MAEKAN
MAEKAN is a publisher and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about creative accountability, participation, and culture within a broader global community. MAEKAN's focused on equipping creators with the tangible and intangible tools to succeed and define the future of creative culture. We don't have all the answers, but our curiosity ensures we never stop looking. Head over to patreon.com/maekan if you're interested in supporting us and being part of our larger community which includes regular newsletters and a vibrant Discord community. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maekan/supportPodcasts
Indestructible: The DSPTCH Origin Story With Richard Liu
Published: July 27, 2021, 5:04 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 43 seconds
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Building the Brand Adam Studios
Published: July 9, 2020, 2:15 a.m.Duration: 33 minutes 42 seconds
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Two Acres at a Time Kristyn Leach of Namu Farm
Published: Nov. 16, 2019, 9:12 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 38 seconds
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Lars Williams Creating Sense Memories with Empirical Spirts
Published: Sept. 20, 2019, 6:20 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 51 seconds
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MAEKAN & BYBORRE Redefining Comfort: Celine Pham
Published: April 2, 2019, 3:10 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 47 seconds
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502 Bad Gateway An Antidote to Online Fast Fashion
Published: March 22, 2019, 7:10 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 12 seconds
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Understanding Our World Through Objects Johanna Agerman Ross
Published: March 14, 2019, 6:32 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 50 seconds
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Remembering Triple X Hong Kong's Underground Mecca
Published: March 7, 2019, 6:59 a.m.Duration: 47 minutes 37 seconds
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MAEKAN & BYBORRE Redefining Comfort: Rebecca Kelley
Published: Feb. 18, 2019, 6:42 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 43 seconds
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Floating in Time Daniel Arsham Brings Us Static Mythologies
Published: Feb. 4, 2019, 4:42 a.m.Duration: 11 minutes 33 seconds
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MAEKAN Session The Need for Criticism
Published: Jan. 9, 2019, 2:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 55 seconds
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To Be a Member of a Club You Never Wanted to Join Conversing with Mike Shinoda
Published: Dec. 2, 2018, 5:03 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 36 seconds
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Building the Brand Community Governance
Published: Nov. 27, 2018, 6:34 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 24 seconds
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Observations Abroad with Joan Wong Part II
Published: Nov. 25, 2018, 6:24 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 42 seconds
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Celebrating and Evaluating A Recap of Unexpected Connections
Published: Nov. 19, 2018, 6:14 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 59 seconds
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Good Earth for Good Herb Summerland and the Perfect Ceramic Bong
Published: Nov. 19, 2018, 3:45 a.m.Duration: 33 minutes 8 seconds
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From the Portfolio of Guillaume Ferrand
Published: Nov. 13, 2018, 6:52 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 31 seconds
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An Hour with Tan Dun Master Composer and Force of Culture
Published: Oct. 17, 2018, 5:11 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 40 seconds
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Shochu & Soju Yardbird's Elliot Faber Breaks Down The World's Favorite Rice Wines
Published: Oct. 7, 2018, 4:07 a.m.Duration: 12 minutes 15 seconds
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Authenticity and Transparency in Fashion Media The Fashion Law with Julie Zerbo
Published: Sept. 30, 2018, 5:34 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 46 seconds
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There is No Handbook Chapter-by-Chapter with Director Decatur Dan
Published: Sept. 24, 2018, 4:10 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 25 seconds
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Product Research Through Culture Behzod Sirjani and How Slack Humanizes Work
Published: Sept. 21, 2018, 3:27 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 36 seconds
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MAEKAN Travel Diary Conversing through Football in Egypt
Published: Sept. 8, 2018, 3:09 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 25 seconds
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Anything Can be Fascinating Avery Trufelman of 99% Invisible on Telling Stories Well
Published: Sept. 1, 2018, 3:37 a.m.Duration: 44 minutes 8 seconds
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Sights & Sounds Chris da Canha
Published: Aug. 30, 2018, 12:37 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 40 seconds
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Building A True Cannabis Lifestyle Brand Ariel Stark-Benz of Mister Green
Published: Aug. 18, 2018, 3:58 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 12 seconds
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Straight Outta Saigon Jenni Trang Le Talks Vietnam's Film Industry
Published: Aug. 15, 2018, 10:07 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 51 seconds
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Calming the Freelance Rollercoaster Cushion App Built by Jonnie Hallman
Published: Aug. 10, 2018, 3:58 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 59 seconds
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Building the Brand 28 Days with Alek Rose
Published: Aug. 1, 2018, 12:05 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 24 seconds
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Rooted in Californian Nostalgia 40s and Shorties Grows Up
Published: July 31, 2018, 2:53 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 16 seconds
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Sights & Sounds Gideon de Kock
Published: July 22, 2018, 4:35 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 15 seconds
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The Golden Years Detroit Techno's Warehouse Scene
Published: July 17, 2018, 2:52 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 28 seconds
