Grow Dialogue Podcast

Sundiata Soon-Jahta
Grow Dialogue Podcast

The Grow Dialogue podcast is a liberation project exploring equity, inclusion, belonging, conflict resolution, and culture in the workplace and beyond...including in our personal relationships, families, and communities. Each week (7/21/22 - 10/20/22) Dr. Sundiata Soon-Jahta and Maryella Marie brought their listeners insightful guest interviews and artistic expressions curated to amplify emerging voices who are sharing practices that support society's transition to a more collaborative, just, sustainable, and liberating coexistence. sustainablesolutionsmedia.substack.com

  1. Akilah S. Richards on Raising Free People, the Power of Unschooling, & Intergenerational Healing

    10/20/2022

    Akilah S. Richards on Raising Free People, the Power of Unschooling, & Intergenerational Healing

    Get ready for another liberating conversation around #FamilyCulture.  In this intimate and visionary interview, Sundiata chats with Akilah S. Richards about her Raising Free People work and book, the power of seeing Unschooling as a tool for liberation, and how to navigate intergenerational healing.  Akilah S. Richards is passionate about mindful partnerships and decolonizing parenting practices. She started Raising Free People Network, a digital multimedia platform for education, deep listening, and emergent collaborations at the intersection of privilege, parenting, and power. Her unschooling podcast is called Fare of the Free Child, and her latest book, Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work is available through PM Press, many local bookstores, and on Amazon.  - Episode Credits:  Writer, Producer, Co-host:  Maryella Marie Co-host & Founder @ Grow Dialogue: Sundiata Soon-Jahta  Featured Cover Art: Guadalupe Arriegue Featured Music: "Slidin" instrumental by Gualay The Goat @gualaythegoat“Sydewalk” instrumental by Woolman Grundy | @woolmangrundy“I’m Coming” instrumental by Ill Neal @illnealmusic "Nomad" instrumental by Woolman Grundy @woolmangrundy- Show Notes: Connect with Akilah S. Richards: Website: https://raisingfreepeople.com/ https://schoolishness.com/  Fare of the Free Child PodcastInstagramRaising Free People BookSign up for our “Co-Creating a Thriving Family Culture” trainingPurchase "Love Yall" Tees Theory of Indivisibility Podcast & InfographicPodcast Artwork: Guadalupe Arriegue’s Instagram and websiteFor inquiries on commissioned artwork, contact Maryella@GrowDialogue.com Join our community to continue the conversation Subscribe to Grow Dialogue’s Youtube ChannelSupport the Grow Dialogue Podcast on Patreon  Get full access to Sustainable Solutions Media at sustainablesolutionsmedia.substack.com/subscribe

    56 min
  2. Ra’id Curt De Veaux on Transcending Systems of Oppression Through Fatherhood, Community, & Sports

    10/13/2022

    Ra’id Curt De Veaux on Transcending Systems of Oppression Through Fatherhood, Community, & Sports

    Get ready for another liberating conversation around #FamilyCulture.  In this heartfelt interview, Sundiata chats with long time friend and peer, Ra’id Curt De Veaux, on cultivating trust and safety within family dynamics while empowering urban youth through intentional community programming.    Tune in to hear Ra’id and Sundiata have authentic dialogue around:  Remembering ancestral stories & lived experiences to build on family legaciesThe importance of representation and visibility while building community Fathering young folx in today’s modern cultureUsing social impact initiatives to pay it forward for the next generationsShare this episode with your people! See Ra’id Curt De Veaux’s full bio on our website plus ways to connect with him below.  Continue the conversation by joining our community. Episode Credits:  Writer, Producer, Co-host:  Maryella Marie Co-host & Founder @ Grow Dialogue: Sundiata Soon-Jahta  Featured Cover Art: Guadalupe Arriegue Featured Music: "Slidin" instrumental by Gualay The Goat @gualaythegoat“Sydewalk” instrumental by Woolman Grundy | @woolmangrundy“I’m Coming” instrumental by Ill Neal @illnealmusic "Nomad" instrumental by Woolman Grundy @woolmangrundyShow notes: Connect with Ra’id Curt De Veaux: Website FacebookInstagram Sign up for our “Co-Creating a Thriving Family Culture” trainingPurchase "Love Yall" Tees Theory of Indivisibility Podcast & InfographicPodcast Artwork: Guadalupe Arriegue’s Instagram and websiteFor inquiries on commissioned artwork, contact Maryella@GrowDialogue.com Create your own #FANZINE liberation project with usSubscribe to Grow Dialogue’s Youtube ChannelSupport the Grow Dialogue Podcast on Patreon  Get full access to Sustainable Solutions Media at sustainablesolutionsmedia.substack.com/subscribe

