Not Your Token Hire

Folks! It is final episode of the season, and we’re coming in clutch. We sat down for an important conversation around invisible disabilities with Jamila Rizvi. She also goes by 'Jam,' but in the spirit of decolonising language, we're saying her full name with intention. Jamila means beautiful and graceful in Arabic. And she effortlessly embodies both. Jamila is a passionate advocate f...

A conversation for the ages with Huda the Goddess, a creative force who uses improvised spoken word as a form of advocacy and to create new possibilities. In this episode we talked about language as a tool of survival, the importance of centring Black voices and what building community actually looks like. Huda also shared about the evolution of Magandjin’s creative scene — from improvisation to c...

Okay, I know what you're thinking. What is a white guy doing on this podcast? Well, it's not just any white guy, he also happens to be gay (he told me to say that). I sat down with comedian Tom around the same time that the Australian Federal Elections had wrapped. We unpacked the results, talked about why leftist and socialist movements need to better centre Indigenous folks & people...

Everything happening around the world right now is a timely reminder that Pride began as a protest, and now more than ever, we need to put the protest back into Pride. In this special episode, we sat down with Jodie Hall, a proud Wakka Wakka trans woman and Digital Campaigner for the Trans Justice Project. From white feminism to toxic masculinity, we talk about why trans folks continue to be vicio...

From perfectionism to burn out, gendered racism to navigating complex law reforms, we sat down with leading human rights and discrimination lawyer focused workplace culture reform to protecting the rights of asylum seekers and refugees, Prabha Nandagopal. Prabha is no stranger to all the experiences many women of colour face in corporate and legal world. We spoke about the challenges of driving sy...

This episode is in conversation with Emma Pei Yin, a British-born Hong Kong-Chinese author. Her debut novel, When Sleeping Women wake ,  follows three women whose lives intersect within the resistance movement during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in World War II. We spoke about who gets to tell our stories, the constant feeling of wanting to belong, but really not belonging as Third Culture...

Okay, I know we aren't meant to choose favourites, but this is might be one of my fav episodes yet. I had the honour to sit down with Prof. Chelsea Watego, a proud Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman, for a chat. We got into all things academia as an Indigenous scholar, why cultural awareness just isn't cutting it, and why we need to shift from this need to “research” Indigenous cultur...

This episode explores all things life coaching. Starting with questioning it all, what is life coaching really all about? Is it another pyramid scheme that tells you to manifest your way to success? Or, do we all have to wake up at 5am, hit the gym to reach our goals? We sat with Leslie Crudup Villagarcia, a certified life coach to talk about her journey in this space, from the overly toxic positi...

Episode 4 takes us on Shyaire's journey as the 'funny, foreign, queer' girl. We talk about who gets to be an individual, who gets to explore their creativity, and why do we feel that we can only call ourselves writers once we are acknowledged by white publishers and colonial institutions? Shyaire is a writer, a comedian, slam poet, speaker, with a knack for turning stereotypes on their head. The b...

We're back with another episode and this time we are talking about the cultural appropriation of the yoga & wellness industry. We are joined by Ruhee – a certified yoga teacher from India and the founder of Allied Collective, Australia's first inclusive and wellbeing facilitation agency. We unpack the co-option of a 5000 year old spiritual practice and why yoga is a lot more than &quot...

In conversation with Emmagness Ruzvidzo, this episode explores all things marketing, from cultural currency to social change. We sat down with the founder of Vaka, Queensland's 40 under 40 and the co-founder of Women of Colour Founders Network to talk about how marketing shapes our world and why companies need Diversity, Equity and Inclusion not just to thrive, but to survive out there. And why is...

In this first episode, we explore the complexities of being migrant living on stolen land, the importance of community, Palestinian solidarity and why we need more women of colour in politics. Remah Naji is the Greens candidate for the Federal seat of Moreton, and if elected, will be the first Palestinian-Australian represented in Federal Parliament. Support and follow Remah's campaign: 👉🏾 h...

Introducing the Not Your Token Hire podcast, genesis of it all and the person behind the mic... (I'll be honest, I'm just happy we made it here!)