This week on STPT, Danielle Holland is joined in conversation with Nkem Ndefo. Ndefo is the founder and president of Lumos Transforms and creator of The Resilience Toolkit, a model that promotes embodied self-awareness and self-regulation in an ecologically sensitive framework and social justice context. Together they explore adaptation, reclaiming…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Puja Datta discuss the state of ever increasing abortion restrictions that have swept across the country over the past year. They break down who these laws most affect, what the dangerous impacts are, and what you can do to help financially or in volunteer action to support those seeking to obtain access to h…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Bryan Barnett II hold conversation with writer, pleasure activist and filmmaker, Junauda Petrus-Nasah. Centering the conversation on Junauda's The Stars and The Blackness Between Them, they explore the deep potency, possibility and melancholy within adolescence. Junauda shares her experiences in writing with …

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Puja Datta discuss the media outpour and allocation of local, national and federal resources towards the tragic search for Gabby Petito. Taking in the larger national context of missing and murdered women, they share some key thoughts from their recent conversation with Roxanne White, nationally recognized fo…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland is joined by returning guest, Rokea Jones (she/her) to dive into TX SB8, reproductive rights and how adverse medical outcomes are inextricably linked to the experience of racism in the US. "We are literally fighting for our lives." Rokea shares specific ways we can give voice to the voiceless and be of service in…

Danielle Holland, Moises Nuñez, Kimi Lee King and Maryam Arshad kick off this week with an STPT roundtable. Diving into definitions of the self within the context of community and humanity, they explore language, accountability, and perception. These four question how to turn off the background noise and get into intentional alignment, all while fl…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Puja Datta dive headfirst into boundaries, discussing how they impact and inform our relationships with ourselves, one another, and our greater community. Then, they are joined by Roxanne White (she/her), Grass Roots Organizer and Social Justice Advocate who has dedicated her work to Indian Country. Roxanne a…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Maryam Arshad dive into political antics regarding Afghan women and transnational feminisms. Then, they are joined by Jennifer Marley (she/her) citizen of the San Ildefonso Pueblo, PhD student, queer Indigenous feminist and organizer with The Red Nation. Marley and hosts dive into Native art extraction for to…

Danielle Holland and Maryam Arshad are joined by Moya Bailey in week 3 of 3 of STPT summer replays. They dive into misogynoir, Black womens’ intersections with both medical racism and advancements, and the development of digital alchemy as tools for building the world we want. Moya Bailey is Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and the program i…

Danielle Holland and Bianca Blanco-Jimenez are joined by Nick Estes in week 2 of 3 of STPT summer replays. They dive into colonialism, capitalism, and climate change. Nick Estes invites our collective imagination as we work towards decolonization and a radical shift to our relations to the natural world. Citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Dr. …

Danielle Holland and Sharayah Lane are joined by Shίshάlh Nation & Ilocano Elder, facilitator, consultant and therapist, Anna Hansen, in week 1 of 3 of STPT summer replays. Anna Hansen carries over 40 years’ experience working in communities using an energetic, visionary and caring approach to help sustain wellbeing, healing and healthy connections…

Danielle Holland, Sharayah Lane, Puja Datta and Agi Brown kick off this week with an STPT roundtable. They dive into conversation on grief and dying, living an authentic life, and the challenges of living in true solidarity. Addressing boarding school trauma and healing, life as the struggle and death as a gift, and the revolutionary act of experie…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Damithia Nieves dive into the generative practice of imagining, centering intentions in joy, and how the contemplation of death can help us live the shit out of our lives. Then, Host of the podcast Parenting Decolonized and Positive Discipline Coach, Yolanda Williams (she/her) joins the show. Yolanda and host…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland is joined by Inuit leader and activist and one of the world’s most recognized environmental, climate change and human rights advocate, Siila Watt-Cloutier (she/her). Watt-Cloutier was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy work in showing the impact global climate change has on human rights and is a…

Alex Moshchevitin, Sameer Arshad and Andy Sell kick off this week with STPT’s first masculinity roundtable. How does the frog describe the boiling water in the pot? These men grapple with the spectrums of masculinity: definitions, systems, constructs, power and gender play. Does masculinity require constant interrogation? How can we dismantle the o…

Danielle Holland, Kimi Lee King, and Angela Rae Amos kick off the week on STPT, connecting the historical heat waves, Democrats and pipeline deals, and the need for everyone to read the Red Nation’s “The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth.” Indigenous Climate Justice Now! Then, artist, immigration lawyer and activist fighting for immigra…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland asks Damithia Nieves for her thoughts on the announcement of Juneteenth as the newest federal holiday. They continue the discussion on the co-option of social justice, the commodification of literally everything, and the spectacle of the ending of an Empire. Reparations Now! Then comedian Astuko Okatsuka (she/her…

