Time is Ripe

Setting the Stage Season 4 In this episode Scott Smith & Jarrett Moses sit down to “set the stage” again. This time the conversation is to wrap up season 3 and turn the page into season 4 of the “Time Is Ripe” podcast.  The episode begins with Jarrett sharing about his overall views of the podcast and the growth he’s seen from season 1 until now. Midway through Scott and Jarrett recap some of...

2 Lines - December '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett Moses, Gabriel Angrand aka “AVG” and Simone Wesley. The group talks about the 2 Lines on December 13th, 2024 hosted at TopMop Savage Studios in Philadelphia. AVG was featured for this specific 2 Lines Open Mic event.  The first few minutes of the episode focuses on 2 Lines decision to move to TopMop Savage Studios for the winter mo...

Good Soil ESUMC - November '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett Moses, Craig Watson, and first-time guest Graham Allen. The group talks about the “Good Soil” event hosted on Sunday, November 17th at East Stroudsburg United Methodist Church.  The first chunk of the episode focuses on Craig and Graham's invitations to become official Ripe Artists in 2024. We also spend quite a bit of time...

Creatives' Cafe - November '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett Moses and first time guest El-Fatih Chase. The trio talks about the Creatives’ Cafe open mic event where El-Fatih served as the closing incognito feature hosted on Tuesday November 12th at Bedrock Fishtown in Philadelphia. The episode begins with El’s story of connecting to Ripe Creatives through an open mic event we hosted...

Good Soil Manoa Community Church - November '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett Moses, DJ Ant G, Esteban Nieves and first time guest Priscilla Nieves. The squad talks about their “Good Soil” event hosted on Saturday November 2nd at Manoa Community Church in Havertown.  The first third of the episode focuses on the team’s history with this name “Good Soil” and what ultimately led them t...

Amped - October '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by first-time guests Mike Montgomery and Jordan Duenas to discuss the “Amped” youth event hosted by Arrundel Christian Church in Southern Maryland. Mike Montgomery, the church's youth pastor, booked Ripe Worship for the event, which took place on Sunday, October 27th, 2024.  After the guests' introductions, the episode begins with Scott and Mike...

Creatives' Co-Bill ft. Olivia Weatherbe - October '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett & first time guest, Olivia Weatherbe to talk about the Creatives’ Concert Co-Bill event that featured Olivia, Sarah Juers and Peter Collins.  The event was hosted at The Story Factory PHL on Tuesday, October 8th, 2024.  The episode begins with talking about Liv’s journey from being an artist on th...

Breakaway Middle School Retreat - September '24 In this episode Scott is joined by Jarrett Moses, Emily Phillips, and second-time guest on the podcast, Meghan DeHaven, to talk about the Breakaway Middle School Retreat. The annual weekend retreat took place at Northbay Adventure Camp in Maryland from September 27th-September 29th 2024. Ripe Worship and TopMop Productions both were booked to be a pa...

Creatives' Pier - July '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett Moses and first-time guest Mike Weatherbe to talk about the Creatives’ Pier Outdoor Open Mic and Artist Showcase. The event took place at Venice Island Performing Arts Center on August 27th, 2024. The episode begins with Mike introducing himself to the podcast audience while Scott and Jarrett talk about how much Mike has meant...

2 Lines Anniversary - August '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Greg Snow, and first-time guest Simone Wesley to talk about the 2 Lines Philly anniversary showcase, which took place on August 17th, 2024.  The episode begins centering on 2 Lines Philly’s overall journey and Simone’s personal story of how she became a part of the team. During the intro, Greg shares how the 2 Lines Philly team d...

AgapeFest - June '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Diomer and two first-time guests Craig Watson and Maria Balch to talk about the AgapeFest event. Partway through the episode they are also joined by Austin Hall. Both Maria & Austin help lead the team that hosts and facilitates AgapeFest.   AgapeFest is a multi-day Christian Music festival that takes place in central PA. Diomer and Craig...

WeGoLive - May '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Greg Snow, Sergine, and first-time guest Red Lion to talk about Ripe Poetry’s week-long trip to Houston Texas to perform spoken word as a team. The episode focuses mainly on the crew's performance at WeGoLive on Friday, May 24th, 2024.  The episode begins with telling the backstory of how Red Lion and Scott connected at WeGoLive in 2023 throug...

