Welcome back KSFam! Listen in as Zara and Hina consider Black womanhood through the lens of expressive action, manifesto and poetry, and hear from UChicago Underground Collective’s Lauren Dotson discuss their relationship to expression through poetry. Stay tuned until the end to hear a live performance of one of Dotson’s original works reflecting on learning love through her mother’s grief. ______________________________________ This episode's hosts: Zara Salman and Hina Singh Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Our team: Narvella Sefah (Executive Producer), Zara Salman (Lead Content Creator), Logan Toé (content creator), Faith Kumi (content creator), Trinitee Holley (content creator), Shanice Handley (content creator), Hina Masuda Singh (Front End Marketing Coordinator), Myles Xavier (front end marketing member), Tanaya Vohra (front end marketing member), Jordyn Smith (front end marketing member), Aaron Dyas (Lead Audio Engineer), Mack Minter (audio engineer), Ethan Waggoner (audio engineer), Lucy Whitehead (audio engineer), Meklet Demoz (audio engineer). Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

Welcome back KSFam! This episode opens the door to the chilling world of black girlhood and horror from this unique perspective. Explore the eerie realities of everyday life through the lens of black girlhood and how the horrors of her world take on a hauntingly distinct form when portrayed in white media. We unveil the captivating journey of black horror in the film industry, offering a glimpse into the untapped potential for horror to become a harbinger of liberation. ______________________________________ This episode's hosts: Hope Houston, Mack Minter, Faith Kumi, and Narvella Sefah Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Our team: Narvella Sefah (Executive Producer), Zara Salman (Lead Content Creator), Logan Toé (content creator), Faith Kumi (content creator), Trinitee Holley (content creator), Shanice Handley (content creator), Hina Masuda Singh (Front End Marketing Coordinator), Myles Xavier (front end marketing member), Tanaya Vohra (front end marketing member), Jordyn Smith (front end marketing member), Aaron Dyas (Lead Audio Engineer), Mack Minter (audio engineer), Ethan Waggoner (audio engineer), Lucy Whitehead (audio engineer), Meklet Demoz (audio engineer). Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

Welcome back KSFam! We welcome you to a fresh season of Kinda Sorta Brown! We invite you to join us on the life journey centered in Blackness through the perspective of a black girl. As she grows into adulthood, as does everything around her- this brings us to talking points. What makes us distinctly ourselves? What role does Blackness play in influencing ourselves and our surroundings? We’ll discuss everything and more. Tap in KSFam! ______________________________________ This episode's hosts: Lena Diasti, Hope Houston, Hina Singh, Zara Salman, Mack Minter, Jon Brooks, Glen McGuire, Faith Kumi, Aaron Dyas, Narvella Sefah, Logan Toé, and Ethan Waggoner Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Our team: Narvella Sefah (Executive Producer), Zara Salman (Lead Content Creator), Logan Toé (content creator), Faith Kumi (content creator), Trinitee Holley (content creator), Shanice Handley (content creator), Hina Masuda Singh (Front End Marketing Coordinator), Myles Xavier (front end marketing member), Tanaya Vohra (front end marketing member), Jordyn Smith (front end marketing member), Aaron Dyas (Lead Audio Engineer), Mack Minter (audio engineer), Ethan Waggoner (audio engineer), Lucy Whitehead (audio engineer), Meklet Demoz (audio engineer). Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

Join Sam and Hope as they reimaging sex work with Dr. Zoya Sameen postdoctoral fellow teaching in the Department of History at the University of Chicago. They dive into the ins and outs of sex work past and present and lead into a conversation on the future of policy surrounding sex work. Organizations to plug into: Support Ho(s)e- venmo: @SxHxCollective SWOP-Chicago ______________________________________ This Episode’s Host: Hope Houston and Samantha Herrera Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Our team: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Narvella Sefah (Outreach Manager), Sam Herrera (Front End Marketing Contributor), Hina Singh (Front End Marketing Contributor), Fernanda Ponce (Content Creator), Glen McGuire (Content Creator), Zara Salman (Content Creator), Logan Toe (Content Creator), Fatih Kumi (Content Creator), Nicole Maria Mateo (Audio Engineer), Memphis Cutchlow (Audio Team), Aaron Dyas (Audio Team), Mack Minter (Audio Team Contributor), and Ethan Waggoner (Audio Team Contributor). Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

