Podcasts by WHAT WE GON DO?

Learning the Power of Resilience from Our Elders from 2020-10-21T17:00

Featured Guests:

• Bill Borden - US Air Force Pilot and Vietnam Veteran, Tre’s Dad
• Dr. Marsha Hirano - Nakanishi - Retired Vice Chancellor for ...
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The Future of the American Woman from 2020-10-07T17:00

Guests:

• Jodi Hicks - CEO and President, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
• Adama Iwu - Activist and Co-Founder of We Said Enough; V...
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Avoiding a Climate Apocalypse from 2020-09-30T17:00

Guests:

• Brandy Bones - Vice President of Disaster Management, ICF
• Dr. Peter Schultz - Vice President of Climate and Resilience, ICF

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Policing the Police from 2020-09-25T17:00

Featured Guests:

• RaShall Brackney - Chief of Police for Charlottesville, Va
• Brandon del Pozo - Retired Chief of Police for Burlington, VT; Fo...
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Our Immigration Crisis from 2020-09-16T17:00

Guests:

• Lauren Cusitello - Legal Director Immigration Justice Project, American Bar Association (ABA)
• Grisel Ruiz - Supervising Attorney, Imm...
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On View: Racism at the Museum from 2020-08-26T17:00

Guests:

Taylor Brandon - Founder of No Neutral Alliance; Formerly Staff at SF MOMA

Faith Mckinnie - Community Engagement Coordinator - Crocker Art Museum/ Founder of Black Artists Fu...

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The Crisis in Lebanon from 2020-08-22T17:00

Guests:

Poliana Geha - Beirut Based Consultant and Activist

Natalie Samarjian - Beiruti Diasporan and Human Rights Activist

On August 4, 2020 a neglected hoard of highly explos...

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Changing a Racist Workplace from Outside and from Within from 2020-08-11T17:00

Guests:

Dr. Akilah Cadet - Founder and CEO of Change Cadet, a DEI consulting and coaching firm.

Erica Lovett - Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Condé Nast.

During the recent ...

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The Reality of Getting Behind Biden from 2020-07-30T17:00

Guests:

Brandy Bones - Urban Planner and Disaster Preparedness Expert

Sarah Ullman - Filmmaker and Founder of One Vote at a Time (www.onevoteatatime.us)

For many of us, the tho...

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Bringing Equity to the Great White Way from 2020-07-20T17:00

Guests:

Aaron Lambert - Talent Agent and Musical Theater Actor, Hamilton on the West End

Nana Mensah, Stage and Screen Actor and Writer based in New York City.

With the recent ...

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Centering Black and Indigenous People in our American Racial Reckoning from 2020-07-10T17:00

Guest: Britta Guerrero, CEO Sacramento Native American Health Center

As the nation grapples with its history of racism, genocide and exploitation the term BIPOC has emerged which stands fo...

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How City Budgets Reflect Misguided Priorities from 2020-07-02T17:00

Guest: Dr. Flojuane Cofer - Epidemiologist, Public Health Advocate and Chair of Measure U Committee in Sacramento

As calls to Defund the Police and invest more heavily in vital city servic...

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Advocating for Black Justice from 2020-07-01T17:00

Guests: Delilah Clay - Lobbyist and Advisor, Manatt

Leah Barros - Lobbyist and VP, Strategies 360

Andrea Perry - Lobbyist, Mercury Public Affairs

The current momentum around r...

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Media Coverage of the BLM Movement from 2020-06-20T17:00

One of the most striking things about the protests against police brutality this time around is how they are being covered by the media. Mostly gone are the investigations and digging into wron...

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Can Police and Communities Get on the Same Page? from 2020-06-10T18:00

Many interactions between the public and the police occur in moments of crisis. This often leads to inaccurate perceptions of how the community feels toward law enforcement both within a police...

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The Birds and the Bees of Racism from 2020-06-10T17:00

Guest: Alina Cervantes, Professor of Early Childhood Education and Department Chair at American River College

The killing of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor and the protests...

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On the ground in Minneapolis: A Community in Crisis with Callie Chamberlain and Ron Harris from 2020-06-08T17:00

Guests:

Callie Chamberlain, Twin Cities New Leaders Council

Ron Harris, Twin Cities New Leaders Council

For many of us George Floyd’s murder at the hands of police was our fi...

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Qween Amor on Twerking for Trans Visibility from 2020-06-05T17:00

This week we are focusing on performance artists who are building platforms and using them to advocate for equity and change. Last up is trans performance artist, twerk master and activist Qween...

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Teddy Kareem discusses Policing Poverty from 2020-06-03T17:30

Our first Pivot episode of What We Gon Do? features our editor Teddy Kareem talking about his first-hand experience with police and an examination of the sort of over-policing and community fear...

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Tyler Matthew Oyer on how to Create Radical Change using Performance from 2020-06-03T17:00

This week we are focusing on performance artists who are building platforms and using them to advocate for equity and change. Second up is Tyler Matthew Oyer, performance artist, visual artist a...

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Creating Activists in your Audience with Terra Lopez from 2020-06-02T17:00

This week we are focusing on performance artists who are building platforms and using them to advocate for equity and change. First up is Terra Lopez, front woman of Rituals of Mine and co-found...

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Peformance as a Platform for Change from 2020-06-02T17:00

We are dealing with so much! This week we are going to still run our interviews with three incredible performers who are using their platforms and practices to create change! They are all queer ...

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From the Coopers in Central Park to George Floyd: the week in Review from 2020-05-31T17:00

Host Tre Borden recaps a heartbreaking week in American history and previews the performers interviewed this week who are using their platforms for change.

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The Importance of Rest in a Chaotic World with Damon Turner from 2020-05-28T17:00

This week’s episodes ask "What We Gon Do About Gatherings?” and our second conversation is with Damon Turner. He is the founder of TRAP HEALS - Listen

Reframing Obstacles as Opportunities with Whitney Richardson from 2020-05-28T17:00

This week’s episodes ask What We Gon Do About Gatherings?” and our last conversation is with Whitney Richardson, the Global Events Manager for the New York Times. Based in London, she gives us a...

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Wellness in Communities of Color with Heather White from 2020-05-26T17:00

This week’s episodes asks 'What We Gon Do About Gatherings?' and our first conversation is with Heather White. She is the founder of Boston-based fitness studio TRILLFIT (www.trill.fit) and head...

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What We Gon'Do About the Art of Gathering? from 2020-05-25T17:00

WEEK 2 of WHAT WE GON' DO? Host Tre Borden introduces this week’s topic - The Art of Gathering. How has the landscape of bringing people together changed in the short and long term? Get a previe...

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How to be a More Involved Citizen in Our Democracy with Teresa Acuña from 2020-05-21T17:00

To close out our inaugural week Tre talks to Teresa Acuña, Associate Director at the Harvard Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School. We talk about reim...

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Holding Elections in Times of Crises with Robbie Abelon from 2020-05-20T17:00

Second up this week is our interview with Robert Abelon, California Deputy Secretary of State for Policy and Planning. He is in charge of legislative actions and modeling around the state’s ele...

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Morgan Harper talks Coronavirus and Elections from 2020-05-19T17:00

Our First Interview about Elections which features Morgan Harper, Former Congressional Candidate for Ohio’s Third District. She recently lost her challenge to incumbent Joyce Beatty in a primary...

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Coming Soon: WHAT WE GON'DO? from 2020-05-14T17:00

Trailer for a new video and podcast series called WHAT WE GON DO?! Hosted by Tre Borden.

What We Gon Do is a weekly discussion between Tre Borden and selected guest friends who are experts...

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