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Depression is Like Anything Else Neal Brennan Mic'd Up
Published: July 15, 2018, 3:20 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 45 seconds
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Shedding Vanity Establishing Purpose with Alex Valdman of Rapha
Published: July 13, 2018, 3:51 a.m.Duration: 40 minutes 39 seconds
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Made To Last The Knives of Hinoki
Published: June 27, 2018, 6:08 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 40 seconds
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Trusting Your Senses Eric Lau on Music Shaping Society
Published: June 24, 2018, 4:43 a.m.Duration: 56 minutes 38 seconds
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A Playing Field for All New Opportunities for Creatives of Color
Published: June 20, 2018, 1:51 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 11 seconds
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Muted Music The Private Spaces of Karachis Underground
Published: June 14, 2018, 10:32 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 11 seconds
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Joshua Kissi on True Diversity in Stock Photography TONL's Take on Equality
Published: June 8, 2018, 3:50 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 59 seconds
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Creating a Neighborhood Hotel RYSE Makes Its Mark on Hongdae
Published: June 6, 2018, 4:24 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 21 seconds
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The Outlier Way Clothing Unwavering Against Compromise
Published: June 4, 2018, 1:48 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 51 seconds
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Spinning Wheels Ceramics and Music with Sloane Angell
Published: May 27, 2018, 3:03 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 1 second
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Block Parties & Music History Philadelphia's DJ Matthew Law
Published: May 18, 2018, 3:30 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 28 seconds
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How Long Did That Take to Paint? The Art of Matt McCormick
Published: May 9, 2018, 5:03 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 21 seconds
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Ballers for Hire China's Underground Basketball Scene
Published: May 7, 2018, 1:34 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 18 seconds
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Equidistant Ms Banks & Fotan Laiki Contrast and Compare Their Musical Worlds
Published: April 27, 2018, 5:25 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 25 seconds
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Imperfectly Perfect Cody Hudson for RYSE Hotel
Published: April 27, 2018, 5:06 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 17 seconds
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Into the South Connecting with The Mississippi Delta Chinese
Published: April 21, 2018, 12:55 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 40 seconds
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Observations Abroad with Joan Wong Part I
Published: April 4, 2018, 1:31 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 17 seconds
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Bohan Phoenix Bridging the Gap Between East and West, Hip-Hop in China
Published: March 28, 2018, 2:38 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 4 seconds
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Authenticity in Media
Published: March 21, 2018, 12:12 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 32 seconds
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Curated Kyoto with Sara Aiko
Published: March 16, 2018, 2:57 a.m.Duration: 11 minutes 53 seconds
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Sights & Sounds ThirdCulture
Published: March 6, 2018, 7:28 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 29 seconds
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"Flower" by Alex Maeland A Show for All of Us
Published: March 2, 2018, 6:15 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 25 seconds
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Gathering Growth with Brian Kelley Documenting the Champion Trees
Published: Feb. 23, 2018, 6:27 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 46 seconds
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Building the Brand Writing for Ears
Published: Feb. 19, 2018, 10:40 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 19 seconds
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Uguisu the Little Shoppe From Roppongi to the World
Published: Feb. 14, 2018, 6:42 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 32 seconds
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A Tale of Two Cities Exploring China's Hip-Hop Capitals
Published: Feb. 10, 2018, 2:49 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 28 seconds
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Borderless Musical and Cultural Identity with Crystal Kay
Published: Feb. 3, 2018, 4:32 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 15 seconds
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The Road Less Traveled Into the Chinese Countryside with Elphick and Yin
Published: Jan. 30, 2018, 7:08 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 54 seconds
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Field Testing The Polaroid OneStep 2
Published: Jan. 26, 2018, 5:11 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 10 seconds
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Street Dreams The Feed in Real Life
Published: Jan. 12, 2018, 3:32 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 15 seconds
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Jayscale Intersecting Philanthropy and Photography
Published: Jan. 10, 2018, 5:44 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 14 seconds
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Hard Stop All Along the Wall Lost in the Desert Crossing the Mexico-United States Border
Published: Dec. 29, 2017, 5:01 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 59 seconds
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Conservation Technology with Shah Selbe How iPhones Can Stave-Off Mass Extinction
Published: Dec. 28, 2017, 4:45 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 39 seconds
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Sights & Sounds Bo Bridges
Published: Dec. 20, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 45 seconds
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Sights & Sounds Jayscale
Published: Dec. 13, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 23 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #027: Preserving food culture amongst tribes and the future of dining in the sky.
