Gray Matters

Sharmeen & Rikki share an enlightening conversation with guest Flora Roussel on "the gray spaces", particularly within academia.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsletter. https...

Rikki and Sharmeen continue the Herstory series and kick off an early launch to Hispanic Heritage month sharing the story of civil rights activist and labor leader Dolores Huerta.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Mat...

Sharmeen & Rikki open a dialogue about the field of modern psychology and all things counseling with current counselor-in-training, Maddie Nutt.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsle...

Sharmeen & Rikki discuss ethics and connecting issues in the fashion industry.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsletter. https://graymatterstheblog.org/ 🎙️We record on Anchor-the ea...

Sharmeen and Rikki discuss the detriments of influencer culture.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsletter. https://graymatterstheblog.org/ 🎙️We record on Anchor-the easiest way to make...

Sharmeen & Rikki discuss  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsletter. https://graymatterstheblog.org/ 🎙️We record on Anchor-the easiest way to make and distribute podcasts. Check out o...

Sharmeen & Rikki discuss  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsletter. https://graymatterstheblog.org/ 🎙️We record on Anchor-the easiest way to make and distribute podcasts. Check out o...

Sharmeen & Rikki discuss researching the media and de-stigmatizing media studies and reality shows.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsletter. https://graymatterstheblog.org/ 🎙️...

Sharmeen & Rikki delve into the digital humanities with Dr. Casarae Abdul-Ghani .  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsletter. https://graymatterstheblog.org/ 🎙️We record on Anchor-the...

In another installment of the Herstory series, Sharmeen and Rikki discuss the extraordinary life of activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarter...

Here is the audio of Rikki & Sharmeen's IG Live conversation with Elyse of Latinx 4 Social Movement .  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsletter. https://graymatterstheblog.org/ 🎙️We...

Sharmeen & Rikki have a conversation with Toria Maldonado, an artist affiliated with and connected to us via Latinx 4 Social Movement, about queering art and the art world.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matter...

Sharmeen & Rikki welcome Roy Haidar of the Wake Up To Makeup Podcast and discuss identity and the commodification of Pride Month.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsletter....

Sharmeen & Rikki continue their conversation with Adrian Zamora aka Kabrina D. Sierra about activism including formative LGBTQ legislation, drag culture, and how it has been affected by the pandemic.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay co...

Rikki & Sharmeen discuss the violence of hate groups, specifically focusing on the Proud Boys.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsletter. https://graymatterstheblog.org/   🎙️We...

Part II: Rikki and Sharmeen continue their conversation with activist and academic Sarah Abualjazer, about transgender identity and navigating heteronormative spaces and language. 🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters c...

Part I of our two-part episode. Rikki and Sharmeen have a conversation with activist and academic Sarah Abualjazer, about transgender identity and navigating heteronormative spaces and language. 🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our...

Sharmeen & Rikki start a dialogue with Sophia Basaldua-Sun ( @themetropolitanist ) about opportunities outside of academia.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsletter. https://graymat...

Sharmeen & Rikki discuss language-its ties to oppressive hegemonic narratives & limitations and expansiveness, as well as identity politics.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly n...

Sharmeen & Rikki discuss the detriments of "toxic hustle culture" a.k.a overworking and its roots in capitalist hegemony.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsletter. https://www.graym...

Sharmeen & Rikki explain the care economy and its connections to emotional labor.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsletter. https://www.graymatterstheblog.com/ 🎙️We record on Anchor...

Sharmeen & Rikki expand on their previous conversations about the Black Lives Matter movements and address police reform.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsletter. https://www.graym...

Sharmeen & Rikki delve into the art world and discuss the need for representation.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsletter. https://www.graymatterstheblog.com/ 🎙️We record on Ancho...

Sharmeen & Rikki discuss the depth and impact of hair politics.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your email to stay connected via our Gray Matters community quarterly newsletter. https://www.graymatterstheblog.com/ 🎙️We record on Anchor-the easiest way t...

In this special episode of the Un-Book Club series, Sharmeen & Rikki highlight the prize books from the Instagram giveaway: Your Illustrated Guide To Becoming One With The Universe and We Should All Be Feminists.  🌱Check out our website for the resources we discuss on the podcast episodes via the "Resources" page and numerous other interesting finds! Don't forget to sign up with your ema...