Danielle Holland and Alex Moshchevitin kick off this week on STPT discussing the origins of pride, corporate opportunism, and the right to exist without being prosecuted. F--k your rainbow-washing, support Black trans women! Then, artist and educator, Ebo Barton (they/them/he/him) joins the show. Barton and hosts dive into writing to make sense of …

This week on STPT, Puja Datta and Danielle Holland discuss oppressive humidity, the pleasures of being alive, and why no one needs 40 choices of vanilla yogurt. We want health care, dammit! Then, Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, Chief Editor of LeftWord Books, and Chief Correspondent of Globetrotter, Vijay Prashad (he/him)…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Damithia Nieves deal with the emotional grief of recent and historical state sanctioned violence against children. When processing one’s complicity within oppressive systems, it is imperative to pause, rest, and have snacks on standby. Then, recovering academic and unapologetic nerd, Anjali Nath Upadhyay (she…

Danielle Holland and Puja Datta are bringing the fire this week on STPT, reminding us that people power is our only leverage. Now is the collective moment where we must organize and collaborate to resist capitalist exploitation, fight against corporate gaslighting, and center our actions upon international solidarity. Then, author, organizer and ca…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Bianca Blanco-Jimenez get into marketing religion and the proselytizing of vag cups. Then, Los Angeles based comedian, actor and writer, Danielle Perez (she/her) joins the show. Perez and hosts dive into reflections on the pandemic, from creative outlets, unhealthy coping mechanisms, to finding self-empowerme…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Maryam Arshad get into post colonial theory, global vaccine rollout, and hair in the high desert. Then, South Asian American lawyer, writer, activist and facilitator, Deepa Iyer (she/her) joins the show. Deepa and hosts dive into her social change ecosystem mapping, transformative solidarity, and social justi…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Netsie Tjirongo get into police procedurals, copaganda, and how Andy Samberg has got us all heart eyes. Then, Los Angeles based multimedia journalist, Cerise Castle, joins the show. Cerise and hosts dive into her recent investigative series, A Tradition of Violence: The History of Deputy Gangs in the Los Ange…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland, Bianca Blanco-Jimenez, and Maryam Arshad kick off the ep asking who among us has not slept with an angsty Marxist? Your killjoys are back and reckoning with how resilient the patriarchy is. Is just surviving within itself a win? From endangered whale populations, to contemporary colonialism, and holding space to…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Netsie Tjirongo discuss their feelings around the Derek Chauvin verdict, conversations as agents of monumental change, and how we can divest from shock and awe culture. Then, part two with Astrologer & psychic medium, Jessica Lanyadoo! Lanyadoo and hosts continue on with reflections on death and dying and the…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Netsie Tjirongo take on that big Pluto energy, addressing police violence and cover ups, the every day living trauma for BIPOC communities, and the Black Mirror robo-dogs of our present reality. From the misogynoir in the film industry, to recognition of our violent history on this land, they get into it. The…

This week on STPT, the sun is out and Danielle Holland and Damithia Nieves reflect on young love, heartbreak and first kisses. It’s all fun and games until the patriarchy comes for your heart. Then, essayist, novelist, researcher, and professor of journalism, Sonora Jha, returns to STPT. Jha and hosts get right into Jha’s latest book, How to Raise …

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Mo Nunez discuss the week’s news, from who is being centered in environmental projects to the trial of Derek Chauvin. It’s windy af out there. Then, Native American Organizer and Professor, Dr. Kyle Whyte joins STPT. Kyle Whyte is George Willis Pack Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the Universit…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Bianca Blanco-Jimenez share the weight of this past week and all of the heavy feelings. They reflect on what love is and question how to hold space for one another in the midst of endless violence. With love as an action, they then invite all of us to revisit "We Can Reclaim" with adrienne maree brown. In "We…

Danielle Holland and Sharayah Lane kick off this week's show discussing Deb Haaland's confirmation as 1st Native American Interior Secretary. Then, Shίshάlh Nation & Ilocano Elder, facilitator, consultant and therapist, Anna Hansen, joins STPT. Anna Hansen carries over 40 years’ experience working in communities using an energetic, visionary and ca…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland, Agi Brown and Angela Rae Amos dive into roundtable conversation on children, care and community. STPT hosts ask how do we measure and what are we measuring when we ask if the kids are alright? From mid-day brunches, to school stressors, to creating shared rituals, they address the work it takes to keep directing…

Danielle Holland, Bianca Blanco-Jimenez, Maryam Arshad and Kimi Lee King dive into roundtable conversation on Regenerative Self-Care. STPT hosts look at regenerative self-care as a concept, an action, a question, and an invitation. From how we create and nurture community, to connection as a practice and a cultivation, step into this stream for pra…

This week on #STPT, Danielle Holland and Maryam Arshad discuss Amazon’s union busting efforts, veneers of progressivity and how decolonization is not a metaphor. Then, Professor, Writer, Researcher and Digital Alchemist, Moya Bailey, joins the show in conversation. They dive into the events and history that led to the coinage of misogynoir, Black w…

