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On Point - 79 - Leonard Dixon of Hypebeast.com from 2017-12-21T05:25
Leonard Dixon (ig:international_lenny) of Hypebeast.com joins us in studio this week to talk about what 'hypebeast' means, how a company retains 'cool', and the place of sneaker culture in politica...
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On Point - 78 - Paul Shirley: Stories A Former NBA Player Tells On Dates from 2017-12-07T21:22
Former basketball player and writer Paul Shirley (@PaulThenShirley) joins 2DB tonight to discuss his new book, 'Stories I Tell On Dates.' We also discuss misconceptions people have re: professional...
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On Point - 77 - Nightlife Sultan Steve Lewis Returns from 2017-11-30T05:02
The return of Steve Lewis, nightlife correspondent for 2 Dope Boys, talking to us about his upcoming events with DJ Jonathan Peters at FREQ in NYC beginning December 1st. Why there are 'no clubs in...
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On Point - 76 - Sydney Thomas: Building Relationships in a Shaken Silicon Valley from 2017-10-19T04:04
Sydney Thomas (@sydneypaige10) investment associate at Precursor Ventures, joins us this week to discuss the turmoil in Silicon Valley. The importance of mentorships and personal relationships in p...
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On Point - 75 - Gitamba Saila-Ngita: Shaping a Different World In Interesting Times from 2017-10-05T04:31
Strategist and designer Gitamba Saila-Ngita (@monumentsinking) joins us this week to discuss his approach to designing experiences and products. Further topics include the Boston experience and how...
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On Point - 74 - Detavio Samuels: Scaling Brands&Avoiding the 'Mushy Middle' from 2017-09-21T12:22
This week, 2 Dope Boys returns with an On Point recorded in early August with Detavio Samuels (@Detavio), President of iONE Digital, to discuss how he set about building the company's stacked digit...
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On Point - 73 - Kane Sarhan: A Hotel For Green Guests from 2017-08-17T04:01
Creative and Marketer Kane Sarhan (@Kanes) joins us in studio this week to discuss his work with 1 Hotels. Will people pay more to stay at, and be loyal to, a sustainable hotel? The importance of...
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78 - Google Memogate from 2017-08-15T04:02
Michael and Phil break down the infamous Google memo circulated by (since) fired James Damore. Also, a note on a new phase for 2 Dope Boys.https://www.recode.net/2017/8/11/16127992/google-engineer...
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On Point - 72 - Conor Brady&Grant Owens of Critical Mass from 2017-08-10T04:04
Critical Mass’ Conor Brady (Chief Creative Officer) and Grant Owens (Chief Strategy Officer) joins us in studio this week to discuss design, particularly with sound interfaces. @cbrady@grantowens...
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77 - Hotels Label AirBnB Terrorist-Enabler, Cory Booker Wants to Legalize Weed,&Imagining Post-Reparations America from 2017-08-08T04:03
Brand Eff Up: “Hotel Industry Releases Attack Ad Accusing Airbnb Of Enabling Terrorists,” Gothamisthttp://gothamist.com/2017/08/01/airbnb_terrorism_ad.php What’s Up?“Sen. Cory Booker just introduc...
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On Point - 71 - Saada Ahmed: Everyday People, Partying In NYC from 2017-08-03T04:07
Building Everyday People into a national party-throwing enterprise, the hyper-materialism and racial components of New York nightlife, Incorporating music from/for different diasporas, and more. M...
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76 - HBO NO Confederate Show Please, the Unbranded Grocery Brand, and How Not To 'See' Detroit from 2017-08-01T04:20
Brand Eff Up: Bedrock Detroit: “We Screwed Up”https://www.facebook.com/BedrockDetroit/posts/1528777023855661 What’s Up?“The Producers of HBO’s Confederate Respond to the Backlash and Explain Why T...
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On Point - 70 - Roger Steffens: So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley from 2017-07-27T04:03
How Roger went from growing up in Brooklyn to witnessing Bob Marley firsthand. The evolution in music represented by reggae. Bob Marley’s broader cultural caricature as opposed to the real Marley. ...
