Music Inclusivity and Accessibility, with Nora Barpal
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Nora Barpal (Executive Director, Music Inclusion Coalition; CEO, Feminasty Records) joins Daniel for a conversation about providing BIPOC and LGBTQ students with resources, visibility, and mentorship for greater opportunity and equality within music.
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Mindfulness, with Morgan Canham
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Actress, VO artist, and coach Morgan V. Canham (@morganvcanham, @thecanhamcollective, @wakeupwithsolrise) joins Daniel to discuss mindfulness, art, and all things 2020. She talks through her journey as a dancer and actor and mindfulness practitioner.
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Gratitude, with Team Vidya
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Daniel is joined by the other members of The Vidya Project (Ashika Kalra, Rina Madhani, Khayriyyah MuhammadSmith, Emily Watson) to share what they're each grateful for this year.
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Literacy and Decolonizing Education, with Rina Madhani
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Rina Madhani, co-founder of The Vidya Project and Start Lighthouse, joins Daniel to discuss their experiences as educators and what Start Lighthouse is doing to combat systemic problems in literacy.
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Community Organizing and Political Agitation, with Laura Ramirez
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Laura Ramirez is a core organizer for Af3irm NYC, a national organization of women engaged in transnational feminist, anti-imperialist activism and dedicated to the fight against oppression in all its forms. She joins Daniel to discuss the 2020 election and what, if anything, it may mean for oppression in the U.S. The also discuss community organizing, Marxism, and militant movement-building.
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Black Lives Matter, with SoulThundre
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Daniel is joined by artist and activist Janeese, aka SoulThundre, to discuss her experience in the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd on May 25th. She also shares her mission to create safe spaces for piercers, educators and artists who identify as Black, POC, and all gender and sexual identities. Follow her on Instagram @SoulThundre and support her work. Check out the new Vidya Project initiative Letters to the World at ourletterstotheworld.org
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Hoop Dreams, w/ Batouly Camara
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Batouly Camara is the founder of Women and Kids Empowerment (W.A.K.E.) and the author of A Basketball Game on Wake Street (available June 12th). On this episode, Daniel talks to Batouly about her experience playing youth and college basketball, including playing for renowned coach Geno Auriemma as part of the famed UConn Huskies women's basketball program. Primarily, they discuss her work creating equitable opportunities for young women through youth sports development programs.
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Letters to the World, with Ashika Kalra
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Daniel starts by talking about his love of The Happiness Planner and how it has helped him on his own inner journey. He is then joined by Ashika Kalra to discuss two new Vidya Project initiatives.
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Robots and Rumble Lights, w/ Dr. Reem Alattas
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Inventor, techpreneur, data scientist and fitness instructor Dr. Reem Alattas joins the show to discuss her companies Rumble, Fitness Transformer, and Rapidbot.
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That's the Tea: Khayriyyah MuhammadSmith
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In this season-opener, Daniel is joined by TeamVidya member Khayriyyah MuhammadSmith for a conversation about her life in educational philanthropy. They also talk about workout routines and the movies US and PARASITE.
info_outlineDaniel talks with Terry Scott (Rebuilding Together) and Tim Parsons (formerly of Rebuilding Together; now with 5:00 Films) about the great lengths RTNYC and other local affiliates goes to repair homes, revitalize communities and positively impact people's relationships with their homes and surroundings. They discuss the semantics of what it means to rebuild together, and the sociological complexities of community. They also talk about Tim's terrific cowboy hat.
Music: "Joker," by Six Umbrellas (sixumbrellas.bandcamp.com)
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