This week on #STPT, Danielle Holland and Damithia Nieves are joined by conceptual artist Natasha Marin. They dive into ethereal spaces taking you from Carnival in Trinidad, to the beaches of the Motherland in Tanzania, to the ocean waters off the San Juan Islands. You are invited to settle in this week. Feel the language in your mouth. Sense your b…

Danielle Holland and Netsie Tjirongo are joined by returning guest; actor, comedian, writer and podcast Host of Self Quar, Baron Vaughn. Dinner is served and it's a Prix Fixe Menu this week on #STPT. All dishes are dressed with trauma sauce and come with recurring sides of Shelly Duvall. The main courses are serving you a multitude of Black experie…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Bianca Blanco-Jimenez touch on AOC's recent livestream and the white erasure of history in real time. Then, Dr. Nick Estes joins the pod diving into conversation of colonialism, capitalism, climate and resistance. They explore how we can collectively imagine and work towards decolonization with a radical shif…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland, Netsie Tjirongo, Mo Nuñez, and Angela Rae Amos kick off the show by examining healing and unity when devoid of accountability. Then, from racism within vaccine distribution, to the performative absurdity of Harriet Tubman on the American dollar, to the correlation of the rise of fascism with superhero culture in…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland, Robyn Thompson, Kimi Lee King and Sharayah Lane bring you your January roundtable! From reflecting on MLK's radical revolution of values, to addressing the work of being human-centered, to dismantling parenting standards, this group dives deep into the courage it takes to do some good in the world today. Cuddle …

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Damithia Nieves check in with some grounding rituals, a good deal of head shaking, and ask how far things need to devolve before they evolve. Then, founder of Bri Living: Women on the Rise, Brione Scott (she/her) joins the pod. Bri is the Director of Clean Greens Farm and Market, and hosts the Clean Greens Li…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Maryam Arshad welcome in the new year reflecting on boundaries, the socialization of people pleasing, and the fallacy of grind culture. Then labor organizer and danger to the ruling class, Puja Datta (she/her) returns to the pod. Puja has done extensive political and labor work throughout the country, has org…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Maryam Arshad kick off the show discussing the dynamics of reading in the bathtub, World War Zero's Hawkish environmentalism, and the Biden future of mindful fracking. Then, award-winning speaker, entrepreneur, producer, and organizational development consultant, Lynn Johnson (she/hers) joins the conversation…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland and Netsie Tjirongo kick off the show discussing grief, complex relationships with dads, and the centering of white people in climate change related media. Then, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside, and the host of the UnMute Podcast, Myisha Cherry (she/her) joins the conv…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland, Bianca Blanco-Jimenez and Maryam Arshad kick off the show discussing the pandemic, gender roles and the pyramid of collective pain. Then, Community Navigator for Weld Seattle (serving the formerly incarcerated community before and after release) and Future Director of the 1426 Project, Carolyn Presnell joins Bia…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland, Netsie Tjirongo, and Angela Rae Amos kick off the show discussing the Biden/Harris win, Mitch McConnell in a cage, and a list of incredible Election Firsts! Then, Community Scholar, Ethnomuseumologist, and Second Generation Storyteller, of the National Award Winning American History Traveling Museum: The "Unspok…

Talkin' bout an election with STPT Hosts Roundtable! This week on STPT, Danielle Holland, Netsie Tjirongo, Mo Nuñez, and Angela Rae Amos share their exhaustion and emotions from the national gaslighting and abuse. They get into the time honored American tradition of voter suppression, the medicine we've all been spooned of white supremacy, and, not…

This week on STPT, Damithia Nieves returns to co-host with Danielle Holland. They get into candy tunnels, the layer cake of 2020, and why every male Karen is a Chad. Then, Professor and Coordinator of Africana Studies, Dr. Fon Gordon, joins the pod. They dive into the intersection of race, mobility and modernity. Show notes at sorrytopodcastthis.co…

This week on STPT, Daemond Arrindell returns to #STPT to co-host with Danielle Holland. They get into where they are currently finding joy, from coffee rituals to pumpkin patches and we learn that Daemond hates clowns! Then, writer, educator, interdisciplinary artist, TEDx speaker and podcaster, Anastacia-Renee joins the pod. They dive into heartbr…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland, Netsie Tjirongo, and Maryam Arshad get into grief, anti-fascism and American lies. Then, adrienne maree brown, author of Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds and the co-editor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements, joins t…

This week on STPT, Danielle Holland is joined in conversation by labor organizer Puja Datta and poet Jenny Molberg. Using Molberg's most recent book of poetry, Refusal, as a guide, they dive into trauma, resilience, and imagining the futures we want . Come for workers rights and guess who is the Marxist, and stay for Justice, Liberation and, of cou…