Sounds Good With Branden Harvey

Blythe Hill is the founder of Dressember— a movement of people using a dress to fight human trafficking and change the world. Branden talked with Blythe about inspiring activism, facing criticism, and making an idea come to life.  -- @dressember on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook | dressember.org @brandenharvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Snapchat | brandenharvey.com Find show notes at brandenharvey.com/podcast

Branden sits down with writer and speaker Tyler Huckabee days after Donald Trump was elected President of the United States to talk about empathy, justice, listening, and where we go from here. -- @tylerhuckabee on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook | tylerhuckabee.com @brandenharvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Snapchat | brandenharvey.com Find show notes at brandenharvey.com/podcast

Allison, Meegan, and Natalie Closner are the three sisters that make up the band, Joseph. Originally hailing from Oregon, the Joseph girls have had an incredible year touring the United States and Europe. In just the last few months they’ve performed on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, CONAN, NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert, and Ellen. Allison, Meegan, and Natalie are full of life, strength, courage, and hope and all of that rings so true in their music. -- @thebandjoseph on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook | thebandjoseph.com @brandenharvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Snapchat | brandenharvey.com Join the Sounds Good with Branden Harvey Email Party at brandenharvey.com/podcast

Sarah is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Darling Magazine, an artistic quarterly publication that seeks to broaden the “ideals” of beauty in media by using all sizes of models and becoming the first magazine to not retouch women's bodies or skin in photos. Darling is now carried in over 300 retailers in the U.S. and abroad including Anthropologie and Whole Foods. Sarah and the Darling team have built a strong community of women who know their true worth. -- @darling on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook | darlingmagazine.org @brandenharvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Snapchat | brandenharvey.com Join the Sounds Good with Branden Harvey Email Party at brandenharvey.com/podcast

Charlie Todd is the founder of Improv Everywhere and has been producing and directing the group’s work for over fifteen years. Improv Everywhere as a group carries out pranks, which they call "missions", in public places. The chaotic and joyful experiences they create have gone viral on YouTube time and time again. -- @improveverywhere on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook improveverywhere.com @brandenharvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Snapchat brandenharvey.com Join the Sounds Good with Branden Harvey Email Party at brandenharvey.com/podcast

Hip hop artist and poet, Propaganda, grew out of the Los Angeles hip hop scene and has become a prominent voice in the world of political activism and education. He's assembled a body of work that challenges his listeners with every verse & reaches across the spectrum of pop culture. -- SOCIAL:@prophiphop on Twitter and Instagram| humblebeast.com/propaganda   @brandenharvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Snapchat | brandenharvey.com   You can find more podcasts like Sounds Good at gradient.is.

In 2004, Frank Warren started an art project called PostSecret. He asked strangers to mail their secrets they'd never shared with anyone to his house. The game plan was to put the few postcards he received into an art exhibit… but he just kept receiving more and more. Frank started a lo-fi blog where he shared a handful of secrets once a week. Now, PostSecret is the largest advertisement-free blog in the world and he’s received more than a million postcards from strangers. -- SOCIAL: @postsecret on Twitter and Facebook. | www.postsecret.com @brandenharvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Snapchat | www.brandenharvey.com. You can find more podcasts like Sounds Good at www.gradient.is.

Jessica Hische is an amazing lettering artist and author of "In Progress”. She’s done amazing hand lettering work for clients such as Wes Anderson, Penguin Books, The New York Times, American Express, Target, and Nike. Jessica is considered highly in the design community as someone who’s a helper— consistently providing advice on how she’s overcome obstacles in both work and life. -- SOCIAL: @jessicahische on Twitter and Instagram. | www.jessicahische.is/awesome @brandenharvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Snapchat | www.brandenharvey.com. You can find more podcasts like Sounds Good at www.gradient.is.

