ARC Southeast, Duke Virginia, Southern Synergy

Southern Synergy

Society EN ↓ 6 episodes

Southern Synergy is sponsored by ARC-Southeast, a Black-led abortion fund in the Southeast, and hosted by filmmaker and organizer Duke Virginia. More than just another podcast, it’s a multimedia mixtape—and a call to action. At ARC we believe that because Southern Synergy centers the reproductive lives and resistance of folks throughout the South. We explore rich legacies of organizing, and go beyond the surface-level to confront fundamental questions: What does it mean to have autonomy? What are the barriers that stand in the way of our human rights? What makes the South unique? Who benefits...

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ARC Southeast, Duke Virginia, Southern Synergy

Episodes

Get Da Abortion!: Breaking Stigma surrounding Sex, Reproductive Justice, and Abortion. 05.11.2025 1:41:33

In this series, we dig into the ways stigma doesn't just shape policy—it shapes culture. It shapes how we treat each other. And we also talk about what it might look like to break that cycle—to name what’s happening, reclaim our autonomy, and build radically honest collective strategies rooted in love, care, and liberation. As always, thanks for being here and I hope this episode encourages you to...

The Repeating Wound, by Chinyere Erondu 17.10.2025 26:44

Audio Clip of the interview of Mr. Joshua Nwachuku, conducted by Chinyere Erondu October 18, 2024. Mr. Nwachuku is answering the question, "Can you provide a background on why the Biafran War/Genocide started?" *Audio Clip of the interview of Dr. Ugboaku Esochaghi conducted by Chinyere Erondu on October 8th, 2024. Dr. Esochaghi is answering the question, "What do you remember about the Biafran Gen...

In Conversation w/ Sydney Foster: Tuskegee Roots & Queer Artistry 31.07.2025 46:55

"Our ancestors did not come to the water alone... we truly need each other" -Sydney A. Foster In this episode, I sit down with visual artist and director Sydney A. Foster to talk about growing up Black and queer in the South, finding liberation through art, and honoring ancestry through spiritual practice. We explore queerness as a politic, what family means, and how reproductive justice is about...

Pause!: Breaking the Cycle: Fear, Stigma, and Criminalization in Reproductive and Social Justice 11.07.2025 1:52:48

In this talk, we dig into the ways stigma doesn't just shape policy—it shapes culture. It shapes how we treat each other. And we also talk about what it might look like to break that cycle—to name what’s happening, reclaim our autonomy, and build radically honest collective strategies rooted in love, care, and liberation. As always, thanks for being here and I hope this episode encourages you to t...

Fertility, Freedom & Fight w/Alexia Rice Henry. 14.05.2025 52:00

In this episode of Southern Synergy , host Duke Virginia sits down with Alexia Rice Henry Co-Executive Director at ARC-Southeast to explore her journey with IUI and what it means to build Black queer family in a medical system not designed for us. Alexia speaks openly about the emotional, physical, and political dynamics of fertility treatment, and how her experience as a Black queer woman navigat...

Can I Live?: The Intro 09.05.2025 11:44

Duke shares their personal grounding in the reproductive justice framework, introduces the kinds of deep, intimate conversations to expect this season—from IVF and chosen family to art, spirituality, and destigmatization—and asks the guiding question: Can I live? Both a reflection and a call to action, this episode invites listeners into a space where culture, politics, and collective power throug...