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Barkeeper [A SilverLake Tale]

From TurnStyle | 03:24

What makes a neighborhood known for cool...cool? The people? The places? A little of both. This is a SilverLake Tale about Joe Keeper and his shop- the cocktail apothecary known as Barkeeper.

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What makes a neighborhood known for cool...cool? The people? The places? A little of both. This is a SilverLake Tale about Joe Keeper and his shop- the cocktail apothecary known as Barkeeper.

SilverLake is the Los Angeles neighborhood best known as the "sister" hood to hipster havens like Williamsburg in New York City and San Francisco's Mission District.  

Watercooler Leaps Of Logic

From TurnStyle | 01:02

If there's a secret origin to modern celebrity culture new media consultant Barrett Garese of Spytap Industries may have cracked it's elusive code.

Default-piece-image-2 If there's a secret origin to modern celebrity culture new media consultant Barrett Garese  may have cracked it's elusive code.

This excerpt from a larger interview was designed originally with REMIX in mind.

Garese's carrer began at United Talent Agency, where he helped create their online division, before it was in vogue to even have an online talent division at an agency. He currently runs Spytap Industries, a consulting company specializing in online and future technology strategies. A well known figure on the the new media scene, Garese can be found stirring the pot at his Tumblr and on Twitter.

Behind Rise Of Xtranormal, A Hilarious DIY Deadpan

From TurnStyle | 03:52

Have a gripe to bring before the court of public opinion on the Internet? Over the past year or so, the insta-animation company Xtranormal has built a business around helping you hit the meme-creation jackpot. The company's slogan is "If you can type, you can make movies," and the do-it-yourself computer-generated animations it makes possible have proved slick competition for old fashioned homemade YouTube videos.

Xtrasq_small Have a gripe to bring before the court of public opinion on the Internet? Over the past year or so, the insta-animation company Xtranormal has built a business around helping you hit the meme-creation jackpot. The company's slogan is "If you can type, you can make movies," and the do-it-yourself computer-generated animations it makes possible have proved slick competition for old fashioned homemade YouTube videos.

Pint-Sized Rapper

From TurnStyle | 03:21

Child rappers are hot right now, but do they have a future beyond their viral videos? Turnstyle’s Brandon McFarland tells us whether he thinks these “pint-sized rappers” are really going to make it.

Pint_sized_pic_small Child rappers are hot right now, but do they have a future beyond their viral videos? Turnstyle’s Brandon McFarland tells us whether he thinks these “pint-sized rappers” are really going to make it.

the wraparound: Down & Delirious

From TurnStyle | Part of the the wraparound series | 15:30

In this inaugural edition of The Wraparound we focus on Daniel Hernandez’ Down & Delirious In Mexico City, a gonzo-journalism inspired look at the subcultures of Mexico City. Reporter Nishat Kurwa tells us about her interview with Hernandez and talks with host Noah Nelson about how the Emo subculture evolved as it crossed international borders. [episode 1.01]

Dndcover_small In this inaugural edition of The Wraparound we focus on Daniel Hernandez’ Down & Delirious In Mexico City, a gonzo-journalism inspired look at the subcultures of Mexico City. Reporter Nishat Kurwa tells us about her interview with Hernandez and talks with host Noah Nelson about how the Emo subculture evolved as it crossed international borders. [episode 1.01]

the wraparound: Down & Delirious

From TurnStyle | Part of the the wraparound series | 15:30

In this inaugural edition of The Wraparound we focus on Daniel Hernandez’ Down & Delirious In Mexico City, a gonzo-journalism inspired look at the subcultures of Mexico City. Reporter Nishat Kurwa tells us about her interview with Hernandez and talks with host Noah Nelson about how the Emo subculture evolved as it crossed international borders. [episode 1.01]

Dndcover_small In this inaugural edition of The Wraparound we focus on Daniel Hernandez’ Down & Delirious In Mexico City, a gonzo-journalism inspired look at the subcultures of Mexico City. Reporter Nishat Kurwa tells us about her interview with Hernandez and talks with host Noah Nelson about how the Emo subculture evolved as it crossed international borders. [episode 1.01]

the wraparound: The New Meaning of Nuclear

From TurnStyle | Part of the the wraparound series | 12:59

Host Noah Nelson and reporter Robyn Gee discuss Robyn’s interview with Dr. Bo Jacobs of the Hiroshima Peace Institute. Dr. Jacobs says that most young people in Japan have only dealt with issues around nuclear energy as a part of pop culture until now.

