Living on the Mexican-American border, buying a church on a whim, and listening to daytime disco.

In this episode I talk to designer Buck Johnston and artist Camp Bosworth, the delightful duo behind the Wrong Store in Marfa, Texas – a gallery, a boutique of curiosities, and their home sweet home. Be sure to check out Camp’s impressive wood sculptures, inspired by drug lords and larger than life narco-politics.

Music

Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)

No Church in the Wild (feat. Frank Ocean) – Kanye West & JAY Z

Don’t Get Me Wrong – Pretenders

White Lightning – George Jones

Big River - Johnny Cash

La Suburban Dorada - La Mafia del Norte

Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes

Reading List

Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place – by Terry Tempest Williams

Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields – by Charles Bowden

Down by the River: Drugs, Money, Murder, and Family – by Charles Bowden

Watch List

Lessons of Darkness – Werner Herzog

Scenes from a Marriage – Ingmar Bergman

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The positivity of saying no, the problem with the adage "the customer is always right," and the importance of a power stance. Especially while wearing a bikini.

In this episode I talk to fashion designer Malia Mills who's the Hawaii-born, New York-based pioneer of body-conscious swimwear. She makes flattering cuts in luxurious fabrics that inspire customers to "Love thy differences." #hellyes

Music

Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)

Tres Bien – Le Tigre

Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard

More Than A Feeling – Boston

Hell Yes – Beck

Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes

Reading List

Playboy Fiftieth Anniversary Issue - by Hugh Hefner

Watch List

Amy Cuddy's TED Talk on Body Language

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Sharing pints with Brian Eno, riding a horse through the streets of London, and the digestive tract as a new space for design.

In this episode I talk to designer and artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg who uses experimental design approaches to explore the social, political and ecological implications of emerging technologies, primarily those related to synthetic biology. She's currently pursuing her PhD at the Royal College of Art in London.

Music

Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)

Very, Very Hungry – Brian Eno/David Byrne

Nattura – Björk

Artichokes – Maps & Atlases

Homecomputer – Señor Coconut

Walk On the Wild Side – Lou Reed

Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes

Reading List

Codex Seraphinianus – by Luigi Serafini

Synthetic Aesthetics: Investigating Synthetic Biology’s Designs on Nature

Watch List

Daisy at What Design Can Do

Daisy at PopTech!

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The importance of taking risks, the serious business of making a funny list, and giving yourself permission to trip.

In this episode I talk to designer and professor Zahra Ebrahim, the Founder and Principal of the design think tank and creative consultancy archiTEXT. Her work brings together diverse groups to tackle the intersections of architecture, design and creativity with social change, systems change, public engagement and problem solving.

Music

Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)

Bassment Party – The Cool Kids

Anything Could Happen – Ellie Goulding

Get Down On It – Kool & the Gang

Everytime Tha Beat Drop – Monica (feat. Dem Franhize Boyz)

A Paw In My Face – The Field

Changes – 2pac

Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes

Reading List

Massive Change - by Jennifer Leonard and Bruce Mau | The IwB

Yes Please - by Amy Poehler

Watch List

The Experience Trap: Zahra Ebrahim at TEDxOCADU

Jenny Slate’s F-bomb on SNL

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

When Harry Met Sally

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