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Billiards 🎱 Podcasts
by Billiards 🎱 Podcasts
Welcome to the Billiards VMSOA Podcast Hub – the audio home of Billiards, a nonprofit production company rooted in Virginia and the DMV. Tap in for unfiltered conversations with creatives from right here at home and beyond.From exclusive interviews in our Billiards Magazine Podcast to the fresh voices of 10&2 with team members Vania and Naire, we’re bringing you everything—from the culture to everyday life, from deep dives to casual convos.It’s all here.It’s all us.Virginia & the DMV—more than a place for Lovers.It’s a sanctuary for Dreamers.This is Billiards.
Episodes
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GRUNT WORK x The Real SPs
What does it really mean to be a Simulated Patient? On this episode of Grunt Work, host Naire Poole sits down with real Simulated Patients from across the United States for an honest conversation about the profession that helps shape tomorrow’s healthcare providers. Together, they explore the...
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DE/CONSTRUCT & SIMULATE written and narrated by JaQuan Malik Jones
“Think what you think. Question what you think. Then decide whether it’s a thought worth keeping.” Written and narrated by JaQuan Malik Jones, De/Construct & Simulate is an audio essay exploring medicine, memory, race, consent, performance, and the body as classroom. What began as research became…
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GRUNT WORK EP. 104 X HAILEY ELISE BYERLY
This Juneteenth, we're joined by filmmaker, visual artist, educator, and Simulated Patient director Hailey Elise Byerly. 🎬✨ Together, we discuss storytelling, identity, medical simulation, artistic process, De/Construct & Simulate, and the questions that inspired Simulated Patient. It's a...
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GRUNT WORK EP. 103 X SIMULATED PATIENT
Pull up to the table. On this episode of Grunt Work, we sit down with members of the creative team behind Simulated Patient—a new kind of series moving at the intersection of microdramas and SP work. We get into what it really takes to build from the ground up: developing story, navigating...
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BILLIARDS VMSOA EP. 204 X ARESIA SANDERS X Young, Stylish, & Saved
Norfolk-born ministry leader Aresia Sanders is the founder of Young, Stylish, and Saved, a movement for women who want to be bold, stylish, and completely sold out for Christ. In this holiday edition of Billiards VMSOA Magazine, Aresia shares how growing up “too hood for the church kids and too...
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Grunt Work: Episode 2 — The Break X Tara Moses
Host Ja’Quan talks with director/playwright Tara Moses (Groundwater Arts) about decolonizing practice, leading with care, and community-first storytelling. Quick hits: wearing many hats, honoring the playwright, real steps for emerging artists. Press play & do the work. 🎧🎙️🎱
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BILLIARDS VMSOA EP. 203 X The MANOFTHESTARS
In this episode of Billiards MUSIC, we sit down with MANOFTHESTARS — the Black gay producer, visionary, and creative superhero behind I Don’t Hate Me Anymore. From Virginia roots to cosmic dreams, he opens up about becoming the character, building worlds from emotion, and writing his next…
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EPISODE 1 - CHALK UP X JENNA Z ALVAREZ
Jenna Z. Alvarez on craft, grind, and building Boomin’ VO — Grunt Work x Billiards.
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BILLIARDS VMSOA EP. 202 X PRETTYBOY THE ARTIST
This month, Billiards Magazine & Music Podcast kicks off Season 2 with PrettyBoy the Artist, our cover feature for Billiards MUSIC Magazine. From Norfolk’s Diggs Park to center stage, PrettyBoy embodies the rebel soul who refused to dim his light. His story is one of defiance, heartbreak, and...
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Billiards VMSOA Ep. 201 X War The Poet
🎙️🎶 BILLIARDS MUSIC PODCAST | SEASON 3 PREMIERE Season 3 of the Billiards Music Podcast starts with a 🎆 — and a poet. Wa’Shana Ricks sits down with Billiards to talk poetry 🖊️, purpose 🌟, and building community through art. This episode is all grit, healing 💛, and Virginia pride 🖤💛 — the...
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Billiards VMSOA Ep.9 X Cameron Jackson
This month, Billiards sat down with Cameron Jackson — our Season 2 closer for Billiards VMSOA Magazine and Billiards Music Podcast. From Northern Virginia's roots to California's creative energy, Cameron's journey is all grit, vision, and individuality. She reflects on growth, staying grounded…
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10 & 2: Ep 2 X “When You Rest”
In this episode of 10 & 2, hosts Vania and Naire dive into the radical necessity of rest. From balancing busy jobs and artistic side hustles to the lessons hidden in recovery, they reflect on how true stability—creatively and personally—only comes when we slow down. The conversation moves from...
