Beyond The Rona is recorded in Logan, Queensland on Yuggera country. This series features interviews with people from Logan and the greater Brisbane area and looks at what life has been like through the pandemic and how we're preparing and planning to rebuild our communities. Despite the focus on Logan, the series covers broad issues concerning all of Queensland - the kind of universal issues that affect us all but through the lens of Queensland's most ethnically & ecologically diverse worki ...
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This podcasts will discuss the topics of relationships from romantic to family and beyond. #imamess
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The St.James Project is all about edutainment, pop culture, and personal opinions...we talk about everything. Let's walk this journey together!!! #Live #Learn #Grow
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Black Girl Blueprint was founded on the belief that Black girls have long been the ones to set the trends and transform the culture in a way that only we can. To put it simply: our podcast is devoted to showcasing raw, unfiltered, and unapologetic Gen Z Black girl perspectives. Our bi-weekly episodes will center the voices and celebrate the accomplishments of young Black women who have made their own impact on and within the culture. | Follow us on Instagram: @blackgirlblueprint | Lauren: @l ...
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State of the Culture: The Role of Black Artists and Media
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Season 5, Episode 1: Long time, no see! In this episode, we're returning to our cultural critic roots for a conversation around Black media, the role of art as a powerful social and political tool, and our expectations of people with platforms in Black music and film to authentically represent Blackness in their work. From Shonda Rhimes and Quinta …
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Tough Love: Hard Truths and Conversations
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Season 4, Episode 12: The hardest conversations are typically the ones most worth having. We need to confront the hard stuff to grow, but it can be difficult to navigate how to do so productively and compassionately. In this episode, we’ll be talking about some of the hardest conversations that we’ve had to have with friends, partners, parents, and…
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In This Economy: Life Beyond Labor and Capitalism
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Season 4, Episode 11: What happens when you don't want to work but you have needs and desires that cost money? In this episode, we break down how central capitalism is to our daily lives: how jobs take time away from things that bring us joy and how we internalize that productivity determines our self-worth. We dive into Gen-Z's approach to work co…
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Dream Girls: Embracing Childlike Imagination
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Season 4, Episode 10: When we’re little, it’s second nature to dream big and to be shameless about speaking your dreams aloud. But as we grow older, something shifts — a fear of embarrassment and the pressure to be realistic creep in. In this episode, we talk about how we imagined our futures as kids and how those dreams have shaped the way we live…
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Living Single: Roommates, Apartment Hunting, and Leaving The Nest
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Season 4, Episode 9: Happy Thanksgiving everyone! In this week's episode, we're adding another installment to our coming into adulthood series to chat about the independence and harsh realities of moving from our parent's house out on our own. We're getting into some roommate horror stories, what we wish we knew before buying furniture and hunting …
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Fit Check: Conscious Fashion and Building Your Personal Style ft. Simi and Uniekue
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Season 4, Episode 8: In this week's episode, we're joined by stylists, content creators, and overall fashion icons, Simi (@simimoonlight) and Uniekue (@uniekue) for a conversation about developing your personal style, shopping with intention, and building a wardrobe on a budget. We’ll be discussing our favorite (and least favorite) trends, size inc…
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What Are My Passions and How Do I Find My Purpose? ft. Elaine Welteroth
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Season 4, Episode 7: In this week's episode, we are joined by journalist, author, and former Teen Vogue editor-in-chief, Elaine Welteroth, for a conversation about the post-graduate career journeys, redefining success and personal growth, and finding your passions by leading with your joy and desires.…
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You're That Girl: Saying No To Impostor Syndrome
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Season 4, Episode 6: As we prepare to enter the workforce and reflect on our high school and college years, we're thinking a lot this week about impostor syndrome and those creeping feelings of self-doubt which have held us back from recognizing our merit and entering new spaces and opportunities. In this episode, we debunk impostor syndrome by tra…
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One Degree Hotter: Post-Grad Feels and Adjusting to Adulthood
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Season 4, Episode 5: Big news, we graduated from college!! And in this week's episode, we're getting into the full rollercoaster coaster of the emotions that this terrifying and exciting transition period into adulthood brings.
