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Weekly conversations about all things queer. A space for members of the LGBTQIA+ community to share our stories, struggles, and triumphs, and talk about how we're breaking glass ceilings and making an impact on society.
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The Transition Period is a podcast experience that speaks on aspects of pop culture, society, politics, mental health, and more from the black, trans, queer point-of-view. Join the Period hosted by G. O'shea (she/they). (@thegaryfuqua), a 24-year-old unapologetic black, queer, trans femme and full-time clown, whose commentary is upfront, brutally honest, humorous, honest, and black as hell. Tune in for this period experience of clownery, foolery, and fuckery! 🔴
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Interviews with Anthropologists about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology
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A weekly podcast on the history, philosophy, and techniques of astrology, hosted by professional astrologer Chris Brennan.
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Trans in the City is an open collaboration between global organisations, corporates and companies raising awareness to help further the inclusion of transgender, non-binary and gender diversity in business.
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Queers in Transit is your new weekly queer podcast where you can join us on our mission to merge the grassroots communities within the LGBTQIA+ umbrella across the UK. Brought to you by Jesse King and Chuck SJ, each episode will explore the activism, talent and a variety of happenings within queer communities in various towns so that we can all connect with each other. Join us on the road to representation, platform and visibility.
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A podcast exploring the intersection of science, society, and queerness. Intertwining personal interviews and audio storytelling, this podcast aims to challenge the current discourse of diversity in STEM to empower marginalized voices and think critically about the ways in which science is done. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queerscience/support
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An LGBTQ podcast featuring entertaining queer people, include celebrities, community leaders, and everyday people with interesting and positive stories. Challenges our community faces today may come up but we don't stay there long. On Queer We Are, guests aren’t allowed to just complain about the world as it is. They share what they’re doing about it, what you can do about it, and hear some good news for a change. Sometimes they’re here just to entertain. Guests include gay, lesbian, transge ...
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Let’s get into the curiosities and constants that make Calgary a wonderful and sometimes frustrating place to call home. One story and conversation at a time. Hosted by Jenny Howe. Every Wednesday.
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The Justice Visions podcast is hosted by the Human Rights Centre of Ghent University. The podcast showcases cutting-edge research and practice regarding victim participation in transitional justice.
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ADHD reWired is more than just a podcast, we are a community for adults with ADHD. This podcast brings you stories, strategies, and science from everyday people and the world's top experts. Host Eric Tivers, LCSW, is a trained mental health professional who not only specializes in ADHD but also has it. Eric talks openly about his own ADHD. If you want to feel less alone, hit subscribe for a weekly dose of "me too."
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Sex, Drugs, and Jesus embraces taboo topics and shares stories about surviving the social outskirts. De'Vannon has had a long journey of self-discovery including being kicked out of his church for his sexuality, serving in the military during “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” becoming a drug dealer and convict, contracting HIV and HEP B, being homeless, and ultimately rising from the social outskirts to become a healthy and insightful entrepreneur. Join De'Vannon as he interviews authors, podcasters ...
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Imago Gei is a play on the term Imago Dei, which means made in the Image of God. Imago Gay is a gay podcast production affirming that we are all deserving of dignity. Gay church anyone? Spectrum Magazine, SDA Kinship along with Kendra Arsenault M.Div. have come together to bring you the latest on queer theology and a minority perspective on faith. Imago Gay is the affirmation of our humanity and shared value in the eyes of God. This dignity and affirmation of human value, which is the birthr ...
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Queerified is a new podcast hosted by Gigi Gorgeous and her longest friend ever and BFF, Mimi! Come listen every week as they talk to special guests in the LGBTQIA+ community, and share EVERYTHING! Like what it was like growing up queer, the successes and lessons of life and how to celebrate queer joy every day! And most importantly: Gigi and Mimi want to hear from YOU! Be a friend of the pod and call us at 1 (844) QUEERYS. This is totally a space that’s safe for you. Welcome!
