Inclusive Storytelling

In this episode we learn about Zelda Wynn Valdes who was a Black fashion designer to the stars and had the first Black-owned business on Broadway in New York City. Jean Augustine is first Black woman to be appointed to Canada’s federal Cabinet. Suzanne LaFlesche was the first Indigenous physician in the US.

In this episode, we discuss the Fultz Quads who were surviving Black quadruplets. Charlotte Ray who was the first Black woman lawyer in the United States, and Black tennis star and phenomena Aletha Gibson.

Get to know the stars from Kim's Convenience, Wayson Choy who as a SE Asian, Canadian celebrated writer, Larry Kwong who was a trailblazing hockey player, and the Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan!

In this episode, I highlight a few of the accomplishments of James Hong from Everything Everywhere All At Once, Ming-Na Wen from Mulan and the Book of Boba Fett, Giancarlo Esposito from Better Call Saul, Rick Worthy from Supernatural and Angela Basset from Black Panther!

Season 3 of the Inclusive Storytelling Podcast is here! This season will focus on shorts about amazing people who deserve to be household names.

Thank you for two seasons of the Inclusive Storytelling podcast! Stay tuned for Season 3.

In the final episode of the, “Inclusive Storytelling,” podcast Season 2, we take a look at the iconic band Redbone. Their chart topping hit, “Come And Get Your Love,” is how we are introduced to Peter Quill in, “Guardians of the Galaxy,” and on repeat by Officer Big in Reservation Dogs played by another icon, Zahn McClarnon. All band members were US or Mexican Indigenous when they started making m...

Jason A. Coombs (Mr. Robot, Grave Mysteries, Two Grown) is an accomplished actor, writer, director, Artistic Director of the Bridgeport Film Festival and, “Survival Jobs,” podcast host joins us to speak about Eartha Kitt. Eartha Kitt was an US American singer, actress, comedian, dancer and activist. Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world". Listen to this incredible epis...

Vandana Shiva (born 5 November 1952) is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and anti-globalization author.[2] Based in Delhi, Shiva has written more than 20 books.[3] She is often referred to as "Gandhi of grain" for her activism associated with the anti-GMO movement.[4] GMO is a genetically modified organism. Take a listen about why Shiva deserves to...

Sarah Alma Angelle, award winning actress (Family Law, Umbrella Academy and The Handmaid’s Tale), producer, and founder of Alma Matters production joins us so we can learn about Aida Keykhaii. Aida is an accomplished creative in Iran, and in 2015 she moved to Canada with her husband, Mohammad Yaghoubi. Aida is the co-founder of NOWADAYS THEATRE in Toronto, OR Canada. Aida’s life and accomplishment...

In this episode, we highlight incredible Black, Canadian women. We begin with Anne Clare Cools who was the first Black Senator in Canada and in North America. Michaelle Jean was the first Black Governor General of Canada. Rosemary Brown was the first Black women elected to a Canadian legislature. Viola Desmond defiance sparked the modern-day civil rights movement in Canada, and she was the first C...

In this episode, Corus Entertainment’s AM 980 News radio anchor discuss Dr. Oronhyatekha who was Canada’s second First Nations doctor from the Six Nations. Dr. O, as he was affectionally named, overcame great odds, an Indigenous Residential School and racism to become a doctor. He gave back to his community in so many ways, and it is estimated that 10,000 people came to pay their last respects as...

In this episode, we learn about Canadian academic, scientist broadcaster and environmental activist David Suzuki, and his impressive wife Tara Cullis. Both Suzuki and Cullis are co-founders of the David Suzuki Foundation and committed their lives to environmental protection and criticizing governments for not doing enough when it comes to global warming.

Marie Gettel-Gilmartin who is the, “Fertile Grounds Podcast,” host joins us to share about Marlee Matlin. Marlee is deaf and won an Oscar for her role in, “Children of a Lesser God.” Marie shares insights about Marlee’s life, her career and recently her work in the award-winning movie, “Coda.” Join us in this wonderful conversation about Marlee and how deaf and hard of hearing representation in en...

Sandra Oh is a Canadian and US American actress. She has an incredible life and an amazing career which deserves a movie or mini-series (with her permission). Take a listen into a small glimpse of Oh’s incredible life.

Content Warning: Suicide Norah Jones is a lover of languages and cultures for their joy and power to give identity and hope to individuals and communities. In this episode, Norah shares insights about her grandparents, aunt and family whose ancestry goes back to modern-day Croatian by heritage. In this episode, Norah shares her grandfather’s suicide even though he was developing a library for his...

Bayard Rustin was a gay civil rights activist and non-violent resistance practitioner. He was an influential team member of the Martin Luther King Jr. cohort, and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. His sexuality led to him being less celebrated than his counterparts and not as known even though he was very deserving of many accolades. Rustin deserves so much recognition for his work t...

Harris Eddie Hill is a best-selling author, speaker and alignment coach. Harris talks to us about Dolores Cannon who was a scientist and author in hypnotherapy. Dolores focused on understanding the ancient understanding of hypnotherapy that is not highlighted in the field due to colonization. Dolores’ works is aligned with the continuing acceptance of healing outside of westernized medicine.   Har...

The West in North America is filled with many historical figures who did not, and still do not, receive recognition for their contributions in the 1800s and early 1900s to Canadian and US American history. This episode highlights Black cowhands and women who were notorious robbers to the amazing Stagecoach Mary who was a Black woman.

Content Warning: Violence to Indigenous Peoples on Turtle Island (United States) In this episode, Randall Jahsson joins us who wrote the story for the 1997 hit, “Mask of Zorro,” starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Antonio Banderas. Yellowbird, or John Rollin Ridge, was part Cherokee and is probably the first US Indigenous author. In 1854, Yellowbird published, “The Life and Adventures of Joaquinn Mu...

Joseph Phillippe Lemercier Laroche, Julliette Laroche, and their children, Simonne, Louise, and Joseph Jr. were on the Titanic and the only Black family onboard.  Ah Lam, Fang Lang, Len Lam, Cheong Foo, Chang Chip, Ling Hee, Lee Bing and Lee Ling. These are the names of the 8 Chinese nationals onboard the Titanic.  Learn the forgotten stories of these non-white passengers aboard the Titanic and wa...

In this episode, we speak with Bill Taub who was a writer on Hills Street Blues, Barney Miller, Magnum P.I. (original) and In the Heat of the Night alum to name a few of his credits. Bill speaks about his good friend Jamie Masada who built the Laugh Factory franchise. Jamie has built careers such as Tiffany Haddish and his clubs host Dave Chappelle, Dane Cook and George Carlin to name a few. Enjoy...

Alice Guy Blache is considered one of the first filmmakers to make a narrative fiction film and the first woman to direct a film. It is said that from 1896 to 1906, she was the only female filmmaker in the world.  Her first movie was La Fee aux Choux (The Fairy of the Cabbages) which has a 60 second run time and  was released in 1896. She really wanted to incorporate fictional story-telling elemen...

Serena Rasoul is a Muslim Southwest Asian and North African actress and writer. She recently founded Muslim American Casting--a casting agency that casts and advocates for Muslim and Middle Eastern and North African (MENA aka SWANA) talent in the TV/Film and Commercial industries.  In this episode, Serena is speaking about Fatima al-Fihri. Fatima was the founder of the oldest, continuously running...

For educational purposes. In this episode, we briefly discuss Thich Nhat Hanh's incredible legacy as a Buddhist monk. I would love a movie or mini-series to be made about this fascinating leader and monk. Be sure to like, downlead, subscribe and share this and other, “Inclusive Storytelling,” podcast episodes!