The Institute of Black Imagination.

A Design podcast by dario

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Welcome to The Institute of Black Imagination hosted by artist, writer, and brand consultant Dario Calmese. Each week we bring you conversations from The Pool of Black Genius: a collection of iconoclasts at the leading edge of cultural thought and innovation. More than anything, we are here to inspire, engage, and to help you unleash your own imagination. Thank you for tuning in! Please don't forget to rate, comment, subscribe and SHARE with a friend (@blackimagination).

Recent Episodes

E100. What If We Get It Right? with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Published: June 1, 2025
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E99. Blood Memories with Gina Paige Co-Founder of AfricanAncestry.com
Published: May 11, 2025
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E98. The Body Politic. A Conversation with Elle Moxley
Published: April 27, 2025
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E97. SEAMLESS. with Oscar Winning Costume Designer, Paul Tazewell
Published: April 13, 2025
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E96. Towards A New Architecture. with Dr. Lesley Lokko OBE
Published: May 26, 2024
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E95. Designing In Place. with Nifemi Marcus-Bello
Published: May 12, 2024
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E94. The Black School with Co-Founders Shani Peters And Joseph Cuillier, III
Published: April 28, 2024
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E93. Imagining Diasporic Retrofutures with Olalekan Jeyifous
Published: April 14, 2024
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E92. The People's University with Dr. Carla Hayden
Published: March 31, 2024
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E91: From Dancehall to the World with JAWARA
Published: March 17, 2024
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