Discussing the 2024 Denton Black Film Festival, which is celebrating their 10th anniversary of showcasing black culture! The Denton Black Film Festival has grown into a 5-Day event that allows you to immerse yourself in some of the best showcases of black cinema, music, spoken word, art, and so much more. Visit www.dentonbff.com and get your ticket…

This episode's guest Bart Weiss, the Founder and Artistic Director of Dallas VideoFest, which is celebrating it's 34th and final year! DocuFest 34 runs September 29 through October 3, 2021. For more information and for tickets, visit www.videofest.org. We discuss what's new this year and so much more on episode 58 of the Avert Your Eyes Podcast. Co…

Today we are back in the house- after months of being gone- A great conversation with Colton over kids, bareknuckle box, useless inventions! And so much more join us Ig @darkstongable host SelaseIG @senseisupernova guest ColtonBy Selase Botchway

Welcome to the Avert Your Eyes Podcast, hosted by Michael Gibson, Jr. Here we talk with some of the most creative people within North Texas and beyond. We would love to hear your feedback! This episode is a re-release of episode 19 with guest comedian, actor, and musician Carl LaBove. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas. At 19 years old, he discovered…

My conversation with Damian Turner-Quarantine life - Life after Quarantine?Actor life -Micheal Jordan - the last dance documentary. Host Selase Botchway IG: Darkstongable Twitter: SelaseBotchway TikTok:darkstongable Facebook: Actor/selasebotchway Damien Turner ; guest Insta/ Twitter: IAmDameTurnerBy Selase Botchway

This episode's guest is comedian Darryl Littleton. Darryl began his comedy career writing sketches for “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” on CBS Radio. Soon afterwards he became a regular at the world famous Comedy Store, adopted the stage name, “D’Militant” and landed a job as D. L. Hughley’s exclusive writer when he hosted BET’s “Comic View”. Darryl w…

This episode's guest is comedian Tony Casillas. Tony started performing stand up comedy in Dallas, Texas, during his senior year in college by going on stage and telling stories about his life. He has been able to evolve those stories into an act that has allowed him the opportunity to open up for comics like Jim Jeffries, Tj Miller, Orny Adams, Th…

Dr. Becca Peixotto is the Curator of the Origins: Fossils From The Cradle of Humankind exhibit at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. Located in the heart of Dallas, TX, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science delivers exciting, engaging and innovative visitor and outreach experiences through its education, exhibition, and research and collectio…

This is a very special edition of the podcast! I attended a round table conversation featuring documentary filmmaker, Joe O'Connell, and the subject of his film "Danger God," Gary Kent, who was the inspiration for Brat Pitt's character in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood." They discuss the documentary, stunt work through the years…

This episode of the podcast, we are on the red carpet of the 2019 Frame4Frame Film Festival in Arlington, TX. If you enjoyed the episode, head over to Apple Podcasts and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! You can also subscribe via Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn or Google Play. Follow us via Facebook and Twitter. Visit our website. Click…

The Frame4Frame Festival 2019 is September 19 - 22 in Arlington, Texas and features art, music, films, and fun. Ahead of the festival, we sit in on the media round table with James Hawthorn and Vivian Fullerlove with the festival. Then, we talk with filmmakers Nicholas Muthersbaugh of "Alora," Sheran Keyton of "Purgatory," and George Wada of "Once …

This episode's guest is actor Selase Botchway. He is a first-generation Ghanaian. Growing up in the Arlington area, as a young boy in an African enriched family, Selase became heavily influenced in the Arts, Music, Sports. He performed in several plays, sang in the choir, and participated in the championship comedy team in high school. After going …

This episode's guest is Maria Tuadi. She is an Indonesian-American musician and filmmaker raised in SoCal that I met while attending the 2019 Asian Film Festival of Dallas. Her film Always screened during the Women's Block. Her "Love, Sweat and Fears" EP that she wrote, performed, and produced, is an exploration of contemporary RnB and Soul singing…

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Taco Tuesday —Ep21Darkstongable -IGSelasebotchway -Twitter Selasebotchway.comGuest on the show- Mark Family life Tv talk - I be watching -Area 51175.000 spilled in GA on the highway Military flying manSponsor- thanks kos apparel Get 15% off your entire purchase !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!https://kosapparel.org/discount/GOTCIn the end they’re only three thi…

