During this episode of Tipsy Unicorns, Abby is joined by Akilah S. Richards, host of the Fare of the Free Child podcast, author of Raising Free People, and founding member of the Alliance for Self-Directed Education. Listen in as Abby and Akila

Ep 35: Practical Resources for Talking to Children with Autism about Systemic Racism with Julie Melendez*

Apr 7th, 2021 1h 1m

On this episode, we are joined by Julie Melendez. Julie provides some practical tips for discussing systemic racism with Autistic children.Julie Melendez is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Licensed Behavior Analyst based out of Los Ange

Ep. 34: Address the System with Denise Ross and Abigail Twyman

Mar 24th, 2021 51m 30s

In this episode of Tipsy Unicorns, Abby welcomes honored guest Denise Ross who shared her perspectives on oppression and liberation. She is an Advisory Committee Member for Women in Behavior Analysis (WIBA), and the Chair of UW Systems Institut

Ep 33: A Call for Intersectionality of the Reform ABA Movement with Joy Johnson and Ajo Johnson

Mar 2nd, 2021 1h 11m

This is a new conversation but certainly a continuation of the previous Reform ABA show where we asked the guests to detail the movement's practices that ensure various cultures were taken into account. There is such a need to consider a viewpo

Ep 32: Check Your MO with Camille Morgan and Abigail Twyman

Feb 25th, 2021 59m 32s

Our honored guest for this month's Tipsy Unicorn episode and Radical Action Circle cycle is Camille Morgan of Love, Sex & ABA, and Blvck Womxn Worldwide. Join us as she shares her story and perspective which we're centering during the month of

Ep 31: ACT Training for Settler Colonialism with Katelyn Kendrick

Dec 15th, 2020 1h 22m

"Shut up and show up." During this eppy, Katelyn Kendrick provides a model of what doing the work, honestly and transparently can look like. She reviews how she works to own her "stuff"(racism/colonialism/etc), confronting her own learning hist

Ep 30: Retract Rekers and Lovaas(1974) with Dr. Austin Johnson

Nov 24th, 2020 1h 4m

We sat down with Dr. Austin Johnson is a BCBA, School Psychologist, and Assistant Professor at UC Riverside. We connected with Dr. Johnson after he wrote a formal response to JABA/SEAB's Statement of Concern, where he laid out the significant p

Ep 29: Colonial Research Practices with Dr. Malika Pritchett

Nov 17th, 2020 1h 12m

In this eppy we are joined by Dr. Malika Pritchett who covers her recently released article in Behavior Analysis in Pratice. We chat about how colonialism is still prevalent in the field and bring the conversation forward by discussing particip

Ep 28: Vote as if You Give a Damn with Stanley Fritz

Oct 30th, 2020 1h 1m

In this episode we caught up with Stanley Fritz, a Haitian American organizer from New York City. He goes over the differences between an activist, organizer, and advocate and also tells us how to plan social justice campaigns. This is a show w

Ep 27: Current Events with Black in the Days

Oct 6th, 2020 1h 38m

During this episode mash-up, we sat down with Black in the Days podcast hosts, Elkin and Robin, to catch up and have a casual yet informative conversation about all things social justice. We chatted about Kanye, trans and binary history, planta

Ep 26: ABA Reform Movement with Jo Ramirez-Messina and Jeff Newman(part 2)

Sep 8th, 2020 1h 16m

In this episode, we are joined again by both Jo Ramirez-Messina and Jeff Newman, two leaders of the reform ABA movement. If you are a behavior analyst wondering how to build your ableism lens, this is where it should start. Jeff and Jo explicit

Ep 25: ABA Reform Movement with Jo Ramirez-Messina and Jeff Newman (Part 1)

Aug 25th, 2020 1h 12m

In this episode, we are joined by both Jo Ramirez-Messina and Jeff Newman, two leaders of the reform ABA movement. If you are a behavior analyst wondering how to build your ableism lens, this is where it should start. Jeff pushes each of us to

Ep 24: Minute to Movement to Revolution with Shades of ABA

Jul 28th, 2020 1h 20m

In this eppy, the Beautiful Humans sat down with the hosts of the Shades of ABA podcast. We chatted about building momentum to establish behaviors that lead to long term social change. We detailed how to foster collaboration with marginalized g

