CommuniTEA

CommuniTEA

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CommuniTEA episodes

  • Episode 10: It Was a Self-Care Summer Y'all!

    we are getting personal about what self care really looks like: spiritual. emotional. physical. social.

    boundaries! percentages! chair choices! from the small every day choices to the larger overarching ways we live, all the self care talk is going down here. 


    35 min
  • Episode 9: Matures + Boomers + Gen X + Millennials + Gen Z = ??!!

    This one is a little longer than our usual but we think it's worth it! We cover everything from how birthdays make you both happy and scurred to keeping you questions out of my uterus to how is Gen Z able to keep incorporating new social media platforms and why is Eloise in your office still in this job 40 years later? We got (some) answers! Plus we laugh a lot, so let's go!

    Sippin On:

    • Birthdays! A time for reflection and celebration.
    • Maria Grazia Chiuri Talks Feminism in Fashion & The Power of Sisterhood. Peep the Sister Chapel in the all the pics!

      • Impact Influencers:

      • Alisha Ramos, founder of Girls Night In
      • Amanda Seales, who literally does everything
        • 45 min
      • Episode 8: That's Nobody's Two Year Crisis

        IT'S LEO SZN! Which means it's Lauren's bday (HOORAY!) and eclipse season is over (#grateful)

        Blue Ivy owns the red carpet

        Sippin On

        • Sharing mental health struggles on social media (#vulnerability #thankyou) @chescaleigh (Franchescha Leigh) and @brokeymcpoverty (Tracey Clayton)
        • Therapy for Black Girls
        • Listening to The Drop Out podcast (literal BINGE situation) about Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos.

          • Impact Influencers

          • Union Square Lady -- shout out to you!
          • Ayana Elizabeth (@ayanaeliza)

            • Homelessness

            • 311 App
            • Basic NYC Homelessness Stats (Coalition for the Homeless)
            • The "2 years ago" video we reference
            • NYC HOPE Count 2018
              • 34 min
            • Episode 7: Lukewarm Summer

              Sippin On

              Mariah Carey was on the cover of Cosmo and that reminded us of the time she sued her ex-husband for 'WASTING HER TIME' like a full-on #boss (#goals #inspo #yesgirlyes)

              A$AP ROCKY was arrested in Sweden and while both celebrities and U.S. government officials are calling for his release, there is some (at least internet) debate related to controversial statements of his from a 2015 interview.

              Impact Influencers

              Sherry (no tag but SHOUT OUT TO YOU!) & Julie K. Brown who revived the story about Jeffrey Epstein. Here is a link to the three-part series of articles she dropped at the end of 2018 that led to his arrest (trigger warning).

              Summer Learning Loss

              • National Summer Learning Association: The Achievement Gap: Summer by the Numbers
              • Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell (1 chapter)
              • EdNext podcast: Ep. 165 The Truth About Summer Learning Loss
              • The Campaign for Grade Level Reading: Summer Learning Loss
              • Vox's The Weeds Podcast; Episode: Schools Out for Summer


                • And are you still trying to figure out what a Hot Girl Summer is? 

                35 min
              • Episode 6: There's a Lion In The Corner

                Just because: JoJo re-records her first two albums because we're all bossing up in anticipation of 2020; or you can get out (leave!)

                What We're Sippin On

                • The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019: Landmark Deal Reached on Rent Protection for Tenants in N.Y.
                • When They See Us: available on Netflix and, PSA: the men are now known as the Exonerated Five.

                  • Impact Influencers

                  • Body Positivity!: @nerdabouttown (in their own words: Award Winning Plus Size Style Blogger   🗞 Badass Writer  🦄 Fat Acceptance Advocate 📖Author-in-Waiting!;  @theslumflower (#saggyboobsmatter, Author of WHAT A TIME TO BE ALONE - Ted Talk here).
                  • Cameron Russell (@cameronrussell): advocating for/with and creating spaces to address sustainability in the fashion industry, and using her platform to expose #metoo in the fashion industry (Ted Talk here); with cameo of Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, PhD (@ayanaeliza -in their words: a Maine Biologist, policy nerd, Brooklyn native, founder @OceanCollectiv and @UrbanOceanLab. In love with nature and solutions for our #ClimateCrisis) Podcasters note: We DEFINITELY will be featuring her and her work as an II in the future - so much to highlight! Anyway... -- they put together a night where activists, academics, fashion & cultural workers could come together re: sustainability in the fashion industry.
                    • 35 min
                  • Episode 5 -- IG v. IRL: What's Really Real?

