I spoke with Anna Yorko, a Central Mass based resin jewelry , accessories, and novelities maker.

Yorko vendors across Massachusetts and has ambitions of spreading art, joy and community through the messages of her art across the New England area.

Her art centers around destigmatizing raunchy and taboo topics and getting people to feel seen. Listen to our episode today on Dreams Not Memes.

Follow Anna's vending adventures on @lightbetweenthestars.

In today's episode I speak to Lenox Monroe, a midwest based artist who shares her story about how music gave her a place of comfort and peace after experiencing intense grief over the past few years. Learn more on today's episode!

BIO: Lenox Monroe is an emerging singer-songwriter who is bringing a refreshing new voice to pop music. Monroe mixes the emotion and lyrical storytelling historically celebrated in the singer-songwriter, Americana, and country genres with brilliant pop production and fantastic melodies. Monroe writes about love, loss, friendships, relationships, growing up, and growing apart. She writes music for all of us, to connect with and inspire others, and to remind us we're not alone.

SOCIALS:

https://instagram.com/lenoxmonroe

https://tiktok.com/@lenoxmonroe

https://facebook.com/LenoxMonroeMusic

https://x.com/@thelenoxmonroe

ALL OTHER LINKS:
https://linktr.ee/lenoxmonroe

WEBSITE:
https://lenoxmonroe.com

Dreams Not Memes is back after a year long hiatus. I have been on the road touring as a musician and working my day job, but I am here to continue to explore the world digitally and physically and learn the stories from the people I meet.

Today we bring you Leila Ziari, who I met at Camp Punksylvania music fest. Ziari is a coach, a creative, and counselor who shares her story about the power of finding love in what you do . Learn more on Dreams Not Memes Podcast.

Website

⁠https://fillyourcupupcoaching.com⁠

IG

⁠@the.leilashow⁠

⁠@leilaz.artistry⁠

⁠@fillyourcupupcoaching

I spoke to Rainar Aasrand a multifaceted artist from Estonia about his experiences as a professional creator. We cover topics such as creative fullfillment, exploring the internet and remaining motivated. Learn more about Rainar in today's episode and read his bio below and check out his website where his works are hosted.

Rainar Aasrand is a transdisciplinary artist. Among other things, he explores the human condition within the realm of technology and expanded nature. His work draws on interdependent and often awkward relations between humans, natural phenomena, and new technologies aiming to reveal and exacerbate, with both humour and gravity. This is a quest to find ways to explore the production of culture through aesthetic means while remaining personal and accessible.

In 2017 Rainar graduated from MIT Program in Art, Culture, and Technology, where he further developed his interest in the statistical quantification of human activities and how this is altering, creating, and bending social and cultural norms. Before MIT, Rainar studied cultural theory at Maastricht University and the Estonian Institute of Humanities. He has worked on various film and theater productions, and is part of the SKATKA collective.

https://www.rainaraasrand.com/

I spoke to my friend Anna who is a Russian native about her career as an English teacher. Anna has an academic in linguistics and speaks up to five languages. In our conversation, we discuss her love for language and culture and how the world of linguistics connects others and your perspectives of the world around us. Learn more on Dreams Not Memes.

I got to catch up with my friend Tiffany. Tiffany is an Advertising/ PR professional originally from Malaysia who is currently based in the States. We met through mutual friends in college. In this episode, we talk about her experiences growing up in Malaysia and how Malaysia has had an influence in food, media, and her own experiences. Learn more on Dreams Not Memes Podcast.

I spoke to Arash about his journey with wedding videography and how he started his business Emotionss Films. Operating out of the UK Arash tells us about his experiences with entrepreneurship, finding your niche, and continuous improvement in the field of videography. Learn more via the bio below and listen to this episode of Dreams Not Memes.

Bio I’m Arash from Iran and raised in London. I have been shooting weddings since 2018 but always as a 2nd shooter. Since 2022 I have decided that I love shooting weddings and I’m going to stick to it. The Fulltimefilmmaker online course really helped me to gain on my skills and I always recommend it to whoever if they looking to do this job professionally.