Episode 50: A Conversation with Vivian Phillips! Hello and thank you for listening! Today, we’ll be speaking with Vivian Philips, the founder of ARTE NOIR (among other things!). Join us as we discuss Vivian’s history in the Seattle arts community and how she’s helping it evolve. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings. Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do: ●  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform ○  Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage ○  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa ●  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast ●  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares. Call to Action: ●  https://www.artenoir.org/ Once Upon a Space Time exhibit Jan 17-May 15 ●  https://www.doublexposurepod.com/ ●  Doors Open Legislation: https://www.federalwaymirror.com/news/king-county-council-passes-782-million-a rts-and-culture-levy/ ○  https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/council/governance-leadership/county-cou ncil/newsroom/2023/12-5-doors-open-arts-levy-release#:~:text=The%20D oors%20Open%20science%2C%20heritage,through%20a%200.1%25%2 0sales%20tax. ○  The King County Council on Tuesday approved a new levy that will provide nearly $800 million in projected funding for access to science, heritage and the arts in King County over the next seven years. ○  The Doors Open science, heritage and arts levy will fund equitable access, support programming in public schools, and increase tourism and revenue, and feed the workforce pipeline to the arts and culture sector through a 0.1% sales tax. Music: ●  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod ○  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired ○  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ●  Get the Groove by Dave Miles ○ Music from http://www.zapsplat.com ● Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A! Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected] Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation? If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the third Monday of the month

Episode 49: Ty and Quiqui Take On… Reading! Hello and thank you for listening! Today, we take on reading Omari’s book, Transforming Society’s Failure. Join us as we discuss what we learned from, and felt about Omari’s autobiography. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.  Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.    Call to Action: Check out this book. Copies of this and Omari’s other books can be found HERE  Go listen to our last interview with Omari on the Mirror Stage Website The Seattle Public Library dedicates resources for formerly incarcerated people. Check out the link to find ways to utilize free job resources, computer classes, and Education programs. They also have connections to community resources for multiple different needs. It is a great place to start if you yourself are formerly incarcerated, or you want to help someone who was formerly incarcerated.  Music:  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com  Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!  Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]  Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?  If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the third Monday of the month!

Hello and thank you for listening! Today, we speak with author and community activist, Omari Amili. Join us as we learn more about his journey through the prison- to-school pipeline and how he’s working to dismantle unjust systems. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.  Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.    Call to Action: Visit Omari’s website: http://www.omariamili.com/  Go to the library! You can google to find one near you, or visit: libraryfinder.org to find a library anywhere in America Visit: choose180.org/ where you can learn about a future where systems are community-led, harmful behavior is met with accountability and healing, and youth from historically criminalized communities are thriving. Support Grassroots! Omari gave a few simple suggestions you can all do to support causes you are passionate about. Donate to individuals making a difference in the community  Use social media! Like and Share pages, articles, and links Go to events that seem interesting, and meet the other people who care about your cause. Music:  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com  Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!  Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]  Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?  If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the third Monday of the month!

Episode 47: Ty & QuiQui Take on... Healing Through Art! Hello and thank you for listening! Today, Ty and QuiQui take on Healing Through Art. Here, Angie Bolton joins us as we continue our conversation about how art can be used as a tool for healing and growth. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings. Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do: Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares. Call to Action: Check out our previous episode with Nikkita Oliver of Creative Justice NW Go make some art. Draw a picture, write a poem, sing a song, make up a dance! Just have some fun. See the Black Lives Matter Plaza: https://washington.org/visit-dc/black-lives-matter-plaza Theatre of the Oppressed at the Mandala Center for Change: https://www.mandalaforchange.com/about/methods/theatre-of-the-oppressed/ Check out Dance for Parkinsons: https://danceforparkinsons.org/ Music: Inspired by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A! Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected] Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation? If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the third Monday of the month!

Episode 46: A Conversation with Nikkita Oliver! Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to our conversation with Nikkita Oliver. Here, we discuss their political efforts and their role in Creative Justice. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.  Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.    Call to Action: Nikkita Oliver Links: Nikkita has been featured on the Breakfast Club and Cut Stories. Nikkita's writing has been published in the South Seattle Emerald, Yes! Magazine, Crosscut, the Establishment, Last Real Indians, and The Seattle Weekly. Nikkita organizes with No New Youth Jail, Decriminalize Seattle, Covid-19 Mutual Aid - Seattle, and the Seattle Peoples Party. Learn more about Creative Justice Check out the Creative Cafe opening details Learn more about the No youth Jail movement Go listen to The House our Neighbors episode Music:  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com  Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!  Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]  Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?  If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the third Monday of the month!

