Surprisingly (or not), I’ve gone overboard with this prompt. No way I can just choose one! Buckle up….
I think Nice White Parents is an important podcast for all of us to listen to, not just parents – particularly those in the US. It discusses segregated schooling and the ongoing impact it has had on how schools are funded and attended.
In which Sandi Toksvig, host of QI and co-host of The Great British Baking Show randomly pulls books from her extensive library and reads excepts that introduce us to amazing women of the past and all kinds of odd facts and characters.
Locked Together is another pandemic series of conversations between comedians. It’s more varied, obviously, and some were hugely entertaining while others didn’t quite work for me. But if you’re a fan of any of the comedians included, well worth trying!
And one I want to listen to:
I read Reni Eddo-Lodge’s book Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race last year and it was every bit as good as people said. I’m really interested to listen to this podcast, as I’m sure it will continue right where the book left off.
What about you guys? Have you listened to any of these? Which do you recommend?
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Titting About sounds super funny.
Nice White Parents sounds good, too. I sadly have a relative who has some gross views about which races of people she does (and doesn’t) want in her neighbourhood and in her grandkids’ schools. I’ll have to check that podcast out and see if has any good advice on how better to talk to folks who say stuff like that.
It was hilarious – but it’s exactly my sense of humour, so it had me in stitches. Oh man, that’s a tough one. It talks a lot about the history of segregation, and about the unintended negative consequences integration can have in some cases. It also talks about how private schools create more segregation and how in order to properly integrate the cultures of all members of the community need to be represented and valued in the school system. And how important it is to have teachers who understand the needs of their students. It’s been a while since I listened to it, so I don’t remember all the details, but it was a lot broader in scope than I thought it would be and gave me a lot to think about!