Brand New Ways Jen Leonard | Writer, Speaker, Design Thinker

The magic of nature, losing our sense of time, remembering to be grateful, getting into an exercise groove, and the joy of making pom poms!
In this episode, I talk to artist and textile designer Dana Haim, whose mission is to spark joy through the creation of ethical, hand-made goods. She achieves this and then some through her instructional workshops across the U.S. and strategic partnerships with local organizations in Mexico and Colombia (where her family is from), which allow her to weave social and environmental consciousness into her craft.
Dana received her BA in textile design from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and her MA in design for Textile Futures from Central Saint Martins in London.
 
Music
Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)
Pom Pom Play Girl (Session Highlights) [Instrumental Mix With Backing Vocals] – The Beach Boys
Shake It Like a Pom Pom – Missy Elliot
Pom Pom – Mozart La Para
I Slept With Bonhomme At The CBC
Pom Pom - Matthew Dear
Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes
 
Reading List
The Celestine Prophecy, by James Redfield
The Wes Anderson Collection, by Matt Zoller Seitz
 
Watch List
Wes Anderson: The Criterion Collection (on DVD)
 
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Brain power, the science of character, what connects us as human beings, and the always important weekly date night.
In this episode, I talk to übermensch Tiffany Shlain, founder of The Webby Awards and creator of the AOL Originals series "The Future Starts Here." Her work adeptly explores the intersections of humanity, technology, science and culture.
 
Music
Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)
Stream of Consciousness (Skratch Bastid Remix) - Afiara Quartet
Delirious – Prince
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) [Original 7" Mix] – Dead or Alive
I've Seen All Good People: A. Your Move, B. All Good People – Yes
Daily News - Maps & Atlases
Where Is the Line? – Björk
Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes
 
Reading List
Expanded Cinema, by Gene Youngblood
Art & Physics, by Leonard Shlain
The Alphabet Versus the Goddess, by Leonard Shlain
Sex, Time & Power, by Leonard Shlain
Leonardo's Brain, by Leonard Shlain
 
Watch List
The Future Starts Here
The Making of a Mensch
The Adaptable Mind
The Science of Character
 
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Nancy Drew, John Waters, Queen Bey, Helvetica – the perfume, and their dream of one day opening a speakeasy-inspired design studio.
In this episode, I talk to Faun Chapin and Meg Paradise, the ginger-haired power duo behind Guts & Glory, a creative collective fueled by courage, vigor, character and oomph.
 
Music
Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)
First True Love Affair – Jimmy Ross
No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys
Helvetica (The American Dollar remix) – Arms and Sleepers
Two Political Party – Terror Fabulous
Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan
The Dress Looks Nice on You – Sufjan Stevens
Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes
 
Reading List
Nancy Drew
John Waters
 
Watch List
Meg & Faun on MSNBC talking about their project "They Don't Work For You"
Helvetica The Perfume: The Lovers
Helvetica The Perfume: The Haters
 
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Fitness, friendship, driving fast, wearing kaftans, and comedians in cars getting coffee.
In this episode, I talk to Victoria Smith, photographer, stylist, and editor of the internationally popular design blog sfgirlbybay, one of the west coast’s leading interior design blogs, with a faithful following that includes social media butterflies, top magazine editors, designophiles, and industry professionals.
 
Music
Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)
Neighbor, Neighbor – ZZ Top
Get Out of My House - The Streets
Aperol Sunset - Pete Herbert & Dicky Trisco
Avalon – Roxy Music
Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes
 
Reading List
See San Francisco: Through the Lens of SFGirlbyBay, by Victoria Smith
A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving
The Razor’s Edge, by W. Somerset Maugham
 
Watch List
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Amélie
 
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Animated gifs, Arctic Monkeys, retreating to the sea, painting the moon, and eliminating nationalities in the name of living in harmony.
In this episode, I talk to Oded Ezer, graphic artist, typographer, and conceptual artist (known as "Cat Chap"). He founded the Hebrew Typography type foundry in 2004, but is best known for his typographic design fiction projects, which have been exhibited at the V&A in London and MoMA in New York.
 
Music
Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)
Typography – Jim Dandy
Miles from Nowhere – Cat Stevens
The Smile On Your Face - Little Ann
Ludlow St. - Julian Casablancas
Left Hand Free – alt-J
Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes
 
Reading List
Oded Ezer: The Typographer s Guide to the Galaxy, by Oded Ezer
On Yona Wallach
The Medium is the Massage, by Marshall McLuhan
Cinema 1: The Movement-Image, by Gilles Deleuze
 
Watch List
5 Films About Christo and Jeanne-Claude
 
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Mogwai, chocolate, embroidered hankies, cheeky puns, and sparking conversations about social justice one stitch at a time.
In this episode, I talk to cross-stitcher and activist Sarah Corbett, who’s the founder of Craftivist Collective, a global social enterprise that uses craft as a tool for gentle actions aimed at influencing long-term change.
 
Music
Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - Carpenters
The Craft - Blackalicious
Going Down to Liverpool – The Bangles
Two Rights Make One Wrong – Mogwai
Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes
 
Reading List
Craftivism, by Betty Greer
Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell
Don't Think Of An Elephant!, by George Lakoff
Blue Pills: A Positive Love Story, by Frederik Peeters
 
Watch List
To Kill A Mockingbird
 
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