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Top Rank Podcast

The Top Rank podcast - co-hosted by best friends Isabel Flower and Marcel Rosa-Salas - is a process-oriented research platform, centered on highlighting people of diverse backgrounds who are driving, ... Read more

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Episode 42: Mims on wrongful incarceration and the campaign "Uncle Ronnie's Room"

Episode 42: Mims on wrongful incarceration and the campaign "Uncle Ronnie's Room"

On episode 42 we are joined by Mims — an artist, abolitionist, and facilitator based in Los Angeles, CA. Mims is the mi... Read more

18 Nov 2022

43mins

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Episode 41: Destiny Mata on photography as community care

Episode 41: Destiny Mata on photography as community care

This episode features our conversation with Destiny Mata, an NYC/San Antonio photographer and filmmaker whose work focus... Read more

24 Oct 2022

40mins

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Episode 40: The Confidence Cult

Episode 40: The Confidence Cult

Over the last decade, manifestation-based rhetorics to “love yourself,” “believe in yourself” and “feel good in your own... Read more

13 May 2022

57mins

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Episode 39: Professor Vanessa Diaz on the celebrity news machine

Episode 39: Professor Vanessa Diaz on the celebrity news machine

Celebrity culture thrives on granting us vicarious access to our favorite stars. But rarely on display are the paparazzi... Read more

6 Apr 2022

44mins

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Episode 38: Professor Jessie Daniels on gender, mythology, and whiteness

Episode 38: Professor Jessie Daniels on gender, mythology, and whiteness

We’re honored to have had the chance to interview a scholar whose work we’ve appreciated for a long time—lauded sociolog... Read more

17 Feb 2022

56mins

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Episode 37: Interdisciplinary artist, writer and organizer Eilen Itzel Mena

Episode 37: Interdisciplinary artist, writer and organizer Eilen Itzel Mena

For our last episode of 2021, we shared a special conversation with artist, writer, and organizer Eilen Itzel Mena (@eil... Read more

13 Dec 2021

53mins

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Episode 36: Influencers & the future of labor

Episode 36: Influencers & the future of labor

The social media influencer is one of today’s most talked about and divisive figures. They represent the convergence of ... Read more

18 Aug 2021

1hr 5mins

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Episode 35: Identity politics & cosmetic surgery: A conversation with Professor Alka Menon

Episode 35: Identity politics & cosmetic surgery: A conversation with Professor Alka Menon

Cosmetic surgery is one of the fastest growing medical procedures in the United States. According to 2019 figures from t... Read more

4 Mar 2021

45mins

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Episode 34: A Conversation with April Walker on streetwear and the future of fashion

Episode 34: A Conversation with April Walker on streetwear and the future of fashion

For our final episode of 2020, we welcomed a personal hero of both of ours—the trailblazing designer, entrepreneur, and ... Read more

24 Dec 2020

49mins

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Episode 33: Dating and creating on her own terms: A conversation with @LifewithJRDN

Episode 33: Dating and creating on her own terms: A conversation with @LifewithJRDN

As mega media companies merge, and social media platforms siphon us into echo chambers, independent content creation rem... Read more

20 Aug 2020

55mins

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