In this episode, Scott is joined by returner/co-host Jarrett Moses and first time guest Jon Bolds to talk about our Creatives’ Pier Open Mic hosted at Venice Island Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, August 12th. Jon Bolds was the closing feature for the event.

The episode opens with quite a bit of backstory concerning Jon’s connection to Scott and Jarrett including a number of performances on the platform of Creatives’ Philly over the years. From there Scott, Jarrett, and Jon dive into the event on August 12th focusing first on the team who served and then on the open mic performers that led up to the closing feature.

Towards the end of the episode the crew celebrates Jon’s featured performance set. Scott shares about the impact it had on him as someone who has watched Jon’s story unfold over the course of nearly 15 years. As the episode wraps up the conversation turns a bit more sentimental as all three talk about the value of their individual friendships and how they have been a blessing to each other. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.

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Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

In this episode, Scott is joined by returner to the podcast Gabriel Angrand (aka AVG) and Dare to Listen (DTL) Founder Trisha Wood. The episode focuses on the Dare To Listen Poetry event hosted at the Kanvas venue in Philadelphia on Sunday August 10th.

The first quarter of the episode explains the backstory of DTL from Trish’s vantage point as the founder and curator. AVG chimes in with some of the experience he’s had while attending DTL over the years. Scott also adds in his perspective which leads to a conversation about how Trish chooses her lineups.

From there the trio dives into the day of the event on August 10th, 2025. The conversation ebbs and flows as they each take time to discuss the more than dozen poets who performed. Scott’s performance on the lineup is one of the focal points of this section.

To wrap up the episode Scott, Trish, and AVG talk at length about Brandon Leake and RedLion’s co-featured closing set. They also talk about the impact of the event and why supporting curators is vital to the success of the poetry ecosystem. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.

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Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

In this episode, Scott is joined by co-host Jarrett Moses and first-time guest Adam Senior to talk about the “Lamb Jam” event hosted at The Bridge Coffee in Levittown, PA on Saturday July 5th. Adam was the curator of the event and Jarrett’s company Topmop Productions provided the sound for the gathering.

The episode begins with a bit of Adam’s backstory of how he connected to Ripe and the coffee shop. Around one third of the episode the trio talks about the lineup for the event which featured multiple Ripe Artists: DJ Ant G, Craig Watson, Sergine, Jake Doggett and Leah Wrenne.

After talking through each of the sets the conversation lands on some of the impact of the night and ways Adam desires to host more Lamb Jams going into the future. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.

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In this episode, Scott is joined by co-host Jarrett Moses and returners to the pod Doc Hero & Shawn Prez to talk about our Creatives’ Pier Outdoor Open Mic. The open mic experience was hosted by our Creatives’ Philly team on Tuesday June 10th at Venice Island Performing Arts Center located in the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia.

The episode begins with some call backs to Season 2’s FOF Fest episode and lets the listener know about the incoming controversy on the episode. From there Jarrett and Scott talk about the shift made from incognito features to named closing features for each of the Creatives’ open mic events in 2025.

The middle of the episode focuses on each of the open mic performances that included a few regular attendees and quite a few first timers to the platform. There’s some special shoutouts to Philly based CHH artist Q-Flo from each guest.

The final third of the episode tells the story of Docs closing feature set. Included is Shawn’s secret plan for pyro during the set and the chaos that ensues. Shawn shares his preferred title for the episode “Police, Pudding & Pyro.” The squad wraps up the conversation talking about some of the frustration it caused, Venice’s response, and why forgiveness is so important in relationships. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.

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Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett Moses and Greg Snow to talk about the Good Stuff Festival hosted by Carson Simpson Farm Christian Camp on Saturday May 17th, 2025. Good Stuff Festival is the rebranded event formerly known as “WorshipFest” hosted also at CSF in 2022 and 2023.

The conversation begins with the trio chatting about the rebrand of the festival and some of the decision making by camp director Jonathan Curtis to expand the festival’s mission and reach. The first third of the episode hones in on Jarrett’s involvement specifically as the festival’s production manager for the first time.

The middle of the episode focuses on each of the artist sets across both the upper and lower stages. As Jarrett, Scott and Greg wrap up they spend time talking about the impact the festival had on the people who came out to the event. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.

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Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

In this two-parter episode, Scott is joined by returners to the podcast Jarrett Moses, Sergine Citerme, and Jake Doggett. The group talks about our team’s first ever “Oracles” which happened on Saturday March 29th, 2025. The Christian Spoken Word showcase was hosted at Christ Community Church in Philadelphia.

In part 2 the episode picks up where we left off with the second half of the lineup. After the team chats briefly about each of the poets in the second half we turn the page into the impact and outcomes of the event. There’s a special announcement for anyone who makes it to the end of the episode. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.

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Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

In this two-parter episode, Scott is joined by returners to the podcast Jarrett Moses, Sergine Citerme, and Jake Doggett. The group talks about our team’s first ever “Oracles” which happened on Saturday March 29th, 2025. The Christian Spoken Word showcase was hosted at Christ Community Church in Philadelphia.

In part 1 the episode begins with the team sharing the backstory of how Oracles became a reality. The story includes multiple previous episodes on the Time is Ripe including the “Pass The Mic” tour and the Ripe Poetry’s trip to Texas.

Once the stage is set the episode talks about the planning process before diving into the night of the event. This episode focuses mostly on the first half of the lineup. You can pick up the conversation about the second half of the lineup and the impact of the event on part 2 which is dropping soon. We hope you enjoy today’s episode.

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Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney

In this episode, Scott is joined by Ripe Artist Gabriel Angrand aka “AVG” to talk about Encounter Vol 3. Encounter night are hosted by spoken word artist Jay Avery in Whippany, New Jersey. Volume 3 took place on Saturday March 22nd, 2025 and featured Ripe Artists AVG and Craig Watson.

The first portion of the episode focuses a lot on Scott’s history with Jay Avery and how Encounter nights have gone in the past. AVG all shares about his first impressions after getting to the space on March 22nd.

The middle half of the episode centers on each of the artists sets on the showcase including shoutout to many of the artists who performed. The duo takes a good bit of time to talk about Craig’s set specifically.

The episode ends with talking about the impact of the night and shares some of the hope Ripe Creatives has to stay connected to future volumes of “Encounter.” We hope you enjoyed today’s episode.

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Song: "Ripe Takeover" by Aable and Rick Harmoney