Raising Rebels

We are back for the holidays! Raising Rebels will be dropping 2 new episodes this December. But first we have some great news. After a 4 year wait, Moxie has finally been approved for top surgery. We are overjoyed! We are raising funds for surgery, recovery, a new wardrobe and seed money for Moxie's dreams.Give whatever you can, including words of encouragement. Moxie needs the support and love of the collective.I want to share an essay I wrote about parenting Moxie and Moxie parenting me titled Out & Open"Out & Open" from Trust Kids published by AK Pressby Noleca Anderson Radway Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Q&AIt's the season 4 finale and we are having all the feelings. In this episode Noleca is in the hot seat and Blu, her oldest child, is asking all the questions. They cover everything from romance to chores, growth and legacy. Magic is created when these two humans get to share their stories. Produced by Queer MediaQUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.  Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.  You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod raisingrebels@queermedia.co. Thank you for listening Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this very special episode, Noleca is joined by philosopher and writer, Bayo Akomolafe to dig deep into hopelessness.  What is possible when we abandon hope, what is gained?  What can our children teach us about the “Thickness of Now.”Produced by Queer MediaQUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.  Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.  You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod raisingrebels@queermedia.co. Thank you for listening. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is your child apoplectic, overcome with rage about the state of the world?  How do they express that rage?  How does that rage trigger you?   Noleca is joined by loved ones, Resham Mantri, Carvell Wallace & Homero Radway to talk about their amazing apoplectic children.  We often experience our children's expression of rage as chaos due to our programming and traumas.  Chaos is the property of a complex system whose behavior is so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions.   In this episode of Raising Rebels, we hear stories of chaos, rage and love.Please be gentle with yourself as you listen.Produced by Queer MediaQUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.  Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.  You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod raisingrebels@queermedia.co. Thank you for listening! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Choosing FamilyIn this very special episode, Noleca is talking about family with her sister and bonus sister, Siobhan Anderson and Latoya McFarlane.  What is the role of family?  How do we build chosen family with our children?  Produced by Queer MediaQUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.  Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.  You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod raisingrebels@queermedia.co. Thank you for listening. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S4 E6 Big Big Energy (Vennylinzo Lugard)In this episode we are talking about SEX.  Noleca speaks with artist and dominatrix Vennylinzo Lugard about parenting as a sexually liberated person.  How do we claim, embrace and use our sexual energy?  How do we talk to our children about sensuality and sexuality without shame?  Produced by Queer MediaQUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.  Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.  You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod raisingrebels@queermedia.co. Thank you for listening. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Noleca speaks with writer and journalist Dani Mcclain about archiving. What do we hold on to and preserve? What precious things will help tell our story? What of our history do we share with our children and what do you keep secret?Produced by Queer MediaQUEERMEDIA.coEdited by Randie Chapman at Wordie Productions. Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.  You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod raisingrebels@queermedia.co.   Thank you for listening! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yummy (with Noah Tucker)Welcome all foodies!  In this episode, Noleca connects with chef and resurntureur Noah Tucker about food as a way to connect with our children.  How do you teach our children about the importance of eating well while allowing them to shape their own relationships with food?Produced by Queer MediaQUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.  Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.  You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod raisingrebels@queermedia.co. Thank you for listening. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ethical Non-monogamy is on the rise, but how do we talk with our children about unconventional relationships.  On this episode of Raising Rebels, Noleca gets into it with writer and death doula Resham Mantri.  They discuss practicing non-monogamy as mothers of color.  What and how do you share being in open relationships with our children?Produced by Queer MediaQUEERMEDIA.coEdited by Randie Chapman at Wordie Productions. Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.  You can find us on Instagram  @Raisingrebelspod raisingrebels@queermedia.co.   Facebook RaisingRebelsPodThank you for listening! Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Noleca talks with Carvell Wallace about “empty nest” and the complicated feelings that develop as we witness our children growing past us. What is our role as parents once our children no longer need parenting? How do we mourn the loss? What comes next?Produced by Queer MediaQUEERMEDIA.co Edited by Marcellino van Callias at La Fam Productions.  Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast.  You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod raisingrebels@queermedia.co. Thank you for listening. Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

