Ok. So we're here. We're Black. We're adults for REAL, for real. And we're in America.Let's talk. Race. George Floyd just over 1 year later (and just a couple of months from the conviction of Derek Chauvin).Welcome back and thanks for listeni

The Black Experience - (Movin' On Up) Navigating Young Adulthood and Being Black in America (Part 3)

Jun 24th, 2021 1h

I'm Black. I live in America but that doesn't mean that I know everything about what that means. I live with a certain amount of privilege. These discussions are by no means meant to represent the entire spectrum of what it means to be Black in

The Black Experience - (Movin' On Up) Navigating Young Adulthood and Being Black in America (Part 2)

Jun 13th, 2021 47m 52s

Welcome back and thanks for listening to our podcast, "So...Here's the thing". In this episode, we continue to discuss our shared and divergent experiences with being Black in America. Sometimes light, sometimes heavy, we discuss our varied exp

The Black Experience - (Movin' On Up) Navigating Young Adulthood and Being Black in America (Part 1)

May 6th, 2021 42m 1s

Bonus

The Black Experience - (Movin' On Up) Navigating Young Adulthood and Being Black in America (Bonus)

Apr 29th, 2021 21m 34s

Welcome back and thanks for listening to our podcast, "So...Here's the thing". As we continue to discuss our shared and divergent experiences with being Black in America. Sometimes light, sometimes heavy, we discuss issues like gentrification,

The Black Experience - Growing Up Black in America (Part 3)

Dec 19th, 2020 43m 53s

The Black Experience - Growing Up Black in America (Part 2)

Oct 22nd, 2020 1h 7m

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 2 of our podcast "So...Here's the thing...". In this episode, we continue to discuss our shared experiences with growing up Black in America. Some of our experiences vary wildly and some of them are very much the s

The Black Experience - Growing Up Black in America (Part 1)

Oct 8th, 2020 1h 16m

Welcome to Season 2 of "So...Here's the thing...". I'm thrilled to announce the addition of my new co-host (and longtime friend), Charmaine, to the podcast. In our second season, we thought it would be particularly enlightening (sometimes fun

Unloading the Shelf: A Spiritual Journey out of The Mormon Church with Daniel Carter - Part 3

Jan 7th, 2020 2h 32m

It is my great privilege to present the latest episode of my podcast, "So...Here's the thing...". The latest episode (which is very lengthy) is the final episode of my 3-part themed series with my dear friend, Daniel Carter. "Unloading the Shel

Unloading the Shelf: A Spiritual Journey out of The Mormon Church with Daniel Carter - Part 2

Dec 12th, 2019 58m 5s

Thanks for tuning in! I've received so much great feedback about the content of these episodes so far and I know I have a long way to go but I appreciate your support. I try to come to these topics from a place of curiosity, wonder, genuine pos

Unloading the Shelf: A Spiritual Journey out of The Mormon Church with Daniel Carter - Part 1

Dec 3rd, 2019 1h 1m

There's a phrase within the Mormon culture described as "breaking the shelf." It comes from the idea that when you unearth some aspect of church practice, doctrine, or history that you find troubling, you are encouraged you to shelf it (metapho

People with Special Needs are Human Beings, Too.

Nov 2nd, 2019 59m 20s

In this final installment of this three-part series, I continue my discussion with my dear friend, Amy. Amy is a formidable mother of two children with special needs. In this last episode, we focus on her eldest child, Ian, who lives in a group

Raising Ian: Loving and Living the Spectrum of Autism

Oct 15th, 2019 49m 44s

In the second episode of this very special three-part episode, we continue our discussion with the lovely Amy Couch and discuss her "going back in to the closet", eventual marriage and eventually having a son (she has two) with special needs. I

The Far Right and The "Thief In the Night": Growing Up Queer and Evangelical

Sep 25th, 2019 1h 3m

In this episode, I sit down with my dear and queer friend, Amy and discuss her upbringing in an "evangelical", religious household and coming out as a lesbian woman to her far-right family. Among other things, we discuss her upbringing in a wel

As God As My Witness: Life Inside and Outside the Jehovah's Witness faith

Aug 21st, 2019 1h 13m

In this episode, I have an eye-opening, emotional and insightful discussion with my friend, Charmaine, about her life growing up as a Jehovah's Witness, why she decided to leave the faith and what life is like for her now, many years later. -

About Building Trust

Jun 8th, 2019 54m 20s

In this episode, we continue to discuss how to begin and engage in awkward conversations. We also talk about the role of trust in our lives and how we build and maintain trust over time. I am once again joined by my best friend and co-host, Pau

The Beginning

Jun 3rd, 2019 58m 53s

As some of you know, I have been wanting to start my own podcast for a long time. This is my first attempt at doing so. It's a bit rough but I promise I will continue to bring unique content and stimulating content in the weeks, months and year

Rate