Looking back on Covid-19 what could have been done differently? In what ways can we change our perspectives to address the ongoing pandemic? In this episode, join Narvella and Aaron as they discuss the Covid-19 pandemic past, present, and future, with an emphasis on folks with disabilities and particularly Long Covid. They reimagine with Gabriel San Emeterio, National Organizer and Co-founder of Strategies for High Impact (S4HI) and Long Covid Justice. LongCOVIDJustice.org ______________________________________ This Episode’s Host: Aaron Dyas and Narvella Sefah Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Our team: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Narvella Sefah (Outreach Manager), Sam Herrera (Front End Marketing Contributor), Hina Singh (Front End Marketing Contributor), Fernanda Ponce (Content Creator), Glen McGuire (Content Creator), Zara Salman (Content Creator), Logan Toe (Content Creator), Fatih Kumi (Content Creator), Nicole Maria Mateo (Audio Engineer), Memphis Cutchlow (Audio Team), Aaron Dyas (Audio Team), Mack Minter (Audio Team Contributor), and Ethan Waggoner (Audio Team Contributor). Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

Think of your favorite museum. How is the museum layed out? Who or what does the museum give space to? What is exhibited? Where are said items from and how were they obtained? War, violence, and theft underlie the history of museums in addition to the artifacts that lie within them — a colonial undercurrent that is only beginning to be addressed in the present day. In this episode, join Hope and Jon as they discuss cultural repatriation and how black and brown people can reclaim their own narratives in these institutional spaces as they reimagine them with Debra Yepa-Pappan, artist and Native Community Engagement Coordinator at the Field Museum for the Native Truths Exhibition. ______________________________________ This Episode’s Host: Jon Brooks and Hope Houston Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Our team: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Narvella Sefah (Outreach Manager), Sam Herrera (Front End Marketing Contributor), Hina Singh (Front End Marketing Contributor), Fernanda Ponce (Content Creator), Glen McGuire (Content Creator), Zara Salman (Content Creator), Logan Toe (Content Creator), Fatih Kumi (Content Creator), Nicole Maria Mateo (Audio Engineer), Memphis Cutchlow (Audio Team), Aaron Dyas (Audio Team), Mack Minter (Audio Team Contributor), and Ethan Waggoner (Audio Team Contributor). Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

In the two and half years since KSB’s inception, going on eight seasons, the number of transformational guests we’ve welcomed, and the countless KSFam we have been listening in, our time has been spent learning, questioning, and diving into issues that matter to our POC communities. The opportunity to discuss these topics is vital for our communities to share our stories and experiences. But, as we know, our communities can not be limited to a one time listen, episode, or story. We must reevaluate, re-educate, and reimagine what we’ve previously explored. Reimingaing as a practice is what this new season will tap into. As one of our KSB team values is to learn and explore through stories, we are excited to take the KSFam on a journey of reimagining. We are growing, and this season is the practice of that. Reimagining allows us to back and look forward at the same time. Come along and reimagine with us all throughout Season 8. ______________________ This Episode’s Host: Lena Diasti, Glen McGuire, Aaron Dyas, Narvella Sefah, Sam Herrera, Jon Brooks and Hope Houston Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Our team: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Narvella Sefah (Outreach Manager), Sam Herrera (Front End Marketing Contributor), Hina Singh (Front End Marketing Contributor), Fernanda Ponce (Content Creator), Glen McGuire (Content Creator), Zara Salman (Content Creator), Logan Toe (Content Creator), Fatih Kumi (Content Creator), Nicole Maria Mateo (Audio Engineer), Memphis Cutchlow (Audio Team), Aaron Dyas (Audio Team), Mack Minter (Audio Team Contributor), and Ethan Waggoner (Audio Team Contributor). Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

