Navigate the Now: Root • Rise • Reflect

In this episode we sit down with Oneika Mays,  a writer, teacher, and multi-hyphenate facilitator. Oneika shares her journey from teaching mindfulness at Rikers Island to becoming a voice for healing, justice, and transformation. We discuss spiritual activism, METTA Meditation, embracing change, and how mindfulness can be a radical tool for liberation.

Her upcoming memoir Sit With Me: A No BS Journey to Mindfulness and Meditation (HarperOne, releasing March 2026) is a reflection of the powerful work she’s doing, we’re honored to hold space with Oneika.

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Episode Notes/Referenced Materials

• IG: @oneikamays
• Linktree
• Pre-order: Sit With Me Sit With Me: A No BS Journey to Mindfulness and Meditation

**We would like to dedicate this episode to Maria Isidro of Live Oak, FL who was unjustly detained arriving for a scheduled court appearance. Maria held 2 court approved petitions/stays of removal. She was recently and unknowingly driven to the Mexican border and left after being withheld food for 4 days as a diabetic. Maria's son's words are shared in our intro. Donate to Maria's legal expenses -> (CashApp) $DaniellaIsidro (see QR code for Zelle and CashApp on our IG page) .**

In this episode Katie Old Crow breaks down due process , habeas corpus, legal loopholes being exploited currently, and more.

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• Find Katie on Instagram -> @ktmmiller004
• See our IG for further details on supporting Maria Isidro

Part 2: Fr. Carl continues his thoughts on Christianity's place in the modern world, exploring the use of religion as a mechanism of love vs. power and control by the U.S. Christian Right.

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• ⁠Episcopal Mission Instagram⁠ (@way.of.love.in.sunnyside)
• ⁠Episcopal Mission Sunnyside⁠

Part 1: In this two part episode we are sitting down with the Rev. Dr. Carl Adair of the the new Episcopal Mission In Sunnyside, Queens.

In part 1 Fr. Carl offers his perspective on finding a new way of engaging with community and gathering folks within Christianity and beyond in a world that is often at odds with traditional Christian values.

*A special dedication to Estela Laurencio and Mary and Maynard Amstutz for providing us our own guidance in showing up in love and care. *

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• Episcopal Mission Instagram (@way.of.love.in.sunnyside)
• Episcopal Mission Sunnyside

Join us as we sit down with Zehra and Bella of Sunnyside Woodside Mutual Aid Group in Queens, NY to discuss what is Mutual Aid and how it differs from traditional models of charity and nonprofits. Zehra also shares with us her current project in the works, Saat Saath, a future mutual aid- and art-centered third space fostering resilience in community.

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Episode Notes/Referenced Materials

• Sunnyside & Woodside Mutual Aid/ IG: @swma.nyc
• Dean Spade: Author (booklist)
• Saat Sath IG: @Saat.Saath
• Death Panel Podcast w/ Dean Spade: Love in a Fucked Up World

Join us as we sit down with journalist Mónica Espitia to discuss her perspective on the culture of American politics, what's often at the root of tough conversations, and work-life balance. Mónica is a Colombian-born journalist currently working at The Wall Street Journal.

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Episode Notes/Referenced Materials

• Pulso y Péndulo
• Off Topics on Politics
• You Decide with Errol Louis
• Potomac Watch - Wall St. Journal Podcast

Join us this week as we unpack the influence of algorithms, social media, and the newscycle on our beliefs, and their reflection on society as a whole.

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Episode Notes/Referenced Materials

1. How can social media and the internet impact the election?
2. Social media and political polarization in America | 60 Minutes
3. The Social Dilemma
4. Overview and key findings of the 2024 Digital News Report
5. U.S. Adults’ Knowledge About the World
6. News sources mentioned:

• Reuters, Globe and Mail, CBC (Canada), Al Jazeera (Qatar), BBC, The Guardian, The Economist, The Independent (UK), Sydney Morning Herald , The Times of India, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Hindustan Times (India)

• Foreign language outlets in also offered in English: El Pais (Spain), NHK (Japan Broadcasting Company), Buenos Aires Times, Latin News, Univision, El Universal (Mexico) 

In this episode we're breaking down the administration's recent "baby boom" proposals and offering our own perspective as (currently childless) millenial women. We're also delving into why we think women may be holding back on motherhood, and what programs and initiatives have proven successful in supporting women and families.

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Episode Notes/Referenced Materials

1. White House Assesses Ways to Persuade Women to Have More Children -Caroline Kitchener
2. Project 2025
3. Project 2025 Tracker
4. The Number of People Over 40 Giving Birth Surpasses Teens for the First Time
5. The Impact of the Needs Based Childcare Scholarship Program in Park City and Summit County, One Year In
6. Reshma Saujani IG: @reshmasaujani Mom First Us: @momsfirstus
7. Brave Not Perfect- Reshma Saujani
8. How Trump 2.0 is slashing NIH-backed research — in charts

Join us as we explore community as the cornerstone of democracy, and the importance of social ties in building trust, accountability, and civic engagement. We reflect our own journey via interpersonal relationships, social groups, and grassroot networks.

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Episode Notes/Referenced Materials

1. Bowling Alone- Robert Putnam
2. Join or Die Documentary (Netflix)
3. Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope-Bell Hooks⁠
4. Christabel Mintah Galloway (IG ⁠@christabelmintahgalloway⁠)

Welcome to Navigate the Now! We’re kicking things off by introducing ourselves and discussing our personal connections to politics, past and present. We dive into family dynamics and how they’ve shaped us, and what it means to show up with an open mind and in good faith when facing hard conversations and current issues.

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Episode Notes/Referenced Materials

1. University of Michigan: Intergroup Dialogue Community Guidelines
2. University of Michigan: Identifying and Addressing Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture