Best Threadless Podcasts (2025)

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Chicagoverse 349 - Jake Nickell x Lance Curran (Threadless x Artist Shops) 38:34

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Jake Nickell, Threadless and Artist Shops Founder and CEO, and Lance Curran, Artist Shops VIP Accounts Director, guest on Dynasty Podcasts to talk about 25 years of Threadless. Nickell recalls the early of Threadless, and how the business won out among his other entrepreneurial ventures. Nickell and Curran also delve into the culture of…

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Chicagoverse 354 - Greg Mohr and Scott Weiner (The Fifty/50 Group x The Alston) 25:13

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Dynasty Podcasts host Jaime Black visits Chicago steakhouse The Alston to interview Greg Mohr and Scott Weiner, Co-Founders at The Fifty/50 Group. Mohr and Weiner delve into the myriad of elevated experiences offered at The Alston, including tableside preparations, the champagne bar and wine room, the year-round outdoor terrace, and more. The Co-Fo…

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Chicagoverse 353 - Frank Dattalo (Havas Chicago) 23:19

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Frank Dattalo guests on Dynasty Podcasts to detail what goes into his role as Chief Creative Officer at Havas Chicago. Dattalo speaks about the high-low strategy the agency employs, and how Havas collaborates with creative talent like social influencers. The CCO also shares his thoughts on the role of AI in creative work, explains the collaborative…

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Chicagoverse 352 - Erica Duffy (Camera Ambassador) 38:02

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Dynasty Podcasts visits Chicago's Camera Ambassador at the CineCity Studios campus, where founder Erica Duffy speaks on the film equipment business' model and mission. Duffy reflects on the origins of Camera Ambassador as a service, and shares how she and her team help filmmakers find the right gear for their projects. The entrepreneur also detai…

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Chicagoverse 351 - Dean Nadya Mason (Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering) 23:00

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Dynasty Podcasts visits the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at The University of Chicago to interview Dean Nadya Mason. Dean Mason details the work being done at the PME across science and tech, and shares how the recent $21 million gift from philanthropist Thea Berggren benefits the school's health research and more. Dean Mason also speak…

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Bad at Sports Episode 912: Ben Davis 1:03:58

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This week Bad at Sports goes full meta, talking about talking about art. We sit down with Ben Davis, National Art Critic for Artnet News and author of 9.5 Theses on Art and Class, to unpack the state of art criticism in 2025. Davis has been one of the sharpest voices charting the relationship between culture, economics, and media—at once insider, o…

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Chicagoverse 350 - Dr. Shyama Majumdar (Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation) 27:41

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Dr. Shyama Majumdar, Director of Science Accelerators and Investments at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, guests on Dynasty Podcasts to speak about the Duality Accelerator program for early hardware and software quantum startups. Dr. Majumdar shares how startups benefit from the Polsky Center’s resources, including mentorship …

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Bad at Sports Episode 911: Edra Soto and Dan Sullivan 1:07:35

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Recorded live from the Chicago Architectural Biennial’s booth at EXPO Chicago, Bad at Sports tailgates with artist Edra Soto and designer Dan Sullivan—Chicago’s unofficial art-world power couple. Soto unpacks her first solo art fair booth at Engage Projects, where monoblock plastic chairs, airbrushed T-shirts, and Puerto Rican vernacular architectu…

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Chicagoverse 348 - Troy Pryor (Creative Cypher x XL FEST) 32:06

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Entrepreneur, event producer, and storyteller Troy Pryor guests on Dynasty Podcasts to speak about XL FEST 2025, which happens August 14th through the 23rd at multiple locations across Chicago and brings together filmmakers, studio talent, and other film industry professionals for panels, screenings, and more. Pryor speaks on his Creative Cypher ve…

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Chicagoverse 347 - Kelli Lynch (88.9 FM, WRRG, Triton College Radio) 26:48

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Kelli Lynch, Program and Music Director at WRRG, 88.9 FM, Triton College Radio, guests on Dynasty Podcasts to talk about the suburban indie rock station's 50th anniversary. Lynch delves into the origins of WRRG, and details how college radio stays relevant in the age of streaming platforms. Host Jaime Black also reflects on his time as a WRRG DJ in…

