Where the Dig Begins with Dr. Angel Acosta

In the first episode of Dig Deep with Dr. Yolie, Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz begins where so much of her story began: the Bronx.

Joined by her hermano and collaborator, Dr. Angel Acosta, Dr. Yolie invites listeners into a powerful conversation about memory, place, history, healing, and the future of racial literacy.

Together, they reflect on the Bronx as the teacher, the roots of Archaeology of Self®, and the urgent need to dig beneath the surface of who we are, what we’ve inherited, and how we imagine what comes next.

From mindfulness and ancestral intelligence to artificial intelligence and critical love, this episode is an invitation to excavate the self, interrupt harm, and dream toward healing-centered futures.

Host: Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz

Guest Speaker: Dr. Angel Acosta

Producer: Natina Marie Hill

Editor: Maria Tan