The Curiosity Podcast: What's Up with...?

What's Up with Creative Resilience?

Filmmaker Chase Parker joins me to chat about creative resilience. Right now, in this 2025, the job market for creatives is historically competitive. There are people in the market who didn't imagine being unemployed, underemployed or functionally unemployed (what is that, right?) Chase has made it as a creative, not in tv & film, music or fashion but in -- healthcare! We chat about what it's like to produce videos for a healthcare company; how his experience working in healthcare is different from TV & film; and what golf has to do with any of this. I hope this episode inspires you to get more creative in how you think about your creative skills. Host and Executive Producer: Jennifer Brown Editor: Chase Parker Show Art By: London Gray Distributed by: BlakOWND Productions, LLC

What's Up with Science?

To unpack science, I invited Wilbren Gwin on this episode. He’s a S.T.E.M teacher for Van Siclen Community Middle School in Brooklyn, New York. Despite being famous for giving lunch detentions, Gwin is beloved by students. He’s been teaching for 13 years, graduated from Central State University and is a proud member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. We talked about the definition of science; how he even got interested in science; how science and spirituality complement one another; and what Bigfoot has to do with science. Yes, we talked about Bigfoot, y’all…stay with me… Host and Executive Producer: Jennifer BrownEditor: Chase ParkerProducer: Latrice LauveShow Art By: London GrayDistributed by: BlakOWND Productions, LLC

What's Up with Gastronomy?

This episode features Tayo Ola. He is a popular chef, whose work has been featured in Forbes, Black Enterprise and Good Morning America. Currently, he hosts and curates a supper club called Ebi-Ayo Supper Club here in New York. It originated in Los Angeles, but Tayo decided to bring it on over to the East Coast, and man, it has been a big success! What makes his supper club unique is that he is marrying Nigerian and Italian cuisines, which have birthed dishes like fried fufu gnocchi with oxtail and lobster jollof rice. Yum! Learn more about Tayo Ola here:https://dinnerwithtayo.com/dinnerseries/ Host and Executive Producer: Jennifer BrownEditor: Chase ParkerProducer: Latrice LauveShow Art By: London GrayDistributed by: BlakOWND Productions, LLC

What's Up with Flowers?

This episode features Mallory with the Flowers. She’s a florist and owns an experiential floral studio in Los Angeles that she says is “inspired by people, to inspire people.” She has appeared on an episode of the HBO series “Insecure”; has had multiple interviews with outlets like the LA Times and Good Day LA; and creates arrangements for brand activations and corporate events. She’s truly made a name for herself! But what matters most, in her work, is designing arrangements that are deeply personal and intentional…and she’s passing this honorable mission on to her newest flower, her baby Mabel. Learn more about Mallory with the Flowers here:https://www.mallorywiththeflowers.com/ Host and Executive Producer: Jennifer BrownEditor: Chase ParkerProducer: Latrice LauveShow Art By: London GrayDistributed by: BlakOWND Productions, LLC

What's Up with Haiti?

This episode features Dr. Marlene Daut. She is the author of “The First and Last King of Haiti." It is the essential biography of the controversial rebel, traitor, and only king of Haiti, Henri Christophe. She is also the Professor of French and African Diaspora Studies at Yale University. We talked about Henri Christophe, his trajectory from formerly enslaved to King; what he contributed to Haiti, and the very tragic way that he ended his life. In addition, Dr. Daut offered her insights on Haiti today; what’s affecting the turmoil; and President Donald Trump’s comments about Haitian immigrants eating “the cats and the dogs" in Springfield, OH. Learn more about Dr. Marlene Daut at: https://afamstudies.yale.edu/people/marlene-daut Host and Executive Producer: Jennifer Brown Editor: Chase Parker Producer: Latrice Lauve Show Art By: London Gray Distributed by: BlakOWND Productions, LLC