We Make the Pod by Talking

This episode is split into two parts. This is the second part. Nathaniel, Rebecca, Silvia, and Victor join the conversation on their reflections on distance learning as elementary/middle school teachers. Takashi is the host of this episode. Leslie is listening in. Questions and topics covered: Planning opportunities at the school site. Establishing community at the beginning of the school year rem...

This episode is split into two parts. This is the 1st part. Nathaniel, Rebecca, Silvia, and Victor join the conversation on their reflections on distance learning as elementary/middle school teachers. Takashi is the host of this episode. Leslie is listening in. Questions and topics covered:  What has been your experience with distance learning this past year?  How has the protests impact...

This episode is split into two parts. This is the second part. Carlos, Filiberto, and Michael share their experiences about their PhD programs as a Latino male. Carlos and Filiberto went to University of Chicago and Michael went to University of Washington. Carlos is the host of this episode.  Show Notes at: https://soundcloud.com/wemakethepod-734886985/023-experiences-of-latino-males-in-phd-...

This episode is split into two parts. This is the 1st part. Carlos, Filiberto, and Michael share their experiences about their PhD programs as a Latino male. Carlos and Filiberto went to University of Chicago and Michael went to University of Washington. Carlos is the host of this episode. Show Notes: https://soundcloud.com/wemakethepod-734886985/022-experiences-of-latino-males-in-phd-programs-par...

This episode is split into 2 parts. This is the second part. Laura joins the conversation as she talks about her research on Chinese migration movements in the late 19th and early 20th century between China and the U.S. Co-hosts are Carlos and Takashi. Show Notes at https://soundcloud.com/wemakethepod-734886985/021-tracing-chinese-immigrant-movements-in-the-19th-and-20th-century-part-2-7820 Contac...

This episode is split into 2 parts. This is the first part. Laura joins the conversation as she talks about her research on Chinese migration movements in the late 19th and early 20th century between China and the U.S. Co-hosts are Carlos and Takashi. Show Notes available at: https://soundcloud.com/wemakethepod-734886985/020-tracing-chinese-immigrant-movements-in-the-19th-and-20th-century-part-1-7...

This episode is split into 2 parts. This is the second part. George and Carlos continue to discuss the misconceptions that Americans have about China, his thoughts and experiences in China, and other random topics. Show Notes: https://soundcloud.com/wemakethepod-734886985/019-misconceptions-about-china-commu-capitalism-and-american-propaganda-part-2-62920 Contact us at WeMakethePodbyTalking@gmail....

This episode is split into 2 parts. This is the first of 2 episodes. George joins the conversation as he talk about the general misconceptions Americans have about China, the idea of Commu-Capitalism, and propaganda from the mainstream American media. Carlos and Takashi are the co-hosts for this episode. Show Notes: https://soundcloud.com/wemakethepod-734886985/018-misconceptions-about-china-commu...

Aldrich and Takashi talk about their reflections for the end of school year, the 'reopening' of schools in the fall, the movement to defund the police, reflections on their school credential program, and other random topics. Show Notes: https://soundcloud.com/wemakethepod-734886985/017-end-of-school-year-reflections-62720 Contact us at WeMakethePodbyTalking@gmail.com Intro Music: “Black Fox” by DJ...

Leslie and Natalie joins us on the pod as they discuss their experience as an educator with the early intervention process in the deaf and hard of hearing community. Carlos and Takashi are the co-hosts of this episode. Deaf and Hard of Hearing from CA Department of Education www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ss/dh/ Early Intervention for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families: Interdiscipl...

Rob and Takashi discuss about the recent protests in response to police violence and the murder of George Floyd. Note: Rob mentioned Big Bird, but he was referring to the man who voice Tigger who also made an artificial heart, his name was Paul Winchell. Police Attacked Protesters After Kneeling for Solidarity Photo Op, Activists Say truthout.org/articles/police-at…-op-activists-say/ Police Videos...

Adriano and Takashi discuss the current protests that have been happening in response to the police murder of George Floyd. Adriano shares his experience in the uprising in the Santa Monica area. Thousands in New Zealand protest against George Floyd killing www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/…e-floyd-killing Black Protesters Who Want To Demonstrate Peacefully Are Calling Out White People Who Insti...