Ep 23: Competence in Applied Behavior Analysis: It is more than a Checkmark* w/ Shawn Capell

Jul 21st, 2020 3m

On this episode we are joined by co-author of Multiculturalism and Diversity in Applied Behavior Analysis, Shawn Capell. He gives us a peek inside if his book and his thoughts on the emergence of multiculturalism in the field of ABA. This is a

Ep 22: A Conversation about Sex and Justice with Barb Gross and Worner Leland

Jun 16th, 2020 1h 5m

Special guests and some of our favorite Beautiful Humans, Barb Gross(she/her) and Worner Leland(they/them), join the show to talk about sex and sexuality.Don't ever say Barb and Worner never gave you anything. Here are plenty of resources you

Ep 21: Uplifting Voices: A LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Episode

Jun 2nd, 2020 1h 9m

Happy Pride Month! In this episode we uplift the stories from the LGBTQIA+ community in all unique forms they take. You will hear the themes of self-discovery, pain, isolation, joy and the relentless pursuit of unapologetic self-love. We are g

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Ep 20: Addressing Collective Trauma and Police Brutality in the Workplace w/ Denisha Gingles

May 31st, 2020 1h 33m

This conversation is a special episode. Given the current events that occurred with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Abery and the countless Black and Brown folks who have been murdered by state sanctioned violence. We discuss

Ep 19: DISRUPT Business as Usual! Confronting Racism and White Privilege with Dr. Victoria Farris

May 19th, 2020 1h 32m

In this conversation we turn a lens towards white allyship, accompliceship, and beyond. In between the behavior analytic gems, you will hear a raw and unfiltered perspective of white supremacy, racism, and the system of opression that is upheld

Ep 18: Cinco de Mayo and Cultural Appropriation with Yulema Cruz

May 5th, 2020 1h 10m

This week we caught up with Yulema Cruz to discuss one of America’s favorite holidays to culturally appropriate, Cinco de Mayo. We learned about cultural appropriation, appreciation, assimilation, and more. AND Arin went on their first rant! Ho

Ep 17: Sex, Sexuality, and Gender with Worner Leland

Apr 21st, 2020 1h 9m

This conversation, we sat down with Worner. We got way more than we could have imagined. Tune in to hear how sex, sexuality, and gender can be conceptualized and addressed ethically. The gems are ever-flowing in this eppy.We hope that you enjo

Ep 16: Pyramidal Training to Teach Behavior Analytic principles to Latinx Families w/ Marlesha Bell

Apr 7th, 2020 1h 29m

In this episode we catch up with Marlesha Bell. She talks to us about treatment disparity, research implications, and pyramidal training with Latin-X families.We hope that you enjoy the conversation, as much as we enjoyed recording it.Please

Ep 15: Digging Beneath the Surface with Dr. Kate Ratliff of Project Implicit

Mar 17th, 2020 56m 15s

This week, Denisha and Arin has the pleasure of being join by Dr. Kate Ratliff, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Florida and Executive Director of Project Implicit. In this episode, Dr. Ratliff, Denisha, and Arin discuss i

Ep 14: Sticks and Stones: The Intersection of Verbal Behavior and Immigration with AJ Rodrigue*

Mar 3rd, 2020 1h 22m

This episode is one for the books! We are joined by Behavior Analyst, AJ Rodrigue, who presents our very first CE eligible show! This is a fun CE episode paired with dialogue all related to verbal behavior!We hope that you enjoy the conversati

Ep 13: Black Voices in ABA

Feb 18th, 2020 1h 33m

Sometimes when you aren’t invited to the table, you create your own! And we did just that! This panel is a candid conversation with field and thought leaders in the behavior analysis. Each person presented their own unique story and thoughts su

Ep 12: Beautiful Humans Do Better

Feb 4th, 2020 1h 31m

The BH cast sat down with the #DoBetter Movement Podcast co-hosts, Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith. For those unaware the Do Better Movement was started by Dr. Megan Miller, in hopes to provide training for Analysts to yield quality services. We