Discussions on Palestine in the U.S. are always framed as a “conflict”, when the issue is not really a matter of two equally matched opponents, but rather the occupation and extraction of resources by Israel that has displaced Palestinians from their homes. Although Palestinians still in Palestine and those spread throughout the world continue to face challenges from the Israeli state, Palestinians continue to resist, persevere, and uplift each other, their traditions, culture, and homeland. We will be in conversation with a Palestinian who has asked to go by “Shireen”, in honor of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was a renowned Palestinian-American journalist who was assassinated by Israeli forces while on the job. Our guest’s voice has been distorted to protect them from the doxxing tactics often used to silence activists. At KSB, we are committed to amplifying the voices of marginalized communities across the globe and we believe that it is imperative that voices like Shireen’s are heard. We are appreciative of having Shireen on the podcast and hope you’ll take a listen, learn, and share. (P.S. - We know that you all have been patiently awaiting the finale to our seventh season “Penny for Your Thoughts”, and we are beyond excited to share with you all this episode. We just want to give you all a huge thank you for listening and always supporting our work! The KSB Team sends lots of love) __________________ This Episode’s Host: Zara Salman and Fernanda Ponce Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Our team: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Narvella Sefah (Outreach Manager), Sam Herrera (Front End Marketing Contributor), Hina Singh (Front End Marketing Contributor), Fernanda Ponce (Content Creator), Glen McGuire (Content Creator), Zara Salman (Content Creator), Logan Toe (Content Creator), Fatih Kumi (Content Creator), Nicole Maria Mateo (Audio Engineer), Memphis Cutchlow (Audio Team), Aaron Dyas (Audio Team), Mack Minter (Audio Team Contributor), and Ethan Waggoner (Audio Team Contributor). Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

When you think about the non-profit sector, what do you think: harmful or helpful? As the third largest workforce in the United States, the nonprofit sector creates 11.4 million jobs… What was once a web of grassroots and community-centered organizations has gained so much momentum that it has evolved into a multimillion dollar industry. In our episode, your hosts, Glen and Memphis, explore what has been lost along the way and who is still gaining from the non-profit world as it exists today. We are joined by our guest speaker, Gabby Green, the Public Policy Coordinator at Blackroots Alliance, a non-profit centered on the South Side of Chicago organizing with the goal of Black liberation. In our discussion, we open up conversation about the culture of the non-profit sector, the experience as an employee within it, and how the focus is shifting to, or away, from the communities these organizations claim to support. Glen and Memphis challenge you to evaluate your preconceptions about the intentions of nonprofit organizations, consider where your money is best spent, and reflect on whether bigger is actually better. __________________________________________ This Episode’s Host: Glen McGuire and Memphis Cutchlow Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Lead Contributors: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Dinah Clottey (Outreach Manager), Chase Leito (Audio Engineer), and Fernanda Ponce (Content Creator). Supporting Contributors: Narvella Sefah (Front-End Team), Nicole Maria Mateo (Audio Team), Glen McGuire (Content Team), Zara Salman (Content Team), Memphis Cutchlow (Audio Team), Aaron Dyas (Audio Team), and Sam Herrera (Front End Marketing Team) Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

It is no exaggeration to say that cash rules everything around us. The need for money dictates where we work, what we eat, and how we spend our free time. For those who are in an area of low income and low resources, it is even harder to function. It is easy to get stuck in a cycle that keeps one in the same place of poverty. In this episode, our hosts Lena and Aaron explore a big solution to this problem: education. They take a deep dive into the history of America and what events lead many people of color into a situation of less education and more scarcity. Then looking toward the future, they discuss how through dedication to education, many people who wouldn’t have thought they could “make it out,” will end up somewhere better than they thought possible. Let’s face it y’all, we can’t all be rappers and hoopers to reach our goals—it’s time to get educated. __________________________________ This Episode’s Host: Aaron Dyas and Lena Diasti Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Lead Contributors: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Dinah Clottey (Outreach Manager), Chase Leito (Audio Engineer), and Fernanda Ponce (Content Creator). Supporting Contributors: Narvella Sefah (Front-End Team), Nicole Maria Mateo (Audio Team), Glen McGuire (Content Team), Zara Salman (Content Team), Memphis Cutchlow (Audio Team), Aaron Dyas (Audio Team), and Sam Herrera (Front End Marketing Team) Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