This episode is split into 2 parts. This is the 2nd part. Carlos, Daniel, and Takashi discuss the atrocities of white supremacy and possible ways or alternatives to prevent police violence. 'Why Am I an Experiment?' - Story of Minki Wallace archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com…5.25limert.html Give Me My Father's Body: The Life of Minik, the New York Eskimo www.goodreads.com/book/show/139861…My_Fath...

This episode is split into 2 parts. This is the 1st part. Carlos, Daniel, and Takashi discuss the recent events that have been happening in response to George Floyd and Amy Cooper. We also discuss the liberal white supremacy, the problem with the term ‘racism’, and racist white supremacists with women of color. Protester falls off police car at Black Lives Matter protest - youtu.be/yTIljqFuueY Arm...

This episode is split into 2 parts. This is the second part. Carlos, Daniel, Rebecca, Takashi, and Yuji discuss the neoliberal education system and how it impacts youth of color and educators.  Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/15/neoliberalism-ideology-problem-george-monbiot Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex https:/...

This episode is split into 2 parts. This is the 1st part. Carlos, Daniel, Rebecca, Takashi, and Yuji discuss the right wing media and ideologies and how it impacts youth of color. How Do Pro-Life Latinas Feel About Abortion? It's Complicated https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/04/195788/pro-life-latinas-abortion-hispanic-community Johnny Ramone: Rebel in a rebel's world https://www.washingtontim...

This episode is split into 2 parts. This is the 2nd part. Aldrich, Daniel, Nathaniel, and Takashi share their experiences as Asian male teachers in the inner-city. We talk about the increase of charter schools in our communities, the idolization of individual educators, Star Wars, and the importance of having spaces for Asian male educators. John Deasy at Stockton Unified: https://209times.com/sto...

This episode is split into 2 parts. This is the 1st part. Aldrich, Daniel, Nathaniel, and Takashi share their experiences as Asian male teachers in the inner-city. We talk about how the community views Asians, the different perception of Asian male and female teachers, and solidarity with other Asian educators. Stockton as one of the most diverse cities: https://www.usnews.com/news/cities/articles...

This episode is split into 2 parts. This is the 2nd part of the episode. Adriano shares his experiences as a light skin Peruvian. Adriano, Carlos, and Takashi explores the concept of colorism and the term "Latinx". Part 1 of the episode: Wemakethepod-734886985 – 005-the-complexity-of-latin-american-identity-part-15920 Adriano’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/audrey_awe_know/ Contact us at WeMaketheP...

This episode is split into 2 parts. This is the 1st part of the episode. Adriano, Carlos, Daniel, and Takashi discuss the different terms that people of Latin American descent use such as “Hispanic”, “Latino”, “Chicano”, “Raza”, and “Latinx”. Adriano’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/audrey_awe_know/ Contact us at WeMakethePodbyTalking@gmail.com Intro Music: “Black Fox” by DJ Won Outro Music: “Search...

Carlos, Daniel, and Takashi discuss the concept of the “expression of suffering” particularly in the media and how it affects poor communities. Contact us at WeMakethePodbyTalking@gmail.com Intro Music: “Black Fox” by DJ Won Outro Music: “Searching for Another” by DJ Won djwon.bandcamp.com/ www.instagram.com/djwonbp/ Edited by Takashi Artwork by Daniel ------------------------------------ White Sa...

Carlos, Daniel, Diego, and Takashi discuss the topic of education reform in K-12 public schools and in university settings. Diego joins us from Chiapas, Mexico. Diego Suárez Rojas, born and raised in Chiapas, is a bioethicist trained at the University of Chicago. He studies bioecological approaches to the epidemiology of stress, workplace conditions and critical theory, multimodal treatments for t...

Carlos, Daniel, and Takashi explore the idea of a "good" teacher and a "good" student. We share our own experiences and insight of what "good" teachers are supposed to be in the K-12 and higher education institutions. At around the 24:14-24:15 mark, our recording got cut off and shortly, we went back online to record. Intro Music: “Black Fox” by DJ Won Outro Music - “Searching for Another” by DJ W...

Welcome to our podcast, We Make the Pod by Talking. In this pod, Carlos, Daniel, and Takashi provide an individual and collective introduction of the pod. Our podcast name is a tribute to Paulo Freire and Myles Horton’s book “We Make the Road by Walking”.  Contact us at WeMakethePodbyTalking@gmail.com “We Make the Road by Walking” by Paulo Freire and Myles Horton: codkashacabka.files.wordpres...