November 2, 2025
Comic Culture co-hosts Tat Wza and Mickey Factz at the Lincoln Center’s presentation of “Blade.”
New Shows, Big Moments & What’s Ahead
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Spotlight: Mickey Factz & Tat Wza at The Lincoln Center
Big shoutout to Mickey Factz and Tat Wza, who took the stage at The Lincoln Center on Friday night as part of Shaolin Jazz’s “Blade” presentation. They kicked off the evening with a powerful conversation about their show, Our Love/Hate Relationship with Comic Culture, and the Merrick Studios network. Check it out → here.
Their latest episode, Resurrection: Jonathan Majors, Damson Idris & The Return of Blade, is live now with their third co-host, Pete Rock.
New Show Alert: Two Mothers, One Aché
Last week we launched a brand new series, Two Mothers, One Aché: A Grief Dialogue, hosted by Dionne C. Monsanto and Yvette Love Dávila. If you haven’t yet, subscribe and listen to Episode 1 — and don’t miss Episode 2 dropping this Tuesday.
Unglossy Update
The Unglossy crew dove into the big news that VIBE Magazine has been acquired by Rolling Stone, and introduced our newest network show, Two Mothers, One Aché. They also recorded an upcoming episode with the legendary DJ and radio icon Greg Street — set to drop next week.
Around the Network
A New Mixed and Mastered will drop on Friday with very special guest DJ Enuff. This is going to be a good one!
Place Shapers dropped Episode 5 featuring Noel Carson, VP of Marketing and Creative Director at Bozzuto.
Pitch Lab recorded an insightful conversation with Olympia Motors founder Eren Alan Canarslan, coming soon. Their next episode, with Jamie Fahrner, founder of ShakeUp Cocktails, drops this week.
Juniata Podcast kicks off this week with a preview of team’s first game of the season.
Team News
Let’s give a warm welcome to Lauryn McGee, who recently joined Merrick Studios and is leading the charge on our advertising partnerships. We’re thrilled to have her on board.
Here’s to great momentum across the network and a ton of exciting new shows in the works. Until next week — thanks for everything you do. We’re just getting started.
— The Merrick Studios Team