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Bad at Sports Episode 910: CAB 6 – Dirk Denison, David Salkin, and Jennifer Armetta 58:10

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In this lively and insightful episode, Bad at Sports hosts a roundtable conversation with Dirk Denison (Founding Board Member of the Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB)), David Salkin (Designer, Curator, and Board Husband), and Jennifer Armetta (Executive Director of the CAB). Together, they reflect on the impact and legacy of the Chicago Architect…

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Chicagoverse 346 - Dr. Brian DeMarco (Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park) 26:51

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Jaime Black connects with Dr. Brian DeMarco, Director and Chief Technology Officer at the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park and Director of the Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Dr. DeMarco breaks down all things quantum ahead of this week's Global Quantum Forum con…

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What the heck is going on with FUTR.tv? 7:38

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Send us a text Exciting Updates: New Projects, Podcasts, and More | FUTR.tv In this episode of FUTR.tv, I provide an update on my latest activities and projects. Due to a new day job and the launch of two new podcasts with mission.org, IT Visionaries and The Fleet, as well as "What the FUTR" for FUTRconnect, FUTR.tv episodes have been less frequent…

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Chicagoverse 345 - Live Event Strategies With Industry Professionals (Live @ Soho House Chicago) 31:39

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Heidi Auvenshine, Marketing and Partnerships Director of The Playpen Chicago™, and Jordan Williams, Founder at Chicago Run Collective and Press & Play Cafe, come together for the Live Event Strategies With Industry Professionals Dynasty Panelcast at Soho House Chicago. Williams and Auvenshine share what goes into activating a successful event, from…

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Bad at Sports Episode 909: Paul Pfeiffer 59:53

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We meet Paul Pfeiffer inside his retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago to talk about ghosts, spectacle, and the metaphysics of sports. Known for erasing athletes from footage and turning stadiums into stages of worship, Pfeiffer opens up about boxing as performance, the haunted loop of fandom, and building media rituals in the Phi…

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Chicagoverse 344 - Lisa Nucci (Choose Chicago) 27:41

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Dynasty Podcasts returns to Choose Chicago to speak with Lisa Nucci, the agency's Chief Marketing Officer, about the new Never Done, Never Outdone campaign. Nucci shares the origins and objectives of the new City of Chicago marketing campaign, detailing how the tourism office connected with residents from all corners of the city for their input on …

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Bad at Sports Episode 908: Rachel Adams and the Bemis Art Center 59:10

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We sit down with curator Rachel Adams to talk about institutional evolution, artists as infrastructure, and how curatorial practice shifts between museums and biennials. Rachel reflects on working with artists like Cauleen Smith, Liz Magic Laser, and Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, the power of slow curation, and why she’s drawn to hybrid spaces that defy …

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Chicagoverse 343 - Developing Your Voice as a Content Creator (Live @ Soho House) 35:31

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Chicago creators Madeline Ford, Gianna Rieger (aka @g.wizzle_), and Dan Ways (aka Dan Hemenway) speak on the Developing Your Voice as a Content Creator Dynasty Panelcasts event at Soho House Chicago. The three social and digital creators share insights into their process and how they've developed and defined their unique online voices. They also op…

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Chicagoverse 342 - Lizzie Everett x Catherine Everett (@twosauced x Family Dinner x Saucy Media House) 29:58

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Lizzie Everett and Catherine Everett of @twosauced return to Dynasty Podcasts to speak about their new entrepreneurial ventures in an interview recorded at Tortello. The content creator sisters share details about their new social dining series Family Dinner, offering their thoughts on expanding into longform storytelling on YouTube. The Everetts a…

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Chicagoverse 341- Dario Monni x Jill Gray (Tortello Pastificio) 33:19

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Jaime Black visits Tortello Pastificio in Wicker Park to interview Dario Monni, the pasta shop'sChef and Co-owner, and Co-owner Jill Gray. Monni and Gray speak on the level of care that goes into every element of managing Tortello, from the emphasis on high quality ingredients to the menu offerings and more. Monni also shares his culinary inspir…

