The Intolerance podcast is an extension of Athena Casey’s memoir, which is currently in the developmental editing stages, and is about losing her entire immediate family due to their homophobia. Each episode of Intolerance features an interview with either a Survivor, Ally, or Healer of intolerance. Examples of forms of intolerance discussed include: ageism, homophobia, racism, sexism, transphobia, xenophobia, ableism, and the list goes on and on. Survivor Episodes:You will hear about the Su ...
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New Yorker, Jennie Epland, suffered from depression and anxiety when her father passed away in her early 20's. To ease her sadness, depression and anxiety, she turned to movement and other healing modalities. Constantly witnessing her dad's struggle in movement and communication, Jennie soon became interested in healing and solving her own issues o…
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Jillian Simon is a licensed clinical social worker who has spent over 15 years focused on improving geriatric services with an emphasis on patient centered care. Jillian currently works as the Vice President and Executive Director for WelbeHealth PACE, a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly, whose goal is to help medical frail seniors live…
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Jimmy Lam - SURVIVOR of xenophobia and homophobia
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Dominican by birth, Caribbean for desire and Gringa by accident, Jimmy Lam is a writer living in Sexile. After a long, excruciating immigration experience that sent him to Montreal, Oxford (UK) and New York he eventually landed in Florida where he continues to write an interminable memoir, "Neurosis of my Own." His book Sexile = Sexilio was publish…
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Sam Stephen - HEALER - Sign Language Singer and Educator
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Sam's specialized experience is in learning and developmental work with children and adults who have profound and multiple learning difficulties, adverse childhood experiences and past trauma. Sam is currently studying for a degree in psychology, and has expanded his knowledge and expertise in communication aides such as sign language. Combining hi…
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Fred Anguera - ALLY for the LGBTQIA+ Community
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Fred Anguera is a filmmaker and activist. He talks about his documentary, “History in the Making”, which archives the grassroots efforts to legalize marriage for same-sex couples in the State of New York and at the Federal level. Episode Resource List: Watch the documentary, History in the Making, a film by Fred Anguera. Use password: equality Marr…
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Catherine Partheniades - SURVIVOR of Homophobia
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WARNING: this episode contains strong language which may be unsuitable for children. Listener discretion is advised. Catherine was adopted as a baby, but didn’t find out the truth of her adoption until she was in her 30’s. She also endured struggles with her identity because she was gay. As much love as she received growing up, her household was no…
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Louise Laffaille is a French and Swiss artist, whose works have been seen in galleries in Paris, Switzerland, and New York City. Inspired by luminists and Asian techniques, her water color on paper, and oil on canvas aim to stirringly and truthfully measure the moods of Nature with a constant fascination for the light and fog phenomena we all like …
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Anonymous - ALLY for Survivor in Episode 21
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Today's ALLY episode features the story of support for our SURVIVOR from episode 21. Our guest today has asked to remain anonymous to protect the identity of her partner, who shared his experience with intolerance of xenophobia. Episode Resource List: General Mischief Dance Theatre: "We Are Serious About Fun." When you support General Mischief and …
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This episode's guest wishes to remain anonymous. Having fled his birth country of the Dominican Republic, today's guest shares his experience as a survivor or xenophobia. Episode Resource List: Rosetta Stone - resource for learning languages Host: Athena Casey Producer: Debbie Casey Underscoring: Mat Eisenstein Cover artwork: Louise Laffaille Spons…
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Mat Eistenstein is a keyboardist, conductor, composer, music arranger, and vocal coach. He has played keyboards in 40+ Broadway pit orchestras. He is also the composer and pianist for the opening and closing music of this podcast. Episode Resource List: Mat's Website: www.mateisenstein.com Mat's YouTube Channel Some of Mat's favorite musicians and …
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Alan Lyons shares his unwavering support for his friend, Emily Pratt. Episode Resource List: A U Salon, Reno, NV The Glass Die Actors Killed Lincoln Icky Mack O’Death Devochka Die Antwoord Rose’s Pawn Shop Larry And His Flask The Deadly Gallows Host: Athena Casey Producer: Debbie Casey Underscoring: Mat Eisenstein Cover artwork: Louise Laffaille Sp…
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Emily Pratt shares her story of being a trans woman. Episode Resource List: Emily's Instagram: @malty.tripe Her website: www.howlsroad.com National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 True Trans with Laure Jane Grace Northern Nevada HOPES PFLAG Transgender Law Center Book recommendations Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anar…
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Valerie Moore - HEALER - Anger Release Expert
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Valerie Moore is an executive coach and leadership development trainer with 20 years of experience. Her calling is to support people to become more confident leaders and powerful change-agents in the world. She ran her own learning and development company for over 15 years and recently joined a top Tech company to help their leaders cultivate the a…
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Angela Root - ALLY for Black Lives Matter
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Angela Root is a seasoned television producer with more than a decade of experience working to create original content for networks such as MTV, A&E, TLC, and Travel Channel, and she has been an outspoken ally to the BLM movement since 2015. 2020 looked to Angela the way it did to many other freelance producers: bleak. But, after a summer of spotli…
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Shervin Talieh was born in Turkey to Iranian parents and raised in the USA. As a teenager who identified as American, his family moved back to Iran, where Shervin experienced intolerance from xenophobia and dealing with his own form of identity crisis. These early childhood traumas assisted in spiraling his adulthood into long-term dependancies wit…
