noseyAF: conversations about art, activism, and social change
noseyAF: conversations about art, activism, and social chan…
noseyAF is a podcast about what artists and changemakers actually do. Hosted by artist and filmmaker Stephanie Graham, it’s part conversation, part creative confessional—and always curious.
noseyAF: conversations about art, activism, and social change
noseyAF: conversations about art, activism, and social change

conversations about art, activism, and social change

I've always been the one asking questions that make people go, 'ooh, good question'. That's exactly what noseyAF is about.

I'm Stephanie Graham—artist, filmmaker, and your host. On this podcast, I dig into the lives of artists, activists, and everyday originals making work that matters.

What was the moment you knew you had to make this project? How do you handle rejection? What did your spouse say when you got into a six-month residency? What's the weirdest place inspiration struck?

These aren't polished success stories—they're honest conversations about what creative life actually looks like, without the highlight reel.

noseyAF is about the full artist life: the culture-shifting projects and the messy pivots, the breakthroughs and the 3am doubts, the meaningful work and the side hustles that fund it.

Subscribe and get in the mix—I'm so glad you're here.

Recent Episodes

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Sept. 3, 2026

All That and a Bag of Chips: 31 Days of Black Business Reflections

Ep 149: All That and a Bag of Chips: 31 Days of Black Business Reflections No guest. No theme song. Just me, a cup of coffee, and whatever came out of my mouth. 🖤 We made it. Thirty-one days, thirty-one Black business owners, every single day of August. And then two days into September, because that's how it goes. This one is unscripted. I sat down and talked off the top of my head about what this series actually took, what it reminded me of, and the thing I realized halfway through that I'm s
148
Sept. 2, 2026

Serious Training for Everyday People with Sean Armstead of Phenomenal Fitness

Ep 148: Serious Training for Everyday People with Sean Armstead of Phenomenal Fitness Part of noseyAF's 31 Days of Black Business series 🖤 He trained 33 people last Saturday. Starting at 4 in the morning. Sean Armstead is a former Marine Corps infantry officer who served in the Persian Gulf, and he's been running Phenomenal Fitness since 1997. The slogan hasn't changed in almost thirty years: serious training for everyday people. His whole book of business comes from referrals. He calls it old
147
Sept. 1, 2026

Vintage Is a Form of Luxury with Jennifer Kelly-Nichols of Vintage Frills

Ep 147: Vintage Is a Form of Luxury with Jennifer Kelly-Nichols of Vintage Frills Part of noseyAF's 31 Days of Black Business series 🖤 She was too scared to sign a lease, so she bought a short school bus and painted it pink instead. She'll tell you she cheated a little. Jennifer Kelly spent years as the logistical backbone at Chanel, Tiffany's, and Neiman Marcus before burning out during COVID. Now she runs Vintage Frills, a Chicago boutique organized entirely by color: a red room, a blue room
146
Aug. 31, 2026

Your Customers Are Doing Economics Whether You Are or Not with Dr. Kristi-Warren Scott Bishop of Verity Consulting

Ep 146: Your Customers Are Doing Economics Whether You Are or Not with Dr. Kristi-Warren Scott Bishop of Verity Consulting Part of noseyAF's 31 Days of Black Business series 🖤 She was going to call herself the corniest economist. Her friend said no, you're the baddest economist I know. She was terrified to use it. Her friend said do it scared. Dr. Kristi-Warren Scott Bishop is a PhD economist and the founder of Verity Consulting, which she launched in fall of 2025 after spending over a decade
145
Aug. 30, 2026

Leadership Without Burnout with Janelle Alba Garner of Tanglaw Advisory

Ep 145: Leadership Without Burnout with Janelle Alba Garner of Tanglaw Advisory Part of noseyAF's 31 Days of Black Business series 🖤 How do you keep a mission alive without burning out the people carrying it? Janelle Alba Garner is the founder of Tanglaw Advisory. She spent years supporting founders doing genuinely great work and watched them sacrifice themselves to do it. She doesn't think that's the deal. Tanglaw is a Tagalog word meaning guiding light, and that's roughly the job. What We T
144
Aug. 29, 2026

Ten Toes Down and Chasing Goals with Rob Marley of Stay Focus Society

Ep 144: Ten Toes Down and Chasing Goals with Rob Marley of Stay Focus Society Part of noseyAF's 31 Days of Black Business series 🖤 Self-motivated. Determination. Commitment. Those are the three stars on the logo, and they're not decoration. Rob Marley was going through the worst of it around 2010. No support system, no outlet. He kept telling himself two words to get through the day, and then figured a whole community of people probably needed them too. He didn't know graphic design or compute