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Federal Election 2022: Rankin in the outer suburbs of Greensland - Dave Kolcze
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[Beyond the Rona is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Queensland Greens and the views and opinions contained within this episode are our own]. Much has been said about the success of the Queensland Greens in Queensland for the Federal 2022 election, with the party picking up seats in Griffith, Ryan and Brisbane as well as securing a second sen…
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Federal Election 2022 Early Voting - Dave Kolcze
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[Beyond the Rona is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Queensland Greens. Views and opinions contained within this episode are those of the individual.] 'Tis the week before Federal Election 2022 and Tim and Andrea are joined by fellow volunteer and Logan Greens Branch Spokesperson, Dave Kolcze to give some behind-the-scenes insight into what i…
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First Nations Young Person, Jordan Hall - Greens Candidate for Forde
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Here we get to know a bit more about Western Waka Waka man, 21 year old university student and teacher aide, Jordan Hall, who is Greens Candidate for Forde - https://www.facebook.com/JordanHallGreens Jordan tells us what drives their campaigning to create a better future for all. Jordan laments on the pressure placed on the shoulders of young peopl…
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Got It From My Mama: Generational Cycles and Mother-Daughter Relationships ft. Our Moms
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Season 4, Episode 4: Happy Mother's Day from our moms to you and yours! This week, we're joined by our beloved mothers, Julia Jordan-Zachery and Paulette Ritchie, to reminisce about our funniest childhood memories and discuss intergenerational cycles and motherhood. We delve into lessons they learned during their young adult years, the extent to wh…
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The Indian Community want respect from their PM - not a 2nd rate curry - Navdeep Singh
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In this episode we speak with Nav Singh who is a member of the Indian community on the southside of Brisbane and on the senate ticket for the Greens. He immigrated to Australia 15 years ago. Nav discusses with Tim and Andrea the demoralization of the Indian community during the Covid period that occurred when the Prime Minister decided to initiate …
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Rural and Regional Voices of Wright & The Scenic Rim - Nicole Thompson
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This episode our guest is Nicole Thompson who is the Greens Candidate for Wright in this federal election: https://www.facebook.com/NicoleThompsonGreens/ Nicole has been working as a Registered Nurse for 30 years and has also spent 20 of those years as a qualified Midwife in Australia. She’s worked in both Australia and the USA. This year, she has …
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Rebuilding as One-United-Liberal-Nation - Troy Aggett
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This episode we are joined by former Australian Federal Policeman and former Pauline Hanson One Nation Candidate Troy Aggett in Brisbane to get a view from the right for what changes are needed for Logan as we move forward into living with the Covid Pandemic and into the last few weeks of the federal election period for 2022. Troy was first a candi…
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In Our Feelings: Expressing Vulnerability and Emotional Intelligence
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Season 4, Episode 3: This week, we're in our bag, in our feelings — whatever you want to call it! — and we're having a therapy session for the sensitive girlies. In this epiosde, we're getting into all things emotional: from expressing vulnerability, to our own sensitivity and emotional intelligence. We dive into which emotions are the hardest to e…
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We've already had 4 amazing conversations this season! Episode 14: Housing in Logan Part 1 - Jackie Skein (https://youtu.be/0rcHeNhi3vA) Episode 15: Housing in Logan Part 2 - Andrew Tiggjan (https://youtu.be/VSfsgesKfb4) Episode 16: Capital & Rona - Ben Stokes (https://youtu.be/-_lrVQe5EC8) Episode 17: The Animal Justice Party - Sue Clarke and Lind…
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The Animal Justice Party - Sue Clarke & Linda McCarthy
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Suzanne Clarke is the Federal Candidate for Rankin and Linda McCarthy is the Federal Candidate for Forde representing the Animal Justice Party - https://animaljusticeparty.org/ - for this upcoming federal election. We begin this episode with Sue explaining how the Animal Justice Party (AJP) began and she explains that it was in response to the issu…
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Ben is the Founding Partner at Chasing Rainbows - https://www.chasingrainbows.vc/ - an early-stage investment fund specifically aimed at creating equality in the investment space. The fund makes equitable investments in founders who come from under-represented backgrounds in tech and specifically invest in companies whose founding team consists of …
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Girl Stand UP: Situationships, Red Flags, and Dating in Your 20s
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Season 4, Episode 2: "Loooooveeee", or whatever Keyshia Cole said! In this week's episode, we're getting into our dating experiences as young adults. From our introductions to romance in media and in our families, to dating apps, hookup culture in college, and dating experiences as Black women at PWIs, there's a lot to unpack today! Tune in as we b…
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In this episode we're joined by Andrew Tiggjan, an organiser for SEQUR (South East Queensland Union of Renters) - https://sequr.homes/ On their website, SEQUR is described as an organisation of committed community members who believe that the balance of forces currently sits too far in the favour of landlords and the real estate industry and that f…
