Double Consciousness

Finding community as a black nerd, and a short discussion about former white supremacist, Christian Picciolini, and his views on how to end racism.

Going to apartment showings is like going on tinder dates. You usually know if it's going to workout within the 20-seconds.

This past week was tough, and today we commiserate to smile upon the good we find in it.

Let us all reflect upon Sorry To Bother You and the romantic through-line that could have saved Ocean's 8.

Sometimes you go to the park and you're "just trying to have a good day with your friends"... and then the cops show up with guns drawn.

Joetta and Toussaint return from their respective vacations in very white towns. Toussaint went to Grand Marais, Joetta went to the Black Hills in South Dakota, and racial profiling went to the bank.

If Boal were alive today, and had the opportunity to engage police and their respective communities with Theater of the Oppressed, what would happen? Intervention-Based Theater expert, and beer cicerone, Michael Agnew, explains everything from his time teaching theater in prisons, to hosting national beer fests as a tasting judge.

"Two teachers and a paraprofessional walk into a bar..." is not the title of this podcast episode, however it could have easily been. Here, we explore the question of why teachers quit, and ask you, the listener, if there is a better way of phrasing the question as we navigate the stories of two teachers tested by school systems and the bureaucracy of education.

Which cast was more socially conscious: Roseanne, Full House, or Step by Step? Also, would white people show up for a Black Pride festival as much as they do an LGBTQ+ Pride Festival? We have the answers.

Discussing white men discussing the policy to separate families at the border, and their lack of accountability.

Ohio begs the question if voting is a right or a privilege, and the gang gives black love to the city of South Fulton, GA.

A coffee shop, local to Joetta and Toussaint, follows suit in calling cops on black customers, and the duo answers a 3-part question on IUDs, which inversely leads to birth control schooling for Toussaint.

Joetta & Toussaint talk about sex, studies done on the average duration of sex, sense of smell while on hormonal birth control, and oh- yeah, they talk about a black cop being arrested by white cops, while on the job.

To vote, or not to vote, Joetta & Toussaint discuss the best means of civic engagement, and just how much do white employers control black bodies & voices.

Joetta breaks down the surging Instagram star haters love to hate, and Toussaint gets asked if he's from America.

A colorful conversation with comedian and social justice worker, Levi Weinhagen.

Can white people write for black characters, and why wouldn't you dance while graduating?

Toussaint tries to sing Fifth Harmony, Joetta still questions using a wig in auditions... stay tuned to see what happens next on Double Consciousness!

Is Candace Owens even real?

An ironic exploration of the Art of Listening, Starbucks, and how Will Smith inspired Toussaint to wear beanies? Oh, and relationships.