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Bad at Sports Episode 907: A Hubris of Irish Curators 28:00

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We sit down with a delegation of Irish curators—Michele Horrigan (Askeaton Contemporary Arts), Michael Hill (Temple Bar Gallery + Studios), and Mark O’Gorman (The Complex)—to unpack what it means to build artist-centered institutions on an island without a commercial art market. From weather-worn banana warehouses to smoke-machine-filled nightclubs…

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Chicagoverse 340 - Henry Cai (3LP) 21:25

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Jaime Black visits upscale Chinese fast food spot 3LP to talk to restaurant owner and entrepreneur Henry Cai. Cai speaks on the journey of taking 3LP from an Instagram order concept to a ghost kitchen project to setting up shop in a brick and mortar location in the Bridgeport neighborhood. The restaurateur also shares how collaborations with local …

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Chicagoverse 339 - Drew Brinkoetter x Chris Tilson (Goose) 30:36

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Entrepreneurs Drew Brinkoetter and Chris Tilson guest on Dynasty Podcasts to share what goes into managing Goose, the Chicago-based operating system for pet care companies. Brinkoetter and Tilson speak about Goose raising $13.4M in seed funding and share how that funding empowers the company to better serve pet care businesses. The co-founders also…

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Chicagoverse 338 - Ari Bendersky (Something Glorious) 30:02

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Chicago journalist Ari Bendersky guests on Dynasty Podcasts to talk about his Something Glorious Substack blog, which focuses on F+B, travel, and more, and details what goes into sustaining an independent media project. Bendersky speaks on how Chicago's local media scene has changed in recent years, and how he's adapted his own freelancing work as …

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The Art of Business and the Power of Community: 25 Years of Threadless With Founder Jake Nickell 37:31

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Send us a text Today we have a very special guest on. He founded a company at the dawn of the internet age, and it is still going strong, celebrating its 25 anniversary. So we are going to talk with him about his journey, so stay tuned. Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt here with another FUTR podcast. I have with me Jake Nickell, he and Jacob DeH…

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Bad at Sports Episode 906: Jaqueline Cedar & Josh Dihle 1:01:36

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Live from Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago In this intimate, laughter-filled episode recorded live at Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Duncan and Ryan sit down with artists Jaqueline Cedar and Josh Dihle on the occasion of their concurrent solo exhibitions. The conversation traverses everything from Duchampian bathroom jokes to model train nostalgia, parenthoo…

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Chicagoverse 337 - Alexander Tammaru x Moon Abbott (New Generation Filmmakers Forum) 31:23

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Alexander Tammaru and Moon Abbott, Co-Founders and Festival Directors at New Generation Filmmakers Forum, guest on Dynasty Podcasts to discuss their growing film festival operation. The Co-Founders speak on the mission of supporting independent filmmakers through the annual New Generation Filmmakers Forum, and share their thoughts on making films i…

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Bad at Sports Episode 905: The REAL Joey Orr! 59:45

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Live from the tailgate lounge at Chicago Architectural Biennial 6's booth at Expo Chicago, Duncan and Ryan welcome Joey Orr, the newly appointed Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the MCA Chicago. In this densely brilliant and surprisingly hilarious conversation, Orr discusses what it means to steer a contemporary art institution in an era of dee…

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Chicagoverse 336 - Wesley Julian x Winter Davis (Independent Film Alliance Chicago) 29:31

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Wesley Julian and Winter Davis, Executive Director and Events and Volunteer Manager, respectively, at the Independent Film Alliance Chicago, guest on Dynasty Podcasts to share how the IFA supports Chicago filmmakers. Julian and Davis reveal how independent filmmakers can find community and connectivity through the IFA Chicago's member events and vo…

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Bad at Sports Episode 904: Caitlin McGurk and Brian Baynes 58:08

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Broadcast live from Rice University (yes, in Houston), this episode of Bad at Sports brings together the curator of comics and cartoon art at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, Caitlin McGurk, and the Richmond-based zine publisher and comics obsessive behind Bubbles Fanzine, Brian Baynes. We dive deep into McGurk’s new book Tell Me a Sto…

