047: Audio and Visual

Catalyst: A Creative Industries Podcast

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of Season 7 will feature one to two different interviews conducted by CCI students, exploring different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries.

Our first segment features Anastasia Cudhea interviewing podcaster Mackii Shaye. Shaye is one-half of the pop culture podcast The Sis List, a show that discusses everything from fashion to celebrities with a bend toward nostalgia. Anastasia first touches on Shaye’s involvement in fashion, including her background education at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, what influences her, and how it crosses over into the podcast. Later they discuss the how the podcast was envisioned and created and Shaye’s hopes for the show’s future.

Next in segment two, Atiana Smith sits down with Lifestyle and portrait photographer Gracie Shafqat. The pair discuss how Shafqat has made a name for herself within the industry working for brands like Celisus, C2O Coconut Water, and Steaz. In addition, they discuss industry changes caused by the rise of social media and how it has been a significant contributing factor to her own success.