Hope & Hard Pills

Mar 10 2025 87 ep. 41 mins 163

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Exploring practical insight on racial justice and social change.

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Karen Hayes Reveals the Revolutionary Power of Storytelling

Mar 10 2025 29 mins

Producer/Director Karen Hayes holds an M.F.A. in Film and Television Production from UCLA. She was selected for the Tribeca All Access and American Film Institute’s (AFI) Directing Workshop for Women (DWW) fellowships. Hayes' production company, Ubuntu Motion Pictures, is devoted to telling stories that educate, create dialog about, and promote justice and healing. She has produc

Dr. Sophia McClennon & Srdja Popovich Reveal the Revolutionary Power of Humor

Mar 03 2025 33 mins

Sophia and Srdja talk about how to find the story being told by oppressive regimes and looks for creative ways to disrupt them

Dr. Raquel Martin Talks Burnout & Black Mental Health

Feb 24 2025 43 mins

Dr. Raquel Martin, PhD is a dynamic force in Black Mental Health and Liberation Psychology. Standing confidently at the intersection of clinical psychology and social advocacy, Dr. Martin has earned a reputation as a pioneering thought leader. Her presentations, filled with depth and passion, don’t merely inform—they ignite a spark, inspiring attendees to delve deeper and think

Kalaya'an Mendoza Talks Protest Safety

Feb 17 2025 32 mins

Kalaya'an Mendoza shares about how to incorporate safety into direct action activism that prioritizes marginalized communities and identities across the world.

Nikki Blak Talks Interrupting Racism

Feb 03 2025 37 mins

Nikki Blak brings up how activism is a skill set to be built to move from protest to power with cues from successful movements!

Yolo Akili Explores the Liberating Connections Between Black Emotional & Mental Health

Jan 27 2025 38 mins

Yolo joins TRISHES and Andre to talk about healing justice and mental health are important in racialized and connected communities to create an ecosystem of care.

The One About Mindfulness w/ Ashley & Shabazz Larkin

Apr 22 2024 42 mins

Ashley Larkin's superpower lies at the intersection of creative expression and healing. A psychotherapist focused on helping people remember their own agency to find healing and restore trust in their inner voice.Her advocacy is steeped in subverting the colonized norms of the mental health industry. Championing education and access to mindfulness and well-being practices that remi

The One About the Enneagram & Black Liberation w/ Chichi Agorom

Apr 15 2024 31 mins

Chichi Agorom is a lifelong student of what it means to be fully human. She is a Certified Enneagram Teacher & Practitioner, Associate Faculty with the Narrative Enneagram, and holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Post-Master's Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is the author of the book, The Enneagram for Black Liberation, now available wh

The One About Black Feminism w/ EbonyJanice

Apr 08 2024 32 mins

EbonyJanice is the founder and CEO of The Free People Project and The EbonyJanice Project. She earned her Bachelors in Cultural Anthropology and Political Science and a Masters of Arts in Social Change with a concentration in Spiritual Leadership, Womanist Theology, and Racial Justice. The core and center of her work is the professional and personal liberation of Black Women and Fe

The One About Political Depression

Mar 04 2024 38 mins

Ann Cvetkovich is currently Professor in the Feminist Institute of Social Transformation at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She has been Ellen Clayton Garwood Centennial Professor of English and Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of Mixed Feelings: Feminism, Mass Culture, and Victorian Sensationalism (Ru