    1 hr
  3. Yolanda Williams on Embracing Conscious Parenting While Watching Systems of Oppression Fall

    10/05/2022

    Yolanda Williams on Embracing Conscious Parenting While Watching Systems of Oppression Fall

    Get ready for a liberating conversation around #FamilyCulture.  In this intimate and revolutionary interview, Sundiata chats with Yolanda Williams (Mother, Organizer, Conscious Parenting Coach, and Racial Justice Educator) to shine a light on the power of intentionally unlearning violent ways of parenting in order to heal oneself and model respect for the humanity of our young people.   Yolanda Williams is the creator of Parenting Decolonized. She’s on a mission to empower parents with tools to decolonize their mindsets and divest from white supremacy in order to raise the next generation of emotionally well, liberated, free-thinkers… and in the process form deeper more intentional relationships with their children.  Tune in to hear Yolanda and Sundiata have authentic dialogue around:  Colonization’s role in how we parent our kids and how we were parentedUnlearning violent communication and toxic habits in order to create safe spaces for liberationA new vision for the future as it relates to family culture Share this episode with your people! Find ways to connect with Yolanda below. – Episode Credits:  Writer, Producer, Co-host:  Maryella Marie Co-host & Founder @ Grow Dialogue: Sundiata Soon-Jahta  Featured Cover Art: Guadalupe Arriegue Featured Music: "Slidin" instrumental by Gualay The Goat @gualaythegoat“Sydewalk” instrumental by Woolman Grundy | @woolmangrundy“I’m Coming” instrumental by Ill Neal @illnealmusic "Nomad" instrumental by Woolman Grundy @woolmangrundy-- Show notes: Connect with Yolanda Williams: Parenting Decolonized FacebookConscious Parenting for the Culture Facebook Group TwitterInstagramSign up for our Family TrainingPurchase "Love Yall" Tees Theory of Indivisibility Podcast & InfographicPodcast Artwork: Guadalupe Arriegue’s Instagram and websiteFor inquiries on commissioned artwork, contact Maryella@GrowDialogue.com Join our community to continue the conversation Create your own #FANZINE liberation project with usSupport the Grow Dialogue Podcast on Patreon  Get full access to Sustainable Solutions Media at sustainablesolutionsmedia.substack.com/subscribe

    48 min
  4. How Can We Co-Create a Thriving Family Culture? | Sundiata Soon-Jahta and Maryella Marie

    09/29/2022

    How Can We Co-Create a Thriving Family Culture? | Sundiata Soon-Jahta and Maryella Marie

