It's Giving

Today on It’s Giving , host Ingela Travers-Hayward is joined by Anthony Obi, also known by his stage name Fat Tony. He is an artist whose deep Texas roots and history in the DIY music scene completely shape his approach to advocacy and mutual aid. Tony opens up about growing up in Houston, sharing how organizing a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina victims while still in high school made activi...

Today on It’s Giving , host Ingela Travers-Hayward is joined by Dan Campbell, the frontman of the powerhouse punk band The Wonder Years . Dan has spent decades in the punk and hardcore scenes, and he's always felt this deep, unshakeable need to use his microphone for good, even when it can bring him pushback. He touches on a challenging question that is a common theme explored throughout this...

Today on It’s Giving , host Ingela Travers-Hayward sits down with Azniv Korkejian , who creates beautiful music under the stage name Bedouine . Azniv is a deeply thoughtful artist whose global upbringing and lived experiences completely shape her intuitive, grounded approach to advocacy and human rights. We look at the question: how does growing up across different corners of the map shape the way...

Today on It’s Giving , host Ingela Travers-Hayward talks with the incredible August Ponthier . On top of releasing their fantastic debut album Everywhere Isn't Texas this year, August is a deeply thoughtful non-binary artist using their voice to champion trans advocacy and bodily autonomy. In this episode, August takes us back to their roots in Texas, breaking down how old-school country music...

On this week's episode of It’s Giving , host Ingela Travers-Hayward sits down with Dr. Dog drummer Eric Slick , a musician who has woven social justice into his creative life since his youth. They explore his foundational experiences organizing benefits in high school, his evolution navigating political accountability on tour, and his enduring focus on lifting up neurodivergent communities and...

On this episode of It’s Giving , host Ingela Travers-Hayward is joined by Sadie Dupuis from Speedy Ortiz , a musician whose life as a touring artist and passion for community building have always coexisted. This conversation dives into her history of advocacy, focusing on her work with United Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) and her deep commitment to grassroots harm reduction.   Sadie opens up...

On this episode of  It’s Giving , host Ingela Travers-Hayward is joined by  Alexis Krauss from Sleigh Bells,  a musician whose life as a touring artist and passion for community building have always coexisted. This conversation dives into her history of advocacy, focusing on co-founding two impactful outdoor organizations: Kinship Climbing Collective and Rise Outside. Alexis opens up about the gri...

On this episode of It’s Giving, host Ingela Travers-Hayward is joined by Joy Oladokun , a musician whose art and activism have been deeply intertwined since the very beginning. This conversation dives into her history of advocacy - focusing on her deep roots in faith, family, and standing up for community care. Joy opens up about the breakdown between commercial success and cultural impact, the an...

On this episode of It’s Giving , host Ingela Travers-Hayward is joined by Brian Weitz , better known as Geologist from the influential band Animal Collective . This conversation dives into his equally long history of advocacy - focusing on his deep care for community-based harm reduction.  Brian opens up about the "duality" of social media, the burnout that comes with the pressure to spe...

In the first artist spotlight of the series, Ingela sits down with Amelia Meath of Sylvan Esso to discuss why she moved away from "performative helping" toward the "smaller world" of mutual aid. Amelia talks about tackling public school lunch debt in Durham, North Carolina, opens up about the pressure of social media activism, and why she traded the studio for a rental truck to...

On the inaugural episode of It’s Giving, host Ingela Travers-Hayward is joined by her husband and nonprofit co-founder, William Perry . While future episodes will feature deep dives with world-class musicians about the causes they champion, this episode peels back the curtain on their own nonprofit: This Must Be The Place . Perry shares journey from the front lines of the opioid epidemic in Ohio a...

The intersection of art and impact, hosted by Ingela Travers-Hayward. What happens when your favorite artists decide to weave social justice into their careers? From the co-founder of the nonprofit This Must Be The Place (the folks passing out free Narcan at music festivals), It’s Giving features deep-dive conversations with musicians like Sylvan Esso, Animal Collective and Joy Oladokun about the...