33 episodes
Bending Towards Justice: Avatar the Last Airbender for the Global Majority Sandhya Jha
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 26 Ratings
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ATLA holds a special place in the heart of the global majority (people of color)…join host Sandhya Jha and special guests as they make their way through the series episode by episode (as curse-free and spoiler-free as they can manage) to talk about what's special about the shows and some of the lessons it has to offer that you may not have caught even if you watched it before!
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Ep. 12: Don’t Drink the Banana Onion Juice
Swati Rayasam joins Sandhya and Cayden to discuss The Guru and The Crossroads of Destiny (episodes 19 & 20). Subjects include supporting loved ones with addiction, enjoying platonic relationships vs shipping, and what a bad idea banana onion juice is.
Swati is a Southern fried scientist and organizer with the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action (asata.org) who was raised on TV and lives every day like Avatar Kyoshi.
Follow Swati on her website, swatirayasam.com. Also, you can support Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund at davisputter.org.
Connect to Cayden at Twitter.com/cayden and Linkedin.com/in/cayden/ and follow his magazine at convergencemag.com.
Connect to Sandhya at facebook.com/pastorsandhya, instagram.com/sandhyainoakland, and linkedin.com/in/withoutfearconsulting and sign up for their substack at https://sandhyajha.substack.com/. -
Ep. 11: Team Regular Bear
Sandhya and Cayden talk about whether these episodes are too dark for kids, the mechanics of earth bender lie detectors, and how Richard Nixon’s team put dog treats in his pocket so his dog wouldn’t ignore him.
Cayden Mak is a technologist, writer, all-purpose nerd, and art school dropout, and works as the Publisher at Convergence Magazine.
Sandhya Jha is an organizer, DEI consultant, and author who would rather be riding a flying bison.
Connect to Cayden at bodywithout.org, twitter.com/cayden, and linkedin.com/in/cayden/, and follow his magazine at convergencemag.com.
Connect to Sandhya at facebook.com/pastorsandhya, instagram.com/sandhyainoakland, and linkedin.com/in/withoutfearconsulting and sign up for their substack at https://sandhyajha.substack.com/. -
Ep. 10: Appa Needs to Be Brushed
Namira Islam Anani joins Sandhya and Cayden to discuss Appa's Lost Days (episode 16). Subjects include orientalist tropes, horizontality in organizing, and care and grooming of flying bison.
Namira is a network weaver with experience as a lawyer, coach, and graphic designer.
Follow Namira on her website, namiraanani.com. Also, you can support Saffron Community Kitchen Meal Relief in Detroit at launchgood.com/sck2023.
Connect to Cayden at Twitter.com/cayden and Linkedin.com/in/cayden/ and follow his magazine at convergencemag.com.
Connect to Sandhya at facebook.com/pastorsandhya, instagram.com/sandhyainoakland, and linkedin.com/in/withoutfearconsulting and sign up for their substack at https://sandhyajha.substack.com/. -
Ep. 9: Stories of Humans and Other Animals
Cayden and Sandhya talk about The Tales of Ba Sing Se (episode 15). Subjects include the ways parenthood changes you, the ethologists studying animal cognition, and our favorite lemur’s new friendship with three mini-panthers.
Cayden Mak is a technologist, writer, all-purpose nerd and art school dropout, and works as the Publisher at Convergence Magazine.
Sandhya Jha is an organizer, DEI consultant, and author who would rather be riding a flying bison.
Connect to Cayden at bodywithout.org, twitter.com/cayden and linkedin.com/in/cayden/ and follow his magazine at convergencemag.com.
Connect to Sandhya at facebook.com/pastorsandhya, instagram.com/sandhyainoakland, and linkedin.com/in/withoutfearconsulting and sign up for their substack at https://sandhyajha.substack.com/. -
Ep. 8: There is no war in Ba Sing Se
Shawn Taylor joins Sandhya and Cayden to discuss City of Walls and Secrets (episode 14). Subjects include navigating class, fascism within the US, and the brilliance of a just-bear who’s the most strategic character we’ve met yet.
Shawn is a pop culture researcher and folklorist.
Connect to Shawn at www.shawntaylor.net. Also, keep an eye out for his upcoming book titled, Alphabets for New and Expecting Fathers!
Connect to Cayden at Twitter.com/cayden and Linkedin.com/in/cayden/ and follow his magazine at convergencemag.com.
Connect to Sandhya at facebook.com/pastorsandhya, instagram.com/sandhyainoakland, and linkedin.com/in/withoutfearconsulting and sign up for their substack at https://sandhyajha.substack.com/. -
Ep. 7: Sandhya wishes they were a Milkbender
Nabil Arnaoot joins Sandhya and Cayden to discuss The Serpent's Pass and The Drill (episodes 12 & 13). Subjects include hiding who you’re from while being who you are, the tensions around navigating bureaucracy and who is equipped to do so, and how Nabil relates to Zuko’s desire to hunt down Aang.
Nabil is a tech nerd and writer living in San Francisco.
Connect with Nabil and his gifts for data analytics for social good at n4bil.com
Follow Autostraddle website at autostraddle.com.
Connect to Cayden at Twitter.com/cayden and Linkedin.com/in/cayden/ and follow his magazine at convergencemag.com.
Connect to Sandhya at facebook.com/pastorsandhya, instagram.com/sandhyainoakland, and linkedin.com/in/withoutfearconsulting and sign up for their substack at https://sandhyajha.substack.com/.
Customer Reviews
Brilliant
This podcast is so good. Sandhya, Zeke, and all their guests are smart, funny, insightful, and a lot of fun to listen to. They talk about the hilarious moments of “Avatar” along with deep themes and how they resonate today, like justice work, community, gender, colonialism, gentrification, incarceration, and more. I am really enjoying watching one episode of “Avatar” at a time then tuning into the podcast, along with first-time viewer Zeke.
Fun and fascinating
It is so much fun to watch an episode of Airbender and then listen to this podcast. Sandhya Jha is such a talented facilitator. She shares silly and fun thoughts on the show and gets into deep conversations with the guests. Zeke and the guests share personal stories about their lives and really thought-provoking observations. I want to keep watching and listening!