Project Louder Than

Betty Murderdam interviews Grace Neutral, the beautiful alien princess with pixie ears, purple eyes and hand-poking tattoo technique known the world over with over 450,000 Instagram followers.  Learn about: - The art of body modification - How to get in touch with your true identity - Overcoming insecurities  - Improving your self esteem and much more! 

Betty Murderdam & Buttercream Bombshell interview Jennifer Angus about her very unique and inspiring creative journey. She’s a professor of design at the University of Wisconsin – Madison who's received multiple grants and awards in the field of art & design. She's also an internationally acclaimed artist who's had works featured all over the world – including the Smithsonian – and you’ll never guess what her medium of choice is so tune in to find out! After listening to this episode, tell us what you think at projectlouderthan.com: - Did it inspire you to pursue your creativity?  - If so, what are some of the ways in which you plan to leverage your imagination?  - Are you interested in experiencing more visual art like Jennifer's and if so, what are some of the places you plan to see it? Do you have any exhibits to recommend to fellow listeners?  - Do you think this type of art is controversial? If so, why?   #SpeakUp and take these or other topics surrounding creativity & innovation to the next

Betty Murderdam chats with Kessonga Giscombe - a Licensed Acupuncturist, Certified Holistic Health Counselor, and Mindfulness Meditation Instructor/Coach - about the the benefits and practice of mindfulness, meditation & acupuncture.    Find out:  - What is mindfulness and how can you apply it in your everyday life? - How young can you start teaching mindfulness to kids? - How to practice meditation - How much do you really know about acupuncture, and how could it help you?  - What is MSBR?  and much more!    Kessonga is teaching a MSBR class at UNC medical school this summer which is open to the public, so give this interview a listen to find out how the techniques he teaches will help you reduce your stress. 

Betty Murderdam and Buttercream Bombshell talk with Cooper S. Beckett - author, relationship coach, designer, podcaster and pegging enthusiast - about some of the topics surrounding ethical non-monogamy and polyamory and how to be more inclusive of people in open relationships.  Find out:  - What is polyamory? - Why do people pursue open relationships? - Why is polyamory not as socially accepted as monogamy?  - Could polyamory right for you? - How to discuss your desire to engage in an open relationship with your partner - How to engage in safe sex in an open relationship  and much more!  This episode gets down and dirty to deliver the nitty-gritty on swinging; give it a listen and you might just understand open relationships better, or potentially gain some insight into your inner self. 

We chat with special guest Lauren Urasek - author, professional make up artist, and the most popular woman on OK Cupid when she lived in NYC - and discuss topics surrounding online dating including: - Dating myths - Ghosting - Using Pokemon Go for dating opportunities - How to take the best dating profile pics - And much more Join us, you might just learn a thing or two to make your next date sizzle!

Water is something many of us take for granted, but none of us can live without. Learn more about what causes droughts and how pollution threatens our limited drinkable water supply. We also have an exclusive interview with Duke University professor, Marc Deshusses - winner of multiple grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation - to discuss the latest innovations for reinventing the toilet. For titillating show notes visit: http://www.projectlouderthan.com/podcast-1/

We follow-up the diversity episode by considering the marginalized groups in America today. This episode focuses on the plight of people living with disabilities in the following ways:  - The reasons why crimes against disabled people are under-reported  - #On Trend: we discuss Kylie Jenner's choice to pose in a wheelchair for a photoshoot and why it promotes ableism   - Able-bodied privileges and how being more considerate could help fellow humans living with disabilities  - How North Carolina's HB2 can affect people with disabilities trying to get jobs or cause them to be fired 

Betty & Fina talk about the importance of diversity, how to deepen your empathy, and how our differences actually improve our innovative progress.    This episode features:  - Forbes' 4 reasons why diversity is critical for innovation  - #OnTrend: Moogfest 2016  - #SpeakUp: HB2 promotes discrimination - @Killermann: Exclusive interview with Sam Killermann discussing the complexities of gender  - #Takeaway: how to diversify the interactions in your everyday life 

Creativity is the use of imaginative strategies to build something new or to tackle an existing problem. Creativity is a blanket word we use for altering our standard perspective in order to observe the consequences of our processes. Where does the “mojo” come from? The spark? The muse? The magic? What is it that fuels humanity’s aspiration to construct, design or discover? Why do we create? These are all questions that arise when we ask why humans pursue creativity.

An introduction to your charming co-hosts and their insights on free speech and speaking up about awareness and innovation to inspire activism.