What keeps us from sharing our whole truth with our children? On this episode of Raising Rebels Noleca connects with Andrea of the Cheat Code podcast about sharing our secrets, shames, and hidden places with our children. What do we risk by telling our truth and what can we gain?Produced by Queer MediaQUEERMEDIA.coEdited by Randie Chapman at Wordie Productions. Please make sure to rate, subscribe and review this podcast. You can find us on Instagram @Raisingrebelspod raisingrebels@queermedia.co. Facebook RaisingRebelsPod Thank you for listening. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing #TRIGGERED a media review podcast about all things that made us feel something and why! Join sister friends Andrea, host of the Cheat Code Podcast and Noleca, host of the Raising Rebels Podcast as they get into all of their feelings. A Domino Sound production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ask for more. That's the lesson, and it's one our host Noleca applied when she and her life partner, Homero, moved their family out of the United States.But they didn't do it alone, and in this episode she chats with the woman responsible for their safe passage to Amsterdam.Together, Noleca and Arya discuss their decision to raise their children in the Netherlands, share stories about Blackness, and detail the ways they intend to show up more for their people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

To move is to survive, at least that's often the case for Black people.In this episode our host Noleca chats with Qianna and Andre about movement and their collective decision to choose safety and peace. Together they reveal the affect moving has had on their children and discuss what they have learned, struggled with, and appreciated about their travels. This conversation begs the question, if you could move to a place that suited your family and valued your life, where would you go and what's stopping you? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Vote or die? Propaganda or facts?In this episode, Noleca chats with her life partner Homero and friends of the pod, Allegra and Keith White about the high stakes of the upcoming Nov. 2020 presidential elections and the obligation to go vote.Together they discuss if there's any difference between an overt and covert racist, how they are prepping their families for election day, and if staying in the U.S. is worth it--no matter who sits in the White House. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Every decision has a consequence and trade-off, especially when it involves attending or working at a predominately white institution.In this week's episode, Noleca and her Woe, Shalewa discuss what it's like to be a guide. They also speak on the gains they get from working with students, but also the trauma of having to compartmentalize racism and micro-aggressions from white colleagues, children, and parents at PWIs.It's not cute. It's a lot to confront and it makes one wonder . . . is all hope lost? Are compromises inevitable or is there a better way?What if, instead of squishing ourselves and conforming, Black and other people of color showed up as their full selves at these institutions? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The ancestors are speaking. Are you listening? Are you open?This week our host Noleca chats with mystic Timil Jones about all things divination. Together the two discuss alters, tarot cards, divine knowing, and giving our children the space and guidance to engage with the astral plane.Perhaps our grandmas, big mamas, and aunties were on to something? And maybe our bodies have always known that time is not real and we already have everything we need to fly.Tune in for a treat and some otherworldy video game and television show recommendations to spark the imagination and bring you closer to yourself. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we're talking parenting when we are physically apart from our children. We discuss surrendering control, confronting our ego, and how to remain present--no matter the distance. Our guest is a friend of the pod and Noleca's god brother, Asad. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The relationship between black families and the great outdoors, with Gillianne Roberts educator, activist and mother. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we’re talking about beauty: what makes us feel beautiful, how to make our children feel beautiful. We get into all the complications of living in a world where our black and brown children often aren’t celebrated for their beauty and are made to feel other. Our guest is friend of the pod (and Noleca’s Friend Crush!) Ola Ronke, artist, set designer and founder of The Free Black Women’s Library. Find her on Patreon HERE and support her work! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, our dear dear friend Carvell Wallace joins us for another conversation about the future. Check out his episode from last season, if you haven't already! Carvell is a New York Times Bestselling author, memoirist, and award-winning podcaster who covers race, arts, culture, film and music for a wide variety of news outlets. He has a new podcast out right now called "Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We’re ALL figuring out how to educate our children during the pandemic. It can be overwhelming and scary, and sometimes it feels like we’re all alone as parents, trying to make it work. This week, Tiersa McQueen (follow her @tiersaj!) joins us to share her wisdom and experiences with unschooling her four children, and why she’ll never go back to the traditional model of schooling. