Cuts & Biases

Cuts & Biases

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Cuts & Biases episodes

  • Part 2. Nice! It's a Complicated Word

    More about the word nice and its role in racism and it's role as the "nice guy."

    Timestamps

    (1:00) To Kill a Mockingbird

    (2:50) Book: Tell Me Who You Are

    (6:47) Trash throwers

    (10:15) University friends

    (11:08) anti-Asian racism

    (13:53) Generousity research

    (16:25) Nice jerk

    (17:30) Nice guy

    (20:00) Tool of manipulation 

    (21:00) Where are you from? 

    (23:15) Racist jokes

    (24:15) Chris Rock

    (25:00) Teacher

    (29:00) Blonde hair 


    32 min
  • Namu, a Ghost Town

    The history of the Namu ghost town and abandoned fish cannery on the west coast of BC, Canada. It's linked to colonial history and anti-Indigenous racism. Interview with an artist who lived there in the 1950s. Show notes: HeyShai.com

    TIMESTAMPS

    (7:35) history

    (19:00) Namu wreckage

    (25:00) Names

    (30:00) WW2 

    (34:30) Languages

    (37:00) Capital punishment in schools

    (45:30) Segregation

    (52:00) Namu update

    (57:30) Free course



    1 hr
  • Episode 6: The No Late Show

    7 tips for staying in pace with time and how to say no to people who race against time. The 2nd part to the episode on habit breaking. Why are people late for appointments? How to set boundaries with latecomers. Biases about women in leadership roles.

    23 min
  • A Creative Way to Break a Habit

    When you can’t break a habit, have you ever blamed yourself or felt that other people judge you for not being able to? A Bowie fan explores how she broke a daily chocolate bar habit. The show is a blend of story and research that also applies to other habits.  Show Notes: heyShai.com

    TIMESTAMPS

    (5:35) Addictive food

    (6:35) Bowie

    (8:50) The brain & music

    (10:15) The brain & chocolate

    (10:55) Books

    (15:30) Dopamine & Cortisol 

    (18:45) Sleep & cravings

    (21:35) Bowie

    (24:55) Update


    29 min

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Researched stories about implicit racial biases and its affects on creativity. Hosted by a brown Canadian woman. Racialized people get information to apply to their own life. White allies get a better…