Vidya Voice

Nora Barpal (Executive Director, Music Inclusion Coalition; CEO, Feminasty Records) joins Daniel for a conversation about providing BIPOC and LGBTQ students with resources, visibility, and mentorship for greater opportunity and equality within music. 

Web: thevidyaproject.org / ourletterstotheworld.org

Instagram: @projectvidya / @instadan

Music: ”What If," by Illocanblo & Csum

Actress, VO artist, and coach Morgan V. Canham (@morganvcanham, @thecanhamcollective, @wakeupwithsolrise) joins Daniel to discuss mindfulness, art, and all things 2020. She talks through her journey as a dancer and actor and mindfulness practitioner. 

Web: thevidyaproject.org / ourletterstotheworld.org

Instagram: @projectvidya / @instandan

Music: ”What If," by Illocanblo & Csum

Daniel is joined by the other members of The Vidya Project (Ashika Kalra, Rina Madhani, Khayriyyah MuhammadSmith, Emily Watson) to share what they're each grateful for this year.

thevidyaproject.org / ourletterstotheworld.org

@projectvidya / @instadan

Music: "What If," by Illocanblo & Csum

Rina Madhani, co-founder of The Vidya Project and Start Lighthouse, joins Daniel to discuss their experiences as educators and what Start Lighthouse is doing to combat systemic problems in literacy.

Follow Start Lighthouse on Instagram @startlighthouse and Daniel @instadan

Laura Ramirez is a core organizer for Af3irm NYC, a national organization of women engaged in transnational feminist, anti-imperialist activism and dedicated to the fight against oppression in all its forms. She joins Daniel to discuss the 2020 election and what, if anything, it may mean for oppression in the U.S. The also discuss community organizing, Marxism, and militant movement-building. 

Follow Daniel on Instagram @Instadan and The Vidya Project @projectvidya

Check out TVP @ thevidyaproject.org & Af3irm @ af3irm.org

Show theme: "What If," by Illocanblo & Csum

Daniel is joined by artist and activist Janeese, aka SoulThundre, to discuss her experience in the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd on May 25th. She also shares her mission to create safe spaces for piercers, educators and artists who identify as Black, POC, and all gender and sexual identities. Follow her on Instagram @SoulThundre and support her work.

Check out the new Vidya Project initiative Letters to the World at ourletterstotheworld.org

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Batouly Camara is the founder of Women and Kids Empowerment (W.A.K.E.) and the author of A Basketball Game on Wake Street (available June 12th). On this episode, Daniel talks to Batouly about her experience playing youth and college basketball, including playing for renowned coach Geno Auriemma as part of the famed UConn Huskies women's basketball program. Primarily, they discuss her work creating equitable opportunities for young women through youth sports development programs.

Follow The Vidya Project a @projectvidya on Instagram and vidyaproject.org

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Daniel starts by talking about his love of The Happiness Planner and how it has helped him on his own inner journey. He is then joined by Ashika Kalra to discuss two new Vidya Project initiatives including Letters to the World--a collection of letters from children around the world.

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Check out thevidyaproject.org for more info.

Inventor, techpreneur, data scientist and fitness instructor Dr. Reem Alattas joins the show to discuss her companies Rumble, Fitness Transformer, and Rapidbot.

Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @realDrReem, and YouTube @EvolutionaryRobotics

Follow The Vidya Project @projectvidya / thevidyaproject.org

In this season-opener, Daniel is joined by TeamVidya member Khayriyyah MuhammadSmith for a conversation about her life in educational philanthropy. They also talk about workout routines, tea shops, and the movies US and PARASITE.

Check out her webiste khayriyyah.com and her podcast BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR.

Check out The Vidya Project at thevidyaproject.org and on Instagram @projectvidya. Follow Daniel @instadan