new Traditional Podcast

Aesthetic Intelligence | Season 4

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:52:00 +0000

A conversation on aesthetic intelligence. All things considered.

What Flying Feels Like ft. @joshuarenfroe_ | S3, 16

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 00:44:00 +0000

"Multifaceted, dimensional, complicated, but undeniably beautiful." -Black Male Culture

Joshua Renfroe // Photographer, Director, Founder of Black Boy Fly

Topics: The Beauty of Black Male Culture, Black Is King, Creative Edge, What Flying Feels Like

Download Link: https://tinyurl.com/y4nehszw

Press: https://www.thecuratornyc.com // https://www.cnn.com/style/article/black-boy-fly-joshua-renfroe/index.html

Mentions: Curtis Taylor, (@curtistaylorjr_), Fred Sands, (@ivormerlyknownas); Joshua Kissi, (@joshuakissi); Travis Gumbs, (@travisgumbs)

Black Boy Fly Pt.2 ft @joshuarenfroe_ | S3, 15

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Sun, 18 Oct 2020 21:33:00 +0000

"We can all exist in so many ways and it can all work."

Joshua Renfroe // Photographer, Director, Founder of Black Boy Fly

Topics: Home, Creative Influences, Black Masculinity

Download Link: https://tinyurl.com/y4p5gmu2

Press: https://www.thecuratornyc.com // https://www.cnn.com/style/article/black-boy-fly-joshua-renfroe/index.html

Mentions: Fred Sands, (@ivormerlyknownas); Joshua Kissi, (@joshuakissi); Travis Gumbs, (@travisgumbs)

Black Boy Fly Pt.1 ft @joshuarenfroe_ | S3, 14

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 18:41:00 +0000

Joshua Renfroe // Photographer, Director, Founder of Black Boy Fly

Topics: Finding Your Creative Community, Faith, Due Diligence

Download Link: https://tinyurl.com/y6nx9ykd

Press: https://www.thecuratornyc.com

Black Boy Fly ft. Joshua Renfroe | S3, 13

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 14:49:00 +0000

Preview // Joshua Renfroe // Photographer, Director, Founder of Black Boy Fly

Download Link: https://tinyurl.com/yy3kfvs6

Press: https://www.thecuratornyc.com

RSVP Gallery + The Future of Fashion ft. @sebjective | S3, 12

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 23:12:00 +0000

"Fashion is an investment. Step your pieces up."

Sebastian Jean // Stylist, Men's Fashion Editor @ Office Magazine

Topics: Chicago's Influence on Fashion, RSVP Gallery, The Future of the Fashion Industry, Investment Pieces

Download Link - https://tinyurl.com/y5bgygh6
Source, @new.trad @kwalil @sebastianjean

Press: I'm Tired of Being Your Side Bitch: Black Opera as Architecture, http://officemagazine.net/tired-being-your-side-bitch

Nike Shorts, Dress Socks, Burberry Loafers ft. @sebjective | S3, 11

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Sun, 20 Sep 2020 17:44:00 +0000

"You want to be able to do everything as a stylist, but you also want to do what you know well."

Sebastian Jean // Stylist, Men's Fashion Editor @ Office Magazine

Topics: Styling While Black, Accruing Credibility + Respect, Sustainability, Quick Hits

Download Link - https://tinyurl.com/y4yk6dza
Source, @new.trad @kwalil @sebastianjean

Press: I'm Tired of Being Your Side Bitch: Black Opera as Architecture, http://officemagazine.net/tired-being-your-side-bitch

Fashion Finesser ft. @sebjective | S3, 10

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 16:29:00 +0000

Sebastian Jean // Stylist, Men's Fashion Editor

Topics: Interning at Calvin Klein, Office Magazine, Imposter Syndrome, Raf's Coffee

Download Link - https://tinyurl.com/y5yh5at5
Source, @new.trad @kwalil @sebastianjean

Style Origins ft. Sebastian Jean | S3, 9

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 18:56:00 +0000

Sebastian Jean // Stylist, Men's Fashion Editor

Download Link: https://tinyurl.com/y5f2wb78

Woman with A Cause ft. @khadijashari | S3, 8

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 16:49:00 +0000

Own your sauce. Have you been the reason you haven't gotten to where you want to go yet?

Topics: The Creative Grind, Rehearsing w/ Beyonce, Sauce, Legacy

Meet Khadija Shari // Brooklyn Native, Quadruple Threat (Dancer, Model, Actress, Beast)

Download Link - https://tinyurl.com/yxstovkc

Source, @newtrad @kwalil @khadijashari

They Come They Go: https://vimeo.com/356999929

Press: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCoHKUPMur0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7HioBAeRt8

Creative Control ft. @khadijashari | S3, 7

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Own your platforms. Own your creative. Own your intellectual property.

Topics: Creative Control, Needless Validation, Self Preservation, Ownership

Meet Khadija Shari // Brooklyn Native, Quadruple Threat (Dancer, Model, Actress, Beast)

Download Link - https://tinyurl.com/y3kvctmr
Source, @newtrad @kwalil @khadijashari

Press: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCoHKUPMur0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7HioBAeRt8

Brown Skin Girl ft. @khadijashari | S3, 6

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Sun, 09 Aug 2020 17:24:00 +0000

Meet Khadija Shari // Brooklyn Native, Quadruple Threat (Dancer, Model, Actress, Beast)

Topics: Working w/ Beyonce, Colorism, Confidence, Shining Through It All

Download Link - https://tinyurl.com/y64f8vzu
Source, @newtrad @kwalil @khadijashari

Press: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7HioBAeRt8

Black Aesthetics ft. Khadija Shari | S3, 5

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 15:41:00 +0000

Black aesthetics in a modern landscape. One time for the Creatives.

