are you hungry?
this is a super brief podcast, and one of my new favorites, “My Unsung Heroes.” This episode got me teary and made me laugh. https://pca.st/episode/6868df8b-38a0-4d09-9e92-dd381e585ffa [spoilers below — highlight to view, i highly recommend actually listening to the story though, this is just a recap] in this episode, the narrator tells the story of a…
the next chapter
i almost didn’t watch the inauguration. after the events of january 6, i feared what i might see if i tuned in live. at the last minute, i changed my mind, and i’m glad i did.
the myth of a post-racial america
the who we are podcast should be required listening for anybody who wants to understand racism in america. this episode discusses the myth of post-racial america: From slavery to sharecropping to mass incarceration, American institutions have reproduced cycles of social rupture and exploitation by design. Is it even possible to imagine true equity as long as the…
leaving the world a better place
heard this talk on one of my podcasts this weekend. the speaker, sophie howe from wales, is her country’s ‘future generations commissioner.’ her talk both gives me hope for the world and made me sad. with the current state of the us, i cannot see anything like this happening any time soon in this country,…
language, race, and power
jamila lyiscott was featured recently on tedx shorts, with her talk about language and racism, “to empower students of color, change english class.” the episode is a short listen, concise, and powerful. you can listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fNKTFJ4g6XtF3RzoLutFs i wasn’t able to find that exact title on youtube, but i did find several others…
the electoral college
NPR’s consider this on the electoral college: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/02/930459422/the-electoral-college-why-do-we-do-it-this-way in america, some votes for president count more than others. the story of why goes back to our founding, and it’s not a story most of us are taught in school spoiler alert: it’s racism
mass incarceration and race
pam oliver, profressor emerita of sociology at university of wisconsin madison discusses mass incarceration and race on WPR’s university of the air — this is a re-airing of a 2019 interview, but it’s still relevant and informative: https://www.wpr.org/shows/mass-incarceration-and-race-0 pam talks about the “war on crime”: most people construe the republicans as tougher on crime–they sort…
social autie
social autie is carole jean whittington, a late-identified autistic woman who shares a number of resources with other late-diagnosed adults. her web site, https://socialautie.com/ features a few of these resources: her blog: https://socialautie.blogspot.com/ her podcast: https://anchor.fm/socialautie/ her youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC73lo4QgCCkClj7sFm_mrZA? this particular episode came up on my feed recently, where she and her guest, maisie…
who we are
this podcast from ben & jerry’s (yes you read that right) and vox creative should be required listening if you’re interested in understanding the racist history — and legacy — of this country. it should be required listening even if you’re not interested. even if you think you’re “woke.” even if you think “i’m not…
one small step
this is an amazing series from storycorps and i think it’s especially relevant now, in the wake of the 2020 election. i have … lots of thoughts. i haven’t yet been able to put them into words yet, but this is part of it. we have a very deep divide in this country, fueled by…
this is us
So what we know is that the country has been playing politics for a long time on this hatred. We know this. So it’s easy for us to place it all on Donald Trump’s shoulders. It’s easy for to us place Pittsburgh on his shoulders. It’s easy to to us place El Paso on his…
what authoritarian leaders see
The fourth episode of Learning How to See examines confidence bias and conspiracy bias: Confidence Bias: We mistake confidence for competence, and we are all vulnerable to the lies of confident people. Conspiracy Bias: Our brains like stories in which we’re either the hero or the victim … never the villain. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/4-what-authoritarian-leaders-see/id1532685433?i=1000496073820
racism thrives on silence — speak up!
Racism thrives on silence – SPEAK UP! https://www.ted.com/talks/dexter_dias_racism_thrives_on_silence_speak_up
time travel
This powerful piece from Jacoby Cochran comes with a content warning: “Sensitive listeners, please note this story contains explicit language and references racial violence.” Listen anyway. #BLM https://snapjudgment.org/episode/time-traveler/
the lie that invented racism
Heard on TED Talks Daily: The Lie that Invented Racism from John Biewen: “To understand and eradicate racist thinking, start at the beginning. That’s what journalist and documentarian John Biewen did, leading to a trove of surprising and thought-provoking information on the “origins” of race. He shares his findings, supplying answers to fundamental questions about…
the white supremacist coup you never learned about
From the Reveal podcast: In late 19th century, Wilmington, NC was a city where Black people held elected office and thrived economically. And then White supremacists staged a coup and provided a blueprint for the Jim Crow South. Keep listening to learn about the false claims of voter fraud deliberately manufactured by the Public Interest…
police reform & white support for BLM
From NPR’s Consider This: Efforts to reform how police respond — with crisis intervention teams — have fallen short. Public support for BLM is also falling short — especially among white Americans. White allies: we need to step up. https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/914511465/white-support-for-blm-falls-and-a-key-police-reform-effort-is-coming-up-short
wildfires and conspiracy theories
Wildfires in Western states aren’t slowing down and conspiracy theories about who started them are only making things harder for responders. Conrad Wilson from Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on how claims of Antifa arsonists have clogged up the phone lines for 911 dispatchers in some Oregon towns. And NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Nick Clegg,…
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