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Many of us have experienced and are experiencing tragic loss in this time of pandemic. In this episode, we're joined by Randie and Mikey Chapman, the hosts of our FAVORITE podcast, the Black Millennial Marriage podcast. We talk about death, loss, grief and all that comes with it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This interview was one of our all-time favorites. Tricia Hersey is the founder of The Nap Ministry, a revolutionary organization that examines the liberating power of naps. Tricia teaches us how rest is a form of resistance & reparations, and how naps are portals to other dimensions. Plus, Blu discovers the wonder of naps! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we’re joined by the incredible Akilah Richards, who is in the vanguard of the deschooling and unschooling movements. Our understanding of education has been turned upside down during this time of pandemic and revolution. Traditional education is becoming an unviable option for many families. So what is deschooling, and how can it help liberate our children? Akilah shows us the way, and shares how she started on her journey to unschool her children. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Season 3 of Raising Rebels! We’re so happy to be back. Today we’re joined by Matika Wilbur. Matika is a visual storyteller from the Swinomish and Tulalip peoples of coastal Washington, for the past five years has been traveling and photographing Indian Country in pursuit of one goal: To Change the Way We See Native America. Matika and Noleca talk about the future, and imagining a new reality for ourselves and our children. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're so excited to share Season 3 with you on August 13th. So much has happened since we were last together. Pandemic, uprising, climate change, displacement, concentration camps....and so much more. And through it all, we're finding creative and loving ways to raise our children. Join us for Season 3 as we reimagine a new future together. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In December 2019, Raising Rebels attended the People of Color Conference in Seattle, WA. It's a space for people of color and allies of all backgrounds in independent schools. We went to spread the word about our podcast and interview attendees. What you'll hear is a compilation of interviews with POC educators from around the world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hey Raising Rebels family! We're hard at work preparing Season 3 (coming soon!) but meanwhile, we wanted to share this special live episode recorded before the pandemic. You'll hear a panel discussion hosted by Touré (The Touré Podcast) featuring Noleca and Leila Day (The Stoop). Brought to you by Acast. Hope you enjoy - can't wait to celebrate Season 3 with you all soon! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hey Raising Rebels fam,We're thinking of you all. While we work on Season 3, we wanted to share with you a new project from Domino Sound. It's called The Cheat Code and it's a story of an affair told over ten episodes. So far, listeners have told us that it's provided some great entertainment during quarantine. We hope you enjoy - and that it starts some conversations! Please email or DM us thoughts and feedback, and follow @the.cheatcode.pod on IG. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Remember grandma from the first EVER episode of Raising Rebels? (***If you have not yet heard Season 1, Episode 1, GO BACK & LISTEN ASAP! It is required listening before this ep!***) We *FINALLY* got her on an episode!! Join our host, Noleca, and VERY SPECIAL GUEST, her mother, Miss Pauline Anderson as they discuss their different parenting styles, her underwhelming reaction to hearing Noleca was pregnant and why Blu won’t stop talking to her about sex. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our modern world is experiencing an epidemic of sadness with no certain end in sight. More than 16 million Americans have depression, approximately 2 million of those Americans being children under age 17. We have to make sure that we’re taking care of ourselves, as well as holding space for our children’s sadness in ways that we’ve never been held ourselves. So, how can we make sure we’re doing this right? Join host, Noleca Radway, her husband, Homero Radway, and season 1 veterans and parents of 5, Keith and Allegra White, as they discuss what’s it like journey through sadness & grief along with their children. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our Raising Rebels family would love to introduce you to Randie and Mikey, the hosts of the Black Millennial Marriage Podcast! They are the newest addition to our Domino Sound family. We picked this episode because we thought you, our Raising Rebels fam, would love it. Enjoy the episode, see you next week!Follow @blackmillennialmarriage on IG and visit https://www.blackmillennialmarriage.com/ for more info, See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Although we fight, gender equality is a distant dream. Our sons have more power in this messed up world than our daughters because the patriarchy is REAL. We must all acknowledge that fact.The ways in which we talk about masculinity are constantly changing. Masculinity itself is changing too--slowly, and for the better. But are you still prepetuating sexist values in your household? Are you holding your boys accountable? Are you unhealthy suppressing their emotions because of how you were raised? How are you teaching your daughters to navigate this world of toxic masculinity? Join host, Noleca, her husband, Homero, and their old friends--Joaquin Morante and Alfredo Jones as they discuss joys and challenges raising daughters. