Time is Ripe

Creatives' 8 Year Anniversary - April '26 In this episode, Scott is joined by co-host and producer of the podcast Jarrett Moses. The tandem uses the April 7th Creatives’ Pier event as a launch point to do a “deep dive” into Creatives’ Philly’s eight-year journey as a platform. The April 7th open mic event doubled as Scott’s birthday and the anniversary of Creatives’ events. Jarrett runs sound/production for all of our Creatives’ events. The episode kicks off with some context for why the episode is going to take a different turn than usual. In the first fifteen minutes, Scott gives an overview of the Creatives’ journey with statistics and a breakdown of four distinct chapters in the story.  Jarrett and Scott spend the bulk of the episode time-lining the narrative and seeing how each decision they made along the journey was directly related to outside factors they couldn’t control. Towards the end of the episode, both hosts talk about what could have been different, lessons they’ve learned, and gratitudes they have for not giving up. Scott ends with a plea for new listeners to partner with Ripe Creatives so they can continue to produce the open mic events into the future. We hope you enjoy this one. To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast, text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540.  To support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com Song: "Pick it Up" by Aable and Diomer

Breakaway Conference - March ‘26 In this episode, Scott is joined by a returner to the podcast, Craig Watson. Scott and Craig talk about the 2026 Breakaway Conference hosted by Youth For Christ in Ocean City, Maryland. The conference took place March 6th-8th, 2026. Craig was one of the artists who performed across the weekend while Scott served as the emcee.  The episode kicks off with some context for Ripe Creatives relationship with Breakaway over the past five years. There’s a special emphasis on 2025, which was Craig’s first time performing alongside of Aable. During the introductory segment, Scott and Craig also bring the rest of the characters from the weekend into the story, including folks from our team, the speakers, and the worship team.  The middle of the episode focuses on the conference itself and some of the highlights from Craig’s perspective. The duo spends some time chatting about the Saturday night altar call moment as a highlight every year at Breakaway. There’s also a comical story about Saturday night post-game involving Craig’s friend Ori Frazier.  Towards the end of the episode, Craig shares news about getting signed to Holy Culture Records since the last time he was on the podcast. Scott and Craig talk about some exciting things that have been brewing behind the scenes related to HCR overall and why more artists need to tap in with them.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540.  To support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com Song: "Pick it Up" by Aable and Diomer

Cali Poets Trip - February ’26 In this episode, Scott is joined by returners to the podcast, AVG and Sergine. The trio talks about their trip to California, February 5th-8th, to perform on Thursday and support Brandon Leake’s “Inspired Voices” on Saturday.  The episode kicks off with Scott sharing the backstory for how the trip took shape, and both guests share about why they decided to go as well.  From there, AVG and Sergine share about their travel woes courtesy of TGI Fridays in Dallas airport.  The middle of the episode focuses on the Thursday night event hosted by City Light Young Adults just outside of San Jose, California. RedLion joined us on the lineup for the event.  The latter part of the episode shifts to Brandon Leake’s showcase on Saturday. There’s a ton of flowers and personal perspective shared by all three guests from the experience. Scott wraps up the episode with a story of God's provision that completely covered the cost of the trip.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast, text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540.  To support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com Song: "Pick it Up" by Aable and Diomer

Creatives' Pier - February '26 In this episode, Scott is joined by co-host Jarrett Moses and two first-time guests: HisnameJirr and Dise. The crew talks about the first Creatives’ Pier open mic of the year, hosted at Venice Island Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, February 3rd.  The episode begins with giving context with Tahjir and Dise sharing their backstories with artistry and how they connected to Ripe Creatives over 2025. Dise also talks about getting the invitation to become a feature for this particular Creatives’ open mic event.  The middle of the episode shifts to the night of the event with a special focus on HisnameJirr’s open mic performance, followed by Dise’s feature set. Dise gives an in depth look at what songs he chose to do and why.  To wrap up the episode, each of the guests shares about the impact of Creatives’ Philly events and the hope that’s ahead for drawing an even larger audience the rest of this year.  We hope you enjoy today’s episode.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast, text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540.  To support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com https://www.ripecreatives.com/Song: "Pick It Uphttps://www.ripecreatives.com/" by Aable and Diomer

Ripe Retreat - January '26 In this episode, Scott is joined by returners to the podcast, Jarrett Moses, Greg Snow, Aable, and Simone Wesley to talk about the 2026 Ripe Retreat.  The retreat, which is hosted annually by Ripe Creatives, took place on Saturday, January 17th at Grace Presbyterian Church in Jenkintown, PA.  The episode begins with giving context for the annual Ripe Retreat and the shift to hosting the gathering to kick off the year.  From there, Scott gives the flow of the day to provide perspective on what some of the goals were for the team.  The bulk of the episode focuses on each of the meetings that took place throughout the day. There’s a common theme of “clarity,” which seemed to be the central outcome for each branch of Ripe Creatives at the retreat.  To wrap up the episode, each of the guests shares about the value of Ripe Creatives and the hope that’s ahead for figuring out how to fund the ministry long-term.  We hope you enjoy today’s episode.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast, text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540.  To support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com Song: "Pick it Up" by Aable and Diomerhttps://www.ripecreatives.com/

Setting the Stage Season 5 In this episode, Scott Smith & Jarrett Moses sit down to “set the stage” again for the fifth time. This conversation is to wrap up season 4 and turn the page into season 5 of the “Time Is Ripe” podcast.  The episode begins with Jarrett & Scott recapping season 4 as a whole and sharing some of their favorite episodes. Midway through, they turn the page to talk about Season 5 through the lens of sustainability and stewardship.  The episode wraps up talking about how grateful both co-hosts have been for other creators initiating platforms and allowing Ripe Creatives to be part of them. The duo also leaves listeners with a challenge to spread the word about the podcast throughout season 5. We hope you enjoyed today’s episode.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast, text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540.  To support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com Song: "Pick It Up" by Aable and Diomer

