11 episodes
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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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Nigel Lopez-McBean, Founder and Managing Director, DBP Donut LA
Nigel 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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Faustina Agolley, TV host, actor, DJ, producer and writer
TV 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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Ant Melder Talks To Debs Majumdar
“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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Ant Melder Talks to Peter Kirk
“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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