Drinking With Blerds

It’s Christmas and we are pleased to present all our listeners with a very special episode/season finale where we recount the struggles of recording this episode, Christmas memories from growing up, favorite traditions, and our favorite things from this past year all while drinking a cup of Coquito for the first time! Don’t forget to... Continue Reading →

We’re taking it easy this week and revisiting the after hours conversation we had with Rashawn Davis when he came on the show earlier this season. We delve into everything from tv to music to politics so take a listen! Guest: Rashawn Davis @Rashawn_A_Davis   http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/371253347-user-773139664-dwb-ep-125-after-hours-with-rashawn.mp3 Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking With Blerds... Continue Reading →

This episode our hosts dive into stereotypical images of black people and unpack when they were confronted with them. We cover everything from the “angry black woman/man” to the “black people don’t tip.” http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/367997975-user-773139664-dwb-ep-12-black-people-dont-tip-and-other-stereotypes.mp3 Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking With Blerds Blog: drinkingwithblerds.com Shannon Sorhaindo: @PrettiiRandom Khemani Gibson: @JamaicanScholar Use #DrinkingWithBlerds to join... Continue Reading →

“Problematic” it’s a word we hear when someone says something disparaging either out of ignorance of intentionally about a group of people, cultures, etc. This week our host seek to dispel the notion that there is such a thing as an unproblematic person by examining how we all fall short despite how social justice minded... Continue Reading →

We’re back from our break and in this episode we have a returning guest the one and only Havanna Fisher. The topic for this week is social media activism (aka Hashtag Activism) and all the problems that come with it ranging from the performative aspects of “wokeness” to the need to do more than tweeting... Continue Reading →

We had such a great time with Joel that we had an entire conversation after the official episode taping wrapped. We talk about all the things we couldn’t include in the episode so take a listen. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/351843441-user-773139664-dwb-after-hours-convo-with-joel.mp3   Guest: Joel Chapman @realjoelchapman Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking With Blerds Blog: drinkingwithblerds.com Shannon Sorhaindo:... Continue Reading →

This week we have Joel Chapman in the studio to discuss identity, race, and ethnicity in Latinx communities. We delve into everything from the 2013 ruling in the Dominican Republic and anti-blackness throughout Latin American communities, the tensions between the Latinxs community and the black community, and how to build coalitions between these two groups... Continue Reading →

It’s our final week of our growing up trilogy and our hosts tackle their current position in life at the midst of their twenties. Known for the many obstacles these ten years normally present our hosts cover how everything from dating, getting married, having children, and buying a house is harder for millennials than previous... Continue Reading →

It’s week two of our three part series about growing up and this week we tackle being black in college at PWIs and all the things that we experienced including the overt racism, microagressions, interacting with white people for the first time, etc. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/347097828-user-773139664-dwb-ep-7-black-in-college.mp3 Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking With Blerds Blog: drinkingwithblerds.com... Continue Reading →

For the next three weeks we will have a series of episodes that deal with growing up from high school to adulthood. This week Shannon and Khemani tackle their high school experiences ranging from their strong dislike of Gym class, funny teacher stories, and anti-blackness among blerds. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/345955128-user-773139664-dwb-ep-6-growing-up-blerdy-1.mp3 Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking... Continue Reading →