If you work in the creative or design world, you probably know Aaron’s name. And if you’re not in the creative or design world, you’ve probably still seen Aaron’s work. Aaron is a designer that’s worked with tons of brands and people you’ve heard of including Nike, Patagonia, Ford, and Barack Obama. And he’s also the founder of Field Notes— the iconic little notebooks you’ve seen all over the place. In this episode of Sounds Good, Branden and Aaron dive deep into philosophy, hope, and savoring the inconsequential. -- SOCIAL: @draplin on Twitter and Instagram. | www.draplin.com @brandenharvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Snapchat | www.brandenharvey.com. You can find more podcasts like Sounds Good at www.gradient.is.

Brad Montague is the creator of Kid President, the popular web series featured on Rainn Wilson's Soulpancake YouTube channel that has been viewed more than 16 million times. With a passion for helping foster creativity and compassion in young people he is constantly creating new and unique ways to make the world a better and more childlike place. -- SOCIAL: @thebradmontague on Instagram & Twitter @brandenharvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Snapchat | www.brandenharvey.com. You can find more podcasts like Sounds Good at www.gradient.is

David Nelson is a free agent wide receiver in the NFL. He played college football for the University of Florida, where he was a member of two BCS National Championship teams before playing for the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets. In the midst of his NFL career, David became passionate about helping orphans in Haiti and started a non-profit called i’mME that’s working to help orphans around the world in a unique and holistic way. -- SOCIAL @DavidNelson86 on Instagram & Twitter @imME_org on Instagram, Facebook & Twitter | www.imme.org @brandenharvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Snapchat | www.brandenharvey.com. You can find more podcasts like Sounds Good at the all new www.gradient.is.

Phil Martin is a photographer and EMT who also happens to be on the autism spectrum. He serves as a volunteer and advocate for Autism Speaks— the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization. Phil has a beautiful and powerful story and an especially great laugh. I can’t wait for you to get to know and learn from him. I know I’ve learned a lot from him. -- You can connect with Phil Martin on Instagram at @phil.martin and see his photography at www.dcportraits.org. You can connect with Branden Harvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat at @brandenharvey. Learn more about Branden and subscribe to his weekly Goodnewsletter at www.brandenharvey.com. You can find more podcasts like Sounds Good at Gradient.is.

In 2012, Bonnie Kate happened to be watching a movie in Aurora, Colorado when a gunman stormed into the theater and began shooting. Bonnie Kate was shot, but lived. On this week’s episode of Sounds Good, Bonnie Kate and her now-husband Max share the beautiful and hopeful story of how they’ve redeemed such a terrible tragedy in their lives, how they fell in love, the experience of their story going viral online (Their short film, Wildflower, has 1 million views!), and what’s next for them. You’re not going to want to miss this. -- You can connect with Bonnie Kate on Instagram at @bonniekatez. You can connect with Max on Instagram at @belikethefox. Follow them together on YouTube and Instagram at Adventure Us. You can connect with Branden Harvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat at @brandenharvey. Learn more about Branden and subscribe to his weekly Goodnewsletter at www.brandenharvey.com. You can find more podcasts like Sounds Good at the all new Gradient.is.

Zach King is a short-form filmmaker, internet personality most known for his “magic vines”. Zach has been a guest on Ellen, just wrapped up a season of the Amazing Race, and has more than 22 million followers across the internet. In this week’s episode we talk about how Zach has been able to stay humble, why he and his wife have decided to take in a foster child, and what’s next for his career. -- You can connect with Zach King on Instagram, Vine, YouTube, and Twitter. You can connect with Branden Harvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat at @brandenharvey. Learn more about Branden and subscribe to his weekly Goodnewsletter at www.brandenharvey.com. You can find more podcasts like Sounds Good at the all new www.Gradient.is.

Timba Smits is an award-winning designer, artist, illustrator and part-time crime fighter based in East London. He's also the Creative Director of the magazines Little White Lies and Huck. In this episode Timba shares about his life growing up in Melbourne, Australia, working hard to accomplish his goals, and overcoming a difficult time in his life. -- You can connect with Timba Smits on Instagram and Twitter and see his work at www.timbasmits.com. You can connect with Branden Harvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat at @brandenharvey. Learn more about Branden and subscribe to his weekly Goodnewsletter at www.brandenharvey.com. You can find more podcasts like Sounds Good at the all new www.Gradient.is.

