The Grow Dialogue podcast is a liberation project exploring equity, inclusion, belonging, conflict resolution, and culture in the workplace and beyond...including in our personal relationships, families, and communities. Each week (7/21/22 - 10/20/22) Dr. Sundiata Soon-Jahta and Maryella Marie brought their listeners insightful guest interviews and artistic expressions curated to amplify emerging voices who are sharing practices that support society's transition to a more collaborative, just ...
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Akilah S. Richards on Raising Free People, the Power of Unschooling, & Intergenerational Healing
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Get ready for another liberating conversation around #FamilyCulture. In this intimate and visionary interview, Sundiata chats with Akilah S. Richards about her Raising Free People work and book, the power of seeing Unschooling as a tool for liberation, and how to navigate intergenerational healing. Akilah S. Richards is passionate about mindful par…
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Ra’id Curt De Veaux on Transcending Systems of Oppression Through Fatherhood, Community, & Sports
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Get ready for another liberating conversation around #FamilyCulture. In this heartfelt interview, Sundiata chats with long time friend and peer, Ra’id Curt De Veaux, on cultivating trust and safety within family dynamics while empowering urban youth through intentional community programming. Tune in to hear Ra’id and Sundiata have authentic dialogu…
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Yolanda Williams on Embracing Conscious Parenting While Watching Systems of Oppression Fall
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Get ready for a liberating conversation around #FamilyCulture. In this intimate and revolutionary interview, Sundiata chats with Yolanda Williams (Mother, Organizer, Conscious Parenting Coach, and Racial Justice Educator) to shine a light on the power of intentionally unlearning violent ways of parenting in order to heal oneself and model respect f…
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How Can We Co-Create a Thriving Family Culture? | Sundiata Soon-Jahta and Maryella Marie
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What does family culture mean to you? What tools do you use to co-create a thriving family culture with your loved ones? In this episode, Sundiata shares a new vision of family culture based on his lived experience. From decolonizing parenting and community organizing, to unschooling young folx and raising free people we’re excited to announce 3 ch…
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Queen Elizabeth II's Impact on Popular Culture | Navigating Social Discourse with Authentic Dialogue
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How has the life and recent death of Queen Elizabeth II influenced popular culture as we know it today? It seems like the recent news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death and the current state of the British Monarchy is yet another event that is dividing people across media and creating even more polarization in our collective culture. From feelings of ad…
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Nth Bar-Fields on Evolving Narratives That Include Neurodivergent Creators & De-Weaponizes Gender
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Get ready for another intimate and innovative interview that shines a light on emerging voices in #PopCulture spaces. In this episode, Sundiata chats with Nth Bar-Fields (Dream Director, Data Analyst & Social Entrepreneur) about navigating roadblocks as a neurodivergent change-maker while also de-weaponizing gender & sex by creating safe spaces to …
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Lawrence Seals on Nourishing a More Equitable Culture Through Food Sovereignty & Community Building
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Tune into another timely and visionary interview that shines a light on emerging voices in #PopCulture spaces. In this episode, Sundiata chats with Lawrence “Nature Boy” Seals who shares his vision of how hyper-local food systems can shift our modern culture, in turn, creating more equity, a deeper sense of purpose, and belonging on both a local an…
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Anansi Wilson on Abolishing Gender Politics While Cultivating Equity & Visibility for Black Queers
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Tune into another powerful interview that shines a light on emerging voices in #PopularCulture spaces. Sundiata chats with Dr. T. Anansi Wilson (he/they) to reveal their vision of what’s next in pop culture as it relates to Black Queerness. Dr. Wilson is an associate professor of law and the founding director of the forthcoming Center for the Study…
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Ira X Armstrong on Embodying Freedom & NonViolent Communication to Shift the Paradigm
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Tune into another heartfelt interview that shines a light on emerging voices in #PopularCulture spaces. In this episode, get ready to celebrate the beauty of decolonizing identity while creating a deep sense of belonging through authentic dialogue and nonviolent communication. Let’s learn and grow together by listening and sharing this intimate c…
