THE COME UP with Nik Whitcomb

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THE COME UP with Nik Whitcomb ​is a multi-platform talk show and podcast where listeners get a chance to hear and understand how artistic work is fueled by the larger conversations happening in the world and meet the artists and humans that will be making major moves in the industry and leaving their mark on history. Creator/Host/Editor - Nik Whitcomb Executive Producer - L.C. Bernadine Consulting Producers - Lanesha Marrs & Jorge Alberto Silva Graphic Design - Dan Ryan Theme Song - David Kornfeld Special Thanks - Megan McNealy & Paskal Rudnicke Casting, Inc. www.thecomeupwithnikwhitcomb.com read less
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THE COME UP Podcast Trailer
Jun 7 2020
THE COME UP Podcast Trailer
Join me as I chat with some of my dearest friends and favorite working artists about what they do and how they plan to change the world with it. You can also tune in LIVE weekly on Facebook and YouTube and watch THE COME UP (TL;DR) on IGTV (@nikwizzle)! Visit https://nikwhitcomb.com/the-come-up.html for past episodes, future guests, and to subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Episodes

THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 202: Jane Elliott
Jul 12 2021
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 202: Jane Elliott
Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Qj6_XhabE  RECORDED ON JANUARY 11th, 2021. Five days after the January 6th Insurrection. Join me as I chat with internationally known race trainer Jane Elliott about her longstanding work in equity, diversity, and inclusion and what led us to the Insurrection of 2021. This is a good one, y'all! Sit back and get this lesson. "...stand up and be counted!" FOR MORE ON JANE: https://janeelliott.com/ http://www.THECOMEUPwithNikWhitcomb.com
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 201: Opa Hysea Wise
Jul 12 2021
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 201: Opa Hysea Wise
Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5UT0TZ1VrQ Join me as I chat with coach and author of NO PLACE TO HIDE Opa Hysea Wise about her feeling of "otherness" as a queer black woman in the United States and how it has fueled all of her work. CHECK OUT NO PLACE TO HIDE HERE OR WHEREVER YOU FIND YOUR BOOKS! FOR MORE ON OPA: https://opahyseawise.com/ http://www.THECOMEUPwithNikWhitcomb.com
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 25: Reflecting The Times
Oct 20 2020
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 25: Reflecting The Times
Full Episode: https://youtu.be/_EEK_TWSgUc Join me and multidisciplinary artist McKenzie Chinn as we chat about her mission as an artist and her latest release with Growing Concerns Poetry Collective, BIG DARK BRIGHT FUTURES. STREAM BIG DARK BRIGHT FUTURES WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC! VISIT: https://www.growingconcernspoets.com TO PURCHASE THE ALBUM! FOR MORE ON MCKENZIE: https://www.mckenziechinn.com http://www.THECOMEUPwithNikWhitcomb.com
THE COME UP & Body Liberation For All Podcast TAKEOVER - Part 1
Oct 13 2020
THE COME UP & Body Liberation For All Podcast TAKEOVER - Part 1
Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOiMp7FjifQ Join me and guest co-host Dalia Kinsey for part one of a Body Liberation For All TAKEOVER special! On this episode we join in conversation with friend of the show Jamillah Hinson about creating successful space for black & queer bodies. FOR MORE ON DALIA: https://www.daliakinsey.com/ FOR MORE ON BODY LIBERATION FOR ALL: https://www.daliakinsey.com/bodylibpod http://www.THECOMEUPwithNikWhitcomb.com
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 24: Simon Says
Oct 6 2020
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 24: Simon Says
Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8ANkzupeXg Join me and 4-Time Tony Award Winning producer Ron Simons as we chat about his journey to producing, the work he like to put his name on, and what he is doing to elevate black people on and off stage. FOR MORE ON RON: https://www.simonsaysenttertainment.com CHECK OUT OUR BRAND NEW WEBSITE: http://www.thecomeupwithnikwhitcomb.com
THE COME UP - Ep 23: Ch-Ch-Ch-China
Sep 29 2020
THE COME UP - Ep 23: Ch-Ch-Ch-China
Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-VxqXiGSOQ Join me as I chat with City Pages Minneapolis Best Actor of 2020 China Brickey about her rise in the Twin Cities, the lack of justice for Breonna Taylor, and the questions we are both asking about being an artist in this moment. FOR MORE ON CHINA: https://www.chinabrickey.com https://www.nikwhitcomb.com/the-come-up
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 22: Big Tyler Energy
Sep 21 2020
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 22: Big Tyler Energy
Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5Aixuk0GiU Join me and fellow podcaster Tyler Meredith as we chat about her work in the theatre and joining the online content creator world with her podcast Big Disney Energy! CHECK OUT MY WALL-E BDE GUEST SPOT! FOLLOW BDE ON INSTA: @big.disney.energy FOR MORE ON TYLER: https://www.tylermeredith.com https://www.nikwhitcomb.com/the-come-up
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 21: Jade's House!
Sep 15 2020
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 21: Jade's House!
Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nn4H2E8YQQ Join me and historian Jade Rogers as we chat about her work to teach folks the truth about black people and the founding of The House of Afros, Capes, and Curls! JOIN US AT AFROCON: http://www.afroconomaha.com/ FOR MORE ON JADE: https://www.jaderrogers.com/ FOR MORE ON THE HOUSE: http://www.afroscapescurls.com/ https://www.nikwhitcomb.com/the-come-up
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 20: Hashtag Booked!
Sep 8 2020
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 20: Hashtag Booked!
