Broadening the Narrative

In this episode, I talked with hip hop artist and poet Sequana Murray (she/her), or Bandy as she is known by her stage name. Sequana is a four time returning guest, and we discussed misogynoir in this conversation.

Connect with Bandy:

Website BandysNotebook.net

IG @bandythenomad

Twitter @MurraySequana

Bandcamp bandy17.bandcamp.com/

TikTok @bandythenomad

The music for this episode was created by my oldest child. We worked together using the Chrome Music Lab: Song Maker and had so much fun. I want to thank Danielle Bolin for creating the episode graphic. If you like what you heard in this episode, share it with a friend and on social media. I really think that little by little, person by person, we can broaden the narrative. In addition, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. Then, rate and review to help others find the show.

Connect with Nicki Pappas:

Click here to order As Familiar as Family

Website nickipappas.com

IG @broadeningthenarrative

Twitter @broadnarrative

Facebook - facebook.com/groups/broadeningthenarrative

Broadening the Narrative blog

Episode Transcripts: broadeningthenarrative.blogspot.com (transcripts can be found here as they become available)

In this episode, I talked with author, medic, and twin mom Heather Heath (she/her). We discussed her book Lovingly Abused: Overcoming Cults, Gaslighting, and Legal Educational Neglect. Buy her book at heathergraceheath.com.

Connect with Heather Heath:

IG @backsliddenharlot

Twitter @BksliddenHarlot

TikTok @backsliddenharlot

Website heathergraceheath.com

Resources Mentioned:

Lovingly Abused by Heather Heath

#ChurchToo by Emily Joy Allison

The Vashti Initiative

The Amish Heritage Foundation

The Coalition for Responsible Home Education

When We Speak podcast with Tasha Hunter

The music for this episode was created by my oldest child. We worked together using the Chrome Music Lab: Song Maker and had so much fun. I want to thank Danielle Bolin for creating the episode graphic. If you like what you heard in this episode, share it with a friend and on social media. I really think that little by little, person by person, we can broaden the narrative. In addition, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. Then, rate and review to help others find the show.

Connect with Nicki Pappas:

Click here to order As Familiar as Family

Website nickipappas.com

IG @broadeningthenarrative

Twitter @broadnarrative

Facebook - facebook.com/groups/broadeningthenarrative

Broadening the Narrative blog

Episode Transcripts: broadeningthenarrative.blogspot.com (transcripts can be found here as they become available)

In this episode, I talked with returning guest Nandi Kayyy (they/them). Nandi is a Southern-born, Queer, Agender and Trans, artist, activist, and podcast host. Nandi shared about their journey into and out of Hillsong Church. They released the RIOT EP with their band Nandi Kayyy & The THEY Agenda last year, which we discussed in the episode "Abolish the Police" in season 3. You can also listen to their episode titled "All Black Lives Matter" from season 2 if you haven't already.

Connect with Nandi Kayyy:

IG @nandikayyy

Twitter @NandiKayyy

Facebook facebook.com/nandikayyy

Nandi Kayyy's Patreon patreon.com/nandikayyy

Website nandikayyy.com

The RIOT EP nandikayyytheyagenda.bandcamp.com/releases

SoundCloud soundcloud.com/nandikayyy

Bandcamp bandcamp.com/nandikayyy

Black Friends Dinner podcast

Resources Mentioned:

"#164: Hellsong, w/ Janice Lagata" on A Tiny Revolution

When We Speak podcast with Tasha Hunter

Church Clarity

The music for this episode was created by my oldest child. We worked together using the Chrome Music Lab: Song Maker and had so much fun. I want to thank Danielle Bolin for creating the episode graphic. If you like what you heard in this episode, share it with a friend and on social media. I really think that little by little, person by person, we can broaden the narrative. In addition, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. Then, rate and review to help others find the show.