2 Lines - December '25 In this episode, Scott is joined by co-host Jarrett Moses and returners to the podcast Devyn Dais and Jake Doggett. The squad talks about the team’s 2 Lines Philly Open Mic that featured Jake as the closing poet on the event. Jake is both a Ripe Poet and a 2 Lines Philly team member.  Devyn serves with the 2 Lines Philly team and joined as a special guest to share some insight into how the night transpired. The episode begins with a bit of Jake’s growth as a poet of the past couple of years and the context for 2 Lines Philly choosing team members as the closing features.  The conversation then shifts to the open mic list for the event, which included a number of Jake’s favorite poets, including a few in our crew. The middle of the episode gets us to Jake’s featured set, where he breaks down the process of designing the set and gives a deeper dive into each of the poems he performed.  This part of the conversation includes an absolutely hysterical segment where the entire room thought Jake was going to propose to Devyn. The episode wraps with everyone sharing the impact from the experience that they each personally saw.  We hope you enjoy today’s episode. To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast, text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

Creatives' Cafe ft. Maya Simone - December '25 In this episode, Scott is joined by co-host Jarrett Moses and first-timer to the podcast, Maya Simone.  The crew talks about the team’s Creatives’ Cafe Open Mic that included Maya as the closing feature. The event was hosted on Tuesday, December 9th, 2025, at Bedrock Fishtown in Philadelphia. The episode begins with a fun dive into Maya’s story, including some lesser-known details about her childhood as an equestrian. From there, the conversation shifts to Maya’s connection to Namarah McCall who is a longtime friend and extended family member of Ripe Creatives.  Maya and Scott also chat at length about some other gigs Maya served on earlier in 2025, including a Carson Simpson Farm “Peace Week” night and a morning chapel with The Christian Academy. Towards the thirty minute mark of the episode, the crew talks about Maya’s decision to agree to perform on Creatives’ as a feature and specifically why she picked the December date to do her feature. Shortly afterwards, the crew jumps into the actual night of the event on December 9th. The middle third of the episode gives flowers to a few of the open mic performers, as well as a healthy dose of love towards Christia,n who served as the “one man band” for Maya’s set to close out the night. From there, the conversation moves into Maya’s featured set, breaking down each song she performed and what God was speaking to her throughout the experience. The episode ends talking about the impact of the show, including Maya’s interaction with visual artist Devyn Dais, who is a part of the Ripe community.  Jarrett turns into a Reverend for a few minutes, dropping nuggets about following through on stewarding gift sets. Scott also shares a story about God’s provision for the show after the event wrapped up. We hope you enjoy today’s episode. To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast, text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

Creatives' Cafe ft. Zhanna Hope - October '25 In this episode, Scott is joined by returner/co-host Jarrett Moses as well first time guest Zhanna Hope. Today’s episode centers on the Creatives’ Cafe Open Mic event curated by the Ripe Creatives community which featured Zhanna. The event took place on Tuesday October 14th, 2025 at Bedrock Fishtown.  The episode begins with a bunch of the backstory of how Zhanna first got connected to the platform of Creatives’ Philly as an incognito feature in 2024.  Moving forward the trio journeys to the decision of inviting Zhanna to be the closing named feature for October 2025.  Zhanna shares a bit of the background on her family that has helped shape her perspective tremendously Towards the middle of the episode the co-hosts and guest focus briefly on the open mic line up that performed October 14th which a special emphasis on a couple of the artists.  Afterwards the conversation shifts specifically to Zhanna’s closing feature set including which songs she decided to perform and the context for each one.   As we wrap up the episode we shoutout the Creatives’ house-band for playing behind Zhanna and then land the conversation with some of the impact the overall event had on people who attended. We hope you enjoy this episode!  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

Messiah University Poetry Chapel - October '25 In this episode, Scott is joined by returners to the podcast Greg Snow and AVG aka Gabriel Angrand.   The trio of Ripe Poets chat about their trip to Messiah University to perform for an evening chapel on Tuesday October 7th. Sergine and Miss Spoken Poet also made the trip to Messiah to perform but weren't on today's episode. The episode kicks off with a bit of the backstory of how the booking with Messiah University was made possible through Antonio Morton. Towards the middle of the episode the crew talks about night of the chapel experience. They dive into each of the poems performed by each of the five Ripe Poets who went on the trip. Towards the end of the episode the crew talks about the impact of the chapel and ways they'd love to continue to partner with Messiah in the future. To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

Breakaway Middle School Retreat - September '25 In this episode, Scott is joined by co-host Jarrett Moses, returner to the podcast Megan Dehaven, and first-timer Tucker Rodkey.  Tucker is the founder of Painting Freedom located in Chester, PA. This episode is all about the Breakaway Middle School Retreat hosted at Northbay Adventure Camp from September 26th-28th, 2025.  Megan serves on staff with InFaith and also as the director of this particular youth retreat. Tucker was booked as the speaker for the weekend. Jarrett served as the sound engineer/production manager for his third straight time. Ripe Worship also served as the worship team for the retreat for their fourth straight year.  The episode begins with giving some context for previous years at Breakaway before diving into how Tucker and Meg connected specifically for Breakaway 2025. From there the group jumps into the weekend itself while shouting out each of the people who served with Ripe Worship for the various sessions.  The middle half of the episode focuses on each of the four main sessions of club throughout the retreat. The story of how God moved on Saturday night becomes a highlight of this section of the episode.  Towards the end of the podcast Meg, Tucker, and Scott talk about the awakening that’s been happening in Gen Z and the unity of purpose that can happen in spaces like the Breakaway Middle School Retreat. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

