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Beyond the Screen with OTV

Beyond the Screen: Pushing Media, Imagination, and Legacy Forward is a 10-episode limited audio series celebrating a decade of intersectional media with Open Television (OTV). Hosted by Elijah McKinnon and Dr. AJ Escoffery, the series reflects on the creative risks, community lessons, and radical care that shaped OTV’s journey over the past 10 years.Each episode unpacks one of OTV’s “10 Lessons Learned,” weaving together intimate interviews, archival audio, and unscripted commentary from the people

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Lesson 7: Infrastructure Is Intimacy w/ Dante Ureta

Beyond the Screen with OTV ·

2025/11/11

The Resourcing of Community (The House is Built)What resources does your community need to thrive and support its members?In this episode of Beyond the Screen: OTV’s 10-Year Legacy, hosts Elijah McKinnon and Dr. AJ Escoffery sit down with Dante Ureta to unpack what it really takes to resource a creative community. From funding models to mutual care, they explore how intersectional storytellers can sustain their work (and one another) for the long haul.Mentioned in this episode:De Hombres Hemos De

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Lesson 6: Make the Work, Don’t Wait for Permission w/...

Beyond the Screen with OTV ·

2025/11/04

The Defining of Community (Cultivating the Architecture)How do we design a community that reflects the values and voices of all its members?In this episode of Beyond the Screen: OTV’s 10-Year Legacy, hosts Elijah McKinnon and Dr. AJ Escoffery are joined by Ricardo Gamboa (writer, director, and creator of BRUJOS) to talk about the courage it takes to create work that tells the truth. Together, they unpack the politics of permission, community accountability, and what it means to build radical art

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Lesson 5: Fund the Future You Want w/ Bridgit...

Beyond the Screen with OTV ·

2025/10/28

The Expanding of Community (Laying the Foundation)What does it take to lay a strong foundation for a community that lasts beyond the screen?In this episode of Beyond the Screen: OTV’s 10-Year Legacy, hosts Elijah McKinnon and Dr. AJ Escoffery sit down with Bridgit Antoinette Evans, Executive Director of the Pop Culture Collaborative, to talk about how funding can be a radical act of imagination. Together, they unpack what it means to invest in the storytellers shaping tomorrow’s culture—and how

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Lesson 4: Reflect, Don’t Repeat w/ Sonya Childress

Beyond the Screen with OTV ·

2025/10/21

The Holding of Community (Seeds Taking Root)How do we create spaces where seeds of change can take root and flourish?In this episode of Beyond the Screen: OTV’s 10-Year Legacy, hosts Elijah McKinnon and Dr. AJ Escoffery reflect on the power and pitfalls of representation—who gets to tell stories, who they serve, and how we hold ourselves accountable in the process. With special guest Sonya Childress, they explore how to create work that mirrors community without reproducing the same systems we’re

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Lesson 3: Activate or Be Forgotten w/ Zackary Drucker

Beyond the Screen with OTV ·

2025/10/14

The Activation of Community (Sprouting of Seeds)What sparks the growth of your community, turning ideas into tangible action?In this episode of Beyond the Screen: OTV’s 10-Year Legacy, hosts Elijah McKinnon and Dr. AJ Escoffery reflect on the messy, transformative moment when OTV shifted from an idea to an activated movement. With special guest Zackary Drucker, they unpack how communities ignite collective energy, transform vulnerability into action, and sustain joy even in times of chaos.Mentioned

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Lesson 2: Trust the Rave, Build the Roots w/ Fatimah...

Beyond the Screen with OTV ·

2025/10/07

The Power of Community (Planting the Seeds)How does your community nurture the roots of its power and potential?In this episode of Beyond the Screen: OTV’s 10-Year Legacy, hosts Elijah McKinnon and Dr. AJ Escoffery are joined by writer and creator Fatimah Asghar to reflect on the power of community as a mirror and as a root system. From a week-long livestream marathon to an unforgettable factory rave, they revisit OTV’s early experiments in trust, vulnerability, and audacity. Together, they explore

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Lesson 1: Seeds Don’t Sleep

Beyond the Screen with OTV ·

2025/09/30

The Crucible of Community (Gathering Seeds)What seeds are you planting today that will shape the community of tomorrow?In the debut of Beyond the Screen: OTV’s 10-Year Legacy, hosts Elijah McKinnon and Dr. AJ Escoffery return to the earliest sparks of Open Television. From sticky notes on a studio wall to planting the first seeds of a movement, they reflect on the power of trust, the glow-up of community, and how love in practice became the soil that OTV grew from.Mentioned in this

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Beyond the Screen Limited Audio Series Trailer

Beyond the Screen with OTV ·

2025/09/22

Beyond the Screen is a 10-episode limited audio series celebrating a decade of intersectional media with Open Television (OTV). Hosted by Elijah McKinnon and AJ Escoffery, the series reflects on the creative risks, community lessons, and radical care that shaped OTV’s journey over the past 10 years. Each episode unpacks one of OTV’s “10 Lessons Learned,” weaving together intimate interviews, archival audio, and unscripted commentary from the people who helped build the platform from the ground up

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Beyond the Screen Limited Audio Series Trailer

Beyond the Screen with OTV ·

2025/09/09

Beyond the Screen is a 10-episode limited audio series celebrating a decade of intersectional media with Open Television (OTV). Hosted by Elijah McKinnon and AJ Escoffrey, the series reflects on the creative risks, community lessons, and radical care that shaped OTV’s journey over the past 10 years. Each episode unpacks one of OTV’s “10 Lessons Learned,” weaving together intimate interviews, archival audio, and unscripted commentary from the people who helped build the platform from the ground up

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