All Episodes
Jennifer Magley (The Basketball League, asking for what you need, a place where everybody knows your name)
On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, Chief Brand Officer for The Basketball League (TBL) Jennifer Magley joins the show to talk about going after what you wan...
Demel Bolden (The DRVN Way, finding your passion, overcoming adversity)
On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, Demel Bolden, a multifaceted creator and founder of DRVN LLC, joins the show to talk about overcoming adversity and takin...
Ella Ashwill (the ERA, equity for artists, building bridges)
On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, Ella Ashwill, CEO and founder of the ERA, joins the show to talk about equitable artist representation, how to get it, an...
Anthony Murdock II (Storytelling as Liberation, Systemic Disruption, Self Healing)
On this week’s episode, the one and only Anthony Murdock II joins the show to talk about the journey of finding wholeness within ourselves. Murdock talks about resisti...
Greg Buck (Push Prep, Community for Indianapolis creators, Building together)
On this week’s episode, multimedia mastermind and CEO of Push Prep Greg Buck joins the show to talk about the work he’s been doing in the city and the things we can ac...
Casey Harrison (Polished Communications, Entrepreneurship, Equity)
On this week’s episode, Polished Communications CEO and President Casey Harrison joins the show to talk all things entrepreneurship! Casey shares about when she first ...
317 Day with 4200Kory presented by Nap or Nothing
On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, we're dropping a little bit early for the holiday! That's right, it's 317 Day here in Indianapolis and we are joined by t...
Adoption Unfiltered (Sara Easterly, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, and Lori Holden)
On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, Sara Easterly, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, and Lori Holden join the show to talk about their new book Adoption Unfiltere...
Leah Burns (It's an honor just to be Asian, Navigating Faith and Identity)
On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, former guest and good friend Leah Burns joins the show to laugh it up while diving deep into a whole mess of things. Leah...
Jason Poon & Jeff Wu (NO CLOUDS IN MY SUMMER, Asian American filmmaking)
On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, film directors Jason Poon and Jeff Wu join the show to talk about their latest project, NO CLOUDS IN MY SUMMER, a surreal...
Highighting Indianapolis’ Culinary Community with EatHere (LIVE @ All Star Weekend)
IT'S A BONUS EPISODE! On this very special episode of Conversation Piece, Patrick posts up at the Circle Centre Mall in downtown Indianapolis at The Intersection, part...
Skypp (Sorry 4 My Trauma, Naptown Hiphop, Therapy)
It’s NBA All Star Month in Indianapolis! On this week’s episode, one of Naptown’s hiphop staples Skypp joins the show to educate us on Indianapolis’ past and present h...
Sampson Levingston (Through2Eyes Walk & Talk Tours, Black History, Indiana History)
It’s NBA All Star Week in Indianapolis! On this week’s episode, the Walk and Talk legend himself Sampson Levingston joins the show to school us on how you can’t find a...
Olivia West (NBA All-Star, Indianapolis, You're the Real All Star)
It’s NBA All Star Month in Indianapolis! On this week’s episode, the best host in the game Olivia West joins the show to get us hyped for everything going on in the ci...
Out of Place: The Lives of Korean Adoptee Immigrants with SunAh Laybourn
On this week's episode, good friend Dr. SunAh Laybourn joins the show to talk about her new book Out of Place: The Lives of Korean Adoptee Immigrants. Dr. Laybourn sha...
Becoming the authors of our own stories with Mindy Stern
On this week’s episode, screenwriter and personal essayist Mindy Stern joins us to talk about her experience as a domestic, same-race adoptee. Mindy shares about her e...
Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story with Sarah Myer
On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, comics artist and author Sarah Myer joins the show to talk about their graphic novel Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption St...
Three core moments of my journey as an Asian American adoptee
On this week’s episode, Patrick takes a deep dive into three core memories of his journey: one great, two not so great. He talks about how these things became foundati...
The act of adoption is inherently uncomfortable and other stuff
On this week’s episode, Patrick rings in the new year with a solo conversation about the adoptee experience, specifically, our comfort — and discomfort — with the conv...
Holiday Spectacular + Best of 2023 Special!
On this week’s episode, it’s the Holiday Spectacular + Best of 2023 Special with my (Patrick’s) very dear friends Leah Burns and Erik Kemp ✨ Leah and Erik join the sho...
Origins, parenthood, and everything in-between with Emily Armstrong
On this week’s episode, we’re joined by a very special guest, Patrick’s wife Emily Armstrong! Emily comes on the show to talk about Emily + Patrick’s origin story, the...
The systemic issues at the root of our stories with Brittany Means
On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, author Brittany Means joins the show to talk about resisting dominant narratives and the ways systemic issues influence o...
Three things to think about regarding adoptee identity: a solo episode
On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, Patrick does a deep dive into three things we should all consider regarding the adoptee identity: some people claim it an...
The burden of responsibility + the end of November
On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, Patrick closes National Adoptee Awareness Month with a solo conversation about the burden of responsibility we feel regar...
Lillian Barkes: National Adoptee Awareness Month
November is National Adoption / Adoptee Awareness Month. For too long, adoptee voices have not been centered in conversations about adoption and that has led to a one-...
Lauren Rees: National Adoptee Awareness Month
November is National Adoption / Adoptee Awareness Month. For too long, adoptee voices have not been centered in conversations about adoption and that has led to a one-...
Amy Plocharczyk: National Adoptee Awareness Month
November is National Adoption / Adoptee Awareness Month. For too long, adoptee voices have not been centered in conversations about adoption and that has led to a one-...
New Place, Same Face: End of October Solo
On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, I (Patrick) am coming to you from a brand new place with the same old face! That's right, I'm previewing a new spot for r...