    What does family culture mean to you? What tools do you use to co-create a thriving family culture with your loved ones? In this episode, Sundiata shares a new vision of family culture based on his lived experience. From decolonizing parenting and community organizing, to unschooling young folx and raising free people we’re excited to announce 3 changemakers in the family culture space who will join the podcast to share their vision of family culture! Curt "Ra'id" DeVeaux (youth & community organizer at City Athletics, a family-operated, rentable facility committed to giving back to Philadelphia communities), Yolanda Williams (Conscious Parenting Coach, Racial Justice Educator, and creator of “ Parenting Decolonize”), and Akilah S. Richards (Speaker. Writer, Podcaster. Unschooler and creator of Raising Free People).  ___  Join our community forum to chat with curious folx like you who want to explore how to use tools of #indivisibiilty (instead of tools of #oppression) while on this identity revelation journey!  Episode Credits:  Writer, Producer, Co-host:  Maryella Marie Co-host & Founder @ Grow Dialogue: Sundiata Soon-Jahta  Featured Cover Art: Guadalupe Arriegue Featured Music: “Blessed” instrumental Artist: Akilus The CosmonautSocial: @onlyblackcosmonaut “Slow Flow” instrumental Artist: Strictly Observations CrewSocial: @StrictlyObservationsCrewShow Notes:  Dr. Shefali’s “The Conscious Parent” and other booksLearn more about our training: "Co-Creating a Thriving Family Culture Training" Theory of Indivisibility Infographic & PodcastLove ya’ll Tees Guadalupe Arriegue’s Instagram and websiteFor inquiries on commissioned artwork, contact Maryella@GrowDialogue.com Join our community to continue the conversation Create your own #FANZINE liberation project with usSubscribe to Grow Dialogue’s Youtube ChannelSupport the Grow Dialogue Podcast on Patreon  Get full access to Sustainable Solutions Media at sustainablesolutionsmedia.substack.com/subscribe

    27 min
  5. Queen Elizabeth II's Impact on Popular Culture | Navigating Social Discourse with Authentic Dialogue

    09/23/2022

    Queen Elizabeth II's Impact on Popular Culture | Navigating Social Discourse with Authentic Dialogue

    How has the life and recent death of Queen Elizabeth II influenced popular culture as we know it today?      It seems like the recent news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death and the current state of the British Monarchy is yet another event that is dividing people across media and creating even more polarization in our collective culture.  From feelings of admiration and appreciation for the Queen and the British Monarchy to feelings of disdain, suffering, and ill will; you’ll find a little bit of everything from voices across the globe that can cause confusion and overwhelm.  In this episode, Sundiata uses authentic dialogue as a tool of liberation to share how he’s been navigating social discourse in order to adjust his worldview.  We propose that all feelings can be valid and that we can still interrogate and hold systems of oppression accountable while not taking the time to demonize one individual or one entity.  Tune in to discover how we can communicate, online and offline, in a way that honors everyone’s feelings and lived experience. Episode Credits:  Writer, Producer, Co-host:  Maryella Marie Co-host & Founder @ Grow Dialogue: Sundiata Soon-Jahta  Featured Cover Art: Guadalupe Arriegue Featured Music: “Blessed” instrumental Artist: Akilus The CosmonautSocial: @onlyblackcosmonaut “Slow Flow” instrumental Artist: Strictly Observations CrewSocial: @StrictlyObservationsCrewShow notes:  Russell Brand Reacts to the Passing of Queen Elizabeth II  “Professor Who Wished Queen 'Excruciating' Death Is Rebuked By University” | Huffpost “Professor who wished Queen ‘excruciating’ death explains defiant stance on podcast | New York PostTheory of Indivisibility Infographic & PodcastLove ya’ll Tees Guadalupe Arriegue’s Instagram and websiteFor inquiries on commissioned artwork, contact Maryella@GrowDialogue.com Join our community to continue the conversation Create your own #FANZINE liberation project with usSubscribe to Grow Dialogue’s Youtube ChannelSupport the Grow Dialogue Podcast on Patreon  Get full access to Sustainable Solutions Media at sustainablesolutionsmedia.substack.com/subscribe

    28 min
  6. Nth Bar-Fields on Evolving Narratives That Include Neurodivergent Creators & De-Weaponizes Gender

    09/15/2022

    Nth Bar-Fields on Evolving Narratives That Include Neurodivergent Creators & De-Weaponizes Gender

