In this episode, Scott is joined by returner/co-host Jarrett Moses as well first time guest Zhanna Hope. Today’s episode centers on the Creatives’ Cafe Open Mic event curated by the Ripe Creatives community which featured Zhanna. The event took place on Tuesday October 14th, 2025 at Bedrock Fishtown.

The episode begins with a bunch of the backstory of how Zhanna first got connected to the platform of Creatives’ Philly as an incognito feature in 2024. Moving forward the trio journeys to the decision of inviting Zhanna to be the closing named feature for October 2025. Zhanna shares a bit of the background on her family that has helped shape her perspective tremendously

Towards the middle of the episode the co-hosts and guest focus briefly on the open mic line up that performed October 14th which a special emphasis on a couple of the artists. Afterwards the conversation shifts specifically to Zhanna’s closing feature set including which songs she decided to perform and the context for each one.

As we wrap up the episode we shoutout the Creatives’ house-band for playing behind Zhanna and then land the conversation with some of the impact the overall event had on people who attended. We hope you enjoy this episode!

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Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

In this episode, Scott is joined by returners to the podcast Greg Snow and AVG aka Gabriel Angrand. The trio of Ripe Poets chat about their trip to Messiah University to perform for an evening chapel on Tuesday October 7th. Sergine and Miss Spoken Poet also made the trip to Messiah to perform but weren't on today's episode.

The episode kicks off with a bit of the backstory of how the booking with Messiah University was made possible through Antonio Morton. Towards the middle of the episode the crew talks about night of the chapel experience. They dive into each of the poems performed by each of the five Ripe Poets who went on the trip.

Towards the end of the episode the crew talks about the impact of the chapel and ways they'd love to continue to partner with Messiah in the future.

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Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

In this episode, Scott is joined by co-host Jarrett Moses, returner to the podcast Megan Dehaven, and first-timer Tucker Rodkey. Tucker is the founder of Painting Freedom located in Chester, PA. This episode is all about the Breakaway Middle School Retreat hosted at Northbay Adventure Camp from September 26th-28th, 2025.

Megan serves on staff with InFaith and also as the director of this particular youth retreat. Tucker was booked as the speaker for the weekend. Jarrett served as the sound engineer/production manager for his third straight time. Ripe Worship also served as the worship team for the retreat for their fourth straight year.

The episode begins with giving some context for previous years at Breakaway before diving into how Tucker and Meg connected specifically for Breakaway 2025. From there the group jumps into the weekend itself while shouting out each of the people who served with Ripe Worship for the various sessions.

The middle half of the episode focuses on each of the four main sessions of club throughout the retreat. The story of how God moved on Saturday night becomes a highlight of this section of the episode.

Towards the end of the podcast Meg, Tucker, and Scott talk about the awakening that’s been happening in Gen Z and the unity of purpose that can happen in spaces like the Breakaway Middle School Retreat. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.

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Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney