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The Creator State
by The Creator State
Welcome to the Creator State where we share stories of social innovation and entrepreneurship from movers, shakers, change-makers, and creators. Each episode will celebrate success (and failure!), ingenuity, and the endless pursuit of knowledge.From education to implementation, join us as we explore everything in between: The Creator State.
Episodes
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Tod Goldberg: "The Low Desert: Gangster Stories"
Crime novelist Tod Goldberg has made a career of writing about bad people behaving badly. A New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen books, including the popular “Burn Notice” series, his work has been published in a dozen languages all over the world. In addition to exploring the dark...
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Denise Verret: Los Angeles Zoo and Botanic Gardens
Can you name the fastest land mammal in North America? If you guessed pronghorn, you’re right. In the world, they’re second only to the cheetah. A team from UC Riverside met some friendly and very fast pronghorns along with giraffes, chimpanzees, and okapis while interviewing UCR alumna Denise...
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Tom Lutz: Born Slippy
Tom Lutz knows a lot about writing. He writes about travel, he’s written books about crying, nervousness, and even about doing nothing. His works have received numerous accolades, including the American Book Award, and have appeared on New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller lists. Tom is...
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Rafael Lopez: Alf Alpha and Super Sonido Sistema - Season 2 Episode 8
Rafael Lopez knows when to press play. As a DJ, music producer, and artist based in Palm Desert, California, he’s known as Alf Alpha. He creates and performs hip hop and electronic dance music for nightclubs, festivals, TV and film, and parties…sometimes from the inside of one of his 70’s era...
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Taylor Pollard: Flexin’ In My Complexion - Season 2 Episode 7
After learning her 10-year-old sister was being bullied at school for her dark skin, UCR alumna Taylor Pollard tweeted a photo of her younger sister with the hashtag #flexininmycomplexion. The photo and phrase went viral, with positive messages flooding in from around the world, including support...
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Regina Louise: I Am Somebody’s Child - Season 2 Episode 6
Regina Louise never knew a “normal” childhood. Throughout her tumultuous youth, she was shuffled through more than 30 foster homes and psychiatric facilities, all before the age of 18. Compounding the trauma, a racially motivated ruling in 1974 prevented Regina’s counselor from being able to…
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Chris Jordan: Intolerable Beauty - Season 2 Episode 5
How hard is it to take an “ugly” photo? Former corporate lawyer turned photographer Chris Jordan is certainly trying. For many years, he’s been looking through his lens at the destructive power of our culture and global mass consumption. Chris documented devastation following Hurricane Katrina…
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Nwaka Onwusa: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Season 2 Episode 4
Nwaka Onwusa has managed the enviable feat of making music the guiding theme of her career. According to her, the road to curating music history — first at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles and now at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland — began at UC Riverside. The first in her…
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Fatima Farheen Mirza: A Place for Us - Season 2 Episode 3
Fatima Farheen Mirza started writing her first novel in a classroom at UC Riverside. Following her passion to pursue writing full time, she changed majors from pre-med to creative writing and went on to become a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Fatima’s debut novel “A Place for Us” was the...
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Eugene Kang: Country Archer Jerky Co. - Season 2 Episode 2
What’s a good road trip without great snacks? For Eugene Kang, a road trip stop for beef jerky sparked his entrepreneurial journey to become the co-founder and CEO of Country Archer Jerky Company, a brand you might recognize from the shelves of Starbucks, Target, Whole Foods, and Costco stores...
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Susan Straight: In the Country of Women - Season 2 Episode 1
Susan Straight was born in Riverside and still proudly calls it home. Learning this about her comes as a surprise to many. But for Susan, the best, most powerful stories often begin at home. In her new memoir, “In the Country of Women,” Susan explores home, the intricacies of family, and the...
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Shelby Worthington Loomis: Creating Community Spaces and Places - Season 1 Episode 4
Shelby Worthington Loomis has a talent creating spaces people enjoy being in. Whether meeting friends for a drink or celebrating some of life’s grandest occasions, places play an important role in shaping the meaningful moments in our lives. In Riverside, there’s an emerging downtown scene – the...
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Kevin Marcus: Creating Companies & New Technologies - Season 1 Episode 3
Tech entrepreneur Kevin Marcus is naturally curious. With a knack for problem solving and tendency to take risks, he’s created some amazing opportunities for success. He’s started and sold companies, is the author of several patents, and he’s a self-proclaimed “tech evangelist” who created some…
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Heidi Villa: Creating Healthy Definitions of Beauty- Season 1 Episode 2
Before Heidi Marie Garrett Villa was a successful bridal hairstylist and makeup artist, she was a Division I soccer player and the kicker for her high school football team. Tune in to hear Heidi explain how she’s turning her wedding industry competitors into a supportive community and why her...
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John Jennings: Creating Social Change with Comics - Season 1 Episode 1
From pitching projects on the Comic-Con showroom floor to a hip-hop fellowship at Harvard, John Jennings is creating art to inspire a new generation in an increasingly visual world. In this episode we talk with the award-winning illustrator about his work on the New York Times best-selling…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the Creator State where we share stories of social innovation and entrepreneurship from movers, shakers, change-makers, and creators. Each episode will celebrate success (and failure!), ingenuity, and the endless pursuit of knowledge.From education to implementation, join us as we explore everything in between: The Creator State.
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Welcome to the Creator State where we share stories of social innovation and entrepreneurship from movers, shakers, change-makers, and creators. Each episode will celebrate success (and failure!), ingenuity, and the endless pursuit of knowledge.From education to implementation, join us as we...
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