Who Taught You How To Drive?!

Tezarah Wilkins
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Who Taught You How To Drive?! “Poppin’ the hood on humanity ” Our podcast is a quirky, comical, look at identity thru the driving experience! Each episode the host rides shotgun with a new guest to discuss the parts of them that emerge when they're in a car.

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  1. Where Ya'll Been?!

    EPISODE 1

    Where Ya'll Been?!

    Drivin’ while hosting?! This week, in our season 2 opener, you ride along with US! Our host updates listeners on the team’s award of the Google Podcasts creator program, which included an intensive 6 month training period with teams from across the globe. Tezarah gets personal about what drew her to the subject of driving, and we gear up for a fantastic and funny Season 2, where the show is a little older and a lot wiser. Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins Producer: Melissa Tsuei Social Media: IG @whotaughtyouhow2drive FB @wtyh2dpod Twitter @wtyh2dpod Music in this episode from Epidemic Sound Phases, Selflessly, The Postman, Charmed encounter, Tickety Toc, Ashley, Perfect time **Clips: ** Google Podcasts creator program Cohort 1 Showcase Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council 3-7-2019 Special thanks to Shane and Kisha Who Taught You How To Drive?! is produced with support from PRX and the Google Podcasts creator program.

    12 min
  2. The Everything Place

    EPISODE 2

    The Everything Place

    Drivin’ While Compassion Fatigued In our season 2 premier, we ride along with Charelle, a ball of energy and a self-described caretaker in both her private and professional life. Having just left her job at a human service agency, Charelle describes the compassion fatigue that can plague people who are accustomed to giving. She feels like a burden when she asks for help. Sound familiar? Come along on a journey that takes us from crying in the car to whether immigrants should have a quick path to driver’s licensing. Torque of the Town Article: Advocacy Groups Promote State Bill Allowing Undocumented Immigrants To Get Driver's Licenses Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins Producer: Melissa Tsuei Guest: Charelle Wilson Social Media: IG @whotaughtyouhow2drive FB @wtyh2dpod Twitter @wtyh2dpod Music in this episode from Epidemic Sound Who Taught You How To Drive?! is produced with support from PRX/PRI and the Google Podcasts creator program. Intersections: Self-care, Mental health, Immigrant rights, Motherhood, parenting black boys

    41 min
  3. Kids Talk

    EPISODE 3

    Kids Talk

    Drivin’ while underage?? maybe just riding. Kids really do say the darndest things. In honor of back to school month, we thought it'd be cool to interview some kids about driving. WTYH2D?! brings you this medley of children talking about how Mom and Dad drive, their ideas of the rules of the road, and their favorite cars. Social Media: IG @how2drivepod FB @how2drivepod Twitter @how2drivepod Intersections: children and families, driving safety, car trends, back to school, Dj Envy’s Drive Your Dreams Celebrity Car Show Music in this episode from Epidemic Sound Toad in a hole, Boom ba boom, I’ll be weeping, To begin, Bright but alright This episode was produced and edited by Tezarah Wilkins and Melissa Tsuei Season 2 of the podcast is fueled by PRX and the Google Podcasts creator program WTYH2D?!

    8 min
  4. Time and Parking Space

    EPISODE 4

    Time and Parking Space

    Drivin’ while time shifting?! This week, we ride along with Amun, a poet and master of metaphysics, as well as a maker of one-of a-kind art pieces for the body. He takes us on a journey where mountains tell the future and, on a lucky day, drivers can manifest parking spaces.Ride along while we explore the power of connection and the importance of alignment with our surroundings. But don’t be fooled. Amun still wants that Ferrari. Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins Producer: Melissa Tsuei Guest: Amun Xkorpious Re IG: @templeofsol Social Media: FB Twitter IG Music in this episode from Epidemic Sound Who Taught You How To Drive?! is produced with support from PRX/PRI and the Google Podcasts creator program. Intersections: metaphysics, music, jazz, time travel, afrofuturism, manifestation, meditation

