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Spark Up Podcast

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Society & Culture
A healthy balance of foolishness and real talk. Join 2 cousins coming together to try and make sense of the world through conversation and often inviting creatives and entrepreneurs who think BIG and do BIG! Catch gems and dope conversations.
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Episodes

Ep #103 "Stay Clean"

Wash your hands, mind your business, and listen to this episode. 

Mar 04, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 9Ep. 103

Ep #102 "Fans Only"

One of us is getting a fans only account. Find out who.

Feb 19, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 9Ep. 102

Ep #101 "Outside All 2020" ft. Louie & Coogi - The Daily Note

Its been a while since we sat down with some of our favorite people Louie & Coogi founders of The Daily Note. We talk about Dwyane Wade and his son transitioning to a girl, Dababy being reckless, Nicki being Nicki, Amber Rose's new face tat, NASA clowning everyone, Dave East modeling during New York Fashion Week, and ALOT MORE! We could talk all day with Louie & Coogi but its been a while so we catch up with them and talk about Coogi becoming a dad, Louie getting in his career bag, completing a ...

Feb 13, 2020•2 hr 21 min•Season 9Ep. 101

Ep #100 "Podding Podding" ft. Rob, Regina, Wendell B. Jordan, & Producer Mtwo

We celebrate our 100th episode with the original cast: Rob, Regina, Banz & Cristina along with our newest crew member Wendell B. Jordan and Producer & Friend Mtwo who produced our current theme song and outro.  We talk about Rob getting engaged, someone else potentially finding a new boo, and Wendell's way into the crew. We breeze by favorite moments, our feelings and experiences, and surprise messgaes from past guests & loyal supporters. We want to keep thanking those who have ...

Feb 04, 2020•2 hr 34 min•Season 9Ep. 100

Ep #99 "Keep The Ball Rolling"

We talk about our feelings surrounding the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant along with 7 others then we go into the 62nd Grammy Award Show.

Jan 28, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 9Ep. 99

Ep #97 "On her Way" ft. Gaby Gonzalez - Filmmaker

Episode 97! We lit babyyyyyyyy! On this episode we have a story about a young woman named Gaby Gonzalez who picked up the camera at 13 and never put it back down. Gonzalez creates videos for any and every occasion. You might have seen her work before whether it was for a wedding, concert recap, music video, or her specialty - documentaries. Gonzalez is releasing her very first passion project a docu-series "Women of Providence" and viewing it at Providence Place Cinemas on January 20th at 7:30pm...

Jan 15, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 9Ep. 97

*Exclusive Episode* Ep #96 "Dream Big" ft. Euro of Young Money

We had another surprise visit before the year ended. We were fortunate to get a sit down with Young Money's best kept secret Euro comes on to the podcast to tell us all about how life has been since he was added to the Young Money roster in 2013.  First we talk about Euro's upbringing in the church and how spirituality led his father to the opportunity to study Theology at Harvard. The church he went to gave Euro the chance to practice performing in front of people at the talents shows but ...

Jan 01, 2020•2 hr 32 min•Season 8Ep. 96

*By The Slice* ft. Big Frank

Cristina Sev of The Spark Up Podcast sits down with Big Frank to talk about hip-hop, life, creative process, and working through depression and insecurities. Big Frank's new project - 1.0 is out now on all streaming platforms

Dec 26, 2019•2 hr 37 min•Ep. 4

S8 Ep #95 "Can I Live?" ft. Sabrina Chaudhary owner of Stay Silent

This is our last episode before the holidays and we've had an incredible run and so what better way to end then with business owner, entrepreneur, marketing genius, and the beautiful Sabrina Chaudhary owner of Stay Silent.  Stay Silent is an event and marketing agency that brings so many different events to the city of Providence like: Daytrill, Chunes, Eggs Over, Extra, Homegrown, Bounce House, and more. Stay Silent is at the forefront of the culture in Providence and brings so much to New...

Dec 18, 2019•2 hr 25 min•Season 8Ep. 95

S8 Ep #93 "That's Valid" ft. Complex Ambition

YouTube sensation Complex Ambition - Sound, Y.I and Marloon come through and they showed up to tell us that they are more than just YouTube channel. They talk about how they met and how and why they started their channel, the expansion of their company, their individual passions, he trajectory of their brand, and more. For the "Culture Shock" Regina brings 3 stories to the table that have us appalled and confused - check it out The song featured in this episode is Swifty - "Cyclone" Pass Me The ...

Nov 26, 2019•2 hr 2 min•Season 8Ep. 93

S8 Ep #92 ft. Flawless

From Netflix's hit show "Rhythm & Flow" and our friend Flawless Realtalk pulls up at the studio. We talked all about the process of making "Rhythm & Flow" the emotional roller coaster it took him on. Flawless gives us a deep dive into the emotions he felt during the competition and the bonds he built with the top 4. We talk about what's next for Flawless, he gives us some exclusive news, and more.  We strongly believe in giving people their flowers while they can smell them and rece...