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Your co-hosts, Paul & Shimina, take you through an introspective, educational, and entertaining journey through various conversations surrounding personal and professional success. Our podcast focuses on how to be a "boss," not just in the work place, but in life, relationships, and society; and through the lens of being a queer person of color (QPOC). Episodes are published bi-weekly. Our August Head Boss of the Month goes to Kid Fury & Crissle West of The Read!
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My name is Kez, and this is a podcast chronicling my journey as a queer person proud to be part of the LGBTQ community. I am a transmasculine non-binary human, and I'm medically transitioning with low dose testosterone. This is simultaneously my "coming out" to my family and friends as well as a podcast for anyone who also identifies as transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender diverse and is looking for information and connection. I'm also hoping to reach cisgendered allies looking to ...
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TAGLINE: A celebration of queer joy and creativity in an increasingly hostile world! ****** SYNOPSIS: Former Atlanta improvisers and childhood friends Ari (he/they) and Charlie (they/she) talk about coming out as trans in their late 20s, do improv scenes together, and collaborate on creating stories. ****** TONE: If you enjoy the conversational best friend meanderings of Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata, the off-the-rails improv scenes of Hey Riddle Riddle, and/or the personal trans stories of ...
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Welcome to UnShaming AuDHD - a podcast for autistic ADHDers who want to remove shame, blame, and guilt from their lives and replace them with curiosity, compassion, and joy. I'm your host, Jes Diverges, and I'm here to help you reconnect to the authentic and unapologetic version of yourself that's been hidden away by systemic, interpersonal, and intergenerational shame. My goal with each episode is that you walk away feeling at least 1% more seen, heard, valued, and loved, because you belong ...
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Marriage can be hard enough under the best of circumstances. But when Willow came out as Transgender, she and Quinn suddenly found themselves having to navigate the obstacles of going from a straight couple to lesbians overnight. In the Unexpected Lesbians Podcast, Willow and Quinn discuss the challenges and joys of being a queer couple, and how it has brought them closer together. Get ready for deep conversations about relationships, spirituality, and parenting, as well as ridiculous topics ...
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Hosts Isaac Butler, Ronald Young Jr., and June Thomas interview creative people about how they write, compose, paint, and more.
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The Millennial Soul Food podcast is hosted by Keon Dillon aka Keyoncé, a Spiritual Life and Business Coach, Cultural Sociologist, Tarot Reader and Cosmonaut based in Atlanta, GA. Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul, the show is all about Spirituality, the Occult Arts, and Tarot from Keyoncé’s Black, Queer, Southern perspective. Please Like, Comment, Share, and/or Leave a Review on iTunes. Thanks so much for listening!
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Agents of Change in Environmental Justice brings you the voices and stories of next generation environmental health and justice leaders from underrepresented backgrounds.
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Welcome to Homecoming, a podcast that features the diverse stories, experiences, and insights of Asian, Asian American, and mixed heritage Asian folks. I'm your host, Angelreana, an Asian American college student trying to understand and process this crazy world we live in. Each week, I'll bring on guests to discuss topics like affirmative action, international politics, being Asian and LGBTQ+, interracial solidarity, and everything in between. New episodes out every Saturday! Support this p ...
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All of us have been students at some point or the other in our lives but how many of us were Skeptical Students? Indian students have a mind, they can ask 'why' and 'how' and aren't afraid to challenge conventions. Unravel this podcast with us where we talk about schools, education system, it's loopholes, preconceived notions and the much needed changes. Packed with ideas, arguments, facts and real experiences Tune in! Because questions spark conversations, conversations ignite debates and d ...
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Subscribe to The Lesbian Mafia on iTunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lesbian-mafia/id220131747 Email: [email protected] Follow on Bluesky: thelesbianmafia.bsky.social Follow on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelesbianmafia/ TwitterX: https://twitter.com/TheLesbianMafia The Lesbian Mafia Manifesto: because Lesbians are not bisexual. Learn it b*tches. Leeearn it! We love our bi friends, but they are not lesbians. After decades of media and porno assault on ...
