Systemic

This is the first episode that I’ve listened to and it’s a story, unfortunately and sadly that continues to be told and to be heard all over the country. I hope parents and communities will continue to stand up for the educational equity and equal opportunity for all children to learn cultural history.

First, the one star hater reviews seem to have been taken out of a knee-jerk ultra right wing Spam response can. There’s no way they could really have listened to the series, even the ones that cite specific moments because they either didn’t actually hear them or they didn’t allow themselves to understand them. Those spam reviews are just proof of how important this podcast is for anyone with an open mind and, especially, white people like me who need to have our eyes opened more to the experience of folks with darker skin than ours in this country, with its history absolutely rooted in the economy and social structure of slavery. these are two stories that for whatever reason may be hard for some people to hear but, fellow white folks, be brave and honest about that and your conscience will be clearer and your intelligence will be greater, and your heart will grow stronger. Ironically, the ultra conservative right has used the term snowflake to, essentially, describe people who care about everyone being respected for who they are. Well, first of all, who are the snowflakes who can’t handle this podcast existing?? Secondly, snowflakes are, in addition to being fleeting on this earth, beautiful and unique. That’s what all humans are, in fact. I think this podcast really is just trying to help humans see how beautiful and unique we all are and how we need to support each other, especially in the ambiguous hard times, not tear each other down, especially without really knowing each other. About the podcast itself, I’ll also say that it is beautiful and unique, engaging, well written, well produced and informative. Five stars. More like this, please.

This podcast is incredible! It really points out the fear people have around equity and what some people feel it means. The first two episodes really opened my eyes to Colorado Springs school District 11 and the injustice that is taking place there.I look forward to the remaining episodes yet to be publicized. It is definitely worth the listen!

Systemic is a great podcast that give a voice to those in our Colorado communities that are ignored, overlooked and at time prevented from speaking. Each episode is a story told by one of our neighbors. Listen. You will learn and can pass it on!