Woke or Whateva is a black women led podcast based out of Montreal. The show is a space where Titi and Beck deconstruct the concepts of race and gender to make the information accessible to Black communities primarily. The duo’s ability to vulgarise complex concepts while simultaneously adding an element of fun to their delivery has allowed for a deep connection and a very successful outcome with their audience.
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The taboos of female friendships: a feminist analysis | Les tabous des amitiés entre filles: une analyse féministe pt2
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Here is the second part on the taboos of female friendship episode where the hosts will now explore the uncomfortable sentiments that sometimes manifest themselves in female friendship...envy, competition, projection....why do we feel this way toward the friends that we love? And why do we struggle to address this? Also....why is the relationship t…
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The taboos of female friendships: a feminist analysis | Les tabous des amitiés entre filles: une analyse féministe
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Who has never heard the phrase “being friends with women is too difficult”? Female friendships never had the best reputation. It seems like they’ve never been a collective agreement (even amongst women) on whether we find female friendships amazing or terrible. In this episode our hosts acknowledge that both statements about female friendships can …
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Genocide in Palestine: the war on misinformation
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In this episode we’re tackling the genocide happening right now in Palestine. Since October 7th, the day of the Hamas “terrorist attack” on Israel, western media has been trying to push a specific narrative about what’s happening in Gaza, by repeating to the Grand Public that Israel has the right to defend itself under international law. But what d…
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The episode we were not going to post/l'épisode qu'on n'allait pas sortir
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We were not going to release this episode. And now it is out. On n'allait pas sortir cet épisode. Et il est maintenant publié.
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Explorer la maternité chez la femme noire / Exploring Black Motherhood
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Dans cet épisode, nous avons deux mères noires, dont une qui est une doula, pour explorer leur réalité de la maternité noire. Gabriella, mère d’un fils de 5 ans, était accompagnée de sa doula Arianne, mère de 5 enfants âgés de 2 à 15 ans. Nos invitées ont touchées sur ce qu’elles auraient aimé qu’on leur dise sur la maternité et ont déconstruit com…
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Is It Healthy to be Obsessed with True Crime / Est-il sain d’être obsédé par le “True Crime”?
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Au cours des dernières années, la popularité du contenu true crime a significativement augmenté. On doit cette hausse en popularité du genre en grande partie à la sortie de ses divers documentaires, couvrant la vie de meurtriers ayant commis des crimes sordides. Le contenu semble devenir de plus en plus troublant, à tel point qu’on en vient à se de…
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Travailleurs invisibles: Pour l'amour d'une communauté / Invisible workers: For the Love of a Community (Svens et Boby)
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La réalité des quartiers majoritairement noires de Montréal est souvent racontée du point de vue des médias populaires. Ce point de vue est majoritairement péjoratif et désavantageux pour nos communautés. On dit que ses communautés sont violentes et qu’elles manque de présence policières. Cet opinion influence la majorité de la population qui finie…
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Navigating Gender Identity with EJ / Naviguer l'identité de genre avec EJ
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In this episode, our guest EJ shares their relationship with the concept of gender with us. What is it like to be assigned a gender at birth and not feel comfortable with it? In this episode, the concept of gender is being explored but also questionned. What is gender and where does it come from? What are the norms surrounding this concept and why …
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Why do we kill women/ Pourquoi tuons-nous les femmes?
