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Top Rank Podcast
Top Rank is a process-oriented research platform, founded in 2015, that highlights people whose work is challenging and shaping our perceptions of contemporary culture. Co-hosted by Isabel Attyah Flower and Marcel Rosa-Salas
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EPISODE 50: ALICE GRANDOIT- ŠUTKA, CREATIVE RESEARCHER & PUBLISHER
Episode 50 ‼️
We’re celebrating this milestone with someone very special, and fitting for the occasion—Alice Grandoit-Šutka.
EPISODE 49: LISA MARCHIANO, JUNGIAN ANALYST, PODCASTER, & AUTHOR
On our 49th episode, we enjoyed the rare opportunity to share an hour with a writer whose work has been hugely important to both of us. Jungian analys...
EPISODE 48: EMILY MANWARING, VISUAL ARTIST
For our 48th episode, we shared time with the brilliant Emily Manwaring—an artist from and living in New York City whose tender, evocative, & multidim...
EPISODE 47: MELISSA SÁENZ GORDON & MOLLY SALAS OF SOFT POWER VOTE
Our 47th episode welcomes dynamic duo Melissa Sáenz Gordon & Molly Salas of Soft Power Vote: a civic engagement resource that leverages digital, print...
EPISODE 43: JUNE CANEDO DE SOUZA, ARTIST
For our 43rd episode, and our first after a multi-year (and multi-child) parental leave, we sat down face to face with artist June Canedo de Souza (@j...
EPISODE 44: DAISY RUIZ, ILLUSTRATOR, AUTHOR, & COMEDIAN
For episode 44, we invited illustrator, author, and comedian Daisy Ruiz (@draizys) to bring us into her journey as an award-winning cartoonist and, mo...
EPISODE 45: DR. JILLIAN HERNANDEZ, SCHOLAR, EDUCATOR, CURATOR, & ARTIST
On episode 45, we welcomed scholar, community arts educator, curator, and artist Dr. Jillian Hernandez (@pastelitocookie), whose work challenges the w...
EPISODE 46: DR. FRANCESCA SOBANDE, SCHOLAR AND AUTHOR
For episode 46, we spoke to scholar and author Francesca Sobande, whose research focuses on the impact of digital media in shaping how we perceive, un...
Episode 42: Mims on wrongful incarceration and the campaign "Uncle Ronnie's Room"
On episode 42 we are joined by Mims — an artist, abolitionist, and facilitator based in Los Angeles, CA. Mims is the mind behind “Uncle Ronnie’s Room...
Episode 41: Destiny Mata on photography as community care
This episode features our conversation with Destiny Mata, an NYC/San Antonio photographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on topics pertaining to sub...
Episode 40: The Confidence Cult
Over the last decade, manifestation-based rhetorics to “love yourself,” “believe in yourself” and “feel good in your own skin” have become guiding soc...
Episode 39: Professor Vanessa Diaz on the celebrity news machine
Celebrity culture thrives on granting us vicarious access to our favorite stars. But rarely on display are the paparazzi and reporters whose hidden la...
Episode 38: Professor Jessie Daniels on gender, mythology, and whiteness
We’re honored to have had the chance to interview a scholar whose work we’ve appreciated for a long time—lauded sociologist Jessie Daniels, who is a p...
Episode 37: Interdisciplinary artist, writer and organizer Eilen Itzel Mena
For our last episode of 2021, we shared a special conversation with artist, writer, and organizer Eilen Itzel Mena (@eilen.itzel.mena), whose interdis...
Episode 36: Influencers & the future of labor
The social media influencer is one of today’s most talked about and divisive figures. They represent the convergence of technology and the surveillanc...
Episode 35: Identity politics & cosmetic surgery: A conversation with Professor Alka Menon
Cosmetic surgery is one of the fastest growing medical procedures in the United States. According to 2019 figures from the International Society of Ae...
Episode 34: A Conversation with April Walker on streetwear and the future of fashion
For our final episode of 2020, we welcomed a personal hero of both of ours—the trailblazing designer, entrepreneur, and thinker April Walker (@iamapri...
Episode 33: Dating and creating on her own terms: A conversation with @LifewithJRDN
As mega media companies merge, and social media platforms siphon us into echo chambers, independent content creation remains one of the most empowerin...
