In this episode of Toasts & Jams, we welcome Ollie Olanipekun — creative director and founder of Flock Together and OpenAREA.

We talk about Ollie’s journey from starting out with a youth culture blog to building a globally recognised creative agency, and what it takes to grow something from the ground up.

The conversation moves through what creativity really means and how differently it shows up for everyone, the role of youth culture in shaping the future, and why some generations struggle to understand what’s coming next.

We also get into nature, focus and mental clarity, including how stepping outside can unlock new ways of thinking, alongside a wider conversation around environment, identity and perspective.

It’s a wide-ranging chat about building, evolving and staying open to new ideas.

Ollie's Song Choice:

Three 6 Mafia - Stay Fly

https://youtu.be/vBjzAdpZzf0?si=DX1m3...

Ollie's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/ollie_ranger/

Produced, recorded and edited by Allan Brothers Films and Alex Catt

Big thank you to The Collective Acoustics:

https://www.tcacoustics.co.uk/

Toasts & Jams links:

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Toasts & Jams Spotify Playlist:

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We welcome DJ and producer Emerald to Toasts & Jams for a conversation exploring fate, physics, and the way our lives unfold.

From the Big Bang to festivals, creativity, and the unknown, this episode moves between the cosmic and the personal, asking whether anything really happens by chance, or if it is all part of something bigger?

Alongside the bigger questions, we get into Emerald’s world, including her drink of choice, tequila, and the track (or tracks) that soundtracked her teenage life.

Expressive language warning!

Emerald's song choice:

https://youtu.be/sU_Cwfn15ds?si=DuhSDf7QGN_UMFv6

Produced, recorded and edited by Allan Brothers Films and Alex Catt

Emerald's Links:

Instagram.com/emeraldroselewis

Preciousstonesrecords.bandcamp.com

Big thank you to The Collective Acoustics:

https://www.tcacoustics.co.uk/

Toasts & Jams links:

https://linktr.ee/toastsandjams

Toasts & Jams Spotify Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6gf...

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We welcome award-winning writer and director Akinola Davies Jr to Toasts & Jams as he shares insights into making My Father’s Shadow, the messiness of real life, and his secret love for musicals.

My Father’s Shadow is showing now (March 2026) in select cinemas across the UK for one more week:

https://mubi.com/es/myfathersshadow

Akinola's song choice:

https://youtu.be/cE-bnWqLqxE?si=guRrmgMDbVz-qpz3

Produced, recorded and edited by Allan Brothers Films and Alex Catt

Big thank you to The Collective Acoustics:

https://www.tcacoustics.co.uk/

Toasts & Jams links:

https://linktr.ee/toastsandjams

Toasts & Jams Spotify Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6gff6dFVOoYlPrm8zhTsXA?si=2o6UFtxkSIS-kQIyusWuoA&nd=1&dlsi=d8e0914c0e014b4c

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