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What Does Pop Culture Mean to You... and Can it Cancel All Tools of Oppression? | Sundiata Soon-Jahta & Maryella Marie
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In this episode, we’re kicking off a new theme on the #GrowDialoguePodcast! Get ready to explore #PopularCulture with us! Sundiata Soon-Jahta chats with Maryella Marie to set the stage for how we’ll be exploring #PopularCulture on the podcast, specifically highlighting how tools of indivisibility can be used within #PopCulture to shape a more colla…
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Noelle Johnson on Leading with Transparency & Centering Belonging in Corporate Culture
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Tune into another timely interview that shines a light on emerging voices in #CorporateCulture spaces who are sharing practices that support society's transition to a more collaborative, just, sustainable, and liberating coexistence. In this episode, Sundiata Soon-Jahta chats with DEI specialist, mother, and storyteller, Noelle Johnson, to share he…
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Walking Away From Race Politics & Embracing Diverse Cultural Identities | An Intimate Conversation with Sundiata Soon-Jahta & Maryella Marie
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Have you ever been asked to check a box in order to identify your complex cultural heritage? What tools of oppression are being used when we are asked to deny pieces of our family tree or to simplify our identity to a politicized, racial construct? In this fascinating interview, Maryella Marie chats with Sundiata Soon-Jahta about his recent ancestr…
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Ashley Page on Why Corporate Culture Needs More Authentic, Practical, & Compassionate Leaders
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We’re excited to release another episode that explores more #CorporateCulture narratives on the #GrowDialoguePodcast. In the struggle to end all forms of #oppression, what role should #CorporateAmerica play? On a more personal level, how can #CorporateLeaders embrace their authentic selves, lead with compassion, and support the social paradigm shif…
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Mercer Carlin on Leaving the Vision of "Normal" Behind | From Corporate Leadership to Grassroots Work
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Should #CorporateAmerica play a role in our demand for #SocialChange? In the first two episodes of the Grow Dialogue Podcast, we talked about the importance of exploring #CorporateCulture as a system in order to begin a healthy dialogue around where we stand as a society, and how we can ignite change individually and collectively. We’re excited to …
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What Is A Fanzine & How Can It Support Our Liberation? | Guadalupe Arriegue, Sundiata Soon-Jahta, & Maryella Marie
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Ready to create your own liberation project? Check out this abbreviated recording of our recent Q&A & #fanzine demo on the Grow Dialogue Podcast. In this condensed conversation and fanzine presentation you’ll discover: What a fanzine is and why we’re creating fanzines on the podcast Why this season’s featured artist uses them for her liberation A l…
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Uncovering Tools of Oppression within Women’s Rights, Pride, and Juneteenth | Sundiata Soon-Jahta & Maryella Marie
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On today’s episode of the Grow Dialogue Podcast, we’ll be focusing on some of the social unrest that’s snowballing across several medias. We’ve selected headlines as well as social commentary from various media platforms to chew on. Join our reflection on these current events as we bring both highly charged and opposing viewpoints to the center of …
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Liberation Through Authentic Dialogue, Contemplation, and Other Lost Arts | Sundiata Soon-Jahta & Maryella Marie
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Writer, Producer: Maryella Marie Co-Host & Founder @ Grow Dialogue: Sundiata Soon-Jahta Featured Cover Art: Guadalupe Arriegue Featured Music: Blessed | by Akilus The Cosmonaut | @onlyblackcosmonaut Slidin | by Gualay The Goat | @gualaythegoat Love Lost Instrumental | by Gualay The Goat | @gualaythegoat Nomad instrumental | by Woolman Grundy | @woo…
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Why is DEI Trending? Can Corporate Spaces Decolonize Themselves? Who is Dr. Sundiata Soon-Jahta?
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We’re thrilled to announce the Grow Dialogue Podcast’s kickoff to season 1, starting with decolonizing corporate culture! Listen wherever you podcast to meet our hosts and discover what this season has in store. Learn more about Grow Dialogue. Join our Grow Dialogue Community. -- Credits & Show Notes: Writer & Producer: Maryella Marie. Co-host & Fo…
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