Brave New Conversations

Robbie Conal’s Art Attack

Posted on January 12th, 2010 by admin | 9,422 Comments →

Shepard Fairey visits our studio again for a Brave New Conversation with his personal inspiration, guerrilla poster artist Robbie Conal.

If you’re an Angeleno, then you’ve probably encountered Robbie Conal’s posters, which he and his volunteer guerrilla army have put up here and across the country since 1986.

His work artfully skewers politicians, global capitalists, bureaucrats, televangelists and so-called “life-style” pundits — and he’ll be in our studios to tell us all about it.

You can check out his work at Robbie Conal’s Art Attack.

What would you like to hear Shepard and Robbie talk about? Get your questions for Robbie in the comments below and we’ll have Shepard ask during the live taping!

EVENT DETAILS:

WHO & WHAT: A Brave New Conversation with Robbie Conal (and Shepard Fairey)

WHEN: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 6:30pm

You can follow along as we live-tweet the Conversation by joining us at Brave New Conversations on Twitter or Facebook.

Conversation: Artists, Upcoming

Oliver Stone Asks: Is Greed Good?

Posted on January 8th, 2010 by admin | 20,458 Comments →

Wall Street. Greed. Corruption. With such themes dominating the headlines in these troubled economic times, the sequel to Oliver Stone’s classic, Wall Street, couldn’t be more timely.

On January 18^th, the controversial director of such hits as Platoon, Natural Born Killers, JFK, Nixon and W will join us in our studio to talk about his long-awaited sequel, today’s ongoing financial crisis and who knows what else!

Oliver Stone has never shied away from controversy. The prickly New Yorker has been airing America’s dirty laundry since the early 1970s. Along the way, he’s won four Golden Globes, three Oscars and has forever changed the way we view domestic politics and the war in Vietnam.

Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps opens in April 2010.

Questions for Oliver? Of course you have questions for him — he’s Oliver Stone! What would you like to hear him talk about — film, politics, greed, war? Let us know in the comments below and we’ll ask him in the Conversation on Jan. 18th.

EVENT DETAILS:

WHO & WHAT: A Brave New Conversation with Oliver Stone

WHEN: Monday, January 18, 2010 at 6:30pm

***UPDATE***

We are no longer accepting RSVPs for this event, but you can follow the Conversation live as it happens on Twitter or Facebook. And we’re still taking questions for Oliver! Leave yours in the comments below.

Conversation: Filmmakers, Upcoming

Shepard Fairey’s Positive Propaganda

Posted on December 3rd, 2009 by admin | 712 Comments →

Our full Conversation with Shepard Fairey is now up! You can watch it on the episodes page.

In this episode, the street artist and creator of the iconic Obama HOPE poster that inspired a nation chats with Brave New Foundation producer Christopher Sprinkle about his art.

From his beginning with “Andre’s Posse” through to his punk-rock inspired “positive propaganda,” his commercial work and beyond, Shepard shares his artistic journey with us in this engaging chat.

What did you think of this episode? Let us know in the comments below.

Conversation: Artists

Amy Goodman’s in the House!

Posted on November 18th, 2009 by admin | 517 Comments →

The acclaimed host of Democracy Now! joins us in our studios to chat with Robert Greenwald about her latest book, Breaking the Sound Barrier, a collection of articles that breaks through the corporate media’s lies, sound-bites and silence.

Is there something you want to ask Amy? Share your questions below so you can be included in the Conversation too! And follow @BNConversations on Twitter so you can watch the Conversation unfold live.

When: November 19th at 3pm PT

Where: Live at Brave New Studios

Get Amy’s new book, Breaking the Sound Barrier, and be sure to check out Democracy Now! (if you’re one of the many that already do, then keep it up!)

Conversation: Journalists

Welcome to Brave New Conversations!

Posted on November 18th, 2009 by admin | 158 Comments →

As a member you’re encouraged to speak up and share your thoughts: Who do you want to see in a Brave New Conversation? What do you want to know from our upcoming guests? What topics should we tackle next? Share it all here in the comments or head over to Brave New Conversations on Facebook and drop us a note there if that’s what you prefer.

You can also follow along as we live-tweet every new Conversation being filmed in our studio. Just follow @BNConversations on Twitter and check back often to get the latest on upcoming Conversations to be filmed.

Brave New Foundation supporters in the Los Angeles area invited to attend these in-studio Conversations–be on the lookout for the emails! In the meantime, take a look around and stay tuned as we add more features and episodes, as well as dates for the members-only monthly conference calls with Robert Greenwald and Brave New Foundation staff.

Conversation: Uncategorized