Sox and Sandals Podcast

Sox and Sandals Podcast

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Sox and Sandals Podcast episodes

  • God-ish | Quincy Robinson (Ep. 125)
    On this episode I speak with the brilliant Quincy Robinson as we discuss the time he spent in Israel studying the scriptures and the revelation that has come from that experience. We dig into questions of the historicity of the Bible, what the Dead Sea Scrolls reveal about the Bible, what has been changed in the Bible, is the Bible the inspired/infallible/"God-breathed" word of God, etc. The listeners and I had mad questions for Quincy and he answered them with as much intellectual integrity as possible... Listen and enjoy!
    If you would like to reach out to Quincy you can email him: [email protected]
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    2 hr 43 min
  • Racial Identity Series Pt. 5 | Valerie Jackson (Ep. 124)
    On this episode I sit with my good friend Valerie Jackson and we discuss her internal and external battles of growing up light skin in Portland, OR. She discusses she had to reassess her role in the natural hair movement. Valerie told stories of having to prove her blackness, dealing with racism in high school, and getting a taste of not being given the light skin privilege that she was accustomed. The most interesting portion of her story is about the time she was a white girl for a day, and what a glorious day it was! Listen and enjoy!!
    2 hr 39 min
  • Racial Identity Series Pt. 4 | Paul Jerome Peters (Ep. 123)
    On this episode Paul and I have an extremely dope conversation about his racial identity journey and his parenting of “bi-racial” children. The first 30 mins on the convo we doing some catching up because we have seen each other since middle school. We touch on Area 51, Lauren Hill’s legacy, and Biggie’s legacy. After that we jump into The topic at hand. This is by far my longest published episode. I was tempted to break it up into two episodes but the conversation was so cohesive and clean, so I had to let this thang roll... Listen and enjoy!
    2 hr 50 min
  • Racial Identity Series Pt. 3 | Karen Burrough (Ep. 122)
    On this episode I speak with Karen Burrough as she shares her experience of growing up in both rural and suburban areas while being bi-racial. Karen identifies as black, but realizes that the world perceives her as otherwise. We discuss how she navigates that reality and also, how she is intentional in the way she raises her kids to embrace their blackness and identity...
    We also touch on her experiences with dark-skin black women, black guys dating white girls, how white girls change their energy when they date a black man, and her first time experiencing racial profiling from the police.
    Listen and Enjoy!!!
    1 hr 8 min
  • Racial Identity Series: Pt. 2 | Camille Elmore-Trummer (Ep. 121)
    On this episode I am joined by Camille Elmore-Trummer. Camille gives us a glimpse into her world and contributes to our ongoing discussion of racial identity and colorist. Camille primarily speaks on the challenges she and her husband are working through with their four year old daughter regarding colorism and her preferential treatment of whiteness and white skin... Unfortunately for black folks in America, especially those that live in extremely white spaces, this is an never-ending intentional effort to positively socialize our children in a way that they embrace the beauty of their melanin, their hair, features, culture, etc... Listen and enjoy!
    1 hr 21 min
  • Racial Identity Series: Pt. 1 | Austin Schneider (Ep. 120)
    This is first episode of our racial identity series. On this series I sought out people that are willing to share stories that range from tragedy to triumph as it pertains to their internal/external struggles with racial identity. On this episode I joined by my guy Austin Schneider. Austin is a Husband, father, sales professional for a multi-national corporation and man that identifies as bi-racial. Austin shares stories from childhood to adulthood, navigating this world through times of privilege and discrimination.
    1 hr 19 min
  • Choosing a Path (Ep. 119)
    On this episode I open up about my podcasting journey. The show itself has been doing great, but I have been in a rut and have been somewhat anxious about the direction of the podcast and what the future may hold based upon the content I'm taking on... I share a story of a very impactful conversation I had with Niyi Sobomehin of the Sports Motivation Podcast that helped me gain mad clarity on my path. Also, I tell a story of a situation that was a huge motivating factor for starting this podcast.
    35 min
  • The Influential | Art Williams @thedopeinfluencer (Ep. 118)
    On this episode I sit down with the big homie Art Williams. Art is the owner of "The Influential Grooming Lounge" in Portland, OR. He is a man that wears many hats and is making moves throughout the city and also around the country.
    We also touch on the Lavar Ball/Molly Qerim situation and Lavar being banned from ESPN, and also the House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on reparations for American descendants of enslaved people.
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    1 hr 39 min
  • Play to Win! | Eric Knox & Tyler Monk(Ep. 117)
    On this episode I had the privilege of sitting with Eric Knox and Tyler Monk as we discussed what it takes to effectively encourage and constructively help kids of color pursue higher education. We use high level achievement in sports as the foundation of the discussion and then shift the focus to how we can transfer the sports excellence to academic excellence for our black and brown high schoolers.
    Eric Knox is the Head Coach of the 2019 Oregon state champion girls basketball team at Benson high school. He is the Founder and Executive Director of Holla Mentors, father, entrepreneur, pastor, writer, reader, and mighty man of God.
    Tyler Monk is a father, husband, entrepreneur, expert in leadership development, Director of the Ready to Rise program of Clark County under the Portland Leadership foundation, inspirational speaker, and creator of The Underdog Mentality.
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    1 hr 4 min

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This podcast exists to create dialogue among people with various worldviews. Our faith, religion, political stance, etc are things in society that we easily allow to drive us apart. Trust me, Sox and…