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A podcast for lifelong learners, commuters, the classroom, and cubicle.

Life's Elective explores various topics involving social issues and popular culture. This podcast is a blend of educators, working professionals and everyday people trying to make sense of today's world. Join the conversation by listening or submitting listener letters to lifeselective@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter @LifesPodcast #LifesPodcast.

Life's Elective Dr. James Johnson

    • Society & Culture

A podcast for lifelong learners, commuters, the classroom, and cubicle.

Life's Elective explores various topics involving social issues and popular culture. This podcast is a blend of educators, working professionals and everyday people trying to make sense of today's world. Join the conversation by listening or submitting listener letters to lifeselective@gmail.com or follow the podcast on Twitter @LifesPodcast #LifesPodcast.

    @LifesPodcast Ep. 5: Life, Mentorship, and the Underground Railroad?

    @LifesPodcast Ep. 5: Life, Mentorship, and the Underground Railroad?

    Father Joseph Brown, S. J., Ph. D,  stops by and talks the “true truth” and shares his views on mentorship and the underground railroad, capitalism and the family, and the Black aesthetic and identity through an African American Cultural Lens. We also talk about teaching a course on "throwing shade" LOL.
    Discussion:
    Your Views on Office Hours
    Being a Conductor on the Underground Railroad
    Walking With Your Mentees
    What is in a title and the cultural respect in identity?
    Capitalism and Family Formation
    Childhood Trauma Vs Opioid Addiction
    Why should students take Africana Studies Courses?
    Blackness  and Performance
    Self-Conscious Intentionality and the Black Aesthetic
     
    Contact me:
    Questions? Comments? Or Show Topics you would like to hear?
    Contact Me: lifeselective@gmail.com (mailto:lifeselective@gmail.com)
    Twitter: @LifesPodcast  #LifesPodcast
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LifesElectivePodcast/

    • 44 min
    Fathering is Difficult

    Fathering is Difficult

    Dr. Jessica Goodman stops by to talk about her research on African-American men fathering outside of the home. Dr. Goodman shares her thoughts on fighting for authenticity as a researcher, as well as illuminating the multiple adult perspectives that make-up children's lives.
     
    Discussion
    Health Education as Career
    Being on the frontlines of Public Health
    Conducting research and maintaining your authenticity
    The Doctoral Journey
    Why Black Men?
    Fathering is difficult
    Identity and Fatherhood
    Making a child whole
    Interacting with the mothers
    More than one perspective on a story
     
    Shoutouts
    *If you are interested in sharing your story? Contact Dr. Jessica Goodman at Jessica.Goodman321@yahoo.com (mailto:Jessica.Goodman321@yahoo.com)
    Contact me:
    Questions? Comments? Or Show Topics you would like to hear?
    Contact Me: lifeselective@gmail.com
    Twitter: @LifesPodcast  #LifesPodcast
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LifesElectivePodcast/ (https://www.facebook.com/LifesElectivePodcast/)

    • 56 min
    Black Panther Snacks? Takeaways and Spoilers

    Black Panther Snacks? Takeaways and Spoilers

    I hangout with my beautiful friends Anya, Keisha and Nakia to discuss the cultural impact of Black Panther and all things “SNACKS.” The episode starts with two separate interviews with people outside of the theater waiting to see the film. Later the ladies discuss their thoughts on the film. #WakandaOverEverybody
     
    Discussion:
    Black Panther Menu
    Choosing the right atmosphere to watch Black films
    African Attire & Appropriation
    The Film’s Oakland Intro
    The Scriptwriting
    Museum Bae and Jabari Snacks
    Black Panther’s Cultural Influence
    Non-Black Reception
    LGBTQQIA & Representation
    Wakanda Series & Afro-Futurism
    Travel and Visiting Africa
    Michael B. Jordan - Not Believable?

    Shoutouts:
    Booktini
    http://www.booktini.com
    Twitter, FB & IG: @Booktini
    Mate Masie Curation
    https://www.instagram.com/matemasiecuration

    Contact Me:
    Questions? Comments? Or Show Topics you would like to hear?
    Contact Me: lifeselective@gmail.com
    Twitter: @LifesPodcast  #LifesPodcast
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LifesElectivePodcast/ (https://www.facebook.com/LifesElectivePodcast/)

    • 1 hr 22 min
    #NoGamesBlackMan: An Exaggerated Stance

    #NoGamesBlackMan: An Exaggerated Stance

    Tune in to my conversation with Dr. Gamble, as we explore ideas from his TEDx TALK.  We talk about social capital networks and whether or not we  should continue to support professional sports. In this discussion, Dr. Gamble frames his perspective on the matter within a martial arts context, which offers an  “exaggerated stance” that welcomes a discussion on protest, sports and power.Questions? Comments? Or Show Topics you would like to hear? Contact us via lifeselective@gmail.com, @LifesPodcast and #LifesPodcast on Twitter.Dr. Brandon Gamble’s TEDx Talk: https://goo.gl/EoBApHTopics:Why did you get a PhD or EdD?Social Capital A Heightened Sense for Injustice Cognitive Block & Discrimination  Vibrational Resonance and over coming Racial Moments Rapid White Racial Detox  Author Ash Effect Exaggerated Stance Fools Gold   Resources:Marvin X “How to Recover from the Addiction to White Supremacy”
     
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    Questions? Comments? Or Show Topics you would like to hear?
    Contact Me: lifeselective@gmail.com
    Twitter: @LifesPodcast  #LifesPodcast
     
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    • 1 hr 16 min
    BlaxploitationFilms: Both A Movement and Genre

    BlaxploitationFilms: Both A Movement and Genre

    Dr. Lawrence shares his research on Blaxploitation Films and their importance in documenting the Black experience both on and off screen. This conversation begins with how Dr. Lawrence fell in love with film and later how the Blaxploitation film era became more than genre, but a movement. Note: Dr. Lawrence corrected me - Cooley High, although made in 1975, is not a blaxploitation film. Topics: How did Blaxploitation come about? When did it start? What makes a film during this period a Blaxploitation Film? The Black image as passive consumption? Did Blaxploitation give us our first action heroine? Why did Blaxploitation end?
    Questions? Comments? Or Show Topics you would like to hear? Contact us via lifeselective@gmail.com, @LifesPodcast and #LifesPodcast on Twitter.
     
    Contact me:
    Questions? Comments? Or Show Topics you would like to hear?
    Contact Me: lifeselective@gmail.com
    Twitter: @LifesPodcast  #LifesPodcast
     
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    • 1 hr 21 min

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