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Brown Riot
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Welcome to Brown Riot podcast. This podcast is all about what it means and what it takes to be successful in advertising other creative industries when you’re from a different ethnic or socio-economic background to the majority. In each episode, Coffee Cocoa Gunpowder co-founder Ant Melder speaks to a creative industry leader from a diverse cultural background. It’s a celebration of diversity that offers inspiration, insight and much-needed role models. Not all guests are strictly ‘brown’ but they are all awesome.
All episodes are recorded in Smith & Western’s dedicated podcasting studio in Redfern, Sydney. As was the Brown Riot theme music, which was composed and recorded by Smith & Western and features throughout the podcasts.
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11: Nigel Lopez-McBean, Founder and Managing Director, DBP Donut LA
Jul 15, 202001:09:42Tap to summarizeNigel Lopez-McBean talks about his career and his passion for political and social change amidst the growth of the Black Lives Matter movement and the lack of black talent in the creative industries. Nigel started out working at the BBC in London before moving to Sydney, Australia to run social marketing and creative services at Optus. He was responsible for the smash hit Ricky Gervais anti-ad campaign before moving to LA to co-found the Emmy-nominated creative studio, DPB Donut.
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10: Faustina Agolley, TV host, actor, DJ, producer and writer
Jul 1, 202001:04:35Tap to summarizeTV host, actor, DJ, producer and writer Faustina Agolley talks about growing up African-Chinese in Australia, the Black Lives Matter movement, racism and the media. She explains why she's serious pissed off about the Instagram black squares campaign and discusses how we can move forward as individuals and as a nation.
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9: Ava and Jaz, Copywriters, Ogilvy Sydney
Mar 19, 202000:47:32Tap to summarizeNo description available
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8: Ant Melder Talks To Debs Majumdar
Dec 18, 201900:59:42Tap to summarize“Right now, especially in corporate media, actually any kind of Australian workplace, you’re getting measured more on what you bring to the table and the results, irrespective of your ethnicity.”
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7: Ant Melder Talks to Peter Kirk
Dec 18, 201901:17:21Tap to summarize“You have to be aware that there’s differences. And the only way you can be aware that there’s differences is by sitting in a room and having an honest yarn.”
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6: Ant Melder Talks to Priya Patel
Aug 15, 201900:48:19Tap to summarizeNo description available
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5: Ant Melder talks to Karen Ferry
May 30, 201901:12:03Tap to summarize“Change is coming. It’s not just a thing that the press are talking about. It’s gonna happen. It just comes down to when.”
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4: Ant Melder talks to Will Edwards
May 30, 201901:05:15Tap to summarize“People are communicating with words but they’re not really saying what they mean most of the time.”
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3: Ant Melder talks to Avish Gordhan
Apr 23, 201900:56:03Tap to summarize“Transformation over a very long time is progress and transformation over a very small time is revolution.”
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2: Ant Melder talks to Pia Chaudhuri
Apr 23, 201900:37:32Tap to summarize“A lot of women say they don’t want to be hired because they’re a woman – they want to be hired based on their skills and merit. And I feel the same about the colour that I am. I want to be good at my job first and foremost and be hired for that reason.”
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