Published: Dec. 8, 2017, 12:50 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 40 seconds
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For My Family Jay Park's Transcontinental Success
Published: Dec. 7, 2017, 8:56 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 1 second
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Sights & Sounds Edward Barnieh
Published: Dec. 6, 2017, 5:14 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 51 seconds
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More to a Like The Real World of Instagram with Edward Barnieh
Published: Dec. 5, 2017, 9:18 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 57 seconds
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Without an Agenda A Trip Through the Japanese Countryside with Focus HIDA
Published: Dec. 5, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 18 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #026: The FCC's steps towards eradicating net neutrality, and giving kids slack for what they say on social media.
Published: Dec. 4, 2017, 4:52 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 12 seconds
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Start Building Young Marissa Louie's Animoodles
Published: Dec. 4, 2017, 4:50 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 31 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #025: Why do we need to touch things at museums, and what are the factors behind critical thought and analysis?
Published: Dec. 4, 2017, 4:45 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes 3 seconds
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Seouls Musical Oasis Cakeshop and Contra
Published: Nov. 24, 2017, 6:15 a.m.Duration: 48 minutes 56 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #024: Have we hit peak merchandise? The dark world of Children's YouTube.
Published: Nov. 24, 2017, 5:54 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 32 seconds
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Straight Outta Sham Shui Po OKOKOK
Published: Nov. 20, 2017, 11:56 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 55 seconds
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The Business of Bugs Psychology and Untapped Food Sustainability
Published: Nov. 16, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 34 minutes 15 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #023: ComplexCon 2017 and media's future at the hands of billionaires
Published: Nov. 15, 2017, 11:39 a.m.Duration: 47 minutes 56 seconds
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MAEKAN Tools Cody's Editorial Tools
Published: Nov. 15, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 8 minutes 33 seconds
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Witnessed The Aftermath of the Tubbs Fire
Published: Nov. 14, 2017, 11:11 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 15 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #022: Our first-ever guest, video games as a military tool, and the relevance of Barbara Kruger's subway ticket art.
Published: Nov. 9, 2017, 7:06 a.m.Duration: 45 minutes 16 seconds
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The Road Less Traveled Finding Family with Cheuk-Yin
Published: Nov. 8, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 31 seconds
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iPhones for the Dead Material Goods and the Chinese Afterlife
Published: Nov. 8, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 56 seconds
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MAEKAN Tools Charis' Illustration Tools
Published: Nov. 7, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 49 seconds
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Building the Brand The Apprentice
Published: Nov. 6, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 6 seconds
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Sake Bar O The Sake Speakeasy
Published: Nov. 5, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 33 minutes 35 seconds
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Community Spotlight Yannick Hits Cuba
Published: Nov. 4, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 10 seconds
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Does Slack Allow Us to Focus on Our Work? Making Sense of Creative Efficiency
Published: Nov. 2, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 16 seconds
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Kicks with Capes Super Heroic and How Jason Mayden is Building Stronger Kids
Published: Nov. 1, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 50 seconds
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Where It All Went Wrong Lessons from the Field in Losing $8,000 Worth of Gear
Published: Oct. 30, 2017, 9:38 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 40 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #021: China starts rating its citizens to increase trust and AI becomes increasingly common
Published: Oct. 30, 2017, 8:50 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 4 seconds
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GAO Dumpling Bar Transplanting Hong Kong Culture in Copenhagen
Published: Oct. 30, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 54 seconds
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Part I Mike Cherman's Contingency Plan
Published: Oct. 29, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 20 seconds
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The Business Side of the Creative Coin An Hour with John C Jay
Published: Oct. 29, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 34 seconds
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Time Waits for No One Lauren Gallo on Creating Opportunities for Yourself
Published: Oct. 27, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 23 seconds
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Building the Brand Why Hong Kong?