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This episode's guest is Jackie Skein, Managing Director of My Logan Realty - https://www.myloganrealty.com/ Jackie has over 10 years experience in the real estate industry. Tim first heard Jackie speak on a Facebook Live for AUS Property Investors - https://www.facebook.com/groups/Auspropertyinvestorsgroup We begin the discussion talking about the …
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Practicing Selfishness: Lifestyles, Routines, and Rituals
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Season 4, Episode 1: For the first episode of season 4, we’re going to be talking about lifestyle changes, and how to develop routines and rituals. In this episode, we discuss holding ourselves accountable to new year's resolutions, the time we spend on our phones, craving new experiences that take us outside our comfort zone and making sure that w…
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The network has renewed us for another season so we're back for Season 2! We'll be doing weekly episodes up until the Federal Election (most likely to be held in May). This episode we look back on the multiple challenges our community has faced from the pandemic to a once in 100-year flood, to war. Some links from our discussion: Juice Media's Hone…
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Well here we are at 12 episodes! We've had 5 amazing conversations since our last recap episode (https://youtu.be/RmHFrfvpXh0) so here's our final recap episode of season 1! Episode 7: Young People, Mental Health & Rona - Asha Worsteling & Rosie Codega (https://youtu.be/gIL75b-UTPQ) Episode 8: Teaching, Remote Learning & Rona - Nic Robertson (https…
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In this episode we chat to Max Hooper who has over 20 years experience as an engineer. He's a Brisbane local with a keen interest in infrastructure and planning. This episode was recorded in early December 2021, and has a focus on jobs for our tradies and working class people in the areas of truck drivers, small business owners, retail assistants, …
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Where’s the Infrastructure? - Claire Garton
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In this episode with chat with community advocate and QLD Greens Candidate for Moreton, Claire Garton - https://www.facebook.com/ClaireGarton.TheGreens In this episode we discuss with Claire the impacts of the Inland Rail project on the people who live along the proposed route, which will transport coal all the way from Melbourne into Queensland in…
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This week we're joined by environmental activist Ben Pennings. Ben has spent the last 30 years serving others through community work, grassroots activism, political campaigning and running a family-owned Psychology practice in Brisbane. His work with the Galilee Blockade group and #StopAdani movement triggered a long running court case with interna…
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Teaching, Remote Learning & Rona - Nic Robertson
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Following on from our previous episode on Young People, Mental Health and Rona, in this episode we chat with high school teacher & entrepreneur Nic Robertson. Nic has 13 years experience teaching in both the private and public school systems in Logan, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Nic is also the founder of SwapU - a swapping marketplace. It's a fan…
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Young People, Mental Health & Rona - Asha Worsteling & Rosie Codega
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Our guests this week are Asha Worsteling - https://www.facebook.com/AshaWorsteling4Greens - (psychology student, community advocate and Greens candidate in the upcoming Federal election) and Rosie Codega (young non-binary person, recent year 12 graduate and future university student). *** Apologies for the audio quality in this episode - due to a h…
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Join us on our first recap episode! Every 5 episodes, we'll do a recap episode like this to revisit the wonderful people we spoke to and what we learned in each episode. Episode 1: Welcome to Beyond The Rona! Episode 2: Multiculturalism, Vaccine Hesitancy and Rona - Dr Joan Carlini and Kirsty Petersen Episode 3: Drew Pavlou: "It's not all about Chi…
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Our guest, Azure Rigney, is a former past president of Maternity Coalition, now the Queensland President of Maternity Choices. On this episode of Beyond the Rona, we discuss the way we present consent in light of Covid19, pregnant people, bodily autonomy and the choice to vaccinate while pregnant. I refer to an article in the Guardian discussing me…
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The Domestic Violence Epidemic - Jo Westh from 4 Voices
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In this episode we chat with Jo Westh, Founder of 4 Voices and learn about the incredible work they're doing in the Logan and Brisbane community. We hear about how she manages using the translating and interpreting service to assist multilingual people who need assistance accessing welfare benefits, food, clothing, shelter. 4 Voices is a connection…
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In this episode we meet a local character who’s got some strong ideas about how we should build back better after COVID-19. Drew Pavlou is a 22 year old who lives in Brisbane and unexpectedly found himself a target of Chinese Nationalists when he became involved in student politics at the University of Queensland. Drew is passionate about the human…
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Multiculturalism, Vaccine Hesitancy and Rona
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Dr Joan Carlini from Griffith University, Queensland, as we discuss Dr Carlini's newly-released research on Human Behaviour & Covid19. Dr Carlini has chaired the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service Consumer Advisory Group and works with cross-disciplinary researchers. Her work specialises in consumer behaviour. We are also joined by Kirsty Peter…
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Hello! It's Andrea and Tim and this is our very first episode of Beyond The Rona. We're so excited to begin this journey and we hope you can join us. Beyond The Rona focuses on the issues that affect us here in Logan and more broadly Brisbane and Queensland. We're focusing on how we can collectively build back better post-pandemic and make our comm…
