Mind Your Margins

Part 7 of an ongoing series reflecting on 25 years of Yellow Rage.

Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. 

In this episode, Michelle reflects on the question: What if we taught children that anger isn’t something to hide, but something to listen to? Throughout the episode, she talks about anger, finding your voice, and how her years of working with young people shaped her middle-grade novel, Talk Me a Story about Moon Rabbit!

Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well:

“The Truth Behind the Legend of Pocahontas,” PBS Origins

“Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend,” National Park Service

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Host: Michelle Myers

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Part 6 of an ongoing series reflecting on 25 years of Yellow Rage.

Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. 

In this episode, Michelle reflects on friendship and betrayal, and what she’s learned after twenty-five years of trying to understand what her anger and guardedness was really protecting.

Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well:

Ralph Burns, “Telling Place The Stone Mother at Pyramid Lake”

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Part 5 of an ongoing series reflecting on 25 years of Yellow Rage.

Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. 

In this episode, Michelle reflects on the lives of Cyrus Carmack-Belton and Fong Lee, the history that connects Black and Asian communities, and why she believes our shared humanity must come before everything else—that listening to one another's stories is where healing begins.

Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well:

Indigenous America 250

The US at 250: A Native Perspective

Elevating Native Voices During America 250 and Beyond

Store owner found not guilty of murder in 2023 killing of Black teen in South Carolina

Not guilty. Rick Chow absolved of accusation he wrongfully killed a 14-year-old.

American Citizens for Justice

George Floyd death: 'The same happened to my son'

'We need to help them': Asian Americans demand justice for George Floyd

Hmong family whose son was shot by white officer speaking out in solidarity

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Host: Michelle Myers

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Part 4 of an ongoing series reflecting on 25 years of Yellow Rage.

Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. 

In this episode, Michelle reflects on the women artists who influenced her, the backlash she and Catzie received as Yellow Rage, and why Yellow Rage’s anger was never simply about rage—it was about dignity, visibility, and refusing to make themselves smaller for other people’s comfort.

Michelle also shares stories she’s never publicly spoken about before, including experiences from Def Poetry Jam, spoken word culture in the early 2000s, and the complicated reactions she and Catzie received as Asian American women performing poetry about racism, sexism, fetishization, and anger.

Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well:

National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center

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Host: Michelle Myers

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Part 3 of an ongoing series reflecting on 25 years of Yellow Rage.

Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. 

In this episode, she’s reflecting on what it means to name her own identity and stand unapologetically as a mixed race Korean American. She also discusses, being misread and told “You’re Not…”, the anger behind “Listen Asshole”, and raising multiracial children in a world that doesn’t always make space for them. 

Reclaiming pride isn’t about recognition. It’s about refusing to be defined by anyone else. 

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Host: Michelle Myers

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Part 2 of an ongoing series reflecting on 25 years of Yellow Rage.

Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. 

In this episode, she reflects on growing up as a mixed race Korean American—navigating racism, identity, and the pressure to prove who she is. This episode explores being questioned and misread, the impact of cultural disconnection, finding belonging in unexpected places, and uncovering the stories beneath anger.

Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well:

“What Is Blood Quantum?” by the Native Governance Center

“What Makes Someone Native American?” by CrashCourse

“Who Can Identify as Native American?” by PBS Origins

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Host: Michelle Myers

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Part 1: Anger Outright

Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. 

In this episode, she shares the story of how Yellow Rage began, the tensions around how they used our voices, and what she’s still learning now about the difference between expressing anger and creating space for connection. For 25 years, Yellow Rage has been rooted in anger. Real anger. Necessary anger. The kind that comes from love.

“I don’t regret the anger. But today, I’m asking: How do we speak our truth without closing the door to being heard?”

Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well:

CNN interview with Elaine Miles, “Native American Actress: ICE Called My Tribal ID ‘Fake’”

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Host: Michelle Myers

Producer: Myong McCloud

Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. 

In this episode, Michelle journeys from the shadows of Plato’s cave to the glow of our modern screens to ask a timeless question: What is real - and who decides?Michelle unpacks how platforms profit from emotion, how disinformation thrives in the chaos of “breaking news,” and how the pressure to perform—to “say something,” to “be seen reacting”—turns genuine communication into spectacle.

Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well:

Philip Deloria, “The Myth of Thanksgiving”

David Silverman, This Land is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving

Jon Stewart, The Weekly Show podcast, “How Social Media Exacerbates Disaster and Disinformation"

Cambridge Analytica used personal data from Facebook to create psychological profiles of voters during the 2026 election

Data showing that immigrants, including undocumented ones, are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born citizens:

Cato Institute

Congressional document

National Academy of Sciences

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Host: Michelle Myers

Producer: Myong McCloud

Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. 

In this episode, Michelle breaks down Trump’s $6.8 billion education funding cuts, the political attacks on K–12 and higher education, and asks a fundamental question: Who gets to learn? From DEI rollbacks to threats against academic freedom, we explore how these policies harm vulnerable students—and why access to education must remain a human right.

Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well:

“Donald Trump loves the 'poorly educated' — and they love him”

By Josh Hafner, USA TODAY - February 24, 2016

“Trump loves the poorly educated”

By Julianne Malveaux, The Chicago Crusader - March 28, 2025

“‘It’s been chaos:’ WVU nears end of tumultuous academic year after jobs, programs unexpectedly cut”

By Amelia Ferrell Knisely, West Virginia Watch - April 23, 2024 

“Trump Has Targeted These Universities. Why?”

By Alan Blinder,  The New York Times - June 30, 2025

“A Look at the Universities with Federal Funding Targeted by the Trump Administration”

By Makiya Seminera,  Associated Press - April 15, 2025

"Rural Schools Feel the Pinch from Trump administration's cuts to mental health grants"

By Associated Press - June 27, 2025

"Who Will Bear the Brunt of Trump's Hold on $6.8 Billion in School Funds?"

By Mark Lieberman, Education Week - July 7, 2025

"See How Much School Funding Trump is Holding Back from Your State"

By Mark Lieberman, Education Week - July 1, 2025

"Democrats are Too Educated for Our Own Good"

By Chris Conrad,  Political Science at Haverford College - October 27, 2020

“School districts sue Trump administration over $6 billion funding freeze”

by Arthur Jones II, ABC News - July 21, 2025

“School Districts, Parents, Educators, and Advocates Sue Trump-Vance Administration for Unlawfully Blocking Billions in Funding”

By Democracy Forward - July 21, 2025

“What Republican senators are now saying about Trump admin’s education funding freeze”

By Arthur Jones II, ABC News - July 23, 2025

“GOP senators urge Trump administration to reverse $6 billion education funding freeze”

By Arthur Jones II, ABC News - July 16, 2025

“24 states sue Trump admin to unfreeze more than $6 billion in education grants”

By Sequoia Carrillo, NPR - July 14, 2025

“Columbia University to pay $200m in settlement with Trump administration”

By Brandon Drenon, BBC News, Washington DC - July 24, 2025

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Host: Michelle Myers

Producer: Myong McCloud

Michelle Myers draws on her experience as a professor, activist, and poet to foster a space for listeners where it’s humanly possible to make humanity possible. Each episode, Michelle discusses difficult topics with a focus on practicing mindfulness and self-care as well as on claiming a personal space of acceptance, healing, and compassion. 

In this episode, Michelle confronts the escalating political attacks on higher education—fueled by authoritarian rhetoric, anti-intellectualism, and growing efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion in colleges across the US. Are professors the enemy—or the last line of defense for truth and justice? In this episode, we unpack the Trump-era war on higher ed, the legacy of educational erasure, and what it means to teach from the margins in a time of rising repression. Education isn’t neutral—and neither are we. 

Below are links to articles about the topics discussed in the episode. This is not an exhaustive list and our listeners are encouraged to research these topics on their own as well:

"The Carlisle Indian Industrial School: Assimilation with Education after the Indian Wars (Teaching with Historic Places)"

Information about Indian Boarding Schools From the American Indian Resource Center at the University of California-Santa Cruz 

Horace Mann on Education and Poverty (1848)

bell hooks - Teaching to Transgress: Teaching as the Practice of Freedom

Paulo Freire-- The Pedagogy of the Oppressed

"Fact Check: Yes, Vance once said 'professors are the enemy.' He was quoting Nixon" from yahoo!news

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Host: Michelle Myers

Producer: Myong McCloud