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When a woman gets murdered by her partner (boyfriend, husband) or ex, the same question is pondered: How could this happen? Violence against women is often overlooked until she loses her life, and this isn’t random. Gendered violence is perpetuated by the system and happens daily. In this episode, the hosts discuss the different types of abuse that…
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Love is a Verb: A Black Feminist Discussion / L’amour est un verbe: une discussion afro-féministe Episode 25
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Il y a de cela 3 ans, dans un épisode de podcast, nos animatrices ont partagés avec l’audience leurs perspectives sur les relations amoureuses, et la place que cela prend dans leur vies respectives. 3 ans plus tard, elles se penchent à nouveau sur la question mais cette fois de façon plus intentionnelle et structurée. Se basant sur les écrits fémin…
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BLACK WOMEN’S SEXUAL AGENCY: THE FIGHT AGAINST THE WH*RE ALLEGATIONS
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It is no question that Black women have been historically sexualized, whether it is our choice or not. Being called a wh*re is nothing new to us, and we seem to have collectively come to the understanding that the worst thing you can be called is a “wh*re.” Now, how are we trying to beat the wh*e allegations? Why ARE we so terrified of being called…
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Being black and neurodivergent: a raw conversation/Noire et neurodivergent: une discussion honnête
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Over the past two and a half years, we've been through a lot with this podcast. As our platform grew, we also grew and discovered so much about ourselves. One of the things we learned is that we are both neuro-divergent. It was both a relief and a hard pill for us to swallow. We are so happy to have gained a better understanding of ourselves, but w…
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La saison la plus raciste de OD/ The most racist season of OD yet
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Dans cet épisode on analyse la télé réalité préférée du Québec : Occupation Double !! Les analyses habituelles d'OD sont très blanches, superficielles et semblables On vous offre ici des perspectives beaucoup plus diverses, féministes, raciales et surtout hilarantes On parle de diversité et d'inclusion mais si la production, les autres participants…
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Defunding the police/Définancement de la police
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Au cours de la dernière année, plusieurs discussions se sont fait sur la brutalité policière mais sans résultat concluant. Valérie Plante a décidé de répondre à tout cela, en augmentant considérablement le montant budgétaire alloué aux forces policières (plus de 30M$ jusqu’à maintenant). Pourtant, plusieurs solutions ont été suggérées pour attaquer…
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Drinking And Deconstructing: Have Our Views Changed?
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Pour cet épisode, nous avons décidé de revoir certaines de nos positions sur le féminisme. Tout au long des épisodes, vous nous avez vu principalement partager des connaissances (souvent avec l'aide d'invités) mais cette fois, nous voulons que vous participiez à notre processus de déconstruction. Lorsqu'il s'agit de justice sociale, la croissance n…
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Centering Afro Palestinian voices/Centrer les voix Afro Palestiniennes
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In the past few weeks, we witnessed a resurgence of the discussion around what is going on in Palestine. This happens every couple of years, but what seemed different this time is that on social media, the general public seemed to side in favor of Palestinians and acknowledged their struggle for the first time ever. In this episode, we had the plea…
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Why We Hate School / Pourquoi On Déteste L’école
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In this episode, we explain why we have a deep rooted hatred towards academia by deconstructing how many oppressive systems are present in schools. We talk about how schools promote capitalism, misogyny, elitism and ableism by linking it to our personal experience with these establishments as well as presenting statistics defending our arguments. D…
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Ableism: the forgotten oppression / Le capacitisme: l’oppression oublié
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***Le mot pour ''ableism'' en français est le CAPACITISME et non le capacisme. Une personne peut être capaciste mais l'oppression est le capacitisme. Beck dit capacisme à plusieurs reprises vraiment désolée pour l'erreur!*** Dans cet épisode Allie, une femme noire en situation d'handicap, nous aide à analyser l'oppression à laquelle elle doit faire…
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A conversation about patriarchy/Une conversation à propos du patriarcat
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In this episode, we are joined by Alexander and Ramsley, our fellow podcasters from the podcast “Les Généralistes” to have an honest conversation about how cisgender heterosexual men uphold the patriarchy and what they can do to dismantle it. To fight against white supremacy is also to fight against patriarchy, and that’s why it’s imperative for th…
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Addressing transracial adoption ft. Cam & Clem/Adresser l’adoption transraciale avec Cam & Clem
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In this episode (which falls during Adoption Awareness Month), we tackle the subject of transracial adoption, from the perspective of two Black adopted women: Cam and Clem. The ladies talk about the politics of adoption, white saviourism, finding their Black identity while living in white spaces and more. It’s important for non-adopted Black people…
