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Episode 158 | Disability, Pride and Radical Self Love

Myelin & Melanin: Raising The Temp

Release Date: 07/13/2022

Episode 161 | Season 5 Finale: Buskers in the Street show art Episode 161 | Season 5 Finale: Buskers in the Street

Myelin & Melanin: Raising The Temp

Join us for the season 5 finale. We talk about street buskers and mutual aid. Daana is in need of funds to build a wheelchair ramp at her new home. Beauty, disability and accessibility are not mutually exclusive. Donate: https://gofund.me/c85579b0 --   Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.  Join us as we Raise the Temp! Connect...

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Myelin & Melanin: Raising The Temp

Join us as we chat about Daana's newest adventure, Carlos being called Elton John's "illegitimate child" by randos on the internet, being banned on Instagram, Greg Abbott being a waste of disabled representation, and more. --   Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.  Join us as we Raise the Temp! Connect with us. Instagram:...

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Episode 159 | You're a Unique Flower: Joy, Radical Self-Love & the Three's Company Apartment show art Episode 159 | You're a Unique Flower: Joy, Radical Self-Love & the Three's Company Apartment

Myelin & Melanin: Raising The Temp

Join us us for a conversation about radical self love, the importance of creating a luscious, beautiful and peaceful space, the joy and simplicity of the Three's Company apartment and other thoughts about tending your prooverbial gardens. --   Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.  Join us as we Raise the Temp! Connect with us....

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Episode 158 | Disability, Pride and Radical Self Love show art Episode 158 | Disability, Pride and Radical Self Love

Myelin & Melanin: Raising The Temp

Join us us for a conversation about the nuance and complexity of disability pride, the power of radical self love, and a problematic e-mail that Daana received from a well-known doctor with MS. Oh yeah, Terry Wahls: --   Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.  Join us as we Raise the Temp! Connect with us. Instagram: Daana...

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Episode 157 | Halting, Reversing, and Freezing Progress in Amber: Reflections (Part I) show art Episode 157 | Halting, Reversing, and Freezing Progress in Amber: Reflections (Part I)

Myelin & Melanin: Raising The Temp

Join us as we share our silver linings and our horrified reflections on the recent diabolical decisions of SCOTUS. We also discuss how we use our voices and bodies to be "extra" in the face of erasure.   --   Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.  Join us as we Raise the Temp! Connect with us. Instagram: Daana...

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Myelin & Melanin: Raising The Temp

Join us as we share our silver linings and lament about the disorienting and uncomfortable satisfaction in hearing evil folks tell the truth. Oh, and Carlos refers to Johnny Depp as "the Rachel Dolezal of the Cherokee Nation", and it was everything. --   Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.  Join us as we Raise the Temp! Connect...

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Join us as we explore the dangerous minds of temps, and the privilege that informs their delusional thinking -- from outlandish optics  to complete disability erasure. Our hearts are with the victims and families impacted by the massacre in Uvalde. --   Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.  Join us as we Raise the Temp!...

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This weekend, we experienced several mass shootings, more specifically, mass murders -- terrorist, white supremacist hate crimes, at that. We grieve for those we lost at the hands of a white supremacist, terrorist in Buffalo, New York. Join us as we gather our thoughts about the collective white supremacist nightmare we're living through. We also chat about white supremacy, abortion, body autonomy, reproductive freedom, ableism and more. Forgive our technical hiccups (5 min, 32 sec). We're tired, and technology can be weird and unpredictable. Corrections/Notes: At about 12 min, 9 sec, Carlos...

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Episode 153 | Accessing & Flexing: Performing Disability show art Episode 153 | Accessing & Flexing: Performing Disability

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Being disabled is hard -- being a wheelchair user amplifies the challenges. Join us as Daana shares the trauma and drama associated with...going to the dentist. The lipstick Daana references: The ridiculously priced van service: The awesome dental clinic: --   Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.  Join us as we Raise the...

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Join us as we talk about Elon Musk, his hair plugs, eugenics, the oligarchy -- all the things.   -- Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things.  Join us as we Raise the Temp! Connect with us. Instagram: Daana @retrosoul__ Carlos @elcaballonegrito Podcast Socials: Instagram: @myelinmelanin Twitter: @myelinmelanin...

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Join us us for a conversation about the nuance and complexity of disability pride, the power of radical self love, and a problematic e-mail that Daana received from a well-known doctor with MS.

Oh yeah, Terry Wahls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxXJH2jZm0w

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Daana Townsend (she/her) a Professor and content creator; and Carlos Kareem Windham (they/them), a comedian, facilitator and musician -- each living with Multiple Sclerosis -- are your hosts this season and explore the intersections of race, culture, politics, disability and all the things. 

Join us as we Raise the Temp!

Connect with us.

Instagram:

Daana @retrosoul__

Carlos @elcaballonegrito

Podcast Socials:

Instagram: @myelinmelanin

Twitter: @myelinmelanin

Facebook: @myelinandmelanin

Website: http://myelinandmelanin.com