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The moments that change your art often come from places that shift your focus. That’s the through line today as we sit down with Baltimore’s own Lil Webb to trace a creative life shaped by theater, forged in the studio, and anchored by a rare discipline most people never see. We get into how character work fuels performance and the surprising ways early stage roles and Shakespeare’s rhythms show up inside his flows.

We also talk about the real cost of making something that lasts. Lil Webb breaks down the $20K he put into Whoracle (his 2023 album)—beats, mixing, mastering, features—and why an artist residency in Mexico City became the perfect container for deep work. From cabin studios to kitchen mic stands, we share the exact logistics that protect attention: what gear to bring, whether to drive or fly, how to plan headcount so lodging doesn’t sink your budget, and why “starving artist” is a myth that drains more careers than it builds. The takeaway is practical and hopeful: set a budget with buffer, build environments that reduce noise, and choose processes that honor your best work.

On the creative side, we separate “making songs” from “making music.” Education matters—not as a credential, but as a toolkit for bending rules with intention. We dig into saturation, originality, and the hard truth that if you sound like someone famous, listeners will choose the original. The counter is identity: write from YOUR lived rooms, YOUR cast of characters, YOUR scenes. "Whoracle" sits inside a trilogy that ties the Great Depression to the pandemic—time looping, behaviors repeating—and that lens extends to money, too. Lil Webb shares why he invests in platforms he actually uses, treating ownership as both hedge and principle. We close with an honest charge to emerging artists: do the free work, keep showing proof, and protect belief. WINNERS WIN—so build a life that helps you keep WINNING.

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Can one person’s choices ripple across a neighborhood, a coastline, even a culture? Steph Compton—organizer, zero-waste advocate, and movement lover—joins us to trace a path from Texas family roots and Interfusion Festival dance floors to door-to-door environmental wins and the everyday courage of saying “no” to single-use plastics.

We get practical fast. Steph breaks down composting as a climate lever anyone can pull, how methane forms when food waste hits landfills, and where to drop scraps so they become soil or feed. She makes a clear case that plastic is oil in disguise, recycling isn’t the rescue we hoped for, and the real shift comes from reuse systems: bring-your-own containers, returnable takeout programs that track and wash, and the long-forgotten milkman model reborn with modern logistics. Along the way, a raw memory from an Ecuadorian beach—waves draping plastic bags around her ankles—turns into a spontaneous cleanup that kids joined on the spot, proof that visible action sparks participation.

This conversation also honors the inner work. We talk co-regulation, breath, and why people who feel safe and connected are more likely to engage in sustainable habits. Steph’s “1% reduction challenge” is both humble and ambitious: skip one tank of gas a year, refuse one disposable item a week, choose one returnable container service. Multiply that by millions and the math moves. We weave in mushrooms, movement arts, and the joy of small wins—because lasting change needs both systems and spirit.

If you care about practical sustainability, plastic-free living, composting for climate change, and building community resilience, you’ll leave with steps you can use today and stories you won’t forget. Listen, share with a friend who needs a nudge, and tell us: what’s your 1% this week? Subscribe, rate, and leave a review so more people can find the show. Thanks for tuning in to Respecting Perspectives!

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