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Beating your black kids, with Dr Lashley/Battre ses enfants noirs, avec Dr Lashley
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This episode is sponsored by RISE Kombucha! Cet épisode est sponsorisé par RISE Kombucha! This is an uncomfortable conversation but it needs to be held. Corporal punishment is still very normalized in the Black community. Dr Lashley, a Black psychologist joins us to talk about the roots of this popular form of “discipline” as well as the short-te…
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Finding our identity as black Montrealers/Trouver notre identité en tant que Noir.e.s Montréalais
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***SHOP SAINT LYON AND SUPPORT A LOCAL BLACK BUSINESS!!*** PROMO CODE: WOKE15 https://saintlyon.com Ig: @stlyonapparel Saint Lyon is a growing Montreal based fitness apparel company whose mission is to promote confidence with their outfits without sacrificing performance and comfort. A fraction of each purchase is given back to the community for a …
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Black women's loyalty to black men: from the dating scene to activism
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Dans cet épisode, nous discutons de la loyauté des femmes noires aux hommes noirs lorsqu'il est question de relations amoureuses, mais aussi dans le mouvement de libération noire et dans les cercles activistes. Nous avons décidé d'avoir une conversation que nous avons l'habitude d'avoir à huis clos, publiquement et pour ce faire nous avons invités …
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A breakdown of the last months
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In this episode, we break down the last 4 months. We talk about the pandemic, discuss our thoughts on wokeorwhateva’s sudden growth over the last couple of months, our reactions to the killings of black people, white people’s performative activism and of course, our mental health. This was our first time back in the studio since quarantine and we a…
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Être voilée au Québec ft Joelle et Maha #QuarantineEdition
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Dans cet épisode, nous avons comme invitées Maha et Joelle, deux femmes musulmanes de couleur qui portent le hijab. Elles se sont joints à nous pour parler de leur expérience en tant que femmes voilée vivant au Québec et de la façon dont l'islamophobie et le racisme systémique les affectent. Ceci est un épisode enregistré à distance en raison du co…
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Addressing the anti-blackness in China (and every non black POC community) #QuarantineEdition
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In this episode, we shed light on the mistreatment Africans are currently facing in China during this pandemic. We also address the blatant anti-blackness present in Asian communities and how anti-blackness is a global phenomenon. Is POC solidarity achievable? Or is it just a myth? We cover it all, in our first social distancing episode! Dans cet é…
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What is accountability?
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In this episode, we talk about WHAT accountability is. How can we hold each other accountable in the black community and why we seem to coddle cisgender black men instead of addressing their wrongdoings. By touching on topics such as consent, the Snoop Dogg vs Gayle King incident and more, we deconstruct how lack of accountability in our community …
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Intersectional environmentalism: why stopping to use straws won't save us ft. l'ECI
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Dans cette épisode on parle environnement!! Avec l'aide de notre invité Lourdenie Jean, fondatrice de la plateforme «l'Environnement, c'est intersectionnel», on utilise l'intersectionalité comme outils d'analyse pour décortiquer les enjeux environnements et comprendre de quelle façon elle affecte les communautés autochtones/noires/racisés. On discu…
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Do we hate men? Black feminists talking their sh*t ft. Aida
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In this we episode, we are looking at feminism and talk about what it means to us. From the theory to the lived experience, we share and analyze the different ways in which black women's living experience is so unique and from everyone else because of the intersection of race and sex. In the company of our girl Aida, from the ''Sis, are you OK??'' …
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The decade that woke us up
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Closing in on this decade, we look at certain events that occurred that shaped the women that we are today. From social media to the Kardashians, to police brutality. This is the decade that made us “woke or whateva” Finissant la décennie, on décortique certains événements qui ont fait de nous les femmes que ne sommes aujourd’hui. Des réseaux socia…
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Addressing colorism
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As two non-darkskin women, having a discussion on colorism which centered dark skin, black people's experience was not just important, it was necessary. In this episode, we get into why dark-skinned black people are the only black people who are at the receiving end of colorism, and what is our job as allies when it comes to bring awareness to this…
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In this episode we talk about our type of men, why settling is BAD, how patriarchy forces us to lower our standards, the DUMB sh*t we’ve done for men and more! Dans cet épisode, on parle de nos goûts en matière de gars, le problème quand on se 'contente' de quelqu'un lorsqu'on parle de relations amoureuses, comment le patriarcat force les femmes à …
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The hair growing out of my scalp
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The hair growing out of my scalp by Woke or whatevaDoor Woke or whateva
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