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Cornbread Lives

In October 2024, we’re walking around the Philadelphia Zoo with Daryl “Cornbread” McCray, the world’s first modern day graffiti writer.

Cornbread Lives
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Why do we create on the walls around us? From French cave paintings created some 17,000 years ago to political graffiti on the streets of Pompeii, humanity has always longed to make art for everyone to see. Whether commissioned or not, the art we share is essential to who we are.

There’s no better place to see this in practice than in Philadelphia. It’s the birthplace of the modern-day graffiti movement, home to the largest public arts program in the nation, and is often called the “Mural Capital of the World.” Join host Conrad Benner, founder of the Streets Dept blog, as he speaks with some of the most prolific street artists in the city about why their work is so vital to their lives, and ours.

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Cornbread Lives

In October 2024, we’re walking around the Philadelphia Zoo with Daryl “Cornbread” McCray, the world’s first modern day graffi ...

Air Date: November 27, 2024

Listen 25:42
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Schooled on Philly Arts

Painter Athena Scott’s winding path as an artist has brought her through many of Philly’s famous arts schools and institutions – ...

Air Date: November 13, 2024

Listen 27:04
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Our Not-so-Italian Market

We meet artist Michelle Angela Ortiz. Michelle’s mural in honor of LGBTQ+ and worker’s rights icon Gloria Casarez in Philadelphia’s ...

Air Date: November 6, 2024

Listen 26:42
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Yarn Outside

Art Outside is back for season 2. In this episode we’re yarnbombing with crochet artist Nicole Nikolich, who goes by the name Lace in t ...

Air Date: October 30, 2024

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BUSTA

In the season finale of Art Outside, we’re talking to the graffiti artist, BUSTA. We learn how he took his craft from a sketchbook in C ...

Air Date: December 19, 2023

Listen 18:39
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Nilé Livingston

We’re talking to prolific Philadelphia muralist Nilé Livingston. We learn about Philly’s famous ballroom scene, and their most recen ...

Air Date: December 12, 2023

Listen 17:56
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Symone Salib

We’re wheatpasting with Symone Salib. We talk to one of Philly’s most well-known street artists about how she landed multiple project ...

Air Date: December 5, 2023

Listen 20:36
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El Toro

We’re talking with El Toro, a muralist and one of the founders of Philadelphia’s hand-drawn sticker scene. We’ll learn what it was ...

Air Date: November 28, 2023

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Kid Hazo

We speak with Kid Hazo — an anonymous artist who’s basically Philly’s own Banksy. We’ll talk about how he got into street art and ...

Air Date: November 21, 2023

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Why do we create on the walls around us? From French cave paintings created some 17,000 years ago to political graffiti on the streets of ...

Air Date: November 16, 2023

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