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Potlucks, Family Squabbles and Chosen Love: Embracing Chosen Family During The Holidays
Join Moe Ari and Tiffany as we unpack the complex dynamics of family during the holiday season. Listen in as we explore the concept of chosen family, particularly for those who might feel disconnected from their biological families during this time of celebration. We address the pain points, disappointments, and challenges that can arise from families of origin, prompting a redefinition of what 'family' means. With special emphasis on LGBTQIA+ individuals, we shed light on the need to dismantle harmful societal messages about family, while highlighting the beauty and expansiveness of cultivating a chosen family that celebrates and accepts you for who you are.
Diving into the Black Manosphere
The manosphere is a sprawling ecosystem of podcasts, YouTubers, message boards, and more aimed at disgruntled men. Now a subset of the manosphere aimed at Black men. Code Switch looks at how the Black manosphere came to be and wonder: could this loose community of aggrieved dudes swing the election?
Alok Vaid-Menon: The Urgent Need for Compassion
An episode of The Man Enough Podcast. Do you know who you are outside of who you have been told you should be? Acclaimed gender non-conforming writer, performer, and speaker, ALOK, shares their story and the stories of those who came before them. In a conversation filled with wisdom, historical insight, and radical mercy, ALOK challenges us to value compassion over comprehension, to try harder for each other in the name of love, and reminds us that learning is a sign of being alive.
The Credibility Gap: How Sexism Shapes Human Knowledge
What does the suppression of women's experiences and knowledge in culture and media mean in terms of human understanding? How does a global suppression of women's experiences, perspectives and storytelling result in injustice and inequality? Speech by Soraya Chemaly.
Is “home” still home after 30 years away?
Brian De Los Santos reps Mexico hard. But for the vast majority of his life, that repping has been at a distance. That's because Brian is a recipient of DACA – Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. He was born in Veracruz, but moved to the states with his mama when he was just two. And while his status under DACA affords him privileges that he wouldn't otherwise have – like the ability to get a driver's license and have a work permit – he has never been able to travel to his home country of Mexico, or anywhere outside the U.S. At least, not if he wanted to come back.
How three unlikely groups worked together to achieve interracial solidarity
We turn to late 1960s Chicago, when three unlikely groups came together to form a coalition based on interracial solidarity. It's hard to imagine this kind of collaboration today, but we dove into how a group of Black radicals, Confederate flag-waving white Southerners, and street-gang-turned-activist Puerto Ricans found common ground. They called themselves: The Rainbow Coalition.
Real Ones with Jon Bernthal | Kevin Vance, retired U.S. Special Forces and firefighter
Kevin Vance is a retired US Military Veteran and is currently a firefighter and first responder. Kevin and Jon met while Kevin was consulting on the film Fury. They discuss law enforcement, masculinity, resiliency, civil discourse, and more.
How to deal with the pain of racism — and become a better advocate
The killing of George Floyd last May sparked a global protest movement calling for an end to racism and police brutality. But it also surfaced a lot of pain for those who deal with racism every day. Where do we go from here? In Episode 2 of Don’t Call Me Resilient, the writer, activist and Zen priest Reverend Angel Kyodo Williams speaks about the pain of racism, and how she uses meditation to combat it — and become a stronger anti-racist activist in America today.
Hold Up! Time For An Explanatory Comma
This episode of Code Switch asks about how much cultural context to give when talking about race and culture. Gene and Shereen discuss something they've been calling on their team the explanatory comma. Comedian Hari Kondabolu, co-host of the podcast Politically Re-Active, deals with these questions regularly, both in his stand-up routine and on his podcast.
Nice White Parents: Episode One
We know American public schools do not guarantee each child an equal education. Two decades of school reform initiatives have not changed that. But when Chana Joffe-Walt, a reporter, looked at inequality in education, she saw that most reforms focused on whom schools were failing: Black and brown kids. But what about whom the schools are serving? In this five-part series, she turns her attention to what is arguably the most powerful force in our schools: white parents.
Scene on Radio | Seeing White | S2 E1: Turning the Lens
An introduction to the podcast series exploring what it means to be White. By John Biewen, with special guest Chenjerai Kumanyika
Scene on Radio | Seeing White | S2 E2: How Race Was Made
For much of human history, people viewed themselves as members of tribes or nations but had no notion of “race.” Today, science deems race biologically meaningless. Who invented race as we know it, and why? By John Biewen, with special guest Chenjerai Kumanyika
