The Joyous Justice Podcast

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ April and Tracie address the impulse to act NOW when (white) people begin their racial justice journey. Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestions for the show at www. JewsTalkRacialJustice.com Learn more about Joyous Justice where April is the founding and fabulous (!) director and Tra...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ After Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's tweet about the 2018 California Wildfires being caused by a space laser controlled by the Rothschild family ignited a slew of jokes on social media, April and Tracie take some time to think about different reactions to antisemitism. Find April and Tracie's...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ In honor of the New Year of Trees, April and Tracie take some time to think about what we have to learn from trees. From rootedness to developmental stages in a life cycle to the capacity to be kind, trees model some key lessons for humans. Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestions for...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ Though the full impact and effect of the Insurrection that occurred that day won't be known for weeks, months, and years to come, April and Tracie take the time to reflect on the events of January 6, 2021. Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestions for the show at www. JewsTalkRaci...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ April and Tracie investigate the ways arguing against the adopted slogans of justice movements, for instance #BlackLivesMatter or #DefundThePolice, distracts us from the work of advancing justice, and often contains implicit or explicit racism.  Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestion...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ Starting with reflections on the musical Hamilton , April and Tracie dig into some of the nuance around comfort, right to comfort, and the tension between what we might appreciate about art even when the artist or the art's impact isn't what we might like. Find April and Tracie's full bios and su...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ As 2020 comes to a close, April and Tracie talk about the importance of everyone taking ownership over their own journeys, even as we work in community. With some tips and insights to think about, we invite everyone to make a commitment to pursue greater racial justice in the new year. Find April and Tracie&apo...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ April and Tracie discuss different ways we process our experiences and knowledge: intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual. We notice the way, especially when those modes are out of balance, we sometimes make things harder than they need to be. Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic sug...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ April and Tracie mark the end of the Festival of Lights with a drash (interpretation) of some of the lessons of the Hanukkah story. When one day's worth of oil lasts eight days--exactly as long as is needed to press more oil--we learn that we already possess what we need to move forward. This doesn't...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ April and Tracie take the time to unpack a phrase that often comes up when Jews Talk Racial Justice: "white supremacy." The phrase has entered the lexicon of individual antiracists and movements alike, but what exactly does it mean? April and Tracie define the term, investigate the discomfort it can g...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ In this second Thanksgiving episode, April and Tracie dig in to the unpleasant truths behind the myths of Thanksgiving. April recounts some of the deep sadness and loss she feels around missing knowledge and culture from her Native ancestors, while Tracie reflects on the holes in her education around the oppres...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ For Thanksgiving, April and Tracie talk a little about the holiday: the role it's played in Jewish American identity, those who work to make the day special for others, and the joys and pitfalls of getting together with extended family. (Stay tuned next week for more about the racial justice implications o...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ April and Tracie continue their conversation about bringing more joy into everyday life and into the work for justice. From dance and music (and a little bit of singing!) to relationship to celebration, the two friends share strategies and examples of intentional, mindful, joyful practices. Find April and Traci...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ As the election season concludes, Tracie asks April for advice on working through the negative emotions that sometimes accompany justice work. The two friends unpack the ways we've been taught to associate anger or rage with justice work (and anxiety with intelligence), and April shares suggestions for ach...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ April and Tracie riff on a seemingly small manifestation of white dominance in our everyday lives: the skin color of emojis. The discussion of digital skin tone leads into a conversation about racial implications of the Simpsons' yellow hue, and on to a focused training about the ways that seemingly benign...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ Even more than other episodes, you'll find yourself eavesdropping on this conversation. April and Tracie unpack the deep and intergenerational effects of shared trauma and oppression, and the ways either/or and hierarchical thinking can get in the way of healing. Find April and Tracie's full bios and...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ April and Tracie unpack the notion that everyone is racist, naming the trauma and the cost of racism. Their conversation delves deep into the American investment in systemic racism and the human and environmental effects of systems of oppression. Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestio...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ April and Tracie discuss Robin DiAngelo's book, White Fragility. They unpack some of the courage and vulnerability it takes to both give and receive feedback around racism, and imagine a world in which it is safe to do both. Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestions for the show a...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ In a live launch for the podcast, April and Tracie interact with nearly 200 supporters. After participants talk in small groups (not recorded), April and Tracie dig deep into a question from Morgan, a Jewish community member and Mom from Savannah, Georgia. Morgan is looking to deepen the connection between the...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ Sukkot proves a rich holiday for April and Tracie's meaning-making. Together they discuss the importance of gratitude, *especially* in the wilderness, what Black Panther can teach us about Sukkot, and the holiness and sovereignty of the body. Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggesti...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ April and Tracie consider the meaning of the Yom Kippur fast and its relation to racial justice work. Drawing on resources and stories from their own lives, Brene Brown's work, and the rabbis of the Talmud, they delve into the ways that perfectionism, hanger, individualism, and white fragility can sometime...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ As they prepare for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, April and Tracie explore their thoughts about the holiday, kavanot or intentions and racial justice visions for the new year, and even ideas about discussion topics when meeting someone new at shul. Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic s...

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅ The week when it all started (sort of). April and Tracie introduce themselves, share more about how they connected, and their vision for sharing and modeling conversations about race for the Jewish community and our neighbors. Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestions for the show at w...