Change Makers Conference - September '25 In this episode, Scott is joined by first-timer to the podcast Peace Ike. Peace Ike is the founder of both “The Gathering Place Philly” and a newly established organization called “Set The Table.”  Scott & Peace had the opportunity to share space on Friday September 12th as guest presenters for the Change Makers Conference.  Change Makers was founded by Pastors Jamie & Virgy Centeno and was hosted at American Bible City in Center City Philadelphia.  The first half the episode focuses mostly on Scott & Peace’s unique backstory that began more than 15 years ago.  The conversation is filled with a number of anecdotal stories that overlay Peace’s work to be a bridge builder in the city of Philadelphia.  The second half of the episode leans into the day of the Change Maker’s Conference hosted at ABS and shares about some of the goals, perspective, and outcomes from the event. The conversation wraps up with Scott and Peace sharing about the value of cultivating a strong reputation through consistent faithfulness even in times of obscurity or hiddenness. We hope you enjoy todays episode. To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

Creatives' Pier - August '25 In this episode, Scott is joined by returner/co-host Jarrett Moses and first time guest Jon Bolds to talk about our Creatives’ Pier Open Mic hosted at Venice Island Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, August 12th. Jon Bolds was the closing feature for the event.  The episode opens with quite a bit of backstory concerning Jon’s connection to Scott and Jarrett including a number of performances on the platform of Creatives’ Philly over the years.  From there Scott, Jarrett, and Jon dive into the event on August 12th focusing first on the team who served and then on the open mic performers that led up to the closing feature.  Towards the end of the episode the crew celebrates Jon’s featured performance set. Scott shares about the impact it had on him as someone who has watched Jon’s story unfold over the course of nearly 15 years. As the episode wraps up the conversation turns a bit more sentimental as all three talk about the value of their individual friendships and how they have been a blessing to each other. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

DTL Poetry - August '25 In this episode, Scott is joined by returner to the podcast Gabriel Angrand (aka AVG) and Dare to Listen (DTL) Founder Trisha Wood. The episode focuses on the Dare To Listen Poetry event hosted at the Kanvas venue in Philadelphia on Sunday August 10th.  The first quarter of the episode explains the backstory of DTL from Trish’s vantage point as the founder and curator. AVG chimes in  with some of the experience he’s had while attending DTL over the years. Scott also adds in his perspective which leads to a conversation about how Trish chooses her lineups.  From there the trio dives into the day of the event on August 10th, 2025. The conversation ebbs and flows as they each take time to discuss the more than dozen poets who performed. Scott’s performance on the lineup is one of the focal points of this section.  To wrap up the episode Scott, Trish, and AVG talk at length about Brandon Leake and RedLion’s co-featured closing set. They also talk about the impact of the event and why supporting curators is vital to the success of the poetry ecosystem. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

Lamb Jam - July 25 In this episode, Scott is joined by co-host Jarrett Moses and first-time guest Adam Senior to talk about the “Lamb Jam” event hosted at The Bridge Coffee in Levittown, PA on Saturday July 5th. Adam was the curator of the event and Jarrett’s company Topmop Productions provided the sound for the gathering.  The episode begins with a bit of Adam’s backstory of how he connected to Ripe and the coffee shop. Around one third of the episode the trio talks about the lineup for the event which featured multiple Ripe Artists: DJ Ant G, Craig Watson, Sergine, Jake Doggett and Leah Wrenne.  After talking through each of the sets the conversation lands on some of the impact of the night and ways Adam desires to host more Lamb Jams going into the future. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/   Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

Creatives' Pier - June '25 In this episode, Scott is joined by co-host Jarrett Moses and returners to the pod Doc Hero & Shawn Prez to talk about our Creatives’ Pier Outdoor Open Mic. The open mic experience was hosted by our Creatives’ Philly team on Tuesday June 10th at Venice Island Performing Arts Center located in the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia.  The episode begins with some call backs to Season 2’s FOF Fest episode and lets the listener know about the incoming controversy on the episode. From there Jarrett and Scott talk about the shift made from incognito features to named closing features for each of the Creatives’ open mic events in 2025.  The middle of the episode focuses on each of the open mic performances that included a few regular attendees and quite a few first timers to the platform. There’s some special shoutouts to Philly based CHH artist Q-Flo from each guest.  The final third of the episode tells the story of Docs closing feature set. Included is Shawn’s secret plan for pyro during the set and the chaos that ensues.  Shawn shares his preferred title for the episode “Police, Pudding & Pyro.” The squad wraps up the conversation talking about some of the frustration it caused, Venice’s response, and why forgiveness is so important in relationships. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

Good Stuff Festival - May '25 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett Moses and Greg Snow to talk about the Good Stuff Festival hosted by Carson Simpson Farm Christian Camp on Saturday May 17th, 2025. Good Stuff Festival is the rebranded event formerly known as “WorshipFest” hosted also at CSF in 2022 and 2023. The conversation begins with the trio chatting about the rebrand of the festival and some of the decision making by camp director Jonathan Curtis to expand the festival’s mission and reach. The first third of the episode hones in on Jarrett’s involvement specifically as the festival’s production manager for the first time. The middle of the episode focuses on each of the artist sets across both the upper and lower stages. As Jarrett, Scott and Greg wrap up they spend time talking about the impact the festival had on the people who came out to the event. We hope you enjoy today’s episode. To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact. To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

Oracles Part 2 - March '25 In this two-parter episode, Scott is joined by returners to the podcast Jarrett Moses, Sergine Citerme, and Jake Doggett. The group talks about our team’s first ever “Oracles” which happened on Saturday March 29th, 2025. The Christian Spoken Word showcase was hosted at Christ Community Church in Philadelphia. In part 2 the episode picks up where we left off with the second half of the lineup. After the team chats briefly about each of the poets in the second half we turn the page into the impact and outcomes of the event. There’s a special announcement for anyone who makes it to the end of the episode. We hope you enjoy today’s episode. To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact. To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

Oracles Part 1 - March '25 In this two-parter episode, Scott is joined by returners to the podcast Jarrett Moses, Sergine Citerme, and Jake Doggett. The group talks about our team’s first ever “Oracles” which happened on Saturday March 29th, 2025. The Christian Spoken Word showcase was hosted at Christ Community Church in Philadelphia. In part 1 the episode begins with the team sharing the backstory of how Oracles became a reality. The story includes multiple previous episodes on the Time is Ripe including the “Pass The Mic” tour and the Ripe Poetry’s trip to Texas. Once the stage is set the episode talks about the planning process before diving into the night of the event. This episode focuses mostly on the first half of the lineup. You can pick up the conversation about the second half of the lineup and the impact of the event on part 2 which is dropping soon. We hope you enjoy today’s episode. To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact. To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