Pt. 4, The Artist ft. JT Flowers | S3, 4

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 12:16:00 +0000

JT Flowers.

Topics: Slingshot theory, Trudging Through the Ascent, Stadium Rap, Steel Rose

Meet JT Flowers // Portland Native, Artist, Rhodes Scholar

Download Link - https://tinyurl.com/y9s9a75c
Source - @newtrad @kwalil @jtflowers

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq4vSyXMA0E
Google: https://g.co/kgs/DapUdG

Press: Complex, Best New Artists of The Month, https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2020/06/best-new-artists-june-2020/
Lyrical Lemonade: https://www.lyricallemonade.com/p/grown-man-jt-flowers

Between Two Worlds ft. @jtflowers | S3, 3 | Host Q&A, @kwalil

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 09:12:00 +0000

What does it mean to tell the truth?

Topics: Truth, Self Care, Mandarin, Transitional Grief, Isolation, Impact

Meet JT Flowers // Portland Native, Artist, Rhodes Scholar

Download Link - https://tinyurl.com/y9s9a75c
Source, @newtrad @kwalil @jtflowers

Press: Complex, Best New Artists of The Month, https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2020/06/best-new-artists-june-2020/

Seeds of Ambition ft. @jtflowers | S3, 2

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 11:49:00 +0000

What happens once you've seen beyond the proverbial mountaintop?

Meet JT Flowers // Portland Native, Artist, Rhodes Scholar
Topics: Unpacking Black Excellence, fulfillment paradox, mental frameworks, being taught to want, ancestral history

Download Link - https://tinyurl.com/y9vy5sh5
Source, @newtrad @kwalil @jtflowers

Press: Complex, Best New Artists of The Month, https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2020/06/best-new-artists-june-2020/

The Almighty Finesse ft. @jtflowers | S3, 1

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 17:36:00 +0000

Meet JT Flowers // Portland Native, Artist, Rhodes Scholar

Topics: Navigating "elite" spaces, undoing survival mechanisms, Yale, accrued privilege, compartmentalizing

Download Link - https://tinyurl.com/y82aldmk
Source, @newtrad @kwalil @jtflowers

Press: Complex, Best New Artists of The Month, https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2020/06/best-new-artists-june-2020/

Onward ft. Vince Morgan | Episode 20

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 19:37:00 +0000

In part three, we chat with the host, discuss fresh cuts and plans for the future.

Download Link: https://tinyurl.com/y765qrem

Why Black Doctors Matter ft. Vince Morgan | Episode 19

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 18:13:00 +0000

In part two, we discuss the road to med school, the necessity of Black doctors across specialties in the field of medicine, the pressures of representation, and leveraging your identity to attain sustained success in medicine and in any career.

Download Link: https://tinyurl.com/yczdv3oe

“When I think about medicine and the problems that medicine is facing, one of the biggest issues that comes to mind is representation. It is one of the biggest threats. There were more black male med school applicants in 1978 than in 2014.”

“Less than 3% of med school faculty across the country are Black. Med students do not have people to look to.”
Ep.19

#WhatDoctorsLookLike ft. Vince Morgan | Episode 18

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 20:40:00 +0000

In part one, we explore Vince's experience attending a private, all-male high school, discuss internalized expectations, and hear about the woman largely responsible for helping him realize his future in medicine.

Download Link: https://tinyurl.com/y9vzx6mt

“It's hard to find a sense of self-preservation when you're just trying to fight for a space.”

#WhatDoctorsLookLike

Ep. 18

Preview | #WhatDoctorsLookLike

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 12:04:00 +0000

new Traditional will be back with a brand new episode next week featuring Dr. Vince Morgan. Here’s a preview of what’s to come.

Download Link: https://tinyurl.com/y7gpu7ux

Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable | Episode 17

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 21:13:00 +0000

In part two, we go way back and then to the future of all things STEM, being comfortable succeeding in solitude, transcending conventional thought, understanding what it means to be on the cusp of what’s new, now, and next, pursuing a life well lived, and living life with a sense of urgency.

“It’s about being comfortable in your solitude, yet confident in your own conviction.”

Ep. 17

Download Link: https://tinyurl.com/y7ctvo4o

Book: Contagious: Why Things Catch On, Jonah Berger

The Fascinating, Mr. Shaifer | Episode 16

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 21:54:00 +0000

In part one, we discuss privilege, life at an HBCU, and why a streamlined STEM alternate is needed to engage newcomers in 2018.

Download Link: https://tinyurl.com/y92s6mkc

Social: @Fascinatesci

"..what I ultimately want to do is make for immersive educational experiences in STEM."
Ep. 16

Preview | The Fascinating, Mr. Shaifer

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 21:59:00 +0000

new Traditional will be back next week with a brand new episode featuring Justin Shaifer. Here’s a preview of what’s to come.

Download Link: https://tinyurl.com/ycupycwj

Woman With A Cause ft. Khadija Shari | Episode 15

newtraditionalmedia@gmail.com (Kwali Liggons ) — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:18:00 +0000

In Part three, Khadija talks us through her performance in the Super Bowl 50 halftime show (Formation, that is), what working alongside the Queen (B) entails, and what it means to be a woman with a cause.

Download Link: https://tinyurl.com/ydg5fw8u

(@KhadijaShari)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoJLRfbyKgI

"..have you been looking for some validation that you haven't found within yourself yet?"

Ep. 15