InkleDeux Podcast

California recently updated their sexual education curriculum and we wanted to discuss it. The reason it is note worthy is the age at which it begins teaching (kindergarten) and the inclusion of LGBTQ. This is an interesting topic that probably boils down to more of a question between Parent and State. This topic does cross over into thoughts around gender identity and thoughts around transgender as well. As is our new norm, everything is politicized, so we cannot discuss these topics without understanding acknowledging where politics play a role. This is a loaded topic and would love to hear your thoughts, so hit us up on Twitter and lets discuss.

We didn't do a beverage this week. Instead, since we are still hung over from Endgame, we decided to discuss what we are currently watching. Here's the least surprising thing you'll read all week: they're pretty nerdy.

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We only talk about important topics here at InkleDeux, and Avengers: Endgame is one of the most important pop-culture events in a very long time. The MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) has ingrained itself into our culture over the last 10 years and 20+ movies. This is the biggest thing to happen to movies both in scope and box office. If your looking for an artistic film review, this is not it. If you want to get nerdy, please jump in, there's always room for more.

We only talk about important topics here at InkleDeux, and Avengers: Endgame is one of the most important pop-culture events in a very long time. The MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) has ingrained itself into our culture over the last 10 years and 20+ movies. This is the biggest thing to happen to movies both in scope and box office. If your looking for an artistic film review, this is not it. If you want to get nerdy, please jump in, there's always room for more.

The topic of privilege is one we hit a while back here. This topic came to the forefront again due to an incident in the NBA. This lead to a piece being written by another NBA play, Kyle Korver. In his piece titled Privileged, he discusses his experience with racism and privilege as a white player in the NBA. The key take away that we dig into is the classification of Guilty vs Responsible. So we ask the question, who is guilty of this? And where do the responsibilities lie?

The topic of privilege is one we hit a while back here. This topic came to the forefront again due to an incident in the NBA where a fan was saying racist comments to Russell Westbrook, who reacted...strongly. This lead to a piece being written by another NBA play, Kyle Korver. In his piece titled Privileged, he discusses his experience with racism and privilege as a white player in the NBA. The key take away that we dig into is the classification of Guilty vs Responsible. So we ask the question, who is guilty of this? And where do the responsibilities lie? We are not attempting to resolve the issue, but we do share our experience and process how we are effected by these topics. We offer some life lessons that are very in line with what we are trying to achieve, a middle ground where people can engage in debate without hate.

The beverages we discuss were from Helton Brewing, which we recorded at over the weekend. This place has excellent beer and we highly recommend you check them out.

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Amidst our greatest celebration day, there was an attack in Sri Lanka that targeted Christians. We aren't here to be analysts and we aren't shooting for CNN, but this effects us deeply. We knew that we couldn't focus on how great and cheery our Easter was without acknowledging the travesty of these attacks. We don't dig into the details much, but discuss our initial responses to it. Part of this conversation is us discussing a current event, some of it is us working through how we exist in our modern world.

Amidst our greatest celebration day, there was an attack in Sri Lanka that targeted Christians. We aren't here to be analysts and we aren't shooting for CNN, but this effects us deeply. We knew that we couldn't focus on how great and cheery our Easter was without acknowledging the travesty of these attacks. We don't dig into the details much, but discuss our initial responses to it. Part of this conversation is us discussing a current event, some of it is us working through how we exist in our modern world.

The episode I've been telling you about for 3 weeks is finally here, and there are some gems in this one. We dig into the concept of unity. We believe that unity does not mean uniformity. It is establishing the relationship on common ground and building towards those higher, more complex conversations. This is framed around religion, primarily Catholic and Protestant, but it can really be applied to any realm: friendship, being a manger, being a spouse...being a human, really.

The episode I've been telling you about for 3 weeks is finally here, and there are some gems in this one. We dig into the concept of unity. We believe that unity does not mean uniformity. It is establishing the relationship on common ground and building towards those higher, more complex conversations. This is framed around religion, primarily Catholic and Protestant, but it can really be applied to any realm: friendship, being a manger, being a spouse...being a human, really.

Today's topic is around the paper Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire. It is a follow up to a post I made back in on National Women's Day. I chose not to celebrate that day because of how it was being celebrated. I speak a bit more about power dynamics and how we should handle them. It is my response to how I believe we operate in the world today.