KSFam, before listening, pause! Have you calculated the time cost of you tuning into this episode? In a world run inequitably and exploitatively by capital, much of our existence revolves around the labor we perform to generate personal and corporate profits. Season 7’s opening episode features a conversation between this season’s hosts, who reflect on their access to capital and relationship with money, on cultural, political, and societal levels. Join us as we share our thoughts for something more valuable than petty pennies: proactive economic justice. __________________________________________ This Episode’s Hosts: Memphis Cutchlow, Glen McGuire, Fernanda Ponce, Aaron Dyas and Zara Salman Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Lead Contributors: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Dinah Clottey (Outreach Manager), Chase Leito (Audio Engineer), and Fernanda Ponce (Content Creator). Supporting Contributors: Narvella Sefah (Front-End Team), Nicole Maria Mateo (Audio Team), Glen McGuire (Content Team), Zara Salman (Content Team), Memphis Cutchlow (Audio Team), Aaron Dyas (Audio Team), and Sam Herrera (Front End Marketing Team) Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

What exactly is our future? How do we envision it? After four intense season episodes where the KSB Team tried defining the future from four unique angles, we’re turning the questions inward once again. Here, we share our reflections of where we imagine ourselves once we have reached our imagined futures…and it just so happens that in said futures, we are find ourselves scattered throughout the vastness of the universe. Taking direct inspiration from episode 3 of this season, Black to the Future, we hope that you have enjoyed the journey, and we’ll see you again soon—in the future. __________________________________________ This Episode’s Host: Fernanda Ponce, Dinah Clottey, Jon Brooks, Narvella Sefah and Nicole Maria Mateo Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Lead Contributors: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Dinah Clottey (Outreach Manager), Chase Leito (Audio Engineer), and Fernanda Ponce (Content Creator), Narvella Sefah (Front-End Team) and Nicole Maria Mateo (Audio Team). Supporting Contributors: Glen McGuire (Content Team), Zara Salman (Content Team), Memphis Cutchlow (Audio Team), Aaron Dyas (Audio Team), and Sam Herrera (Front End Marketing Team) Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

Green spaces are vital to our growth and survival as people. These spaces help provide sanctuary to care for ourselves and allow us to strengthen our connections to others and our community. The amazing benefits of engaging with green spaces, like gardens, however, may not be immediately apparent given the systemic forces that keep BIPoC from accessing places where we can be in nature. But as it so often happens, BIPoC have not allowed these obstacles to get in the way of sowing seeds of change and growing green communities where we look out for each other. Join us on this episode as we tend to our garden of stories and ideas, with guests Cade Kamaleson and LaQuandra Fair from Southside Blooms and Growing Home! __________________________________________ This Episode’s Hosts: Jon Brooks and Fernanda Ponce Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Lead Contributors: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Dinah Clottey (Outreach Manager), Chase Leito (Audio Engineer), and Fernanda Ponce (Content Creator). Supporting Contributors: Narvella Sefah (Front-End Team), Nicole Maria Mateo (Audio Team), Glen McGuire (Content Team), Zara Salman (Content Team), Memphis Cutchlow (Audio Team), Aaron Dyas (Audio Team), and Sam Herrera (Front End Marketing Team) Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

What does it mean to practice self care? And why is self care so important for Black people, especially Black women? With this on her mind, Narvella set out to explore the answers to these questions. And in seeking answers, she consulted with family and friends by asking them: how do you practice self care? For this episode, we encourage you to take a minute to take a deep breath, relax, close your eyes, and think about what self care means to you. What will you do today to care of you? (We hope listening to KSB is on that list of healing and caring practices. Enjoy the episode!) _________________________________ This Episode’s Host: Narvella Sefah Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Lead Contributors: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Dinah Clottey (Outreach Manager), Chase Leito (Audio Engineer), and Fernanda Ponce (Content Creator). Supporting Contributors: Narvella Sefah (Front-End Team), Nicole Maria Mateo (Audio Team), Glen McGuire (Content Team), Zara Salman (Content Team), Memphis Cutchlow (Audio Team), Aaron Dyas (Audio Team), and Sam Herrera (Front End Marketing Team) Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

