Introducing Me

Introducing Me

By Sarah PorellSociety & Culture
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Introducing Me episodes

  • Devon: Fat Activist
    Devon talks about her experience as a fat child, dealing with diet culture, and coming to a point where she now is in a much better place with her body. She uses her voice on TikTok to share her experiences and help educate others. Devon also shares stories about her world travels and what it’s like to currently be in law school. 
     
    Support the podcast: patreon.com/introducingmepodcast
    Have a question or want to guest host? Email: [email protected] 
     
    Connect on Social Media:
    TikTok: devonelizabethplz 
    Instagram: @introducingmepodcast & @slportal7
    Facebook: @introducingmepodcast
    YouTube: @introducingmepodcast
     
    Artwork: instagram.com/graphite.vmb
    Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
    51 min
  • Eric: Making Tomorrow’s Musicians
    Dr. Eric Hinton, Director of Bands at Susquehanna University shares his background of music and passion for conducting. He’s studied and taught in different countries and shares what it has been like working with students through a pandemic.
     
    For more information about Susquehanna’s 2021 Honors Band program for high school students check out: https://www.susqu.edu/academics/majors-and-minors/department-of-music/festivals-and-workshops or email Dr. Hinton at [email protected]
     
    Support the podcast: patreon.com/introducingmepodcast
    Have a question or want to guest host? Email: [email protected] 
     
    Connect on Social Media:
    Instagram: @introducingmepodcast & @slportal7
    Facebook: @introducingmepodcast
    YouTube: @introducingmepodcast
     
    Artwork: instagram.com/graphite.vmb
    Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
    47 min
  • Brian: The Need for Electoral Reform
    Brian is a strong supporter for electoral reform and has been heavily involved in the process for change in Virginia. He shares his journey from high school to now, what’s to come, and what still needs to change for a system that will work for the greater good. 
     
    Brian’s Recommended Books:
    Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy by David Daley
    The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy by Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter
     
    Support the podcast: patreon.com/introducingmepodcast
    Have a question or want to guest host? Email: [email protected] 
     
    Connect on Social Media:
    Instagram: @introducingmepodcast & @slportal7
    Facebook: @introducingmepodcast
    YouTube: @introducingmepodcast
     
    Artwork: instagram.com/graphite.vmb
    Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
    52 min
  • Chris: Being Adopted and Chasing Dreams
    Chris shares stories from his life growing up adopted with an adopted brother, and his parents being in touch with his birth parents. At eighteen he started connecting with his birth family and continues to stay in touch with all of his family. He is currently in Iceland following his dream to become a pilot.
     
    Support the podcast: patreon.com/introducingmepodcast
    Have a question or want to guest host? Email: [email protected] 
     
    Connect on Social Media:
    Instagram: @firstnunu & @iceaviationacademy & @introducingmepodcast & @slportal7
    Facebook: @introducingmepodcast
    YouTube: @introducingmepodcast
     
    Artwork: instagram.com/graphite.vmb
    Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
    57 min
  • Sara: Living the Zoo Life
    Sara is the Education Programs Supervisor at Buttonwood Park Zoo which means she gets to work with animals directly while also helping educate the public. She shares stories about how she got into the position she is in now and the passions she has experienced throughout life so far. Working at a zoo during a pandemic has its challenges, but Sara has been able to be creative and create new programs for the zoo. 
     
    Check out the Buttonwood Park Zoo: https://www.bpzoo.org 
     
    Support the podcast: patreon.com/introducingmepodcast
    Have a question or want to guest host? Email: [email protected] 
     
    Connect on Social Media:
    Instagram: @introducingmepodcast & @slportal7
    Facebook: @introducingmepodcast
    YouTube: @introducingmepodcast
     
    Artwork: instagram.com/graphite.vmb
    Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
    1 hr 5 min
  • Mimi: From Africa to the Bronx to Rural Pennsylvania
    Aminata, known as Mimi to many, moved to the United States when she was 10 years old, not knowing any English. She shares what it was like to learn English while in school in the Bronx to getting a bachelors degree in rural Pennsylvania and everything in between. 
     
