Naked Conversations: Race, Culture, & Beyond
च्यानल विवरणहरू
Naked Conversations: Race, Culture, & Beyond
This show is a collection of real, honest, and sometimes messy conversations between two friends. We’ll explore racism, antiracism, interracial friendship, activism, books, films, and more through our different lived experiences. We’ll offer questions and actions to help you go deeper into your expl...
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S8E8: This is Goodbye (ish) & Thank You!
8 seasons, 51 raw, awkward & brave conversations later, we've arrived at our finale. This is definitely not the end of us using our voices to speak up...

S8E7: Healing Generational Trauma & Breaking from "Stable Misery" with Dr. Lynyetta Willis
“Neither you nor your family are broken, you just have habits that need to be.”
Today we are joined by Dr. Lynyetta Willis; psychologist, family...

S8E6: Book Bans in Schools: The What and The Why
Book bans are increasing at a rapid pace in school districts around the United States. What’s really going on here?
Today we are unpacking the...

S8E5: Building Trust in Organizations
“Fear and trust are the core challenges of our time” - Sage
It’s time we talked about trust. Today we explore why Erica & I first decided to tr...

S8E4: Systematic Racism
“You cannot heal what you have not diagnosed. You cannot repair what you do not see.” - Isabel Wilkerson
Today we’re bringing it back to basics....

S8E3: Using Somatics to Reclaim Our Agency. With Maria-Victoria Albina.
Today we are joined by the outstanding María-Victoria Albina; Master Certified Somatic Life Coach, UCSF-trained Family Nurse Practitioner and Breathwo...

S8E2: Hope Against All Odds
Are you finding it hard to stay optimistic lately? Our positivity has been having a beatdown too. In this episode, Sage reaches out to Erica for suppo...

S8E1: Black Hair and Black History Month
Welcome back to Race, Culture & Beyond. Get ready for a whole new season of awkward, fun and courageous conversations. Today we’re sharing what we’ve...

S7E7: Friendship Across Race with the Humanize Podcast Hosts
And this brings Season 7 to a close!
For our final episode, we are joined by Humanize Podcast hosts Courthney Russell Jr. and Emily Braucher. Th...

S7E6: Race & Roe Overturned
We are vacillating between resignation and rage in the wake of the Roe v. Wade decision. We recorded this episode on June 28. This is a heavy and raw...

S7E5: The What and Why of Truth and Reconciliation
"Own the history, tell the truth, sit with the discomfort”.
Since our chat with Amy Hunter last week, we haven’t been able to stop thinking abo...

S7E4: Amy Hunter on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Work
“Not everything I’ve tried has worked, I just have forgotten about the things that didn’t work.” - Amy Hunter
This woman will blow your mind. We...

S7E3: Dr. Andrea Kane on Racism, Education, and Hope
We are joined today by none other than THE Dr. Andrea M Kane, one of the most courageous & bold women we know, working tirelessly to transform the pub...

S7E2: Rita Brent: On Being a Black, Queer, Musician and Comedian from Mississippi
Season 7 continues to bring phenomenal guests and conversations.
We have an incredible guest on this episode, whom we “met” at a live comedy sho...

S7E1: Bridgerton, The Oscar’s Slap, THE Kentanji Brown Jackson, and Disrupting the Construction Industry
There’s so much happening in the world that we want to discuss and share with you, it’s hard to know where to begin. In this episode, we’re talking a...

S6E12: Duality and Paradox: A Season In Review
Welcome to the final episode in Season 6 of Race, Culture & Beyond: A Naked Conversation Podcast. Today we are closing out the season and reflecting o...

S6E11: New Year's Reflections on Paradoxical Emotions and Black Girl Hair
Welcome to Season 6 Episode 11 of Race, Culture & Beyond: A Naked Conversation Podcast. Today we are reflecting on the year and exploring the paradigm...

S6E10: Lived Experiences and Bi-Cultural Identity with Nadia Ali
Today’s guest is a close friend and colleague who leads with purpose and compassion. Nadia Ali is a change-maker who isn’t afraid to call you in while...

S6E9: How to Have Hard Conversations and the Paradox of Relationships
Welcome to Season 6 Episode 9 of Race, Culture & Beyond: A Naked Conversation Podcast. Today we are delving into how to have hard conversations around...

S6E8: Celebrating The Holidays: Culture within Culture
Welcome to Season 6 Episode 8 of Race, Culture & Beyond: A Naked Conversation Podcast. Today is all about the holidays and in this episode we are talk...