                    Sippin On

                    Rachel Miller's (@the_rewm) article "It's OK To Feel Sad In the Summer"

                    Update on the Weeksville Heritage Center:  designated as a Cultural Institutions Group — the first new addition in more than 20 years, and the first black cultural center in Brooklyn to make the list.

                    Impact Influencers

                    Sara Elhassan (@bsonblast), teaching us about the Sudan uprising since before you likely saw it on social media or the news. Also a podcast host.

                    Kim Kardashian West (no, she doesn't need us to link to her instagram): Can a problematic woman also be using her power and influence for good? We hash this one out.

                    The Discussion

                    @hadyouatsalaam

                    @bsonblast

                    Spring Awakening: How an Egyptian Revolution Began on Facebook

                    Fake Instagram Accounts are Hijacking Sudan Solidarity Campaign

                    42 min
                  • Special Ep!: Who Are We & Why Do We Do This?

                    How did a Texan(/Alabaman) and a Brooklynite end up recording podcasts together while dabbling in 90s hip hop dance parties in their spare time? Mysteries abound and we are here to get answers. Plus: The CSR experiences that made us laugh, cry, and remember why we do what we do. 

                    34 min
                  • Episode 4 - The Unofficial Guide: Volunteering 101

                    This week we are spilling both tea and hot takes to let you in on some considerations and secrets behind the seemingly simple intention of wanting to do good and make an impact.

                    Impact Influencers

                    @barbabeofbrooklyn and check out more of her work at barbabeofbk.com

                    @omnoire "A social wellness club for women of color dedicated to living WELL" and check out more at omnoire.com

                    What We're Sippin On...

                    Read more about transwomen activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera being honored with a monument in NYC.

                    Jon Snow --> Kit Harington enters rehab/wellness center (depends on the report) at close of GOT series.


                    40 min
                  • Episode 3 - Your Money is No Good Here

                    How do you not take national currency?  

                    This week we tackle cashless restaurants: What are they, who they leave out, our experiences.  Also a little fangirl-ing about NY City Councilperson Ritchie Torres at the CC hearings. 

                    More about this issue:

                    How Cashless Restaurants Leave Economically Disadvantaged Americans Behind (video)
                    New York City Bill Proposes Eliminating Cashless Stores and Restaurants
                    NYC Politican Wants to Ban Cashless Restaurants


                    Impact Influencers of the Week
                    Hello Cass: https://hellocass.com.au
                    An SMS chatbot prodding discreet access to localized, accurate information and support for people experiencing or affected by family and sexual violence in Australia. Need support now in the U.S.? Try Safe Horizons’ 24-hour hotline @800-621-4673 (that’s 621-HOPE). Spanish language available. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.


                    Bunny Michael @bunnymichael
                    Musician, Artists, Host, Actor, Healer
                    What Would Higherself Do? Webseries

                    Sippin On

                    Migrant children in still dying in U.S. custody 
                    5 Guatemalan children have died after crossing the border in the past six months (May 20th, 2019)
                    Want to stay updated? Great insta follow: @paolamendoza, @fams2gether

                    Jakelin Caal Maquin, 7 years old, while in custody of CBP
                    Felipe Gomez Alonzo, 8 years old, while in custody of CBP
                    Juan de Leon Gutierrez, 16 years old, while at an Office of Refugee Resettlement shelter
                    Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez, 16 years old, while in custody of CBP

                    Rent Stabilization Laws
                    New York Rent Laws: How 9 bills could change regulations across the state
                    The campaign for rent reform in New York, explained

                    33 min

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