    Mimi’s Recommended Books:
    Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur
    Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
     
    Support the podcast: patreon.com/introducingmepodcast
    Have a question or want to guest host? Email: [email protected] 
     
    Connect on Social Media:
    Instagram: @introducingmepodcast & @slportal7
    Facebook: @introducingmepodcast
    YouTube: @introducingmepodcast
     
    Artwork: instagram.com/graphite.vmb
    Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
    55 min
  • Eric: Financial Family Man

    Eric Bergenn is a Financial Planner operating his own set of clients as part of a larger financial group. He shares stories about how the pandemic has changed his work and what it is like to be growing his family.

     

    Financial resources available on Eric’s site: https://www.ericbergenn.com

    Recommend financial reading by Daniel Crosby: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Crosby/e/B00O72MW1W%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share 

     

    Support the podcast: patreon.com/introducingmepodcast

    Have a question or want to guest host? Email: [email protected] 

     

    Connect on Social Media:

    Instagram: @introducingmepodcast & @slportal7

    Facebook: @introducingmepodcast

    YouTube: @introducingmepodcast

     

    Artwork: instagram.com/graphite.vmb

    Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett

    50 min
  • Jordan: Ever-Changing Life Path

    Originally planning to become a doctor, Jordan Balke shares what it’s like to now be working in the creative world, with the Super Carlin Brothers on YouTube and as a Dungeon Master for a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. Jordan gives life advice and explains what it’s like living with her younger sibling and boyfriend in a house full of cats. 

     

    Check out Jordan’s DnD Podcast: https://linktr.ee/LTTPDnD

     

    Support the podcast: patreon.com/introducingmepodcast

    Have a question or want to guest host? Email: [email protected] 

     

    Connect on Social Media:

    Twitter: @SuperAwesomeJEB

    Instagram: @introducingmepodcast & @slportal7

    Facebook: @introducingmepodcast

    YouTube: @introducingmepodcast

     

    Artwork: instagram.com/graphite.vmb

    Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett

    43 min
  • Kassondra: A Bookish Lifestyle

    Kassondra Mangione explains what it is like to be a part of the Bookstagram community and finishing her thesis on powerful heroines in young adult literature. An avid storyteller, she has settled into a beautiful home with her husband and cats.

     

    Check out Kassondra’s Blog: https://keepitkassual.com

     

    Support the podcast: patreon.com/introducingmepodcast

    Have a question or want to guest host? Email: [email protected] 

     

    Connect on Social Media:

    Instagram: @keepitkassual & @introducingmepodcast & @slportal7

    Facebook: @introducingmepodcast

    YouTube: @introducingmepodcast

     

    Artwork: instagram.com/graphite.vmb

    Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett

    43 min
  • Karen: Transitioning After Retirement

    Dr. Karen White has lived most of her life as a white male college professor. Karen shares her story of how she connected with her feminine side after retirement and how the process of transitioning to a woman has changed her life. She always says that love wins and even though there are still difficulties in her life, she loves all and has a positive outlook on life.

     

    Check out Karen’s blog at https://karens2019.blogspot.com or on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/informaleducation/ 

     

    For support uniting parents, families, and allies with people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer, check out PFLAG https://pflag.org 

    Find a great community on Meetup like the one Karen joined: https://www.meetup.com/AustinLesbianCoffeeHouse/ 

     

    Support the podcast: patreon.com/introducingmepodcast

    Have a question or want to guest host? Email: [email protected] 

     

    Connect on Social Media:

    Instagram: @introducingmepodcast & @slportal7

    Facebook: @introducingmepodcast

    YouTube: @introducingmepodcast

     

    Artwork: instagram.com/graphite.vmb

    Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett

    45 min

About Introducing Me

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Join Sarah each week as she talks with a new guest on Introducing Me, a podcast where people of many different backgrounds share their stories. With a focus on inclusion and diversity, Sarah’s guests…