feed02.fireside.fm Sat, 09 May 2026 17:53:16 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) ENTRY POINTS with Arthur Turnbull https://www.entrypts.com Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:45:05 -0700 The creators of The Music Snobs present ENTRY POINTS with Arthur Turnbull. Conversations with impactful people who do incredible things in art, music, media and more. en-us © 2026 Arturo Solo LLC episodic Conversations with impactful people who do incredible things in art, music, media and more. ENTRY POINTS with Arthur Turnbull is the podcast that asks, “How did YOU get in to fit in?” Sometimes I get the answer; sometimes I get something more. Arturo Solo LLC The creators of The Music Snobs present ENTRY POINTS with Arthur Turnbull. Conversations with impactful people who do incredible things in art, music, media and more. false Arturo Solo LLC hola@arturosolo.com SCOOP JACKSON on Defining Your Own Path https://www.entrypts.com/scoop-jackson 8d04a155-c94a-4adb-b538-93b9e82a1565 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:00:00 -0700 hola@arturosolo.com (Arturo Solo LLC) full Arturo Solo LLC Scoop Jackson has had a remarkable career spanning over 30 years as a professional journalist, primarily focusing on music and sports. His byline has appeared in Slam, XXL, Wax Poetics, Vibe, and The Source magazines, as well as several projects with ESPN. 33:39 false Scoop Jackson has had a remarkable career spanning over 30 years as a professional journalist, primarily focusing on music and sports. His byline has appeared in Slam, XXL, Wax Poetics, Vibe, and The Source magazines, as well as several projects with ESPN. Currently, he serves as the president of his production company Strong Island Media based in Chicago, where his journey has taken him through various platforms, including magazines, television, and books including The Game Is Not A Game (available from Haymarket Books): https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1409-the-game-is-not-a-game

PRODUCTION NOTE

When I started Entry Points several years ago, I recorded and released 12 episodes before I stopped and eventually withdrew them all from publication. As I decided to resume the podcast, one episode particularly stood out as one of my favorite conversations among several wonderful guests who took the time to sit with me.

I hope you enjoy this “classic” episode of Entry Points from the original series in 2017, featuring my guest and friend, Scoop Jackson.

Special Guest: Scoop Jackson.

]]> journalism, music, sports Scoop Jackson has had a remarkable career spanning over 30 years as a professional journalist, primarily focusing on music and sports. His byline has appeared in Slam, XXL, Wax Poetics, Vibe, and The Source magazines, as well as several projects with ESPN. Currently, he serves as the president of his production company Strong Island Media based in Chicago, where his journey has taken him through various platforms, including magazines, television, and books including The Game Is Not A Game (available from Haymarket Books): https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1409-the-game-is-not-a-game

PRODUCTION NOTE

When I started Entry Points several years ago, I recorded and released 12 episodes before I stopped and eventually withdrew them all from publication. As I decided to resume the podcast, one episode particularly stood out as one of my favorite conversations among several wonderful guests who took the time to sit with me.

I hope you enjoy this “classic” episode of Entry Points from the original series in 2017, featuring my guest and friend, Scoop Jackson.

Special Guest: Scoop Jackson.

]]> Scoop Jackson has had a remarkable career spanning over 30 years as a professional journalist, primarily focusing on music and sports. His byline has appeared in Slam, XXL, Wax Poetics, Vibe, and The Source magazines, as well as several projects with ESPN. Currently, he serves as the president of his production company Strong Island Media based in Chicago, where his journey has taken him through various platforms, including magazines, television, and books including The Game Is Not A Game (available from Haymarket Books): https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1409-the-game-is-not-a-game

PRODUCTION NOTE

When I started Entry Points several years ago, I recorded and released 12 episodes before I stopped and eventually withdrew them all from publication. As I decided to resume the podcast, one episode particularly stood out as one of my favorite conversations among several wonderful guests who took the time to sit with me.

I hope you enjoy this “classic” episode of Entry Points from the original series in 2017, featuring my guest and friend, Scoop Jackson.

