Being Seen

Being Seen

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Being Seen episodes

  • Being Seen, Episode 24, Health

    A conversation about health and care, with a focus on mental health. How can we create the spaces and systems needed to dismantle stigma for ourselves and for each other?

    Featured in this episode: Taraji P. Henson.

    39 min
  • Being Seen, Episode 23, Responsibility

    What are we asked to be responsible for? Do we assume our responsibilities willingly or are they placed upon us? A conversation on the many things we have been asked to carry.

    Featured in this episode: Sydney Barber, Tiya Miles and Martha Jones.

    30 min
  • Being Seen, Episode 22, Power

    An exploration of power. How we use it, how it can be used against us, and the many ways it manifests in our lives. 

    Featured in this episode: Ledisi (Singer & Actress) and Roxane Gay (Author).

    37 min
  • Being Seen, Episode 21, Introducing Season 3

    A conversation between Darnell Moore, host of Seasons 1 and 2, and Anika Noni Rose, host of Season 3, on occupying this space at this moment and the importance of prioritizing the voices and experiences of Black women. 

    Featured in this episode: Darnell Moore (Host of Season 1 and 2) and Anika Noni Rose (Host of Season 3) Artwork for this episode provided by Ronald Jackson

    28 min
  • Our Community

    We want to hear from our listening community! We need your input, your feedback, your agreements and your disagreements. It only takes two minutes to fill out and can be found at beingseenpodcast.com/survey.

    1 min
  • Being Seen, Episode 20, For The People

    A look behind the scenes at what it means to create in this moment. Reflections on community, fellowship and love from the creators of Being Seen.

    Featured in this episode: Emil Wilbekin (Founder, Native Son), Darius Brown (Emmy-Award Winning Producer), Gioncarlo Valentine (Visual Narrator, Writer & Curator), and DaShawn Usher (Founder, Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative (MOBI)).

    22 min
  • Being Seen, Episode 19, Sports

    How gay and queer Black men are reimagining sports, creating space, and discovering new possibility models.

    Featured in this episode: Nate Burleson (Sports Commentator & Former NFL Player), Jason Collins (Former NBA Player), and LZ Granderson (Award-Winning Sports Journalist).

    35 min
  • Being Seen, Episode 18, Trans Masculine Experience

    An exploration of masculinities through the eyes of trans masculine people, gender-expansive individuals, and the ones who love us.

    Featured in this episode: Guest Host Texas Isaiah (Visual Narrator), Wazi Maret (Producer & Songwriter), Ahya Simone (Multidisciplinary Artist), and Marquise Vilsón (Actor & Activist).

    45 min
  • Being Seen, Episode 17, Afro-Latinx

    How interconnected identities shape our stories, through the lens of the Afro-Latinx experience.

    Featured in this episode: Representative Ritchie Torres, Steven Canals (Screenwriter & Producer), and Wilson Cruz (Award-Winning Actor).

    34 min
  • Being Seen, Episode 16, Hollywood

    An exploration of representation in Hollywood and how entertainment can become a tool for transformation.

    Featured in this episode: Anthony Hemingway (Director & Producer), Brandon Goodman (Writer & Actor), and Colman Domingo (Actor, Writer & Director).

    24 min

About Being Seen

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The award-winning podcast Being Seen is an in-depth exploration of culture’s role in resolving the tension between how we are seen and how we see ourselves. It is a space to explore current cultural representations and their impact through conversations with leading artists, writers, activists, entertainers, and community leaders. If we create nuanced and accurate cultural portrayals of identity and experience, we have an opportunity to reduce stigma and change perception - impacting everything from HIV to institutional inequality.