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Welcome to a collection of some of NPR's best podcast episodes and features from across the Black experience. Some might make you laugh. Some might make you feel inspired. Others might make you uncomfortable. And some might make you feel all of that in the same five-minute span. This is NPR, noir. Check out the exclusive Black Stories, Black Truths merch line, and be sure to follow all of these shows for more great content, wherever you get your podcasts.
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An honest, eye-opening, mother-daughter conversation that’s different than most. Join Jackie as she shares her journey to fully becoming the woman she was always meant to be, and hear from her mom Bridget about the mistakes she made, the things she got right, and the lessons she’s learned along the way. Together, Jackie and Bridget will discuss current events, welcome guests, and share actions you can take to support trans people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In episode 490 professor M. Willis Monroe joins the podcast to discuss the history of astrology in ancient Mesopotamia.Willis is a historian of the ancient Near East and scholar of Cuneiform Studies with a focus on the science and scholarship of first millennium Mesopotamia, and he did his doctoral thesis on the use of zodiacal subdivisions in cune…
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Dmitri N. Shalin, "Erving Manuel Goffman: Biographical Sources of Sociological Imagination" (Routledge, 2024)
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We have long lacked a biography of Erving Goffman. Partly this can be explained by Goffman’s direction for his papers not to be opened to researchers after his death. This meant those who may wish to write Goffman’s biography had a lack of material to draw upon. Dmirti Shalin, author of Erving Manuel Goffman: Biographical Sources of Sociological Im…
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Greta Lynn Uehling, "Decolonizing Ukraine: The Indigenous People of Crimea and Pathways to Freedom" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2025)
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In Decolonizing Ukraine: The Indigenous People of Crimea and Pathways to Freedom (Rowman & Littlefield, 2025), anthropologist Dr. Greta Lynn Uehling illuminates the untold stories of Russia’s occupation of Crimea from 2014 to the present, revealing the traumas of colonization, foreign occupation, and population displacement. Drawing upon extensive …
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Camilla Annerfeldt, "Clothing and Identity in Early Modern Rome" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
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Camilla Annerfeldt joins to discuss Clothing and Identity in Early Modern Rome (Bloomsbury, 2025). This is the first book-length exploration of the clothes worn in early modern Rome and provides novel insights into the city of Rome during one of its most fascinating periods. It also challenges the notion – well-established in dress historical resea…
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Toine van Teeffelen, "The Birthplace of Jesus Is in Palestine: A Memoir" (Wipf and Stock, 2024)
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The Birthplace of Jesus Is in Palestine: A Memoir (Wipf and Stock, 2024) is a narrative of a Christian family in Bethlehem in the West Bank. Based on diary entries and interviews from 2000 to 2023, the Dutch author--an anthropologist and peace activist--chronicles the spontaneous reactions of his Palestinian children and wife navigating the challen…
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Episode #191: Tarot Lessons: The Suit of Pentacles Pt. 1
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Send us a text INTRODUCTION: In this highly spiritual and instructive video, De'Vannon Seráphino, guided by the divine power of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost, delves into the suit of pentacles in Tarot, ranging from the Ace to the Five of Pentacles. He intertwines biblical teachings with Tarot reading, emphasizing the connection between spi…
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Michelle H. S. Ho, "Emergent Genders: Living Otherwise in Tokyo's Pink Economies" (Duke UP, 2025)
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In Emergent Genders: Living Otherwise in Tokyo's Pink Economies (Duke UP, 2025), Michelle H. S. Ho traces the genders manifesting alongside Japanese popular culture in Akihabara, an area in Tokyo renowned for the fandom and consumption of anime, manga, and games. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in josō and dansō cafe-and-bars, establishments wher…
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Run Calgary, Run. How the city's running scene exploded
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For the first time, the Calgary Marathon is spread out over two days because running is now wildly popular here. Join Jenny Howe as she tests out her shin splints and gets into the buzz behind the boom.
