Tag: Podcasts
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Elle Cast 20: To Paris With Love
Welcome back to Alert, Aware, Mindful. This episode is dedicated to the families and friends of anyone currently suffering from violence in their communities in general and also to Paris in particular. This episode contains a plea for action instead of wishes upon a star. How charity begins at home and so does both compassion…
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Elle Cast 18- Now Hiatus Free!
Welcome back Alert, Aware, Mindful-ers! After a much needed break I am back with a new website and theme song. Sorry for the delay there were issues with theme song-age that have been fixed. Please let me know what you got up to during the hiatus.Tune in to hear about exciting new changes coming to…
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Elle Cast 17 – Hiatus Until Mid October
Greetings Alert, Aware, Mindful-ers! Welcome to Elle. This episode is a brief one as Elle Casts are going on hiatus for about a month in effort to revamp the podcast and make a few improvements. Thank you to everyone who contributed during these 9 months. Stick around as I will be probably posting bits and…
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Elle Cast 15: Special Guest Larry Coble With Chicago350 (Part I)
Welcome back to my podcast Alert, Aware, Mindful. This episode features Special Guest Larry Coble with Chicago 350.org. Find out which U.S. city is in the most danger of sinking in a swamp and about Oil bomb trains, both two pieces of information I did not know myself. So listen in on our conversation about…
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Elle Cast 14: Privilege- Living Outside the Box
My recent posts have been highlighting that this site is not about pointing a finger at someone else, as much as looking within yourself for your own contribution to the goodness in the world, the badness in the world and the ravages of indifference. This week’s podcast talks about privilege–we all have it to some…
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Still, nonwhite Americans were about as likely as white Americans to say they hadn’t taken any of the above actions against racism.
Check out this amazing article. You can send the link to the others out there like Bill O’Reilly who claim we live in a post racial America: Majority Of White People Say There’s Racism Everywhere, But Not Around Them.
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Elle Cast 13: Obama’s “Come to Jesus” moment with America
This episode of Alert, Aware, Mindful centers on Obama’s impassioned plea to look within ourselves and at our behaviors that may contribute to discrimination and stop ignoring the gaping wounds left by this country’s history.
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Elle Cast 12 Unnecessary Mental Gymnastics In Charleston
Greetings, New Elle Cast is available. This episode will cover my reactions to the shooting in Charleston, victim- claiming (which I didn’t realize was a *thing*), and the perils of a reverse soul man. The Called to Action segment features a heartfelt and insightful throwback from Marvin Gaye. I’ve been asking myself this same question…
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Searching for Freedom in a “Free” Country
Welcome Back to Alert, Aware, Mindful! This week’s episode focuses on Kalief Browder and prison culture. Topics include: Effects of prison culture on society upon release and why activism is so important to social change. We end with peace and love from one of the greats. He was all about the love. Thanks for listening! Elle…
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Elle Cast 10: Stigma in the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave
Greetings All, This episode will focus on the dangers of stigma in our society and how gratitude and appreciation are a choice for better living not just for you but for the people who experience your positivity and well being just by being around you. There’s a great new song “I Can’t Breathe” by protest…
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