Stance Podcast with Chrystal Genesis

Stance is an independent award-winning arts and culture podcast run by journalist and curator Chrystal Genesis. Stance explores the World Through People, Places, Stories and Ideas. “Consistently Smart”- The Financial Times “Stance Podcast are a great source of creative sustenance“- Charlene Prempeh, British Vogue “Razor Sharp Series” - Refinery29Stance Won Bronze for Best Current Affairs at British Podcast Awards after The Guardian and The Economist “It’s really adding to my cultural landscape and I’m finding out about so many interesting artists, musicians, theatre makers and authors from all around the world.” - Reni Eddo-Lodge, The Guardian Stance Won Best Arts & Culture Show and Rising Star 2018 Mixcloud Online Radio Awards Top 9 Arts Podcasts - The Royal Academy of Arts “Stance relays different stories to the prevailing ones we hear repeated over and over.” - Miranda Sawyer, The Observer Guests so far include musicians Questlove, Four Tet, Jamila Woods, Tricky, Chassol, Róisín Murphy, Amber Mark, Caribou, Ebo Taylor, Ibeyi, Kaytranada, Jessie Ware, Ghostpoet, ESG, Carroll Thompson, Sinkane, Zakir Hussain & Nao, authors Yaa Gyasi, Elif Shafak, Saidiya Hartman, Sayaka Murata, Maaza Mengiste & Valeria Luiselli, lawyer & campaigner Gina Miller, politician Bobi Wine, poets Fatimah Asghar, John Cooper Clarke, Linton Kwesi Johnson & Kae Tempest, actors Zazie Beetz, Adjoa Andoh, Desiree Akhavan, Claire Danes, CCH Pounder, Steve Buscemi, Jennifer Esposito & Riz Ahmed, Me Too founder Tarana Burke, writer and activist Janet Mock, choreographers Akram Khan, Deborah Colker, Last Yearz Interesting Negro and Hofesh Shechter, Performance Artists Scottee & Travis Alabanza, fashion designer Duro Olowu, Philosophers Kwame Anthony Appiah & Angie Hobbs, and visual artists Nari Ward, Shirin Neshat, Jasleen Kaur, Larry Achiampong, Antony Gormley, The Singh Twins, Hassan Hajjaj, JR & Juliana Huxtable. Topics covered include The New Paris, Nightclubs: Counterculture & Resistance, Black in the Time of Corona, Sport & Revolution, Manchesters LGBTQ+ Story, Politics: Failing Upwards, The Class Ceiling in the Arts, Modern Mumbai, Sex, The Female Prison Experience, Revolutionary Mothering, The Future of Drugs, Kids In Cults, Demystifying Yoga & Donald Glover’s Atlanta. Stance loves to explore and has visited locations including Mumbai in India, Colombo in Sri Lanka, Bergen in Norway, Kingston in Jamaica, Paris in France and New York, LA, SF & Philadelphia in the US in search of original stories and fresh perspectives. Join the conversation @stancepodcast @chrystalgenesis on X, Facebook and Instagram. Stance is produced by Chrystal Genesis, Etay Zwick, Saskia Sewell & Zara Martin. Music by Rikette Genesis and Stance branding by Edward Vince.

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Ep.64: Music w/Enji; US Jews of Color: Celebrating Sukkot, Journalist Robin Washington, Writer Hanah Bloom, Jews of Color Initiative CEO Ilana Kaufman & Philosopher Lewis R. Gordon 01/19/2024

Ep.64: Music w/Enji; US Jews of Color: Celebrating Sukkot, Journalist Robin Washington, Writer Hanah Bloom, Jews of Color Initiative CEO Ilana Kaufman & Philosopher Lewis R. Gordon On Stance, we explore the question: what does it mean to be a Jewish person of color in America today? We chat with a range of voices from this growing demographic, in the worlds of philosophy, pop culture, community organizing, and journalism. Plus, we cover music with Jazz Musician Enji to learn more about her mesmerizing new record, Ulan. At a Sukkot celebration, a few members of the Jews of Color Initiative team, Jade Groobman, Sarah Starks and Riki Robinson, discuss their hopes, dreams and their work building more community in Jewish spaces. CEO of Jews of Color Initiative, Ilana Kaufman takes us through their mission to build a professional, organizational and communal space for Jews of Color. She discusses the importance of accurately capturing data about Jews of Color, and of empowering them into leadership roles. Writer, Hanah Bloom, tackles the model minority myth twice over in her essay about being a Japanese American Jew, published in Hey Alma, a contemporary online community. She reads her essay and chats about some of the responses that followed. Professor of Philosophy and Global Affairs, Lewis R. Gordon offers us another glimpse into the diverse history of Jewish peoples, as he shares his experience navigating between the Jewish community in Jamaica and the Jewish community in the US. We end this topic with Robin Washington, a journalist and Editor-At-Large for The Forward, a US Jewish news and culture publication founded in 1897. He reflects on what it means to be a Black Jew after the horrors of October 7. We chat with vocalist and composer Enji about her musical journey and the inspiration behind her third solo album, Ulaan. Enji’s unique and expansive sound combines jazz, contemporary folk, and the ancient Mongolian musical tradition of Long Song. She talks with us about how combining the creative freedom of jazz with her Mongolian heritage enables her to express more of her authentic self. If you like what you heard, please write us a review and join the conversation at and all podcasting apps @stancepodcast @chrystalgenesis /episode/index/show/stancepodcast/id/29557953