Episode 7: An Extraordinary Ordinary Day in the Life of Rakia McDowell
The Light Ahead Podcast
Episode 7: An Extraordinary Ordinary Day in the Life of Rakia McDowell
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In this episode, we spend a day in the life of artist Rakia McDowell. As a member of a community who has come together to live and work in ways that enable them to be more whole, Rakia determines her own schedule, buys from thriving local businesses, exchanges resources and skills via a sharing economy, and follows her heart. Could a life in which work is healing and restorative—rather than demanding—be one leap away? Tune in and find out!
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An Extraordinary Ordinary Day in the Life of Rakia McDowell Episode Credits
The Light Ahead is a Beloved Economies and Avalon: Story production made in partnership with FRQNCY Media.
Co-creators: Jess Rimington (Tw. IG.) and Naomi McDougall Jones (Tw. IG.), who is also our showrunner
Executive Producers: Naomi McDougall Jones (Avalon: Story | Tw. IG.), Joanna L. Cea and Jess Rimington (Beloved Economies | Tw. IG.), Lila Yomtoob (Tw. IG.), and Michelle Khouri (FRQNCY Media | Tw. IG.)
Producer: Heidi Roodvoets (IG.)
Co-producers: Lauren Ressler (Tw. IG.) and Sonia Sarkar (IG.) of Beloved Economies.
Fictional Portion of Episode
Producer: Avalon: Story
Writer: Naomi McDougall Jones, based on conversations with and the ideas of Aisha Shillingford of Intelligent Mischief
Director: Madeline Johnson (Tw. IG.)
Producer: Heidi Roodvoets (IG.)
Performers: Noor Hamdi (IG.), Arlene A. McGruder (Tw. IG.), Okema T. Moore (Tw. IG.), and Quincy O'Neal (Tw. IG.)
Production Coordinator: Marlee Newman
Dialogue editor: Sidney Evans
Mixer: Matthew Ernest Filler
Non-Fiction Portion of Episode
Producer: FRQNCY Media
Dialogue editor: Sidney Evans (Tw. IG.)
Mixer: Matthew Ernest Filler (IG.)
Theme Music: written and performed by Alicia Kaye Hall, Jeffrey Archie, and B.I.G Patty (Tw. IG.)
Episode graphics: illustrations by Rae Robinson (website. IG.); other graphics by FRQNCY Media
