Shame and Honour are heavy words that can carry a lot of power. Yasmine and Uswah talk about their experiences with cultural shame and the ways communities can use honour to empower people.

015 Loneliness vs Belonging

Aug 15th, 2021 43m 19s

In Season 2's premier episode, we dive into how lonely tokenism can make you feel, and how belonging is one of the most powerful emotions to think about when it comes to representation.

014 The Grocery Store Analogy

Apr 11th, 2021 30m 34s

In the last episode of Season 1, Yasmine and Uswah talk about positionality using Ally Squared's Grocery Store analogy.

013: Who Cares?

Mar 28th, 2021 54m 38s

In an individualistic society, how do we build collective consciousness and community care? Yasmine and Uswah interview Kamil Ahmed from Community Fridge KW about exactly how to do so.

012 Your Toughest Questions on Allyship

Mar 14th, 2021 43m 8s

Yasmine and Uswah take live listener questions about equity and allyship.

011 Does Representation Work

Feb 21st, 2021 54m 7s

Celina Cesar-Chavannes joins Yasmine and guest host Sumaya to talk about why representation isn't enough. Celina shares her experiences as a Black woman in White-dominated leadership spaces and gives some advice on how to be unapologetically yo

010 Intentionality & Why Everyone Needs to Be Better At It

Feb 7th, 2021 42m 55s

Yasmine and Uswah use intentionality to create goals for active allyship. They should how to use intentionality effectively, and how to avoid performative activism.

009 Our Right to Financial Security

Jan 24th, 2021 26m 29s

We sometimes talk about issues without giving equal weight to solutions. Join Yasmine and Uswah as they interview Leah Gazan, a Member of Parliament, activist, and educator. Leah talks about her fight for Guaranteed Livable Basic Income in the

008 Our Karen Problem

Jan 10th, 2021 41m 28s

Karens are White women who weaponize their Whiteness to oppress and attack racialized people. Join Yasmine and Uswah as they interview Justine Abigail Yu from Living Hyphen about Karens and their negative impact on society.

007 Protesting and Walking Out

Dec 27th, 2020 44m 23s

Rayne Fisher-Quann led Ontario's largest walkout in protest of budget cuts to sex education and Indigenous curriculums in public schools. Yasmine and Uswah talk to her about front-line activism, the depiction of young activists as martyrs, and

006 Is Online Advocacy Performative?

Dec 13th, 2020 35m 32s

Are petitions and online advocacy forms of slacktivism? Are they effective? Yasmine and Uswah interview Mikala Messam from Send Your Support and talk honestly about the emotional toll online advocacy takes on individuals leading change.

005 Appreciating or Appropriating?

Nov 29th, 2020 19m 2s

What's the difference between cultural appropriation or appreciation? In this episode, Yasmine and Uswah dive deep into the world of music festivals, the Kardashians, and the everyday ways we've normalized appropriation.

004 Macro Impacts of Microaggressions

Nov 15th, 2020 30m 54s

Microaggressions happen daily but most people don't stop to think about the impact of their words. On today's episode, Yasmine and Uswah talk about the macro impacts of microaggressions and how to stop being a microaggressor.

003 Problems of Toxic Masculinity

Nov 1st, 2020 34m 32s

In this episode, Yasmine and Uswah interview Sid Pereira of Boys of the Future about toxic masculinity. They explore the ways kids learn gender roles and ask Sid about how to combat the homophobia and transphobia found in toxic masculinity.

002 Cancelling Cancel Culture?

Oct 18th, 2020 27m 10s

On this episode, Yasmine and Uswah touch on a tricky topic: Cancel Culture. They discuss the ways cancel culture has failed to hold people accountable, and suggest alternative methods of de-platforming or educating.

Our Identities

Oct 2nd, 2020 27m 50s

In our first episode, we talk about identity, a word that we use all the time but seldom reflect on. Yasmine and Uswah talk about their identities and how the ways that society treated them affected how they thought of themselves. Doing the inn

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The Inner Work Trailer

Sep 27th, 2020 1m 8s

Join hosts Uswah and Yasmine on a deep deep dive into the inner work needed to practice real, impactful allyship. Start listening to begin your inner work in practicing allyship.

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