Podcast. Code Switch

In a diverse country such as the US, sometimes we need to remember to celebrate and learn about that same diversity.

Keep Things Colorful

I've been really enjoying listening to the podcast Code Switch by NPR. In this podcast, journalist of color come together to discuss a wide variety of issues they have faced as journalists of color. Topics covered have included how various minority cultures in the US view outdoor activities, political agendas, and speaking up about racism.

Uncomfortable Conversations Lead to Growth

There are times I've been made uncomfortable while listening to certain topics; however, I think that may be a good thing. At times, hearing these topics discussed in depth has helped me gained a better understanding about where another person is coming from and going toward. I'll continue to listen to Code Switch, with the goal of catching up from the beginnings of this podcast, no mater how difficult the discussions can be.

YASG. Young Adult Survival Guide

I've just seen a meme that said

"We need to make a new survival guide. Idk what I'm doing anymore." 

I agree wholeheartedly. We really need to help each other out in this sense. Each of us has something to add to this conversation, but we may each need help figuring out what it is. Send me an email or leave me a comment that tells me a bit about a topic you know.

What Can You Share?

Do you know everything about taxes, and can write a blog about the cliffnotes for those really drowning? Recently purchased a house and want to share all the tips you learned along the way? Do you interview for entry level positions and can write about the major "red flags" of old ways of narrowing down interviewees that often are just habits of our socially awkward generation? What are we as a generation needing to work on that you as an individual can spread fixin' knowledge about for the masses?

Already doing a blog about this? Let me know! I'll send people to your blog or site.

Drop me a line! I'm open and love to learn. Let's help each other and the next generation!

Podcast. White Lies

I quite enjoy listening to podcasts that investigate and retell the various angles of a story and how it has evolved both socially and factually. The ever-evolving game of telephone we play as kids can be so harmful as adults in social circles, and so very difficult to unravel when an entire community plays it for over five decades.

A Story of Law & Social Influence

The podcast White Lies by NPR takes two young men from Alabama to the small town of Selma, Alabama to investigate a trial that occurred shortly after, and likely was related to, the Bloody Sunday Massacre after a peaceful march led by Martin Luther King, Jr. in the mid-1960s.

The two podcast hosts search desperately for the trial transcripts for the murder of a white religious leader and northerner who had come to Selma after Bloody Sunday in an attempt to help the turbulent town. Along the way, they interview people alive at the time including trial jurors, discover various media circulated at the time, and unravel stories told down through generations of the stories told socially through the many grapevines. Depth is added to the investigative story by way of current political and historic structures and stories of the town that help paint a picture of how the town may have looked in the 60's.

The White Lies podcast is well written, well executed, and well balanced. I highly recommend it to the podcasts listeners among us.

Podcast. Imagined Life by Wondery

This has by far been my favorite podcast, and it continues to surprise me in the best ways. I truly hope Wondery keeps this podcast coming for many, many episodes.

Get to Know Who You Think You Know

The model of this podcast is that you, the listener, are the main character in a story. After much research, an episode is written to put you in the place of someone you likely know, or at least have heard the name or heard part of the famous story.

You learn all about little known, but very relevant stories of the childhood, adolescence, and adulthood of this person. Each episode focuses on the life, struggles, and triumphs of one person. Along the path of the podcasts, clues are given about who "you" are, and there is so much care taken into making sure the clues are not too obvious.

I highly recommend these podcasts for the entertainment, mystery, and education about another's life. Check out the podcast: Imagined Life by Wondery.