Encounter Vol. 3 - March '25 In this episode, Scott is joined by Ripe Artist Gabriel Angrand aka “AVG” to talk about Encounter Vol 3. Encounter night are hosted by spoken word artist Jay Avery in Whippany, New Jersey. Volume 3 took place on Saturday March 22nd, 2025 and featured Ripe Artists AVG and Craig Watson. The first portion of the episode focuses a lot on Scott’s history with Jay Avery and how Encounter nights have gone in the past. AVG all shares about his first impressions after getting to the space on March 22nd. The middle half of the episode centers on each of the artists sets on the showcase including shoutout to many of the artists who performed. The duo takes a good bit of time to talk about Craig’s set specifically. The episode ends with talking about the impact of the night and shares some of the hope Ripe Creatives has to stay connected to future volumes of “Encounter.” We hope you enjoyed today’s episode. To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact. To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

2 Lines - February ‘25 In this episode, Scott is joined by co-host Jarrett Moses and returner to the podcast Greg Snow to talk about the 2 Lines Showcase event hosted at Top Mop Savage Studios on Friday February 21st, 2025. The first half of the episode focuses on everything leading up to the night of the event and many of the pre-show happening that preceded the showcase featuring four separate artists. The later part of the episode centers on each of the artists sets on the showcase before diving into some of the impact and fruit of the entire experience. We hope you enjoy today’s episode. To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact. To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

Open Heart - Jan '25 In this episode, Scott is joined by first time guest “Poetic Will” aka Will Douglas from Trenton, NJ. Poetic Will is the founder and curator of Open Heart Poetry. The episode centers on Open Heart Poetry’s 1 Year Anniversary showcase which took place on January 24th, 2025.  The first third of the episode centers on Will’s story of founding OHP and subsequently changing the model from a third space event to an overtly Christian open mic. Will and Scott also breakdown OHP’s meteoric rise over the last year that led the success of the anniversary showcase.  The middle third of the episode focused on the day of the event including the infamous “venue shift” the morning of the show. Afterwards Scott and Will talk through the lineup artist by artist and give flowers to each of the performers.  As the episode comes to a close Scott and Will talk about the future of Open Heart Poetry and Ripe Creative’s event Oracles. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Rick Harmoney and Aable

Kingdom - January '25 In this episode, Scott is joined by first-time guests Will Toms & Keith Reed alongside of returner Doc Hero.  The episode centers on the Kingdom PHL experience hosted at REC Philly on January 17th, 2025.  The first few minutes of the episode shared a lot of the context for Will, Keith and Scott’s relationships over the years as the crew waits for Doc to arrive. After intros the squad talks about what led to the launch of Kingdom PHL in the summer of 2024.  The middle half of the episode shifts to the success of the first Kingdom PHL in October 2024, before turning the page into January’s volume 2 experience.  The group focuses mostly on the changes they made between Volume 1 to Volume 2, including Doc Hero’s artist set. As the team wraps up the conversation,n they delve into some of the ways God moved specifically on January 17th and the impact the event had on the people who came. Lastly, the crews shared their excitement for the future of Kingdom PHL. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeoever" by Rick Harmoney and Aable

Setting the Stage Season 4 In this episode Scott Smith & Jarrett Moses sit down to “set the stage” again. This time the conversation is to wrap up season 3 and turn the page into season 4 of the “Time Is Ripe” podcast.  The episode begins with Jarrett sharing about his overall views of the podcast and the growth he’s seen from season 1 until now. Midway through Scott and Jarrett recap some of their favorite episodes from season 3.  The episode wraps up talking about starting season 4 and the “theme of partnership” that both Scott and Jarrett believe will be apparent as the podcast dives into its next chapter.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540.  To support Ripe Creatives and all that we do including this podcast visit https://www.ripecreatives.com Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

2 Lines - December '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett Moses, Gabriel Angrand aka “AVG” and Simone Wesley. The group talks about the 2 Lines on December 13th, 2024 hosted at TopMop Savage Studios in Philadelphia. AVG was featured for this specific 2 Lines Open Mic event.  The first few minutes of the episode focuses on 2 Lines decision to move to TopMop Savage Studios for the winter months specifically.  Jarrett shares about his own history with 2 Lines and why it’s been a great fit for the studio space.  The middle half of the episode shifts to the night of the event while focusing nearly exclusively on AVG’s feature set entitled “Black Sun/Son.” AVG shares at length about each piece while the other guests chime in to offer encouragement or ask clarifying questions.  As the team wraps up the conversation they delve into some of the impact the event had on our team, the audience who came, and most significantly on AVG himself as a performer. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "PICK IT UP" by Aable and Diomer

Good Soil ESUMC - November '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett Moses, Craig Watson, and first-time guest Graham Allen. The group talks about the “Good Soil” event hosted on Sunday, November 17th at East Stroudsburg United Methodist Church.  The first chunk of the episode focuses on Craig and Graham's invitations to become official Ripe Artists in 2024. We also spend quite a bit of time talking about what led to the event at ESUMC focusing on the church’s partnership with Ripe Creatives since its launch in 2019.  The crux of the episode shifts to the night of the event while centering on each of the artist’s sets and worship led by our friends NYC who joined us. The final section of the episode lands on our team talking about outcomes from the event  and things each of us took away about the model of Good Soil. To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Rejoice! (Habakkuk 3:17-19)" by Wind and Sail

