Attendees at Chreece leave messages for their favorite hip hop artists.

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Mike G and GP, co-founders of We Don't Run From Adversity, join the show to unpack how personal loss, family legacy, and hard won retail lessons shaped the Indianapolis-based streetwear brand into a decade-strong lifestyle movement built on community over hype.

Learn more about WDRFA: https://wdrfa.com

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Bigg Woog drops by the show to talk about his creative journey, the wins and losses of entrepreneurship, and letting the game come to him.

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Sean "Oreo" Jones returns to the show to talk about kicking off decade two of Chreece, his creative output in the past few years, and staying optimistic in turbulent times.

Learn more about Chreece, buy tickets, and support the DJ Indiana Jones scholarship: https://chreeceaf.com/

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Rebecca TeKolste and Jason Donati, Senior Lobbyist and Water Policy Director for the Hoosier Environmental Council, join the show for an emergency conversation about the historic floods and storms that hit communities across Indiana the past two weeks.

Learn more about the Hoosier Environmental Council: https://hecweb.org

For a list of sources for things mentioned in this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zXSjHjABIx0y9A7BldV2SQBYUjgnlX6J6NaLbEhqreo/edit?usp=sharing

For a list of resources for folks both impacted by the storms + floods and looking to make an impact (compiled by Jason): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IZOdJ26r4wIxp59iVr4eVWzrt3ZETbV_L23JSnZn3s8/edit?tab=t.0

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Marc Williams, aka Mr. Kinetik, joins the show to talk about his journey in education, tapping back into his creative brain via creating new music, and what it means to be a loud advocate for what you believe in.

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Grayson Pitts aka Robin Raps joins the show to talk about being back in Naptown, the root of his philosophy, and his new project Keep the Car Running.

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• (00:00) - - Intro
• (03:06) - - The Dream Machine
• (12:47) - - Early days in Indy, studying philosophy in college, writing and pursuing music
• (26:14) - - Stuck on an elevator, more philosophy
• (37:31) - - Keep the Car Running
• (01:01:02) - - An outro for some reason

Four for four with 4200Kory. On this fourth appearance, we get into his recent trip to NYC + On the Radar appearance, his recent marriage, his latest project 4UBU, and what it means to engage civically in your city and to learn from the work of others.

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• (00:00) - - Intro
• (02:00) - - The Dream Machine
• (08:01) - - NYC, honeymoon, On the Radar
• (22:24) - - Marriage
• (28:02) - - 4UBU
• (34:58) - - Civic engagement, Indy + beyond
• (53:38) - - Flowers, Fam Fest, For the people