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75 - Hip-Hop Overtakes Rock, 'Pop-Up' Employers, and American Airlines' Solo Mile High Club from 2017-07-25T04:39
Brand Eff Up: “In Yet Another Airline Fail, Flight Attendants Do Nothing As Man Masturbates Next To Woman,” Refinery29(http://www.refinery29.com/2017/07/163433/american-airlines-masturbating-man) ...
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On Point - 69 - Steve Lewis: What It Takes To Design A Space from 2017-07-20T04:09
Nightclub designer Steve Lewis joins us in studio once again. What it takes to “design a space.” Why Bill DeBlasio has been positive for NYC nightlife. What movies really capture New York, and more.
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74 - Jay-Z is Back! But Is He Still Capitalist? Tory Minister Deploys Obscure Slur, and Silicon Valley CEOs Grovel from 2017-07-18T04:08
Jay-Z is Back! But Is He Still Capitalist? Tory Minister Deploys Obscure Slur, and Silicon Valley CEOs Grovel “A Tory MP Has Had The Whip Suspended For Using Racist Language,” Buzzfeedhttps://www....
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On Point - 68 - Ric Leichtung: NYC Nightlife and Inclusive DIY Spaces from 2017-07-13T04:03
Ric Leichtung (@ricleichtung), Events Director at AdHoc, joins us in studio this week. The sort of people who work in the nightlife industry, Building inclusive DIY spaces. Reacting to the changes ...
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On Point - 67 - Nancy MacLean - Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America from 2017-07-11T04:02
Nancy MacLean is an award-winning scholar of the twentieth-century U.S. history at Duke University. She joins us this week to discuss her book on an important topic: "Democracy in Chains: The Deep ...
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On Point - 66 - Shan Nicholson&Roxiny: Revealing NYC’s Recent Social and Cultural History from 2017-07-06T04:09
This week we’re joined by film director Shan Nicholson and musical artist and activist Roxiny. What motivated Shan to make “Downtown Calling” and “Rubble Kings.” New York’s mix of danger and opport...
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73 - Amazon Eats Whole Foods, Popcaan Drops Snapchat Song,&Surprise! Police Overzealous With Black Teens from 2017-07-04T04:18
Brand Eff Up: “Undercover Police Handcuff Teens Selling Water on National Mall,” US News(https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-06-23/teens-handcuffed-for-selling-water-on-national...
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On Point - 65 - Andrea Bell: Trendwatching, Feelings Forecasts, and Future-Proofing the Brand from 2017-06-29T04:08
Today's On Point is Andrea Bell, is director of insight at WGSN. How Andrea transitioned from journalism to trendwatching. What is a ‘Feelings Forecast?’ Why corporate clients often hate to ‘start ...
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72 - Alnoor Ladha: Global Upheaval and the West’s Particularly Vicious Culture from 2017-06-27T04:28
The original link between the Two Dope Boys joins us in studio. Where we are after 5,000 years of modernity, and where ongoing revolutions could take us. How can we actually change the current capi...
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On Point - 64 - Anil Dash: Tech's Complicity In Trumpism&Role In Progress from 2017-06-22T04:12
Anil Dash, entrepreneur, activist and writer joins Dope Boys in studio this week. How Anil started in tech, and his desire to enable creators. Anil’s goals of asking tech “humane” and “ethical.” Di...
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71 - Corporate Sponsors Fail Shakespeare, Most Interesting Man Dropped, and Kalanick Takes Leave From Uber from 2017-06-20T05:10
Brand Eff Up? “Et Tu, Delta? Shakespeare in the Park Sponsors Withdraw From Trump-Like ‘Julius Caesar,’” NY Times(https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/11/arts/delta-airline-trump-public-theater-julius-c...
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On Point - 63 - Michael Holman: NYC In Times Of Disco, Punks, Basquiat, Hip-Hop, and ‘Executive Style’ from 2017-06-15T04:10
Is New York still dope? Michael’s magical early New York experience. Michael’s visit to New York while in The Tubes. The magic of disco- and early hip-hop-era New York. Entering the music scene, me...
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70 - Harvard Revokes Admission For Racist Memes, Oligarchs Donate Money For Schools, and Fidget Spinners from 2017-06-13T04:17
Brand Eff Up?“Harvard Revoked Admission Offers To At Least 10 Students After They Posted Offensive Memes,” Buzzfeed (https://www.buzzfeed.com/briannasacks/harvard-revoked-admission-offers-to-at-lea...
