Let's Really Talk About It

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Let's Really Talk About It is a podcast where I explore ideas through raw, unfiltered conversations, independent investigations, and reflective analysis. Some episodes are built around dialogue with friends, thinkers, and everyday people. No scripts, just real talk. Others take a deeper dive through observation, research, and literature, unpacking topics like race, literacy, education, individuality, "the soul", and what it means to live authentically. Whether recorded in a studio, my room, or out in the wild, this series engages with complexity honestly, with the intention of understanding. It embraces the messy, thoughtful, and real moments as they are.

Episodes

  1. The Reinforcement of Gender Binary in LGBTQ+ Spaces: Diverting from Gender Norms Makes You Non-binary??? (Mini-Ep)

    Apr 2 ·  Bonus

    The Reinforcement of Gender Binary in LGBTQ+ Spaces: Diverting from Gender Norms Makes You Non-binary??? (Mini-Ep)

    Another post-class ponder session in which Xavier discusses the truth behind "clothes are genderless" as a Black transman who expresses himself androgynously.

    8 min
  2. Education, Responsibility, and Looking Painful Things in the Eye (Mini-Ep)

    Apr 2 ·  Bonus

    Education, Responsibility, and Looking Painful Things in the Eye (Mini-Ep)

    After his gender and sexuality class, Xavier shares the importance of knowing the ugly past in order to truly embody a beautiful future.

    4 min
  3. Discourse, Trauma Responses, and Getting "Better" (Mini-Ep)

    Apr 2 ·  Bonus

    Discourse, Trauma Responses, and Getting "Better" (Mini-Ep)

    This episode, Xavier interrogates the stage in mental health journeys when one is figuring out what "getting better" can look like in real time for themselves as individuals.

    8 min

  4. Apr 2

    S1E03 Can't Put Down the Cup?

    Join me for a convo with Anna Wilking Ph.D.  I believe that it is just as important to listen as to using your voice when apart of a conversation. So, in this episode I take a backseat and listen to what Anna has to share about her work and life experiences. This extended episode is super worth the listen. We discuss academics, addiction and dependency, and the language of control.

    1h 1m
  5. S1E02 Brooklyn Natives Talk Gentrification (feat. lilsaucelegend)

    Apr 2

    S1E02 Brooklyn Natives Talk Gentrification (feat. lilsaucelegend)

    Join me for a convo with Nate aka ‪@LilSauceLegend‬ ! We chatted about what brings him joy, sapiocurianism, resourcefulness, Brooklyn Natives, gentrification, subway surfing, tipping culture, and I even read an original poem, "Does It Threaten You?" No script, just listening to one another and digging deeper. This one is a bit explicit BTW!

    36 min
  6. S1E01 Park Bench Philosophy (feat. Anthony)

    Apr 2

    S1E01 Park Bench Philosophy (feat. Anthony)

    A raw, on-the-spot convo with my friend Anthony at Washington Square Park. We went from talking about our day to race theory and literacy to the failures of "one-size-fits-all" education, the myth of fixed prerequisites, empathy vs. violence, individuality inside community, and even Ray-Ban camera glasses. No notes, just listening hard and digging deeper.

    40 min
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Let's Really Talk About It is a podcast where I explore ideas through raw, unfiltered conversations, independent investigations, and reflective analysis. Some episodes are built around dialogue with friends, thinkers, and everyday people. No scripts, just real talk. Others take a deeper dive through observation, research, and literature, unpacking topics like race, literacy, education, individuality, "the soul", and what it means to live authentically. Whether recorded in a studio, my room, or out in the wild, this series engages with complexity honestly, with the intention of understanding. It embraces the messy, thoughtful, and real moments as they are.

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