Taters4art Podcast

Sitting with Chris James Journey (Poet, Playwright, Director, Host, Educator). We discuss spinning a globe and coming to Atlanta, letting the youth tell their stories, the importance of doing research, educators failing to connect with students, making poetry cool, the value of entrepreneurship, dealing with people’s emotions, and the bad never overshadowing the good. CHAPTERS0:00 Opening 3:21 Begin Conversation 4:37 The Journey 8:59 Doing Your Research 15:39 Cultural Disconnect 21:24 Still an Educator 26:22 Art Can Change a Kid’s Life 33:55 Big Fish, Small Pond 40:57 The Director Experience 44:54 The Poetrical 48:14 Bring Nem 50:01 Closing 52:45 “Flesh and Soul of the Sun” by Eshe Chantana