Selase -hits you with a Solo Dolo Monday—Ep20Darkstongable -IGSelasebotchway -Twitter Selasebotchway.comTravel talkThe year 20000000000000Tv talk - I be watching -Area 51Sponsor- thanks kos apparel Get 15% off your entire purchase !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!https://kosapparel.org/discount/GOTCIn the end they’re only three things that matter how we lived, h…

This episode's guest is Richie Lunsford. Richie lives in Fort Worth and is a main stage cast member of Four Day Weekend, the longest running show in the southwest. He is also a Writer, Director and Performer in the YouTube Web Series called For King and Country. Currently, Richie sits on the board of directors for the Fort Worth, non-profit called …

Solo Dolo action Selase tells stories about- MJ PineSol Shits Sleep Farts I got sponsored up like a NASCAR / Use this code and get 15% off your entire purchase at Kosapparel.org Code below https://kosapparel.org/discount/GOTCBy Selase Botchway

Recapping- Tulum Mexico - I miss you- Personal time - Hard reset / What do you do?Jumpsuit life KiltsBy Selase Botchway

This episode's guest is Fort Worth rapper, The.Naaman. He is currently nominated for a 2019 Fort Worth Weekly Music Award in the R&B/Hip Hop Category. Check out his current single here. If you enjoyed the episode, head over to Apple Podcasts and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! You can also subscribe via Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn …

This episode's guest is Kate Morgan. She is a critic, writer, and poet currently residing in Dallas, Texas. If you enjoyed the episode, head over to Apple Podcasts and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! You can also subscribe via Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn or Google Play. Follow us via Facebook and Twitter. Visit our website. Click h…

This episode's guest is Dave Lieber who is “The Watchdog” columnist at The Dallas Morning News. He is also on a mission to bring back to life a forgotten historical figure of North Texas – Amon G. Carter – who owned the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, WBAP-AM and what’s now NBC 5. Carter is credited with bringing a trillion dollars worth of businesses to…

This episode's guest Katy Blakey, weekend morning anchor and a reporter during the week at NBC 5 News. Born and raised in McKinney, Katy is a proud graduate of McKinney High School and Southern Methodist University. She graduated president of her class with a BA in journalism and political science. Katy is an Emmy Award-winning reporter, and her wo…

All about Apollo and his drive in music. Moments for the New Zealand victims-Gun violence- reform TrumpInstagram Host @darkstongableCohost @keithbrandonjGuest - @mrlonewolfPart 1By Selase Botchway

A real fun conversation with co host Weekly recapSocial behaviorTrump – flat earth-airport educated-Instagram @darkstongable @keithbrandonjBy Selase Botchway

Random topic conversation - weekly recap R. Kelly- teachers sleeping with students- Michael Jackson- dream job Adidas commercial- today's music down next weeks guess Matt RansdellBy Selase Botchway

This episode's guest is Deborah Jung, the Founder and Executive Director of Kids Who Care. Deborah is a 2007 Great Women of Texas honoree, 2008 Legacy of Women Award recipient for the Arts, and most recently the Heart of Gold award recipient from the Fort Worth Arts Council. Deborah Jung has produced and directed tours of original musicals since 19…

A insightful conversation with Keith stjoonbug Brandon- Weekly recap- dumd dumds of the week- on that instagram --keith_brandon_j - darkstongable - on twitter selasebotchway -By Selase Botchway

My conversation with Keith Brandon a.k.a. StJunebug- Weekly recap. We talk about Jesse Smollett from empire, Is $3500 really worth your career!police brutality. Colin Kaepernick to kneel or not to kneel- killer Mike trigger warning- rap snacks- listen in on all the funYou can find me at Darkstongable on instagram And Selasebotchway on Twitter Reach…

This episode's guest is Amanda Sweet. She is a Culture Creator - connecting with people through multimedia experiences. She focuses her energy on photography, curating and hosting events, and producing. Her true specialty is pinpointing people’s talents and making opportunities to set their talents free. We discuss and being from Detroit, the art s…

My conversation with Keith Brandon we talk about dating apps- Trump-chain migration-blackish talk- St. Louis light side of life and support for othershttps://instagram.com/stlouisjunebug https://www.instagram.com/darkstongableBy Selase Botchway

Episode 41 is a very special edition of the podcast! I recently attended the 2019 Best of Fests Film Festival a few weeks ago. 22 different film festivals came together to present films that either were popular with their audiences or represented their programming esthetic. I attended the red carpet and spoke with several filmmakers and festival re…