Elsie Larson is a brilliant blogger, entrepreneur and all-around creative person. Elsie runs the popular blog A Beautiful Mess with her sister and through A Beautiful Mess has launched a handful of bestselling apps, dozens of courses, a number of products, and of course thousands of blog posts. -- You can connect with Elsie Larson on Instagram and check out A Beautiful Mess on Instagram and Twitter and at www.abeautifulmess.com. (And get 20% off A Beautiful Mess’ blogging e-course at shop.abeautifulmess.com with ‘20OFFSOUNDSGOOD”) You can connect with Branden Harvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat at @brandenharvey. Learn more about Branden and subscribe to his weekly Goodnewsletter at www.brandenharvey.com. You can find more podcasts like Sounds Good at the all new www.Gradient.is.

Ryan O’Neal is the singer-songwriter and composer behind the band Sleeping At Last. Sleeping at Last’s music has been featured in and used by the Twilight Saga, the Fault in Our Stars trailer, Dancing with the Stars, Jane the Virgin, Super Bowl Commercials, Ellen DeGeneres, a million episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, So You Think You Can Dance, Kid President, and dozens of other shows. This week Branden talked with Ryan about how he got where he is, his creative process, and what inspires him. -- You can connect with Sleeping at Last on Instagram and Twitter at @sleepingatlast and listen to his music (and subscribe to his fun newsletter!) at www.sleepingatlast.com.   You can connect with Branden Harvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat at @brandenharvey. Learn more about Branden and subscribe to his weekly Goodnewsletter at www.brandenharvey.com/goodnewsletter.   You can find more podcasts like Sounds Good at the all new www.Gradient.is.

Nirrimi Firebrace is an award-winning Australian photographer who catapulted into the public eye when she was just a teenager. She runs an incredibly popular blog called Fire & Joy, where she’s shared her beautiful, sometimes heartbreaking, and always hopeful life story through photos and words since she was a young teenager. She’s shot for all kinds of brands and bands all over the world and everywhere she goes she loves people well. -- You can connect with Nirrimi Firebrace on Instagram at @fireandjoy and see her photos and read her blog at www.fireandjoy.com.   You can connect with Branden Harvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat at @brandenharvey.Learn more about Branden and subscribe to his weekly Goodnewsletter at www.brandenharvey.com/goodnewsletter.   You can find more podcasts like Sounds Good at the all new www.Gradient.is.

In 2015 when protests broke out in Baltimore in response to the death of Freddie Gray, photographer and activist Devin Allen was one of the first photographers on the scene to share his photos with the world. His photos were quickly shared by celebrities like Rihanna and Beyonce and one of his most iconic photos landed on the cover of TIME magazine. Since then, it’s been a crazy year for him. Under Armour hired him to tour with Steph Curry around Asia shooting photos, Pope Francis was gifted a book that included some of his work, and he had some of his photographs shown at the Smithsonian. And now over a year after his rise to fame, Devin is helping change his community and the way it’s perceived for good. -- You can connect with Devin Allen on Instagram and Twitter at @byDVNLLN. And see his iconic TIME cover at www.brandenharvey.com/sounds-good/devin-allen   You can connect with Branden Harvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat at @brandenharvey.Learn more about him and subscribe to his weekly Good

You’ve almost certainly seen Dallas Clayton’s fun and positive Instagram photos or at the least, some Instagram photos inspired by him. When he’s not busy writing books (for children of all ages), touring the world, painting on buildings, or climbing trees, he is generally trying find happiness and share it with others. He’s been called the Dr. Seuss of the internet generation, Justin Timberlake is a big fan, and I think you’re really going to love this quirky and unconventional conversation. -- You can connect with Dallas Clayton on Instagram and Twitter at @dallasclayton. Check out his books and art at www.dallasclayton.com.   You can connect with Branden Harvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat at @brandenharvey. Learn more about him and subscribe to his weekly Goodnewsletter at www.brandenharvey.com.   You can find more podcasts like Sounds Good at the all new www.Gradient.is.