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Straight Independent Radio


    • Nov 16, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Interview with Faza

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 36:00


    Interview with a new artist from Ghana, Africa. He discussed his journey in n music so far, his community work, and his dreams of making more music and spreading across the world.. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wessyde-m-jones/support

    Part 2 of interview with Obvious Bane

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 61:00


    We went more into detail of the life of hip hop artist and producers.. and the mental state of artist at times. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wessyde-m-jones/support

    Interview with Obvious Bane

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 60:00


    Give a good talk about how he has been in the industry,. Family, and original rules that he was raised on in the hip hop culture.. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wessyde-m-jones/support

    Disability in the News

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 53:00


    T.R.U.S.T.A.R. interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 24:00


    Gives insight on his career.. Coming up in Lexington KY, what he has coming up and how he feels about music --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wessyde-m-jones/support

    Challenges Facing The Syracuse City School District

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 54:00


    What can we do to support our students and teachers?

    Intersectionality: Disabilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 34:00


    We Grown: The Stigma of Infantilization of Disability

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 53:00


    Being disabled does not being forever a child or forever incompotent.

    Adjunct, Part-Time, & Contingent Faculty in Higher Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 65:00


    Just a couple of academics roasting higher education's hiring practices for an hour and four minutes straight.

    Welcome to The New School Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 34:00


    When the show goes about as smoothly as the new school year.

    Intro show introducing myself and what the show is all about.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 13:00


    Doing interviews with underground artist, playing underground music, giving out help and advice to upcoming artist, also discussions about the music industry overall.. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wessyde-m-jones/support

    Vibes With Wessyde (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 1:00


    --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wessyde-m-jones/support

    Romance and Relationships While Disabled

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 51:00


    In this episode of Life Fantastic, we discuss the role that disability plays in forming relationships for people with disabilities.  

    Romance and Relationships While Disabled

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 51:00


    What factors influence relationships when you're disabled?

    Romance and Relationships While Disabled

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 52:00


    What factors influence relationships when you're disabled?

    Back to School

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 49:00


    In this episode of Life Fantastic, we discuss how the 2021-2022 school year is going so far. We discuss the pressures on students and families. We also discuss New York state's Office for People with Developmental Disabilities' decision on spending on out-of-state residential placements. https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/State-backs-off-demand-letters-sent-to-parents-of-16465171.php https://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-pandemic-disrupts-special-education-many-students-missing-mandated-services  

    Back to School

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 49:00


    How is your 2021-2022 school year going so far?

    Forced Poverty and Disability

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 47:00


    Description: In this episode of Life Fantastic, we discuss the ways that government programs force disabled people into poverty. Does SSDI force poverty on disabled people? A Deadly Poverty Trap: Asset Limits in the Time of the Coronavirus U.S. Access Board: Advancing Full Access and Inclusion for All Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Programs Allowing Steady Savings by Eliminating Tests (ASSET) Act S. 3276 (116th): ASSET Act

    Forced Poverty and Disability

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 47:00


    Does being disabled mean having to be poor?

    Meeting Sensory Needs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 56:00


    In this episode of Life Fantastic, we discuss the human senses and why it's important to be aware of how differences in processing sensory information impact people's lives.

    Meeting Sensory Needs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 56:00


    Helping people be comfortable in their own skin.

    The Americans with Disabilities Act at 31

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 57:00


    In this episode of Life Fantastic, we discuss the history and continuing legacy of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as well as the work that still needs to be done to meet the needs of disabled people.  

    The Americans with Disabilities Act at 31

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 57:00


    The Americans with Disabilities Act, how far we've come, and where we need to go next.

    Judge Rotenberg Educational Center

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 59:00


    A recent court ruling overturned a ban on using electric shock devices on developmentally disabled residents at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, In this episode of Life Fantastic, we discuss the use of these devices at the center and what they do to the residents. https://www.change.org/p/fda-ban-torture-of-people-with-disabilities-and-stoptheshock/u/22696808   https://autisticadvocacy.org/stoptheshock/   https://resist.bot/petitions/PEYUAD   https://autisticscienceperson.com/2021/07/10/yes-it-really-is-legal-to-electrically-shock-disabled-children-in-the-us-as-punishment-stoptheshock/  

    Judge Rotenberg Educational Center

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 59:00


    The use of electric shock devices and other aversive practices continue at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Massachusetts. Why?

    Celebrating A Legacy of Caring: Sanchia A. Callender

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 50:00


    In this episode of Life Fantastic hosts Samantha Pierce, Liza Citron, Scott Davis, and Jeremy Pierce talk about the impact of Sanchia A. Callender and the nonprofit organization that bears her name.

    Celebrating A Legacy of Caring: Sanchia A. Callender

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 50:00


    Why we advocate for people with developmental disabilities and youth in residential care.

    The Philosophy of Disability Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 52:00


    How are philosophers thinking about disability, and what can we learn from the philosophy of disability? From the social model and medical model views of disability to the implications of the mere difference view and the bad difference view of disability. Parableman Jeremy Pierce and Kevin Timpe, both philosophers discuss their work and personal experiences with disability. Part 2 of 2.  

    The Philosophy of Disability Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 52:00


    From the social model and medical model views of disability to the implications of the mere difference view and the bad difference view of disability.

