No Pix After Dark Podcast

Aaron welcomes Rita and Amber to the Nopixafterdark Thanksgiving Special. Amber and Rita are educators that work in the Baltimore school system.  We discuss school, missing teaching in person, staff holiday parties and more.  We discuss all things Thanksgiving to GBC, Macaroni and Cheese and sauerkraut. Sit back and enjoy the Thanksgiving Special  From my family to yours Happy Thanksgiving!! Shoutout to my sponsors Charmcitycraftmafia.com and Found Studio| Shop  Foundstudioshop.com    

NoPixAfterDark welcomes podcast hosts Mike from "Off The Record Podcast", Ghost from "Ghost and Big Podcast", Rob Lee from "Mastermind Team's Robcast" and "Getting to the Truth in this Art" and Garry from See Plan Do Show.  We all got together to talk about being podcasters.  We discuss why we all started our podcast, who is our target audience, trendy topics, sponsorship and Entaglements. Great episode of black men uniting together to share idea with each other.  Great Listen. IG:  mtrpodcasts  IG:  otr_podcast IG: seeplandoshow IG:  ghostandbig_g intro and outro Max Bent Sponsors: Charmcitycraftmafia, Found Studio Shop         

Aaron & Sarah are back at it again, Trading in Corporate American to Experience America Part 4 We started with Sarah on EP 40, EP 46 & EP 54 Traded in Corporate America to Experience America,  Sara quit her Corporate Job and decided to travel America and visit national parks with her trusty sidekick Addy the dog. Sarah  has traveled the southern states, FL, AL, LA, ARK, and TEXAS We discussed Hot Springs, Big Bend National Park & Mardi Gras Does Amazon deliver to the desert? Don't mess with Texas? Did her trip get derailed with COVID19? Did she make it to the West Coast?  Find out why we took a break with our monthly episodes and more. IG and FB lyfeintow Website Lyfeintow Thank you to my sponsors: Charmcitycraftmafia    Charmcitycraftmafia.com  Virtual Holiday Heap Dec 4th - 6th  Found Studio | Shop:   Foundstudioshop.com     Music credit: Max Bent into & outro, find him on Soundtalespodcast Web Design: Siena Leigh       

Nopixafterdark welcomes business partners Shawn, Kevin and Alex of Fire & Rice Baltimore Fire & Rice Baltimore is new sushi and ramen restaurant located in Northeast Baltimore in the new SOHA Union. The gentlemen tell their story about Fire & Rice, and how they came up with the concept. We discuss the delays of opening, COVID19, Research & Development, specialty drinks, and how much they love the Northeast Community.  Fireandricebaltimore IG Fireandricebaltimore.com Fireandricebaltimore FB Charmcitycraftmafia sponsors the NoPixAfterDark Podcast Into and outro Max Bent Website by Siena Leigh      

October Surprise Finale...  We welcome back Baltimore 3rd District Councilman Ryan Dorsey to the show. We discuss about the Northwood Shopping plaza and Elementary School. We talk about the 3rd District, SOHA Union and Baltimore City  Councilman Dorsey tells me about his favorite vinyl records. We also discuss legislation that he  is working on in Baltimore City Podcast Announcement during the episode Sponsons: Thank you Charm City Craft Mafia                      charmcitycraftmafia.com Website www.nopixafterdark.com  Website Design Siena Leigh www.sienaleigh.com intro and outro music: Max Bent  

October Surprise Continues NoPixAfterDark welcomes Franca Muller Paz to the show. Franca Muller Paz is the Green Party candidate running  for Baltimore City Council seat in District 12 in Maryland. Aaron Dante and Franca Muller Paz  speak about her upbringing and the sacrifices her parents made for her in life. We discuss about how she got involved in politics and her passion and love for Baltimore City and the youth . Sponsor: Charm City Craft Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com Web Design: Seina Leigh www.sienaleigh.com Intro and Outro Max Bent www.nopixafterdark.com  

Welcome to the "October Surprise"  NoPixAfterDark Mini Series  Nopixafterdark welcomes Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott to the podcast. Aaron Dante and Baltimore City Council President Scott speak about his upbringing in Baltimore as a young kid through high school We discuss about how he got involved in politics and his passion and love Baltimore Council President Scott is also the Democratic Nominee for Baltimore City mayor. into and outro music Max Bent Nopixafterdark website designed by Sienna Leigh www.sienaleigh.com Sponsor: Charm City Craft Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com  and IG and Facebook charmcitycraftmafia  

Welcome to the "October Surprise"  NoPixAfterDark Mini Series  Nopixafterdark welcomes Rebekah Jones to the podcast. Rebekah Jones has been a guest  on Cuomo CNN,  NPR and many national news outlets for her work on the Florida COVID19 Dashboard. She was celebrated  by public officials for her work. That all changed in a blink of an eye when she was told that her numbers were not sufficient enough to reopen the state. She asked for a WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT.  Listen to her tell her story about growing up and having pride in her work. Video of this episode can be found on the Nopixafterdark Youtube page on Tuesday  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzKdilgNPNDlQzwpc46b15w intro and outro music Max Bent

Nopixafterdark presents the season finale of Black to Basics, Fishnet ft Keyia Yalcin live interview on location. Mrs Keiya Yalcin is the owner of Fishnet a restaurant located in Mount Vernon Marketplace.   Fishnet does not own a freezer,  all of their food is fresh never frozen She has been in the restaurant business for over 8 years having restaurants in Washington DC and College Park Md. We talk about being a black female entrepreneur. What things she has learned as restaurant owner. What advice would she give.  From the net to the table IG: Eatfishnet www.eatfishnet.com 520  Park Avenue Baltimore MD      