Do Black people exist in the future? This question, a tough question, seems to sit unanswered amongst the Black community. Often the victims of police violence and discrimination, a people where a Black girl can literally disappear without a trace, it’s a real question. One way to think about futures is to literally dream about it, and there is so much rich literature that provides contexts, solutions, and more questions on this very topic. In this episode, we’re discussing the futures of not just Black people, but more specifically, Black women as we dive into the discourse surrounding Black feminist theory and place it on a continuum we have yet to traverse. We are joined by guest T Lacy, the assistant director here at the University of Chicago writing program, to merge the discourse on Black Science-Fiction and Black Feminist Theory. We’re taking y’all to the future! Are you ready? _____________________________ This Episode’s Host: Dinah Clottey and Nicole Maria Mateo Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Lead Contributors: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Dinah Clottey (Outreach Manager), Chase Leito (Audio Engineer), and Fernanda Ponce (Content Creator). Supporting Contributors: Narvella Sefah (Front-End Team), Nicole Maria Mateo (Audio Team), Glen McGuire (Content Team), Zara Salman (Content Team), Memphis Cutchlow (Audio Team), Aaron Dyas (Audio Team), and Sam Herrera (Front End Marketing Team) Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

“There is no beginning and there is no end, and this drum is a big part of who we are as people…I use my drum when I sing to people and I refer to this drum as the Heartbeat of Mother Earth”. (If you’re curious about how this episode got its name and/or the full context of our conversation with Ronnie Preston, Cultural & Education Programs Director at the American Indian Center in Chicago, make sure to tune in to this episode’s Brown Breakdown!) At the core of “Heartbeat of Mother Earth”, KSB is taking a look at the colonialist policies that have affected Indigenous communities, and how Indigenous people have fought against oppression to be present in the making of futures where they reclaim their rights and space, and rewrite the narratives of who Indigenous people are. Thanks for joining us KSFam, we hope you enjoy this episode ⭐️ _________________________________ This Episode’s Host: Fernanda Ponce and Narvella Sefah Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Lead Contributors: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Dinah Clottey (Outreach Manager), Chase Leito (Audio Engineer), and Fernanda Ponce (Content Creator). Supporting Contributors: Narvella Sefah (Front-End Team), Nicole Maria Mateo (Audio Team), Glen McGuire (Content Team), Zara Salman (Content Team), Memphis Cutchlow (Audio Team), Aaron Dyas (Audio Team), and Sam Herrera (Front End Marketing Team) Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

Happy new year KSFam and welcome back to a brand-new season of KSB! We’ve missed you all so much (as much as you’ve missed us we hope) and sitting here knowing the kinds of episodes we’ll be dropping in ✨the future✨, all we can say is, get hyped!! The new year is always dedicated to new beginnings and looking to what’s ahead, so we’re sitting down for our sixth season, “This is Our Future”, to discuss what exactly that looks like. Your caring, loving, and overall wholesome hosts for this season are Dinah Clottey, Nicole Maria Mateo, Jon Brooks, Narvella Sefah, and Fernanda Ponce. The team has gotten together for this episode to chat about their anxieties about the future, which can no doubt be nerve-wracking, but they have some wise words to offer on how exactly to overcome them. As always, you won’t want to miss this episode, so sit back, relax, and enjoy, “This Is Our Future”. _____________________________________ This Episode’s Hosts: Dinah Clottey, Jon Brooks, Nicole Maria Mateo, Narvella Sefah and Fernanda Ponce Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Lead Contributors: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Dinah Clottey (Outreach Manager), Chase Leito (Audio Engineer), Fernanda Ponce (Content Creator), Narvella Sefah (Front-End Team), andNicole Maria Mateo (Audio Team). Supporting members: Glen McGuire (Content Team), Zara Salman (Content Team), Aaron Dyas (Audio Team), Memphis Cutchlow (Audio Team), and Sam Herrera (Front End Marketing Team) Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