Connect with Nicki Pappas:

Click here to order As Familiar as Family

Website nickipappas.com

IG @broadeningthenarrative

Twitter @broadnarrative

Facebook - facebook.com/groups/broadeningthenarrative

Broadening the Narrative blog

Episode Transcripts: broadeningthenarrative.blogspot.com (transcripts can be found here as they become available)

In this episode, I talked with Tommy Allgood. Tommy is a registered nurse, a life, wellness, and spiritual coach, and an organizational consultant. We discussed how Tommy is helping create anti-oppressive structures.

Connect with Tommy Allgood:

Website teamallgood.com or tommyallgood.com

IG @tommyallgoodrn

Twitter @TommyAllgood

Permission To BE podcast

Resources Mentioned:

In Class with Carr YouTube videos

The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby

NowThis video "Theologian Ekemini Uwan On Faith and the Pandemic"

Andre Henry's website andrehenry.co

adrienne maree brown's website adriennemareebrown.net

History Shows Us podcast with Lettie Gore

"Examining the Bible We Have with David Cady" on Broadening the Narrative 

"Joy and Liberation with Tina Strawn" on Broadening the Narrative 

The music from this episode is "Love Is" by Bandy. I want to thank Jordan Lukens for his help with editing and Danielle Bolin for creating the episode graphic. If you like what you hear in this episode, share it with a friend. I really think that little by little, person by person, we can broaden the narrative. In addition, make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. Then, rate and review to help others find the show.

Broadening the Narrative blog - broadeningthenarrative.blogspot.com

Broadening the Narrative on:

IG @broadeningthenarrative

Twitter @broadnarrative

Facebook - facebook.com/groups/broadeningthenarrative

In this episode, I talked with Tasha Hunter. Tasha is a speaker, host of the When We Speak podcast, a mental health therapist, and an author. We discussed healing from complex developmental trauma and her book What Children Remember. You can buy her book at tashahunterauthor.com/book.

Connect with Tasha Hunter:

Website tashahunterauthor.com

IG @tashahunterlcsw

When We Speak podcast

Ascension Growth Center

Resources Mentioned:

"Tasha Hunter" on Her Story Speaks

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

The Safe Haven podcast

"How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime with Nadine Burke Harris" - Ted Talk

My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem

"What We Pass on to Our Kids" by Resmaa Menakem

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

"Sharing Our Stories and the Trauma We Carry with Tasha Hunter" on History Shows Us

"Ministry of Violence" by Talia Lavin

"Episode 30- Rahim Buford" on The Human Voice with Bob Hutchins

"15: Mako Nagasawa - Beyond penal substitution" on Almost Heretical

Still Becoming with Monica DiCristina

"#ChurchToo and Domestic Violence with Emily Joy Allison" on Broadening the Narrative

"Understanding Settler Colonialism Within the US Empire with Charlie Amáyá Scott" on Broadening the Narrative

"Bad Theology Kills with Kevin Garcia" on Broadening the Narrative

"My Experience with Spiritual Abuse at Remedy Church with Nicki Pappas" on Broadening the Narrative

The music from this episode is "Love Is" by Bandy. I want to thank Jordan Lukens for his help with editing and Danielle Bolin for creating the episode graphic. If you like what you hear in this episode, share it with a friend. I really think that little by little, person by person, we can broaden the narrative. In addition, make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. Then, rate and review to help others find the show.

Broadening the Narrative blog - broadeningthenarrative.blogspot.com

Broadening the Narrative on:

IG @broadeningthenarrative

Twitter @broadnarrative

Facebook - facebook.com/groups/broadeningthenarrative

In this episode, I talked with digital pastor, mystic theologian, creative healer, and Spiritual Re’Formation coach Kevin Garcia about their book Bad Theology Kills. Since coming out as a queer person of faith in 2015, Kevin has become a leading voice in progressive faith circles with a call to revolutionary love, practical spirituality, and a vision to see healing in every body. They believe that by telling our story, we set others free to tell their own. Buy their book at badtheologykills.com.

