Light Culture

David Hershkovits•shopburb.com

Hi, my name is David Hershkovits. As a founder of Paper magazine, I have been a long-time supporter of cultural disruptors from the alternative worlds of skate, hip hop, graffiti and streetwear scenes to cannabis reform, LGBTQ and women's rights. On Light Culture, I'll be knocking heads with some of today's most influential change makers -- rappers, writers, artists, fashion designers, models, advocates and activists, influencers, entrepreneurs who respect "the other." Light Culture is brought to you exclusively by Burb -- where cannabis, clothing and culture intersect. Based in Vancouver, Canada, Burb is a cannabis and apparel company building on the city's legacy of tolerance and respect. Follow us on Instagram @lightculturepodcast and @shopburb. Subscribe to Light Culture at https://shopburb.com/blogs/lightculture

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Episodes

Mark Williams - Lord of the (Fire)flies

Mark Williams is the designer and engineer extraordinaire behind the Friefly 2+, generally regarded as the Tesla of vaporizers. As you would expect from such a man, he has a “relationship with cannabis” that has been a constant companion from his high school days to his years at Apple working on the initial design of the iPhone. Ever wonder about the atmosphere of a company founded by an acidhead like Steve Jobs? Well, there’s a reason they don’t give drug tests in Silicon Valley. Hosted on Acas...

Jul 01, 2019•42 min•Ep. 6

Bong Appetit "It Girl” Vanessa Lavorato

Vanessa "Marigold" Lavorato is the breakout star of Bong Appetit, the pioneering Cannabis-themed cooking show that has redefined munchies for the foodie generation. Here she talks about co-host B Real’s peculiar cannabis habits, how the food to farm movement was started by hippies, why she likes to source the cannabis she uses in her "Marigold" chocolates from women farmers and what it is about cannabis that makes it so sexy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 19, 2019•44 min•Ep. 5

Brave New Weed

Joe Dolce Makes the Cannabis Connection and finds the meaning of life. Did Kim Kardashian cause CBD shortages. And will the Cannabis industry ever become as diverse as it needs to be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 05, 2019•58 min•Ep. 4

Steve DeAngelo, The Pied Piper of Pot

After 40 years of advocating for his plant, Steve DeAngelo's work remains unfinished. You know him from Weed Wars, seen him interviewed on TV and quoted in major newspapers and magazines. An outspoken entrepreneur and cannabis evangelist, his strong opinions range from his hesitancy to talk about cannabis and spirituality to what’s good and bad about California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pot policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 20, 2019•43 min•Ep. 3

Taking the Temperature of LA’s Cannabis Culture with Funny Man Abdullah Saeed.

David Hershkovits talks with Abdullah Saeed, one of the breakout stars of the new era of Cannabis culture. The one-time writer on all things Cannabis has moved his base of operations from Vice and from New York to the worlds of TV and Hollywood. In LA, The self-described “brown guy,” eats well, works out, lives a wholesome life and still smokes lots of weed. Ps: He says his stand-up act is not ‘Stoner” comedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 06, 2019•36 min•Ep. 2

Fab 5 Freddy Talks Cannabis, Snoop Dogg and J-M Basquiat

David Hershkovits talks to Fab 5 Freddy on the occasion of the release of Grass is Greener, his Netflix doc on the social and cultural history of cannabis. Hip hop and graffitti pioneer Brathwaite lays it out and tells some never heard stories about Snoop Dogg and Basquiat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 20, 2019•39 min•Ep. 1

Welcome to 'Light Culture'

In Episode 0 of Light Culture, David Hershkovits lays out the mission of his hot new podcast about the burgeoning Cannabis industry. On Light Culture, he'll talk to colorful celebrities, entrepreneurs and creative disruptors who entertain with their stories and shock you with their insights and perspective on the brave new world of weed and its impact on politics, business and the arts. Brought to you by the Vancouver-based Burb, thededicated to the city with a legacy of tolerance and positive v...

Apr 13, 2019•3 min

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