The Smart Stories (New and Adapted)

I wanted to round out these three episodes about visual storytelling, with something a little different. After seeing Dune, I kept asking myself the question, "What makes a good adaptation?" To answer this, I brought in Adrian and Esther Battle-Marston from Crazy Stupid Podcast to talk about.

In this episode, we explore the greatest myth of Rock and Roll and reveal the genre’s true origin. Stick around until the end for music recommendations. CORRECTION: Rosetta Tharpe's single "Rock Me" was released in 1938, not 1983. Music in this episode includes "Chubby and The Gang Rule OK?" by Chubby and the Gang; "Band on the Run" by Wings & Paul McCartney; "Moonage Daydream" by David Bowie;...

In this episode, we explore Columbo, shows like it, and how they connect to the past and future of policing. The connection between the stories told and the world around us runs deep. Join me this season as I uncover what that looks like. The episode features Nutville by Buddy Rich, Theme for Mrs. Columbo, Gil Melle from Columbo, and Junior’s Farm by Paul McCartney

In this episode, we explore what a building can mean to a community and what they do when it's gone. Featuring “I Stood on The Bank” by James Cleveland & The Angelic Choir “God Cares” by Rosie Wallace

Songs used: “Butter” by A Tribe Called Quest & “Cool Like Dat” by Digable Planets

Law can open a new horizon, and provide a dignified place to live, in this story

Everybody's a person

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America wants her Young Americans from all around the world. Today, we meet one of them and hear his story. Stick around at the end! - Ziggy

This episode features Michael Nixon, Jameeka Williams, Adrian Marston, Esther Battle, Natahlia Carr, and Garrison Hayes  

A celebration of womanhood and all that it holds.

I tell a story, about myself and what I learned while being thousands of feet in the air.

A revisit to the very first episode of SMART, with live performances from The Psychedelic Magrittes

Finishing the Hat Season 1 Finale of SMART. Songs by Lena Chamamyan, Romeo Santos, Horace Family, and Bernard Herrmann.

How can we see the world through a lens less dim?

The art of brokenness and the beauty of vulnerability

How do what we have and how much we have affect the lives we live?

We bring an end to 2016 with a poem, a talk of favorites, and a letter to those who have suffered.

Covering responses to the 2016 Presidential Election.

The relationship we have with money, a history on the financial crisis, and possibly time travel.

Despite the fact that romantic relationships seem to be the focal point of human, no one told us how treacherous it would be.

What can television teach us in the stories that it tells, and how do we decide to tune in

Life is full of big decisions, and trying to figure out what your purpose is, is one of them