Nov 21, 2019•2 hr 32 min•Season 8Ep. 92

S8 Ep #91 "Beauty and Brains" ft. Miss Rhode Island USA Jonet Nichelle

Episode 91 with Miss Rhode Island USA! Jonet Nichelle. After competing a few times, Jonet Nichelle finally gets the title of Miss Rhode Island USA and will go on to compete at Miss USA. She talks about her job as New England Patriots cheerleader, the journey of pagentry, her passion to serve families, advocating for domestic violence, and getting her masters for social work. Miss Rhode Island USA reflects on her wins and losses and what she learned leading up to her win.  Before we get...

Nov 19, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 8Ep. 91

S8 Ep #89 with the Mayor of Providence, Jorge Elorza

We had the honor and privilege to sit down with the Mayor of Providence - Jorge Elorza. We asked him questions about some of the top concerns of the community. Check out how open he was to share information about how Providence is moving towards the future and how he plans to do so.  We want to thank Jorge Elorza for stepping into our world and sharing much needed information. 

Nov 05, 2019•54 min•Season 8Ep. 89

S8 Ep #88 "Let Me Work" ft. DJ Bently

For Episode #88 we had DJ Bently from Providence, RI join us and we get to learn so much about his journey, his sentiments towards the violence in the nightlife, what makes up a good DJ, how important longevity is to him, and more.  No Regina this week so Cristina took a chance on the "Culture Shock" with stories on:  Angela Ye versus Charlamagne Tha God & Gucci Mane.  Angela Ye is upset about Charlamagne letting Gucci Mane continue an alleged rumor about Ye  and does not...

Oct 31, 2019•2 hr 38 min•Season 8Ep. 88

S8 Ep #87 "Real Recognize Real" ft. Chip Doug & DJ Shurelive

Episode #87! ft. Event Curator & Entrepreneur Chip Doug & Engineer, DJ, & Music Producer DJ Shurelive   Intro (00:16) Cristina starts off by exposing DJ Shurelive's real name and everyone gets into calling people by their names versus their alias. Regina jumps right into the culture shock (3:03) first story on the table is about a woman who wakes up in the middle of the night to a woman (creep) who invaded her home trying to give her 2 year-old son a bath. Then we talk about Wil...

Oct 22, 2019•2 hr 43 min•Season 8Ep. 87

S8 Ep #86 "YKTV" ft. Take as Needed Podcast

YOU KNOW THE VIBEZZZZZZZZZ! We had the coolest podcast on this episode - the Take as Needed Podcast: Dennis, Jenna & Gibran.  We had a lot of laughs and alot of insightful moments with them. We start off with the Culture Shock presented by Regina (as usual) (3:49) Netflix & Ava Duvernay are being sued over “When They Us” portrayal of the interrogation technique; Students at Georgetown University get Fabolous pulled from a concert on campus;(8:26) Snoop brings the strip club to a fam...

Oct 15, 2019•2 hr 57 min•Season 8Ep. 86

S8 Ep #85 "You Design Yourself" ft. Ally Thatcher & Andrew White

Episode 85!  For culture shock Regina gives us the disturbing news of Joshua Brown the man who was a witness in the Amber Guyger trial found dead; NFL Football player Demario Davis is being fined for wearing a head band reading "Man of God";  After we get into talking about the 90's Notalgia fad and how far it has gone. We talked about our favorite 90's nostalgia moments in the recent years , the fashion, and TV shows we want back and TV show we think should be left alone.  Last b...

Oct 11, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 8Ep. 85

S8 Ep #84 "21 21 21!" Ft. The Manager Bee

Intro (0:15)  We finally got our manager Bee to get on the mic! and it was her 21st birthday! We had so much wine and champagne and you can tell! Culture Shock (7:49)  Regina brings us headliners like: Jennifer Lopez and Shakira are performing at The Super Bowl(8:07); Beyonce is suing a company(11:57) ; A man in New York City holding his 5- year-old daughter jumps in front of a train(17:08) ; Tekashi 69's life being a mess (24:15) Topic of Discussion (40:51)  We start by shouting ...

Oct 11, 2019•2 hr 39 min•Season 8Ep. 84

Season 8 Ep #83 "What in the Podcast!?" ft. Please Delete This Podcast

We're back with the back again! and we brought some friends with us. The Please Delete Podcast joins us to talk all about podcasting, media, & a bunch of funny things in between.  Shout-out to all our loyal listeners and to all the new listeners.. we been waiting for yall! Welcome!  Subscribe. Follow us on IG. Like us on Facebook.

Oct 11, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Season 8Ep. 83

Season 7 Finale Live!

Live at Rhode Island College!  Season 7 Finale

Oct 11, 2019•52 min•Season 7Ep. 83

*By The Slice* #2 "To Be Heard" Ft. Steven B Luna

By The Slice is a side podcast where Cristina Sev does one-on-one in depth conversations with creatives who are devoted to their craft. A unique story about a young man who landed an editing job with a regular at his old coffee shop job. How the Lion King gets us in our feels with real life themes. Taking risks in life to do the things you love and sticking to it. In this episode Cristina sits with one of her old close friends who put love and passion into story-telling and film. Steven B Luna s...

Aug 06, 2019•1 hr 20 min