As you know, I’m a huge fan of podcasts - I listen to them as I walk the dogs, and anytime I’m not on the phone at work. This is an ongoing list on specific podcast episodes to help on your anti-racist journey. I’ve been peripherally around the diversity, equity and inclusion expertise for several years now, and I still have a lot of learning to do. These podcast episodes have been helpful in my education. I hope you find this list helpful as we continue doing this work on educating ourselves and continuing anti-racist intention AND action for the rest of our lives.

I will continue to update this list as I listen to more great podcast episodes.

Podcast Episodes to help your anti-racist work

Lady Gang x Stacks: White Fragility:This is a two-episode collaboration between the Lady Gang and Stacks podcasts talking about White Fragility. Part 1 is a dive into the book White Fragility and Part 2 is a deeper discussion on what to do when you mess up, and how to talk about your kids about race.

Code Switch: Why Now, White People? If you’ve noticed that this specific time in history feels different from other fights against racism, you are not alone. This episode explores what is different in 2020 and offers possible reasons why.

NPR Life Kit: Microaggressions are a big deal If you’re a woman, you’ve almost definitely experienced a microaggression in your workplace. If you’re a woman of color, it’s way worse than that. The most common microaggression I hear is “wow, you speak English so well” - and I know it is intended as a compliment, but it’s also a microaggression in the expectation that I wouldn’t be a fluent English speaker as an immigrant. This podcast explores microaggressions further and offers you tips to make sure that you don’t commit a microaggression when you intent is to compliment someone.

Unladylike: How to Not be a Karen Have you ever wondered by Black and brown people were underrepresented in the 2016 feminist march on Washington DC, or really any feminist movements? This podcast explores this topic further.

Radio Cherry Bombe: Cheers to Cha McCoy, Trailblazer and Globetrotting Sommerlier Do you know Black people are severely underrepresented in the wine industry? This podcast is the personal story of Cha McCoy, one of the very few Black, women sommeliers in the world.

NPR Life Kit: How White Parents Can Talk to Their Kids about Race I’ve heard so many parents talk about the struggle of talking to their kids about race. There’s a tendency to say things like “everyone is equal, treat everyone with kindness” but the truth is, everyone is NOT equal in various socio-economic systems. This episode helps parents talk to their kids about race and anti-racism.

NPR Life Kit: How to be a Trans Ally at Work If you’re doing anti-racist work in support of Black Lives Matter, then you’re also doing work for Black Trans Lives that matter equally. You may or may not have a Trans or non-binary coworker, but these tips are applicable to being an effective Trans ally anywhere and everywhere.

How to help Black (and POC) podcast creators

People of color, and Black and Indigenous people specifically, are underrepresented in the podcast world. But YOU can help by doing the following simple steps:

Subscribe to the podcast: Subscription numbers drive ad revenue, so if you like any of the podcasts I’ve recommended above, please SUBSCRIBE to them. It helps the hosts get paid for their work by advertisers
Review the podcast: This is incredibly important, especially if you really enjoyed the podcast or learned something meaningful from it. Podcast reviews help boost podcasts in the charts, thus increasing visibility. So leave a 5 star review, even if it’s just a few words saying how much you loved it, or what you liked about it specifically
Use the links and codes: Most podcasts have show notes, either in the show notes section, or in the case of Stacks, on their actual website. If you’re exploring some of the advertisers, please use the codes provided, and if you can, shop using the affiliate links provided. These do not negatively impact you at all (if anything, the codes = discounts) but they have a direct monetary impact to the podcast hosts.

This post was originally published on June 23, 2020.