S6E7: The Meet Up: Experiences of A White Woman and A Black Woman
Welcome to Season 6 Episode 7 of Race, Culture & Beyond: A Naked Conversation Podcast. Today we are reflecting on our epic meetup trip this past weeke...

S6E6: Comedy, Cancel Culture, and Dave Chappelle
Welcome to Season 6 Episode 6 of Race, Culture & Beyond: A Naked Conversation Podcast. Today we are finally tackling the topic of Cancel Culture and D...

S6E5: Racism on Old TV Shows and How We Keep Learning
Welcome to Season 6 Episode 5 of Race, Culture & Beyond: A Naked Conversation Podcast. Today we are going back in time and talking about Racism on old...

S6E4: Schools, Authentic Leadership, and Black Women Entrepreneurs with Dr. Shenelle DuBose
Today’s guest offers so much passion, purpose, wisdom, and humor. The amazing Dr. Shenelle Dubose shows up authentically in everything she does, incl...

S6E3: Great Leadership IS Inclusive Leadership
Welcome to Season 6 Episode 3 of Race, Culture & Beyond: A Naked Conversation Podcast. Today we are talking about Inclusive Leadership and asking:

S6E2: Using Theater for Social Justice: Inclusive Leadership and Beyond
Welcome to Season 6 Episode 2 of Race, Culture & Beyond: A Naked Conversation Podcast. On today’s episode, we are joined by Trent Norman of Affinity A...

S6E1: “I’m not racist!” Real Talk on “Me and White Supremacy”
Welcome back! We are officially kicking off Season 6 of Race, Culture & Beyond: A Naked Conversation Podcast and we are beyond excited. Our break was...

S5E12: Celebration, Rest and Resistance
Welcome to the last episode of season 5! Today's episode of Race, Culture & Beyond: A Naked Conversation Podcast is a significant celebration of how m...

S5E11: Exploring Poetry, Storytelling, Pain, and Race in Black Culture
Welcome back to another episode of Race, Culture & Beyond, A Naked Conversation Podcast! In today’s episode, we have an exceptional guest with us who...

S5E10: Juneteenth, Awkward Opportunities and Black Joy
Hello everyone, and welcome to a new episode of Naked Conversations! Today’s episode will be a review of many important matters happening at the momen...

S5E9: Make Money: DIY Investing with Angela Matthews
Welcome to the Race, Culture, and Beyond podcast! On the ninth episode of the series, we are joined by Angela Matthews. Angela is a DIY investment coa...

S5E8: Nikita Burks-Hale: An Imperfect Journey of Coming Out, Expressing Anger and Building a Business Empire.
Thank you for joining another episode of Race, Culture, and Beyond! For today’s episode, we will be joined by a very inspiring, smart, and committed t...

S5E7: Mirna Valerio: Breaking Boundaries on Size, Race, and Running
In today’s episode, we have an incredible guest who is a brilliant and brave disruptor, with a huge smile and infectious personality.
Mirna Vale...

S5E6: Black Enough? Woke Enough?
Welcome to the sixth episode of our fifth season of Race, Culture & Beyond: A Naked Conversations Podcast!
In today’s episode, we will be talkin...

S5E5: Equity & Education: Can Schools Fix Racism?
Welcome to a new episode of Race, Culture & Beyond: A Naked Conversations Podcast. In today’s episode, our special guest Amy Nelson will share with us...

S5E4: Engaging with Issues of Race in our Daily Lives: The What and the So What
In today's episode, we have a very particular conversation around Black-ish, an American sitcom television series created by Kenya Barris. Black-ish g...

S5E3: Fighting Fatigue: Balancing exhaust and energy in the quest to eradicate racism
In this episode we continue our conversation around colorism in addition to balancing fatigue and exhaustion in our everyday life with doing the work...

S5E2: Boulder Grocery Store Shootings, Solidarity and Solutions
This episode was a tough one. Sage and Erica mourn the recent mass shooting in a Boulder grocery store, just around the corner from Sage’s home. They...

S5E1: Oprah’s Meghan & Harry Interview, Colorism and Courage
Sage and Erica stumble through another naked conversation, reliving watching Oprah’s explosive interview with Harry and Meghan and digging into the ug...

S4E12: Who Gets to Be Angry and Who Doesn't?
In this episode, we look at our unique experiences in expressing anger and explore what they have shown us about:
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