Best Torie Weiston Serdan Podcasts (2024)

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Grassroots education work with Dr. David Stovall 51:49

4y ago51:49

51:49

The final episode of the season explores the heart of community work with Dr. David Stovall. He talks about his experiences engaging in community work, the divestment happening in Chicago communities, and the lack of investment in schools from philanthropy. A great finale and a must listen to end my first podcast season. David Stovall, Ph.D. is Pro…

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Authenticity in the Work with Atrayus Goode 46:26

4y ago46:26

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This episode explores authenticity in the work, the importance of showing up for young people, and why youth development has to be global. Atrayus shares his own experiences with mentoring, talks about how he shows up in youth development work and also reminds us of the need to be bold and unapologetic in our work. Atrayus Goode is the President an…

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Thinking Globally with Tessy Ojo 49:14

4y ago49:14

49:14

I talk about the importance of creating a global village with Tessy Ojo. This episode, featuring the chief executive of The Diana Award, a U.K. based non-profit, explores critical youth work from a global perspective, highlighting the importance of thinking beyond the American context and looking closely at what young people need from us as a globa…

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Abolitionist Teaching with Bettina Love 51:12

4y ago51:12

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This episode explores the concept of abolitionist thinking in relation to youth work. Dr. Bettina Love shares her own story of being collectively raised by her Rochester New York community, how she talks to her own children about racial injustice and how we all need to be grounded in an abolitionist, equity, joy and justice centered framework. Dr. …

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Do For Self with Sadiq Ali 50:47

4y ago50:47

50:47

This episode explores the concept of building for self through the life and work of Sadiq Ali in Baltimore. We discuss his own coming of age story and the work he watched his elders do in the community. We also talk about what it looks like for a community to "do for self" while acknowledging the historical roots of that concept and hoping to be th…

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Critical Youth Work with Isabella Chavez and Cade Maldonado 1:04:25

4y ago1:04:25

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An "in-house" conversation with two Youth Mentoring Action Network staff, this episode is a discussion about the critical mentoring and youth work done here at the Youth Mentoring Action Network, how we see our selves, how we see our work and what we are trying to contribute to the field of mentoring and youth development. Highlighting our Director…

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A Legacy of Music and Love with Gayle Weiston-Serdan 1:10:56

4y ago1:10:56

1:10:56

This episode is a discussion of music, love and building bridges between generations. Dr. Weiston-Serdan talks about her own journey as a musician, her work building music programming for the Youth Mentoring Action Network and, most importantly, how she is able to engage Black and Brown youth in healthy and meaningful ways. Three of Gayle's former …

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Owning Your Narrative with Elizabeth Santiago 44:41

4y ago44:41

44:41

This episode is a compelling discussion with Dr. Elizabeth Santiago about why it's important for young people to own their narratives. Through the telling of her own story, Dr. Santiago helps us to understand why it can be harmful to tokenize young people, why students of color require support navigating higher education spaces, and how her own sto…

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The Power of Youth Organizing with Jesus Sanchez 52:26

4y ago52:26

52:26

This powerful episode explores the intensity and power of youth organizing with Pomona based organizer and executive director, Jesus Sanchez. We discuss the liberatory work of his organization, Gente Organizada and what it took for them to accomplish their own #defundthepolice campaign in Pomona last year. Critical for our time, listen to this epis…

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The Work of MENTOR CA With Marcus Strother 53:08

4y ago53:08

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This episode is a dynamic discussion with Marcus Strother, the first CEO of MENTOR CA. We discuss his current work caring for "our babies", his personal coming of age story and the work he will be leading as CEO of MENTOR CA. We also had a n important discussion about how health and wellness should be centered in all the youth work we are doing, as…

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Mentoring Lessons from Plants with Dr. Beronda Montgomery 51:39

4y ago51:39

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This episode features a dynamic discussion about the parallels between caring for plants and caring for young people. Dr. Montgomery urges us all to consider the importance of context as we are providing support for our young people. At the time that we spoke, we were mourning the violent death of Ahmaud Arbery at the hands of white vigilantes. Thi…

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Creating Safe Spaces for Youth Using Hip-Hop with Dr. View (Dr. Stevie Johnson) 1:05:17

4y ago1:05:17

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In this episode, we explore utilizing Hip-Hop music as a tool for creating safe spaces for young people, with the Manager of Education & Diversity Outreach for the Woody Guthrie Center & Bob Dylan Center, Dr. Stevie Johnson. Looking particularly at the transition from K-12 to Higher Education, we talk about what is needed to get young folks ready f…

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Moving Past Resilience With Dominique Morgan 1:27:43

4y ago1:27:43

1:27:43

In our inaugural episode, we sit down to talk with Dominique Morgan of Black and Pink to discuss how systems can impact young people, and their families, why resilience is not enough and why young people should be the authors of their own stories. Dominique Morgan (They/Them/Theirs) is an award-winning artist, activist, and TEDx speaker. As the Exe…