    Conversations with Dads

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 57:00


    In this Father's Day episode of #LifeFantastic, we talk with special guest Alex Citron about how disability impacts fatherhood and the understanding of disability and fathering.  

    Conversations with Dads

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 57:00


    Fathering while autistic and fathering autistics.

    The Philosophy of Disability Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 44:00


    How are philosophers thinking about disability, and what can we learn from the philosophy of disability? Parableman Jeremy Pierce and Kevin Timpe, both philosophers discuss their work and personal experiences with disability. Part 1 of 2.  

    The Philosophy of Disability Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 44:00


    Two philosophers talking about different ways to think about disability. Part 1 of 2.

    Inclusion in Faith Communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 66:00


    What do families and disabled people experience in their faith communities? What are some practical ways for faith communities to included disabled people in the life of the community? We discuss these questions in this episode of the Life Fantastic podcast.  

    Secular Arguments for Chastity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 61:00


    This episode discusses the book Secular Ethics in a Secular Age: Is There Still a Virtue of Chastity?, with editor Eric Silverman, Ph.D. Topics include sexual ethics, power dynamics in relationships, consent, and #MeToo.  

    The Ideas Behind The Labels: Critical Race Theory and Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 79:00


    Jeremy Pierce and Neil Shenvi discuss the ideas behind critical race theory, critical social justice, cultural Marxism, critical social justice, and the many other labels used to describe how people address social issues.  

    #FiresideChatFridays: Talina Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 53:00


    We speak with Talina Jones an advocate for families who have children with disabilities. She is the Chair of the NYS Early Intervention Coordinating Council, a trainer for the Early Intervention Partners Training Project, and serves on the board of CNY NYCLU. Her master's research centered on a black womanist understanding of disability and how that lens might impact the creation of future advocacy programs created for families of color.  

    Understanding and Fostering Resilience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 57:00


    In this episode of Life Fantastic, we discuss the importance of understanding the concept of resilience and how fostering resilience can improve the life experiences of disabled people.  

    Understanding and Fostering Resilience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 57:00


    In this episode of Life Fantastic, we discuss the importance of understanding the concept of resilience and how fostering resilience can improve the life experiences of disabled people.

    Mental Health and Trauma-Sensitive Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 32:00


    Caring for the mental health of students is an important part of helping students learn. This episode of #FiresideChatFridays addresses the need for trauma-sensitive schools for the benefit of students and teachers.  

    #FiresideChatFridays: Talina Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 53:00


    We speak with Talina Jones an advocate for families who have children with disabilities. She is the Chair of the NYS Early Intervention Coordinating Council, a trainer for the Early Intervention Partners Training Project, and serves on the board of CNY NYCLU. Her master's research centered on a black womanist understanding of disability and how that lens might impact the creation of future advocacy programs created for families of color.

    Mental Health and Trauma-Sensitive Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 32:00


    Caring for the mental health of students is an important part of helping students learn. This episode of #FiresideChatFridays addresses the need for trauma-sensitive schools for the benefit of students and teachers.

    Real Talk with Reine: The Could Have

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 40:00


    This is the hard-hitting could have episode. We often look back and struggle with a past that we cannot change. How do we look at but not dwell on our past or what we could have done?

    To Disclose Or Not To Disclose

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 57:00


    How can employers create a safe environment for employees to disclose their disability? How can employers tap into the talent of disabled workers? What are some of the best practices for creating inclusive work and learning environment? We discuss these questions and more in this episode of Life Fantastic.  

    Collaborative Conversations, Colorblindness, and Antiracism with George Yancey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 70:00


    In this episode of the Parableman podcast, host Jeremy Pierce and guest Baylor sociology professor George Yancey discuss the different ways of talking about race in America, and different ways of identifying our racial problems and finding solutions to them. Yancey is the author of two books on race, Beyond Racial Gridlock and Transcending Racial Barriers (with Michael Emerson).  

    School funding and Parent Advocacy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 59:00


    In this episode of #FiresideChatFridays we talk with parent advocate Stephanie Jackson about school funding and parent advocacy in the Syracuse City School District. Where does all the money for public education go and who gets to decide where it goes? Tell us what you think.

    Secular Arguments for Chastity

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 61:00


    Philosophers Jeremy Pierce and Eric Silverman discuss Eric's latest edited volume Secular Ethics in a Secular Age: Is There Still a Virtue of Chastity? Topics include sexual ethics, power dynamics in relationships, consent, and #MeToo.

    The Fight for Equitable Education Funding

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 43:00


    The New York state legislature has made a stunning budget deal to fully fund public education in New York state. Listen in to the conversation with Michael Rebell, a lawyer and long-time education funding advocate, about what that means for the New Yorkers for Students' Educational Rights (NYSER) education funding lawsuit now moving through the courts and what families and their students can expect next.

    Public Education: An administrator's perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 55:00


    Retired Syracuse City School District administrator and candidate for school board commissioner, David Maynard talks about public education in Syracuse with host Samantha Pierce.

    City Schools Suburban Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 60:00


    What are the differences between Syracuse city schools and the surrounding suburban schools? In this episode of #FiresideChatFridays, we talk with guest Reine Fitzgerald about the differences she's observed as a parent and while working with children in foster care in different school districts.

    What's Important to Help Students Learn?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 58:00


    In this episode of #FiresideChatFridays, I talk with Liza Citron, disabled autistic advocate and special education major, about what makes a healthy learning environment for students.

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