Conversations with Nova Reid

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Conversations with Nova Reid Podcast

Conversations with Nova Reid are raw, unedited conversations about race, identity, allyship and everything in-between as we navigate this funny thing called life. Brought to you by Tedx Speaker and Anti Racism Campaigner Nova Reid. Please note, some interviews may include personal accounts of racism, so please be mindful when sharing with any person under 18. Join the conversation further over at @novareidofficial on Instagram and Facebook and @novareidoffic on Twitter. Music by: David Szesztay. Photography: Elly Lucas

  1. Season Finale: The Good Ally with Nova Reid

    09/16/2021

    Season Finale: The Good Ally with Nova Reid

    My debut book, The Good Ally is OUT NOW via your favourite bookseller or online: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484 In this episode it's just you and me kiddo wrapping up and reflecting on an incredible season. Going solo to share more about my author journey and barriers to author success. I also talk about healing and why courage and vulnerability are necessary to be anti-racist AND, I treat you to a little exclusive reading from my debut book The Good Ally.

    26 min
  2. Being the Change with Gina Martin

    09/09/2021

    Being the Change with Gina Martin

    You can pre-order my debut book, The Good Ally, via your favourite bookseller or online now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484 In this episode I have the pleasure of talking to campaigner, speaker and writer, Gina Martin, who is best known for founding and running the national campaign to make upskirting illegal and creating the Voyeurism Act. Gina and I had an honest conversation about what triggered Gina’s activism leading to the Upskirting Campaign, racism in the law, the commodification of activism, and the different standards for White women campaigners and Black women campaigners.

    1h 11m
  3. Light the corner where you are: Anti-racism, disability and intersectionality | Kym Oliver

    08/26/2021

    Light the corner where you are: Anti-racism, disability and intersectionality | Kym Oliver

    You can pre-order my debut book, The Good Ally, via your favourite bookseller or online now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484 In this episode I have the pleasure of talking to Kym Oliver, writer, speaker, lecturer and Co-Founder of The Triple Cripples - a platform dedicated to highlighting the narratives and increasing the visibility of Black, Brown & Indigenous Melanated People, living with Disability. Kym and I had an incredibly honest conversation about living while black and disabled, the importance of not trivialising representation, racism, class, gender and ableism and how they are all linked, and why intersectionality in anti-racism is so important.

    1h 40m
  4. Black Minds Matter U.K., Racism, Mental Health and Avoiding Burnout | Agnes Mwakatuma

    07/29/2021

    Black Minds Matter U.K., Racism, Mental Health and Avoiding Burnout | Agnes Mwakatuma

    You can pre-order my debut book, The Good Ally, via your favourite bookseller or online now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484 In this episode I have the pleasure of talking to Agnes Mwakatuma, Founder of Black Minds Matter U.K. Agnes and I had an incredibly powerful conversation about the impact of systemic racism on mental health, why it falls on Black Minds Matter to solve shortfalls in the NHS and the government, avoiding burnout with self-care, and the 21k Challenge.

    58 min
  5. Embodying Anti-Racism, Perfectionism, Accountability and Love | Amanda Appiagyei

    07/15/2021

    Embodying Anti-Racism, Perfectionism, Accountability and Love | Amanda Appiagyei

    You can pre-order my debut book, The Good Ally, via your favourite bookseller or online now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484 In this episode I talk to Amanda, brand strategist, lifelong learner and one of my anti-racism students. Amanda and I had an incredibly raw and honest conversation about her anti-racism journey, her experience of being in an interracial marriage with two mixed heritage children and how this has affected her anti-racism work.

    1h 7m
  6. White Body Supremacy, Healing from Racial Trauma, Black Women and Creation | Resmaa Menakem

    07/01/2021

    White Body Supremacy, Healing from Racial Trauma, Black Women and Creation | Resmaa Menakem

    You can pre-order my debut book, The Good Ally, via your favourite bookseller or online now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484 In this episode, I talk to the incredible Healer, best-selling author and trauma specialist, Resmaa Menakem about the immaturity of white body supremacy, healing from racial trauma and his best-selling book, My Grandmother’s Hands.

    1h 7m
  7. Love, Rage and Living in our Full Humanity | Lady Phyll

    06/17/2021

    Love, Rage and Living in our Full Humanity | Lady Phyll

    You can pre-order my debut book, The Good Ally, via your favourite bookseller or online now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484 In this episode, I talk to the incredible community builder and speaker Lady Phyll about what lead her to found UK Black Pride, racism and how it intersects with other communities, managing expectations and overwhelm around roles when engaged in social justice work, and UK Black Pride 2021 as a space to imagine difference.

    60 min
  8. The Role of Black Women in British Civil Rights and Resistance | Stella Dadzie

    06/03/2021

    The Role of Black Women in British Civil Rights and Resistance | Stella Dadzie

    You can pre-order my debut book, The Good Ally, via your favourite bookseller or online now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484 In this episode, I have the pleasure of talking to author, historian and British Civil Rights activist, Stella Dadzie, whose career has spanned over 40 years, about her activism, her work as a historian, the erasure of Black Women’s experience in the academic record, education and ‘white noise’ debates, and how we cling onto hope.

    1h 15m
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Conversations with Nova Reid are raw, unedited conversations about race, identity, allyship and everything in-between as we navigate this funny thing called life. Brought to you by Tedx Speaker and Anti Racism Campaigner Nova Reid. Please note, some interviews may include personal accounts of racism, so please be mindful when sharing with any person under 18. Join the conversation further over at @novareidofficial on Instagram and Facebook and @novareidoffic on Twitter. Music by: David Szesztay. Photography: Elly Lucas

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