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On Point - 62- Liza Jessie Peterson: All Day: A Year of Love and Survival Teaching Incarcerated Kids at Rikers Island from 2017-06-08T05:41
Liza’s journey from modelling to acting and finally to writing and poetry. How she ended up becoming a poetry teacher at Riker’s “Island School.” Seeing the realities of mass incarceration first-ha...
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69 - Bill Maher Sorry For Calling Himself a "House Nigger," Millennials Blind to Brands, and the Supreme-Flipping Financial Plan from 2017-06-06T04:31
Brand Eff Up? “What Was Bill Maher’s Big Mistake?” NY Times(https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/04/arts/television/what-was-bill-mahers-big-mistake.html?_r=0)What’s Up? “...Young Viewers are Unable to ...
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On Point - 61 - Daniel Stedman: Making More of the Live Event from 2017-06-01T04:56
Daniel Stedman, film director, producer, writer, joins us to discuss his numerous projects, including The L Magazine, Brooklyn Magazine, BAMbill, Taste Talks, SummerScreen in McCarren Park, and the...
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68 - Amazon’s Unromantic Bookstore, the Most Anti-social Social Network, and Last Hurrah For Game Shows? from 2017-05-30T04:33
Brand Eff Up:“Amazon’s first bookstore in New York City sucks the joy out of buying books,” Quartz https://qz.com/990164/amazons-first-bookstore-in-new-york-city-sucks-the-joy-out-of-buying-books/W...
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On Point - 60 - Tressie McMillan Cottom: ‘Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy’ from 2017-05-25T04:07
Tressie McMillan Cottom is professor and sociologist at Virginia Commonwealth University and author of her new book, ‘Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy.’’ The...
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67 - Bro Rompers Are Here, The Fall of 'Influencers,' and Consultants Move Into Marketers' Turf from 2017-05-23T04:26
Brand Eff Up “The Bro Romper Exists and I Don't Want to Live on This Planet Anymore,” Esquire(http://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/news/a55081/romper-for-men-romphim/) What’s Up?“THE RACE IS ...
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On Point - 59 - Timothy Snyder: On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century from 2017-05-18T04:03
The three motivations Timothy had behind writing On Tyranny now. Why he is not an “American Exceptionalist” especially with regard to American authoritarianism. What the foresight into Trump’s chan...
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66 - Joe Budden Calls Out Lil Yachty’s Happiness, ‘How To Be a Latin Lover’ Shows How To Be a Box Office Success,&American Airlines Boots Black Woman From First Class from 2017-05-16T04:05
Brand Eff Up: “Black Passenger Says American Airlines Forced Her to Give Up Her 1st-Class Seat but Let Her White Friend Remain,” The Root(http://www.theroot.com/how-american-airlines-forced-black-p...
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On point - 58 - Synead Nichols: Music, Activism, and the ‘Millions March’ from 2017-05-11T04:29
How Synead knew caribbean soca/calypso influences, especially in a song like ‘Tropicao,’ would be so current. Where her interest in political activism came from, including her mother. How she organ...
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65 - Fyre Festival: S#it Show of the Year, SheaMoisture Sidelines Black Women, and Heineken Shows Pepsi How to do a “Political” Ad from 2017-05-09T03:24
Brand Eff Up: “The Day SheaMoisture Got Extra Ashy, Explained,” The Root(http://www.theroot.com/the-day-sheamoisture-got-extra-ashy-explained-1794635233) What’s Up?“Heineken's new ad gets totally ...
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On Point - 57 - Michael Skolnik: The Worker-Owned Co-Op Changing the World from 2017-05-04T04:08
Where the name and inspiration for @WeAreSoze, Michael's creative impact agency, came from. Michael’s earlier work in filmmaking. Working on Global Grind with Russell Simmons. Building co-ops and e...
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64 - Handmaid’s Tale Uncomfortable With Feminist Label, Breitbart Gets Credentials Blocked, and Uber Takes Lack of Ethics to the Skies from 2017-05-02T04:30
Brand Eff Up “The Handmaid’s Tale cast has resisted calling it feminist. So did Margaret Atwood, once.” Vox(http://www.vox.com/culture/2017/4/25/15407972/handmaids-tale-margaret-atwood-feminism) W...
