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Mouthful with Shanti is a funny, smart and inclusive podcast that unpacks culture, race, systemic injustice, sexual expression, gender and different embodied experiences through an intersectional lens. Acclaimed Bay Area comedian Shanti Charan brings her unique mix of talents from her years onstage as well as the classroom. Charan is now also an adjunct professor and her research interests include social justice, critical race theory and post colonialism in relation to sexualities and gender ...
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Appreciating the Path of Mindfulness After Jail Time, w/ Butch Escobar
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On this episode of MWS we have comedian, Butch Escobar joining us. We discuss his journey of discovering mindfulness and how his past of going in and out of jail, along with the insight he's gained, helped influence a new path of enlightenment. Follow Comedian Shanti Charan @shanticharancomedy and Mouthful with Shanti @mouthfulwithshanti Follow But…
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Understanding the Benefits of Sustainable Clothing w/ Stylist, Inanna Solveig
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Support this very FREE podcast by donating toward production costs and get a Mouthful with Shanti sticker! Venmo @shanticharan On this episode of MWS we have stylist, Inanna Solveig joining us. We discuss fast fashion, repurposing of clothing, ageism and more! Tune in and shoot us a 5*. Follow Comedian Shanti Charan @shanticharancomedy and Mouthful…
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Getting Educated About the Crystal Meth Epidemic with Author of Tweakerworld, Jason Yamas
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Mouthful with Shanti brings you captivating conversations that cut through the bullshit while laughing about it. We elevate marginalized voices. We disrupting oppressive ways of thinking. We shoot the shit. We have a good time. Support this very FREE podcast and its production costs by donating to my Venmo @shanticharan. Dm me your address along wi…
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Addressing Ableism at the Intersection of Music, Disability and Sex, ONIKHO's Story
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On this episode of MWS I talk with musician and disability activist, ONIKHO! ONIKHO is a musical artist who mixes electronic beats and sounds with her influences in blues, jazz, and classical music. She recently released her new album, Rodeo Pantheon, a piece of work came to fruition after becoming paralyzed in a car accident in 2014. She tells the…
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A Pro-Domme & a Pro-Com(edian) Talk Kinks
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On this episode of MWS I talk with professional dominatrix, Delphine, about kinks! Follow Comedian Shanti Charan @shanticharancomedy and Mouthful with Shanti @mouthfulwithshanti. Follow Delphine @pithair_dontcare Disrupting norms and elevating marginalized identities through an intersectional lens. If you enjoy what were doing, help us out by subsc…
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Building Healthier Parent Relationships w/ Sharon, the Bay's Favorite Family Therapist
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On this episode of MWS I talk with Family Therapist, Sharon Frasier, and her work in the mental health service, specifically with the bipolar and schizophrenic community! We also talk about her private practice and the work she does with college students, which led us to talking about parents! And there was a lot to discuss there. Follow Comedian S…
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Exploring Divorce & Only Child Syndrome w/ Micheal Foulk
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If you've been enjoying the show so far, I’d be so grateful if you rated the show on spotify a 5 stars. On this episode of MWS I talk to Micheal Foulk about what it was like growing up as only child with divorced parents. We exchange 'flying alone as a kid' stories and the adventures of being an unaccompanied minor flying in the 90's. We also talki…
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Queering the Boxing & Gym World w/ Pablo Escobar
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On this episode of MWS I chat with Pablo about being a boxing coach and how it serves as a great outlet for aggression. We also talk about the pressure of needing to attain a hyper masculine body in both the athletic and gay world. A golden nugget within this episode is some QUEERiculum we share when unpacking ‘queer’ and the many meanings it can h…
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Unpacking Layers of Intersectionality w/ Aurora Singh
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On this episode of MWS I chat with Aurora Sign about how she's grown up in a single, Haitian mother household, with an absent Punjabi father in predominantly White spaces. We talk about race consciousness, thick intersectionalities, colorism and more! Follow Comedian Shanti Charan @shanticharancomedy Follow Aurora Singh @aurorasinghcomedy and her p…
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Liberating Fatness w/ Angelina, the Fierce Fat Femme
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On this episode of MWS I chat with Angelina a Fat Liberationist, Model and Lecturer. We discuss Fat Liberation, which aims to disrupt systems that are oppressive, making certain spaces inaccessible to the fat community. This episode also touches on the idea that being fat is inherently unhealthy or unattractive, which is seen as part of a larger so…