Wraparoundsm_small “the wraparound” is the podcast that takes a closer look at the stories and voices of Turnstyle, focusing on one-on-one discussions between Turnstyle reporters about the stories of the week.

Snapshots of Being Young & Homeless

From TurnStyle | 03:44

A new photo book called “Through Our Eyes” chronicles the lives of homeless youth documented by youth themselves.

Homeless_teens_small The book was the brainchild of Mary Howe and Khristine Jones at the Homeless Youth Alliance in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. Youth Radio’s Robyn Gee brings us their story.

Good Neighbor, Great Sketch Comedy

From TurnStyle | 06:30

Good Neighbor is a Los Angeles based sketch comedy troupe that has been making videos for years. Recently they’ve taken up with Maker Studios, a YouTube collective that is enabling video makers to pool resources. The results: an avalanche of funny.

Prx_turn_small Good Neighbor is a Los Angeles based sketch comedy troupe that has been making videos for years. Recently they’ve taken up with Maker Studios, a YouTube collective that is enabling video makers to pool resources. The results: an avalanche of funny.

A Student's Shooting & A Teacher's Remorse

From TurnStyle | 02:44

Students these days are faced with a lot of pressures: social pressures, academic pressures, you name it. It’s all part of public school education, and a world that Turnstyle commentator Robyn Gee saw first hand while working as a Teach for America instructor at a middle school in San Francisco. When one of Gee’s former students was shot to death, she wondered what more she and other teachers could have done to prevent the tragedy within a regulated school curriculum. Here’s her reflection.

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Channel 101 Eases Amateurs Into Hollywood

From TurnStyle | 03:37

Monthly short film fest acts as proving ground for next generation of talent.

Iguana2_small Every month in Los Angeles, California, DIY media makers gather to share five minute mini TV shows made in their spare time. It's called Channel 101, only it's not a TV channel, but an underground event that's been going since 2003. Channel 101 alumni have gone on to Saturday Night Live, Adult Swim, and Funny or Die...and the video series have fans around the country.

Turnstyle in 140 Seconds: Indie Game Designer Borut Pfeifer

From TurnStyle | Part of the Turnstyle in 140 Seconds series | 02:20

Turnstyle talked with indie game designer Borut Pfeifer of Haunted Temple Studios about their new game-- Skulls of the Shogun-- which is winning all kinds of awards and what being an indie developer means to him.

Skullsq_small Haunted Temple Studio’s Skulls of the Shogunhas been turning heads at video game conferences and shows all year long. The team calls it an “arcade strategy game”, which sounds like a contradiction in terms. Co-developer Borut Pfeifer says that the idea is to take the “depth of strategy games but bring ‘em to a broader audience, and make it feel like an arcade game where you can just jump in.”

We spoke with Pfeifer about the game, the studio’s multi-city (and country) structure, and his earliest gaming memories in our latest episode of Turnstyle in 140 Seconds. 

Gun Hill Road's Soulful Young Star

From TurnStyle | 03:13

In Gun Hill Road, director Rashaad Ernesto Green has written a loving, complex portrait of a Bronx family in struggle. The patriarch, Enrique (Esai Morales), has been in prison for three years. In that time, his wife (played by Judi Reyes of Scrubs fame) has had an affair. But Enrique feels most betrayed by the changes in his son Michael, who’s in the middle of a physical transition to becoming a teen girl.

Gun_hill_pic_small In Gun Hill Road, director Rashaad Ernesto Green has written a loving, complex portrait of a Bronx family in struggle. The patriarch, Enrique (Esai Morales), has been in prison for three years. In that time, his wife (played by Judi Reyes of Scrubs fame) has had an affair. But Enrique feels most betrayed by the changes in his son Michael, who’s in the middle of a physical transition to becoming a teen girl.