Episode 45: Ty & QuiQui Take on Nutrition! Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to the FIRST episode of our new series, Ty and QuiQui Take On… Here, we continue our conversation about anti-inflammatory foods and mindful eating, and explore how the two of us are aiming to implement those ideas into our food culture. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.  Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.    Call to Action: Learn more about what causes inflammation, which foods are inflammatory, and which foods are anti-inflammatory. This is a good guide if you are looking to add different ingredients to recipes, and want to be sure you are still following guidelines to help decrease inflammation. 8 Foods that Cause inflammation  Find more recipes from Michelle Babb in the recipes section of her website Check out the recipes we tried:: Portobella Mushrooms with Samosa Filling Pumpkin Curry with White Fish Avocado Chocolate Pudding Nori Wrapped Salmon Black Bean Sweet Potato Chili Music:  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com  Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!  Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]  Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?  If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the first Monday of the month!

Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to our conversation with Dietitian and Nutritionist, Michelle Babb. Here, we learn more about anti-inflammatory foods and mindful eating. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.  Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.  Call to Action:  Check out Michelle’s website: https://eatplaybe.com/  PCC Website of cooking classes:  Calendar of all PCC Cooking events plant based holiday cooking schedule Music:  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com  Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!  Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]  Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?  If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the third Monday of the month!

Episode 43: Meet the Writers of Expand Upon: Health Care! Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to our conversation with the playwrights of Expand Upon: Health Care. Here, we speak with writers drew david combs and D.A. Navoti. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.  Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.  Call to Action:  Check out Parley Productions at https://www.parleyproductions.com/ Learn more about D.A. Navoti’s Film Series, O’Otham Rhapsode https://www.jackstraw.org/exhibit/d-a-navoti-ootham-rhapsode/ Submit your poetry for Poetry in Public https://www.4culture.org/poetry/ Reading List Octavia Butler - Fledgling, Kindred Caryl Churchill - Cloud 9 Sarah Kane - 4.48 Psychosis Suzan Lori Parks - Venus Annie Dillard - Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Total Eclipse Paula Vogel - How I Learned to Drive Anthony Dooer - All the Light We Cannot See Oscar Wilde - The Portrait of Dorian Grey Harold Pinter Sam Shepard Music:  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com  Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!  Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]  Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?  If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the third Monday of the month!

Episode 42: Meet the Cast of Expand Upon: Health Care! Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to our conversation with the cast of Expand Upon: Health Care. Here, we speak with actors Amontaine Aurore, Drew Hobson, Sien Méndez, Hannah Saito, and Matty Synthandone. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.  Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.  Call to Action:  Learn more about our interviewees by visiting their personal links: Amontaine Aurore - tenauras.com Drew Hobson - drewhobson.com & @drew.hobson.1 on Instagram Sien Méndez - @sien.mendez on Instagram Hannah Saito - @the.hannah.saito on Instagram Matty Synthandone - @mattysynthandone on Instagram   Visit Mucher at Pike Place Chowder and Adopt an Orca here: https://salishcenter.org/adopt-an-orca/ Follow @washmasks on Instagram  Get your tickets to Expand Upon: Health Care: on our website https://mirrorstage.org/tickets/ Music:  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com  Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!  Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]  Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?  If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the third Monday of the month!

Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to our conversation with the director of Expand Upon: Health Care. Here, we speak with Kyleigh Archer. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.  Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.  Call to Action:  Learn more about our interviewee Kyliegh on their website: kyleigharcher.com/  Check out this audio of the song: “No more” from Into The Woods. Link on the shownotes Learn more about Adverse Childhood Experiences aka: ACEs by going to the CDC website. There will be a link in our notes to the Center for Disease Control. There you can find out what ACE’s are, how the effect us all, and how to prevent them. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html  Get your tickets to Expand Upon: Health Care: on our website Mirrorstage.org Music:  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com  Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!  Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]  Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?  If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the third Monday of the month!