Freedom Means...

Grace Aldrich & Emma Redden
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What could it sound like to talk with a four year old about gentrification? What about police brutality? What about medical racism? Freedom Means... is a podcast hosted by storyteller and mother Grace Aldrich and preschool teacher Emma Redden. Grace and Emma use each episode to model what conversations related to race, racial violence, and colonialism could sound like. They role play different scenarios based on their own and listener’s experiences discussing and navigating this beautiful and devastating world alongside young people. Our intention is to engage with our listeners. If you have scenarios you’d like us to try to role play, reflections on what you hear, or are interested in working with us, please find us at thefullstoryschool.org.

  1. 11/15/2023

    Language Ideas: Palestine & Israel: Part 2

    This mini episode, our fifth installment of Language Ideas, focuses on the historical and current conflict between Palestine and Israel. This is Part 2. UPDATE: This episode includes death tolls that have changed since the recording. The death toll in Gaza as of November 15, 2023 is over 11,300, including over 4,600 children. The updated death toll from Israeli from the attacks on October 7, 2023 are 1,200. We are community educators and work with groups of teachers, parents and caregivers. If you are interested in working with us, want to give feedback, or submit scenarios from your own lives for the podcast, you can contact us through our website: www.thefullstoryschool.org or by sending us an email at thefullstoryschool@gmail.com Please consider becoming a monthly supporter at www.thefullstoryschool.org/monthly-donors. It helps us reach more people if you share, follow or subscribe and leave us a review! Thank you. The music and sound design for this podcast is done by Echo Finch. Tik Tok audio in this episode is from @freepalestine_daily. The beautiful music in this episode includes Tu Bishvat by Batya Levine and Ribon Kol Ha'Olamim by Marni Loffman. You can find the book and resource recommendations here.

    18 min

  2. 11/15/2023

    Language Ideas: Palestine & Israel: Part 1

    This mini episode, our fourth installment of Language Ideas, focuses on the historical and current conflict between Palestine and Israel. We are community educators and work with groups of teachers, parents and caregivers. If you are interested in working with us, want to give feedback, or submit scenarios from your own lives for the podcast, you can contact us through our website: www.thefullstoryschool.org or by sending us an email at thefullstoryschool@gmail.com Please consider becoming a monthly supporter at www.thefullstoryschool.org/monthly-donors. It helps us reach more people if you share, follow or subscribe and leave us a review! Thank you. The music and sound design for this podcast is done by Echo Finch. Tik Tok audio in this episode is from @freepalestine_daily. The beautiful music in this episode includes Tu Bishvat by Batya Levine and Ribon Kol Ha'Olamim by Marni Loffman. You can find the book and resource recommendations here.

    13 min
  3. Kistory: Thanksgiving: Part Seven

    11/25/2022

    Kistory: Thanksgiving: Part Seven

    This is an epilogue episode of Kistory, a history podcast for kids. The podcast is hosted by Emma Redden, co-host of Freedom Means. This series is an attempt at an honest history of Thanksgiving. Each episode is short is intended even for young children. Episode Seven includes Emma reflecting on name pronunciation. Pronunciation of Wampanoag & Massasoit. If you are interested in learning more about an indigenous organizing & decolonizing project visit LANDBACK and LANDBACK University. To listen to beautiful interviews with Native people talking about indigeneity, visit All My Relations Podcast. For a partial list books by Native authors visit Social Justice Books. This is an incredibly incomplete list, but hopefully meaningful as well. Emma, and her collaborator Grace Aldrich, are community educators and work with groups of teachers, parents and caregivers. If you are interested in working with us please contact us through our website or by sending us an email at thefullstoryschool@gmail.com. Please consider becoming a monthly supporter at www.thefullstoryschool.org/monthly-donors. It helps us reach more people if you share, follow or subscribe and leave us a review! Thank you. The music and sound design for this podcast is done by Echo Finch.

