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March 28, 2022
S3E20: Our Biggest Lessons From Season 3
It’s a wrap on Season 3! Join us today as we look back and unpack what this season has brought: the work we’ve done, the discomfort and pain we’ve faced, and the guests we’ve all learned from. Listen in as we detail some of the BIGGEST...
March 21, 2022
S3E19: When Good Intentions Go Wrong w/ Nadia Ali
Have you ever been on the receiving end of a supposedly well-intended — but actually incredibly offensive — comment, question, or microagression? Well today's guest, Nadia Ali, knows this feeling all too well. Nadia is the CEO and founder of Idea...
March 14, 2022
S3E18: The Violence of Normality [A Deeper Dive]
The intersection between toxic masculinity and white supremacy is one that deserves another look, don’t you think? On today’s episode we dive back into the ideas discussed last week with artist, poet, and educator, Kyle ‘Guante’ Tran Myhre....
March 7, 2022
S3E17: "White supremacy is not the shark; it's the water" w/ poet Kyle 'Guante' Tran Myhre
Poetry and art can move us in a way that lectures or courses cannot, am I right? THIS is why today’s guest loves this medium and uses it so powerfully in his social activism work, particularly around white supremacy and toxic masculinity. In this...
Feb. 21, 2022
Encore: How White Supremacy F***s Us All with Courtney Napier
Originally Released June 28, 2021 If you know better, you can do better. Join us in today’s episode, where we’re joined by writer, journalist, and antiracism coach, Courtney Napier, to explore the role our ancestors play in our lives as well as...
Feb. 14, 2022
Encore: Riots and Racism
Originally Released JAN 11, 2021 This episode is a fan favorite. So much happened last week in this country that we just had to create a bonus episode to share our conversation around it. For the first time in history, Georgia is...
Jan. 31, 2022
S3E16: It’s Not a Black and White Thing [A Deeper Dive]
When you hear a lot of conversations around racism and white supremacy, it can be easy to assume that it’s just a Black and white thing. But we don’t believe that’s true, and in today’s episode we’re debriefing last week’s conversation...
Jan. 24, 2022
S3E15: Radical Inclusivity & CRT w/Dr. Reiland Rabaka
What exactly IS radical inclusivity and what does it have to do with Critical Race Theory? On today’s episode we’re excited to be joined by Dr. Reiland Rabaka, to dive into this with us and explain how radical inclusivity goes beyond race. Dr....
Jan. 17, 2022
S3E14: Hope in Hopeless Times [MLK Day]
Looking at a lot of what’s going on in the US, particularly in the last couple of years, can feel hopeless. So how do you find hope in hopeless times like these? Today, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. on his birthday, we’re bringing you an...
Jan. 10, 2022
S3E13: The Myth of Access [A Deeper Dive]
Whether it’s COVID, fires or floods, when you really look at who’s affected the most in the US, there’s a glaring difference there between white people and BIPOC and it isn’t just access to medical care that’s to blame. In today’s episode,...
Jan. 3, 2022
S3E12: Staying Embodied When Doing Racial Equity Work with Vani Tangella
We all carry with us our own traumas (including intergenerational ones), but how do we each continue to show up and do this work when that’s the reality for us? Today, we’re exploring this with Vani Tangella, the Racial Equity Specialist at the...
Dec. 20, 2021
S3E11: How to Not Stay Silent About Racism This Holiday Season with Shiquita Yarborough and Pedro Silvas
Holiday get-togethers can be tough for a lot of reasons, and if your family is often vocal about their opinions around race or something else that you feel opposingly passionate about, it can be extra hard. But if you’ve been wondering how to NOT...
Dec. 13, 2021
S3E10: Podcast Therapy: Processing Our Rittenhouse Episode w/ Darrie Matthew Burrage
We’re mixing it up for you again today with a behind the scenes episode! Our episode on the Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal (season 3, episode 8) has been weighing heavily on our hearts, so we’ve brought a special return guest on today to help us tease...
Dec. 6, 2021
S3E9: Love, Fear, and How History Informs our Lives [A Deeper Dive]
Have you ever learned something and wondered, why weren’t we taught this in school? And what would our interactions and lives be like if we were? So in today’s episode (which marks one year bringing this podcast to you!) we’re debriefing our...
Nov. 29, 2021
S3E8: The Many Victims of White Supremacy: Exploring the Rittenhouse Case
We’re disrupting our normal order of episodes this week to bring you a fiery, WTF?! conversation around the Kyle Rittenhouse case. In this episode, Courthney and Emily tease apart this case and his acquittal as well as the underlying issues at...
Nov. 22, 2021
S3E7: Uncovering Suppressed History with Patricia Raybon
They say history is written by the victors. But uncovering the stories from those on the other side is so important. Today, we’re joined by Patricia Raybon, an award-winning author, essayist, and novelist who writes top-rated books at the daring...
Nov. 15, 2021
S3E6: What’s the “Right” Way to Talk About People? [Mini]
Our words matter, and there’s a lot of debate over how we should talk about people, and a lot of fear around causing offense. Should you say “a homeless man” or “a man experiencing homelessness”, for example? Today’s mini episode was...
Nov. 1, 2021
S3E5: The Missing Piece in Positions of Power [A Deeper Dive]
In today’s episode, we’re debriefing last week’s conversation with Shiquita Yarbrough, the first Black person to run for city council in Longmont, Colorado. We’re diving deeper into power, ego, and tokenism, why the conversation around these...
Oct. 25, 2021
S3E4: Representation Matters with Shiquita Yarbrough
Talk of representation and the importance of bringing more diversity into positions of power is everywhere. But why is it so important that it actually starts to happen? And what barriers are standing in the way of what diversity there is actually...
Oct. 18, 2021
S3E3: How to Minimize Defensiveness in Tough Conversations
Want to know more about how to cultivate skills and competencies around ACTUALLY being in hard conversations on race and social justice? If so, you’re going to love our new “mini” episodes! In this first “mini” episode for you, we’re...
Oct. 11, 2021
S3E2: Why Language is So Important [A Deeper Dive]
Join us for today’s episode as we reflect on last week’s interview with the brilliant Colorado poet laureate, Bobby LeFebre. We’re diving into radical imagination and how it fits into social justice work, breaking down intent vs impact, and...
Oct. 4, 2021
S3E1: Radical Imagination in Racial Justice with Bobby LeFebre
What could we create if we leaned into radical imagination? In this episode, we’re bringing you an inspirational conversation with poet Bobby LeFebre. Bobby is an award-winning writer, performer, and cultural worker fusing non-traditional,...