Creatives' Co-Bill ft. Anh Thai and Leah Wrenne - May '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, Leah Wrenne, and Anh Thai to talk about the Creatives’ Concert Co-Bill event that featured the two guest artists and Emma Nissen.  The event was hosted at The Story Factory PHL on Tuesday, May 14th, 2024.  The episode begins with telling the backstory of the success of previous Concerts, reaching...

Refresh Conference - April '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett and first-time guest Meghan DeHaven to talk about InFaith’s annual conference called “Refresh.” The three-day conference took place at a camp located just outside of San Francisco, California. The event took place April 22nd-April 24th, 2024.   Meg and her husband Mike DeHaven are both on staff with InFaith and are responsi...

Creatives' Gallery - Nomads - April '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, Emily, and first-time guest Terry Bridges to talk about our sixth Creatives’ Gallery event. The event featured Terry’s fashion collection entitled “Nomads” under his brand TRTL Collective. The event took place on April 9th, 2024 at The Story Factory.  The episode begins with Terry sharing about his brand TRTL and...

Breakaway Conference - March '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by DJ Ant G and first-time guest Gary Grecco to talk about the Breakaway Youth Conference hosted March 3rd-5th, 2024.  The three-day event took place at the Ocean City Maryland Convention Center and was hosted by various Youth for Christ chapels led by Gary Grecco and his team. We start the episode with Gary giving a bit of his own...

Pass the Mic Part 3 - January '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Greg Snow, Gabriel Angrand, and Sergine Citerme for the final episode of the “Pass The Mic” Ripe Poetry Tour mini-series. The tour ran from January 17th-20th, 2024 and included four Pennsylvania stops in Harrisburg, Indiana, New Castle, and Philadelphia respectively. This episode focuses on the last stop of the tour (Philadelphi...

Pass the Mic Part 2 - January '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Greg Snow, Gabriel Angrand. and Sergine Citerme for part two of the “Pass The Mic” Ripe Poetry Tour mini-series. The tour ran from January 17th-20th, 2024, and included four Pennsylvania stops in Harrisburg, Indiana, New Castle, and Philadelphia respectively. This episode focuses on the two middle stops of the tour (Indiana &amp...

Pass the Mic Part 1 - Jan '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Greg Snow, Gabriel Angrand, and Sergine Citerme to talk about our first-ever “Pass The Mic” Ripe Poetry Tour. The tour ran from January 17th-20th, 2024, and included four Pennsylvania stops in Harrisburg, Indiana, New Castle, and Philadelphia consecutively. This first of three episodes about the tour focuses on the Harrisburg event...

Setting the Stage pt. 3 Scott and Jarrett sit down to recap highlights from Season 2, talk about a few of their favorite episodes, and give some flowers to the guests they’ve had on throughout the last 20 episodes.  The episode ends with a conversation about some possibilities of what’s to come for the “Time is Ripe” podcast. Thank you for listening to Season 2. We can’t wait for Season 3!  To rec...

Creatives' Café - December 23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, and two first-time guests Jake Doggett and Rob Morales. The purpose of the convo was to talk about our Creatives’ Cafe open mic event which took place on December 5th, 2023 at The Story Factory PHL.  The episode begins with hilarious intros for Jake and Rob before settling in to talk about the excellence of our Creatives’ o...

Creatives' Gallery - Found - November '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, Emily, and first-time guest Santos Torres to talk about our fifth Creatives’ Gallery event. The event featured Santos's fashion collection entitled “Found” and it took place on November 14th, 2023 at The Story Factory.  The episode begins with Emily sharing about her continued desire to explore multiple mediums...

Ignite - October '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Diomer, Eves, and first-time guest Jason Weatherbe to talk about the Ignite Youth Conference hosted by NJUMC in Wildwood, NJ from September 29th to October 1st, 2023.  The conference featured Ripe Artists Diomer, Eves, and Aable for the event’s Friday night concert. Jason served as the team’s drummer alongside DJ Ant G who served as the team...

Creatives' Co-Bill ft. Rashid Saint-Fleur - October '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, and Rashid Saint-Fleur to talk about the Creatives’ Concert Co-Bill event that featured Seraiah Nicole and Rashid.  The event was hosted at The Story Factory PHL on Tuesday, October 17th, 2023.  The episode begins with telling the backstory of the original Co-Bill Concert plan with Rashid Saint-Fle...

WorshipFest - September '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett Moses, Greg Snow, and Jonathan Curtis to talk about our second annual WorshipFest. The squad also gets a mini cameo from Rob Morales who adds to the conversation from his perspective as an attendee. The festival took place on Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 on site at Carson Simpson Farm Christian Camp where Jonathan serves as...