Episode 26: Knox Robinson—Running as Literature, Cultural Collaboration & Love, Devotion, Surrender
On episode 26 I sat down with runner, purveyor of culture and writer, Knox Robinson. He shares his experience growing up in America, being introduced to running and the civil rights movement by his father and asks, what do we make from running? We speak about his project in Mexico City, creating a training camp, the need for ownership amongst the black and brown creative community, as well as our love of print and publishing and the need to think outside the box. Knox shares some of the questions he’s been pondering around Love, Devotion, Surrender, what is powering our own spiritual drive and the more inclusive dialogue necessary to create the change our culture is craving. It’s a long conversation but one that weaves in important themes and ideas alongside Knox’s journey through youth and adulthood as a runner, a black man, a creative force and much more.
“When we do work with bigger brands, how do those brands anticipate and understand and accept that the new way of working is progressive, ecologically sustainable, sustainable on a business level and there is always, every step of the way, an element of giving back to the community...”