beyond" and "Neighborhood on the Edge," and the role of photography in preserving history and bearing witness to moments of movements and neighborhoods. The Living X podcast is hosted by Ryan Myers-Johnson, executive director of Sidewalk Detroit, and edited/mixed by Wayne Ramocan of Red Carpet Lounge. This episode features music by Pamela Wise. The Living X podcast is a product of rootoftwo and made possible with support from The Kresge Foundation.

Poets Marsha Music and T. Miller and filmmaker Julia Yezbick discuss their respective projects "The Detroitist," "Raising Carlito," and "marratein, marratein" and the role of storytelling and personal narrative to speak to and elevate under-represented voices and people. The Living X podcast is hosted by Ryan Myers-Johnson, executive director of Sidewalk Detroit, and edited/mixed by Wayne Ramocan of Red Carpet Lounge. This episode features music by Pamela Wise. The Living X podcast is a product of rootoftwo and made possible with support from The Kresge Foundation.

Musicians Robert Jones, Marion Hayden, and Pamela Wise discuss their respective projects "Detroit: 20 Minutes Apart," "Highland Park: City of Ogun," and "Matrix X Detroit," and the power of music to speak to the changing landscape of Detroit while elevating Black voices. The Living X podcast is hosted by Ryan Myers-Johnson, executive director of Sidewalk Detroit, and edited/mixed by Wayne Ramocan of Red Carpet Lounge. This episode features music by Pamela Wise. The Living X podcast is a product of rootoftwo and made possible with support from The Kresge Foundation.

Michael A. Williams, Associate Program Officer at The Kresge Foundation, W. Kim Heron, Senior Communications Officer at The Kresge Foundation, and Cézanne Charles of rootoftwo and AXD curator discuss the AXD art series and how Detroit artists are addressing the uncertainty and significance of this specific moment in time. The Living X podcast is hosted by Ryan Myers-Johnson, executive director of Sidewalk Detroit, and edited/mixed by Wayne Ramocan of Red Carpet Lounge. This episode features music by Pamela Wise. The Living X podcast is a product of rootoftwo and made possible with support from The Kresge Foundation.

The Living X podcast is hosted by Ryan Myers-Johnson, executive director of Sidewalk Detroit, and edited/mixed by Wayne Ramocan of Red Carpet Lounge. This episode features music by Pamela Wise. The Living X podcast is a product of rootoftwo and made possible with support from The Kresge Foundation.