Special Guest: Scoop Jackson.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/RPjjTq4p+cvh_IRsv ]]> Arthur Turnbull Scoop Jackson TROY GUA on Affirming Identity Through Art https://www.entrypts.com/troy-gua 39b2604d-6ad6-48e8-9e0b-6bf213935462 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 09:30:00 -0700 hola@arturosolo.com (Arturo Solo LLC) full Arturo Solo LLC Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Troy Gua is a self-taught artist, continuously cultivating a prolific output of smart, bold work in a diverse range of media. His most famous work is Le Petit Prince, which is an ongoing series of detailed and meticulously staged photographs of a single figurine that chronicle the life and career of Prince. The project is long and storied and has become beloved to many in the Prince fan community. 38:37 false Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Troy Gua is passionately creative: a self-taught artist, designer, maker, and tinkerer, continuously cultivating a prolific output of smart, bold work in a diverse range of media, produced with wit and a crisp visual aesthetic. His art invites viewers to take a closer look, below the surface, into themselves and outside to others, with empathy and understanding rather than judgment.

His most famous work is Le Petit Prince (also known as LPP), which is an ongoing series of detailed and meticulously staged photographs — a surreal reimagining, in sculptural miniature and in chronological order, of the life and career of Prince. A single figurine, LPP is a constantly evolving one-of-a-kind sculpture with countless hand-crafted outfits, props and a selection of facial expressions (heads), that serves as the subject of the photographs. The project is long and storied and has become beloved to many in the Prince fan community.

Special Guest: Troy Gua.

]]> art, identity, prince Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Troy Gua is passionately creative: a self-taught artist, designer, maker, and tinkerer, continuously cultivating a prolific output of smart, bold work in a diverse range of media, produced with wit and a crisp visual aesthetic. His art invites viewers to take a closer look, below the surface, into themselves and outside to others, with empathy and understanding rather than judgment.

His most famous work is Le Petit Prince (also known as LPP), which is an ongoing series of detailed and meticulously staged photographs — a surreal reimagining, in sculptural miniature and in chronological order, of the life and career of Prince. A single figurine, LPP is a constantly evolving one-of-a-kind sculpture with countless hand-crafted outfits, props and a selection of facial expressions (heads), that serves as the subject of the photographs. The project is long and storied and has become beloved to many in the Prince fan community.

Special Guest: Troy Gua.

Links:

]]> Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Troy Gua is passionately creative: a self-taught artist, designer, maker, and tinkerer, continuously cultivating a prolific output of smart, bold work in a diverse range of media, produced with wit and a crisp visual aesthetic. His art invites viewers to take a closer look, below the surface, into themselves and outside to others, with empathy and understanding rather than judgment.

His most famous work is Le Petit Prince (also known as LPP), which is an ongoing series of detailed and meticulously staged photographs — a surreal reimagining, in sculptural miniature and in chronological order, of the life and career of Prince. A single figurine, LPP is a constantly evolving one-of-a-kind sculpture with countless hand-crafted outfits, props and a selection of facial expressions (heads), that serves as the subject of the photographs. The project is long and storied and has become beloved to many in the Prince fan community.

Special Guest: Troy Gua.

Links:

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/RPjjTq4p+ZnRxJ0w- ]]> Arthur Turnbull Troy Gua DE ANGELA DUFF on Generative AI in Higher Education https://www.entrypts.com/de-angela-duff e2714bff-db0e-4a2a-b058-32952b2fb3d6 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:15:00 -0700 hola@arturosolo.com (Arturo Solo LLC) full Arturo Solo LLC De Angela Duff is an Associate Vice Provost at New York University and Industry Professor in Integrated Design & Media at NYU Tandon in Brooklyn, New York. She organizes and leads conferences and workshops on generative AI for teaching and learning in higher education. She also curates music symposia and has conducted more than a dozen of in-person and virtual events that focus on the artist Prince. 46:04 false De Angela Duff is an Associate Vice Provost at New York University and Industry Professor in Integrated Design & Media at NYU Tandon in Brooklyn, New York. She organizes and leads conferences and workshops on generative AI for teaching and learning in higher education.

She also curates music symposia and has conducted more than a dozen of in-person and virtual events that focus on the artist Prince. In addition, Duff produces and co-hosts What Did Prince Do This Week?, a weekly online book club series on her "polished solid" YouTube channel.

Special Guest: De Angela Duff.

]]> technology, education, music De Angela Duff is an Associate Vice Provost at New York University and Industry Professor in Integrated Design & Media at NYU Tandon in Brooklyn, New York. She organizes and leads conferences and workshops on generative AI for teaching and learning in higher education.

She also curates music symposia and has conducted more than a dozen of in-person and virtual events that focus on the artist Prince. In addition, Duff produces and co-hosts What Did Prince Do This Week?, a weekly online book club series on her "polished solid" YouTube channel.

Special Guest: De Angela Duff.