Creatives' Cafe - November '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett Moses and first time guest El-Fatih Chase. The trio talks about the Creatives’ Cafe open mic event where El-Fatih served as the closing incognito feature hosted on Tuesday November 12th at Bedrock Fishtown in Philadelphia. The episode begins with El’s story of connecting to Ripe Creatives through an open mic event we hosted at our original venue more than four years ago at Highpointe Performance Cafe. As the conversation continues Jarrett and Scott talk extensively about Creatives’ need for a smaller more intimate venue space since Highpointe shut down in 2022. The middle of the episode focuses mostly on the night of the event including shoutouts to a few different open mic performers and the three incognito artists before diving into El’s set. We also talk about El’s newfound excitement to record and release his first solo project in the months ahead because of the impact the event made on him. The final part of the episode talks about Bedrock Fishtown being a great fit for our community’s cross-genre open mic outreach event for year ahead. We hope you enjoy the episode. To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact. To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Airborne" by Craig Watson

Good Soil Manoa Community Church - November '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett Moses, DJ Ant G, Esteban Nieves and first time guest Priscilla Nieves. The squad talks about their “Good Soil” event hosted on Saturday November 2nd at Manoa Community Church in Havertown.  The first third of the episode focuses on the team’s history with this name “Good Soil” and what ultimately led them to brand the November 2nd artist concert and worship night as a “Good Soil” after a 2.5 year hiatus from using the name.  The first third also includes a lot of the context for how Manoa connected to Ripe in the first place.  The middle third of the episode shifts to the night of the event while focusing mostly on each of the artist’s sets and Ripe Worship closing out the experience. Throughout this section each of the artists have their sets talked about at length.  The final third of the episode lands on our team talking about Manoa’s response to event and the outcomes each of us felt after it was over. We also spent quite a bit of time talking about the future of Ripe Creatives and ways we hope “Good Soil” could be a part of it.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/   Song: "Haunted Love" by WLDFRE

Amped - October '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by first-time guests Mike Montgomery and Jordan Duenas to discuss the “Amped” youth event hosted by Arrundel Christian Church in Southern Maryland. Mike Montgomery, the church's youth pastor, booked Ripe Worship for the event, which took place on Sunday, October 27th, 2024.  After the guests' introductions, the episode begins with Scott and Mike sharing their near fifteen-year history as friends in ministry. The conversation leads to Mike’s new role at Arrundel and how the booking for Ripe Worship came about in mid-September, just over a month later, after a last-minute change.  Towards the middle of the episode, the trio talks about the night of the event including the pre-show & post-show happenings. Throughout the convo, Mike & Jordan talk extensively about ways they saw God was moving through the event as a whole with a specific focus on Ripe Worship’s sets throughout the experience.  As the episode wraps up Scott and the guests talk about the value of partnership and how Ripe Worship will be receiving opportunities to lead worship again at future “Amped” nights at Arrundel. We hope you enjoy this episode.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: " Create In Me" by Anh Thai

Creatives' Co-Bill ft. Olivia Weatherbe - October '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett & first time guest, Olivia Weatherbe to talk about the Creatives’ Concert Co-Bill event that featured Olivia, Sarah Juers and Peter Collins.  The event was hosted at The Story Factory PHL on Tuesday, October 8th, 2024.  The episode begins with talking about Liv’s journey from being an artist on the original Good Soil to being asked to be an artist on this Co-Bill two and a half years later. The conversation includes a lot of Liv’s own hesitations with becoming a full fledged artist while Jarrett talks about the decision to mandate Olivia needing her first single to do the show.  As the conversation continues the trio talks about the recording process of Liv’s single “Living” and the ways her immediate family were involved in its production. Jarrett and Liv also dovetail that into talking about her band for the night of the event.  Towards the second half of the episode we talk mostly about Liv’s set on the day of the event and the impact it made on her specifically. As we’re wrapping up the episode the group talks about other outcomes from the show and why Creatives’ Concerts have been a part of the ecosystem Ripe has built to serve the artists in our community. We hope you enjoy this episode!  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/

Breakaway Middle School Retreat - September '24 In this episode Scott is joined by Jarrett Moses, Emily Phillips, and second-time guest on the podcast, Meghan DeHaven, to talk about the Breakaway Middle School Retreat. The annual weekend retreat took place at Northbay Adventure Camp in Maryland from September 27th-September 29th 2024. Ripe Worship and TopMop Productions both were booked to be a part of the retreat again in 2024.  The episode begins with Meg sharing about Breakaway’s history as an intentionally designed middle school retreat. Meg also delves into some of the post-pandemic challenges and ultimately why she wanted Ripe Creatives to be a part of its relaunch.  This episode focuses mainly on Ripe Worship's role as the worship team for the weekend.  The squad shares extensively about the culture of the Ripe Worship team and how it all fits together with the goals of Breakaway as a whole.  Jarrett also “gets some flowers” throughout the conversation about how much he raises the excellence of the weekend by handling the tech side.  At the end of the episode the group talks about the impact of the weekend before landing on some of the goals and dreams for Breakaway in future years. We hope you enjoy this episode!  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  Song: "I <3 BEING FREE" by Aable To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/

Creatives' Pier - July '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett Moses and first-time guest Mike Weatherbe to talk about the Creatives’ Pier Outdoor Open Mic and Artist Showcase. The event took place at Venice Island Performing Arts Center on August 27th, 2024. The episode begins with Mike introducing himself to the podcast audience while Scott and Jarrett talk about how much Mike has meant to the Ripe Creatives community overall.  The trio also talks about the history of Creatives’ Pier events as a whole and reminisce on the four-year partnership they’ve had with Venice Island for the outdoor open mic series.  Towards the middle of the episode the group chats about the night of August 27th specifically and center much of the conversation on the artists who performed on the lineup and Mike’s specific role as the new host of Creatives’ Philly.   As the episode wraps up the conversation shifts to focus mostly on Craig Watson who closed out the night as the final incognito feature. We hope you enjoy today’s episode. To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Airborne" by Craig Watson

