Cuts & Biases

A listener recommended a book and one word in it launched this upcoming episode.

Topic: Anti-Indigenous racism. A caller in a small town wants to know what to say to people who make racist small talk in the checkout line. A listener recommends a book (fiction) about indigenous intergenerational trauma in Canada, and Shai talks about one that helps you understand it. First released in August 2021. Show Notes: heyShai.com

TIMESTAMPS

(3:24) Book about trauma

(7:50) Listener’s book review

(9:35) Caller’s question

An owner of a small business compares statistics on racism and the economy. If you're a racialized person, you're going to get a lot of information that you can apply to your own life.  If you’re white, you're going to gain a better understanding of your racialized friends, and how to be a better ally. —FIrst aired in April 2021. This updated version has additional information added. 

TIMESTAMPS

(15:00) Discrimination in stores.

(20:16) Intergroup threat.

(28:00) Mindfulness inner journey.

(29:00) Biased first impressions.

(35:15) Racism & implicit discrimination.

(41:40) Job seekers with ethnic names.

(47:08) Secretly racist. 

(51:10) Book: How to Be an Antiracist.

(56:19) Chakra energy. 

In the first episode, Shai applies the statistics to her own predicament. If you're a racialized person, you're going to get a lot of information that you can apply to your own life.  If you’re white, you're going to gain a better understanding of your racialized friends, and how to be a better ally. 

-FIrst aired in April 2021. This updated version has additional information added. 

Stories about how racial identity affects creativity, with lots of facts, stats and a dose of chakra energy.

If you're a person who's racialized, you'll get a lot of information to apply to your own life. If you're white, you'll get a better understanding of your racialized friends, and how to be a better ally. Plus it's about what happens when you shift the energy you're putting into a situation. 

Topic: Anti-Indigenous racism in Canada. A caller in a small town wants to know what to say to people who make racist small talk in the checkout line. A listener recommends a book (fiction) about indigenous intergenerational trauma in Canada, and Shai talks about one that helps you understand it.

The first podcast episode, from 2021, with a 2023 update. A Canadian owner of a small business in Vancouver looks at statistics/research about racism during the pandemic because she's a racialized person, and realizes some hidden truths about racial biases. Listeners, white and BIPOC, will get information to apply to their own lives. Format: A narrative true story with lots of facts and stats. The 2023 UPDATE starts at (1:04:00).

TIMESTAMPS

(15:15) statistics

(16:20) Statistics Canada

(20:15) research study

(21:27) Statistics Canada

(22:21) Statistics Canada

(27:05) Statistics Canada

(28:56) research study

(32:33) Statistics Canada

(35:33) research study

(39:07) research study

(45:28) synopsis of implicit racism

(51:00) healing energy

(59:30) Statistics Canada

(1:04:00) 2023 UPDATE

(1:04:10) research study

(1:07:47) statistic

(1:11:00) research study

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