Recorded in August 2022: Claire, Sabrina, and Sehrish (Adrienne sadly could not make it!) check in with each other to chat about what's going on in their lives, Covid reflections, being a parent in the pandemic, Covid repercussions, balancing a social life, and more. You can hear Sehrish's son(s) at various parts of the episode!

Apologies for the poor audio quality.

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Artwork by Sabrina.

Claire (didn't introduce herself in the episode, bad host!) and Sabrina talk about the Women's EURO 2022, why football 'has been killed dead' for Sabrina, lack of WOC athletes in British media, racism in sports, gym culture, and more.

Links referenced:

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Adrienne, Claire, and Hazel talk about Found the documentary and Starstruck TV show. They then creatively interpret their reflections after watching 'Found.' If you're curious check it out on our Instagram and Twitter pages. :P

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Artwork by Sabrina. FYI swear words are not bleeped in this episode.

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In this episode, Claire and Sims talk about Sims's experiences in higher education, the importance of allyship, the 'brokenness' of higher education, being the only one passionate about EDI issues, knowing what a pronoun is, self care, the outdoors, and more. Claire used to work with Sims at a university in Sheffield; this episode is heavy with the higher education context!

Sims is a Higher Education neophyte - having worked in the sector for under a year following 7 years in the military. They are also a co-founder of Peak Queer Adventures - a Sheffield-based community group dedicated to bringing queer folks together in order to take up space in the outdoors. Their dream is for queer people to feel safe, confident and represented everywhere, but especially in the outdoors community. You can follow Peak Queer Adventures on Instagram. 

Pronouns matter.

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Adrienne and Claire catch up about their birthdays, career updates, brief reflections on everything that's happened since their birthday recording in 2021, corporate responsibility, East Asian politics, and people judging an entire culture.

Note: All political and social comments said in this episode are opinions based on our lived experiences, exposure, conversations, and research. If in doubt you should always double check what you hear by doing your research.

Media references:

White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch

Angry Asian Man and Angry Taiwan Man

The current Korean president referred to was Moon Jae-in.

Pachinko

Love is Blind Japan

thredUP (USA) and Vinted (UK and Europe)

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Artwork by Adrienne. FYI swears in this episode are not bleeped. FYI swears in this episode are not bleeped.

Adrienne, Claire, Enja, and Hazel talk about the book Afropean: Notes from Black Europe by Johnny Pitts and film Passing directed by Rebecca Hall. They reflect on why it's difficult to read and/or watch 'heavy' narratives, the emotional anxiety that comes with watching these types of content, and more.

During the discussion on Passing, the book Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett is referenced as it was in a previous media club.

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Claire and Sabrina talk to Dr Maisha Wester about her prominent childhood experiences, what happens when your favorite authors are actually racist, imposter syndrome, the cultural move from the US to the UK, cultural consumption, taking up space, supporting POC content, and more.

Dr Maisha Wester is a Global Professor teaching at the University of Sheffield, sponsored by the British Academy’s Global Professorship fellowship. Her home institution is Indiana University, Bloomington. Her research and teaching focus on Gothic literature and horror film, investigating  racial discourses and manifestations in Gothic literature and horror film, as well as the way Black Diasporic people have appropriated the genres to speak back against oppressive socioeconomic rhetoric. You can follow her on Twitter.

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Artwork by Sabrina.

Adrienne, Claire, Sabrina, Sehrish (featuring Jibran!) get together to chat about the past year, reflect on the community created, what it means to hold space for WOCs, and friendship. 

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FYI SPOILERS. Order of speaking: Sabrina, Natalie, Claire, Adrienne, Hazel

Adrienne, Claire, Hazel, Natalie, and Sabrina talk about the Netflix documentary Naomi Osaka, Netflix show The Chair, and the book The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris . They also reflect on their experiences consuming media as women of color and share what they are looking forward to at the end of the year. Happy Holidays!

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Artwork by Sabrina.

Adrienne's sister Marissa joins this episode of Coffee Convos! Adrienne and Claire ask Marissa about her career experiences, navigating different cultures within the US and UK, her mixed race identity, being a parent, and more.

Marissa has been working in tech for over 10 years as a software developer, product manager, and designer. She is passionate about diversity and inclusion, and her recent work has focused on digital design for health. Currently, she is a Research Fellow at The Glasgow School of Art. You can find her on Twitter under @mcc_cummings.

Check out the Magnify conference: https://www.magnifyconference.com/

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Artwork by Adrienne.