2 Lines Anniversary - August '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Greg Snow, and first-time guest Simone Wesley to talk about the 2 Lines Philly anniversary showcase, which took place on August 17th, 2024.  The episode begins centering on 2 Lines Philly’s overall journey and Simone’s personal story of how she became a part of the team. During the intro, Greg shares how the 2 Lines Philly team decided to join up under the ministry of Ripe Creatives in the fall of the previous year.  Towards the middle of the trio's chat, they talk exclusively about August 17th and why they decided to do a showcase for their third anniversary. Greg and Simone spend time sharing about each of the five poets who took the stage for the event and what they’ve meant to the 2 Lines community.  Nearing the final third of the episode Greg, Scott & Simone chat mostly about their friend Taj aka T-Sleeveless. All three spend time sharing specific ways God ministered to Taj individually through the night of the showcase and the days after the event.  The episode wraps up talking about evangelism and missions as a whole while focusing on the ways spaces like 2 Lines create opportunities to have conversations about faith with people who are seeking to establish their own relationships with God. We hope you enjoy!  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/   Song: "The Optimist" by Leah Wrenne

AgapeFest - June '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Diomer and two first-time guests Craig Watson and Maria Balch to talk about the AgapeFest event. Partway through the episode they are also joined by Austin Hall. Both Maria & Austin help lead the team that hosts and facilitates AgapeFest.   AgapeFest is a multi-day Christian Music festival that takes place in central PA. Diomer and Craig performed together at the festival on Friday, June 21st into Saturday, June 22nd, 2024.  The episode begins by sharing much of the backstory of how Agapefest was launched in the wake of the closure of CreationFest a couple of years ago.  Maria shares about how the team was able to fill the festival’s lineup with different artists from around the tri-state. Maria also tells the story of how she connected to Diomer specifically to invite him to perform at the 2024 festival.  This episode continues with Diomer sharing about his desire to involve more friends in his set and ultimately how that included inviting Craig Watson to come perform as well.  Throughout the conversation, Diomer and Craig share specific details about people they met before and after performing. The performance conversation centers mostly on the Friday night set. At the very end of the episode, the whole cast talks about the future of AgapeFest and the hopes/dreams for what’s ahead in partnership with Ripe Creatives.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "WHO AM I?" by Diomer

WeGoLive - May '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Greg Snow, Sergine, and first-time guest Red Lion to talk about Ripe Poetry’s week-long trip to Houston Texas to perform spoken word as a team. The episode focuses mainly on the crew's performance at WeGoLive on Friday, May 24th, 2024.  The episode begins with telling the backstory of how Red Lion and Scott connected at WeGoLive in 2023 through Houston-based curators Scott Free & Courtney B. The conversation continues by sharing how Red Lion became a bit of a mentor to the entire Ripe Poetry collective over the past year.  As the episode picks up the team shares briefly about their experience at WAN (Write About Now) on Wednesday, May 22nd where Miss Spoken Poet was featured. Throughout the episode personal stories are shared that give honor and encouragement to all the five Ripe Poets who made the trip.  Towards the second half of the episode, the team focuses heavily on the WeGoLive event exclusively. Greg shares the rundown of the night's flow and each guest talks about the overlapping Ripe Poetry set. As we’re wrapping up the episode the crew chats about the impact of the trip overall and ways that our relationship with Red Lion has served a greater purpose.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Joyride" by Aable

Creatives' Co-Bill ft. Anh Thai and Leah Wrenne - May '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, Leah Wrenne, and Anh Thai to talk about the Creatives’ Concert Co-Bill event that featured the two guest artists and Emma Nissen.  The event was hosted at The Story Factory PHL on Tuesday, May 14th, 2024.  The episode begins with telling the backstory of the success of previous Concerts, reaching out to Emma Nissen, and why the team chose to do three artists instead of the usual two. The conversation continues by sharing the story of how a friend’s generosity opened the door for the event to even happen.  In the middle of the episode, Jarrett shares about the promotional campaign that predated the show itself and some of the advances we made on the production side.  Towards the second half of the episode, we talk mostly about the day of the event, focusing heavily on each of the artists’ sets. As we wrap up the episode, the crew chats about how the event impacted Leah and Anh and encouraged them in their individual journeys as singer-songwriters. We hope you enjoy this episode! To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "I Already Love You" by Anh Thai

Refresh Conference - April '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett and first-time guest Meghan DeHaven to talk about InFaith’s annual conference called “Refresh.” The three-day conference took place at a camp located just outside of San Francisco, California. The event took place April 22nd-April 24th, 2024.   Meg and her husband Mike DeHaven are both on staff with InFaith and are responsible for leading Refresh. Scott had the unique opportunity to be one of the speakers for this year’s conference.  This unique episode focuses mainly on the decade-long ministry relationship between Megs and Scott. They share how they first met and subsequently, multiple stories where their shared passion to reach young people have overlapped.  In the episode, the trio talks a lot about the Breakaway Middle School Retreat which is also led by Meg and Mike DeHaven each fall. Jarrett joins the convo mainly through the lens of the Breakaway Retreat.  At the very end of the episode, Scott & Meg talk about the Refresh conference hosted in California. There is quite a bit of focus on empowering young people and how God moved throughout the event.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Rick Harmoney and Aable

Creatives' Gallery - Nomads - April '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, Emily, and first-time guest Terry Bridges to talk about our sixth Creatives’ Gallery event. The event featured Terry’s fashion collection entitled “Nomads” under his brand TRTL Collective. The event took place on April 9th, 2024 at The Story Factory.  The episode begins with Terry sharing about his brand TRTL and what inspired him to begin a career in fashion. Emily also shares briefly about why she chose Terry to be the next featured artist.  Near the halfway point of the episode, we talk exclusively about the night of the event. We talked a lot about the flow of this particular event and who helped make each of those elements happen successfully.  As we’re wrapping up the episode we discuss the ways the event impacted specific people who came to attend and how Terry was impacted as well. We hope you enjoy!  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Parka Freestyle" by Aable

