Simply Put

Today Rue’s godparent taking on hosting duties while I sit second seat to talk about some of the struggles we’ve overcome together as we’ve each grown to be stronger advocates in our own right. We talk about where we’ve butted heads and how we’ve had to work on new ways to communicate with each other as we’ve grown and, most importantly, talk about the catalyst when it came to my decision about wh...

“Your first thought is what society has conditioned you to think, the second is who you are as a person”

Answering a hard hitting question from a subscriber.

When we challenge ourselves to get uncomfortable and grow together good things happen. Here’s what it can look like on the other side.

We all fuck up sometimes. What’s important is admitting it and making sure you don’t continue to make the same mistakes.

Special guest Tammy Bean

Privilege isn’t a bad word but refusing to believe it exist damages us all

We’re talking about some interesting police interactions I had while working on FACTOR and breaking down a bit of why “Blue Lives Matter” is nonsense. My skin isn’t a uniform. I can’t take it off to blend in.

Today we’re covering a brief history of the harm the medical community has done to POC and taking a look into why there has been hesitancy within the POC communities in regards to medical advances and why attributing that hesitancy to the anti-vaccine movement is problematic and short-sighted. **Special thanks to MT, the Simply Answered-tier Patreon subscriber who asked that I cover this topic.

Today we’re talking about our work with Cedar Crest, our activism, our passion, and our frustrations. Special guest: Leni Johnson-Nadeau

Due to unforeseen circumstances, I wasn’t able to finalize a simply more post today so it’s being replaced with this unedited car recording featuring my daughter. I talk about Dr. Seuss, toxic family members, and give a bit of insight into how overt racism becomes casual microaggressions as time goes on.

I give real world examples of how the expectation of Black people to educate white people regarding Black history is taught and how important it is for white educators to cover the topics responsibly and without relying on non-consenting Black people to push the conversation forward

Today’s episode is unedited and a bit all over the place. This has been a rollercoaster of a last 2 weeks and I’m not quite ready to be back. This week i had planned on picking up by talking about COVID and racism as I planned for last week but given the ties both of those have to my family, this was just not the time.

Today we clean up a loose end from last week and talk about the importance of community involvement in meeting needs to reduce crime and add equity to the neighborhood.

Today we’re diving a bit deeper into the diversity panel, some things that were said, a bit about my fellow panelists, and the interesting ways we all managed to be involved in the same things yet never work with each other.

On the 14th I was asked to speak as a panelist at my Alma Mater but the decision was ultimately that it wouldn’t be recorded. Here is the bones of that speech, regiven for those who missed it.

Let’s talk about how what’s going on in regards to the election is very much a white problem and why POC don’t want to talk about it.

Let’s chat about the dumpster fire of a coup attempt that happened yesterday at the United States Capitol Building

Overview of some changes coming to Simply Put, catching up on the new content, and talking about self care during the holidays.

Here’s the second part of last week’s drunk talk. We cover a bit more on Big Gretch and the clusterfuck that is Michigan, systemic racism, and the differences in the way we raise our kids. If you’re looking for the link the content Alyssa is talking about, check out iconaklast on TikTok and IG

Part Two coming next week!

Let’s talk about it: Mental Health Awareness Day and National Coming Out Days were both this weekend.

Storytime: We talk about the time I accompanied a friend to Planned Parenthood for their abortion services

Last night was the US Presidential Debate. It was a shitshow to say the least but let’s talk about what I got out of that and what changes coming to Simply Ashes.

Why the lack of diversity in all non-visual media is harmful to children of color and why it teaches white supremacy.