• Introducing: "For The (sub)Culture "
    Apr 13 2023
    For The (sub)Culture , a new podcast diving into various (sub)cultures drops on April 25th!! Follow now to be ready for when Season 1 drops. Brought to you by Wieden+Kennedy NY.
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    1 min
  • EP 1 (Meet Marcus Collins & Will Cady)
    Apr 25 2023


     

    Marcus & Will dive into their ever-growing curiosity for the trends, ideologies, and beliefs of subcultures which continue to permeate culture at large. 

    Timestamps:

    (02:15) The Difficulty of Defining Culture

    (06:25) The Eddie Murphy Story 

    (07:00) Marcus and Will Open Up

    (10:18) Beyonce, The BeyHive, and Building Community

    (13:45) What Governs Our Truth

    Follow Will: @willcady

    Follow Marcus: @marctothec

    Check out Marcus’ new book, “For The Culture” coming out on May 2nd, 2023.

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    22 mins
  • EP 2 (Trading Cards w/ Josh Luber)
    Apr 25 2023

    Josh Luber, our first guest, is here to talk about trading cards! As an avid card collector and trader, Josh shares about his journey, the current state of trading cards, and the future of the industry. 

    Timestamps:

    (03:04) Collecting as a Driver of Community 

    (03:42) Introduction of Josh Luber

    (05:36) The Shared Culture of Card Collecting 

    (11:30) How Card Grading Influenced The Boom of Card Collecting 

    (25:50) The Evolution of Card Packaging

    (28:05) Trading Cards as Artifacts of Cultural Capital 

    Follow Josh: @joshluber

    Follow Will: @willcady

    Follow Marcus: @marctothec

    Check out Marcus’ new book, “For The Culture” coming out on May 2nd, 2023.

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    32 mins
  • EP 3 (Biohacking w/ Jo Zayner,PhD)
    Apr 27 2023

    Of Note: 

    Because this episode was recorded in fall of 2021, Dr. Jo Zayner is referenced using their previous name. In all future conversations about this episode, we will refer to them as Dr. Jo Zayner. 

    Dr. Jo Zayner breaks down what makes someone a biohacker, why biohacking is an art, and how such a fragmented community is held together by a unifying spirit of irreverent rebellion.  

    TIMESTAMPS:

    (03:28) Introduction of Dr. Jo Zayner

    (04:12) Defining Biohacking

    (07:32) The Radical Autonomy Of Biohackers: Anyone Can Be A Scientist 

    (13:20) DNA In Your Freezer Is The Ultimate Artifact

    (15:00) Biohacking, Computer Hacking Culture, And Irreverence 

    (18:22) The Wildest Experiment Jo Has Done On Themself 

    (23:40) Why Jo Considers Themself More Of An Artist Than A Scientist

    (29:45) The Real Reason People Get Into Biohacking

    Follow Dr. Jo Zayner

    Insta @jzayner

    https://www.instagram.com/jzayner/

    Tiktok @jzayner 

    https://www.tiktok.com/@jzayner/

    Follow Will: @willcady

    Follow Marcus: @marctothec

    Check out Marcus’ new book, “For The Culture” coming out on May 2nd, 2023.

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    35 mins
  • EP 4 (Basketball w/ Jalen Rose)
    May 2 2023

    Recorded on Nov 18th, 2021.

    Jalen Rose reminisces on his time at Michigan and explains how being a student has led to so much of his success on and off the court. Zooming out, Jalen Rose discusses basketball’s global appeal and how its international nature enables subcultures to be the drivers of the sport at the highest level. 

    TIMESTAMPS:

    (6:04) Jalen Rose enters the conversation 

    (9:20) Defining the NBA-player subculture 

    (10:20) What characteristics separate lovers and fans

    (12:00) How individualism changes the appeal of a sport 

    (12:44) What characteristics separate lovers and fans 

    (25:30) Understanding the influence of the Michigan Fab 5

    (27:20) Hear the trio Explore expression as a artifact 

    (31:20) How Hip Hop provides a stage for basketball subcultures to grow 

    (34:15) The importance of building sophistication and avoiding homogeneity 

    (40:03) Why the Jalen & Jacobi podcast is a must-subscribe

     

    Follow Jalen: @jalenvseveryboyd

    Follow Will: @willcady

    Follow Marcus: @marctothec

    Check out Marcus’ new book, “For The Culture” coming out today on May 2nd, 2023.

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    42 mins
  • EP 5 (Photography w/ Bethany Mollenkof)
    May 4 2023

    Bethany Mollenkof explains the importance of remembering there’s always 11,000 ways to look at an apple and why the perceived exclusivity of photography as a culture is actually an invitation to learn, explore and tell their own stories. 

    TIMESTAMPS:

    (4:00) Bethany Mollenkof Introduced 

    (07:30) What separates a Photojournalist and a photographer

    (9:05) The process of pursuing & telling a story 

    (10:22) How cameras in the field still affect the subjects environments

    (12:00) Photojournalism and communicating meaning 

    (13:20) Why learning the craft and having intention are key 

    (18:45) The joys of people seeing the way you see

    (20:20) How tribes define themselves through tools 

    (23:12) Why developing a language with your work is the goal  

    (24:05) The behaviors and unwritten rules of photojournalism

    (30:41) the welcome mat for photography 

     

    Follow Bethany: @fancybethany

    Follow Will: @willcady

    Follow Marcus: @marctothec

     

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    33 mins
  • EP 6 (DAOs w/ Alex Zhang)
    May 9 2023


    Alex Zhang reveals how applying the fundamentals of community building to FWB makes this cryptocommunity something much bigger than a group chat with a shared bank account. 

    Time Stamps: 

    (03:00) Alex Zhang Enters The Conversation

    (07:46) Trying To Buy The Constitution & Other Things DAO’s Are Capable Of

    (09:54) The Snarky Yet Supportive Culture of DAOs

    (13:06) Finding Common Values Among 3000 People at FWB

    (19:45) Real-Time Reactions to Culture 

    (34:48) The Three Essential Tools to Participate

     

    Follow Alex on twitter @Alexzhang_

    Follow Marcus: @marctohec

    Follow Will: @willcady

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    44 mins
  • EP 7 (Zero Waste Community w/ Anita Vandyke)
    May 11 2023

    Dr. Anita Vandyke discusses how the zero-waste movement subverts the constant messaging around us, encouraging us to consume more and more. She illuminates the mindset shift toward wasting less of other resources as well, including: time, money, relationships, and more. 

    EP NOTES

    (02:46) Anita Vandyke Enters the Conversation 

    (03:36) The Cradle to Cradle Perspective

    (08:10) How To Build A Zero Waste Kit

    (12:51) Plastic Isn’t All Bad

    (14:55) Food Waste Is Expensive

    (24:20) Mimicking Nature 

    (25:31) Effort Over Perfection

     

    Follow Anita: @rocket_science 

    Here is a link to her book A Zero Waste Life: In Thirty Days

    Follow Will: @willcady

    Follow Marcus: @marctothec

    Here is a link to Marcus' new book For The Culture.

     

     

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    27 mins