Breakaway Conference - March '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by DJ Ant G and first-time guest Gary Grecco to talk about the Breakaway Youth Conference hosted March 3rd-5th, 2024.  The three-day event took place at the Ocean City Maryland Convention Center and was hosted by various Youth for Christ chapels led by Gary Grecco and his team. We start the episode with Gary giving a bit of his own testimony and story which includes the history of the Breakaway Conference. We also talked about how Ripe Creatives connected to YFC and the value of the relationship over the last few years.  Towards the middle of the episode we talk specifically about this year’s event and focus mostly on Diomer and Doc Hero’s joint artist sets throughout the weekend. We also give flowers to the worship crew, comedian, painter, and speakers who filled out the program team for 2024.  As we’re wrapping up Gary gives his perspective about what he’s seen from our crew over the years and why he’s committed to partnering together on future youth events in our region. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Whistle While You Walk" by Doc Hero

Pass the Mic Part 3 - January '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Greg Snow, Gabriel Angrand, and Sergine Citerme for the final episode of the “Pass The Mic” Ripe Poetry Tour mini-series. The tour ran from January 17th-20th, 2024 and included four Pennsylvania stops in Harrisburg, Indiana, New Castle, and Philadelphia respectively. This episode focuses on the last stop of the tour (Philadelphia) on January 20th, 2024. Parts one and two of this “three-part episode” are out now as well.  The episode begins picking up right where we left off in part 2 with the trip from New Castle back to Philly. Scott shares some of the challenges that were going on within his family as the team split up to drive separately back home to Philly.  Throughout the early part of the episode the team talks about other challenges related to one of the Local Spotlights needing to cancel due to a concussion, navigating logistical concerns for the in-building location for the show, and the excitement we all shared to welcome Jayla (Miss Spoken Poet) back for the final stop.  In the latter parts of the episode, the team focuses on the show itself. Again we talk at length about the open mic to begin the show & we also focus in on the musical local spotlight, the Ripe Artist trio, everso. We chat mainly about Jayla's performances, our set overall, and the worship/altar call we did to close the event.  As we wrap up the conversation each of the guests shared about the way the entire tour impacted them overall and what their individual takeaways from the tour were. Thank you for tuning in!  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Season's Change" and "Morning Song" by Antoine Bradford performed by Everso

Pass the Mic Part 2 - January '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Greg Snow, Gabriel Angrand. and Sergine Citerme for part two of the “Pass The Mic” Ripe Poetry Tour mini-series. The tour ran from January 17th-20th, 2024, and included four Pennsylvania stops in Harrisburg, Indiana, New Castle, and Philadelphia respectively. This episode focuses on the two middle stops of the tour (Indiana & New Castle) on January 18th-19th, 2024. Part one of this “three-part episode” is out now too!  The episode begins picking up right where we left off in part 1 with the trip from Harrisburg to Indiana, PA. The team shares about the open mic, Sam Jam’s feature in Indiana, and AVG hitting a different level in his performance.  There are a bunch of individual stories about interactions after the show as well.  In the final half of the episode, the team focuses on our time in New Castle, PA for our third event of the tour on Friday, Jan 19th. Again we talk about the open mic to begin the show and the local spotlight, Patrick Connor.  We also discussed the panel discussion pivot we decided to do to wrap up the experience.  As we wrapped up the conversation, we realized that we were going to need a part 3 to talk about the Philly stop separately. Coming soon! We hope you enjoy part 2 of “Pass The Mic”.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Season's Change" and "Morning Song" by Antoine Bradford performed by Everso

Pass the Mic Part 1 - Jan '24 In this episode, Scott is joined by Greg Snow, Gabriel Angrand, and Sergine Citerme to talk about our first-ever “Pass The Mic” Ripe Poetry Tour. The tour ran from January 17th-20th, 2024, and included four Pennsylvania stops in Harrisburg, Indiana, New Castle, and Philadelphia consecutively. This first of three episodes about the tour focuses on the Harrisburg event on January 17th, 2024.  The episode begins with us giving a full backstory of what led to the team deciding to embark on the tour. We also spent some time sharing about Jayla “Miss Spoken Poet” being unable to be a part of the first few shows due to family circumstances.  The conversation continues by focusing on the Harrisburg event specifically. We highlight the amazing relationship with the venue Center Street Grille. We also talk through how the open mic, local spotlight Keith Snow, and our team’s featured set went.  As we wrap up the episode we focus on Greg Snow’s pieces as the hometown hero and ways the event impacted specific folks in the room. There are tons of shoutouts and laughs throughout. We hope you enjoy!  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Season's Change" and "Morning Song" by Antoine Bradford performed by Everso

Setting the Stage pt. 3 Scott and Jarrett sit down to recap highlights from Season 2, talk about a few of their favorite episodes, and give some flowers to the guests they’ve had on throughout the last 20 episodes.  The episode ends with a conversation about some possibilities of what’s to come for the “Time is Ripe” podcast. Thank you for listening to Season 2. We can’t wait for Season 3!  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 To support Ripe Creatives and all that we do including this podcast visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "cloud of witnesses" by Aable

Creatives' Café - December 23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, and two first-time guests Jake Doggett and Rob Morales. The purpose of the convo was to talk about our Creatives’ Cafe open mic event which took place on December 5th, 2023 at The Story Factory PHL.  The episode begins with hilarious intros for Jake and Rob before settling in to talk about the excellence of our Creatives’ open mic experiences overall. The conversation continues with chatting about the lineup on December 5th before we focus on Jake’s open mic performance and Rob’s incognito feature.  As we wrap up the episode we talk a lot about the value of Creatives’ Open Mics and why we’ve continued to produce these events even as the budget is harder to balance. We hope you enjoy this engaging conversation!  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Remind" by Wind and Sail

Creatives' Gallery - Found - November '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, Emily, and first-time guest Santos Torres to talk about our fifth Creatives’ Gallery event. The event featured Santos's fashion collection entitled “Found” and it took place on November 14th, 2023 at The Story Factory.  The episode begins with Emily sharing about her continued desire to explore multiple mediums for our Creatives’ Galleries and her decision to invite Santos to be featured as our first fashion designer.   The conversation continues by focusing on Santos's story of how first got started in fashion design and subsequently what led to his collection “Found.”  Near the halfway point of the episode we talk about some of the decisions Emily made in creating a fashion show feel for the event equipped with a runway and live models. We also talk about the run of the show and focus on the “Heart Behind the Art” interview. As we wrap up the episode we talk a lot about Ripe’s culture of generosity and how the team comes together to serve artists in our city in practical and equitable ways.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Pangea" by Aable

