We are so happy to welcome Joe Buckner to the OneWorldYourStory Podcast. Joe is the founder and visionary behind Beautifully Savage, a boutique boxing studio in Fort Collins, CO. Joe spent his youth as an athlete and went on to play college football, but through a series of unfortunate events, life took an unexpected turn for Buckner and led to a season of homelessness. He overcame this challenge, became a businessman and entrepreneur and now is on a mission to teach others how to fight their own internal battles through self-reflection, dedication and persistence, both at the boxing gym, as well as in his motivational speaking career.   

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Yonnas is a first generation Eritrean-American. He is a musician, and recently moved back to Denver, CO to work in the marijuana industry. He talks about the differences between Africans and African-Americans, and the struggle for equity for Black people in the marijuana industry, and everywhere in American society. He is passionate about racial justice, and he believes that the only way to heal the wounds of the past is with financial reparations.    

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The United Races is two 19 year old activists, Treon and Yahshiya, who have been organizing protests in New York City in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the epidemic of police violence against Black people in America. Their protests have drawn tens of thousands of marchers and been photographed by the New York Times. We are so proud to host the new generation of activists on @OneWorldYourStory  Make sure to follow @theunitedraces on instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgPxt_84a72RuUNeOh5PlPQ for more great conversations!

Hayden Quinn is an Australian chef and TV personality, traveler, podcast host and author. He is here to talk about what it was like in Australia during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, what that meant for his business - The Cube Gym, and what it was like filming Season 2 of his show “Taste of Australia with Hayden Quinn” during the global shutdown. For the Aussies listening, make sure to check out the season premiere of @tasteofaustraliahq on @channel10au on Saturday July 25! And for those inside and outside of Australia, follow @hayden_quinn on instagram, @therovingmicpodcast and https://www.haydenquinn.com.au/ for more information.

Maryella is an artist, an activist and healer from Los Angeles, but currently living under lockdown in Buenos Aires, Argentina. With expertise in developing provocative content, Maryella enjoys elevating community outreach and spearheading Art Direction. Jamie and Maryella go way back, so it is a special pleasure to welcome her onto the podcast! As Maryella says, "Wake up and stay woke. Let's work!"  

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Luna is a scholar and activist in Denver, Colorado. She recently completed a Master's in Social Justice & Ethics, Latinx Studies and Theology at the Illif School of Theology, and is entering into a Ph.D in Anthropology and Social Change. She speaks on the concept of "anti-blackness" and how it is endemic to the current systems of power in our nation, intersectionality and the challenges of self identification,  and the striations of privilege that permeate our society across cultural lines. She even put Jamie on the spot a little bit, (gotta listen to find out where!) but we aspire to raise the difficult conversations and try to answer these hard questions in the search for connection.  

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Sam is a yoga teacher in Denver, Colorado, but that is just the latest life he has led. Born in Eritrea, he emigrated to Germany to study, and then later to the United States. He has had multiple careers, but he became a yoga teacher after self-healing a severe back injury through 5 years of yoga practice. Sam is an "African-American" in the literal sense; he speaks about the immigrant experience, and eventually being forced to confront his skin color, though he never saw it as something that made him different until he raised a son in the USA.   We hope you enjoy this conversation, please like and subscribe to hear more, and don't forget to find our page on instagram @OneWorldYourStory

Jonny is a singer and musician in Denver, Colorado. He grew up in Philadelphia, and attended an all-boys Catholic school. His life has been marked by different spheres of White and Black people, and talks about floating between the two; being part of the private school world that some would call "privileged" at times, but still having to listen to his parents warnings about dealing with the police as a young Black man. Jonny also talks about why things are different for him now - how he has been called to activism in a new way during this political movement.   We hope you enjoy this conversation, don't forget to like and subscribe, and follow us on instagram @OneWorldYourStory

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Matthew happened to be in a treatment program for alcoholism.You might think that a closed environment like an addiction treatment center would be a safe place to ride out the pandemic, but the virus made it inside. Listen as he tells his personal story of how he chose to get sober, and what it was like to be closed off from everyday life, yet still at risk from this insidious virus. If you enjoyed this conversation, don't forget to like, and subscribe, and follow us on instagram @OneWorldYourStory

Connor grew up in Nebraska and Colorado and speaks to the experience of growing up Black in America and dealing with the police and the justice system. Though his father was a police detective, he was still targeted and absorbed for a time by a justice system that seemed in many ways to be rigged against him because of his skin color. Now he is a radio host, and a Media Marketing Director in Denver. Join our conversation as we talk about everything from casual racism in high school to the prison experience, gentrification, and of course, the current movement for racial justice in America.