Recess Podcast
By ANB Productions
Recess PodcastJan 07, 2021
Defining Love in a Pandemic with Alana Mckenzie
Faulty Defense Mechanisms with Julius Powell
In this episode, we're joined by Julius Powell (@JulieJ.NYC), NYC based performer, writer, and drag queen. We're discussing their recent release Faulty Defense Mechanisms, a five-part series centered around Julie J, an emerging drag artist on the precipice of greatness. We're talking about their creative process, how the pandemic has affected them and what it means to have faulty defense mechanisms.
Bringing Identity to Short-Form Content with Kellie Williams
In this episode, NYC based actor Kellie Williams sits down with Alisha to talk about bringing identity to short-form content. They discuss Kellie's break into making her hilarious videos after the global pandemic.
Unsubscribing From Self with Messiah
Welcome Back...Alternatively titled “two cancer moons walk into a bar.” I'm talking with my good friend Messiah (@wherewolvesgotowhisper), an ATL based playwright, about what we’ve been discovering in our alone time since the pandemic began in 2020. We dive into our anxieties and comfort level with intimacy. We both discuss how we’ve been unsubscribing from self.
Is there a difference between classifying change as death versus rebirth? Let’s talk at Recess.
Valentine's Day Leftovers with Alana and Elizabeth
On the fifth episode, Alisha (@anb.mov), Alana (@alanaa.marie), and Elizabeth (@Sprungoffthee) get real about Valentine's Day 2020. All three girls get together to discuss where they go wrong and right in love. While being extremely honest, they discuss their toxic traits, what they're leaving in the last decade and if compromising is natural in love. Tune in with your boo or by yourself. And regardless of if you had a bad one, Happy Valentine's Day!
Go With Your Grow with Daisha Brabham
In episode four, Alisha and Historian and Fulbright Scholar Daisha Brabham discuss the pits and lows of success and perceived failure. What happens when you don't get something you really want? Do you give up? Keep trying? You go with your grow. In a three year span, Daisha Brabham was rejected from being a Fulbright scholar two times before eventually receiving the prestigious grant to study black history in England. She recounts her growth over the course of those three years in which she has wanted to quit, began her teaching career and is now putting on her successful black herstory play Homecoming with 10k backing it in London.
Listen for inspiration, honesty and truth. Are you ready to Go with Your Grow?
A Dream Deferred with Chefren Gray
Identity & Queering Art with Julius Powell
In episode 2, Alisha and playwright and director Julius Powell discuss identity as an artist and what it means to queer a space. They both ponder what queer means to them. Julius Powell speaks on his new play 'If I Knew You Were Coming I Would Have Worn Eyeshadow.'
2020 VISION on 2019 with Princess Madu
Season Premiere. Hol up...Did the last ten years just happen? In episode 1, Alisha and her childhood best friend discuss what they're bringing into the new year. From hair store bought on the last 10 years and prepare for the next 10.