In this final live episode of 2025, Patrick welcomes his friend and collaborator Anthony Murdock ii, a business coach, professor, and founder of the Black Liberation Ecosystem, for a conversation about faith, personal storytelling, and Black liberation. Murdock shares his mission to transform 13,000 dreams of freedom into realities of liberation, making the case that owning your story is the most powerful asset you have.

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On this episode of Conversation Piece, host Patrick Armstrong sits down with Indianapolis hip hop artist Skypp for a wide-ranging live conversation covering Skip's impact on the local music scene, his personal growth as a new father, his creative process, and his unexpectedly rough experience filming House Hunters. From November 2025.

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Episode 143: In Conversation with Ruba Marshood
Recorded live at Indy Reads in Fountain Square (October 2025)

In this live episode of Conversation Piece, host Patrick Armstrong sits down with Ruba Marshood, CEO of Indy Reads, for a wide-ranging conversation about literacy, identity, community, and what it truly means to be seen.

Ruba shares her personal journey as a first-generation Palestinian American, her path from global community development work to local impact in Indianapolis, and how literacy extends far beyond reading and writing into confidence, agency, and belonging. Together, Patrick and Ruba unpack literacy as a relational practice—one that can either reinforce systems of oppression or open doors to liberation, understanding, and shared humanity.

Recorded in the Indy Reads bookstore, this conversation highlights the power of place, storytelling, and community-centered learning—and why creating space for people to tell their own stories matters now more than ever.

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Filmed and edited by: Ziad Hefni

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Music by: Mandog