    Get ready for another intimate and innovative interview that shines a light on emerging voices in #PopCulture spaces.  In this episode, Sundiata chats with Nth Bar-Fields (Dream Director, Data Analyst & Social Entrepreneur) about navigating roadblocks as a neurodivergent change-maker while also de-weaponizing gender & sex by creating safe spaces to include nonbinary ways of thinking, being, and working.  Nth Bar-Fields is one of the first adopters of DNA testing applied to discovering one’s ancestral roots. When Nth volunteered as an early test subject, their results revealed much more than what parts of the world their ancestors hailed from. With two distinct DNA sets, Nth discovered they are two people—one male (XY) and one female (XX)—joined together to make a unique individual with a singular journey that resolved many previously unanswerable questions in the spaces of sexuality and gender; answers that Nth has offered to share with Grow Dialogue’s listeners.  Listen in as Dr. Soon-Jahta and Bar-Fields explore questions such as, ”What is it like when two of your senses are attracted to men and another two of your senses are attracted to women?” and, “what is it like to be born male but also have to worry about ovarian cancer?”   They discuss all and more in this captivating episode.   See Nth Bar-Fields’ full bio plus ways to connect with them on our website. Continue the conversation by joining our community. - Episode Credits:  Featured Guest: Nth Bar-Fields Email Nth at nth@elysiantrust.org  Connect with Nth on Facebook  Connect with ElysianTrust Writer, Producer, Co-host:  Maryella Marie Co-host & Founder @ Grow Dialogue: Sundiata Soon-Jahta  Featured Cover Art: Guadalupe Arriegue Featured Music: “Nu Vision” instrumental by Akilus The Cosmonaut @onlyblackcosmonaut “Blessed” instrumental by  Akilus The Cosmonaut @onlyblackcosmonaut “Slow Flow” by Strictly Observations Crew @StrictlyObservationsCrew "Love Lost" instrumental by Gualay The Goat @gualaythegoat"Slidin" instrumental by Gualay The Goat @gualaythegoat- Show Notes: Connect with our guest speaker: Website: https://www.elysiantrust.org/ FB page: https://www.facebook.com/elysiantrust Email: nth@elysiantrust.org Purchase "Love Yall" Tees Theory of Indivisibility Podcast & InfographicPodcast Artwork: For inquiries on commissioned artwork, contact Maryella@GrowDialogue.com Join our community to continue the conversation Get full access to Sustainable Solutions Media at sustainablesolutionsmedia.substack.com/subscribe

    57 min
  7. Lawrence Seals on Nourishing a More Equitable Culture Through Food Sovereignty & Community Building

    09/08/2022

    Lawrence Seals on Nourishing a More Equitable Culture Through Food Sovereignty & Community Building

    Tune into another timely and visionary interview that shines a light on emerging voices in #PopCulture spaces.  In this episode, Sundiata chats with Lawrence “Nature Boy” Seals who shares his vision of how hyper-local food systems can shift our modern culture, in turn, creating more equity, a deeper sense of purpose, and belonging on both a local and global level. As an emergency responder with the US Army, Lawrence Seals observed a lack of government-sanctioned infrastructure for communities in the areas he was assigned to when touring overseas. Seals witnessed firsthand devastation and destruction within the war-torn territories. However, it was the resolve to thrive by those within those communities that inspired Seals to begin his journey toward community-based agriculture for our own underserved, underdeveloped communities here at home. Overseas, Seals quickly observed a consistency within the communities that were “self- sustaining.” He saw an unmistakable commonality among the thriving communities: an implementation of coordinated community efforts to maintain their survival, even during times of uncertainty.   These communities abroad were growing their own food, even using centuries-old irrigation techniques in the unforgiving desert landscape. Seals realized that health and wellness can only be sustained through consistent access to living food and clean water. -- Continue the conversation by joining our community. Episode Credits:  Featured Guest: Lawrence Seals Writer, Producer, Co-host:  Maryella Marie Co-host & Founder @ Grow Dialogue: Sundiata Soon-Jahta  Featured Cover Art: Guadalupe Arriegue Featured Music: “Nu Vision”instrumental by Akilus The Cosmonaut @onlyblackcosmonaut “Blessed” instrumental by  Akilus The Cosmonaut @onlyblackcosmonaut “Slow Flow” by Strictly Observations Crew @StrictlyObservationsCrew "Love Lost" instrumental by Gualay The Goat @gualaythegoat"Slidin" instrumental by Gualay The Goat @gualaythegoatShow notes: Connect with our guest speaker: Lawrence Seals on InstagramSeals Family FarmFarm Fresh 24/7 App Purchase "Love Yall" Tees Theory of Indivisibility Podcast & InfographicPodcast Artwork: Guadalupe Arriegue’s Instagram and websiteFor inquiries on commissioned artwork, contact Maryella@GrowDialogue.comSubscribe to Grow Dialogue’s Youtube ChannelSupport the Grow Dialogue Podcast on Patreon Get full access to Sustainable Solutions Media at sustainablesolutionsmedia.substack.com/subscribe

