Speech is a Musician, Producer, Writer, Author, and leader of the 2x Grammy award-winning collective, Arrested Development. Speech also has a solo career and shared stages with Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan, Youssou N'dour, James Brown, P-Funk, Jason Mraz, and The Roots. His new album is called Expansion Part 1 is out now. It's his latest work in 14 years and is released in multiple parts.

On the podcast, we talk about amplifying consciousness, access to fast internet and information for rural communities, his new album, and how music has changed over the years.

Speech is a multi-hyphenate artist who creates music for movie soundtracks, hosts a podcast, and produces films. His award-winning film "16 Bars" focuses on the revolving door of the US prison system. He recently produced "Hoodwinked." This docu-series covers the 400-year-old white supremacist marketing campaign manipulating the image of the Black diaspora worldwide.

Episode edited by Jeni Wren of http://grittybirds.com/ for https://www.dreamnation.io/