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Breaking the Silence on Menopause: A Conversation with Amita Sharma of NorishDoc
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When Amita Sharma found herself struggling with unexplained symptoms in her early 40s—brain fog, anxiety, hot flashes that disrupted her workday—she faced a healthcare system that offered little beyond anxiety medications and quick dismissals. Her search for answers led to the creation of NourishDoc, a holistic wellness platform designed specifical…
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M. Myrta Leslie Santana, Transformismo: Performing Trans/Queer Cuba" (U Michigan Press, 2025)
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In Transformismo, M. Myrta Leslie Santana draws on years of embedded research within Cuban trans/queer communities to analyze how transformistas, or drag performers, understand their roles in the social transformation of the island. Once banned and censored in Cuba, transformismo, or drag performance, is now state-sponsored events. Transformismo su…
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Andrew Ofstehage, "Welcome to Soylandia: Transnational Farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado" (Cornell UP, 2025)
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Following a group of US Midwest farmers who purchased tracts of land in the tropical savanna of eastern Brazil, Welcome to Soylandia: Transnational Farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado (Cornell University Press, 2025) by Dr. Andrew Ofstehage investigates industrial farming in the modern developing world. Seeking adventure and profit, the transplanted f…
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549 | Diagnosed AuDHD: Navigating Burnout, Balance, and Blind Spots with Dr. Shannan Palma
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Summer coaching groups start on July 24th. LIstners can save $200 by signing up at the registration kickoff event on June 18th. Learn more and get on the interest list at www.coachingrewired.com Eric shares updates about prioritizing sustainable energy practices and coping with recent family challenges, including the passing of his grandmother and …
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Kai Shmushko, "Multiple Liminalities of Lay Buddhism in Contemporary China: Modalities, Material Culture, and Politics" (Leiden UP, 2024)
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In the past decades, various forms of Buddhism have emerged in-between, above, and beyond conventional conceptions of religious and spiritual life in China. Multiple Liminalities of Lay Buddhism in Contemporary China: Modalities, Material Culture, and Politics (Leiden UP, 2024) is a qualitative study exploring manifestations of the massive revival …
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Welcome BLACK to The Transition Period! On this episode, we discuss the plight of being a "clocky", bricky doll, getting fired (hey, hey!), and the downfall of abusers. It's a doozy, miss thing! #KeepYourHeadToTheSky 🔴 #FREEPALESTINE #CEASEFIRENOW - How to Help Palestine: http://ceasefiretoday.com http://arab.org - Help the Palestinian People with …
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Join Trans in the City Dep CEO, Emily Hamilton and Events Manager, Eva Echo as they chat about International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Interphobia and Transphobia. TW: Discussion of Hate Crime.By Trans in the City
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Drag Queen Karla Marx talks growing up ‘Berta, transitioning and her latest comedy album
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Karla Marx is a fixture on the local drag and comedy scene and a character created by Victoria Bucholtz. She joins host Jenny Howe to talk about her new comedy album Fruity and why she'll defend Alberta until her bedazzled heels come off.
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Maron E. Greenleaf, "Forest Lost: Producing Green Capitalism in the Brazilian Amazon" (Duke UP, 2024)
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Forest Lost: Producing Green Capitalism in the Brazilian Amazon (2024) is an ethnography of forest carbon offsets and the wider effort to make the living rainforest valuable in the Brazilian Amazon. Situated in the state of Acre, which continuously had to grapple with a complex positionality between frontier and periphery, Maron E. Greenleaf explor…
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Innovation and Documentation in Transitional Justice
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The new episode of the Justice Visions podcast turns the spotlight on the role of documentation in transitional justice. This theme will guide much of our future work as Tine Destrooper’s project GROUNDOC “Innovation and documentation: Reconstructing the paradigm of transitional justice from the ground up” was awarded an ERC Grant. In this conversa…
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Living Right: Far Right Youth Activists in Contemporary Europe
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What is the growing appeal of fascist idealism for young people? Why is radical nationalism on the rise in Europe and throughout the world? In Living Right: Far Right Youth Activists in Contemporary Europe (Princeton UP, 2024), Dr. Agnieszka Pasieka provides an in-depth account of the ideas and practices that are driving the varied forms of far-rig…
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Calgary is Canada's house flipping capital... for now
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We talk to a professional house flipper about the art of the flip and get a forecast from a local real estate agent about if our hot market for flipping might be cooling.
