Episode 3: “... And Make Them Eat it!” with Deborah De Laurell

In this episode, Kerri and Kayla talk with Deb De Laurell about RuPaul's Drag Race, the bravery of queerness and the persisting question "do I fit?" Deb is the Global Mission Leadership program manager for the Garland School of Social Work. Deb also provides support to the associate dean of Academic Affairs in the MSW Program. She brings the performance of Latrice Royale from RuPaul's Drag Race to discuss this week.

Content Warnings: Early episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race have themes of transphobia; discussions of LGBTQ+ coming out trauma

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Episode 2: “Little Girl Blue” with Dr. Jon Singletary

In this episode, Kerri and Kayla talk with Dr. Jon Singletary about white tears, the power of music, and “what is ours to do”. Dr. Singletary is the dean of the Garland School of Social Work. He brings the music of Nina Simone to discuss.

Reference links: “Little Girl Blue” Performance, Questlove Documentary Trailer

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect Baylor University, the Garland School of Social Work or any other entities the guests or hosts might represent.

So Far, So Good: Engaging diversity and difference one story at a time 

In this episode, Kerri and Kayla talk with Dr. Crystal Diaz-Espinoza about bodies, empowerment and adultism. Dr. Diaz-Espinoza is the director of Enrollment, Career and Alumni Services at the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work @ Baylor University. The piece of art she brings to discuss this week is C is for Consent by Eleanor Morrison. 

Additional resources for this episode: https://solidstarts.com/ and @solidstarts on Instagram.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect Baylor University, the Garland School of Social Work or any other entities the guests or hosts might represent. 

Welcome to So Far, So Good. This introductory episode explains the premise behind the podcast itself along with the structure of each episode you will hear. We hope you will enjoy engaging diversity and difference with us one story at a time.