Links:

  • What Did Prince Do This Week? #WDPDTW — What Did Prince Do This Week? #WDPDTW is a very slow read of Duane Tudahl’s entire Prince Studio Sessions book series through an interactive, online, weekly book club every Saturday at noon ET on YouTube and Facebook to discuss with YOU what Prince did during the parallel week, beginning in 1983. We’re going to start off with Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition) by Duane Tudahl! We’ll read it over the course of two years. Yes, it is a commitment, but we’ll be reading the book in very short, digestible, bite-sized chunks! Here’s the schedule. Hope some of you will be committed, brave, and crazy enough to join me on this LONG journey! For more details including the schedule, visit: https://bookclub.polishedsolid.com
  • Star Wars by Wes Anderson Trailer | The Galactic Menagerie
  • Anthropic Claude
  • In The Company Of Tourists: Prince, And The Only Eulogy To Him That Matters (The Music Snobs podcast) — After his untimely death, just as it was during his unparalleled career, the mainstream has celebrated Prince’s purple pop while consistently ignoring his black funk. During this special and previously unreleased ‘From the Vault’ episode of TMS, Scoop, Isaac, Jehan, and Arthur give the man who may well have been the greatest artist of all time the eulogy that only they could. During an unforgettable conversation, the Snobs explore life without a legend and reminisce over what made Prince ‘ours’.
]]> De Angela Duff is an Associate Vice Provost at New York University and Industry Professor in Integrated Design & Media at NYU Tandon in Brooklyn, New York. She organizes and leads conferences and workshops on generative AI for teaching and learning in higher education.

She also curates music symposia and has conducted more than a dozen of in-person and virtual events that focus on the artist Prince. In addition, Duff produces and co-hosts What Did Prince Do This Week?, a weekly online book club series on her "polished solid" YouTube channel.

Special Guest: De Angela Duff.

Links:

  • What Did Prince Do This Week? #WDPDTW — What Did Prince Do This Week? #WDPDTW is a very slow read of Duane Tudahl’s entire Prince Studio Sessions book series through an interactive, online, weekly book club every Saturday at noon ET on YouTube and Facebook to discuss with YOU what Prince did during the parallel week, beginning in 1983. We’re going to start off with Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition) by Duane Tudahl! We’ll read it over the course of two years. Yes, it is a commitment, but we’ll be reading the book in very short, digestible, bite-sized chunks! Here’s the schedule. Hope some of you will be committed, brave, and crazy enough to join me on this LONG journey! For more details including the schedule, visit: https://bookclub.polishedsolid.com
  • Star Wars by Wes Anderson Trailer | The Galactic Menagerie
  • Anthropic Claude
  • In The Company Of Tourists: Prince, And The Only Eulogy To Him That Matters (The Music Snobs podcast) — After his untimely death, just as it was during his unparalleled career, the mainstream has celebrated Prince’s purple pop while consistently ignoring his black funk. During this special and previously unreleased ‘From the Vault’ episode of TMS, Scoop, Isaac, Jehan, and Arthur give the man who may well have been the greatest artist of all time the eulogy that only they could. During an unforgettable conversation, the Snobs explore life without a legend and reminisce over what made Prince ‘ours’.
]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/RPjjTq4p+f07XZToe ]]> Arthur Turnbull De Angela Duff JASON ORR on Preserving Community Through the Arts https://www.entrypts.com/jason-orr d838feeb-23e1-4fd2-8ff6-cd2cd50d83d5 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:00:00 -0700 hola@arturosolo.com (Arturo Solo LLC) full Arturo Solo LLC Jason Orr is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and festival producer. Notably, he is the founder of FunkJazz Kafé Arts & Music Festival, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary in Atlanta, Georgia. Orr is also a producer of “Maynard”; the documentary on former Atlanta mayor and visionary, Maynard Jackson. 32:52 false Jason Orr is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, arts curator, and festival producer. Notably, he is the founder of FunkJazz Kafé Arts & Music Festival, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary in Atlanta, Georgia.

As such, Jason received a proclamation from the City of Atlanta in 2014 for his contributions to the city’s music, film, and cultural arts communities; and he made a documentary about his own creation, titled “FunkJazz Kafé: Diary Of A Decade”. And speaking of film, he is also a producer of “Maynard”; the documentary on former Atlanta mayor and visionary, Maynard Jackson.

Jason is a fascinating individual, whose story is uniquely Atlanta. A person who has used his talents to both produce his vision and benefit his community.