    52 min
  8. Anansi Wilson on Abolishing Gender Politics While Cultivating Equity & Visibility for Black Queers

    09/01/2022

    Anansi Wilson on Abolishing Gender Politics While Cultivating Equity & Visibility for Black Queers

    Tune into another powerful interview that shines a light on emerging voices in #PopularCulture spaces.  Sundiata chats with Dr. T. Anansi Wilson (he/they) to reveal their vision of what’s next in pop culture as it relates to Black Queerness. Dr. Wilson is an associate professor of law and the founding director of the forthcoming Center for the Study of Black Life and The Law at Mitchell Hamline School of law. They are an award-winning scholar of law, literary and cultural studies, a racial-and gender justice consultant, and an author of creative nonfiction. They received their law degree from Howard Law School and their PhD in African & African Diaspora Studies from UT Austin. Dr. Wilson employs Critical Race, Black Feminist, Performance and Women & Gender Studies and legal methodologies to examine how instances and (extra) legal precedents of anti-Black violence and racial-sexual terror continue to frame and impact notions of Black being and citizenship. You don’t want to miss this one! Listen, reflect, and share this episode with your people! See Dr. Anansi Wilson’s full bio plus ways to connect with them below.  – Continue the conversation by joining our community. – Episode Credits:  Featured Guest: Dr. Anansi Wilson Writer, Producer, Co-host:  Maryella Marie Co-host & Founder @ Grow Dialogue: Sundiata Soon-Jahta  Featured Cover Art: Guadalupe Arriegue Featured Music: “Nu Vision” instrumental by Akilus The Cosmonaut @onlyblackcosmonaut “Blessed” instrumental by  Akilus The Cosmonaut @onlyblackcosmonaut “Slow Flow” by Strictly Observations Crew @StrictlyObservationsCrew "Love Lost" instrumental by Gualay The Goat @gualaythegoat"Slidin" instrumental by Gualay The Goat @gualaythegoatShow notes: Connect with our guest speaker on their twitter: @blaqueerflow Center for the Study of Black Life and the LawSexual Profiling & BlaQueer Furtivity: BlaQueers on the Run by Anansi WilsonInvite them to speak Purchase "Love Yall" Tees Theory of Indivisibility Podcast & InfographicPodcast Artwork: For inquiries on commissioned artwork, contact Maryella@GrowDialogue.com Join our community to continue the conversation Subscribe to Grow Dialogue’s Youtube ChannelSupport the Grow Dialogue Podcast on Patreon  Get full access to Sustainable Solutions Media at sustainablesolutionsmedia.substack.com/subscribe

    53 min
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The Grow Dialogue podcast is a liberation project exploring equity, inclusion, belonging, conflict resolution, and culture in the workplace and beyond...including in our personal relationships, families, and communities. Each week (7/21/22 - 10/20/22) Dr. Sundiata Soon-Jahta and Maryella Marie brought their listeners insightful guest interviews and artistic expressions curated to amplify emerging voices who are sharing practices that support society's transition to a more collaborative, just, sustainable, and liberating coexistence. sustainablesolutionsmedia.substack.com

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