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Chicagoverse 335 - Vincent Shade (CineCity Studios) 25:28

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Dynasty Podcasts visits CineCity Studios to connect with Vincent Shade, CineCity's Director of Media and Cinematic Development. Shade shares CineCity's role in Chicago film industries, and details the myriad of services the studio and film hub offers to productions across movies, TV, commercials, and more. The Director of Media and Cinematic Develo…

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Chicagoverse 334 - DIY Filmmaking In Chicago (Live @ Soho House Chicago) 42:48

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Three visual professionals, Sarah Minnie (Head of Artist Development and Production at OTV | Open Television), McKenzie Chinn (Director, 'A Real One'), and Armin Korsos (Founder, Director at Caymanite, Founder at Filmmaker Friday Chicago), come together for DIY Filmmaking In Chicago, a Dynasty Panelcasts conversation recorded at Soho House Chicago.…

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Bad at Sports Episode 903: Jake Nickell & Lance Curran of Threadless 56:44

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This week on Bad at Sports, Duncan MacKenzie and Ryan Peter Miller cruise their way into a murder mansion fever dream with Jake Nickell and Lance Curran, two of the minds behind Threadless—the Chicago-based t-shirt empire that helped invent crowdsourced artwear before we’d marketed terms like “creator economy” or “drop ship.” What begins as a nosta…

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Episode 902: David Schilter and Pedro Vieira de Moura 1:01:31

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Recorded live at the Comics Without Borders / Sans Frontières gathering at Rice University, this episode dives deep into international comics publishing, aesthetic risk-taking, and how underground networks drive a truly global comics culture. David Schilter, publisher and editor of Latvia’s acclaimed kuš! comics, joins us alongside Pedro Vieira de …

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Chicagoverse 333 - Brian Siedband x Gordy Sang (Quality Meats Creative) 31:39

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Brian Siedband and Gordy Sang, Co-Founders and Co-CCOs at Quality Meats Creative, join Dynasty Podcasts to talk about what goes into running an independent creative agency. The co-founders speak on the growth of and positive reception to Quality Meats, detail what makes a client a good fit for the agency, and share their reaction to Quality Meats b…

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Chicagoverse 332 - John Geletka (Geletka+) 21:39

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Geletka+ founder John Geletka guests on Dynasty Podcasts to talk about his Chicago-based creative agency. Geletka recalls his extensive creative industry experience and details the agency's pandemic-era origins. He also shares what clients get from working with Geletka+ and speaks on the the agency's Rare Sightings production division.…

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Chicagoverse 331 - Shelby Georgis (HLK) 18:14

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Shelby Georgis, Partner and CCO at creative house HLK, visits Dynasty Podcasts to speak about the agency's new Chicago location. Georgis shares what led to the St. Louis firm opening a Chicago office, and offers her take on the Midwestern work ethic. The Partner and CCO also talks about the impact of in-person work on younger professionals, revea…

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Episode 901: Florencia Rodriguez and CAB 6 57:04

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In this episode, we sit down with architect, editor, and curator Florencia Rodriguez, Artistic Director of the Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB) 6. We dig into the ideas shaping this year’s edition—titled “Shift: Architecture in Times of Radical Change”—and her approach to curating a biennial that centers transformation, public space, and critica…

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Bad at Sports Episode 900: Robert Pruitt 1:04:09

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Recorded live at Comics Sans Frontières, Houston For our milestone 900th episode, we headed to Houston and sat down with the brilliant Robert Pruitt, live at the Cats Conference: Comics Sans Frontières—a gathering of artists, thinkers, and cultural workers reshaping the future of comics, narrative, and speculative visual worlds. Live at a bar after…

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Major League Pickleball: Behind the Scenes with Texas Ranchers Owner Evan Floersch 39:44

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Send us a text What sport attracts celebrities like Lebron James and Lil Wayne? Why that would be the fastest growing sport in America of course. Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt here with another FUTR podcast. Today we have with us Evan Floersch, Co-Owner and CEO of the Major League Pickleball team the Texas Ranchers. So we are going to get an …

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Chicagoverse 330 - Breaking Into Chicago Tech (Live @ Soho House Chicago) 30:07

