Eavesdropping on Black Perspectives

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Whitney Knox Lee (she/her)

Why did you choose this theme?Race, as a social construct, holds tangible consequences. In cross-racial or multi-cultural settings, we frequently encounter perspectives from backgrounds vastly different from our own for the first time.Podcasts offer a safe and neutral avenue for this exploration; this Black History Month, I invite you to listen in on some of my favorite podcasters from the African Diaspora.

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ImpostrixNavigating Toxic Workspaces and Embracing Your Blackness As Your Superpower with Dr. KanikaIn this episode, Dr. Kanika Sims shares her journey and the tools she uses navigating racial toxicity as a Black female physician. During this candid conversation, Dr. Kanika reveals personal examples of her past attempts to assimilate into whiteness, driven by a desire to belong and succeed. She discusses the lengths she went to, even altering key aspects of her identity, all in pursuit of professional achievement.

Tea with TanyaBlack Maternal Wellness with Nneka Symister, LCSWWe dive deep into the topic of Black maternal wellness. Despite recent attention, Black maternal health outcomes continue to lag behind other demographic groups. We explore the disparities in maternal health outcomes for Black women and the factors that contribute to these disparities, including systemic racism, implicit bias, and lack of access to quality care. This conversation also discusses the emotional toll of being a Black birthing person, and generally discuss Black maternal wellness.

Bitch, I Can'tMummy Dearest, The Mystery of Dorian Corey's ClosetThis is true crime from the perspective of an irritable Black queer millennial. This episode discusses the shocking discovery in a closet that forever altered the legacy of Dorian Corey, the late NYC drag queen and star of the 1990 documentary, Paris Is Burning.

Men are the P.R.I.Z.E.The P.R.I.Z.E. is Maynard Okereke AKA Hip Hop M.D.This podcast creates space for Black men to be vulnerable and share their experiences. Hip Hop MD has passion for science and entertainment, that, along with his curiosity for new innovation, has taken him through an incredible life journey. Noticing a lack of minority involvement in the S.T.E.M. fields, he created Hip Hop Science with the goal of encouraging minorities and youth to pursue more advanced career paths.

More Than GraphicsFearlessIn this episode, hosts Danielle and Priscilla discuss the topic of fearlessness with guest Aisha Jenkins. They explore the different aspects and forms that fearlessness can take on and how it relates to women, in particular.

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🎤This week in Podcast The Newsletter: Lauren Passell writes: "Patient 11 is an intense new series about Alexis, a woman who booked herself into a mental health facility for three days and found herself trapped for three years."

🎧Led by EverBlume founder and recovery coach Sonia Kahlon and registered psychotherapist Kathleen Killen, Sisters in Sobriety takes us on a journey to explore a sober lifestyle.📖Reading regularly helps prepare students — academically and emotionally — to be global citizens. In The Reading Culture, listen in as Jordan Lloyd Bookey speaks with diverse authors about their own journeys as readers and storytellers, their perspectives on the cultural climate in children’s and young adult literature, and the experiences that motivated them to read more.🎙️It was a golden age for Jews in Iran. In the 1950s, a religious Jew — Younes Dardashti — became a national celebrity, singing at the Shah’s palace and on the radio. In the 1960s, his son Farid became a teen idol on TV. But at the height of their fame, they left the country. It has always been a mystery to host Danielle Dardashti and her sister, Galeet — Why did their family leave Iran? In The Nightingale of Iran, the sisters reveal painful secrets unspoken for generations.

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PODCAST NEWS from Podnews:

• The nominees have been announced for the iHeart Podcast Awards 2024. The awards, presented by The Hartford, will be announced on March 11, 2024 at South by Southweset (as well as being broadcast on the radio and streamed live on YouTube). You (you!) can vote for the podcast of the year here.

• Spotify released its Q4/23 results. Total revenue grew 16% year by year to $3.9 billion; all the company’s figures met or exceeded expectations, with the company now having 602 million monthly users. The company lost $81 million in the quarter, a better figure than was flagged in December.

SPOTLIGHT:

Well, NowHowever we define wellness, we can all use advice from thoughtful people about how to find it for ourselves. That’s the mission of Slate’s new podcast Well, Now.Each week, our expert hosts Dr. Kavita Patel and Maya Feller will tackle a new issue around wellness, from the latest exercise craze to the controversy over BMI to the best ways to promote sleep hygiene. Every episode aims to give listeners a new understanding of wellness, and how to reach it. 

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