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Aimee & Bryan Wingen - HEALERS - Bakery Owners
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Aimee & Bryan Wingen are owners of Wingen Bakery in Livermore, California. They started as a licensed cottage bakery as a way to make an income and stay close to their newborn daughter, Waylynn, who was born with a rare genetic disorder called Zellweger Syndrome. Waylynn tragically passed away at only 8 months of life. They have continued on with t…
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Eman El-Husseini - SURVIVOR of Sexism and More
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Eman is a Palestinian, Canadian comic based in New York City. She talks openly with Athena about her life as an international stand-up comic and how her various identities have shaped who she is on stage and in real life. Episode Resource List: Instagram: @Eman_El_Husseini Twitter: @emanifique Joint Instagram with Eman's wife, Jess: @TheElSalomons …
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Mina Samuels is a writer, speaker, playwright, performer, and in a previous incarnation, a litigation lawyer and human rights advocate. She is trained in Non-Violent Communication and offers workshops and one-on-one facilitations on the transformative power of the body-mind connection and how it nourishes our whole self. She is also an athlete and …
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David Lewis is a mechanical engineer and husband and ally to previous guest, Dan Floyd. While he, too, had to leave the mormon church when he came out as gay, he shares his story of support and allyship for his husband and his community. Episode Resource List: It Gets Better, YouTube Host: Athena Casey Producer: Debbie Casey Underscoring: Mat Eisen…
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Dan Floyd - SURVIVOR of religious intolerance and homophobia
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Dan Floyd is the owner and creator of Dan Good Cookies, a sweet confectionary of cookies and baked goods in San Francisco's East Bay. Dan shares his story of leaving the Mormon church when he came out as gay, and a very public display of homophobia at his local Farmer's Market. Episode Resource List: Dan Good Cookies website Dan Good Cookies Instag…
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C.K. Edwards - HEALER - Broadway Performer
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C. K. Edwards is a professional dancer, actor, and singer. With a long list of Broadway and touring credits, he shares his love affair with music, tap dancing, performance, and faith. Episode Resource List: @ckedwardz, C.K.'s IG handle Joseph Wiggan Dorrance Dance Fleetwood Mac Mary Jane Tap Shoes Capezio Bloch Tap Shoes So Danca Tap Shoes Dormeshi…
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Haley Eagleston is a home designer and renovator and mom. She is also the sister to our previous guest and Survivor of religious intolerance, Coley Campany. Haley shares her story of support for Coley, and bonds with Athena over their love of female music artists. Episode Resource List: Most of All, by Brandie Carlile The House That Built Me, by Mi…
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Coley Campany - SURVIVOR of religious intolerance
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Coley Campany - SURVIVOR of religious intolerance Episode Resource List: Coley Campany's website Still, Birth film website Coley's personal Instagram Marianne Williamson The Untethered Soul, by Michael A. Singer The Hoffman Process A Course in Miracles, by Foundation for Inner Peace Wouldn’t Take Nothing For My Journey, by Maya Angelou Host: Athena…
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Sara Raymond - HEALER - Hypnotherapy, Meditation, and Movement
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Sara Raymond is the owner of The Mindful Movement, helping others develop a deeper understanding of themselves, to build confidence in their own body, and to feel safe and cared for. Episode Resource List: Connect with Sara Get your FREE comprehensive guide to help you Create a Morning Routine That Prioritizes You The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo…
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Amy Pittel combines her passions for LGBTQIA issues and supporting youth in writing young adult fiction with queer stories and themes. She talks about her support of Daren and how she, in his time if need, took him in as one of her own children. Episode Resource List: LesCourt Author services Resource for parents of trans youth Host: Athena Casey P…
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Growing up in rural Alabama, Daren Goodson experienced verbal and physical bullying as a kid and teen for years because of homophobia, and talks about how it shaped his early adult years. He shares his story about coming out as gay and finding a safe-haven with members of an online writing community. Episode Resource List: Therapist listings: Psych…
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Karla McLaren is an award-winning author, social science researcher, and empathy pioneer. Her lifelong work focuses on her grand unified theory of emotions, which revalues even the most "negative" emotions and opens startling new pathways into self-awareness, effective communication, and healthy empathy. Episode Resource List: Karen's websites: Kar…
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Agustin McCarthy - ALLY for Debra Hopkins
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Filmmaker Agustin McCarthy shares their unwavering support for their friend, Debra Hopkins, and black trans women and lives. Agustin also talks about gender identity and what that means to them. Episode Resource List: Agustin's Website Radical Acceptance, by Tara Brach True Refuge, by Tara Brach Pema Chödrön Try, by Madison McFerrin I Decided, by S…
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Debra Hopkins - SURVIVOR of racism and transphobia
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Reverend Debra Hopkins shares her story of being a trans black woman in the south. Episode Resource List: Not Until You Have Walked In My Shoes, by Debra Hopkins There’s Still Hope, Charlotte, North Carolina Essentials for Life Ministries Monarch, Mental Health Institution Host: Athena Casey Producer: Debbie Casey Underscoring: Mat Eisenstein Cover…
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Intolerance is an extension of Athena Casey's memoir, which is currently in the developmental editing stages, and is about losing her entire immediate family due to their homophobia. Each episode of Intolerance features an interview with either a Survivor, Ally, or Healer of intolerance. Examples of forms of intolerance discussed include: ageism, h…
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