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Three Chicago business leaders come together for a Dynasty Panelcasts event on Breaking Into Chicago Tech at Soho House Chicago. Sophie Sturdevant, Director, Content Marketing at Intersect Illinois, Trenton Dunn, Director, ThinkChicago at World Business Chicago, and Tifair Hamed, Chief Growth Officer at P33 speak about the state of Chicago tech, an…

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Chicagoverse 329 - Germán González (UMMO x Loft 22) 24:17

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SOMOS Hospitality Group Managing Partner Germán González visits Dynasty Podcasts to talk about River North hotspots UMMO and Loft 22. González delves into the vibes of Loft 22, from the deliberate music selection to the patron experience to the design work via Studio K Creative. The Managing Partner also speaks on UMMO's Italian fusion menu, SO…

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Chicagoverse 328 - Getting Booked At Chicago Venues (Live @ Soho House Chicago) 33:30

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Talent buyers from some of Chicago’s premier live music venues join a Dynasty Panelcasts event at Soho House Chicago to share insights for artists looking to get booked for live shows. Dan Apodaca, Senior Talent Buyer at Schubas Tavern and Lincoln Hall and Brent Heyl, Director of Music at 16" On Center(Empty Bottle, Salt Shed, Thalia Hall, and more…

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Bad at Sports Episode 899: Jessica Snow & Liga Spunde 52:02

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Gremlins, Borders, and Recipes for Resistance This week we’re joined by Jessica Snow and Liga Spunde, two artists navigating the world through comics, street theater, and occasionally letterpress and photoshop. Jessica Snow walks us through her wide-ranging practice—from illustration and letterpress to building massive puppets and organizing street…

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Chicagoverse 327 - In Conversation With Leaders In Chicago's DIY Music Scene 31:48

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Dynasty Podcasts partners with the DePaul Music Business Organization (DMBO) for From The Ground Up: In Conversation With Leaders In Chicago's DIY Music Scene, recorded at DePaul University. House Calls Co-founder & Creative Director Drew Conner and Bookclub Co-Founders Cam Stacey and Kevante “K.O.” Weakley join DMBO Co-President Madison Manor and …

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Chicagoverse 326 - LaShun Tines 21:06

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LaShun Tines checks in with Dynasty Podcasts to talk about his career as a designer and creative director. Tines speaks about the goals of his annual Art Of Blackness event, the importance of supporting other creatives, and how he broke into the tech space in Chicago.By Dynasty Podcasts

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Bad at Sports Episode 898: Wafaa Bilal and Bana Kattan 1:00:43

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This week. Dana’s back? She and Duncan sit down with artist Wafaa Bilal and curator Bana Kattan to discuss Bilal’s powerful and deeply personal mid-career retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Known for his provocative, often participatory works that grapple with war, trauma, displacement, and surveillance, Bilal has long made th…

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Bad at Sports Episode 897: Architecture, Documentaries, and Changing Minds with Kyle Bergman and Ashley Lukasik 58:35

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In this episode, we talk Architectural Doucmentaries, Graphic Design, the cross over of the art and design audiences, and whether or not social practice could be a job: Kyle Bergman, is the mastermind behind the Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF), takes us through the wild ride of showcasing global architectural stories and films. He shares…

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Dirt, Fun, and High-Tech: Dust Moto's Game-Changing Electric Dirtbikes 40:30

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Send us a text Today we are going to be focusing on technology that really makes life fun, so stay tuned. Hey everybody, this is Chris Brandt here with another FUTR podcast. We have with us Colin Godby, CEO & Founder at Dust Moto. Dust Moto is building the electric dirt bike the industry wants, and needs. They are now taking limited pre-orders fir …

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The Awe and Excitement of Oilstainlab's New HF11 Supercar Brings the Joy Back to Driving 35:39

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Send us a text When you mix beauty, engineering and and pure excitement into something that just makes you say, "Hell Yes!", you get a supercar that will blow your mind. Oilstainlab's HF11 is a car built for drivers. Today we have with us Nitkita Bridan. In 2019, he and his brother Ilya formed Oilstainlabs, to begin producing a one of a kind superc…