Change the Story / Change the World
Hosted by Bill Cleveland · Bill Cleveland
4.8from 21 ratings
- 202
- Episodes
- 96
- Transcribed
- 21
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Change the Story / Change the World
Can your art help dismantle injustice, shift systems, or spark healing in places like homeless shelters, emergency rooms, or city planning meetings? If you’re passionate about making a real difference through creativity, ART IS CHANGE (formerly known as Change the Story / Change the World) is your front-row seat to the real-world impact of art and social change. Hosted by author, musician, and researcher Bill Cleveland, each episode brings you deep into the lives and work of activist artists and cultural organizers who are doing more than dreaming—they’re transforming communities around the world. You’ll discover: • Proven strategies for thriving as an artist for change in complex, real-world settings • How to build meaningful, lasting partnerships that support your mission and your art • Lessons from global leaders creating cultural blueprints for justice, empathy, and resilience ▶️ Start with fan-favorite Episodes 86 and 87: Lessons From an Art and Change Pioneer—a double-dose of inspiration and practical insight.- https://change-the-story-chan.captivate.fm/episode/bighart-bigstory-redux/
- Publisher
- Bill Cleveland
- Category
- arts · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 17 Jul 2020
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
96 of 202 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
198: Mark Kendall Thinks A Good Joke Can Help Us Change Our Communities.
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sierra Leone Believes Poetry Is Essential Civic Infrastructure: Part 2
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sierra Leone Believes Poetry Is Essential Civic Infrastructure
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198: Mark Kendall Thinks A Good Joke Can Help Us Change Our Communities.
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Sure. Yeah. Currently, my friend Bill Worley and I, we have a production company called Cool Cool Cool Productions. So we create a lot of comedy content as well as other nonfiction content to encourage civic engagement, encourage community building. A lot of what we'll do is collaborate with organizations that are doing really great work around like community building, public health, climate justice, all kinds of things. They themselves are may not be comedians, but we understand that like comedy could be a great path for them to make their work more engaging. So like, let's say they're trying to get information to their audience about like an election coming up, or they're trying to educate their audience about the benefits of electrifying certain appliances in their home, because it'd be better for the environment and for their health or something that you're trying to drive someone towards an action. […]
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- Mark Kendall
- Sierra Leone
- Liz Lerman
- Eric Gottesman
- Kathi Bentley
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- 4.8 / 5
- 18 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 3 ratings
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- Engagement
- 77
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