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The Institute of Black Imagination.

Welcome to The Institute of Black Imagination hosted by artist, writer, and designer Dario Calmese. Each week we bring you conversations from The Pool of Black Genius: a collection of iconoclasts at the leading edge of cultural thought and innovation. We are here to inspire, engage, and to help you unleash your own imagination. Thank you for tuning in! Please don't forget to rate, comment, subscribe and SHARE with a friend (@blackimagination).

E100. What If We Get It Right? with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

97 hours 12 mins; June 01, 2025

E99. Blood Memories with Gina Paige Co-Founder of AfricanAncestry.com

87 hours 55 mins; May 11, 2025

E98. The Body Politic. A Conversation with Elle Moxley

73 hours 53 mins; April 27, 2025

E97. SEAMLESS. with Oscar Winning Costume Designer, Paul Tazewell

75 hours 2 mins; April 13, 2025

E96. Towards A New Architecture. with Dr. Lesley Lokko OBE

93 hours 41 mins; May 26, 2024

E95. Designing In Place. with Nifemi Marcus-Bello

96 hours 17 mins; May 12, 2024

E94. The Black School with Co-Founders Shani Peters And Joseph Cuillier, III

80 hours 36 mins; April 28, 2024

E93. Imagining Diasporic Retrofutures with Olalekan Jeyifous

92 hours 48 mins; April 14, 2024

E92. The People's University with Dr. Carla Hayden

60 hours 14 mins; March 31, 2024

E91: From Dancehall to the World with JAWARA

83 hours 35 mins; March 17, 2024

E90. Space Agency. with Brigette Romanek

81 hours 55 mins; March 03, 2024

E89. Perfection is an Illusion with Kirk Franklin

72 hours 31 mins; February 18, 2024

E88. The Best of 2023 - IBI Team Favorites

87 hours 48 mins; December 31, 2023

E87: Catching The Spirit with Chester Higgins, Jr.

97 hours 10 mins; December 17, 2023

E86: Sketching A Revolution with Emory Douglas

92 hours 24 mins; December 03, 2023

E85. Mastering Your Story with Lena Waithe

89 hours 59 mins; November 19, 2023

E84. Life on the Streets with Andre D. Wagner

97 hours 0 mins; November 05, 2023

E83. The Unmasking of AI with Dr. Joy Buolamwini

91 hours 22 mins; October 29, 2023

E82. Dancing Through the Archive with the Legendary George Faison

75 hours 54 mins; October 22, 2023

E81. The Sound of Success with Tank and The Bangas

57 mins; October 15, 2023

E80. Apertures and Activism with Misan Harriman

91 hours 22 mins; October 08, 2023

E79. Liberation Through Libraries. with (Reginald) Dwayne Betts

77 hours 53 mins; October 01, 2023

E78. The Black Space Continuum. with Dr. Danielle Wood

88 hours 2 mins; September 24, 2023

E77. Predictions of Black Imagination (feat. The Future of Storytelling w/ Charlie Melcher)

34 mins; September 10, 2023

Summer School - The Art of Living w. Lana Turner - Part 1

49 mins; August 27, 2023

Summer School - Through Obstacles with Olympian Daryl Homer.

89 hours 14 mins; August 20, 2023

Summer School - The Art of Hip-Hop w. Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter.

78 hours 21 mins; August 13, 2023

Summer School - VR Immersion w. Psychologist Dr. Courtney Cogburn.

70 hours 18 mins; August 06, 2023

Summer School - Timnit Gebru: Asylum From A.I.

93 hours 0 mins; July 30, 2023

Summer School - Dr. Mabel O. Wilson, Architect and Scholar.

71 hours 57 mins; July 23, 2023

Summer School - Casey Gerald, Writer and Entrepreneur.

70 hours 19 mins; July 16, 2023

Summer School - The Hidden Costs of Racism with Heather McGhee.

76 hours 53 mins; July 09, 2023

E67. Semester Four Recap with Dario.

8 mins; July 02, 2023

E66b. Milisuthando Bongela: Inside Apartheid's Wish.

73 hours 11 mins; May 28, 2023

E66a. Milisuthando Bongela: Inside Apartheid's Wish.

48 mins; May 21, 2023

E65. Rayvon Fouché: Game Changer - Tech, Sports & Black Ingenuity.

89 hours 23 mins; May 07, 2023

E64. Alia Dahl: Curriculum - The Business of Art.

100 hours 31 mins; April 23, 2023

E63. Dossé-Via Trenou: Written In The Stars.

105 hours 41 mins; April 09, 2023

E62. Robert Battle: The Power of Community.

106 hours 57 mins; March 26, 2023

E61. Justin Garrett Moore: Imagining Black Space.

106 hours 42 mins; March 12, 2023

E60. Kevin Bethune: Dreams, Design and Life.

77 hours 14 mins; February 26, 2023

E59. Camille A. Brown: For Colored Girls.

78 hours 34 mins; February 12, 2023

E58. Jason Mayden: Be Your Own Superhero.

102 hours 38 mins; January 29, 2023

E58. Jason Mayden: Be Your Own Superhero.

102 hours 38 mins; January 22, 2023

E57. All About Love.

46 mins; December 25, 2022

E56. Rita Dove: The Pleasure of Text.

84 hours 56 mins; December 11, 2022

E55. Sekou Cooke: Creation of Hip-Hop Architecture.

96 hours 34 mins; November 27, 2022

E54. Jerald Cooper: HoodCentury Modern.

88 hours 7 mins; November 13, 2022

E53b. Frank B. Wilderson III: On Afropessimism II.