In the finale for our sixth season “Art, Life, Resistance”, artists from all across the UChicago campus have partnered with the KSB Team to bring you an intimate look into what it means to create and share art for one’s self and in one’s community. This episode features breakdancers, sculptors, poets, and many more diverse artists who you won’t want to miss! For the KSB Team, it is an honor to feature all of these talented voices on the episode and we hope that this art exhibition delivered through your ears will make you feel the warmth, passion, drive, and artistry of stories and communities. This is a very special episode for our team as we say bye (for now) to Daisy Okoye, our Lead Content Creator. Thank you Daisy for all of your dedication to the KSB Team and for giving life to the KSB mission each and every single season, and every single episode. The KSB Team and the KSFam will miss you immensely, but we wish you the best for your journey ahead! With Love, KSB ___________________________________________________ This Episode’s Host: Hope and Daisy Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Lead Contributors: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Dinah Clottey (Outreach Manager), Chase Leito (Audio Engineer), and Daisy Okoye (Content Creator). Supporting Contributors: Narvella Sefah (Front-End Team), Fernanda Ponce (Content Team), Nicole Maria Mateo (Audio Team). Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

Artists of color are constantly being told how they can and should engage with their art and consumers are always placing their own artistic expressions onto pieces that aren’t their own. But the real beauty of art is that art can be anything. And within its “anything-ness” art carries meaning, identity, and experience. But who gets to determine what one's art is? And how do BIPOC artists feel about others dictating what their art should be known as? What does it mean to police artistry? _____________________________ This Episode’s Hosts: Nicole Maria Mateo and Chase Leito Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Lead Contributors: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Dinah Clottey (Outreach Manager), Chase Leito (Audio Engineer), and Daisy Okoye (Content Creator). Supporting Contributors: Narvella Sefah (Front-End Team), Fernanda Ponce (Content Team), Nicole Maria Mateo (Audio Team). Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown

Countless artists of color have been erased from history books. In recent years, historians have been widening which artists receive their due recognition (like with Beethoven!), with many who work explicitly to fight whitewashed history. From composers of the classical era to iconic dancers of the 1900s, we’ll be taking a look at how artists have been forced to conceal their melanin - or how they have embraced and celebrated it in their art. In this episode, Narvella and Hope come to uncover the pure beauty of Black art and how Black and Brown folks have built the foundation of several art forms. In this episode, we are joined by our amazing guest Honey Crawford, a Collegiate Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies with the University of Chicago, with interests including global feminisms, critical race theory, public spectacle, and protest while centering her studies on the Afro Brazilian cultural performance. Tune in to hear more about the ways we can appreciate Black and Brown art, artists, and their history. _____________________________________ This Episode’s Hosts: Narvella Sefah and Hope Houston Join the KSFam! We saved you a seat at the table. Link up with us on all available social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindasortabrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindasortabrown Facebook: https://facebook.com/kindasortabrown/ For further inquiries, email us: kindasortabrown@gmail.com Audio transcriptions of KSB episodes are here! Access this episode’s transcription PDF using this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XNBWRGMWaP5l2FzmHItG3ap-p0AOEkpM Lead Contributors: Lena Diasti (Executive Producer), Hope Houston (Production Manager), Jon Brooks (Social Media Coordinator), Dinah Clottey (Outreach Manager), Chase Leito (Audio Engineer), and Daisy Okoye (Content Creator). Supporting Contributors: Narvella Sefah (Front-End Team), Fernanda Ponce (Content Team), Nicole Maria Mateo (Audio Team). Out of 4,000 GLOBAL submissions, KSB was chosen as a WINNER of the SPOTIFY NEXT WAVE PODCAST COMPETITION!! See us on the Spotify Student Hub page here: https://open.spotify.com/genre/student-page KSB was a TOP 10 FINALIST for NPR’s 2021 College Podcast Competition! Check out our entry “PWI-ing While Black” on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-306628760/pwi-ing-while-black Kinda Sorta Brown is a University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast, as shown here: https://www.uc3p.org/kindasortabrown