Live At Studio 225

11/25/2025

CC Speaks, poet, host, and the voice behind powerful spoken-word nights in Akron, joins Live At Studio 225 to talk about her book Woken Word, the energy of hosting open-mic nights at House Three Thirty, and how she turns lived experience into poems that hit. We discuss craft, community, and what it means to create a platform for other voices.

In this episode, we cover:
• What inspired Woken Word and a few favorite poems.
• Why House Three Thirty matters as a community stage, and how CC makes the Cabaret shine.
• How she creates space for new voices and the open-mic rituals that keep poetry alive.
• CC’s creative process, performance tips, and what’s next.

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11/14/2025

📖 Blueprints for the Broken by Darren Taylor-Collins is now available!

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11/10/2025

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11/08/2025

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11/08/2025

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11/04/2025

Actor DreDay Washington stopped by to speak with us about the Ohio Entertainment Awards, Friday nights at Status 8 in Akron, and his starring role as Romelle, an aspiring car detailer who faces environmental struggles and relationship problems.

11/04/2025

Actor DreDay Washington stopped by to speak with us about the Ohio Entertainment Awards, Friday nights at Status 8 in Akron, and his starring role as Romelle, an aspiring car detailer who faces environmental struggles and relationship problems.

11/04/2025

She Never Believed - Available now on Tubi

04/07/2025

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04/07/2025

Black youth baseball. Donny Brooks founder of The Akron Baseball Project stopped by to talk about meeting celebrities, baseball and more. Full episode on YouTube. Please subscribe and share

The Akron Baseball Project founder, Donny Brooks, stopped by the studio to talk baseball and more.