Hell and Back Again's Unique Sound Design

From TurnStyle | 03:17

Danfung Dennis worked for several years as a war photographer in Iraq and Afghanistan. In time he came to feel that still photos didn’t portray what he was seeing and hearing on the ground. The romantic image of war he had grown up with from video games and movies was not what he was finding while embedded with Marines in the field.

“There isn’t an orchestra playing when you’re running through a battlefield,” says Dennis. “There isn’t you know, huge drums. It’s just pure terror.”

Hellprx_small Danfung Dennis worked for several years as a war photographer in Iraq and Afghanistan. In time he came to feel that still photos didn’t portray what he was seeing and hearing on the ground. The romantic image of war he had grown up with from video games and movies was not what he was finding while embedded with Marines in the field. “There isn’t an orchestra playing when you’re running through a battlefield,” says Dennis. “There isn’t you know, huge drums. It’s just pure terror.”

Barkeeper [A SilverLake Tale]

From TurnStyle | 03:24

What makes a neighborhood known for cool...cool? The people? The places? A little of both. This is a SilverLake Tale about Joe Keeper and his shop- the cocktail apothecary known as Barkeeper.

Barkeepersq_small

What makes a neighborhood known for cool...cool? The people? The places? A little of both. This is a SilverLake Tale about Joe Keeper and his shop- the cocktail apothecary known as Barkeeper.

SilverLake is the Los Angeles neighborhood best known as the "sister" hood to hipster havens like Williamsburg in New York City and San Francisco's Mission District.  

Writing Sweet Valley High, “But For Brown Kids”

From TurnStyle | 03:38

Writer Malin Alegria’s first novel, “Estrella’s Quinceanera”, covers familiar territory for anyone who’s ever been fifteen, and a girl, and battled with her mother. Still, the fact that the sassy protagonist is Mexican American makes her a novelty in young adult fiction.

Estrell_small Writer Malin Alegria’s first novel, “Estrella’s Quinceanera”, covers familiar territory for anyone who’s ever been fifteen, and a girl, and battled with her mother. Still, the fact that the sassy protagonist is Mexican American makes her a novelty in young adult fiction.

Young Missionaries Separate Church From State

From TurnStyle | 03:41

If campaigning for Republican Presidential candidates in New Hampshire sounds like hard work, try going door-to-door on primary weekend… for Jesus.

Newh_small  If campaigning for Republican Presidential candidates in New Hampshire sounds like hard work, try going door-to-door on primary weekend… for Jesus. Ike Sriskandarajah of Turnstyle News.com, a production of Youth Radio, spoke with two Mormon missionaries in Exeter, New Hampshire, to hear how they ride the line between proselytizing and politics.

Fusebox: The Writer's Room with Robert Faires

From TurnStyle | 02:55

This segment features writer Robert Faires, talking about his creative space. Faires is the Arts Editor for The Austin Chronicle and has been active in the city's theatre scene as a writer, actor, and director since 1980.

It's part of a series spun out of Fusebox Festival's 'The Writer's Room, A Home Studio Tour' curated by Elizabeth Doss and Annie La Ganga.

Producer Deepa Donde in association with American Short Fiction gathered writers into a studio for this series.

Robbox_small This segment features writer Robert Faires, talking about his creative space. Faires is the Arts Editor for The Austin Chronicle and has been active in the city's theatre scene as a writer, actor, and director since 1980. It's part of a series spun out of Fusebox Festival's 'The Writer's Room, A Home Studio Tour' curated by Elizabeth Doss and Annie La Ganga. Producer Deepa Donde in association with American Short Fiction gathered writers into a studio for this series.

Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Find Me A Part-Time Job

From TurnStyle | 03:36

The unemployment rate is 8.1 percent, but the underemployment rate — that's people who work part time but want full-time work — is much higher. For many people, making ends meet means cobbling together various part-time jobs. And there are some apps for that.

1taskp_small The unemployment rate is 8.1 percent, but the underemployment rate — that's people who work part time but want full-time work — is much higher. For many people, making ends meet means cobbling together various part-time jobs. And there are some apps for that.