Null/Void - Cole Burkhardt

Null/Void - Cole Burkhardt

Author: Elena Fernández Collins | Hug House Productions June 16, 2021 Duration: 1:10:54
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This week's interview is chock full of content, and we wouldn't have it any other way! Join Ely and our guest Cole Burkhardt, creator of Null/Void, as they talk about the evil of legalese and corporations, supporting indie creators, data privacy, and making Explicitly Black Queer Art

Like what you hear? Us too. You can learn more about Null/Void on Cole's website.

Content Warnings: Discussions about capitalism and all that it touches, climate change and pollution, racism, and queerphobia.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

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