What’s The Big Idea!? With Ron Ragin

WTBI | What’s the Big Idea!? A talk+ show for audacious visionaries

Two Thursdays of each month, I’ll sit down (virtually) with a visionary light beam/co-dreamer/guest, and we will talk about what we want, about our dreams, about our visions, and about our work towards liberation.

The idea for this show was seeded in conversations Ron had with many a loved one over the spring. As the pandemic was unfolding and as worldwide protests boiled over in response to George Floyd’s murder, Ron was deeply dissatisfied with the demands we as Black artists, culture workers, and creatives were making. As our economy collapsed under the weight of a mismanaged pandemic response and public calls for police and prison abolition rang out far wider than before, I couldn’t sign on to another petition for more Black curators at museums or for better contract terms for performing artists.

Ron’s thoughts were something like: WE HAVE TO BE BOLDER THAN THIS! WE HAVE TO ANCHOR IN A FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT AND MORE LIBERATORY AND POWER-FULL VISION!