74 episodes

Each episode, Ayana brings her unique perspective to the latest headlines (including in her own life) through in-depth discussions, breaking down the underlying psychological and social factors at work. Bridging the gap between current events and human behavior, Ayana explores everything from politics and economics to pop culture and technology, and offers insights that you won't find anywhere else. So tune in, and join Ayana as she explores the fascinating and ever-evolving landscape of human behavior in the modern world through facts, figures and enlightenment. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/support

Ayana Explains It All Ayana Fakhir

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Each episode, Ayana brings her unique perspective to the latest headlines (including in her own life) through in-depth discussions, breaking down the underlying psychological and social factors at work. Bridging the gap between current events and human behavior, Ayana explores everything from politics and economics to pop culture and technology, and offers insights that you won't find anywhere else. So tune in, and join Ayana as she explores the fascinating and ever-evolving landscape of human behavior in the modern world through facts, figures and enlightenment. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhir6/support

    Living Vividly: The ADHD Experience Through Voices featuring Victoria Rashid and Jarrett Terrill

    Living Vividly: The ADHD Experience Through Voices featuring Victoria Rashid and Jarrett Terrill

    ADHD is like holding a galaxy in your mind where every star is a thought fighting for attention. 🌌 In this episode, I take you on my personal journey with ADHD and present stories from those navigating this same universe--my friends Victoria Rashid and Jerritt Terrill. Join us in this conversation as we embrace the whirlwind inside and explore "Living Vividly: The ADHD Experience Through Voices."



    Sources used in the making of this episode:

    1. https://www.additudemag.com/childhood-trauma-adhd-behavior-problems/?src=embed_link

    2. https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/boost-executive-function/

    3. https://www.additudemag.com/what-is-executive-function-disorder/?src=embed_link

    4. https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-and-trauma-overview-signs-symptoms/




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    • 2 hr 1 min
    The Price of Silence: Navigating Free Speech in Academia

    The Price of Silence: Navigating Free Speech in Academia

    The big man on campus is a group of good trouble making students who shall not be moved. The kids are alright.



    Sources:


    "Freedom is a Constant Struggle" by Angela Y. Davis.
    https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/free-speech/2024/04/15/punishments-rise-student-protests-escalate
    https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/diversity/2024/03/08/report-most-jewish-muslim-students-fearful-amid-conflict
    https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/limits-free-speech
    https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/04/18/columbia-students-arrests-palestine-israel-encampment-nypd/


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    • 52 min
    Burning Sins and Suckas

    Burning Sins and Suckas

    Ramadan is the month Muslims burn away our sins and I've been known to keep some of that fire for the unwashed and "rent payment is late" opinions on the animal farm that is social media. It's the Holy Month, not the "Holier than Thou month," see you at sundown.


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    • 46 min
    Jingoism Unchained and Nationalist Velvet

    Jingoism Unchained and Nationalist Velvet

    Or, how conservative Whites are are having a "terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day" and want us all to suffer because of it. But when it comes to the US, they don't know her.


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    • 1 hr 12 min
    Rosa Parks' Husband had a Car and Frederick Douglass had a White Wife, Still I Rise

    Rosa Parks' Husband had a Car and Frederick Douglass had a White Wife, Still I Rise

    Black Excellence is a sign on a t-shirt and I'm buying two of them but not before I school you on why excellence is a double-edged sword in the Black community.


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    • 47 min
    STOP! In the Name of Self-Love!

    STOP! In the Name of Self-Love!

    Until dating apps come with a coupon for a free therapy session, you'll settle for this podcast episode that'll help you find the greatest love of your life--YOU!



    Works used in the making of this episode: just one!

    "The Gifts of Imperfection" by Brené Brown.



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    • 1 hr 31 min

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