A CONVERSATION WITH DS4SI ON REIMAGINING EVERYDAY LIFE
Photo of Kenny Bailey & Joy James @ the Beyond the Binary Panel Series
Welcome to the “Another Everyday Life is Possible” Podcast, a platform where we chop it up with artists, academics, organizers, misfits, revolutionaries (and maybe even you) on how we can collectively reimagine and rebuild a world that is more just and vibrant.
Design Studio for Social InterventionCHECK OUT OUR CONVERSATION @ COUNTERPUBLIC - “ANOTHER CITY IS POSSIBLE: ST LOUIS”
Circus of Life: “Another City Is Possible: St Louis” Podcast
The inaugural Counterpublic Convening, Circus of Life, was a festival held in 2025 that brought together leading artists, thinkers, and advocates to imagine new ways of being in the world together.
We had the pleasure of recording “Another City Is Possible: St. Louis” with ringleader and DS4SI co-founder Kenneth Bailey, along with special guests, Galen Gritts, Jeanne Van Heeswijk, Melisa Sanders, and Matthew Bernstine.
“Another City Is Possible: St. Louis” explores the many ways people are imagining a city they truly want to live in. Community leaders share how their work weaves together city planning and social justice.
Listen to the episodes below.
EPISODE 1 W/ GALEN GRITTS
EPISODE 2 W/ JEANNE VAN HEESWIJK
EPISODE 3 W/ MELISA SANDERS
EPISODE 4 W/ MATTHEW BERNSTINE
Special thanks to Crystal Bi and Rene Dongo.
Kenny Bailey (he/him) is the co-founder of the Design Studio for Social Intervention. His interests focus on the research and development of design tools for marginalized communities to address complex social issues. With over three decades of experience in community practice, Bailey brings a unique perspective on the ethics of design in relation to community engagement, the arts and cultural action.
Projects he has produced at ds4si include Action Lab, Public Kitchen, Social Emergency Response Center (SERC), People’s Redevelopment Authority and inPUBLIC. Bailey was a Visiting Scholar in collaboration with University of Tasmania and also a founding member of Theatrum Mundi NYC with Richard Sennett. His book (co-authored with DS4SI) is entitled “Ideas—Arrangements--Effects: Systems Design and Social Justice” (Minor Compositions, 2020). He received his MFA in Public Action from Bennington College in 2021.