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The protests happening across the country have radicalized a lot of people and stirred them to action. We want to help keep that momentum going by using our platform to create visibility and recognition of the reality of racism and violence in our country – but we are not the experts on this topic, so we’re relying on voices that should be recognized and listened to right now.
As podcast creators, we want to lift up and celebrate those podcasts that have helped educate and inspire us on these topics.
So, here is a list of podcast episodes that I have found particularly helpful in my own ongoing journey to educate myself (y’all, I listen to a lot of NPR…). I hope you enjoy, and maybe learn something like I did.
-Sam
All My Relations (just a note: this is my favorite podcast of all time, I have never felt so schooled, and I love it)
- Episode 1: All My Relations And Indigenous Feminism
- Episode 2: Food Sovereignty: A Growing Movement
- Episode 3: Native Mascots: Really, Still?
- Episode 4: Can a DNA test make me a Native American?
- Episode 5: Decolonizing Sex
- Episode 6: Indigiqueer
- Episode 7: Native Appropriations
- Bonus Episode: Sacred is Sacred!
- Episode 8: Native Fashions
- Episode 9: Can Our Ancestors Hear Us?
- Episode 10: Beyond Blood Quantum
- Bonus Episode: Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day, Not Columbus
- Episode 11: Love in the Time of Blood Quantum
- Bonus Episode: All Our (Socially Distanced) Relations
- Growing New Beginnings
- Whole Family Wellness
- Healing The Land IS Healing Ourselves
- AND ANY OTHER EPISODE THAT THEY EVER PUT OUT BECAUSE THIS IS THE BEST PODCAST EVER SORRY IF YOU DISAGREE YOU ARE WRONG OKAY THANKS BYE
Code Switch from NPR
Throughline from NPR
Latino USA from NPR
I echo many of Sam’s suggestions above. I would also recommend anyone interested in more internationally focused gender, race, and disparity issues check out the following:
- Declarations: The Human Rights Podcast (I think Sam actually told me about that one…she is far more woke than I…)
- The Conversation from BBC World Service
- Displaced from VOX
Finally, I also have to recommend two of my favorites. They are not deep dives into race/racism (not usually directly at least), they are intelligent, escapist entertainment. To recharge when the world is too much:
- Star Talk (Dr. Tyson and colleagues do discuss social issues at times, in addition to space science)
- Levar Burton Reads (that man’s voice is the most peaceful thing I can imagine)
If you have further suggestions for helpful podcasts or information, let us know in the comments or on Twitter and Instagram, @globallyheated. We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this difficult time.