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On this episode of MWS I chat with a special guest David Gborie! Me and this dude go way back. He is now the voice of Darby of the Royal Crackers on HBO! On this episode we were just finishing working a 5 show weekend in Sunnyvale, CA. We talk about porn, blood diamonds, ebt and more! Follow Comedian Shanti Charan @shanticharancomedy Follow David G…
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Ball Busting w/ Delphine the Professional Dominatrix
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On this episode of MWS I chat with Delphine about her experience as an Escort and professional Dominatrix. Sex workers often face stigmatization and discrimination, and their voices are often ignored. My intention for this episode was to just get a better look into sex work through Delphine’s personal experience. I also think hearing from sex worke…
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Ways to Decolonizing Education, Wealth and Love w/ Gabe Pacheco
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On this episode of MWS I chat with Gape Pacheco about his experience as an art teacher at the MOMA in New York. We talk about both of our experiences teaching within incarceration; along with how competitiveness, testing, charters schools and more are negatively impacting the educational experience for all ages. We also talk about wealth and certai…
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The Joys of Being Grown, w/ Marcella Arguello
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On this episode of MWS I chat with Marcella Arguello about her new @hbo special, Latin culture, dating, being in a relationship with a pansexual man and more! Follow Comedian Shanti Charan @shanticharancomedy Follow Marcella Arguello @marcellacomedy Disrupting norms and elevating marginalized identities through an intersectional lens. If you enjoy …
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Chatting w/ TammyTeaLove, the Original Lesbian
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On this episode of MWS I chat with comedian Tammy Tea about being a Black woman in the military, the constraints of having to dress like "a girl" as little Tammy, how drugs impact Black and Brown communities, the blessing of Tammy's hysterectomy and more! FACT: Given the magnitude of the problem and the costs of health care for this disease, fibroi…
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On this episode of MWS I have an old comedy friend and talented barber, Jay Rich, on the show. We talk about barbering, hair and empathy, marriage, parenting and internal growth. I laugh pretty loud in this episode. I tried to lower the volume during those parts so I don't hurt your ears. Im sorry for being so damn loud! Follow Comedian Shanti Char…
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Gender vs. Sexuality, the story of a heterosexual male Drag Princess w/ David Shapiro
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A mistake I have made in the past is conflating gender and sexuality. What does this mean? It means, sometimes when we see someone performing a gender (masculinity and femininity) in a "non-normative" way, we assume their sexuality is also "non-normative", meaning NOT heteronormative. So when I would see a drag queen I would automatically assume th…
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Happy Valentine’s Day! In this episode, instead of talking about being blindly in love, we discuss being blind regarding race! Colorblindness is an ideology that ignores racial differences to falsely promote harmony but can lead to racial discriminations being ignored. Therefore asserting color-blind logic is a form of performing whiteness, the nor…
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In this episode, Shanti chats with comedian, Marcus Williams. We talk understanding sexuality in your 20's, being Black and gay in Atlanta vs. SF and sexual hygiene! Sorry ahead of time for my very loud laughter! I have a problem. Follow Shanti Charan @shanticharancomedy Follow Marcus Williams @mwillyumz Disrupting norms and elevating marginalized …
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Cruising the Gender Galaxy w/ Arjun Banerjee
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Individuals internalize the social expectations that surround gender norms. Fortunately, things are changing and people are challenging those antiquated ways of thinking. On this episode, I interview Arjun Banerjee and we talk about how the journey or gender can be constant. Looking at gender as a galaxy removes the limitations of the binary and th…
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Elevation of Native voices w/ Jackie Keliiaa
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In this episode, Shanti talks with Jackie Keliiaa - discussing the silencing of Native voices, (re)matriarchy, blood quantum, fine ass islanders, dating the colonizer and more! Follow Comedian Shanti Charan @shanticharancomedy Follow Jackie Keliiaa @jackiecomedy Mouthful with Shanti is all about disrupting norms and elevating marginalized identitie…
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Mouthful with Shanti is a smart and funny podcast that brings academia and comedy together in efforts to elevate marginalized communities and voices. Host, Comedian Shanti Charan, that’s me! and my guest(s) use an intersectional lens to unpack sex, race, power and more. Which means we can talk about capitalism, gender and farting all in the same co…
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