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Keep Your Voice Down: Aubrey Barnes

Alek and Doug return from yet another involuntary hiatus to chat with Rock Island, Illinois native and Creative Aubrey “Aubs.” Barnes. The trio talks about Aubrey’s latest published work “it is Written. it is Good.”, their hip-hop and rap influences, mental health, education, open mics, rap battles, and antiracism.

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Alek and Doug return from yet another involuntary hiatus to chat with Rock Island, Illinois native and Creative Aubrey Barnes. The trio talks about Aubrey’s latest published work “it is Written. it is Good.”, their hip-hop and rap influences, mental health, education, open mics, rap battles, and antiracism.

You can follow Aubrey on Instagram @poeticaubs, learn more about him on his website, and see him perform live at next month’s Watershed Voice Artist Showcase.

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“It is Good. It is Written.” by Aubs. Artwork by Moselle Singh.

The show’s theme is “Howling at the Moon” by D Fine Usand this week’s outro music is “Confidence” by WEARETHEGOOD. You can support Keep Your Voice Down with a donation here.

Keep Your Voice Down is a podcast featuring fellow Central Michigan University journalism grads and best friends Alek Haak-Frost and Doug Sears, Jr.


Any views or opinions expressed on “Keep Your Voice Down” are those of its hosts and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Watershed Voice staff or its board of directors.

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Alek Haak-Frost is the executive editor, publisher, and founder of Watershed Voice, and a graduate of Central Michigan University. Prior to establishing WSV in 2020, he wrote for a number of publications including The Midland Daily News and The Morning Sun, and served as managing editor of the Three Rivers Commercial-News for the better part of three years.

In 2022, Haak-Frost won the Public Service Award and Outstanding Coverage Award at the LION Local Journalism Awards in Austin, Texas. He was a finalist for the LION Public Service Award again in 2023.

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