Ignite - October '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Diomer, Eves, and first-time guest Jason Weatherbe to talk about the Ignite Youth Conference hosted by NJUMC in Wildwood, NJ from September 29th to October 1st, 2023.  The conference featured Ripe Artists Diomer, Eves, and Aable for the event’s Friday night concert. Jason served as the team’s drummer alongside DJ Ant G who served as the team’s MD. Ant also served as the DJ while Scott joined as the emcee for the rest of the conference weekend as well.  The episode begins with giving the backstory of how Ripe was booked for the gig and how each of the folks featured on the podcast felt going into the experience. The team shares quite a bit about what it was like arriving at Wildwood’s convention center and seeing the production level of the conference.  Towards the second half of the episode, we talk mostly about the first night’s concert and the ways we navigated some of the challenges of the overlapping-set design.  There’s a whole lot of shoutouts and conversation about overcoming different hurdles throughout the first night and what some of the key moments created for the students who were there.  As we wrap up the episode the squad shares about getting the opportunity to do a second set on Saturday and why we focus so much on engaging students off the stage at these kinds of events. We hope you enjoy the episode!  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Pina Colada" by Diomer

Creatives' Co-Bill ft. Rashid Saint-Fleur - October '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, and Rashid Saint-Fleur to talk about the Creatives’ Concert Co-Bill event that featured Seraiah Nicole and Rashid.  The event was hosted at The Story Factory PHL on Tuesday, October 17th, 2023.  The episode begins with telling the backstory of the original Co-Bill Concert plan with Rashid Saint-Fleur and Antoine Bradford having to be postponed. We share some of the details of how the team landed on a Co-Bill with Rashid and Seraiah Nicole for October instead. The conversation includes some of the backstory of Ripe’s relationship with Seraiah in particular and how the “switch-up” ultimately gave Rashid more time to find the sound he wanted to present at his concert. Towards the second half of the episode, we talk mostly about the day of the event including both Rashid's set and Seraiah's set as well. The trio chats about ways Rashid grew from the experience and the impact it made on him and the audience.  As we’re wrapping up the episode, Rashid shares about his journey over the past couple of years as a singer-songwriter and the wrestle he’s had in writing the songs that he releases. We hope you enjoy this episode!  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Song of Pain" Live Version by Rashid Saint-Fleur

WorshipFest - September '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett Moses, Greg Snow, and Jonathan Curtis to talk about our second annual WorshipFest. The squad also gets a mini cameo from Rob Morales who adds to the conversation from his perspective as an attendee. The festival took place on Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 on site at Carson Simpson Farm Christian Camp where Jonathan serves as the site director.  The episode begins with us sharing about the team’s decision to bring WorshipFest back in 2023 after the success of 2022. The squad talks about some of the major changes going into year two with a special emphasis on the second stage vision which was hosted by Greg Snow.  The middle of the episode focuses on each of the sets. All of the sets were performed by Ripe artists and local worship teams including Davisville Church, CityReach Worship, and E Daniels. The festival was closed by our very own Ripe Worship team.  Throughout the episode, each of the guests talks a lot about the weather and how it impacted the festival tremendously throughout the day. WorshipFest certainly wasn’t an easy task in light of the hurdles, but throughout our conversation, we centered on the goodness of God by helping the team overcome the challenges as they came.  We wrap up by showing love to Pastor Terry Davis from Philadelphia Gospel Mission and alluding to what’s ahead for WorshipFest as a vision in the future. We hope you enjoy! To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "Alabaster" by Anh Thei and Jessica Gibboni

Back in Brickyard - September '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, a returner from Season 1 Luke Billman, and first-time guest Allison Billman to talk about the “Back in Brickyard” block party outreach concert. The event featured nearly a dozen artists from both inside and outside of the Ripe community and took place on Friday, September 1st, 2023 at Shores of Grace. Luke & Allison lead Shores of Grace which serves the local community of Germantown in Philadelphia.  We begin the conversation by talking mainly about everything that led up to running the block party back for our second year in a row. The entire episode flows together nicely as each person shares their perspective about the event and the big picture “ministry philosophy” for reaching people locally through the arts.  There are quite a few laughs throughout the episode as we talk about Luke being sick and still trying to help and different artist sets that impacted people.  The most significant takeaway focused on how the artists built meaningful connections with the audience off the stage. We wrap up the episode focused on why Ripe Creatives & Shores of Grace are such a good fit to partner together to reach people.   To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song: "High Altitude" by Eves

XTEND Conference - August '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Aable and first-time guests Joseph Novales and Anh Thai to discuss the Xtend Conference which took place on Saturday, August 12th, 2023 at The MET Philly. Nearly a dozen people in our Ripe Creatives community had the chance to serve at Xtend this year.  The Xtend Conference was launched by CityReach Church 3 years ago. Since then it has grown to include nearly one hundred regional churches and hosts thousands of youth for the one-day conference annually.  The first part of the episode centers on some of the history of the conference.  The middle chunk of the episode is spent on preparations for the conference made by Aable as one of the artists, Jo/Anh with CityReach Worship and the overall planning team.  We chat quite a bit about what led to choosing Aable as one of the artists to perform on the lineup and how decisions were made to include Elevation Rhythm and UpperRoom.  In the final third of the episode, we talk about the day of the conference primarily focusing on Aable’s set and CityReach Worship’s set respectively.  Throughout the convo, Jo and Anh share about overcoming challenges throughout the day. As we wrap up the episode the four center on the value of Xtend for the region and also how the “big stuff” should center and challenge us to live out our faith daily in the mundane as well.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song - "10 Strings" by Aable