In this episode, Scott is joined by co-host Jarrett Moses and first-time guest Q-Flo. The trio talks about Q’s feature at a Creatives Pier Open Mic held on Tuesday, June 9th, 2026. The event took place at Venice Island Performing Arts Center.

The episode begins with Q and Scott sharing about their history over the years and what led to Q accepting the invitation to feature at Creatives.

The middle third of the episode focuses on the night of the event. The crew takes time to highlight some of the open mic performances and chat through the dynamic of the evening.

The episode wraps up with Q sharing about the impact the event had on him and other people who came. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.

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In this episode, Scott is joined by returners to the podcast Sergine and Jon Bolds, as well as first-time guest Brandon Leake. The crew talks about Oracles 2026 hosted at Christ Community Church in Philadelphia on April 18th. Sergine was one of the Ripe poets on the lineup, and Jon Bolds was the opening hip-hop act to kick off the show. Brandon Leake served as the headlining feature for the event.

The episode begins with Brandon’s introduction, followed by the squad talking about the origin of the Oracles concept. A huge chunk of the first third of the episode focuses on everything that preceded April 18th.

The middle of the episode focuses on Oracles 2026 day-of, including the pre-show activities as well as each half of the event. There is special emphasis on a few of the performances that happened with flowers scattered to each of the dozen poets who performed.

Towards the end of the episode, the conversation shifts to the impact of Oracles 2026 and some of the testimonies that came from the night. If you attended the event, please reach out and let us know your thoughts about the future.

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In this episode, Scott is joined by co-host and producer of the podcast Jarrett Moses. The tandem uses the April 7th Creatives’ Pier event as a launch point to do a “deep dive” into Creatives’ Philly’s eight-year journey as a platform. The April 7th open mic event doubled as Scott’s birthday and the anniversary of Creatives’ events. Jarrett runs sound/production for all of our Creatives’ events.

The episode kicks off with some context for why the episode is going to take a different turn than usual. In the first fifteen minutes, Scott gives an overview of the Creatives’ journey with statistics and a breakdown of four distinct chapters in the story.

Jarrett and Scott spend the bulk of the episode time-lining the narrative and seeing how each decision they made along the journey was directly related to outside factors they couldn’t control. Towards the end of the episode, both hosts talk about what could have been different, lessons they’ve learned, and gratitudes they have for not giving up. Scott ends with a plea for new listeners to partner with Ripe Creatives so they can continue to produce the open mic events into the future. We hope you enjoy this one.

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