Connect with Kevin Garcia:

Website thekevingarcia.com

IG @thekevingarcia

Twitter @theKevinGarcia_

Facebook facebook.com/kevin.garcia

Youtube youtube.com/c/KevinGarciaWasTaken

A Tiny Revolution podcast

Your Favorite Aunts live show/podcast with Sarah Heath

Patreon patreon.com/theKevinGarcia

Resources Mentioned:

My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem

Do Better by Rachel Ricketts

A Course in Miracles

If God Still Breathes, Why Can't I by Angela Parker

Out of Sorts by Sarah Bessey

Still Stace by Stacey Chomiak

"My Experience with Spiritual Abuse at Remedy Church with Nicki Pappas" on Broadening the Narrative

"Understanding Settler Colonialism Within the US Empire with Charlie Amáyá Scott" on Broadening the Narrative

"#ChurchToo and Domestic Violence with Emily Joy Allison" on Broadening the Narrative

The music from this episode is "Love Is" by Bandy. I want to thank Jordan Lukens for his help with editing and Danielle Bolin for creating the episode graphic. If you like what you hear in this episode, share it with a friend. I really think that little by little, person by person, we can broaden the narrative. In addition, make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. Then, rate and review to help others find the show.

Broadening the Narrative blog - broadeningthenarrative.blogspot.com

Broadening the Narrative on:

IG @broadeningthenarrative

Twitter @broadnarrative

Facebook - facebook.com/groups/broadeningthenarrative

In this episode, I talked with Charlie Amáyá Scott about settler colonialism within the US empire. Charlie is the creator of Diné Aesthetics and a Diné scholar born and raised within the Navajo Nation. As a doctoral student, Charlie is intrigued by the intricacies among higher education, settler colonialism, and social media. Their work is informed by a desire for a more just and liberating education that supports and inspires the next generation of Queer, Trans, and Indigenous students. In addition, Charlie reflects, analyzes, and critiques what it means to be a Diné in the 21st century on her personal blog, dineaesthetics.com, while inspiring joy and justice to thousands on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.

Connect with Charlie Amáyá Scott:

Blog dineaesthetics.com

IG @dineaesthetics

TikTok @dineaesthetics

Twitter @GrandmaSaidNo

Resources Mentioned:

"Explaining settler colonialism" TikTok video

A Third University Is Possible by la paperson

"Decolonization is not a metaphor" by Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang

"Toward a Tribal Critical Race Theory in Education" by Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy

"Settler colonialism and the elimination of the native" by Patrick Wolfe

Joshua Whitehead

bell hooks

Rebecca Roanhorse

Tenille K. Campbell

"My Experience with Spiritual Abuse at Remedy Church with Nicki Pappas" on Broadening the Narrative

Additional Instagram Accounts to Follow: @melaninmvskoke, @lilnativeboy, @prestomanifest0, and @endlessyarning

The music from this episode is "Love Is" by Bandy. I want to thank Jordan Lukens for his help with editing and Danielle Bolin for creating the episode graphic. If you like what you hear in this episode, share it with a friend. I really think that little by little, person by person, we can broaden the narrative. In addition, make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. Then, rate and review to help others find the show.

Broadening the Narrative blog - broadeningthenarrative.blogspot.com

Broadening the Narrative on:

IG @broadeningthenarrative

Twitter @broadnarrative

Facebook - facebook.com/groups/broadeningthenarrative

In this episode, I talked with writer, speaker, and Church Clarity co-founder Sarah Ngu. Sarah writes and speaks on religion, LGBTQ2 histories, class, and race. We discussed the history of queerness in Asia and Pacific Islands, how Christian colonialism impacted queer affirmation, and what all of this should mean for the Christian church in the present.