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From Personal Struggle to Global Advocacy: Michael Bach Reshaping Workplace Inclusion
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Michael Bach’s journey from childhood activist to global DEI leader shows how personal struggle fuels powerful advocacy. His story is especially compelling because his public work mirrors a private journey toward authenticity—proving that effective advocacy often begins with learning to advocate for ourselves. Contact the hosts of A Queer Understan…
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Deana Jovanović, "Staging the Promises: Everyday Future-Making in a Serbian Industrial Town" (Cornell UP, 2025)
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Built on the shifting grounds of post-Yugoslav transformation, Staging the Promises examines how the residents of Bor — a Serbian copper-mining town marked by both socialist prosperity and post-socialist decline — became spectators to the staged enactments of promised futures. Deana Jovanović traces how local authorities and the copper-processing c…
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In episode 489 astrologers Chris Brennan and Leisa Schaim discuss their views on astrology, fate, and destiny.This is part of a new series exploring our personal view on the philosophy of astrology, and in particular exploring the relevance of some ancient Stoic concepts related to fate and determinism.While most of the episodes of the podcast are …
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Ipek A. Celik Rappas, "Filming in European Cities: The Labor of Location" (Cornell UP, 2025)
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Filming in European Cities: The Labor of Location (Cornell University Press, 2025) explores the effort behind creating screen production locations. Dr. Ipek A. Celik Rappas accounts the rising demand for original and affordable locations for screen projects due to the growth of streaming platforms. As a result, screen professionals are repeatedly t…
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Diana Graizbord, "Indicators of Democracy: The Politics and Promise of Evaluation Expertise in Mexico" (Stanford UP, 2024)
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The spread of democracy across the Global South has taken many different forms, but certain features are consistent: implementing a system of elections and an overarching mission of serving the will and well-being of a country's citizens. But how do we hold politicians accountable for such a mission? How are we to understand the efficacy of the pol…
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Episode #190: A Message to the Queer Community Pt. 3
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Send us a text INTRODUCTION: In this episode, De’Vannon delves into the concept of holiness, redefining it as something beautiful and vibrant rather than boring or rigid. The discussion emphasizes the importance of a personal relationship with God over adhering to traditional religious rituals and appearances. The speaker critiques conventional con…
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Lian Sinclair, "Undermining Resistance: The Governance of Participation by Multinational Mining Corporations" (Manchester UP, 2024)
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Why do multinational mining corporations use participation to undermine resistance? Do the struggles of local communities, activists and NGOs matter on a global scale? Why are there so many different global standards in mining? Undermining Resistance: The Governance of Participation by Multinational Mining Corporations (Manchester UP, 2024) develop…
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Tim Grady, "Burying the Enemy: The Story of Those who Cared for the Dead in Two World Wars" (Yale UP, 2025)
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In Burying the Enemy: The Story of Those who Cared for the Dead in Two World Wars (Yale University Press, 2025), Tim Grady recounts here a detailed history of the fate of combatants who died on enemy soil in England and Germany in World Wars I and II. The books draws on a rich archive of personal family experiences, and describes the often touching…
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010: Masking, Misdiagnosis, and More w/ Javelin Laurence
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In this episode, Jes sits down with Javelin Laurence to explore the complexities of psychology through a neurodivergent lens. They discuss Javelin's journey of self-discovery, from early fascinations with personality tests to understanding their ADHD and autistic identity. The conversation delves into the limitations of Western psychology, the chal…
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Religion, Queerness, and Finding Your True Voice in Hollywood with Paul Cram
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What happens when the people who should love you unconditionally make that love contingent on denying your authentic self? Actor Paul Cram takes us behind the curtain of his life journey - from growing up in a large Pentecostal family in the Midwest to finding his voice as an artist and openly queer man. The conversation explores Paul's acting care…
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Chloe Ahmann, "Futures After Progress: Hope and Doubt in Late Industrial Baltimore" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
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Factory fires, chemical explosions, and aerial pollutants have inexorably shaped South Baltimore into one of the most polluted places in the country. In Futures After Progress: Hope and Doubt in Late Industrial Baltimore (U Chicago Press, 2024), anthropologist Chloe Ahmann explores the rise and fall of industrial lifeways on this edge of the city a…
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Where will Calgary plant nearly a million trees? We put that question to the city’s top tree guy, and also ask if communities with historically fewer trees will get finally get spruced up.
