Maladjusted Life Podcast
1) Racial Battle Fatigue w/ Dr. William A. Smith
I chat with University of Utah education professor Dr. William A. Smith about his concept of "Racial Battle Fatigue." This psychosocial phenomenon reveals itself in the lives of many African Americans...Show More
2) Purgatory of Consciousness: Black Politics in the Age of Obama w/ Dr. Joseph Jones
I chat with Associate Professor of Political Science at Philander Smith College, Dr. Joseph Jones. Dr. Jones recently released a collection of essays titled Purgatory of Consciousness: Black Politics ...Show More
Purgatory of Consciousness: Black Politics in the Age of Obama w/ Dr. Joseph Jones
1:28:40 | Nov 17th, 2019
3) Black Life in Euromodernity and 400 Years of the African-American Experience (1619-2019 )w /Dr . Lewis Gordon
I chat with renowned philosopher Dr. Lewis Gordon on the understanding of black life in modernity and reflecting on the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans reaching what would become the ...Show More
4) Past Is Prologue: African-American Genealogy w/ Antoinette Harrell
I chat with genealogist Antoinette Harrell about her research on family histories of African-Americans (descendants of American chattel slavery) and the unique challenges that arise for this specific ...Show More
5) The Racial Wealth Gap and Reparations w/ Dr. Thomas Shapiro
I chat with Brandeis sociology professor and author of The Hidden Cost of Being African American and Toxic Inequality: How America's Wealth Gap Destroys Mobility, Deepens the Racial Divide, and Threat...Show More
6) Heavy: An American Memoir w/ Kiese Laymon
I chat with the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Award winner for Non-Fiction, Kiese Laymon about his memoir, Heavy. Laymon talks about his formative years in Mississippi and how it influenced his writing. We als...Show More
7) On Race and Writing w/ NY Times Bestselling Author, Ijeoma Oluo
I chat with New York Times bestselling author, Ijeoma Oluo, about navigating life as a self-identified bi-racial black woman and how it has informed her writing on the topic of race. She also offers i...Show More
8) The Courage in Being a black Atheist w/ Alix Jules
I chat with secular activist, Alix Jules, about his work in the atheist community and delve into his interesting journey into becoming a non-believer. Here's a link to the my Patheos piece mentione...Show More
9) Our Lives Matter, Too: A Conversation w/ Black Lives Matter Sacramento Founder, Tanya Faison
I chat with the Tanya Faison, Founder of Black Lives Matter Sacramento about what it means to do grassroots work in an age of overwhelming state surveillance. We get into some generational differences...Show More
10) America's Valjean: A Conversation w/ Lewis Conway, Jr.
I chat with Austin City council candidate, Lewis Conway, Jr. A contender for a seat representing Austin's District 1, Conway's run has captured the attention of the state as well as the country due...Show More