Episode 32: Latinx Art: Artists, Markets & Politics with Professor Arlene Dávila
It is impossible to separate the workings of the art world – and what these institutions deem valuable — with the compounding racist, sexist, and clas...
Episode 31: Reinventing tech education with The Knowledge House
Tech is one of the biggest, fastest changing, and most in-demand industries in terms both of services and of jobs. It is also a fraught and largely ye...
Episode 30: Warriors in the Garden on the Power of Protest
Over the past few weeks, starting in Minneapolis and spreading across the US and the globe, people have taken to the streets to express their fury, gr...
Episode 29: On Surveillance with Professor Sareeta Amrute
We are all being watched. From our phones to our Facebook activity, our data is being collected—and, in many cases, sold—to target us with ads, predic...
Episode 28: Diversity Inc. A Conversation with Pamela Newkirk
“Diversity”—in particular, the lack of it—has become a buzzword in the past two decades, especially within the realms of education, entertainment, and...
Episode 27: Redefining Sustainability in Unsustainable Times
If the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has unveiled anything, it is the sheer unsustainability of our contemporary conditions. Just a few weeks ago, life as w...
Episode 26: Jessica Lynne of ARTS.BLACK on reimagining art criticism
After a brief hiatus as we transitioned into this new year and decade, we are back in the booth with Jessica Lynne, a writer and cultural critic from...
Episode 25: On making history with Professor Maria Cotera
Who has the power to write history and how has the digital age transformed this process? On this episode, we speak with Professor Maria Cotera about h...
Episode 24: Salome Asega on Speculative Design
Salome Asega is a NYC based artist, educator and researcher whose work engages with the intersection of technology, design and social justice. Current...
Episode 23: New York's Loudest
On this episode, we spoke with our friends Mia & Danielle from the new podcast "New York's Loudest" about their passion and expertise in the cannabis...
Episode 22: Kimberly M. Jenkins on fashion, race and accountability
Kimberly M. Jenkins is a leading expert on the intersections of race and the fashion industry. In the midst of Gucci's recent controversies, Kimberly...
Episode 21: Jonathan González on the Politics of Performance
On this episode of the Top Rank Podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking with Jonathan González — multidisciplinary performance artist, professor, far...
Episode 20: What About Us?
For our 20th episode, we did something we never have done before - we interviewed each other! After three years of making this show, we realized we ne...
Janel Coleman, Youth Health Educator & Doula - New York, NY
There is no biological experience more fundamental than birth. However, the ongoing conversation in the US between medical doctors, natural-birth prac...
Sophia Cleary, Performance Artist & Doula - Los Angeles, CA
There is no biological experience more fundamental than birth. However, the ongoing conversation in the US between medical doctors, natural-birth prac...
Adina Marx-Arpadi, Birthmark Doula Collective - New Orleans, LA
There is no biological experience more fundamental than birth. However, the ongoing conversation in the US between medical doctors, natural-birth prac...
Professor Dana Ain-Davis, Anthropologist & Doula - New York, NY
There is no biological experience more fundamental than birth. However, the ongoing conversation in the US between medical doctors, natural-birth prac...
Introduction
There is no biological experience more fundamental than birth. However, the ongoing conversation in the US between medical doctors, natural-birth prac...
Episode 18: Commodity Feminism: A Conversation with Professor Sarah Banet-Weiser
Feminism has reached new levels of mass popularity. Such a shift in public discourse and top line awareness about the daily realities of gender inequa...
Episode 17: Live Podcast with Desmond is Amazing
Recorded live from Abrons Arts Center in New York City, this episode of the Top Rank Podcast features Desmond Napoles, aka "Desmond is Amazing," who a...
Episode 16: Business As Usual with Zenat Begum
On this episode, Marcel & Isabel chat with Zenat Begum, the owner of Playground Coffee Shop - a multidisciplinary cafe, bookstore, event space and com...
Episode 15: Resource Generation
On episode 15 of the Top Rank Podcast, “Resource Generation” co-hosts Isabel Flower and Marcel Rosa-Salas spoke with Holly Fetter and Dominique Tan, r...