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Competition isn’t always a good thing. How much is “winning” wrapped up in white supremacy? Are you too harsh on your child when they lose or fail? Is your competitive nature clouding your judgement as a parent? How can we practice more patience, love & understanding when raising our children so that they grow to be self-confident, good global citizens?We all think our children are special. And they are...but they aren’t more special than anyone else’s children. Or any other human for that matter--win or lose. It is imperative that as parents raising free children in this new world, that we instill this humility and perspective in them. Join our host, Noleca, her husband, Homero, and the black parents of a 15-year-old competitive gymnast, Toni and Tori Kelly and they discuss the complexities of sport. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When you think of a safe neighborhood in your mind’s eye are you envisioning a white neighborhood? Why is that? Are you low-key promoting white supremacy in the quest for freedom?Whiteness, and proximity to it, is both safe and harmful. How do we talk to our children about that harm within the safety? What do we do when those “safe” white spaces backfire? What happens when other parents at school assume you are the help? Join our host, Noleca, and our special guest Anastacia-Renee for part 2 of this Raising Rebels special! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

So many parenting anxieties are based in the need for safety. Parents want to keep their children safe. And safety is on the path the freedom. But what cultural sacrifices are we willing to make in the name of “safety?” And are they really worth it in the end? Join our host, Noleca, and multi-genre writer, performance artist, educator and mother of 2, Anastacia-Renee, as they discuss the very rational anxieties that come along with parenting free black children and how internalized oppression makes us a key boundary to their freedom. Find out more about Anastacia-Renee here: https://www.anastacia-renee.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do your immigrant parents hate how you raise our children? Yeahhhhhhhh…..ours, too. We’ve got concentration camps, Nazis & a dictator...are you proud to be an American? Join our host, Noleca Radway, and her guests, Nicole Dupre and Juan Cabrera, as they discuss progressively parenting an American child in 2019 as an immigrant parent, the current Chilean Revolution, and how to acknowledge the privileges that come with having an American passport--while also acknowledging the BULLSHIT. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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How can our focus on language--and how it is spoken--both empower and oppress our children? “We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.” — Toni Morrison Are we subconsciously using language (and our expression of it) to submit to white supremacy? For our people, language is community. But our diction also affects how we are viewed by greater society. So, how do we navigate discussing this complex topic with our children? Our guests--writers Bassey Ikpi, Deesha Philyaw & Issa Mas--join Noleca to discuss! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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What are we unconsciously teaching our children about what it means to be in love? Is love pain? Ownership? Anger? Sadness? What are they picking up from observing our relationships? Even if they are not speaking about it, they are absorbing everything. Oftentimes, children appear silent but have so many thoughts racing through their minds. How do we initiate honest conversations with our children about these love & loss, organically? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's the last episode of Season 1! We are SO lucky that adrienne maree brown joined us for this one. In this episode, we talk about the joys of being an auntie, and the importance aunties in black families. Please DM us on Instagram to suggest show topics for Season 2! IG: @RaisingRebelsPod. Also, some of you asked about our theme song. It's U-Roy, "Natty Rebel"! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!! We're hard at work on Season 2. What topics should we cover? DM us on Instagram @RaisingRebelsPod or email us at raisingrebels100@gmail.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As black parents, how do we navigate the world of playdates? What happens when the complicated issue of race arises between kids and/or parents? Our guests are Jill and Kovon Flowers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How should you tackle the nuanced topic of mental health with yourself & your child(ren)? Thanks to Glen Holland II for being this week's guest. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week: we talk about co-parenting. How do you maintain healthy relationships with your partner while also sharing the responsibilities of parenting? This week's guests are Homero Radway and Allegra and Keith White. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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