Elephant in the Room-Unboxed

Listen to a direct and upfront conversation about adult literacy. Did you know that over 70% of United States college freshmen require remedial reading? Further more, how does this fact prepare college students to complete and compete in higher academia and careers? Founder/CEO of Thick Descriptions, Suzette Chang and DesJean Jones, Executive Director of OIC talk about these facts, and so much mor...

Suzette and Suzann sit down and have a great conversation about critical thinking for youth and how to "help people open themselves and their organizations to new ways of processing their challenges to bring about breakthrough thinking. Every setback is an opportunity to learn new ways of thinking. Every new challenge brims with the possibility of rising to the next level". Suzann is the...

In this month Elephant in the Room- Unboxed, Dr. Jacobs and Dr. Anderson discuss a history of gender fluidity from a language, literary, clinical and health perspectives.  Listeners are reminded that everyone is a "unique and precious human being deserving of compassion, honest counsel and guidance" regardless of sexuality, gender and sex.

In this month's episode, listeners will learn and understand the power of projecting a "clear and confident voice" with Rena Cook, vocal authority and teacher. Graduate student/budding anthropologist, Veda Pai, gets in depth and personal with Rena about language, projection, techniques and passion.

In this month's podcast, join Dr. Noel Jacobs and Dr. Delores Bigfoot as they discuss suicide prevention, cultural abuse, her intentional commitment to interpretation and neglect and, cultural applications among American Indians and Alaskan natives.  

This Elephant in the Room Unboxed Episode speaks to anthropology from academic and popular perspectives and, how the two connect.  Anthropologist Veda Pai has a candid conversation with French Anthropologist Helidth Ravenholm.

In this episode, listeners learn about Thuan (Toon) Nguyen, a member of the Oklahoma City Asian District and part of the "model minority." He speaks about his experiences as an Asian American in Oklahoma and in other spaces aka "boat people." During our conversation with Toon, he helps all to understand his humanity and that of his family and, how his experiences (nationality,...

In this episode, listeners learn about Kazakhstan, a country in Central Asia and former Soviet Union and, Gulnaz Tabynbayeva, a previous Community Engagement Exchange Program Fellow and now, a Thick Descriptions team member.  This interview speaks to her experiences as a native Kazakhstanian, its cultures and her desires for her country.

In this episode, Bailey Perkins Wright defines why history matters to understanding the present and shaping the future, highlights significant moments in Oklahoma’s history and laws that feed into modern disparities, and unpacks recent legislation that has consequences to progress (specifically HB1775). Listen now to learn what we can do collectively and systemically to move us to progress.  ...

In this episode titled "White Supremacy and White Privilege”, Jill Nagle talks about White Supremacy Mythology and the importance of understanding how history produces our mindsets and learning to move beyond them to enjoy greater clarity, sovereignty, and effectiveness at stopping harm and transforming injustice.

We are happy to announce that the first episode of “Elephant in the Room - Unboxed” is out on all platforms. In the first episode “Creating space for Black Sustainability” the host Dr. Noel Jacobs discusses the importance of Black Sustainability, the absence of Black people in various systems (political, educational, legal/judicial, etc.) within Oklahoma, and what we can do to include them in thes...

Thick Descriptions is committed to disrupting how "we've always done it [whatever IT may be]",  and, we are doing the work with Respect for Diversity Foundation.  Do the work with us through this monthly podcast, Elephant in the Room - Unboxed as we talk about uncomfortable topics, together.  Come on, let's get uncomfortable!