reset:RETHINK with Anthony Emeka

...or We're Really Excited About The Community We're Building.

"It's utterly exhausting being Black in this country." - Anthony.Emeka

Our host wraps ups up Season One of reset:RETHINK with Anthony.Emeka by reflecting on the events of 2020 that made it "a thing," discussing how producing the podcast helped him manage the pandemic, and sharing the responses to listener questions by soliciting the help of past guests.

reset:RETHINK will return in 2021. Be sure to mark your calendars! Don't forget to follow @resetrethink on Twitter.

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...or What Will Our World Look Like Beyond 2021?

"So from what I've learned, it's probably not the right word, but what I've given more thought and more interest in this sense is health." - Ben

In our previous episode, we talked about some of the challenges of 2020- the pandemic, health, and sociopolitical challenges. Today, we wrap up the conversation with our hopes and aspirations for the future. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview.

Our first guest is Ben of London, England yet he's technically both American and British. Interesting fact- he's fluent in Mandarin. My second guest is Amanda and she's from Washington, D.C. Not only is she wildly hilarious but also incredibly intelligent and super cultured. She openly acknowledges how she became much more of a capitalist after completing b-school.

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...or What Will Our World Look Like Beyond 2021?

"But I do want really intense interactions with people. I think that's been really hard for me." - Amanda

2021 is finally within reach. The last nine months have felt like a decade but who's counting? As 2020 winds down and we ramp up for 2021, I invited a couple of guests to discuss personal lessons learned, (global) sociopolitical directions, and hope for the future. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview.

Our first guest is Ben of London, England yet he's technically both American and British. Interesting fact- he's fluent in Mandarin. My second guest is Amanda and she's from Washington, D.C. Not only is she wildly hilarious but also incredibly intelligent and super cultured. She openly acknowledges how she became much more of a capitalist after completing b-school.

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...or What Will Our World Look Like Beyond 2021?

"But I do want really intense interactions with people. I think that's been really hard for me." - Amanda 

2021 is finally within reach. The last nine months have felt like a decade but who's counting? As 2020 winds down and we ramp up for 2021, I invited a couple of guests to discuss personal lessons learned, (global) sociopolitical directions, and hope for the future. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. 

Our first guest is Ben of London, England yet he's technically both American and British. Interesting fact- he’s fluent in Mandarin. My second guest is Amanda and she's from Washington, D.C. Not only is she wildly hilarious but also incredibly intelligent and super cultured. She openly acknowledges how she became much more of a capitalist after completing b-school. 

Episode Sponsors: LoveLee Wine | The Naked Truth 

Get in touch: [email protected]

...or Your Degrees Won't Shield You From Ignorance.

"I think ultimately, respectability politics is about believing a lie that if I do something, it will protect me from being hated or prejudiced against or killed. " - Clarence

All of our lives are policed by respectability politics. From the way we dress and the way we speak to the music we listen to and how we engage with coworkers. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, we all have opinions and personal experiences to complement. On today's show, we have two guests who have a wide breadth of knowledge and extensive experience navigating the "rules" of respectability politics at home, in the office, and amongst friends. Brittney is a manager at a Fortune 100 company based out of Los Angeles, California and Clarence is a Data Scientist currently living in Washington, D.C.

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...or Wellness During The Pandemic.

"It's okay not to be okay, because we're not okay all the time." - Anthony.Emeka

Wellness is top of mind as everyone sloshes their way through the ever-lasting pandemic. Depression. Isolation. Loneliness. Sadness. Anxiety. Sound familiar? It does for Anthony.Emeka, our guests, and many folks who are patiently waiting for the pandemic to end. The rollercoaster of emotions is becoming more common place and it's time we have a frank conversation about what wellness, what it means, and how we can achieve it.

Our first guest, Nelson Toriano(IG: @coachnellytoriano | LinkedIN) , is a personal trainer from San Jose, California. He is the CEO of Coach Nelly Toriano, COO of Investor Party, and a Program Manager, at BaySport. Our second guest, Leora Braden Ibraheem (LinkedIN), is a licensed social worker from Silver Spring, Maryland. She is the Senior Director for So Others Might Eat (SOME), a D.C.-based nonprofit organization committed to homelessness and poverty.

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Additional Resources:

For Anxiety - AnxietySocialNet

For Counseling - BetterHelp | TalkSpace

For Meditation - Liberate Meditation

For Postpartnum Depression - Postpartnum Progress

In recognition of this historic and pivotal moment, we've created an interview series that chronicles real responses from real people with real stakes in this election. You'll hear from single people, married people, parents, a new American citizen, an LGBT advocate, Canadians and much more. Our guests share how they feel about the the election and what's happening in their respective cities as well as their inspiration to vote and/or the decision not to vote. We also ask about post-election hope.

In part 2 of our discussion, we continue our conversation about the American brand, the division within our country, as well as the historic nature of the ascension of Vice President-elect Harris to the White House. Our guests- joining us from Los Angeles, Oakland, Omaha, San Antonio, and Toronto, Canada- continue to analyze how we can move forward as a country while also sharing their hopes for the future after the dust settles.

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In recognition of this historic and pivotal moment, we've created an interview series that chronicles real responses from real people with real stakes in this election. You'll hear from single people, married people, parents, a new American citizen, an LGBT advocate, Canadians and much more. Our guests share how they feel about the the election and what's happening in their respective cities as well as their inspiration to vote and/or the decision not to vote. We also ask about post-election hope.

Today, we talk to guests the morning after the election is called for the Biden-Harris campaign. With this win, Madame Vice President-elect Harris shatters the glass ceiling by becoming the first woman to be elected in this role. Our guests also delve inside the exit poll analysis and seek answers about where the United States is moving as a society. Our guests join us from Los Angeles, Oakland, Omaha, San Antonio, and Toronto, Canada.

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In recognition of this historic and pivotal moment, we've created an interview series that chronicles real responses from real people with real stakes in this election. You'll hear from single people, married people, parents, a new American citizen, an LGBT advocate, Canadians and much more. Our guests share how they feel about the the election and what's happening in their respective cities as well as their inspiration to vote and/or the decision not to vote. We also ask about post-election hope.

It's the day after the election and things are still in flux- as expected. Today, we're not talking exit polls or the electoral collage results, which have yet to be finalized, but we are talking about the implications of what the results we do have tell us about the future of the United States. Today, we're talking with with guests from Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Dallas. They have a lot to say about where we are and where we we have the potential to go.

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Happy Election Day! In recognition of this historic and pivotal moment, we've created an interview series that chronicles real responses from real people with real stakes in this election. You'll hear from single people, married people, parents, a new American citizen, an LGBT advocate, Canadians and much more. Our guests share how they feel about the the election and what's happening in their respective cities as well as their inspiration to vote and/or the decision not to vote. We also ask about post-election hope. Today, we're talking with two guests from Omaha, Nebraska and one guest from Baltimore, Maryland.

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