The Death of the Greatest Show, Part III: The Curtain Call There are few surviving records of Studio's final shows from 2018-2020, of which none of these shows can be found online. Mostly because after the events we talked about last time, Studio was pro

It's November 2016. This is the new Studio 4109: LIVE! with an almost entirely new team. After the Season 5's massive success, we were all riding the wave...but it was like trying to build a bridge ov

After 10 years of comedy, entertainment, and music, Studio 4109: LIVE! was canceled on my 25th birthday, February 24th, 2021.

“Just because you read it in a magazine or see it on the TV screen don't make it factual. See, but everybody wants to believe all about it." Those were words that were sung by Michael Jackson in his 1995 song "Tabloid Junkie." Those words, couldn't be any

If you've been watching Bridgerton, you've probably heard of Lady Whistledown. She's an elusive figure with an unknown identity (that I won't spoil) who spills all the tea about the elite in London, England. The Americans listening to this pod don't drink

We're continuing our conversation on feminism by scratching the surface of the feminist movement and experience for marginalized groups in America. As Sojourner Truth once said, "Ain't I A Woman?" Feminism is multifaceted and just as nuanced in this worl

In 2021, feminism still gets a bad rep from tons of people. There’s the crowd that says, “Women should be absolutely equal to men,” or those who say, “Females should just stay in their place—happy wife, happy life.” There’s the women comfortable with bein

When I attended high school in New Mexico, I often ran into some problems. I was most people’s first. First Black friend, more specifically. So how did I code switch, gain friends, and survive some of the micro aggressions that came with being Black in a

Uncle Melvyn and I sat down and a had a conversation in September 2019, right before I boarded a plane to Spain for the next few months. I was 23-years-old, feeling SUPER clueless and thought I’d talk to the only big brother I’ve ever really had. He told

My childhood friend, Tyler Mason, made a big leap. In his last year of undergrad, he dropped his business and pre-medical track degree, put in a lot of work, launched a fashion line and an accompanying pop-up event, and still graduated on time! In this ep