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I'm Doing Me: Discovering Your Authentic Self
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Season 3, Episode 12: Have you ever noticed yourself acting out of character? Feeling less like yourself? In this week's episode, we’re going to be talking about authenticity and being true to ourselves. Especially at this age, it can be a constant journey of trying to “find yourself” and then losing yourself again and then rinse and repeat. How do…
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No New Friends: Learning How To Make Friends As Adults
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Season 3, Episode 11: No new friends or whatever Drake said...! In this week's episode, we will be getting real about the challenges of making friends as we get older. We’re going to be talking about social lives, more than just learning how to be social again after the pandemic but what it's like navigating the world as an introvert or an extrover…
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No Scrubs: Catcalling and Other Things We Wish Creepy Men Wouldn't Do
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Season 4, Episode 10: From catcalling to street harassment and downright belligerent men, this week's episode is all about the universal terrifying experiences we face at the hands of creepy men. Tune in for a therapy session for any and everyone who has ever had to deal with harassment from men you don't know in public. This is a much-needed time …
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They Don't Make Music Like This No More: Our Coming-of-Age Tracklist
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Season 3, Episode 9: In this week's episode, we’re taking a journey through the years in music. From the songs we heard our parents play around the house to the first albums we ever purchased for ourselves, there's a lot of nostalgia to get into! Join us as we take a trip down memory lane and chat about our go-to feel-good tracks, the top-tier whit…
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Expectations vs. Reality: How To Adjust When Expectations Aren't Met
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Season 3, Episode 8: Have you ever had your expectations were disappointed in a relationship? Do you forgive and forget? Or did you cut it off and keep it pushing? This week, we're getting into the nitty-gritty of reacting when people don’t live up to what you expected of them from family members to romantic relationships to friends.…
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Celebrity Culture: Stan Twitter, Youtube Couples, and Unhealthy Obsessions
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Season 3, Episode 7: In this week's episode, we’re talking about what it means to live in a society that idolizes celebrities and has an unhealthy obsession with fame. Especially in the midst of the #FreeBritney Movement, it's time to discuss the impact of fame and tabloids on celebrity mental health and having grace for celebrities as real people.…
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Feeling Myself: Defining Confidence For and By Ourselves
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Season 3, Episode 6: Confidence, vanity, self-love, main character syndrome… a whole lot of terms but not enough conversation about how we channel these sentiments (or don’t) in the world! Tune in to this week's conversation about navigating leadership as Black women, being called high maintenance, "impostor syndrome" in the college admission proce…
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We Outside: From Summer Camps To Summer Jobs
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Season 3, Episode 5: Do y'all ever think about how much summer breaks have changed over the years? From our summer experiences as kids (can the girls whose parents made them wear swim caps please stand up?!) to summer 2016 and how we’ve spent our summers as college students with internships, it’s time for some reminiscing! Tune in as we get into th…
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Karens, Pick-Mes, and Black Girl Solidarity: Our Relationships With Other Women
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Season 3, Episode 4: A wise woman once said “I do not support all women, some of you b***hes are very dumb!!!” And thus, this episode was born. We're gonna let this week’s episode title speak for itself because this description is simply not enough. Tune into our conversation about our relationships with all of the women in our lives: our peers, ou…
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Black, Queer, and Here! Centering Black Women in PRIDE ft. Ayanna and Jade
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Season 3, Episode 3: Your daily reminder that without Black trans women there would be no PRIDE! Far too often Black queer women are left out of conversations about LGBTQ+ identities. In honor of this month and the rich legacy and lives of Black queer women to whom we are alllllll indebted, we're putting @brownbabyjade (jadeexbadu on TikTok) and @w…
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iGen: Influencer Culture and Growing Up Online
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Season 3, Episode 2: Get ready for this week’s episode about growing up in the age of the internet this week we’re getting into our introductions to social media (yes, FarmVille and Tumblr, we’re talking about you) and how we feel about the way that influencer culture has changed our relationships with social media.…
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Vax Girl Summer: Imagining a Post-‘Rona World
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Season 3, Episode 1: Are y'all ready for vaccinated girl summer?? In this episode, we're thinking about what a post-COVID world would look like and reflecting on all the ways that this past year has changed our social lives drastically.
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Ion Like Dat: Airing Out Our Unpopular Opinions
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Season 2, Episode 12: This week's episode is a judgment-free zone! From our weirdest food cravings to our hottest takes on music, movies, and celebrities, we're getting into all of our most unpopular opinions.
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