NoPixAfterDark welcomes Damian Mosley founder of  Blacksauce Kitchen to the podcast.  Blacksauce Kitchen was founded in 2010.  Blacksauce Kitchen is known in Baltimore for their amazing biscuits and smoked food. Damian takes us on a storytelling journey about his life and how Blacksauce became so popular. He talks about what inspires him to be different. Blacksauce  has become one of the main attractions at the Farmers Markets in Baltimore.  IG: Blacksaucekitchen FB Blacksaucekitchen Music into by Max Bent

NoPixAfterDark welcomes Atiya Wells from Backyard Basecamp to the podcast.  In 2017, Atiya the Founder and Executive Director came across vacant property in Frankford neighborhood in Northeast Baltimore. Atiya envisioned a space for Community dinners, environmental education and farming. Atiya tells her story and the story of BackYard Basecamp.   IG 

I welcome Tiffanni from Reidy Creative to the NoPixAfterDark Pod . Reidy Creative,  is a Baltimore based creative studio serving clients needs in Interior Architecture and Design. Tiffanni has worked with residential clients and local restaurants such as Urban Oyster,  Whitehall Mill, Crust by Mack and Wright Tea Co. Tiffanni has worked with local Northeast Baltimore Creative Anne HowePapercuts on a University of Maryland hospital project. We discuss being a Black Female interior designer and architecture. The difference of her moving some couches around to knocking down walls.  Why did she want to get into this industry?  Tiffanni and I both attended Syracuse University at the same time.  IG Reidycreative website: www.reidycreative.com Pinterest: Reidy Creative Facebook: Reidy Creative   Intro: Max Bent    

I welcome Simone from CharmCityTable a Baltimore Food Blogger to the  Nopixafterdark Podcast Simone is one of the most popular food bloggers in the Baltimore Are with 15k+ followers. We discuss being a Black Female food Blogger, Baltimore food scene and chicken box, lake trout to best crab cake. IG CharmCityTable Twitter: CharmCityTable intro Max Bent      

Welcome the President of Milton J Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology,  Ms. Lauren Kochian to the NoPixAfterDark Podcast. Lauren and I discuss how she wanted to work for there NHL but as in life this all changed when 911 happened. We talk about Museum of Science & Technolgy and hyrbrid learning. We also talk about mentorship for black students with STEM. Great episode 

Welcome, Tony, Quientina, Christy and Andy to the Round table discussion part 2. This conversation was not an easy one. We continue our discussion about George Floyd, Colin Kaepernick and more Thank you for listening to PART 1 & PART 2   Introduction Max Bent Soundtales Podcast   THANK YOU 

  Welcome, Tony, Quientina, Christy and Andy to the Round table discussion This conversation was not an easy one but needed to be done. Only two guest knew of each other from this episode. We talk about race, Black History, and police. This was a great learning lesson for all everybody that participated.    

 "Black to Basics" First Episode for the new season welcomes Dr. Kaye Whitehead an associate professor of Communication and African and African American Studies in the Department of Communication at Loyola University Maryland Dr. Kaye is known for having an informed opinion about issues that are happening within Baltimore City and around the country. We discussed everything her social justice platform, sharing personal stories about COVID19 in the black community.    TODAY WITH DR. KAYE AIRS DAILY FROM 3 PM - 5 PM ET on WEAA 88.9FM Twitter: the black mommy activist  intro music: Max Bent www.nopixafterdark.com Baltimore Sun's Best of Baltimore 2020 graphics: D.R

Baltimore Sun's Best of Baltimore Podcast 2020 Readers Choice SarahBeth Ramsey, the owner of Boho Marketing Co joins the NoPixAfterDark Podcast for the first time. We talk about how she always wanted to be an entrepreneur. Why does she like working with people? She gives great marketing tips for the small business on how to market their business online. We talk about mental health with social media Facebook, Instagram, Twitter what works best? We discuss what inspires her, workshops she is teaching and how she loves working with local small business in her community. IG: SaraHBeth.Ramsey FB:Boho Marketing Co Email: hello@bohomarketing.co Music by Max Bent

Winner of Baltimore Sun's Best of Baltimore Podcast 2020 NoPixAfterDark  Music artist Waylon K. Smith from Northeast Baltimore joins the NoPixAfterDark Pod for the first time. We discuss his love for music.  Who or what was his musical influence? How he learn how to write good music.  He won a competition to play at this year Artscape in Baltimore.  Take a journey and listen to Waylon's story!!! IG: wksmithmusic FB: Waylon K. Smith Bandcamp: Wksmithmusic.bandcamp.com/album/stereo-flam music by: Max Bent Sound Tales Podcast..  

Mrs. Kim Lane steps into the NoPixAfterDark Pod this week. Mrs. Kim is the Executive Director of Pigtown Main Street located in Southwest Baltimore Mrs. Kim explains the history of Pigtown. We also discuss the running of the pigs. We talk about how she ended up in living in Baltimore and why she loves to work with people. We also talk about Pigtown Main Street and host of other topics Thank you Kim for coming on NoPixAfterDark Pod IG: Pigtownmainst FB: Pigtown Main Street