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In episode 488 astrologers Chris Brennan and Austin Coppock look at the astrological forecast for May of 2025!May opens with the tense Mars-Pluto opposition separating but still in close alignment, and this gets reactivated when Pluto stations in Aquarius and the Moon swings in and acts as a trigger at various points.Venus returns to Aries where it…
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Maliha Safri et al., "Solidarity Cities: Confronting Racial Capitalism, Mapping Transformation" (U of Minnesota Press, 2025)
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In this episode, Maliha Safri, Marianna Pavlovskaya, Stephen Healy, and Craig Borowiak talk about their new co-authored book Solidarity Cities: Confronting Racial Capitalism, Mapping Transformation (University of Minnesota Press, 2024). This volume is part of the Diverse Economies and Livable Worlds series. Solidarity economies, characterized by di…
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Amy Zhang, "Circular Ecologies: Environmentalism and Waste Politics in Urban China" (Stanford UP, 2024)
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After four decades of reform and development, China is confronting a domestic waste crisis. As the world's largest waste-generating nation, the World Economic Forum projects that by 2030, the volume of household waste in China will be double that of the United States. Starting in the early 2000s, Chinese policymakers came to see waste management as…
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Venus Retrograde in the News Part 2
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In episode 487 astrologers Chris Brennan, Lindsey Turner, and Nick Dagan Best review a number of stories in the news recently that coincided with the Venus retrograde.This is a followup to episodes 475 and 477 where we talked about what Venus retrograde in Aries has coincided with in history, and part of our purpose with this episode is to document…
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Lorna Gibb, "Rare Tongues: The Secret Stories of Hidden Languages" (Princeton UP, 2025)
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An enthralling tour of the world’s rarest and most endangered languages Languages and cultures are becoming increasingly homogenous, with the resulting loss of a rich linguistic tapestry reflecting unique perspectives and ways of life. Rare Tongues: The Secret Stories of Hidden Languages (Princeton University Press, 2025) tells the stories of the w…
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Eleanor Paynter, "Emergency in Transit: Witnessing Migration in the Colonial Present" (U California Press, 2024)
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Emergency in Transit: Witnessing Migration in the Colonial Present (University of California Press, 2024) by Dr. Eleanor Paynter responds to the crisis framings that dominate migration debates in the global north. This capacious, interdisciplinary open-access study reformulates Europe's so-called "migrant crisis" from a sudden disaster to a site of…
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Episode #189: A Message to the Queer Community Pt. 2
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Send us a text INTRODUCTION: De’Vannon discusses the dangers of engaging with New Age rhetoric and spell books without being protected by God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost. He emphasizes the deceptive nature of Lucifer, who can trick people into thinking they're moving forward while actually leading them astray. De’Vannon shares a vision where …
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Why does Calgary always seem to vote conservative?
