Podcasts by We Were So Happy: Microaggressions and Where They Happen
"We Were So Happy: Microaggressions and Where They Happen” is a place for calling folks in and calling them out. Each installment of this podcast will feature one contextualized story of a microaggression and break it all the way down. The goal? To examine the ways that history, intent, bias, and stereotypes can affect the people we interact with, talk to, and even love everyday.
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Episode 9: How'd Your Mom Come Up With Your Name? from 2018-09-19T18:06:47
Zakiya Jackson is back this week to talk to us about a bogus elevator exchange and the many ways that racism privileges some names and experiences over others.
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Episode 8: I'm Worried... from 2018-09-12T12:27:51
In a week when Black women are facing very public micro (and macro) aggressions, Nicole shares a story about a colleague who was worried about her leadership. Steph de Wolfe joins this week to help...
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Episode 7: Your Best Bet Is The Fire Station from 2018-09-05T20:23:54
Good fences make good neighbors. At least that's the general sentiment in America these days. This week's guest, Corey Ponder, shares a story about desperately needing good neighbors when none coul...
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Episode 6: Something Exotic I Bet from 2018-08-29T03:45:16
This week we talk through the really absurd questions people ask when they want to know "what" you are. Martian? Human? Asian? Our guest, Greg Callaham, helps us break it down.
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Episode 5: Thought I Had To Call the Police from 2018-08-22T02:50:17
Ever been minding your own business and have someone threaten to call the cops on you? This week's guest, Zakiya Jackson, shares her story.
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Episode 4: Tipping Is Not A City In China from 2018-08-15T02:29:59
We're back in the saddle! This week's guest, Joanna Sese, shares about a weird exchange that happened late one night at a fried food joint in New Orleans.
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Episode 3: Turn Down for What?! from 2018-05-07T14:09:08
We're back! After months away, we're kicking off this week with guest Steph DeWolfe helping to break down a particularly frustrating JazzFest microaggression.
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Episode 2: She's So Smart! from 2017-11-04T13:52:41
This week's guest, Sharhonda, shares a story about coworkers who think they are giving compliments. Also known as, "For Colored People Who've Been Called Articulate When The Rainbow is Enuf."
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Episode 1: I'm Not Used to Roaches from 2017-10-25T00:00
Nicole shares a story about a hot summer in New Orleans full of unwanted house guests and line-stepping roommates.
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Introduction: What are Microaggressions? from 2017-10-25T00:00
Nicole tells a 5-year-old's harrowing tale of a euphoric car ride gone amiss. This introduction also lays out what microaggressions are, why this podcast thinks they're important to address, and ho...
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