Connect with Sarah Ngu:

Twitter @sarahngu

IG @sarahngu

FB facebook.com/sarah.ngu

Website sarahngu.com

Newsletter sarahngu.substack.com

Resources Mentioned:

“Queer Faith: In Our Own Words” video

"The West can’t lay claim to LGBTQ2 acceptance" by Sarah Ngu

Gender Pluralism by Michael Peletz

Church Clarity - churchclarity.org

Donate to Church Clarity - churchclarity.org/contribute

Kumu Hina film

Pauline Park's website paulinepark.com

"My Experience with Spiritual Abuse at Remedy Church with Nicki Pappas" on Broadening the Narrative

"#ChurchToo and Domestic Violence with Emily Joy Allison" on Broadening the Narrative

The music from this episode is "Love Is" by Bandy. I want to thank Jordan Lukens for his help with editing and Danielle Bolin for creating the episode graphic. If you like what you hear in this episode, share it with a friend. I really think that little by little, person by person, we can broaden the narrative. In addition, make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. Then, rate and review to help others find the show.

Broadening the Narrative blog - broadeningthenarrative.blogspot.com

Broadening the Narrative on:

IG @broadeningthenarrative

Twitter @broadnarrative

Facebook - facebook.com/groups/broadeningthenarrative

In this episode, I talked with anti-racism facilitator, racial and social justice advocate, and pleasure activist Tina Strawn about joy and liberation in advocacy and activism. Tina is the Founder of Legacy Trips, which are three-day anti-racism trips visiting the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration in Montgomery, Alabama, and utilizing spiritual practices, such as yoga, as tools to dismantle racism. Tina is also the owner of the Speaking of Racism podcast, which has been downloaded over 350,000 times. The podcast is dedicated to frank, honest, and respectful discussions of racism in the U.S. Tina is part of the Blaxit social movement and currently living abroad while writing her book, “Are We Free Yet?”, and exploring and examining what it looks like and feels like for a queer Black womxn to be free and find home.

Connect with Tina Strawn:

IG @tina_strawn_life 

tina-strawn.com

Resources Mentioned:

Legacy Trips

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Equal Justice Initiative

The Legacy Museum

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice

"Moving Toward Greater Cosmic Wholeness with Emmy Kegler" on Broadening the Narrative

"#ChurchToo and Domestic Violence with Emily Joy Allison" on Broadening the Narrative

Row House Publishing

The music from this episode is "Love Is" by Bandy. I want to thank Jordan Lukens for his help with editing and Danielle Bolin for creating the episode graphic. If you like what you hear in this episode, share it with a friend. I really think that little by little, person by person, we can broaden the narrative. In addition, make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. Then, rate and review to help others find the show.

Broadening the Narrative blog - broadeningthenarrative.blogspot.com

Broadening the Narrative on:

IG @broadeningthenarrative

Twitter @broadnarrative

Facebook - facebook.com/groups/broadeningthenarrative

In this episode, I talked with gender and intersex activist & LGBTQIA+ visionary Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez. Anunnaki spoke about responsibly including the "I" in LGBTQIA+.

Connect with Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez:

IG @anunnakiray

Twitter @anunnakiray

Facebook - facebook.com/anunnakiray

Website - anunnakiray.com

Rainbow Human Rights Community Facebook Group

Resources Mentioned:

Intersex and Identity: The Contested Self by Sharon E. Preves

Intersex and Faith documentary

“Gender bound” - Judi Herring (TEDxJacksonville)

“Listen With Care: Build Bridges of Understanding”

“Born Intersex: We Are Human” - Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez (TEDxJacksonville)

“Why I feel INTERSEX should be added to the LGBTQ+ rainbow” by Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez

Beyond the Binary: Gender Nonconformist Facebook Group

Intersex Support for Parents Facebook Group

Intersex Haven Facebook Group

The music from this episode is "Love Is" by Bandy. I want to thank Jordan Lukens for his help with editing and Danielle Bolin for creating the episode graphic. If you like what you hear in this episode, share it with a friend. I really think that little by little, person by person, we can broaden the narrative. In addition, make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. Then, rate and review to help others find the show.

Broadening the Narrative blog - broadeningthenarrative.blogspot.com

Broadening the Narrative on:

IG @broadeningthenarrative

Twitter @broadnarrative

Facebook - facebook.com/groups/broadeningthenarrative

Original Photo Credit: Tiffany Manning (Jacksonville TEDx's photographer)