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Billiards VMSOA Ep.8 X Jonathan Blake Cooper
This month, Billiards sat down with Jonathan Blake Cooper - a devoted worshiper, leader, and co-founder of Billiards, whose faith journey continues to inspire a generation. In this interview, Jonathan opens up about identity, calling, and the sacred tension between joy and responsibility. As he...
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Billiards VMSOA Ep. 7 X Dr. Melaine Ferdinand-King
This month, Billiards sat down with Dr. Melaine Ferdinand-King — a thoughtful creative, cultural worker, and truth-teller shaping the intersections of art, identity, and imagination. In this episode, Melaine opens up about personal shifts, the quiet power of self-reflection, and the creative...
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Billiards VMSOA Ep. 6 X Nicholas Bennett
This month, Billiards sat down with actor and cultural craftsman Nicholas Bennett, a rising voice from Virginia and recent MFA grad from the University of Florida. In this episode, Nicholas opens up about legacy, discipline, and what it means to stay grounded in your truth while building a life…
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The Billiards Roundtable II X Femme Creatives X In Her Frame
In this episode of The Billiards Roundtable, we gather six powerhouse femmes — VANIA ALONNIE, NAIRE POOLE, ANGELIQUE M. C’DINA, CHANTRELL LEWIS, KIARA PICHARDO, and ALECSYS PROCTOR-TURNER — for an unfiltered conversation about art, radical joy, softness, and staying grounded while moving boldly...
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Billiards VMSOA Ep. 5 X Ryan Luc
This week on Billiards VMSOA Magazine & Music Podcast, host and cordings artist Ryan Luc Born in Norfolk and raised in Chesapeake, Virginia, Ryan shares how his upbringing shaped his artistry and storytelling. Tune in as he discusses building a legacy through sound, representing Virginia with...
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Billiards VMSOA Ep. 4 X Lamar Giles
This week on Billiards VMSOA Magazine & Music Podcast, host Vania sits down with bestselling author Lamar Giles. From co-founding We Need Diverse Books to penning page-turners like The Getaway, Lamar shares how growing up in Virginia shaped his voice, values, and vivid storytelling. Tune in to…
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Billiards VMSOA Ep. 3 Amir Driver X Made in Norfolk
On this episode of Billiards VMSOA Magazine & Music podcast, host Vania Alonnie sits down with Amir Driver — artist, entrepreneur, and founder of Made in Norfolk. From hitting stages as an independent artist to building one of the 757’s most recognizable brands, Driver shares how pride,...
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Billiards VMSOA Ep. 2 X Alana Mercedes
This week on Billiards VMSOA Magazine & Music, host Naire catches up with Alana Mercedes of Hot 91 and Club Creative. Alana shares her journey from a musically rich childhood to building spaces where creativity and community thrive. Tune in to hear how she's amplifying voices, embracing...
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Billiards VMSOA Podcast Ep. 1 X Coach Darrius Jones
In this wide-ranging conversation, hosted by JaQuan Malik Jones, Coach D opens up about his journey from Tidewater roots to national certification, the coaches who inspired him, and the mindset it takes to make it out. He shares stories of growth, grit, and why loving your athletes means holding...
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EP.1 "Nice To Meet You"
In this debut episode, "Nice To Meet You," Naire and Vania chop it up about: Who they are and how they came to Billiards Why artists-turned-educators deserve more credit What's in store for the podcast season ahead In this debut episode, "Nice To Meet You," Naire and Vania chop it up about: • Who...
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Welcome to the Billiards VMSOA Podcast Hub – the audio home of Billiards, a nonprofit production company rooted in Virginia and the DMV. Tap in for unfiltered conversations with creatives from right here at home and beyond.From exclusive interviews in our Billiards Magazine Podcast to the fresh voices of 10&2 with team members Vania and Naire, we’re bringing you everything—from the culture to everyday life, from deep dives to casual convos.It’s all here.It’s all us.Virginia & the DMV—more than a place for Lovers.It’s a sanctuary for Dreamers.This is Billiards.
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