    46 min
  5. Carror

    EPISODE 5

    Carror

    Driving while haunted?! Tezarah and producer Mel hop in the backseat and let Gabe and Kat from The Ghouls Next Door take the wheel. We get into the 2006 movie clunker, Penny Dreadful and explore the bounds of the therapist-patient relationship. Our conversation winds through hitchhiking, our guest’s driving histories, and why letting your kids ingest madness and mayhem is excellent parenting. Then we veer off the road and straight into Kat’s grandpa fetish. Come back for the sequel later today. Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins Producer: Melissa Tsuei Guest: Gabe and Kat from The Ghouls Next Door FB Twitter IG WTYH2D?! Social Media: FB Twitter IG Music in this episode from Epidemic Sound Who Taught You How To Drive?! is produced with support from PRX and the Google Podcasts creator program. Intersections: horror, halloween, phobias, driving phobias, horror films, classic horror, human behavior, psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, trauma, therapy, parenting, superstitions, carvanna, the purge

    39 min
  6. Carror 2 (the sequel)

    EPISODE 6

    Carror 2 (the sequel)

    Driving while haunted?! A double feature, just in time for Halloween! In this sequel, we pack the car with our favorite horror analysts from The Ghouls Next Door , Gabe and Kat. In preparation, we assigned ourselves the mother of all Carror Movies, Stephen King’s classic, Christine. We explore the car as a metaphor for female fury, applying a feminist lens to scary movies and Gabe’s special brand of sidewalk rage. Turn up your speakers and get spooked with us! Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins Producer: Melissa Tsuei Guest: Gabe and Kat from The Ghouls Next Door FB Twitter IG WTYH2D?! Social Media: FB Twitter IG Music in this episode from Epidemic Sound Who Taught You How To Drive?! is produced with support from PRX and the Google Podcasts creator program. Intersections; horror, film, misogyny, feminist, scary movies, road rage, driving news, driving behavior, psychology, sociology, anthropology, stephen king, classic horror, trauma, therapy, carvanna, the purge, halloween, human behavior, comedy

    43 min
  7. Ridin’ Dirty

    EPISODE 7

    Ridin’ Dirty

    Drivin’ while on the run?! This week, we ride shotgun with Journee, an all around creative who not only dreams of a Thelma and Louise type life; she lives one. But at 47 years old, she’s never had a driver’s license. We get into class and access and how it feels to watch the generations after you obtain a status symbol you don’t yet have. Journee helps us think more about the value of community and how technology can impede our natural abilities to problem-solve and relate to one another. Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins Producer: Melissa Tsuei Guest: Journee Instagram Social Media: FB Twitter IG Torque of the Town Article Music in this episode from Epidemic Sound Who Taught You How To Drive?! is produced with support from PRX and the Google Podcasts creator program. **Intersections: access, class, economy, technology, thelma and louise, education, therapy, community, generational access and wealth

    45 min
  8. Living Machines

    EPISODE 8

    Living Machines

    Drivin’ while tree-hugging ?! This week, we ride along with Corey, a military kid who once took a 4,000 mile road trip as a 5 year old. We talk reckless behavior by pedestrians, what travel and relocation taught him as a child, and why he has owned 22 cars as a pretty young guy. Corey helps us understand how the design of cars and experience of driving are a full-on sensory exploration. Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins Story Editor, Producer: Melissa Tsuei Guest: Corey Ricks IG- @ceericks Torque of the Town- Driving? The Kids Are So Over It. Social Media: FB Twitter IG Music in this episode from Epidemic Sound Who Taught You How To Drive?! is produced with support from PRX and the Google Podcasts creator program. **Intersections: humor, nature, car junkie, emancipation, sensory experiences, roadtrip, travel noire**

    40 min
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Who Taught You How To Drive?! “Poppin’ the hood on humanity ” Our podcast is a quirky, comical, look at identity thru the driving experience! Each episode the host rides shotgun with a new guest to discuss the parts of them that emerge when they're in a car.

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  • Creator
    Tezarah Wilkins
  • Episodes
    34
  • Seasons
    2
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Tezarah Wilkins 2019 All rights reserved.
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