63 hours 33 mins; October 30, 2022

E53a. Frank B. Wilderson III: On Afropessimism I.

56 mins; October 23, 2022

E52. Ghetto Gastro (Jon Gray): 15 Seconds to Decide.

87 hours 48 mins; October 09, 2022

E51. Jerome Lamaar: The Power of Imagination.

87 hours 59 mins; September 25, 2022

E50. June Ambrose: The Style Architect.

63 hours 38 mins; September 11, 2022

E49. Bill T. Jones: The Artist is Present.

102 hours 23 mins; September 04, 2022

E48. Sara Zewde: Parks and Liberation.

77 hours 31 mins; May 22, 2022

E47.David Zilber: A Fermenter's Guide to the Universe.

99 hours 39 mins; May 08, 2022

E46. Stephen Satterfield: The Origins of Food.

61 hours 26 mins; May 01, 2022

E45. Luvvie Ajayi Jones: The Professional Troublemaker.

78 hours 40 mins; April 24, 2022

E44. Rev.Eboni Marshall Turman: Redefining God's Body

98 hours 2 mins; April 17, 2022

E43. Kenturah Davis: The Limits of Language.

81 hours 29 mins; April 10, 2022

E42. Zoe Adjonyoh: Exploring Identity Through Cuisine.

90 hours 30 mins; April 03, 2022

E41. Estelle: Becoming the Love of Your Life.

88 hours 55 mins; March 27, 2022

E40. Jericho Brown: Shaping Reality with Words.

88 hours 19 mins; March 20, 2022

E39. Timnit Gebru: Asylum From A.I.

93 hours 0 mins; March 13, 2022

E38. Toni L. Griffin: The Just City.

86 hours 58 mins; March 06, 2022

E37. Bisa Butler: The Realization of Memory

77 hours 51 mins; February 27, 2022

E36. Dario Calmese: Designing Consciousness with IBI Founder.

72 hours 58 mins; February 20, 2022

E35. The Hero's Journey with Model and Activist Bethann Hardison.

95 hours 8 mins; February 13, 2022

E34. The Process of Un-Drowning with Poet and Scholar Alexis Pauline Gumbs (Part Two).

61 hours 57 mins; December 19, 2021

E34. The Process of Un-Drowning with Poet and Scholar Alexis Pauline Gumbs (Part One).

47 mins; December 12, 2021

E33. The Power of Critique with Journalist Robin Givhan.

92 hours 2 mins; December 05, 2021

E32. Truth Telling Between the Lies with Chef Omar Tate.

80 hours 19 mins; November 27, 2021

E31. Cultivating Community Through Art with Curator and Activist Kimberly Drew.

82 hours 45 mins; November 21, 2021

E30. The Tenets of Healing with Writer and Activist Darnell Moore.

103 hours 32 mins; November 14, 2021

E29. Scripting Your Life with Writer Jacqueline Woodson.

96 hours 54 mins; November 07, 2021

E28. Dissolving the Illusion with Artist Hank Willis Thomas.

84 hours 48 mins; October 31, 2021

E27. Art as Therapy with Graphic Designer & Artist Brandon Breaux

92 hours 5 mins; October 24, 2021

E26. A Revolutinary Life with Black Panther Chairman, Elaine Brown.

96 hours 33 mins; October 17, 2021

E25. Slashing Through Obstacles with Olympian Daryl Homer.

89 hours 14 mins; October 10, 2021

E24. Dancing Through Life with Performance Legend Carmen De Lavallade.

77 hours 48 mins; October 03, 2021

E23. The Hidden Costs of Racism with Heather McGhee

76 hours 53 mins; February 14, 2021

E22. The Hidden Costs of Education w. Dr. Nadia Lopez.

124 hours 48 mins; January 03, 2021

E21. The Soul of American Food w. Top Chef Marcus Samuelsson

53 mins; December 20, 2020

E20. The Psychology of Skin with Rose Ingleton M.D.

96 hours 34 mins; December 06, 2020

E19. Designing for Liberation with Systems Thinker, Marquise Stillwell.

84 hours 53 mins; November 22, 2020

E18. Designing for the Public w. Artist Kenseth Armstead

84 hours 54 mins; November 08, 2020

E17. Mastering Your Craft with Bespoke Tailor, T-Michael.

82 hours 5 mins; October 25, 2020

E16. Processing the Pod w. Dario and Xenobia Bailey

72 hours 13 mins; October 11, 2020

E15. FUNKtional Design & Material Culture w. Artist Xenobia Bailey

102 hours 13 mins; October 05, 2020

E14. Choreographer, Kyle Abraham.

74 hours 41 mins; September 27, 2020

E13. The Art of Living w. Lana Turner (part two).

56 mins; September 20, 2020

E13. The Art of Living w. Lana Turner (part one).

49 mins; September 13, 2020

E12. The Art of Hip-Hop w. Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter.

78 hours 21 mins; September 06, 2020

E11. Weaving Narratives w. Artist Diedrick Brackens.

66 hours 7 mins; August 30, 2020

E10. Writing Your Narrative w. Tarell Alvin McCraney.

59 mins; August 23, 2020

E9. The Business of Creativity w. Jey Van-Sharp and Kwasi Gyasi.

92 hours 17 mins; August 09, 2020

E8. Torkwase Dyson, Artist.

49 mins; August 02, 2020

E7. André Leon Talley, Fashion Icon (part two).

58 mins; July 26, 2020

E7. André Leon Talley, Fashion Icon (part one).

61 hours 51 mins; July 26, 2020

E6. Renee Cox, Artist and Photographer.

69 hours 45 mins; July 12, 2020

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