Episodes

Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ittis⁠ Check out the I Think, Therefore I Slam Merch Store: ⁠https://ittis.deco-apparel.com/⁠ THIS IS THE SEASON 2 FINALE OF ITTIS, THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING! Brandon Leake is the season 15 winner of America’s Got Talent, a 7x Telly Award Winner, 1x SOVAS Award Winner, and 1x Emmy Award Winner. Brandon has been a Poetic Performer, Keynote Speaker, and Workshop leader for over a decade, traveling loc...

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Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ittis⁠ Check out the I Think, Therefore I Slam Merch Store: ⁠https://ittis.deco-apparel.com/⁠ Joel McKerrow is an award-winning performance poet, author, and educator, known for his raw, passionate delivery and powerful storytelling. A veteran of the global slam scene, Joel blends poetic craft with deep insight into the human condition, using words to shake, shape, and stir both stage and soul. Buy "H...

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Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ittis⁠⁠ Check out the I Think, Therefore I Slam Merch Store: ⁠⁠https://ittis.deco-apparel.com/⁠⁠ Tayla Richardson is a poet, multidisciplinary artist and disability advocate. She creates to connect and untangle perceptions of ambiguous loss, hope and impermanence, drawing on her experience living with a rare neuromuscular condition. Tayla was a 2024 Australian Poetry Slam state finalist, winner of a Un...

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Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ittis Check out the I Think, Therefore I Slam Merch Store: https://ittis.deco-apparel.com/ Demetri Manabat is a rising spoken word artist born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. He uses his experiences with grief, love, and loss to help those fighting similar battles across the globe. Demetri is a member of the Spotlight Poetry Slam Team in Las Vegas, Nevada, coached by Dr. Javon Johnson. He has been reco...

Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ittis Check out the I Think, Therefore I Slam Merch Store: https://ittis.deco-apparel.com/ Hamish Danks Brown is a poet, storyteller, writer and event MC who's been based in Melbourne since 2016. Originally from Sydney, he's led a maverick life in the arts and media in various parts of Australia, and travelled around the world on a poetic pilgrimage in 2015-2016. Also known as Danksta Downunder and Je S...

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