Pride & Prosperity Podcast

Episode 7 - Mel Baiser & HELM Construction Solutions

In this episode we connect with Mel Baiser of HELM Construction Solutions, a 7th generation Vermonter who is driven to create impact and inclusion in the construction industry. Mel takes us into entrepreneurship as community building, doing less better and remembering that our collective fear and anger is directly correlated to how much we love one another.

Episode 6 - Eliza & Lee VT Queer Craft Fair

In this episode we talk about making and selling queer art as one way to survive capitalism with Eliza and Lee of the Queer Arts Fest, a biannual fair that celebrates queer makers and artists. Eliza and Lee talk about what it means to make queer art, being a less shitty boss by being self-employed, and using consensus-based decision-making to create a vibrant, inclusive, and incredibly popular event that moves and multiplies queer dollars. Catch the Arts Fest in-person this weekend, December 6th from 10 am to 3 pm – with a fully masked access hour from 10-11am at the Old Labor Hall & Up End This on Granite Street in Barre. More about VT Queer Craft Fair here: https://linktr.ee/vtqueercrafts and @vtqueercrafts on Instagram. This episode was produced and edited by HB Lozito, with advisory and project support from Claire Wheeler, and features original music by This Could Be It.

Episode 4 - Ace McArleton, Najat Croll, & HB Lozito | New Frameworks

More about New Frameworks here: https://www.newframeworks.com/ [https://www.newframeworks.com/] and @newframeworks [https://www.instagram.com/newframeworks/] on Instagram. This episode was produced and edited by HB Lozito, with advisory and project support from Claire Wheeler, and features original music by This Could Be It [https://www.instagram.com/this.could.be.it/].

Episode 3 - Red Durkin & Everyone’s Books

More about Everyone’s Books here: https://www.everyonesbooks.com/ [https://www.everyonesbooks.com/] This episode was produced and edited by HB Lozito, with advisory and project support from Claire Wheeler, and features original music by This Could Be It [https://www.instagram.com/this.could.be.it/].

Episode 2 - Raph Draws

In this episode we dive into the 5 dimensional reality of Raph Draws, a Haitian-American self-taught digital illustrator and muralist who sees Vermont as a blank canvas. Raph takes us into the divine feminine, identity as a dance, and making consciousness and liberation digestible through creative expression.