Published: Oct. 26, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 19 seconds
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A Subscription-Based Uniform with LOT2046
Published: Oct. 25, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 22 seconds
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MAEKAN Tools Nate's Writing Tools
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 50 seconds
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Beat Jiving with Jose James and Jazzy Sports in Shibuya
Published: Oct. 23, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 8 minutes 11 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #020: The case for adding sneaker culture into the curriculum, and the current state of push notifications?
Published: Oct. 20, 2017, 10:09 a.m.Duration: 49 minutes 22 seconds
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Building the Brand The New Process of Recording
Published: Oct. 20, 2017, 8:55 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 22 seconds
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Figuring Out Female Equality Together Sarah Kim
Published: Oct. 20, 2017, 8:53 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 10 seconds
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One Sneaker at a Time Mark Gainor Slows Down Production
Published: Oct. 20, 2017, 8:43 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 55 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #019: The encroachment of AR into our public spaces, and Dropbox's controversial rebranding.
Published: Oct. 13, 2017, 7:54 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 11 seconds
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MAEKAN Tools Chris' Cameras
Published: Oct. 12, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 47 seconds
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Hands One Night At Sushi Shin
Published: Oct. 11, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 27 seconds
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Beat Wheels Rattling on Granite in Barcelona
Published: Oct. 10, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 46 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #018: How Apple is tackling streaming music, and PUMA & Daily Paper's trip to Africa to build a football pitch.
Published: Oct. 6, 2017, 10:05 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 26 seconds
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Building the Brand Learning When to Bob and When to Weave
Published: Oct. 4, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 36 minutes 23 seconds
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Marketing Cannabis A Day with Sherbinskis and Young Dolph
Published: Oct. 3, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 47 seconds
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Growing on the Rez Native American Entrepreneurship and The Green Rush
Published: Oct. 2, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 21 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #017: Coca-Cola sponsors a video game character and how tech and social media has changed food reviews.
Published: Sept. 29, 2017, 6:08 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 27 seconds
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Other Side of the Dish The Art of Creating Elevated Serviceware
Published: Sept. 28, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 39 seconds
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Damned Ikebana AMKK Transforms MAEKAN into Floral Art
Published: Sept. 27, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 9 minutes 59 seconds
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Not Your Childhood Toy The World of Custom LEGO
Published: Sept. 26, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 50 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #016: Improving photographic diversity in media and the emergence of Polaroid Originals
Published: Sept. 22, 2017, 11:27 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 41 seconds
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Building the Brand Why Audio?
Published: Sept. 20, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 7 minutes 10 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #015: The value of a New Yorker magazine tote bag as cultural currency, and what it means for Detroit to have a "chief storyteller."
Published: Sept. 15, 2017, 2:01 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 3 seconds
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Never Miss a Shot Bo Bridges and the Art of Action Photography
Published: Sept. 13, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 53 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #014: How can blockchain and cryptocurrencies change social media? Can you achieve greatness on a 40-hour work week?
Published: Sept. 8, 2017, 2 p.m.Duration: 58 minutes 50 seconds
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How AMKK Has Changed the Way We See Flowers
Published: Sept. 2, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 31 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #013: Black Girls Code turns down $125K from Uber and how creatives should look at money
Published: Sept. 1, 2017, 10:48 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 29 seconds
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FRANCHISE & MUNDIAL for MAEKAN: What's Happened to Our Sports Icons?
Published: Aug. 26, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 25 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #012: How aging affects our creative process and PR agency Derris' new investment fund.
Published: Aug. 24, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 26 seconds
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Mundial for MAEKAN: On Their Skin
Published: Aug. 19, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 30 seconds
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MAEKAN It Up #011: Is church-based streetwear the next big thing? Can a tech-minded approach to food work in the face of regulation?
Published: Aug. 18, 2017, 6:30 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 10 seconds
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Building the Brand Our Fabric
Published: Aug. 15, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes 18 seconds
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MAEKAN Tools The Audio Rig
Published: Aug. 13, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 23 seconds
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How Virgilio Martinez Skated Into the Kitchen and Put Peru on the Map
Published: Aug. 12, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 12 minutes 55 seconds
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