Special Guest: Jason Orr.

]]> Jason Orr is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, arts curator, and festival producer. Notably, he is the founder of FunkJazz Kafé Arts & Music Festival, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary in Atlanta, Georgia.

As such, Jason received a proclamation from the City of Atlanta in 2014 for his contributions to the city’s music, film, and cultural arts communities; and he made a documentary about his own creation, titled “FunkJazz Kafé: Diary Of A Decade”. And speaking of film, he is also a producer of “Maynard”; the documentary on former Atlanta mayor and visionary, Maynard Jackson.

Jason is a fascinating individual, whose story is uniquely Atlanta. A person who has used his talents to both produce his vision and benefit his community.

Special Guest: Jason Orr.

Links:

]]> Jason Orr is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, arts curator, and festival producer. Notably, he is the founder of FunkJazz Kafé Arts & Music Festival, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary in Atlanta, Georgia.

As such, Jason received a proclamation from the City of Atlanta in 2014 for his contributions to the city’s music, film, and cultural arts communities; and he made a documentary about his own creation, titled “FunkJazz Kafé: Diary Of A Decade”. And speaking of film, he is also a producer of “Maynard”; the documentary on former Atlanta mayor and visionary, Maynard Jackson.

Jason is a fascinating individual, whose story is uniquely Atlanta. A person who has used his talents to both produce his vision and benefit his community.

Special Guest: Jason Orr.

Links:

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/RPjjTq4p+7rqt2O0S ]]> Arthur Turnbull Jason Orr MILES MARSHALL LEWIS on Credibility in Music Journalism https://www.entrypts.com/miles-marshall-lewis 8e5145c5-77d2-416d-a15c-1e0c269725b5 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 03:00:00 -0700 hola@arturosolo.com (Arturo Solo LLC) full Arturo Solo LLC Miles Marshall Lewis is a cultural critic, journalist, and author of several books, the most recent being “Promise That You Will Sing About Me: The Power and Poetry of Kendrick Lamar”. He discusses his path to journalism, leaving New York City to live in Paris for several years, and his unexpected interview with Prince that led to an Ebony magazine cover story in 2015. As of August 5th 2024, he became the Cultural Historian for The Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx, opening in 2025. 52:17 false Miles Marshall Lewis is a cultural critic, journalist, and author of several books, the most recent being “Promise That You Will Sing About Me: The Power and Poetry of Kendrick Lamar”. A former editor at Vibe and XXL magazines, his articles have been published by GQ, Essence, Rolling Stone and The New York Times.

We recently spent time discussing his path to journalism, leaving New York City to live in Paris for several years, and his unexpected interview with Prince that led to an Ebony magazine cover story in 2015. Because Miles and I are close in age, our talk begins with a subject that’s close to both our hearts: hip-hop. Which is a good thing, because as of August 5th 2024, he became the Cultural Historian for The Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx, opening in 2025.

Special Guest: Miles Marshall Lewis.

]]> Miles Marshall Lewis is a cultural critic, journalist, and author of several books, the most recent being “Promise That You Will Sing About Me: The Power and Poetry of Kendrick Lamar”. A former editor at Vibe and XXL magazines, his articles have been published by GQ, Essence, Rolling Stone and The New York Times.

We recently spent time discussing his path to journalism, leaving New York City to live in Paris for several years, and his unexpected interview with Prince that led to an Ebony magazine cover story in 2015. Because Miles and I are close in age, our talk begins with a subject that’s close to both our hearts: hip-hop. Which is a good thing, because as of August 5th 2024, he became the Cultural Historian for The Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx, opening in 2025.

Special Guest: Miles Marshall Lewis.

Links:

]]> Miles Marshall Lewis is a cultural critic, journalist, and author of several books, the most recent being “Promise That You Will Sing About Me: The Power and Poetry of Kendrick Lamar”. A former editor at Vibe and XXL magazines, his articles have been published by GQ, Essence, Rolling Stone and The New York Times.

We recently spent time discussing his path to journalism, leaving New York City to live in Paris for several years, and his unexpected interview with Prince that led to an Ebony magazine cover story in 2015. Because Miles and I are close in age, our talk begins with a subject that’s close to both our hearts: hip-hop. Which is a good thing, because as of August 5th 2024, he became the Cultural Historian for The Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx, opening in 2025.

Special Guest: Miles Marshall Lewis.

Links:

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/RPjjTq4p+3Fret_lC ]]> Miles Marshall Lewis