    3 min
  4. Kistory: Thanksgiving: Part Six

    11/24/2022

    Kistory: Thanksgiving: Part Six

    It's our final episode of Kistory, a history podcast for kids. The podcast is hosted by Emma Redden, co-host of Freedom Means. This series is an attempt at an honest history of Thanksgiving. Each episode is short is intended even for young children. Episode Six talks about the National Day of Mourning, and current indigenous resistance to Thanksgiving. To watch a live stream of the National Day of Mourning, click here. This history was compiled from histories told and shared by Native peoples. The historical information is my translation of the histories included below. I have surely translated and retold this history imperfectly and I hope to revise and clarify whenever necessary. I am deeply thankful for the history Native peoples have shared. Podcast sources include: *Citizen Potawatomi Nation “The True Dark History of Thanksgiving” *Thanksgiving Lesson Plan booklet created by Oklahoma City Public Schools Native American Student Services *United American Indians of New England “Background” *Indian Country Today interview “What Really Happened At the First Thanksgiving, The Wampanoag Side of the Tale” If you are interested in learning more about an indigenous organizing & decolonizing project visit LANDBACK and LANDBACK University. To listen to beautiful interviews with Native people talking about indigeneity, visit All My Relations Podcast. For a partial list books by Native authors visit Social Justice Books. This is an incredibly incomplete list, but hopefully meaningful as well. Emma, and her collaborator Grace Aldrich, are community educators and work with groups of teachers, parents and caregivers. If you are interested in working with us please contact us through our website or by sending us an email at thefullstoryschool@gmail.com. Please consider becoming a monthly supporter at www.thefullstoryschool.org/monthly-donors. It helps us reach more people if you share, follow or subscribe and leave us a review! Thank you. The music and sound design for this podcast is done by Echo Finch.

    7 min
  5. Kistory: Thanksgiving: Part Five

    11/24/2022

    Kistory: Thanksgiving: Part Five

    It's our fifth episode of Kistory, a history podcast for kids. The podcast is hosted by Emma Redden, co-host of Freedom Means. This series is an attempt at an honest history of Thanksgiving. Each episode is short is intended even for young children. Episode Five continues the story into 1637 and 1863. This history was compiled from histories told and shared by Native peoples. The historical information is my translation of the histories included below. I have surely translated and retold this history imperfectly and I hope to revise and clarify whenever necessary. I am deeply thankful for the history Native peoples have shared. Podcast sources include: *Citizen Potawatomi Nation “The True Dark History of Thanksgiving” *Thanksgiving Lesson Plan booklet created by Oklahoma City Public Schools Native American Student Services *United American Indians of New England “Background” *Indian Country Today interview “What Really Happened At the First Thanksgiving, The Wampanoag Side of the Tale” If you are interested in learning more about an indigenous organizing & decolonizing project visit LANDBACK and LANDBACK University. To listen to beautiful interviews with Native people talking about indigeneity, visit All My Relations Podcast. For a partial list books by Native authors visit Social Justice Books. This is an incredibly incomplete list, but hopefully meaningful as well.

    7 min
  6. Kistory: Thanksgiving: Part Four

    11/23/2022

    Kistory: Thanksgiving: Part Four

    It's our forth episode of Kistory, a history podcast for kids. The podcast is hosted by Emma Redden, co-host of Freedom Means. This series is an attempt at an honest history of Thanksgiving. Each episode is short is intended even for young children. Episode Four continues the story of 1621. This history was compiled from histories told and shared by Native peoples. The historical information is my translation of the histories included below. I have surely translated and retold this history imperfectly and I hope to revise and clarify whenever necessary. I am deeply thankful for the history Native peoples have shared. Podcast sources include: *Citizen Potawatomi Nation “The True Dark History of Thanksgiving” *Thanksgiving Lesson Plan booklet created by Oklahoma City Public Schools Native American Student Services *United American Indians of New England “Background” *Indian Country Today interview “What Really Happened At the First Thanksgiving, The Wampanoag Side of the Tale” If you are interested in learning more about an indigenous organizing & decolonizing project visit LANDBACK and LANDBACK University. To listen to beautiful interviews with Native people talking about indigeneity, visit All My Relations Podcast. For a partial list books by Native authors visit Social Justice Books. This is an incredibly incomplete list, but hopefully meaningful as well. Emma, and her collaborator Grace Aldrich, are community educators and work with groups of teachers, parents and caregivers. If you are interested in working with us please contact us through our website or by sending us an email at thefullstoryschool@gmail.com. Please consider becoming a monthly supporter at www.thefullstoryschool.org/monthly-donors. It helps us reach more people if you share, follow or subscribe and leave us a review! Thank you. The music and sound design for this podcast is done by Echo Finch.