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On Point - 56 - Tiara Francis: Comedy and Our Earnest Times from 2017-04-27T04:25
New York based actor/comedian/writer Tiara Francis joins us in studio this week. Her journey in performance arts since childhood. Starting at Totally Biased with W Kamau Bell. “Being allowed to tal...
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63 - Juicero: Venture Capital’s Latest Innovation Failure, KFC’s Chicken Sandwich in Space: Why?, and Retailers Dying Fast from 2017-04-25T04:05
Brand Eff Up: “Juicero CEO Begs You: Do NOT Squeeze Our Juice Bags,” Gizmodo(http://gizmodo.com/juicero-ceo-begs-you-do-not-open-our-juice-bags-1794507811) What’s Up?“As KFC promises to launch san...
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On Point - 55 - Ingrid Lafleur for Mayor of Detroit from 2017-04-20T04:08
Why Ingrid is running for Mayor of Detroit. Why creatives and those who are otherwise not politicians should get involved in politics. Detroit's sprawl and history of massive inequality along racia...
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62 - United Airlines Unites Everyone Against Them, YouTube Algorithms Don't Like Independent News, and Netflix Chilled By Subscriber Slowdown from 2017-04-18T04:23
Brand Eff Up? “Overbooked flight on Delta? You now could get nearly $10,000 to give up your seat,” LA Times(http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-delta-overbooking-20170414-story.html) What’s Up?“...
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On Point - 54 - Jason King: Education for the New Music Industry from 2017-04-13T04:25:40
Jason’s wide range of activities around music and culture. Launching the Clive Davis music program at NYU. What goes into determining a music program at a university. How to balance industry and ec...
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61 - Kendall Jenner and Pepsi Release Worst Ad of Year, Models Are Having Sex Now, and Condé Nast’s New Perk: Get Paid In a Timely Way from 2017-04-11T04:12:06
Brand Eff Up: “Ad of the Day: Kendall Jenner protests with Pepsi and Skip Marley in "Jump In' ad,” The Drumhttp://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/04/04/ad-the-day-kendall-jenner-protests-with-pepsi-and-s...
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On Point - 53 - Peter Moskowitz: How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood from 2017-04-06T04:03:51
Peter joins us to discuss his new book, "How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood." How the popular media description of gentrification focuses too much on...
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60 - Pantsuit Nation Is A Sham, Defining 'Leadership' Post-Trump, and Interviewee Dropped For Bringing Up Pay 'Too Early' from 2017-04-04T03:55:03
Brand Eff Up “Here's What Happened When a Woman Mentioned Pay Before an Interview,” Attnhttp://www.attn.com/stories/15663/woman-tried-talk-about-fair-pay-interview What’s Up?“Pantsuit Nation Is A ...
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On Point - 52 - Nightlife Guru Steve Lewis Returns: The Evolution and Future of Club Experiences from 2017-03-30T04:15:42
Legend of the New York club scene Steve Lewis rejoins us in studio this week. On “finding himself” in a club. Why everyone should go to prison, and always expecting to go to prison, and what his 10...
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59 - Drake Releases ‘More Life,’ Culture Jamming ‘Ghost in the Shell,’ and Germany to Fine Tech Companies Ignoring Harassment from 2017-03-28T04:03:12
“Ghost in the Shell's latest critic: its own viral marketing tool,” The Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/13/14911610/ghost-in-the-shell-viral-campaign-whitewashing)What’s Up? “Drake’s More Li...
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On Point - 51 - Katie Longmyer: Connecting the Corporate with the "Cool" from 2017-03-23T04:44:33
Katie’s view on “culture coming from the margins.” Viewing herself as an artist and creative first as a “business artist.” How to get the “right” people in a room. Working in the music industry as ...
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58 - Heinz Uses Don Draper’s Ad, Establishment Atlanta’s Resistance to Trap, and Sage Steele Doesn’t Wants NBA Players to Use N-Word from 2017-03-21T04:06:29
Brand Eff Up: “Twitter Reacts to Sage Steele Getting Mad Because Iguodala Said N*gga at Presser,” Black Sports Online(http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2017/03/twitter-reacts-to-sage-steele-getting...
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