Full Episode: https://youtu.be/sToChwftcS4 ***FALL PREMIERE*** Join me and the hilarious social media duo Hashtag Booked (LaNisa Frederick & Danielle Pinnock)! This is our first show back for the fall and we are starting with a BANG! We cover the VERZUZ battle with Brandy & Monica, grad school in the UK, working as an artist in Chicago, and laugh A LOT! FOR MORE ON HASHTAG BOOKED: https://www.hashtagbooked.com FOLLOW HASHTAG BOOKED ON INSTAGRAM: @HashtagBooked https://nikwhitcomb.com/the-come-up.html
THE COME UP - Hot Takes! w/ Dawaune Lamont Hayes
Aug 16 2020
THE COME UP - Hot Takes! w/ Dawaune Lamont Hayes
Catch my Hot Takes! by listening LIVE on WJMSRadio.com on Tuesday's @ 12PM CST/1PM EST or by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/thecomeupwithnikwhitcomb! Join me and Founder & Director of NOISE (North Omaha Information Support Everyone) Dawaune Lamont Hayes as we chat about the upcoming election, the ongoing revolution on social media, and the release of 'Black Is King' & 'B7'. Original Air Date: 8/4/2020 https://www.nikwhitcomb.com/the-come-up.html
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 19: The New School
Aug 4 2020
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 19: The New School
Full Episode: https://youtu.be/FEV_22psBhw Join me as I chat with Gianna Clark & Herbert White II about how they got their start, how allies can step up in this moment, and our thoughts on the future of the theatre industry. https://nikwhitcomb.com/the-come-up.html
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 18: The 2020 Reckoning
Jul 27 2020
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 18: The 2020 Reckoning
Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDjY9uF2A_w Join me as I chat with director, actor, and activist Wardell Julius Clark about his transition behind the table, why he chooses to work in Chicago, and his involvement with the #WeSeeYouWAT campaign. FOR MORE ON WARDELL: http://www.wardelljuliusclark.com https://nikwhitcomb.com/the-come-up.html
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 17: The Garden Party
Jul 17 2020
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 17: The Garden Party
Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL1ENMk88wU Join me as I chat with Helen Hayes Award winning playwright Karen Zacarias about out mutual love of Theatre for Young Audiences, the changes we hope to see in the theatre industry, and our dreams of reality show stardom. FOR MORE ON KAREN: http://www.karenzacarias.com/ https://nikwhitcomb.com/the-come-up.html
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 16: Q Dot Smith
Jul 16 2020
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 16: Q Dot Smith
Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pbqtbFr2d0 Join me as I chat with Broadway star and Omaha native Q. Smith about her journey in Omaha theatre, originating a role in COME FROM AWAY, and her new life as a mom. FOR MORE ON Q: https://www.qdotsmith.com/ https://nikwhitcomb.com/the-come-up.html
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 15: Ben Josworth!
Jul 5 2020
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 15: Ben Josworth!
Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQn4KqzWE9Y Join me as I chat with Jen Bosworth-Ramirez about her move to LA from Chicago amidst the pandemic and the race war. This episode is just so delightful and Jen is going to change the screenwriting world forever! https://nikwhitcomb.com/the-come-up.html
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 14: The First Noelle
Jun 28 2020
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 14: The First Noelle
Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyMGWS5_rN8&t=426s (CW: Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault, Self Harm, & Addiction) Join me as I chat with Noelle Simone about her move to Portland from Chicago and finding a place where she can express her artistic voice at it's fullest. https://nikwhitcomb.com/the-come-up.html
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 13: #OmahaStrong
Jun 21 2020
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 13: #OmahaStrong
Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1MaGC3nHd8 ***IF YOU ARE FROM OMAHA THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU!*** Join me as I chat and laugh with two of my dear friends and mentors Denise Chapman & Echelle Childers about creating space for black art in Omaha, NE, how things have changed over the years, and how white allies can contribute to Juneteenth celebrations. FOR MORE ON THE UNION: https://www.u-ca.org https://nikwhitcomb.com/the-come-up.html
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 12: The Jones Report
Jun 19 2020
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 12: The Jones Report
Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1MaGC3nHd8 ***THIS EPISODE HAS DIRECT ACTION YOU CAN TAKE NOW AS AN ARTS NON-PROFIT! LISTEN & LEARN!*** Join me as I chat with arts educator and administrator Olivia Jones about her work as a young black artist in large white rooms and what we need to be seeing from regional theatre to become more equitable and inclusive. https://nikwhitcomb.com/the-come-up.html
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 11: Bringing The Beat Back
Jun 17 2020
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 11: Bringing The Beat Back
Full Episode: https://youtu.be/O632paR4BLc Join me as I chat with playwright Derek McPhatter about his black queer SciFi lens, our thoughts on how to make effective musical theatre, and the difference between telling stories about race and stories about the black experience. FOR MORE ON DEREK: https://derekleemcphatter.com https://nikwhitcomb.com/the-come-up.html
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 10: The Tia & Ernie Experience
Jun 11 2020
THE COME UP Podcast - Ep 10: The Tia & Ernie Experience
Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KlhLfdkjBE Join me as I chat with my friends Tia Jemison & Ernest Bentley about our summer together at the Guthrie in Minneapolis, their personal journeys in the Actor's Equity Association, and existing in black bodies. FOR MORE ON ERNEST: https://www.ernestbentley.com/ FOR MORE ON TIA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tia-jemison-989b6215/ https://nikwhitcomb.com/the-come-up.html