    6 min
  7. Kistory: Thanksgiving: Part Three

    11/22/2022

    Kistory: Thanksgiving: Part Three

    It's our third episode of Kistory, a history podcast for kids. The podcast is hosted by Emma Redden, co-host of Freedom Means. This series is an attempt at an honest history of Thanksgiving. Each episode is short is intended even for young children. Episode Three continues the story into 1621. This history was compiled from histories told and shared by Native peoples. The historical information is my translation of the histories included below. I have surely translated and retold this history imperfectly and I hope to revise and clarify whenever necessary. I am deeply thankful for the history Native peoples have shared. Podcast sources include: *Citizen Potawatomi Nation “The True Dark History of Thanksgiving” *Thanksgiving Lesson Plan booklet created by Oklahoma City Public Schools Native American Student Services *United American Indians of New England “Background” *Indian Country Today interview “What Really Happened At the First Thanksgiving, The Wampanoag Side of the Tale” If you are interested in learning more about an indigenous organizing & decolonizing project visit LANDBACK and LANDBACK University. To listen to beautiful interviews with Native people talking about indigeneity, visit All My Relations Podcast. For a partial list books by Native authors visit Social Justice Books. This is an incredibly incomplete list, but hopefully meaningful as well. Emma, and her collaborator Grace Aldrich, are community educators and work with groups of teachers, parents and caregivers. If you are interested in working with us please contact us through our website or by sending us an email at thefullstoryschool@gmail.com. Please consider becoming a monthly supporter at www.thefullstoryschool.org/monthly-donors. It helps us reach more people if you share, follow or subscribe and leave us a review! Thank you. The music and sound design for this podcast is done by Echo Finch.

    5 min
  8. Kistory: Thanksgiving: Part Two

    11/21/2022

    Kistory: Thanksgiving: Part Two

    It's our second episode of Kistory, a history podcast for kids. The podcast is hosted by Emma Redden, co-host of Freedom Means. This series is an attempt at an honest history of Thanksgiving. Each episode is short is intended even for young children. Episode Two continues the story in 1620. This history was compiled from histories told and shared by Native peoples. The historical information is my translation of the histories included below. I have surely translated and retold this history imperfectly and I hope to revise and clarify whenever necessary. I am deeply thankful for the history Native peoples have shared. Podcast sources include: *Citizen Potawatomi Nation “The True Dark History of Thanksgiving” *Thanksgiving Lesson Plan booklet created by Oklahoma City Public Schools Native American Student Services *United American Indians of New England “Background” *Indian Country Today interview “What Really Happened At the First Thanksgiving, The Wampanoag Side of the Tale” If you are interested in learning more about an indigenous organizing & decolonizing project visit LANDBACK and LANDBACK University. To listen to beautiful interviews with Native people talking about indigeneity, visit All My Relations Podcast. For a partial list books by Native authors visit Social Justice Books. This is an incredibly incomplete list, but hopefully meaningful as well. Emma, and her collaborator Grace Aldrich, are community educators and work with groups of teachers, parents and caregivers. If you are interested in working with us please contact us through our website or by sending us an email at thefullstoryschool@gmail.com. Please consider becoming a monthly supporter at www.thefullstoryschool.org/monthly-donors. It helps us reach more people if you share, follow or subscribe and leave us a review! Thank you. The music and sound design for this podcast is done by Echo Finch.

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What could it sound like to talk with a four year old about gentrification? What about police brutality? What about medical racism? Freedom Means... is a podcast hosted by storyteller and mother Grace Aldrich and preschool teacher Emma Redden. Grace and Emma use each episode to model what conversations related to race, racial violence, and colonialism could sound like. They role play different scenarios based on their own and listener’s experiences discussing and navigating this beautiful and devastating world alongside young people. Our intention is to engage with our listeners. If you have scenarios you’d like us to try to role play, reflections on what you hear, or are interested in working with us, please find us at thefullstoryschool.org.

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  • Creator
    Grace Aldrich & Emma Redden
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 Freedom Means...
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