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It’s federal election season and if we look at past voting trends in Alberta we see a lot of blue. The CBC’s Rob Brown breaks down how our province became known as a conservative stronghold, and political scientist Lisa Young zooms in on Calgary ahead of Monday’s vote.
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Finding Faith Beyond Judgment: A Pastor's Journey to Authentic Christianity with Romell Parks-Weekly
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What happens when a pastor discovers the Bible doesn't actually condemn homosexuality? For Romel Parks-Weekly, this theological revelation changed everything. After founding a traditional church in 2002 while deeply suppressing his own sexuality, Romel's decision to write a book on homosexuality led him down a path of biblical study he hadn't expec…
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Katie Rose Hejtmanek, "The Cult of CrossFit: Christianity and the American Exercise Phenomenon" (NYU Press, 2025)
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CrossFit in the United States has become increasingly popular, around which a fascinating culture has developed which shapes everyday life for the people devoted to it. CrossFit claims to be many things: a business, a brand, a tremendously difficult fitness regimen, a community, a way to gain salvation, and a method to survive the apocalypse. In Th…
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Christof Lammer, "Performing State Boundaries: Food Networks, Democratic Bureaucracy and China" (Berghahn, 2024)
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On the podcast today I am joined by Christof Lammer, a social anthropologist based at the University of Klagenfurt and inherit fellow at Humboldt University of Berlin. Christof is joining me to talk about his new book, Performing State Boundaries: Food Networks, Democratic Bureaucracy and China published in Open Access by Berghahn Books in 2024. Th…
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Episode #188: A Message to the Queer Community Pt. 1
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Send us a text INTRODUCTION: Join De'Vannon Seráphino as he addresses the queer community directly with a powerful message inspired by the Holy Ghost. In this episode, he delves into key topics including the church's treatment of the queer community, the significance of the rainbow, the spirit of drag, and Yahweh’s wrath against witch covens, empha…
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How and why do local political processes in rural Nepal become an arena for political mythmaking? And, how do political myths obscure their own historical construction, thereby making hierarchical power structures appear inevitable? In this episode we discuss these questions with Ankita Shrestha whose ethnographic explorations into these issues for…
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Agnieszka Pasieka, "Living Right: Far-Right Youth Activists in Contemporary Europe" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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Radical nationalism is on the rise in Europe and throughout the world. Living Right: Far-Right Youth Activists in Contemporary Europe (Princeton University Press, 2024) provides an in-depth account of the ideas and practices that are driving the varied forms of far-right activism by young people from all walks of life, revealing how these social mo…
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In episode 486 astrologer Chris Brennan interviews some listeners of the podcast to talk about the recent retrogrades of Venus and Mars and what changes they coincided with in their life.Mars is recently coming off of its retrograde in Cancer and Leo, while Venus is wrapping up its retrograde in Aries and Pisces, so it felt like a good moment to ch…
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Sarah Saddler, "Performing Corporate Bodies: Multinational Theatre in Global India" (Routledge, 2025)
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How do corporations use theater to reconcile the crises of late capitalism? In our latest interview on Ethnographic Marginalia, we speak with Dr. Sarah Saddler about her new book Performing Corporate Bodies (Routledge, 2024), where she describes how corporations have borrowed techniques from activist theater to manage their workers in India and bey…
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Take a number! Free English language classes for new Calgarians can’t meet demand
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Newcomers in Calgary count on free language classes provided by the federal government to give them language tools to make the city home. But often they're stuck waiting months for a chance to learn. And with immigration targets being lowered, the funding taps for these classes are turning off.
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Becoming a Family Against All Odds: Dr. Lane Igoudin's Story
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When Dr. Lane Igoudin and his husband Jonathan decided to become parents in early 2000s California, they stepped into a world of uncertainty and prejudice that would challenge them to their core. Dr. Igoudin's memoir, A Family, Maybe: Two Dads, Two Babies, and the Court Cases That Brought Us Together, chronicles how this interracial gay couple navi…
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