Could Be Pretty Cool News

About Could Be Pretty Cool News

Could Be Pretty Cool News is your go-to podcast for the latest scoop on the indie art and creative entrepreneurship scene. Each episode blends insights from the trailblazers who study and build the creative economy with intimate conversations with up-and-coming artists and entrepreneurs. Tune in for insightful discussions, artist spotlights, and a deep dive into the mechanics of running an independent creative business. In each episode, we embark on an intellectual exploration where research meets creativity and data intersects with entrepreneurship. The show is hosted by Spotify Sound Up Alum and "You Heard Me Write" host Kacie Willis. couldbeprettycoolnews.substack.com (https://couldbeprettycoolnews.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Creative Entrepreneurship Could Be Pretty Cool

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Dec 2023

Latest episode

28 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

3 of 42 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   28 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Metrics & Mingling 2025 Live Panel

   Dr. Anuli Akanegbu, EmmoLei Sankofa, and Alejo Porras discuss AI's impact on creative entrepreneurship, exploring administrative efficiency and preserving human value in this live panel interview.

2. 

   17 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Can Arts Funding Survive Without Government Support?

   Host [Host Name] interviews John Carnwath, Principal at WolfBrown, exploring how arts funding adapts to government cuts through decentralized and community-centered models.

3. 

   25 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Can Sustainable Creativity Create Circular Systems?

   Tamara Stands and Looks Back-Spotted Tail and Jonelle Dawkins explore sustainable futures through circular systems, discussing Lakota values, renewable energy, and creative reuse for economic empowerment in this interview episode.

Inside a recent episode

Metrics & Mingling 2025 Live Panel

Published 28 Aug 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So how do I use AI in my own work? Well I'm not using it to do my research like I still do traditional anthropology in which I am in the world of people because I can't just get by by emailing people and asking them to be in my study most of my research participants comes from meeting people at an event you know meeting people at a community workshop and then following up with them with technology. So the main way I would even use AI because I don't it's not going to write for me I'm not going to let it think for me I didn't get this degree for it to do that for me. Transcription because I do a lot of interviews and back in the day I used to hand type transcribe everything myself that takes hours to transcribe even a minute of conversation. […]

Who has been a guest on Could Be Pretty Cool News

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Anuli Akanegbu
• EmmoLei Sankofa
• Alejo Porras
• Tamara Stands and Looks Back-Spotted Tail
• Jonelle Dawkins

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

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Quality

76

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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